August 9, 2024
Artists

Iceland Airwaves Launches Innovative International Artist Exchange Program

Iceland Airwaves, Reykjavik’s premier music showcase festival, has announced an exciting new venture—the Iceland Airwaves Exchange. This innovative program fosters cross-cultural collaboration by connecting Icelandic artists with music festivals across North America. The inaugural partnership with New York City’s New Colossus Festival begins a vibrant cultural exchange, showcasing talented musicians and fostering collaboration across borders.

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Lakes Area Artists to host fine art show and sale July 5-6 – Pine and Lakes Echo Journal

NISSWA — Lakes Area Artists will host their 27th annual fine art show and sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 5-6, at the Journey Church in Nisswa. Lakes Area Artists, a collective of professional artists from the central lakes region and beyond, has hosted its annual sales for over 25

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Easthampton City Council passes resolution in support of artists at One Cottage Street

EASTHAMPTON — One Cottage Street is home to a mosaic of businesses and missions. About two-thirds of the building is studio space for artists, from painters and ceramicists to wedding dressmakers. In the remaining third, building owner Riverside Industries hosts day programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These different organizations and businesses do

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Artist Chakaia Booker’s Endless Imagination

Since mid-April, a 35-foot-tall labyrinth of steel and rubber has loomed over the storefronts of Manhattan’s Garment District. The monumental public sculpture, titled Shaved Portions, is the creation of Chakaia Booker, an artist known for her inspired use of salvaged tires in sculptures large and small. Surrounded by towering buildings, the installation winds through the

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An Anthony Ames exhibition testifies to the artist’s cultic appeal

Anthony Ames, White Compositionsa8383 Grand StreetNew YorkExtended through July 21 In New York’s Soho neighborhood, gallery a83 presents White Compositions, the latest exhibition by Anthony Ames featuring 11 bas-relief wall sculptures that oscillate between representation and abstraction. Ames, an architect and artist based in Atlanta, has operated the office of Anthony Ames Architect for nearly

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Apple Music Releases Collection of Black Country Artists Paying Homage To Beyonce On ‘Nashville Sessions’

Apple Music has just dropped Nashville Sessions: Beyoncé Covered. A collection of Black country artists paying homage to the Queen Bey. The collection will feature live recordings of six Beyoncé classics from Tanner Adell, Madeline Edwards, Joy Oladokun, Tiera Kennedy, Brittney Spencer, and Breland. Here’s a taste of what you’ll find: Breland covers “Sandcastles” from

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Check Your ‘Carteras’ and Get Ready to Support the Latin Artists Currently Touring the U.S

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASES DO NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND ON NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. 1. Promotion and Sponsor. Participation in the Chispa & BELatina’s Date & Educate Sweepstakes promotion (the “Promotion”) constitutes Entrant’s (as defined below) full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules. Entrant is free

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4 Genre-Jumping Artists Who are Making the Shift to Country Music This Year

Country music it hot this year, with more and more predominantly pop artists crossing genres and incorporating more country into their musical endeavors. Here are four of the biggest artists who have made the jump from pop to country in 2024. [RELATED: Exclusive: Cirque du Soleil Goes Country, Songblazers Bridge the Genre’s Generations] Pop Artists

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We Got Stoned With Artist Derrick Adams

  Derrick Adams, photographed by Emma Stout. THURSDAY 10:15 PM JUNE 20, 2024 CROWN HEIGHTS Far beyond the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, where office buildings turn into Dollar Trees and commuters become residents, you’ll find the studio of the artist Derrick Adams. The 54-year old artist works out of a Brooklyn warehouse space to

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Young V&A Invites Artists and Designers to Breathe New Life into the Forgotten Umbrellas of London

Inspired by Young V&A’s current exhibition, Japan: Myths to Manga, which runs until September, Young V&A has teamed up with AMV BBDO to bring to life its first major creative installation Lost and Found Yōkai.  The collaboration has brought together artists and designers from a host of disciplines to joyously transform umbrellas previously forgotten on

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