The pervasive view of art-making as a hobby rather than a legitimate career has helped perpetuate the well-known dilemma of the “starving artist.” Statistics confirm the truth of this cliché: Professional creatives in the U.S. are more likely to fall within the lowest income bracket than other members of the population, and only a small percentage of

I still remember the first time I got to hear Trixter back in 1990 when the first record was released. The song was ‘Only Young Once’ which was as it turned out, a Pete Loran, Steve Brown and producer Bill Wray composition that heralded from earlier sessions. That debut album itself was so cool, a

It’s Pride month! It is a time for queer people of all stripes, everyone who comes under the LGBTQ+ umbrella – gay, bi, pan, asexual, trans, trans man, trans woman, non binary, and all the other people who are included and very welcome – can celebrate who they are. Pride month is celebrated in June

Creative Armenia celebrates the successful conclusion of its Artbox Entrepreneur signature program, designed to turn individual artists into creative entrepreneurs. 22 artists, representing various artistic domains such as music, design, visual and multidisciplinary arts, commenced their entrepreneurial journey at Artbox. Their goal was to kickstart their creative careers, strengthen their personal branding and maximize their

Just after dawn on a recent Tuesday morning, I drove down to the Tamaqua Marina in Sheepshead Bay to meet up with the longtime Chinatown artist Arlan Huang. Huang had invited me to go fishing on a chartered boat with him and three of his buddies—all gray-haired men who had met as part of the

Artist Holly Given shows her large paintings on display at the Belmont Village La Jolla community. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon) Artwork from the UCSD Emeriti Association is hung in a hallway at Belmont Village La Jolla during a showcase. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon) Artist Kim SignoretPaar (center, in black) explains the subject matter of her photos at a Belmont

By Nikia Chaney | Contributing Columnist San Bernardino poet and teacher Nikia Chaney is the literary laureate of Inlandia Institute. (File photo by Kurt Miller, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Toni Morrison wrote “Beloved” during quiet moments when her children were asleep. Black women writers often find time for their art only in such quiet moments. Society rarely

A paid for ad feature for viagogo At 32, Burna Boy is already a legend. Since he released his debut album ‘L.I.F.E.’ in 2023, the Nigerian artist has honed a unique and influential sound he calls “Afro-fusion”. Topped off with crisp, quotable lyrics, this infectious blend of Afrobeats, reggae, R&B, hip-hop, pop and dancehall has

Brooklyn’s atiya jones, a dynamic multidisciplinary visual and conceptual artist, has been making waves in Pittsburgh’s art scene since she arrived in 2016. What led her to Pittsburgh, a city often overshadowed by its larger counterparts on the East Coast? The artist’s journey was driven by “abject wanderlust.” “I’d never been here before committing to

Amid the hype surrounding Apple’s new deal with OpenAI, one issue has been largely papered over: The AI company’s foundational models are, and have always been, built atop the theft of creative professionals’ work. The arrangement with Apple isn’t the only news from OpenAI. Among recent updates and controversies including high-level defections, last month the