Two years ago, under the mentorship of the late Father Bruno Turpan, Martha discovered her passion for drawing and painting. Since then, her exceptional talent has brought her to the attention of some of Gambia’s most influential figures, including the First Lady, the Vice President, and the President, each of whom she has honored with

‘Make it mean something’ was Ryan Fitzgibbon’s design philosophy at 27 when selected as a PRINT New Visual Artist in 2015. In 2015, Fitzgibbon was immersed in his young design publishing career and committed to the global fight for LGBTQ rights. Three short years prior, he founded Hello Mr., a quarterly magazine focused on the

Etwatwa visual artist Samuel Sibanyoni (16) has honoured Nelson Mandela, the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, with an artistic portrait. With his birthday on July 18, people around the globe will celebrate Madiba’s 106th birthday this year by devoting 67 minutes of their time to philanthropic causes. The East Rand School

Chilliwack Visual Artists Association puts out call for artists for 2025/2026 season Artists are being sought to display their work at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre art gallery for the upcoming season. The Chilliwack Visual Artists Association put out a call for artists to exhibit in the O’Connor Group Art Gallery in 2025 and 2026. An

For the 35th consecutive year, the Pinellas-based Professional Association of Visual Artists – get to know the group by its easy-to-remember acronym, PAVA – is holding a multi-artist, multi-discipline indoor show and sale. Close to 70 artists will be inside the St. Petersburg Coliseum Saturday and Sunday – hence the event’s title, the Cool Art

The Kentucky Arts Council, the Kentucky Heritage Council and the Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission have announced a call to Native American artists living in Kentucky to submit visual art for consideration in an exhibit. Goals of this exhibit are to share expressions of Native Americans’ experiences in Kentucky today, and recognize that Native American

It’s heatwave season, but Portland Winter Light Festival organizers are already thinking of chillier nights ahead. PDXWLF announced its 2025 festival, to be held Feb. 7–15. The annual gathering will be its tenth festival, capping off a decade of free luminous art installations spread out across the city. Its optimistic theme, “A Light For Tomorrow,”

Artists and advocates started the #ARTSTAYSHERE Coalition to prevent artist displacement across Massachusetts, which had totalled over two million square feet of arts/music/cultural space lost. Since then, we’ve fostered collaborative custom solutions to prevent displacement of thousands of visual artists and musicians. We bring together artists, property owners, developers, nonprofits, funders, and government to help

Greater Sudbury might not be a very large city, but it has produced some fantastic visual artists, says writer Dieter Buse as his series on the state of the arts in the Nickel City continues Culture exercises the mind, the emotions, and sometimes, the body. Paintings or prints by many artists, most of whom are

The Seattle Art Fair, which takes place this year July 25-28, is a huge deal, with thousands of art lovers, collectors, curators and gallerists — many from out of state or overseas — converging on Lumen Field Event Center. Local art organizers hope fairgoers will also venture into the streets, galleries, museums and alternative spaces