August 5, 2024
Visual artists

UIS Visual Arts Gallery presents the 2023 silent auction and benefit

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery annual silent auction and benefit will take place both online and in-person this year. The silent auction and benefit, featuring original works of art donated by local and regional artists, will launch online on Monday, November 13th, and remain live through final bidding

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After eminent domain seized former space, York Art Association debuts new home

The York Art Association has a new home after it was forced to look for a new space due to eminent domain, the organization announced. “The York Art Association is a channel for artists in our community to present their works in a professional space,” said York Art Association’s Board President Michael Lowe, in a

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Visual Arts Review: “Fashioned by Sargent” — Round One

By Kathleen Stone and Peter Walsh Is the artist’s direction of clothing choices — and how he painted the garments — a sufficiently compelling inquiry in which to anchor an exhibit? Two Art Fuse critics were interested in reviewing the same show— Fashioned by Sargent, currently at the Museum of the Fine Arts through January

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Could Philly’s next mayor help artists live and work here?

This story is a part of the Every Voice, Every Vote series. From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! In his third-floor walk-up office at Mural Arts Philadelphia, Emilio Maldonado has been compiling a spreadsheet of professional opportunities for artists

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Art Exhibits | Visual Arts

“Welcome to Nixie Hollow” — through Nov. 10, Hood College, Tatem Arts Center, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick. Graduate ceramics and mixed media art show by sculptor and MFA candidate Annie Boyer. Nixie Hollow is a place in time after humans are no longer present on earth. The aim of this work is to invoke curiosity as

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China Strategic Risk Institute (CSRI), Free World Investment (FWI) and Visual Artists Guild (VAG) Announce the Parallel APEC CEO Conference 2023 – Assessing Business Risks in China & Hong Kong (ABC-HK)

SAN FRANCISCO, November 06, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the midst of heightened geopolitical tensions and shifting economic landscapes in China and Hong Kong, the ABC-HK – Assessing Business Risks in China and Hong Kong conference is set to take place on November 15, 2023, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. This crucial forum will be held within

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Visual artist Maja Ruznic on making the time to create – The Creative Independent

Maja Ruznic on embracing physical activity, the benefits of giving up the hustle, and carving out the space you need to do your work. There’s a holy aspect to your work. I’m curious what rituals, either in the studio or outside the studio, you use as a way of entering that space. I was an

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At St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts, CEO to step down after turmoil

At the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, a period of tension and upheaval seems to have culminated with the staggered departure of its current executive director and CEO. A news release on the museum’s website announced a “leadership transition” in which executive director and CEO Anne-Marie Russell will step down on March 1. Anne-Marie

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Visual Art Prize, Free Entry

621 Artist Space is celebrating the launch of our 2024 call-out for artists to hire our new public-facing Window-Pods for exhibitions in 2024 (as well as our beautiful creative space). We are offering one Instagram follower and one Facebook follower (who have artwork ready to show) the chance to win a 14-day Window-Pod exhibition hire between

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10 Art Books We’re Reading This November

During this heavy month, we’re turning to a host of new art book releases that challenge and fill us up. In a compilation of hundreds of vignettes, scholar Christina Sharpe reflects on the ephemera of daily life and their political interstices, charting a path for us readers to do the same. Intrepid artist and PAIN

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