Image Image Credit Nicolò Campo/Contributor via Getty Images, Rob Kim/Contributor via Getty Images, and Antoine Flament/Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt JAY-Z, Nicki Minaj, and Stormzy Image Size landscape-medium Musicians referencing fine art in their lyrics is a fascinating intersection of two creative worlds. Raps about iconic painters and their work often serve multiple purposes
The artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen sat down in the lobby of a hotel in Chelsea one recent Saturday evening. He was wearing a double-breasted cotton jacket, indigo jeans, and unscuffed leather shoes. As usual, he was in heavy-rimmed spectacles with rounded edges, like Yves Saint Laurent’s. It was McQueen’s last evening in New York,
Ingenuity threads throughout Featherstone Center for the Arts’ new exhibition “Rising Up! A Multi-Cultural Celebration of Stitched Fine Art.” Put the idea of a quilt show out of your head. The artwork in “Rising Up!” intriguingly pushes boundaries of subject matter, from figurative to abstract, materials, scrim to plastics, and dimensionality, with some works physically
Image caption, Children at Victoria Junior School in Workington created poetry for the art trail Article information Author, Duncan Hodgson Role, BBC Radio Cumbria 7 hours ago Children have written poetry to be displayed as part of a town’s art trail. Cumberland Council commissioned three visual artists to produce work and deliver workshops for Workington
Bambo Sibiya’s exhibition Ngemva Kokuqubuka (After Precarity), on at the Circa Gallery in Rosebank, Johannesburg, until 27 July, features work such as Minki and Hlehle. Photo supplied Acclaimed South African visual artist Bambo Sibiya explores socio-economic challenges and resilience in the face of adversity in his latest exhibition titled Ngemva Kokuqubuka (After Precarity). “This is
TENDER OPPORTUNITY – SIGNAL BOX EOI The City of Hobart is looking for a new external provider to work with us to manage our Signal Box Program. The City has worked in collaboration with an external provider for the last 10 years to provide a model of project management (including artist management, artist insurance, safety
Without further ado, give a big welcome to… The Burnie Print Prize returning in March 2025! The opening exhibition in Burnie’s new $20 million arts centre. Calling all artists, established, emerging and cross-disciplinary – WE WANT YOU! Burnie Print Prize is making a comeback, better than ever. And with a total of $23,000 up for
Photo caption: Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton spoke in opposition to Labor’s live sheep export ban in Parliament last week. I’d like to congratulate the arts organisations within the Parkes electorate that have received funding through the Federal Government’s Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support Program. Arts Out West Incorporated has received $103,000 to provide
Now accepting applications for The Other Art Fair in Sydney (Oct 3 – 6, White Bay Cruise Terminal). The Other Art Fair is a global gathering of creative thinkers, game changers and pleasure seekers sharing emerging talent and unforgettable experiences, and we’re looking for boundary-pushing artists from all over the world. This is your chance to showcase
Pride Month is the busiest time in visual artist and DJ Jer Dee’s year. But its most joyous part is being with his community If you’ve ever partied at 3 a.m. in Poblacion to a remix of Whitney Houston’s “The Greatest Love of All” or Celine Dion’s “To Love You More,” chances are that