As you take a drive through Abuja municipality, you can’t help but notice the stunning art pieces displayed on the streets and on pedestrian walkways along the main roads and intersections in both the city centre and surrounding satellite towns by vendors. These vendors are scattered around city centres such as Jabi, Gwarimpa and Wuse,
Steps to protect the most autochthonous nature of national cultural identity led domestic and foreign visual artists to attend the 43rd Caribbean Festival, under way in this city. Luisa Maria Ramirez, vice president of the Provincial Visual Arts Council, remarked that the event provides an opportunity to open up new horizons for cultural expression in
2008 marked the 10th anniversary of the PRINT New Visual Artists showcase, recognizing the most interesting, challenging and provocative voices emerging in the creative industry. That year, Michael Freimuth was selected as one of those 20 brilliant artists under 30. Clockwise from left: Poster from an artists’ workshop on unconventional narrative in film and media,
“As a child, I dreamed of becoming a Disney Princess, but God had a higher plan for me—to be a Blaan Princess. The Blaan tribe adopted me and gave me the name Bai Mebe Kasbakas (Princess Leading Unity), which I believe was inspired by the Holy Spirit. It was indeed a blessed day.” Visual artist
Still from Artadia awardee Genevieve Quick’s “Hello World” (2022-Present). Photo: Genevieve Quick/NASA, ESA and T.M. Brown (STScI) Visual artists Genevieve Quick, Zeina Barakeh and Esteban Raheem Abdul Raheem Samayoa have been named the recipients of the 2024 San Francisco Bay Area Artadia Awards. This year’s awardees each receive $15,000 to use in whatever way they see
To celebrate the 30th Birthday of the Frankston Arts Centre in 2025 we would love to celebrate a local artist or designer by featuring their artwork in our Season 2025 Brochure, either inside, on the cover or maybe even both! The successful artist will receive a $1,000 fee and a Season Pass for all of
Championing expression through photography and celebrating its 15th anniversary, OptiKA is a photography award inviting artists of all skill levels and ages to capture and interpret a theme through their lenses. The 2024 theme is “Inspiration: What ignites your passion?” Show what drives your creativity and imagination. This event welcomes photographers of all ages and skill
A full schedule of visual art exhibitions is on tap for the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University for 2023-24, with the first events opening in early September. The initial exhibition will be unveiled September 5th at the Alice R. Rogers and Target Galleries in the St. John’s Art Building with “Wayfarer,” a
An estimated 780 people enjoyed the countywide arts exhibit last year at the Putnam County Museum. Organizers of the Fifth Annual Putnam County Adult Visual Arts Exhibition open to all visual artists who live, work or have studied in Putnam County — will recognize participants at this years opening reception at PCM on Saturday,
Pole, a project with a multi-functional token born from a community movement on the Tezos blockchain to celebrate art, decentralization and creativity, is bringing an array of talent to the festival’s latest edition with the support of the Galician Government, Deputación de Lugo, Concello de Sarria, Tezos Foundation and Estrella Galicia. After a successful first