August 9, 2024
Visual artists

How queer photographers push the boundaries of art

Against a dark, inky background, two figures embrace. One envelopes the other, as his hand obscures a face we might otherwise have seen. The second figure faces a mirror as he cradles a camera, the lens pointed at us. We are watching a moment of tenderness. With queer lives and culture under threat, Our Queerest

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Legendary French avant-garde artist Ben Vautier dead at 88

(Credits: Soardi) Thu 6 June 2024 10:19, UK Celebrated artist and key figure of the Fluxus movement of the 1960s and ’70s in France, Ben Vautier, has passed away at the age of 88. He was noted for his comedic performances and paintings which sought to blur the lines between the art world and everyday

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Urban Queer Art Show and Market | 06/05/2024

Showcase of the vibrant and diverse talents within the queer community, including exhibitions by 13 LGBTQ+ visual artists, along with nightly performances by musicians and local drag divas and kings. The event will feature an eclectic collection of works from queer artists, makers, and musicians. Attendees can look forward to the spellbinding intaglio printmaking of

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Sharing a room with ArtsXchange women artists

Credit: Courtesy of Thomas Deans Fine Art Credit: Courtesy of Thomas Deans Fine Art Retired from her full-time job as arts administrator and consultant, work that afforded her the income to have a studio, Tuttle continues to curate shows and works daily in her art workplace. For the first 12 months of having that “room

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Why today’s visual artists need to be multi-disciplined masters

Want to be a successful creative? In a previous era, you’d have been told to focus on one thing and one thing only. Whether that was oil painting, digital illustration, animation or whatever, you’d need to buckle down, hone your focus and keep doing the same thing again and again until you become a true

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Art in the Village: A Fusion of Visual Art and Live Musical Performances

Get ready for an unforgettable day as the 26th Annual Art in the Village returns to downtown Carlsbad on Sunday, June 23rd, from 9 am to 5 pm. This beloved event, organized by the Carlsbad Village Association (CVA), will transform Grand Avenue and State Street into a bustling hub of creativity, showcasing the work of 130

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Touring Exhibition Development Initiative Opportunities – ArtsHub Australia

ART ON THE MOVE is now accepting applications for the Touring Exhibition Development Initiative. The initiative supports exhibition development proposals from independent Western Australian curators, artist collectives, or arts organisations with the intent to tour regionally.  The selected exhibition will receive up to $10,000 towards research and/or development and access to professional support from the

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Nigerian visual artist unveils artworks at British Airways’ renovated lounge

Nigerian visual artist Olawunmi Banjo unveiled some of her artworks themed ‘The Wait’ at the newly renovated British Airways lounge at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos State over the weekend. British Airways recently opened a newly renovated lounge at the Lagos airport after revamping the unit for six months. The airline said the space

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Walton Arts Center opens submissions for local visual arts exhibit: ‘Our Art, Our Region, Our Time’

Walton Arts Center is accepting submissions for the fourth annual “Our Art, Our Region, Our Time,” a group art exhibit featuring works from Northwest Arkansas visual artists, curated by local artist Kathy P. Thompson. Artists from all visual art mediums who older than 18 and from Northwest Arkansas are invited to apply with works completed

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Visual Arts Review: Käthe Kollwitz at MoMA — Traditional and Radical

By David D’Arcy It is hard to think of a moment in the last 100 years when Käthe Kollwitz’s work has been more timely. Käthe Kollwitz, Self-Portrait en Face with Right Hand (Selbstbildnis en face mit rechter Hand). c. 1900. Pastel on paper. Photo: Kienzle | Oberhammer Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945) didn’t have to search out

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