August 17, 2024
Visual artists

A guide to St. Petersburg’s free Mainsail Art Festival in Vinoy Park

St. Petersburg’s downtown waterfront is always lively these days, and will be even more so when longtime tradition the Mainsail Art Festival returns to Vinoy Park on April 20-21. Now in its 49th year, the fine art and craft festival brings artists working in painting, photography, ceramics, glass, outdoor sculpture, jewelry, wood, fiber, metal and

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Sarasota Art Museum showcases works of Hermitage visual artists

For the recent nationwide AEP6 study by Americans for the Arts, the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County identified more than 200 nonprofit arts and culture organizations in our area.  Now imagine what happens when those 200 arts groups start collaborating with each other. The cross-pollination possibilities are endless. Just look at the annual

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Provo High Dance Company and AP Art Students’ Film, “The Star,” Selected for Utah Dance Film Festival

Download the MP4 video. Last term, Provo High School’s Dance Company and AP Art students collaborated to create their visual arts film, “The Star,” which was selected for the prestigious Utah Dance Film Festival. This marks a significant achievement for all involved and is the first of its kind for Provo High. The Star emerged

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Top 10 most emergent Polish female visual artists now | Contemporary Lynx

The artisanal process of extracting new shapes from recycled materials, especially those classified as worthless, requires a lot of attention, concentration, and perseverance. In the shadow of conscious actions and repetitive ritual practices such as sewing, embroidery, mending, and reappropriation of used fabrics or contents of visual culture, the revolutionary potential of organic work emerges,

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The 2024 HeART of Portland: A Portland Public Schools K-12 Arts Showcase Visual Art Exhibition

Come see the extraordinary work of student artists in the HeART of Portland visual art exhibition! This exhibition features over 100 works that highlight the diversity of arts offerings across Portland Public Schools. It also includes the collaborative art project, Artistic Alchemy: Transformative Art Making, which takes inspiration from the Portland Art Museum exhibition Throughlines:

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Visual artist Kawayan de Guia’s latest work is M.O.M.A-worthy

Shown like a huge Mondrian artwork on the walls of VOCAS, ‘M.O.M.A.’ is indeed a map of Kawayan’s mind before and after the COVID pandemic Whoever went to Taipei must have noticed those Taiwanese girls in bikinis or microminis standing in neon glass booths along the road to the airport. These girls are called “betel

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5 Faith Ringgold Artworks to Reacquaint Yourself With This Week

The pioneering visual artist Faith Ringgold, whose body of work spanned paintings, sculptures, performance art, and widely celebrated story quilts, died this week at 93. Throughout her career, Ringgold was known not only for her creative output, but also her commitment to Black liberation, feminism, the Art Workers Coalition (the group that eventually convinced MoMA

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Revolutionary Visual Artist Faith Ringgold Passes Away at 93

ENGLEWOOD, NJ – June 07, 2013 : Civil rights political artist Faith Ringgold, 82, in her studio at her home in Englewood, NJ on June 07, 2013. Faith Ringgold was one of the leaders of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960’s, gaining worldwide prominence for her quilts. “American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings

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Faith Ringgold, Larger-Than-Life Artist and Storyteller, Dies at 93

Faith Ringgold, a larger-than-life visual artist, quilter, storyteller, and activist, has passed away at age 93. Her death was confirmed by her family and ACA Galleries, which has represented her since 1995. She died in her home in Englewood, New Jersey, on Saturday, April 13.  Ringgold was a beloved Black American artist, most famous for

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Artists underline key role of residencies to promote Qatar as top site for creativity

On the occasion of World Art Day, celebrated annually on April 15, Qatari visual artists have lauded the role of Qatar Museums and its Fire Station: Artist in Residence in nurturing the cultural, creative and artistic landscape in visual arts, solidifying Qatar’s position as a leading destination for creativity and a regional hub for culture

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