Abdulredha Al-Saegh’s paintings are an artist’s reflections on Kuwait’s storied past. His brushstrokes create the country’s historic landmarks and traditions, evoking nostalgia among the spectators about the past. “A work of art ought to convey a universal message. And as such, it must be simple and everyone must be able to grasp it without any

Walter Benjamin came up with aura and authenticity in The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction in 1936 to describe the value of original artworks created by artists instead of mechanical copies. He wanted to defend artificiality and support traditional fine arts. Not singly but in pairs, Mitchell’s core concern was about

CFA Faculty Playwright Kirsten Greenidge, painter Marc Schepens, and cellist Michael Reynolds will assume new roles July 1 This article was originally published in BU Today on March 20, 2024. By Joel Brown. Photo by Cydney Scott A playwright, a painter, and the founding cellist of a world-renowned string quartet will take over as leaders

March 20 2024 – The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is pleased to announce the latest cohort of projects selected for the Artists in Communities program, a special two-year initiative focused on youth for 2024-2025. Now in its thirteenth year, Artists in Communities supports the city’s thriving arts scene through annual residencies in community

Michael Reidy, visual artist and rock singer from the 1970s D.C. band Razz, died on March 5 from complications of a stroke. This energetic, charismatic musician’s local fame came largely from his fronting role in Razz, which existed on and off from 1971 to ’79. Reidy co-wrote many of the band’s original songs that showed

Throughout my interviews with local artists, one theme consistently reappears: many of them must rely on another source of income to support their creative endeavors. Heather Young is one of the exceptions. Her business acumen allows her to be a self-sustaining artist, though, as we will see, one aspect of her practice helps fund the

Playwright Kristen Greendige, painter Marc Schepens, and cellist Michael Reynolds will assume new roles July 1 University News Playwright Kirsten Greenidge, painter Marc Schepens, and cellist Michael Reynolds will assume new roles July 1 A playwright, a painter, and the founding cellist of a world-renowned string quartet will take over as leaders of the three

Pratt Institute’s Department of Fine Arts is delighted to invite the public to the two-part 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Unfixed Ecosystems: Obsidian / Yarrow, curated by Alex Santana. Student work is on view in Brooklyn’s Pfizer Building at 630 Flushing Avenue. Visitors can register to attend opening receptions, or visit during gallery hours Monday–Saturday, 12–6pm. Each

The intersection of art and technology Art in the Cloud is a new multi-platform series from Microsoft that explores the intersection between arts and technology. Through conversations with world-leading organizations and individuals, we explore how they bring their artistic and creative practice to life with the power of Microsoft Azure and high-performance computing. The seed

The 2024 SDHSAA state visual arts and art wars competition took place from the Ramkota in Sioux Falls on March 15-16. Here are the results from the event. Check out photos from all of the entries as well. ART WARS Photography3rd – Abygail Bartscher – SF Roosevelt2nd – Liz Preszler – Aberdeen Central1st – Melita