August 17, 2024
Visual artists

At the Colorado Black Arts Festival, a celebration with more than just visual art for the fest’s 38th year

This weekend’s Colorado Black Arts Festival in Denver’s City Park features more than just the visual arts.  “We’re looking to create a space for visual artists in the city of Denver,” said the festival’s Executive Director Jaleesa McIntosh, “to be able to feel welcome in celebration of their heritage and culture.” The meaning of art

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PHOTOS: Wide mix of artwork at themeless ‘Anything Goes’ show in Chilliwack

Chilliwack Visual Artists Association group show fills walls of Chilliwack Cultural Centre gallery People filled the art gallery at the Chilliwack Cultural for the newest exhibition on Saturday. July 13 was the opening reception for Anything Goes, a group show and sale by members of the Chilliwack Visual Artists Association on display from July 10

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Motherwell Estate Gifts $200,000 to Fine Arts Work Center

The estate of Abstract Expressionist Robert Motherwell and photographer Renate Ponsold Motherwell, who died in 2023, will give $200,000 to Fine Arts Work Center, a residency program and arts education center in Provincetown, Massachusetts that Motherwell cofounded more than 50 years ago. The gift will go to support FAWC’s two main programs: its fellowship, where

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Ipswich Art Awards 2024 Opportunities – ArtsHub Australia

The Ipswich Art Awards is a vibrant celebration of the arts, drawing in hundreds of entries from Ipswich and beyond. The Awards stand out for showcasing every entered artwork, making each piece available for purchase — a rare opportunity for art enthusiasts. 2024 marks a special occasion as the exhibition takes place in the month

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Wael Morcos Wove His Passion for Arabic Type Into NVA History – PRINT Magazine

Morcos Key is a Brooklyn-based design studio collaborating with arts and cultural institutions, nonprofits and commercial enterprises in North America and the Middle East. Wael Morcos and Jon Key translate their clients’ stories into visual systems that demonstrate how thoughtful conversation and formal expression make for impactful design. In 2015, Morcos’ burgeoning talent and early

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San Diego weekend arts events: Border Blasters, Chopin and so much visual art

Top picks | Live music picks Top picks Border Blasters: TJ/SD Radio & Television Desintegrador de Fronteras Part of the “Border Blasters, TJ/SD Radio & Television Desintegrador de Fronteras” exhibit at Bonita Museum and Cultural Center is shown in an undated installation photo. Visual art, Music | The Bonita Museum and Cultural Center is opening

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4th annual Butter Fine Art Fair to celebrate Black artists over Labor Day weekend – Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The fourth annual Butter Fine Art Fair is scheduled to take place in Indianapolis over Labor Day weekend. The multi-day art fair, organized by GANGGANG, features artwork made by Black artists from Indiana and across U.S. Deonna Craig, director of the Butter Fine Art Fair, stopped by WISH-TV to chat with Daybreak’s

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British visual artist Claudette Johnson is 6/4 favourite to win this year’s Turner Prize with odds now given!

Claudette Johnson leads the betting market to win this year’s Turner Prize British visual artist Claudette Johnson is the early favourite with bookmakers to win this year’s Turner Prize with the shortlist confirmed for this year’s event. Johnson is nominated for two exhibitions this year with Presence at The Courtauld Gallery, London, and Drawn Out

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Yanira Collado’s Orlando Museum of Art installation speaks the visual language of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora | Orlando

The Orlando Museum of Art has trained us to happily await their Florida Prize summer exhibit with fervent feelings of curiosity about what contemporary artists in Florida are actually up to these days. This year is the 10th anniversary of the competition exhibition, and OMA’s crop of creatives this year give us a deep dive

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Street vendors take over Abuja, devalue visual art space

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,

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