Category: Visual Arts

  • Barbara Bullock’s powerful ‘Fearless Vision’ at Woodmere Art Museum

    Andrea Kirsh sees the ‘Barbara Bullock: Fearless Vision’ exhibit at Woodmere and says “Viewers will be “swept up by her visual intensity and exuberance.” Kirsh talks about the artist’s wide and fluid range of media and subjects, saying, “Bullock never created subject boundaries; her subject is life, in all its manifestations.” This excellent exhibit, which…

  • Collaborations, mixed media in January’s Astoria Art Walk

    “Untitled,” by Sarah Abbott, featured at LightBox Photographic Gallery. Astoria’s Second Saturday Art Walk is a monthly celebration of visual art, music and writing held at downtown galleries and businesses. The event will take place at the following locations between noon and 8 p.m., with new art exhibits, live music, refreshments and lively conversation. Angi…

  • Exhibition Offers Insight Into Pioneering Work of Artist Elizabeth Olds

    AUSTIN, Texas — An exhibition exploring the career of Works Progress Administration artist and author-illustrator Elizabeth Olds (American, 1896–1991) is coming to the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. This first critically engaged solo presentation of the artist’s work draws on the Ransom Center’s extensive art and archival collections to examine…

  • City of San Antonio Opens Grant Applications for Artists

    The City of San Antonio has opened grant applications for local artists working in various disciplines, including literature, performance, and the visual arts. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, live or work in San Antonio, and must have worked a minimum of three years as an artist. Photo: The City of San…

  • 7 Gallery Shows to See During Singapore Art Week 2024

    The largest celebration of visual arts in Singapore returns this month with a monumental selection of exhibitions to see across Singapore Art Week (19–28 January 2024). In addition to our recommended institutional offerings, we share seven exhibitions worth a visit at Singapore’s galleries, including conceptual artist Heman Chong’s solo presentation at STPI – Creative Workshop…

  • Photographic Histories

    The COVID-19 pandemic may have prevented a host of activities, but it didn’t stop the VMFA from continuing to collect powerful photography of note. The museum’s current exhibition, “Face and Figure: Recent Acquisitions in Photography,” brings together 16 photographs, 22 photobooth portraits, two portraits in brooches and one photo card, all of which were acquired…

  • Call to Artists: First Fridays at the Library of Virginia

    The Library of Virginia announces an Open Call to Artists for the 2024 First Fridays exhibitions on “Virginia Stories!”Virginia artists may explore your experiences, observations, communities and culture. The deadline for submissions to our initial First Fridays Feb. show is Jan. 20. Please fill out the submission form and find more information at www.lva.virginia.gov/public/first_fridays A…

  • Allagash Wilderness Waterway program seeks visual artist

    AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry has started the Allagash Wilderness Waterway Visiting Artist Program application period. Geared towards visual artists seeking inspiration in the heart of nature, the program invites applications for an immersive two-week residency amidst the remote wilderness of Maine. The waterway has long been a source of…

  • Skateboard Culture on Display at Media Art Council Exhibit

    Image via Media Art Council. Skateboard culture is on display at a new art exhibit hosted by the Media Art Council in Media. Skateboarding and skateboard culture moves beyond sports and recreation with a new art exhibition opening Jan. 12 in Media, writes Jason Udo for KYW Newsradio. “We know in our community just how…

  • Bend artist receives $8,000 in grants for ‘For The Love of Trees’ exhibit

    The Oregon Arts Commission and the and Ford Family Foundation announced Monday their first round of 2024 Career Opportunity Program grant awards going to 24 artists. One of those artists is from Bend. Nancy Floyd will receive $2,000 from the Oregon Arts Commission and $6,000 from the Ford Family Foundation for production and travel expenses associated…