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Bottle Works hosting visual storytelling, small works exhibitions
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – From storytelling to small works, Bottle Works is set to offer a double feature of art. “Visual Storytelling Exhibit: The Legacy of Captain Bottle Works” and the Small Works Juried Exhibition will be on display through…
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Maria Galea appointed president of Entertainment Industry and Arts Association
Maria Galea has been appointed president of the Malta Entertainment Industry and Arts Association, succeeding Howard Keith Debono. MEIA said in a statement Galea is renowned in the Maltese visual arts scene as a distinguished cultural and art professional and will bring valuable experience and insight to the role. “Since MEIA’s inception, Galea has played…
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These five visual arts exhibits are the highlights of 2024
Working on It: New Canadian Sculpture, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton (Jan. 20 to May 12) When it comes to three-dimensional work, the Beaverbrook’s new curator has the enviable task of building a collection from a blank slate. The gallery has not traditionally collected much sculpture, so Ray Cronin is setting that to rights with donations,…
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Craft and Stone, Korea’s Artistic Odyssey from 1989 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Ryan deRoche explores “The Shape of Time: Korean Art after 1989” at the Philadelphia Art Museum. In this transformative showcase, 28 artists grapple with identity, weaving profound narratives that redefine the future of Korean art. Join Ryan as he describes how traditional craft merges with modernity, to forge a new cultural identity in this relatively…
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Shorts: Five Shows in Canada
From Brazil to Canada: The Hungry Mist Guest curated by Brazilian-Canadian artist Rodrigo d’Alcântara, The Hungry Mist (A Névoa Faminta) features the work of Bento Leite, Dyó Potyguara, Simon(e) Pateau at Oxygen Art Centre in Nelson, B.C., now through Feb. 3, 2024. D’Alcântara came up with the idea for the exhibition during the COVID-19 pandemic while…
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Dominique Duroseau & Kevin Claiborne. Protected spaces
After an extensive restoration of LatchKey Gallery’s main room, we’re thrilled to announce the reopening of Protected Spaces. This two-person exhibition will highlight works by Dominique Duroseau and Kevin Claiborne. Working across a diverse range of mediums, Protected Spaces is an existential inquiry into Duroseau and Claiborne’s learned perceptions of intimacy. Through their lived experiences…
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GO ART! Announces Recipients for First Round of SCR Program Funding, Second Round Now Open
Press release The Statewide Community Regrant Program (SCR) is a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) developed in 1977 to ensure that the state’s cultural funding would reach every part of the New York State. The cornerstone of SCR is its focus on local decision making through a transparent…
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Marin fashion designer Simon Ungless on his new chapter with Angelina Jolie
Simon Ungless, former chair of the Academy of Art University fashion department, silk-screens a jacket at his home studio in Larkspur on Dec. 12. Photo: Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle On the deck of his tree-shaded home in Larkspur, Simon Ungless scraped black ink through a silk printing screen onto a white coat. The designer, clad in…
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2024: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Was everything better way back when? In the news pages of this end-of-year issue, we asked reporters to look closely at the towns they cover, delving into the sources of nostalgia that, whether seemingly forgotten or told and retold, have shaped our ideas about this special place in the world. For these pages, we asked…
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Arts in Motion Spartanburg joining W Square revitalization on east side.
The arts will be taking center stage at the recently renovated W Square on the east side of Spartanburg. Arts in Motion, currently located at 401 E. Kennedy St., will move into a 5,000-square-foot space at the shopping center in January, according to owner and instructor Rachel Epps. Arts in Motion offers dance, acrobatics, tumbling,…