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“SpongeBro” Raco Ruiz on navigating challenges between TikTok and visual arts: “Boredom is NECESSARY”
Content creator Raco Ruiz is known for making people laugh on TikTok, but not everyone knows he’s also a talented artist. For the unfamiliar, Raco rose to fame for his humorous skits portraying “conyo” culture, offering a unique twist with a “SpongeBro” perspective, imagining how Spongebob would be as a “conyo.” Now, he has over…
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Artists and musicians reflect on the year, look ahead
Excitement bubbles in the voice of Bereniece Jones-Centeno as she looks ahead to a new year in the arts in Astoria. “I am living in one of the coolest towns in the world,” she said. “This little town has everything, water in front of me, beautiful hills behind me, and I get to help music…
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JCAL ‘Ancestral Nourishment’ exhibit pays tribute to human ancestry, lineage and roots
Photo courtesy of Seema Shakti Choudhary Search our comprehensive guide to things to do in Queens for more local events — or submit your own! The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning is running an exhibit through Jan. 6 called “Ancestral Nourishment,” themed around honoring human ancestry, lineage and roots. The exhibit is meant to…
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What to expect in 2024 at Sonoma’s art museum and the di Rosa Center
Sonoma and Napa art museums announced incoming exhibitions for 2024 featuring unique work, artist talks, workshops and more. The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art and the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art will both offer new exhibits for Sonoma and Napa communities. On Dec. 15, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art announced the incoming displays for…
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Year in review: top 10 art and culture stories of 2023, selected by Wallpaper’s Hannah Silver
Our top 10 art and culture stories of 2023, chosen by arts & culture editor Hannah Silver, include in-depth profiles and photography-book deep-dives, and range from ANOHNI to Nan Goldin, Moomins and messy motherhood. Enjoy our highlights of the year (in no particular order). Wallpaper’s top 10 art and culture stories of 2023 01. Artist…
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Join Renowned Artist Jean Cauthen for a Discussion on Her Exhibit “Stolen Stories” at The Art Gallery at Congdon Yards
High Point, NC (December 22, 2023) – The Art Gallery at Congdon Yards is delighted to invite the community to a captivating one-hour discussion with artist Jean Cauthen on Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. The event will highlight her thought-provoking exhibit, “Stolen Stories,” currently on display at the gallery. Cauthen’s “Stolen Stories” is a…
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How Assembly Propels Mid-Career Artists to New Heights
Art Market Maxwell Rabb Dec 22, 2023 2:30PM Longtime friends Ashlyn Davis Burns and Shane Lavalette shared a passion for photography and other lens-based arts well before founding their Houston-based gallery Assembly. In their previous professional roles—Burns at the helm of the Houston Center for Photography, and Lavalette leading Light Work in Syracuse, New York—the…
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Pittsburgh Foundation awards $1.6 million dollars in grants to further Black artists in Pittsburgh
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HMong Textiles Illustrate Art Without a Country
All art is representative of the culture that creates it. Whether it’s the paintings and sculpture of the Italian Renaissance or the pop-culture byproducts of 20th century American post-modernism, all art forms are indicative of their countries of origin as seen through the eyes of their most perceptive creators. The art speaks to both the…