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Arts Council of Livingston Parish Artist of the Year enjoys sharing her skills with those looking to become artists
For Shelly Frederick, the newly named Artist of the Year by the Arts Council of Livingston Parish, an important aspect of the joy and fulfillment of being an artist is the opportunity to share her love, knowledge and passion for the visual arts with others who aspire to become artists themselves. Frederick, who has been…
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Michelle Grabner ‘New Paintings and Sculpture’ at Green Gallery
I recognized certain tendencies in my Wisconsin students from the first class I taught here in 2010. They were polite, hard-working, earnest and sought objective answers to open-ended truths that neither I nor art history could possibly deliver. After more than a decade, I’ve come to associate this with a certain Midwestern if-it-quacks-like-a-duck pragmatism that…
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Denver Art Museum curator named one of the 100 most influential art figures in the world
Raphael Fonseca joined the Denver Art Museum in 2021 as its first-ever curator of Latin American Modern & Contemporary Art, a position created to showcase, and grow, the museum’s considerable collection of objects from the region. His most notable move here — so far — was curating last year’s “Who Tells a Tale Adds a…
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Antigo Visual Arts brightened community in 2023, prepares new space
ANTIGO — The Antigo Visual Arts (AVA) group continued to beautify the community in 2023, and has much more ahead in 2024. AVA is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the community through creative initiatives. We foster artistic expression and engagement by hosting three judged art gallery shows annually, spearheading a recycled art committee, and…
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Arts, family fun, learning and more for January
ARTS Auditions for “The Rainbow Fish” (play) are 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 or Jan. 10 at the Chapman Cultural Center. Auditionees should only audition one of the two nights and may arrive at any time during the two-hour block. Spartanburg Youth Theatre welcomes youth in grades 3 – 12 to audition. See the…
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Culture Ministry to increase funding for art projects, support more artists next year
Culture Minister Yu In-chon speaks the ministry’s key strategies for 2024 on Thursday at the Modu Art Theater in Seodaemun District, western Seoul. [YONHAP] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Thursday it will move away from one-time, small grants distributed to a wide range of artists toward more targeted and impactful support for…
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Order of Canada appointees in the arts – December 2023
Advertisement / Publicité This page is also available in / Cette page est également disponible en: Francais (French) Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, has announced new appointments to the Order of Canada. The following are the music and arts related appointments: Officers Joséphine Bacon, O.C., O.Q.Montréal, QuebecFor her significant…
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DCASE’s Individual Artists Program helps make Afrofuturistic dreams come true
Hunter’s installation, located at the Hyde Park Art Center until March 3, is inspired by two books by Butler, “The Parable of the Sower” and Xenogenesis Series. “I’ve been in love with her work for a very long time. This is the first time I really got to investigate what her worlds would look like…
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Home is where the Art is: Boulder Art Association turns a century old
In 1923, Boulder was forever changed when Jean Sherwood, a prominent art patron, and FBR Hellems, the Dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado, took a good, hard look at the city’s cultural landscape. The pair envisioned the creation of an art club, to enrich Boulder’s cultural life and enhance CU students’…
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Art to look forward to in 2024
Happy almost-New Year from the desk of the KPBS/Arts Calendar editor and KPBS/Arts newsletter writer. Year-round, I keep my eye on what’s going on in art and culture, but I especially love looking ahead as we start a new year. Here is a round-up of some of the visual art, theater, music, dance, books and…