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THE SCOOP | Canadian Artists: Glenfiddich Artists In Residence Program Open For 2024 Submissions
Image courtesy of Glenfiddich The Glenfiddich Artists in Residence program is a unique opportunity offered to select visual artists from specific countries around the world. Canadian visual artists have until January 31, 2024 to apply for the $25,000 residency. Along with the cash prize, artists are invited to live and work on the scenic grounds…
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Artist Andrew Logan’s list of likes
My personal style signifier is colourful silk Nehru suits, which I’ve worn since I first visited India in 1982. My very first was made for me in the city of Vrindavan, near where Krishna came from. I always wear one of my big jewel brooches made from mirror and resin, and Bukharian kippah-style hats. To…
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San Francisco Art Week becomes official with branding, online schedule
Kristin Delzell, assistant director of Anthony Meier Fine Arts, removes “Nina Simone Sings Pirate Jenny #92A” by Kate Shepherd from display after being purchased by Matt Lituchy at Fog Design + Art in the Fort Mason Festival Pavilion on Jan. 16, 2020. Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle San Francisco Art Week is official. The third week of…
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A brushstroke of brilliance: Serendipity Arts Fest kicks off
Bringing down the curtains on the opening day was an eclectic performance by tabla maestro Zakir Hussain who led an ensemble featuring Ranjit Barot, Rakesh Chaurasia, Zubin Balaporia, Sanjay Divecha and Sheldon D’silva, leaving the packed and enthusiastic audience at the spacious arena at the Nagalli Hills Ground in awe and admiration. The official hashtag…
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Vera Molnar, Pioneer of Computer Art, Dies at 99
Vera Molnar, a Hungarian-born artist who has been called the godmother of generative art for her pioneering digital work, which started with the hulking computers of the 1960s and evolved through the current age of NFTs, died on Dec. 7 in Paris. She was 99. Her death was announced on social media by the Pompidou…
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‘Thud’: Emily Ginsburg’s crazy quilts of clay scraps
The raw material, waiting to be transformed. Photo: Emily Ginsburg Forty-odd pound masses of wet clay bagged in plastic. Scrap discarded by factories, free to takers. Each different, yet each the same: damp metaphors for humanity. A gift from industry to the hands of ceramic artists, to be worked, folded, coiled, or spun into bowls,…
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5 Standout Shows to See at Small Galleries This December
In this monthly roundup, we shine the spotlight on five stellar exhibitions taking place at small and rising galleries worldwide. It’s rare to discover a survey of contemporary painting as consistently intriguing as Rolando Anselmi’s “About Painting” exhibition series. This year’s installment, “About Painting III,” showcases nine international artists, including Brazilian painter Ana Claudia Almeida…
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Meet Your Artist: Margo Thomas
Recently, Margo Thomas has been focusing on abstract mountain landscapes, inspired by the mountains right here in the Vail Valley.Margo Thomas/Courtesy photo The Vail Daily will be running a series highlighting some of the artists in the Vail Valley. To be considered, please send an email to request the questionnaire to A&E reporter Tricia Swenson…
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More exciting than a term paper: Student exhibition highlights art, science and new pathways
It’s almost unheard of for a first-year college student to curate an exhibition at a prestigious art institution. Yet, on a recent December afternoon, three new undergraduates at UC Berkeley — Raena Chan, Emma Cusimano and Caitlyn Liao — guided visitors around Five Tables of Art & Climate Change, a one-day pop-up show they helped…
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Trumbull County artist Lynne Provance teaches the skills of stained glass
As an elementary school student, Lynne Provance was fascinated by watching the light play through the stained-glass windows in her church. Always a creative, Provance has spent her career involved in both visual and performing arts. About 20 years ago, while living on Prince Edward Island in Canada, she took a class in creating stained-glass…
