HDK-Valand Academy of Art and Design, University of Gothenburg welcomes applications for its MFA Crafts and MFA Fine Art programmes for entry in September 2024.  A home for artistic and intellectual endeavour, the Academy is centrally located in the coastal city of Gothenburg, Sweden. Gothenburg has a vibrant arts scene including artist-led initiatives, many fostered by alumni. The Artistic Faculty is Scandinavia’s largest Academy…

From early breakthroughs to mature formal experiments, How High the Moon is the first retrospective to trace the evolution of Stanley Whitney’s wholly unique and powerful abstractions over the course of his fifty-year career. The exhibition’s title is inspired by the 1940 song penned by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis, which became a jazz standard that has…

Here’s why Little Rock artist Laura Raborn creates visual art that includes text: “Language in the layers of paint confounds, hints, supports or reframes our understanding of what we are seeing.” Examples of her work in this realm can be seen in “Laura Raborn: Words Create Reality,” an exhibition in UALR’s Focus Gallery. As a…

WHEN Andy Warhol released Silver Clouds from the roof of his Factory studio in New York, in 1965, he looked up to the heavens, as if making a votive offering, saying: “It is infinite, because it goes to the sky.” A room full of Silver Clouds is the first encounter at Ireland’s largest ever Warhol…

15 Dec 2023  |   12:46pm IST Serendipity Arts Festival 2023: A Cultural Extravaganza Unfolds in Goa Team Herald Serendipity Arts Festival, a major initiative by the Foundation, unfolds annually in December in Goa, encompassing a diverse array of arts. Curated by renowned artists and institutional figures, the festival aims to catalyze positive transformations in…

Where do you live?I live in the centre of Nicosia with my family: two boys, their dad, two cats and a dog! Right now I am in China though, where I am teaching at the joint degree European University runs with Minjiang University in Fuzhou. What did you have for breakfast?Oats with fruit and nuts,…

The new event at Särkänniemi is more than just an art show; it’s an immersive experience designed to bring joy and awe during the year’s darkest days. The amusement park area will not operate its usual rides but will instead focus on creating an enchanting atmosphere through light, art, music, and performances. Additionally, the event…

OSSIPEE — Ossipee Public Library is featuring the work of area artist Cheryl Shanahan for the month of December. Shanahan is an acrylic painter who splits her year between New Hampshire’s Lakes Region and Central Virginia. New Hampshire paintings showcase the area’s natural beauty she finds in waterscapes, skyscapes and landscapes. Her current exhibit is…

The Saint John Community Arts Board has announced its selection for the City’s winter/spring 2024 artists-in-residence. Dan Xu, David Adams, and Caroline Bell began their residency in December. Chinese-Canadian visual artist Dan Xu creates ink-wash paintings inspired by her culture. Xu passionately crafts a fusion of ancient Chinese techniques with Canadian landscapes and will take…