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Sparking creativity: Fountain Hills continues Utility Box Mural Program
The town of Fountain Hills is making waves in the Valley arts community with the expansion of its successful Utility Box Mural Program, further solidifying its commitment to enhancing the local arts scene. In partnership with the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance (SAACA), six new vibrant murals will be unveiled throughout downtown Fountain Hills…
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Shop from local artists at this 3-day market hosted by the Tucson Museum of Art
With 180 local artists to choose from, the director of the Tucson Museum of Art’s Fall Artisan Market is sure everyone who attends will find something they love. The event, which includes jewelry, paintings, sculptures, ceramics and pottery, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 22-23, and from 10 a.m. to…
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Palestinian artist Samia Halaby exhibits work at 15th Havana Biennial : Peoples Dispatch
The 15th Havana Biennial opened on November 15 with an exhibition of the artwork of world-renowned Palestinian painter, scholar, and educator Samia Halaby, returning for her second Havana Biennial after exhibiting at the Third Havana Biennial in 1989. The Havana Biennial has historically championed artists from the Global South, and artists who are often left…
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After the Sign of [sic]: Caroline Gray’s “Stutter” at Front Gallery
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Work progressing on series of downtown murals
If you see one or two women up in a bucket with paint rollers, they are probably professional muralists. New Albany Main Street Manager Billye Jean Stroud has obtained a $100,000 grant in ARPA funding to pay for five murals on downtown buildings, done with widely acclaimed artists. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is…
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Falmouth Art Center Holiday Market Nears Opening Day
The holidays come early every year at Falmouth Art Center, as the Holiday Market and Gift Gallery opens the weekend before Thanksgiving and extends all the way to Christmas Eve. The market runs for more than four weeks beginning Saturday, November 23, and going until Tuesday, December 24.
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Metro Times photog Doug Coombe shows generations of Detroit icons at Ann Arbor Art Center
Doug Coombe is an Ann Arbor and Detroit-based photojournalist — and frequent Metro Times contributor — with an eclectic photo collection spanning over three decades of Southeast Michigan music history. Coombe’s portfolio showcases generations of musical icons and underground heroes on display at this new exhibition, which aims to “lure you in with the photos…
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Children collaborate on ‘Portrait of Community’ mural
Artist in residence Lisa DiFranza shows a visitor to the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine how to contribute to the collaborative “Portrait of Community.” Contributed / Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine Assembled on a teal cardboard wall is a wide range of children’s artwork: doodles of multiple orange cats, crayon-drawn self-portraits, Acadia National Park…
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The PRINT New Visual Artist Community Choice Winner is…
Handanu (Danu) Ardhata Age: 24From: Jakarta, IndonesiaLiving in: Los Angeles, CACurrently working at Thinking RoomStudied at: ArtCenter College of Design The PRINT community has spoken! Among a stellar class of New Visual Artists this year, we asked our audience to vote on the designer they felt should be named the 2024 Community Choice Winner, a…
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Review: The Met’s newest exhibit breathes life into Italy’s colossal history
As visitors reach the end of the European painting section on the second floor of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, they come across a dark entryway with two black walls reading the word “Siena” and “1300-1350,” a time period foreign to most viewers. Once inside, visitors are magically transported to a small medieval Italian city.…