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Artist Michael Gac Levin Explores Parenthood in ‘Yellow Brick Road’
click to enlarge Courtesy Of Hexum Gallery “Date Night”; At Hexum Gallery in Montpelier, the current exhibition is titled “Yellow Brick Road,” but it’s not about The Wizard of Oz. Rather, the term that suggests a magic-strewn journey is a conceptual portal through which we might view Michael Gac Levin’s paintings and drawings. Nothing is…
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‘We Tell Stories’: second edition of The Kingdom Photography Award launched by the Visual Arts Commission
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – The Visual Arts Commission, under the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture, is thrilled to announce that registration for the highly anticipated Kingdom Photography Award is officially open. Embarking on its second edition, this award encourages photographers based in Saudi Arabia to capture their everyday lives and share their unique perspectives. By creating…
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“A Call to the Ancestors” Ponders, Honors Those Who Came Before Us
It all started when Carl-Philippe Juste, the storied Miami Herald photojournalist, was asked to help create an exhibit about the nearly forgotten Lincoln Memorial Park cemetery, the resting place of many early African-American Miamians. The 2018 Coral Gables Museum show, “Caretakers,” celebrated those who stepped up, often without pay, to help maintain the Brownsville site,…
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Frieze support for Britain’s Venice Biennale pavilion highlights art’s embrace of business
The art world’s commercially-minded businesses and publicly funded institutions are increasingly finding common ground. Their newfound collaborative spirit culminated in recent news that the art fair and publishing group Frieze has joined a constellation of sponsors for the British pavilion at the prestigious Venice Biennale next year. Frieze’s financial support, described as a five-figure sum,…
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Providence thrives as the ‘Creative Capital’
Providence, Rhode Island, continues to thrive as the ‘Creative Capital’ These local artists tie activism into their compelling performances Updated: 8:20 PM EST Dec 5, 2023 CREATIVE CAPITAL ADDS WEIGHT TO THAT CLAIM WITH A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS MOVING ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND BLURRING THE LINES BETWEEN ART ACTIVISM AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED AGENT. THERE ARE…
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Providence thrives as the ‘Creative Capital’
Providence, Rhode Island, continues to thrive as the ‘Creative Capital’ These local artists tie activism into their compelling performances Updated: 8:20 PM EST Dec 5, 2023 CREATIVE CAPITAL ADDS WEIGHT TO THAT CLAIM WITH A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS MOVING ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND BLURRING THE LINES BETWEEN ART ACTIVISM AND COMMUNITY ENGAGED AGENT. THERE ARE…
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Open Studios at Space 4 Art
Stacy Keck / Stacy KeckOpen Studios at Space 4 Art Saturday, December 9, 2023 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM Space 4 Art All Ages Free Entry is always free, but please bring cash, credit or use Venmo if you’d like to purchase anything from the taco truck or S4A’s beverage table. Join us on…
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ArtsQuest receives state grant to expand after school programs, art therapy
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — ArtsQuest has been awarded $82,500 from the Pennsylvania Department of Community’s Neighborhood Assistance Program. ArtsQuest will use the grant money to expand its arts programs for middle and high school students, along with free programs for residents with physical, sensory and other challenges. Kassie Hilgert, CEO and President of ArtsQuest, announced the…
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Ross McLaren, Visual Arts Mentor and Filmmaker, Dies at 69
McLaren with his pet parrot, Frankie. Photos courtesy of Fordham faculty and administrators Ross McLaren, Fordham’s “charming resident contrarian” and an experimental filmmaker who taught film and media production in the University’s visual arts program for nearly four decades, died in Brooklyn, New York, on Nov. 28 after suffering a stroke in July. He was…
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Friday Painters featured artists at Snowvillage Inn in December
EATON — The Friday Painters en Plein Air are the featured artists through December at the Snowvillage Inn at 136 Stewart Road in Eaton Center. Take a moment to enjoy their beautiful work which adorns the walls of this iconic country Inn. You are welcome Wednesdays through Sundays where there is always a delightful beverage…
