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‘At an Explosive Rate’: A.I. Brings Changes to Art
Photo generated using Dall-E with prompt “pop art painting of a woman sitting at her computer and generating A.I. art” When opening Twitter — now X— TikTok or Instagram Reels, one can see videos like “SpongeBob” characters singing “I Want it That Way,” or the Taylor Swift-inspired images created with Artificial Intelligence, or A.I., becoming…
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Young artist ‘grateful and excited’ to receive Iris Fisher Scholarship
Artist Bena Jackson is the latest recipient of the Iris Fisher Scholarship. Photo supplied Russell Kleyn An accomplished young artist has been named the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Iris Fisher Scholarship. The award is given out annually by the Te Tuhi art gallery in Pakuranga and this year it’s gone to Wellington-based artist Bena…
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A Space To Create: Maple Grove Art Teacher Promotes Creativity In The Classroom
Kevin Johnson, Maple Grove’s visual arts instructor, works to give his students what they need and allows them to feel supported. Submitted photo <!– SHOW ARTICLE –> BEMUS POINT — For Kevin Johnson, Maple Grove’s visual arts instructor, art has always been an area where he has been able to find support. “I think most…
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How an AI-Powered Tool Accelerated Student Writing
As educators seek innovative methods to engage students and enhance the learning experience, artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be an invaluable asset. For English Language Arts (ELA) teachers, AI-powered writing tools help to provide immediate feedback, guiding students through the writing process and fostering a more personalized approach to learning. Victoria Salas SalcedoEnglish Language…
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Forum on Somerville’s survival as an arts hub includes hopeful notes, but with some big asks
Sunday, November 26, 2023 The second Somerville Cultural Capacity Vision Forum, held Nov. 13 at Warehouse XI in Union Square. (Photo: Claire Ogden) There was cautious optimism for the future of the arts in Somerville at the second Cultural Capacity Vision Forum, held Nov. 13, but some plan recommendations are lofty, referring to financing and…
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ASC Welcomes Gavin Kelly as New Member
Based in Los Angeles, new member Gavin Kelly, ASC has shot a wide array of feature, episodic, commercial and music-video projects around the world. A native of San Diego, Calif., Kelly won two student Emmys (National Student Production Awards) as an undergraduate visual-arts major at the University of California-San Diego and went on to earn…
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What to know about the Birmingham Museum of Art’s new contemporary curator
Educator and art historian Jade Powers is nearly two months into her tenure as the new Hugh Kaul Curator of Contemporary Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art. Powers, who holds a bachelor’s degree in art history and religious studies from DePauw University and a master’s degree in religious studies from Indiana University, arrived at…
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Astoria Visual Arts to host conversation with Shoalwater Bay artists
ASTORIA — A panel of Shoalwater Bay artists will hold a 1 p.m. Saturday discussion at Astoria Visual Arts. This event is part of the gallery’s ongoing exhibit, “Portrait of Eugene Landry — an Artist, a Time and a Tribe,” which brings together the artwork of Landry (1937-1988) with contemporary woodwork, photography, painting, beadwork and…
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Rethinking, Re-tilling Landscape Art
In a city rife with artists working in the vein of traditional landscape painting, and often with considerable skill and sensitivity, the exhibition New Landscapes Part I, at SBCC’s Atkinson Gallery, stands apart and offers alternative visions. More precisely, the show offers six alternative contemporary landscape variations — the number of artists and artworks in…
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Talking with Glasstire Contributor Emma S. Ahmad
This is the seventh in a series of interviews with regular Glasstire contributors. Not only does it seem right to show off the talent behind this magazine (because really, our writers keep us going), but this series provides an opportunity for you, our readers, to learn more about our writers and their other endeavors. Because…