The Community Arts Council of Fort St. James has been working in our community since 1979 to promote and support the arts. It is hard to believe 45 years has gone by for the organization. The society was originally incorporated February 07, 1979. Elizabeth Halleran was the president, David Pauquette was vice-president, Lorrie Green was…

Hito Steyerl and Lawrence Lek discuss the implications of deep learning AI for the practising visual artist. London-based Lawrence Lek is an artist working in the fields of virtual reality and simulation, known for his ongoing series of CGI films, soundtracks, games and installations, many of them set within his own meticulously realised and ever-expanding…

Ed Newton-Rex had reached a breaking point. As the vice president of audio at Stability AI, the 36-year-old was at the vanguard of a revolution in computational creativity. But there was growing unease about the movement’s strategy. Stability was becoming an emerging powerhouse in generative AI. The London-based startup owns Stability Diffusion, one of the…

Michael Stipe, the singer-songwriter for the iconic band R.E.M., will debut a large exhibition of multimedia artworks at the Fondazione ICA Milano from December 12 to March 16, 2024, titled “I have lost and I have been lost but for now I’m flying high.” In a display mixing brand-new and existing, but never-shown works, Stipe…

As the seasons wind toward winter, the color is fading from the outdoors, but there’s plenty inside the Firefly Coffeehouse, where the 14 South Artists annual show is on display into the new year. 14 South Artists, Inc. was formed in 2004 by a small group of artists living along the Hwy. 14 corridor seeking…

A harried super at a five-building co-op in Westchester County carves out some time in the morning to return to his easel and oil paints. Like all superintendents, Peter Rutkowski has a to-do list: tend to the boilers, renovate the laundry room, check a water leak. It goes on and on; it’s endless. But most…

Christmas Events Calendar: A look around the Herald’s region Published 1:57 am Friday, November 24, 2023 Photo taken by Connor Thompson for The Farmville Herald. Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone. Now everyone’s attention goes to a different holiday. Yes, it’s time again to talk about Christmas events in Farmville, Prince Edward, Buckingham and Cumberland…

What To See: Gallery Roundup BY Jo Anne Triplett | [email protected] A gallery roundup of art shows to see in Louisville this month. Note: This list is aselection of current exhibitions. “THE LITTLE MERCIES” Through Dec. 15 Social justice photography by Jon Cherry. Part of the Louisville Photo Biennial. “ROBERT MORGAN: MYTHSAND STORIES” Through December …

The Weight of the Concrete marks the first monographic exhibition of Ezio Gribaudo (Turin, 1929-2022) in Austria. It serves as a comprehensive homage to his multifaceted career, offering an extensive exploration of his roles as both artist and publisher. The exhibition borrows its name from Il Peso del Concreto (1968), a seminal book that featured…