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Gardner’s prosaic red cup runneth over
In our new monthly series, A Closer Look, Free Press contributor Alison Gillmor will look at a work of visual art. Examining everything from historical oil paintings to contemporary videos, she’ll ask what these artworks can tell us now, about our lives and our world. WHAT IT IS: Tim Gardner’s Roy with Red Cup (2012)…
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‘A Small Body’ and ‘Flow’ generate ecosystem-building art at Mercury 20
In a brief conversation at Mercury 20 Gallery’s artist’s reception, Monika Mayer, the artist behind “Flow,” explained a dilemma. During the COVID-19 lockdown, she debated moving back to rural Germany. Pausing for effect before continuing, she laments a change of heart — her long-standing love for ocean proximity outweighed the temporary lockdown suffocation. Her anecdote…
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Newswire | Canada Council for the Arts Announces GGArts 2024 Winners
Advertisement / Publicité This page is also available in / Cette page est également disponible en: Francais (French) Ottawa, March 6, 2024 – The Canada Council for the Arts is delighted to announce the 2024 winners of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. Throughout their exceptional careers, these eight artists have contributed…
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Children’s Showcase open for viewing
STEVENSVILLE — On March 2, the annual Kent Island Federation of Arts “Children’s Showcase” exhibit opened for viewing to the public. The show is a diversified exhibit of Queen Anne’s County Public Schools and homeschool student’s art, including a wide range of watercolor paintings, oil paintings, sculptures, and much more. Over 100 children and their…
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Artists inside different prison systems collaborate in ‘The View From Here’
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Artists incarcerated inside State Correctional Institute Phoenix, in Montgomery County, collaborated with their counterparts inside San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, near San Francisco, California, to stage an art exhibition. “The View From Here” is…
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Echoes of Thunder
Dr. Isabel Chueh started her career studying textile design at university in Taiwan. Through her subsequent textile work, she fell in love with ancient Chinese designs, and has spent the rest of her life researching their evolving histories — including as curator of textiles at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. But six years ago…
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Namesake of the Trout Museum of Art dies
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OKC Arts Council To Hold Youth Art Sale At Festival Of Arts In April
The Oklahoma City Arts Council is giving young artists an opportunity to sell their artwork at the upcoming Festival of the Arts. Jill Coker with Arts Council OKC joined us in the studio to talk more about the event. The youth art sale is on Saturday of the Festival of the Arts and includes artists…
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Artists sought for Arts on the Trail
The Elliot Lake Arts Club is hosting Arts on the Trail (AOTT) again this year and is now seeking artists interested in taking part in the popular arts event. AOTT will take place on Saturday, Sept. 28. The Arts Club is looking for 50 artists to display their wares for sale at six different locations in…
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Fantasy, reality, nostalgia: Shuvinai Ashoona among Governor General’s Awards winners
Dozens, maybe hundreds, of Inuit artists have sketched polar bears. Only one is likely to have sketched polar bears sketching people. She may also be the only Inuk to have drawn hunters taking aim at a walrus the size of an apartment block. Or octopuses with human legs and multiracial faces. Or a parka-clad woman…
