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QACHS Visual Arts Teen of the Week—Sofia Vasquez
CENTREVILLE — Queen Anne’s County High School Visual Arts Teen of the Week Sofia Vasquez did not start out her high school career planning on pursuing art. At the start of her sophomore year, she was considering being a teacher or architect, even considering becoming a mathematician. Now, in her junior year, she’s found a…
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KIHS Visual Arts Teen of the Week—Lucia Zaklin
STEVENSVILLE — Freshman Lucia Zaklin is Kent Island High’s (KIHS) Visual Arts “Teen of the Week”. Lucia’s Visual Arts teacher, Estelle Szczerba, says Lucia’s work is both “original and authentic.” “Lucia combines subjects and mediums beyond the requirements of our Fundamentals of Art course,” explained Szczerba, adding that “Lucia also takes time outside of class…
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Sarah Thompson Moore: Outside-In
A brisk stroll through downtown Spokane’s Riverfront Park will tell you all you need to know about Coeur d’Alene-based artist Sarah Thompson Moore. Her large-scale piece of public art, “The Seeking Place,” was installed in the park in 2022 with its large metal panels inspired by our region’s basalt outcroppings. A new solo exhibition at…
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Art and the City: Colors and Crossroads
Hill Center Galleries2024 Regional Juried ShowThrough May 4hillcenterdc.orgThe Hill Center Galleries: 2024 Juried Exhibition, curated by Amy Cavanaugh, Executive Director of Maryland Arts Place (MAP), unveils a diverse collection of artists hailing from DC, Maryland, and Virginia. This juried showcase offers a platform for selected artists to compete for cash prizes and five honorable mention…
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UNCSA Visual Arts students win multiple Mid-Carolina Scholastic Art Awards
Nine students in the High School Visual Arts Program at UNCSA have won 13 awards in the 2024 Mid-Carolina Scholastic Art Awards. The students collected five Gold Keys, six Silver Keys, and two Honorable Mentions. Serving students and educators from central North and South Carolina, the Mid-Carolina Scholastic Art Awards are hosted by the College of…
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Nature and Common Ground: Talking with Ashley Perez
Ashley Perez, “Exhale,” 2023, oil on wood, 28 x 40 inches. Image courtesy of Ruiz-Healy Art. Ashley Perez is a multitalented San Antonio-based artist who explores the complexities of memory, identity, and mental health in her paintings and drawings. I wanted to talk to her about her recent show, Common Ground, at Ruiz-Healy Art because…
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Libby Rosa starts Peep Projects in 2020, with a peep hole in the door to see in. Why, you ask?
Lauren Whearty interviews artist Libby Rosa, who moved to Philadelphia in 2019, opened Peep Projects in 2020 and moved Peep to Crane Arts recently. Lauren finds out more about the gallery’s whimsical name and about the artist, who has a solo exhibition of her works at Bertrand Productions as part of the (re)FOCUS festival. It’s…
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Broken Nature: Featuring Artists of the North Shore Arts Alliance
To save to your favorites you must login first. Broken Nature features work by artists who envision a more sustainable future. Through their paintings, photography, and sculpture, they tell stories about our relationships with and interrelationships within the natural world. Their work encourages us to observe the world around us in new ways, and inspires us…
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the observatory by creative giants showcases max cooper’s audio-visual works in london
Brighton-based Creative Giants’ new project The Observatory The Observatory is a new digital art house and studio by Creative Giants, proudly presenting Max Cooper, Thomas Vanz, The McGloughlin Brothers, Quayola, Uisato, and Yoshi Sodeoka in a collection of work that seeks to question our cultural landscape and explore feelings of more positive wellbeing. Taking root…
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Art Auctioneer Christie’s Brings Preview Show to Miami Design District
This week, a unique art world event is coming to Miami. From February 14 to 18, Paradise Plaza will host artworks by a raft of famous artists. Christie’s, one of the top art auctioneers in the world, is staging a special preview exhibition in the Design District ahead of an upcoming series of auctions. Art from…