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For Thanksgiving this year, let’s be grateful for the optimists
San Jose State University President Cynthia Teniente-Matson speaks during an event celebrating the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library’s 20th anniversary, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) As I was reflecting on 2023, I couldn’t believe how fast this year has flown by. That’s OK, though, since…
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Creative & Cultural Skills to close after loss of arts council funding
Creative & Cultural Skills (CCS), the sector skills council for the creative and cultural industries, has been forced to close after being unable to secure funding to continue its work. Established by the UK Government in 2005, CCS worked across the UK, providing services for a range of cultural industries, including craft, cultural heritage, design,…
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Turchin Center for the Visual Arts unveils two moving exhibitions at the Winter Celebration
BOONE — The Turchin Center for the Visual Arts has announced the unveiling of two exhibitions, “Considering Carbon” by Kathleen Thum, and “Revelation” by Michael O’Neill, both set to open on Dec. 1, during the Winter Exhibition Celebration. The Turchin Center emphasizes the ongoing climate conversations in its curatorial choices. The center welcomes creative responses…
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Coming Up
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } To place an item in Coming Up, email [email protected]. VISUAL ARTS GRAYSON GALLERY AND ART CENTER The gallery is at 301 E. Third St. HIGHLANDS MUSEUM AND DISCOVERY CENTER Exhibits • “Artist’s Corner” • “Winchester Avenue: Heart of our Downtown.”…
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Impressionists on Paper, Royal Academy — capturing the animation of life
Paris, capital of the 19th century, comes to us multi-faceted, direct and intimate in the Royal Academy’s enjoyable new exhibition Impressionists on Paper. Manet is looking out of his window on a wet day, making sharp, scratchy lead-and-ink arabesques to depict the umbrellas and tottering carriages in “The rue Mosnier in the Rain” (1878). Renoir paints a…
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LUCID DREAMS – Solo exhibit of new artwork by Ilona Cutts at Revolution Gallery
Revolution is proud to show the artwork (for the first time at the gallery) of internationally exhibiting artist Ilona Cutts. “LUCID DREAMS” is a solo show of new artwork by this Georgia based artist. Join us for the opening reception, and meet the artist! And, this opening coincides with “REVEL” – Revolution Gallery’s Seven Year…
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Registration Open for Western Loudoun Arts Studio Tour
Visual artists may apply online to participate in the 17th annual Western Loudoun Art and Studio Tour to be held June 7-9. It is a juried event. Those selected will open their studios to the public for two or three days, presenting their work to visitors from the metropolitan region. Last year’s tour brought more than…
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These Married Pottery Artists Prove Opposites Attract in Houston — Judy Adams and John Foelber’s Remarkable Art Journey
Creating a unique lifestyle in their own free-spirited, inimitable way, artists Judy Adams and John Foelber prove the opposites attract paradox can ring true. The duo has kept kilns firing continuously at Houston’s Foelber Pottery Gallery and Studios for decades while educating students in pottery arts. For the first time ever, Adams’ and Foelber’s own…
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Mural puts Danville in the holiday spirit – The Advocate-Messenger
Mural puts Danville in the holiday spirit Published 6:00 am Thursday, November 23, 2023 A downtown holiday mural features many of Danville’s historic locations. Photo by Lance Gaither By Lance Gaither [email protected] To celebrate the holidays, Plaid Elephant Books, Destination Danville and the Danville-Boyle County Chamber of Commerce partnered with local artist Brandon Long for…
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The spirit of the season: Gratitude and thanks
Autumn on Delmarva means more than enjoying the beauty in nature’s art, changing colors to create inspired natural canvases. It means the season of harvest, of new beginnings and embracing change of what is to come. It is also the season of giving and gratitude, finding ways to create connection and community through graciousness. In…