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Art exhibit honors fun-loving man killed in mass shooting in Maine
WINSLOW, Maine (AP) — Peyton Brewer-Ross was the life of the party, with wraparound sunglasses and an outlandish Randy “Macho Man” Savage Slim Jim jacket. He also was a Navy shipbuilder, the father of a 2-year-old girl, and engaged to be married. Brewer-Ross, one of the 18 people killed in the deadliest mass shooting in…
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Montreal artists say they’re being priced out of their studios
Over the past 32 years, painter Frances Foster has seen the view from her studio window shift from old railway yards and rundown factories to trendy businesses, new residents and high-end cars. Inside, however, feels empty. Foster was once one of more than a dozen artists working in the former industrial building. Today, she’s one…
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El Paso’s Museums Refocus on Local Communities
For the first time in the city’s history, all three of El Paso’s museums are being led by Latinx directors. Additionally, this spring the city will open a Mexican American Cultural Center, which will also be helmed by a Latina director. With 81.6% of El Paso’s population identifying as Hispanic or Latino, many of whom…
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The Blaffer Art Museum Names Interim Director
The Blaffer Art Museum at the University of Houston (UH) has appointed Linda Shearer as Interim Director following the recent departure of Steven Matijcio. Ashlyn Davis and Linda Shearer at the Houston Center for Photography Annual Fine Print Auction, 2018. Photo: Laura Burlton/Paper City. Ms. Shearer has served in interim director positions at the Contemporary…
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Oud master Naseer Shamma unveils hidden talent in debut art exhibition
Iraqi oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma, 61, has unveiled his inaugural art exhibition, titled Half Life, at the Etihad Modern Art Gallery. The exhibition includes more than 70 paintings, illustrating a comprehensive visual narrative of Shamma’s artistic evolution spanning four decades. He delivered an oud performance at the opening, which was held under the patronage of…
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After decades of cheap rent, some Montreal artists being priced out of their studios
MONTREAL — Over the past 32 years, painter Frances Foster has seen the view from her studio window shift from old railway yards and rundown factories to trendy businesses, new residents and high-end cars. Inside, however, feels empty. Foster was once one of more than a dozen artists working in the former industrial building. Today,…
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Windsor seeks nominations for arts awards
The City of Windsor has put out the call for nominees for the 2024 Windsor Mayor’s Arts Awards. The Windsor Endowment for the Arts (WEA) is pairing up with the City to present the next edition, set for Friday, May 31, at Mackenzie Hall. The Mayor’s Arts Awards recognize people and groups that support the…
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Visual storytelling and arts festival draws to a close in Edinburgh
A festival celebrating visual storytelling is drawing to a close in Edinburgh this weekend. The Edinburgh-based Manipulate Festival is in its 17th year and showcases performance work and animated films from across Europe. Highlights of the event included Pickled Republic, an existential piece about pickles, comedy-horror puppet piece The House and La Conquete, an object…
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Gallery: Pärnu sees Finnish Heljä, Viggo Wallensköld’s first joint art show
Since the turn of the century, Viggo Wallensköld has emerged as one of Finland’s most outstanding painters. His and his mother Heljä’s roots, however, can be traced back to the Pärnu area, where a museum in Estonia’s biggest coastal city just opened the mother-son duo’s first ever joint exhibition. Around a century earlier, Wallensköld’s grandmother…
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Art Walk by Alan Huck “Joy”
The goal of these articles is to inform the public about the many unique visual arts in Florence, and the many stories they have to tell. A strange thing happened to me when I was walking past the Siuslaw Public Library. A voice called out to me. A gentle voice said, “Hey you! Over here!” The…