Columbia Festival of the Arts’ LakeFest event is returning to the Columbia Lakefront June 14-16, 2024 for a spectacular celebration. Included in this not-to-be-missed free outdoor weekend is our Invitational Fine Arts & Crafts Show along with the live performances from national, regional and local artists on the LakeStage, interactive children’s activities, festival foods, and…

Eligibility Open to all artists, world-wide, above the age of 18 years old. All mediums and styles are acceptable. (2-d and 3-d media, currently not accepting video submissions, work must be documented and submitted in jpg/jpeg form). Works must pertain to the theme “Aesthetic Anomalies”, see below for the full explanation of the theme. The…

The GroundWork residency programme 2024 is open for applications. Taking the overall theme of Extraction for a fourth year, our title is ‘Ground Up’, intentionally with a double meaning. We want to continue to open out the themes to consider all possible aspects, from literal to lateral, from the physical to the more philosophical. Entry…

Lancaster Arts is partnering with Art Beats Festival to commission new work exploring the theme of Flight for inclusion in the 2024 Art Beats festival, taking place at Lancaster University, on 23-25 August 2024. This is an exciting opportunity to create new work as part of an emerging international arts festival between Lancaster University and Sunway University in…

Arts & Entertainment Community For health, wellness and fun, it’s time to push the boundaries of community engagement beyond annual holiday tree lightings and parades. It’s time to blend public art and craft community. What is public art? When people think of “public art,” they may imagine an abstract sculpture located near a civic center.…

Thursday, Feb. 29 ‘Taking Evil Out of Scare Quotes: The Tenth Anniversary of Ukraine’s Revolution on the Maidan’ 7 – 9:30 pm | Feb. 29. A lecture by Dr. Marci Shore (Yale University), author of The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution (Yale UP, 2018). There will be a book signing following the lecture,…

Stanly Arts Guild reveals scholarship opportunities Published 10:43 am Thursday, February 29, 2024 The Stanly Arts Guild has announced the offer of two art $1,000 scholarships to be awarded in June. Winners will be announced at the June meeting of the Guild. The first is the Patricia Blake Hartley Scholarship, established as a memorial to…

Glasstire counts down the top five art events in Texas. For last week’s picks, please go here. Las Nietas de Nonó, “Especie: archivo natural,” 2022, sounds, lamp, phone booth, phone booth hotline, fish tanks, atmospheric water, yucca, corn, dracaena, snake plant, dragon tree, tree trunks, handmade lyca garments for tree trunks, mirror pond, Dimensions variable.…

This summer, nurture kids’ creativity and foster opportunities to get involved in the arts with NYSSSA programs. The New York State Summer School of the Arts returns with 3-week summer programs for students, grades 8-12, in theatre, media arts, and visual arts. Each in-residence program will be held at SUNY Fredonia from July 6-27. This…

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “Junk Drawer,” an exhibition by Champaign-based artist Guen Montgomery. “Junk Drawer” will open on Monday, March 18th and run through Thursday, April 11th. In conjunction with this exhibition, the artist will present an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) Speaker…