-
Elizabeth Barlow paints ‘the fierce life force in even the tiniest flower’
Artist Elizabeth Barlow isn’t here to complicate things. An object of beauty is all she needs to inspire her work, and in doing so, awaken us and ask us to slow down—quite literally, take time to smell the roses. Each of her floral portraits creates a tangible, perceptible experience and an opportunity to reconnect with…
-
City Mapping Project
The City of Ballarat is seeking a short-term contractor to audit public, civic, and some private spaces in the city to map the assets for innovative temporary activations. A logical understanding of the built environment, the heritage overlays and access to amenities are critical to visualizing and planning activations within this context. Temporary activations that…
-
Arts Roundup Part Two: Dance and Visual Arts
c/o Wesleyan CFA On Tuesday we brought you an incredible list of the upcoming theater productions on campus, and today we’re going to introduce you to the world of dance and visual arts! Dance Dance kicks off with a workshop led by Urban Bush Women on Friday, Feb. 9, at 4:30 p.m. in the Bessie…
-
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
COLUMNS | FEATURES | EVENT PREVIEWS featured events originally published: 02/01/2024 (SUMMIT, NJ) — The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (VACNJ) is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $20,000. This grant will support an interdisciplinary project…
-
Celebrating 35 years of Koger Center for the Arts
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -(Sponsored by Koger Center for the Arts) Sponsored by Koger Center for the Arts. Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia brings a well-rounded cultural experience to all guests who enter through live performances and visual art. Unlike anywhere else in the immediate area, Koger Center provides a variety of programming each…
-
VizArts Monthly: Paying attention
A quick Google search reports that by the end of January, a hefty percentage (an oh-so-precise number somewhere between 43-95%) of people drop off their New Year’s Resolutions. How are you all doing? One of my 2024 resolutions was to read more. Which sounds extremely silly, as I am currently deep in researching and writing…
-
Astoundingly Human: An Interview with Artist Hannah Beerman
A view of the recent Kapp Kapp exhibition. Courtesy Kapp Kapp Is paint what defines a painting or is there more to it? Artist Hannah Beerman, whose work was recently on view at Kapp Kapp in New York, creates works on canvas that push right past the boundaries that traditionally define what is and isn’t…
-
Congrats Karyn Olivier and James Claiborne! Flex Fund grants, Plus Opportunity!
Congratulations Karyn Olivier, selected for the Whitney Biennial and Prospect New Orleans 6, two prestigious international roundups that hundreds of thousands of people see. Congratulations also to James Claiborne on his new post as Deputy Director of Public Engagement at the Barnes! James has been an advisor to Artblog through the years and Karyn was…
-
Mary Lai: Synchronicity
Mary Lai: SynchronicityFebruary 16 – March 3, 2024The Art Room908 S Olive StreetLos Angeles, CA90015 Always a dreamer, LA-based Mary Lai has fulfilled her artistic fate by following her heart and gut intuition with a touch of luck. A versatile and savvy talent, Mary hasexcelled across multiple mediums with great success, including art, sculpture, fashion,…
-
Najee Dorsey creates a home for Black artists
Najee DorseyPhotograph by Eley Photo “I’m truly what they call a unicorn,” says Najee Dorsey, the child of an Arkansas factory worker and contractor, as he surveys Black Art in America, the 4,000-square-foot art gallery–artists studio–gift shop and 8,000-square-foot sculpture garden (tended by garden manager Miss Glenda) that he has created at a former church…