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Abbey Arts fosters connections for Seattle’s creative community
If you’re looking for inspiring, creative, and thoughtful art events throughout the city, look no further than Abbey Arts. Since 2005, Abbey Arts has curated events where art and community flourish for audiences of all ages and incomes. Events include music, dance, visual arts, comedy, open mics, storytelling, podcasting, and more. Director of Operations Juliann…
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Artist’s Latest Series Inspired by 2019 Tornado
Tom Hoitsma’s ‘Heart of the Matter’ used neighborhood rubble for early sculptures When Tom Hoitsma walked down Lavendale Avenue after the October 2019 tornado, he saw rubble, destruction, and the material for his next art series. The Preston Hollow-based artist’s “Heart of the Matter” sculptures started a few years ago, and the early pieces were made…
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24th Annual Children’s Arts Festival set for February
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – The 24th Annual Children’s Arts Festival is taking place at the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau from Friday, February 2 to Saturday, February 24. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival showcases visual and literary art pieces from over 20…
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Why you should pay attention to Central Asia ecological art
The region of Central Asia has an ancient history. Within it are some of the greatest historical urban centres, alongside some of the oldest nomadic traditions that continue to thrive, having maintained an unbroken, intrinsic relationship to the land. Throughout its history, Central Asia has weathered the rise and fall of many empires, yet that…
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New Brunswick inspires paintings displayed in Indian art gallery
Sackville artist Indu Varma wanted to bring a piece of Canada to her native India, so she’s showing 13 of her mix-media paintings in Jaipur, a city in India’s western province of Rajasthan. Taking inspiration from New Brunswick’s natural beauty in places like the Bay of Fundy and Tantramar Marsh, Varma said she employs multiple techniques using different…
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Sharjah’s Xposure International Photography Festival announces its biggest edition for champions of visual arts in UAE and beyond
Sharjah: The 8th edition of Xposure International Photography Festival will take place from February 28 to March 5, 2024, announced the Sharjah Government Media Bureau. The region’s largest festival of its kind that annually brings together both champions and admirers of the visual arts across mediums of photography and film will be hosting its biggest iteration…
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Diverse Artists, Diverse Audiences
A reflection on the speculative potential of integrated access The social model of disability says that what disables people are the barriers in society, not their impairment or difference. In the arts, disability access is often dealt with in practical terms, box-ticking the list of basic needs that a public space should cover – ramps,…
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Ringling College grad shows off new styles in bold Art Center Sarasota exhibit
Christopher Skura displays bold new work in his “Social Studies” exhibition at Art Center Sarasota, which also represents a homecoming. Here’s the backstory. Sarasota had an explosion of independent creativity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The Dude Ranch was at the epicenter, but there were no cows or cowboys on the premises. This…
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Thompson Rivers University cuts 4 visual arts programs
Thompson Rivers University’s board of governors has moved to discontinue four visual arts programs after concerns over low enrolment and high per-student costs. The decision was made in a special board of governors meeting on Monday. The board voted 6–2 on a resolution that would end the bachelor of fine arts (visual arts, major), bachelor of…
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Onassis AiR open call 2024–2025 – Announcements – e-flux
Onassis AiR, the Artistic Research, Residency & Fellowship Program invites artists, curators, designers, dance and theater makers, chefs, activists, writers, educators, performers, architects, creative coders, filmmakers, and other practitioners from any discipline, from anywhere in the world to apply for their selected program strand that will take place in Athens, Greece, between September 2024 to…