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Brewster Students Prepare for Olympics of Visual Arts
Brewster students prepare for the Olympics of Visual Arts Photos Courtesy of Brewster School DistrictWhile athletes worldwide are preparing for the Boston Marathon later this month, students at the C.V. Starr Intermediate School in Brewster have beg…
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The Mindful Minute by Jon Heydenreich: Art
How art transforms the brain and body… We have a book group coming on “Your Brain on Art” by Magsamen and Ross. They deal with arts from visual arts to music and delve into restoring mental health, cultivating well-being, healing the body, creating community, etc. My wife, Marsha, who is into Tai Chi, will lead…
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Hatchville Artist Is Inspired By Mountains, Trees, Telephone Lines
If the current political atmosphere is leaving you feeling stressed a little art can be good for the soul, especially if that art includes serene images of trees at sunset or mountains at night against the backdrop of a starry sky. Hatchville artist Dan McCarthy offers such respite in his art: silkscreen images in cool…
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Taos Gallery Guide – In this week’s edition!
Discover Taos’ vibrant art scene in the new 2025-2026 Taos Gallery Guide – Our biggest ever! In this year’s guide, we highlight the work of Taos Pueblo jewelry artist Maria Samora. In 2009, she became the poster artist for SWAIA’s Indian Market, making history as the youngest recipient of this honor, the first jeweler to…
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MAYFAIRE BY-THE-LAKE Fine Art Festival Opens May 10 in Lakeland
“Swan’s Special Garden” by artist Emma Holland. The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art (The AGB) at Florida Southern College announced its annual Mayfaire by-the-Lake celebration is from May 10 to May 11 on the shores of Lake Morton in Lakeland. Entering its 53rd year, the AGB’s Mayfaire fine art festival, an annual Mother’s Day…
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2025 Best of Lex: Arts & Culture
Lexington is blessed to have an array of citizens, organizations and businesses who create, facilitate and support world class art, performance and cultural offerings. These are elements that enrich the lives of all who live in or visit our city. From music, theater, literary and visual art, to comedy, festivals, galleries and dance, we are…
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Jean Cocteau on film as a universal visual language – Notes – e-flux
We are pleased to publish Jean Cocteau’s “Esperanto of a Film” (1951) that offers a concise reflection on cinema’s capacity to operate as a universal visual language. The text stands as a historical example of mid-century efforts to define film art on its own terms and resonates with later practices by filmmakers that challenged cinema’s…
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This Is ArtHouse XXV
On the evening of April 4, the School of Art & Art History at the College of Design, Art & Performance isn’t just opening its doors — it’s blowing the roof off. This is ArtHouse XXV, and it is pure creative voltage. “This year’s ArtHouse marks a quarter century of pushing the boundaries of art…
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LaBelle Cowboy Captures Florida’s Ranching Heritage
Joe Johnson is a man out of time. The 81-year-old cattleman, cowboy and self-taught folk artist recounts tales of his youth with a Southern drawl that is endlessly curved, held between past and present. A descendant of Fort Myers founder Manuel A. Gonzalez, Joe preserves in words and drawings a bygone era when cattle roamed…
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Sustenance: A collaborative art exhibit at BMCA
Marylee Rorick | Special to Black Mountain News This month, the Black Mountain Center for the Arts (BMCA) and Bounty & Soul are joining forces to present “Sustenance,” a visual art group show in the Upper Gallery at BMCA. This collaborative exhibit and fundraiser will showcase the work of artists and creators of all levels,…