Claudia Chan Shaw wears many hats. More recently, her career fits into what is labelled a “portfolio career” – many talents applied in many interconnected ways to make one arts job. For Shaw, her career spans fashion design, writing, public speaking, collecting, curating and hosting specialist art tours. She leads the popular Art Deco to…

★★★★☆ With more than 300 exhibits, drawn from a membership of 1,200, this show is the biggest in VAS’s history. Although it occupies most of the Royal Scottish Academy’s voluminous galleries, it manages to retain an uncluttered feel. With such an eclectic mix of material ― ceramics, furniture, sculpture, tapestry, painting, prints, glass, and installation…

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Frank Stick Memorial Art Show award recipients announced Published 11:58 am Sunday, February 18, 2024 1 of 7 People’s Choice piece “Full Fathom Five” by Emily Holmes. Courtesy Tatum Clements Eure Best In Show piece “Rust Never Sleeps” by Cathy Spivey Mendola. Courtesy Tatum Clements Honorable Mention Award recipient Kitty Dough. Courtesy Tatum Clements Honorable…

A matchmaking ritual in Gibsons last week resulted in two dozen partnerships that will produce new works in time for the Sunshine Coast Art and Words Festival in August.  The festival, now in its third instance since inception by the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society, this year attracted a record number of local participants…

What an absolute pleasure to meet Eduardo Capilla, the generous-hearted, Argentinian visual artist and film maker behind the recently opened installation space, Capilla Studio. The studio first came to my attention  when I attended a beautifully conceptualized and pure show by fibers artist Samantha Mack ( I mentioned my excitement in a 2023 year-end review…

Artist The son of Emmanuel and Lukie née Mifsud was born in Paola. He studied at the Caphucin College, Floriana, and in 1964 setteled in UK, where he attended the Hertforshire College of Arts in the City of St Albans. In 1977 he returned to Malta an studied the visual arts development in Malta. In…

In the heart of a world that throbs with the flutter of shutters and the gleam of lenses, the 8th edition of Xposure International Photography Festival is poised to cast a spotlight on the riveting realm of photography and visual arts. Scheduled to unfold from February 28 to March 5, 2024, at Expo Centre Sharjah,…

It was a moment in 1968 that would forever change the landscape of music and art. Art students Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey “Po” Powell were tasked with creating the album cover for Pink Floyd’s A Saucerful of Secrets. This collaboration not only marked the inception of their iconic design firm, Hipgnosis, but also the beginning…

Submitted by Orcas Center. Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee (VAC) is calling all Orcas artists to showcase your creativity and passion for landscape art! Landscapes are the dynamic backdrop to our lives. They help define the self-image of the people within a specific region and give a sense of place that differentiates one area from…