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Uillinn to support two artists in residence
ARTISTS Patsy Tyrrell and Fiona Boniwell will be the artists in residence at Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen in April and May 2024. Supported by Cork County Council and Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, the award includes a studio space for four weeks at Uillinn and a stipend of €2,500 each. Both residencies…
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Be square: How the Women’s Art Association stays in shape
Squares have had it tough. While ancient pundits assigned the lofty circle to symbolize heaven, the lowly square stood for all earthly things. And never mind that in less ancient times a square held pejorative associations when applied to a person. × Already a Subscriber? Sign in Jodi Kitto-Ward, “The Turning Point III,” acrylic on…
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Danielle Mckinney Never Thought Her Paintings Would Be Seen Like This
THE SUBJECTS OF Danielle Mckinney’s paintings are exclusively Black women, like the artist herself. They are generally posed inside darkly lit but nevertheless inviting domestic spaces. The effect is both casual and courtly: Her women lounge on couches and read magazines. They smoke gracefully but with what Mckinney, 42, described as “a worldly tension.” In…
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Column: A night of indulgence
As the new year moves forward SAGE Community Arts prepares for its spring fundraiser SOIREE. A fabulous night to indulge in the visual arts, the performing arts and the distilled arts. But what will this indulgence do? Why do we seek out the diverse world of the arts? It is because the arts are what…
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In wake of program cuts, TRU visual arts student curates new exhibition with ‘dream team’ of student artists
Photo: Josh Dawson Student artist Avery Stainton poses with her piece, titled Deep Loch. Click here to view gallery Student artists at Thompson Rivers University have put together a “dream team” of visual arts students to create a new art exhibition in the wake of visual arts program cuts, titled Our Voice. The exhibition’s curator,…
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Lander University Art and Design presents 2024 Student Juried Exhibition
Visual arts highlight everything from Montana wildlife and personalities to formal painting techniques, whimsical plush creations and graphic design, in the 2024 Lander University department of art and design Student Juried Exhibition, sponsored by Self Regional Healthcare. Entries in this show were selected by independent juror and professional artist Gabrielle Torres, based in Georgia, who…
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5 Art Movements that Influenced Architecture
5 Art Movements that Influenced Architecture Dadaism Influence on Architecture. Image © Kurt Schwitters, Merzbau, Hannover, 1933 | Philipp Rümmele ShareShare Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/972816/5-art-movements-that-influenced-architecture Clipboard“COPY”Copy As far as history goes back, art and architecture have always been interrelated disciplines. From the elaboration of the Baroque movement to the geometric framework of…
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Gilbert arts group mounts a special show-sale
Heather Coen, a former engineer who has been a professional artist since 1995, creates layered oil paintings that take months or even years to complete. Christina Rosepapa, a web designer and professional artist for seven years, works on “expressive art” that sometimes originates from photographs she takes in the Arizona wilderness. Donna Finter labels herself…
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Zineb Sedira, Whitechapel Gallery review — ravishing recreations of film sets charm and provoke
Turn from a drab east London street into the Whitechapel Gallery and instantly Zineb Sedira makes you feel like a movie star. Dreams Have No Titles, her marvellous immersive exhibition of films, stage sets, music and dance, opens in a deco ballroom whose chic mirrored bar, disco lights, ribbon of coloured lanterns and couple sashaying…
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Materials For The Arts Unveils New Logo And Visual Identity, Launches Campaign To Raise Awareness
Materials for the Arts (MFTA) – a program of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) – is unveiling a brand-new logo and visual identity, designed by renowned global design firm Pentagram. The unveiling for the new logo will take place at a ceremony in Times Square from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, where MFTA…