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Githan Coopoo is breaking the ceramic rules
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Cape Town-based ceramic artist Githan Coopoo is in the throes of art directing a fashion show for his friend and collaborator, the LVMH prize winning designer Sindiso Khumalo. He has much to say about the…
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Culture Moves Europe – Individual Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals
Creative Europe Desk Ireland is offering the Culture Moves Europe – Individual Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals funding opportunity. This call is designed to provide financial support to individual artists and cultural professionals undertaking mobility projects in other countries. The funding aims to assist those working in music, literature, architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion…
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Project CAPE Finale: Anti-Drug Art Exhibit Empowers Youth
In Hong Kong, drug addiction among young adults has become an increasingly prevalent issue, with many turning to drug use as a means of coping with stress, mood-related problems, and boredom. Ironically, most of the young adults struggling with drug problems had not sought professional help or other forms of social support in dealing with…
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Live performances to check out at Singapore Art Week this January — Sobs, Taledrops, Subsonic Eye, Iman’s League, and more
Live performances to check out at Singapore Art Week this January — <meta property="article:author" content="Words by Adlina Adam on 18 January 2024 Photography by Taledrops, Iman’s League, Sobs, Subsonic Eye Last updated on 18 January 2024 77 Spins “> Words by Adlina Adam on 18 January 2024 Photography by Taledrops, Iman’s League, Sobs, Subsonic Eye…
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Revisiting Black And White
Like any photographer who has been behind the camera for years — 50 years in this case — Greg Giesy has seen digital color technology evolve. And he adapted with wonderful color work capturing nature and wildlife. Still, the pull of black and white, Giesy’s beginnings, is strong. So at the urging of friends, Giesy…
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Textile exhibition to open Friday
Drop cloths fabricated from textiles are draped behind artist Deborah Baronas. Her exhibition inspired by working-class Americans is opening at the Jamestown Arts Center. An artist whose installations explore the “spirit, tenacity and hope” of working-class Americans will unveil her exhibition tomorrow to a local audience. “I make artwork about work,” Deborah Baronas said. Baronas’…
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Musician behind Iron & Wine displays new visual work in Carrboro
On Friday, warm orange lights showcased a fun new collection of prints, cardboard quilts and paintings, as the rain pounded outside the opening reception of Sam Beam’s “Recent Visual Works.” Despite the weather, Peel Gallery was packed for an evening of lively conversation and never-before-seen art from a well-known artist. Delphine Liu Sam Beam is the…
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In pictures: Singapore Art Week 2024’s Light To Night festival, art exhibits and more
National Gallery Singapore’s Deputy Director of Audience Engagement and Light To Night’s Festival Artistic Director Dee Chia explained the festival’s theme, Reimagine, and how organisers have innovated the festival which is now in its eighth iteration. “We want (festival-goers) to understand art is not just what you see being hung on museum walls. You can interact with art…
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UA art professors: Educators by day, astounding creators by night
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Camera donations needed to support photographic arts education
Teaching artist and Sussex County native JuneRose “JR” Futcher recently announced a statewide camera donation drive to support arts education and applied photographic arts students. The camera has a unique value in visual arts education and produces an accurate visual study for young artists, Futcher said. All types and brands of digital point-and-shoot and single-lens reflex…