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University of Utah STEM Community Alliance Program Arts & Justice Lab
This is not a “white savior” story. Mollie Hosmer-Dillard doesn’t come at her work that way. It would be easy to see things from the perspective of that pop-culture trope, as Hosmer-Dillard—Art Manager for the University of Utah’s Arts & Justice Lab—works with incarcerated adults and youth teaching visual-art programs. But she never wants it…
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Art and History of Consciousness Professor Sir Isaac Julien honored in 2023 ArtReview’s Power 100 list
ArtReview, one of the world’s leading contemporary art magazines, has named University of California, Santa Cruz Arts and Humanities Professor Sir Isaac Julien as the fifth most influential artist in its ArtReview Power 100 list. “Julien uses and then redefines the visual medium as a tool against cultural erasure and capitalism, ” wrote Prince Shakur…
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Newburyport Art presents members holiday show
NEWBURYPORT — Newburyport Art presents the “Members’ Open Holiday Show” through Jan. 14.As a cornerstone of the lively arts scene during this festive season, Newburyport Art continues its tradition of celebrating members’ wide variety of work around seasonal themes of festivities, holiday, winter, snow and joy.Featuring artistic excellence across a variety of mediums from dozens…
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Kay Rosen with Terry R. Myers
On View Weserburg Museum For Modern ArtNOW AND THENNovember 18, 2023–March 31, 2024Bremen, Germany Kay Rosen and I have been in conversation for more than thirty years, beginning soon after I first saw her work at Feature Inc. in New York at the end of the 1980s. Our connection ever since has been built around…
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Elvis tribute at Sydney Festival
RnB soul songstress Prinnie Stevens (The Voice; The Bodyguard) returns to the festival with more heart-wrenching ballads and soul-stirring pop stories of the greats for Lady Sings the Blues Volume II. Stevens draws upon her experience spanning music theatre, pop, soul and gospel, with a setlist paying homage to Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin,…
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Oshinowo’s Visual Arts Trajectories for launch today
Ozolua Uhakheme, Assistant Editor (Arts) December 13, 2023 Visual Arts Trajectories: Kolade Oshinowo At 70, a book by no fewer than 30 scholars, academics, critics, proteges and artists in honour of renowned artist, Kolade Oshinowo will be unveiled today at the Yusuf Grillo Auditorium of the School of Art, Design and Printing of the Yaba…
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Work of UTPB sculptor heading for national show
UTPB senior Emily Daw stands with one of her sculptures of Laura Bush, which is currently at the entrance of the visual arts building on campus. (Ruth Campbell|Odessa American) Being a ceramic artist, University of Texas Permian Basin senior Emily Daw has a lot on her pottery wheel these days. She was getting ready for…
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Australia Council Injects $169.9M into Arts and Culture Boost
From 2025, Creative Australia will invest $42.4 million per annum in a range of arts and cultural organisations, providing employment pathways for creative workers and strengthening Australia’s arts and cultural sector. 159 organisations will benefit from Creative Australia’s multiyear investment from 2025-2028, an increase of 45 organisations compared to the previous (2021-2024) cycle. Among the…
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Constance Alexander: Arts for All Kentucky head settles in to new location and ‘best job ever’
Vibrant with colors, shapes, and textures, the home office of Arts for All Kentucky is still settling into its new Murray location. Drop-in visitors are welcomed with a view of two works of art by people with disabilities: An extraordinary painting of Michael Jackson and a collage of a hot air balloon floating serenely in a stormy…
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8-year-old’s artwork wins magazine drawing contest
8-year-old Mount Dora resident Ariadne Garcia has always loved to read and draw. In July, while reading a magazine, she saw a contest that asked readers to create a drawing depicting a busy city and decided to enter a drawing of her own. Last month, Garcia’s artwork, “Green Bug City Park,” was selected to be…