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Art colony names five new directors
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC), one of Gloucester’s two cultural districts and considered the oldest art colony in America, has named five new members to its board of directors. Serving for the term beginning 2023-2024 will be: Elizabeth Carey, former executive director of Discover Gloucester, promoting tourism and the visitor-based economy, through initiatives such as Cape Ann…
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Snap! Orlando presents the ‘Florida Showcase’ group art show, opening Friday
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Involuted Perspectives, in Process
Rose Salane – ‘Nesting Tables’, 2016.Wooden tables, plaster cast, ink on newsprint, glass. Museum purchase with support from the Luria/Budgor Family Foundation | Credit: Courtesy As art exhibition and curatorial frameworks go, the current Santa Barbara Museum of Art show Inside/Outside casts an especially broad-based and inclusive net. The premise underscoring the collection of artworks…
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Two artists awarded Astoria Visual Arts grants
ASTORIA — Anna Kaufman and Roy Sanchez have been announced as recipients of the Agnes Field Artist Award from Astoria Visual Arts. The award is open to artists living in Clatsop, Pacific or Wahkiakum counties. It provides funding between $250 and $1,000 for a project proposed by the artist, which may include support for materials,…
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Art Review: 2023 Biennial Juried Exhibition at the Riffe Gallery
If there’s one thing we can count on from the Ohio Arts Council’s Biennial Juried Exhibition, it’s the chance to take a closer look at the visual arts in Ohio at a particular moment in time. Through the artworks selected by jurors Dr. Melissa Crum (artist, author, researcher and founder of the consulting company, Mosaic…
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Creative Australia Pumps $169.9M into Multiyear Arts Boost
Creative Australia 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.…
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New games with Old Masters
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Is that an 18th-century portrait by Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder on display at contemporary art gallery Gagosian? Or a 17th-century work by Italian baroque artist Orazio Gentileschi at New York’s James Cohan? Seems like…
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Could the arts be good for your health?
The Lancet medical journal has announced the biggest scientific research project ever conducted exploring the links between health and the arts. Compiled at a time when interest in the topic has been intensifying, the series aims to drive further investment in programmes for improving people’s health through the arts. The series is led by the…
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Exhibition celebrates the creativity of East Midlands’ artists
AN EXHIBITION that showcases artistic talent from across the East Midlands will open at Leicester’s flagship museum on Saturday (16 December). Open: The People’s Exhibition will feature works by local people – from complete beginners to seasoned professionals – that were selected by a panel of independent judges from almost 1,000 entries. The paintings, sculptures,…
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Miami Art Week Is Over, but There’s Still Plenty to See at Museums and Galleries
It’s strange, but it’s true: The best time to see art in Miami is after Art Basel. Miami Art Week has come and gone, and while the art fairs have all packed up and left, so have the tourists and traffic. In light of this, New Times has put together a roundup of the best…