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DAEOC’s Malone Park Center for the Arts opens Tuesday in Historic Downtown Sikeston
Joey Hayes, director of the Malone Park Center for the Arts in Sikeston, prepares for their eight-week adult course, “Learning Elements of Painting,” which begins Tuesday, Dec. 12. (Gina Williams/Standard Democrat) SIKESTON — The Delta Area Economic Opportunity Corporation, or DAEOC, will unveil a new era of community engagement as its regional community and cultural center,…
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Chair of MFA in Visual Art program – e-flux Education
The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis is accepting applications for Chair of the MFA in Visual Art (MFA-VA) program. This ten-month, tenured or tenure-track full-time appointment begins August 2024 with a three-year renewable term as chair. In addition to administrative responsibilities, the role includes teaching the…
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PhD programme in Visual Art and Design – e-flux Education
PhDArts offers an international, high-level doctorate in artistic research for visual artists and designers. PhDArts is a collaboration between the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) at Leiden University and the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague, The Netherlands. The PhDArts research trajectory consists of two elements: supervision of individual research and…
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Artist and philanthropist Vuslat Doğan Sabancı talks taste
My personal style signifiers are feathers, which I wear on accessories – hats, belts and necklaces – or clothing. My wedding gown was made of white feathers. I feel like I have the guardianship of nature when I wear them; that I’m connected to the spirit world. I have a beautiful pair of feathered earrings that…
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National Arts Awards to resume next year, nominations open Dec 18
PUTRAJAYA: The National Arts Awards (ASN), the highest recognition for arts practitioners, contributors, and artists in Malaysia, will resume next year with nominations opening on Dec 18, according to the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry. ASN is the Malaysian government’s highest award to individuals for excellence and outstanding contributions in various artistic fields, including music,…
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The Art of Russell Steinert: Inversions in a Minor Key
Russell Steinert remembers standing in a French manor, pretending his father owned it: the vaulted ceiling, the box hedges, the gravel drive. He was 12 or so. His mother took him, while his father—French, yes, but with no aristocratic trappings—waited in the car. He and his father never spoke about it, or about anything, really.…
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Grafton siblings excelling in performing and visual arts
They’re hugely talented and now a brother and sister duo from Grafton have been awarded for their performances. From the stage to TV – the future looms bright for Lennox and Maise Monaghan – who say performance runs in their blood.
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The Gift of Art
Seattle University is home to an impressive permanent art collection—from modern and contemporary art to large-scale sculptural pieces, paintings and masks to mixed media works—that is awe-inspiring. Throughout campus, from buildings—including the Chapel of St. Ignatius, which itself is highly regarded as a work of architectural artistry—to green spaces, art is all around us. There…
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VASA’s winter exhibition roundup
The spirit of creative collaboration is in full view at Visual Arts Studio Association (VASA) as members host a traditional winter exhibition. As we move into the Christmas season, we’re also heading into the height of winter, and at times it’s tough to think about anything except crappy weather and gloomy skies. The best respite…
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Regina artist wins Governor General’s Award for Visual and Media arts
Regina Métis artist David Garneau is one of eight winners of the 2023 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media arts. Some of his work is part of a new exhibit now open to the public at the National Gallery of Canada. “I’m still absorbing it. It’s still soaking in,” said Garneau. He was presented…
