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Vera Molnár, pioneering media artist, 1924–2023
Vera Molnar. Courtesy Galerie Oniris Vera Molnár, the Hungarian-French artist who was a pioneering figure in computer art and generative art, has died. Molnár, who moved to France when she was in her twenties, was a crucial member of the French art scene exploring the relationship between technology and the visual arts. She was a…
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Carlisle Area School District recognized as Outstanding Visual Arts Community
Joseph Cress For the fifth year in a row, Carlisle Area School District has been recognized as an Outstanding Visual Arts Community by the Pennsylvania Art Education Association. The association recognized the district for having an art department with a sustainable budget that offers rigorous and inclusive programs to all students at every grade level.…
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Garden Club designs arrangements based on LCVA art
Garden Club designs arrangements based on LCVA art Published 9:03 am Thursday, December 7, 2023 The Longwood Garden Club met Monday, Nov. 27 at the Longwood Center for Visual Arts. That’s located at 129 North Main Street, in Farmville. Rachel Ivers and Tommie Elder hosted the meeting. The Arrangement for the day was Arts and…
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New Exhibition Celebrates the Bond Between an Artist and Her Guide Dog
Emilie Gossiaux’s Londons Dancing with Flowers (2023) Emilie Gossiaux After she lost her sight, artist Emilie Gossiaux developed a strong bond with her guide dog, London. This week, Gossiaux opened a new solo exhibition at the Queens Museum in New York—and the English Labrador retriever is at its heart. The show, titled “Other-Worlding,” celebrates the duo’s interdependent…
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Fall 2023 issue of Hard Freight literary arts magazine available online
ALTOONA, Pa. — The fall 2023 issue of Hard Freight, Penn State Altoona’s literary arts magazine, is now available online. The fall 2023 issue showcases undergraduate poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art and a faculty spotlight featuring the work of Steven Sherrill, professor of English and integrative arts. Altoona students interested in serving on…
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Walasse Ting’s Under-Recognized Art Takes the Spotlight in a Florida Retrospective
Some believe it’s a mystery why Walasse Ting did not have a solo exhibition in the United States before now. “He was so central to so many critical narratives,” said NSU Art Museum curator Ariella Wolens. “He does pop up, and it’s not like he’s completely disappeared,” Mia Ting, his daughter, told ARTnews. “But he’s…
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Showcasing projects from Stephen Palmer Travel Bursary Fund 2023
Published: 07 Dec 2023 Creative Scotland and Engage Scotland are delighted to showcase the projects of the 11 recipients of the Stephen Palmer Travel Bursary Fund 2023. Kathryn Hanna at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, images courtesy of the artist. The fund provided support to freelancers working in the visual arts in Scotland to connect with peers…
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Des Moines’ new federal courthouse features art from a National Medal of Arts recipient
Des Moines will be the home of a new artwork by a National Medal of Arts recipient, the highest award given to artists by the American government. Ann Hamilton, a decorated visual artist and educator, is responsible for the nine, several-stories high limestone columns that adorn the first-floor atrium of the new U.S. District Courthouse,…
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Artist JR: ‘I’ve been arrested in Turkey, Germany, Paris. But it’s worth it because art has power’
At first glance, a vast black-and-white mural that has just appeared on the facade of the Superblue building in Miami does nothing to dispel the idea that you’re in the world’s party capital. There are women in bikinis, nightclub dancers, dining couples, dudes in bucket hats, ladies with facelifts. This jostling mass of humanity is…
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Artists, developers work to beautify Gowanus amid construction boom
If you happen to find yourself at Nevins Street between Douglass and Degraw Streets in Gowanus, Brooklyn, amid all the new construction is a family history. That history is displayed through photos. It’s the work of Brooklyn-based artist Demarcus McGaughey, who took old black and white photos of his family and transformed them into colorful…