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Governor General’s Awards in Media and Visual Arts 2023 exhibition now open
Works and installations by GGArts laureates on view at the National Gallery of Canada from December 8, 2023, to March 3, 2024 OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 7, 2023 /CNW/ – The National Gallery of Canada (NGC), in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts, is exhibiting works and installations by the eight winners of the 2023…
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Sharing his passion puts Kutztown High School instructor in running for Pa. Teacher of the Year
Growing up in Bucks County, Benjamin Hoffman wasn’t the most gifted artist or most talented musician. “I was never the best art student, technique-wise, but I enjoyed it,” he said. “It was the same with music.” Fueled by the joy it brought him, Hoffman stuck with his artistic and musical pursuits. He painted and drew…
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Ikiperu Collection Pays Homage to Umbrian Artistic Tradition
The hand-turned, hand-painted Ikiperu collection fuses Etruscan vase-making with contemporary design in homage to the artistic tradition of Umbria. The first work by Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær for Poltrona Frau, the ceramics collection unites history, traditional craftsmanship, and modern aesthetics that reference Picenian culture through color and shape. The pieces – a vase, cup,…
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How a massive moon sculpture landed at St. Petersburg’s Mahaffey Theater
ST. PETERSBURG — Have you seen the massive moon glowing from inside the Mahaffey Theater? The dazzling installation hangs in the atrium and is visible in the new restaurant Sonata’s upstairs location. It’s also a spectacle for patrons outside on the pavilion. The Bill Edwards Foundation of the Arts collaborated with Imagine Museum to bring…
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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…