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…

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,…

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…

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…

Hundreds of works from 250 aspiring and professional local artists are now on display at a gallery in London’s Wortley Village, all with two things in common. They’re all one-square-foot in size, and they’re all for sale. The 11th annual Square Foot Show kicked off Wednesday afternoon at the Westland Gallery with a grand opening…

Shared histories Explore an abandoned biscuit factory in Kottivakam this weekend, enveloped in art and music. The innovative Chennai Photo Biennale team recently discovered a warehouse opposite their office for a photo exhibition, and then decided to activate it for audiences who make the trek across the city to visit.   The heart of the show is Shared Tides,…

Posted December 7, 2023 | 9:24 AM Arts Council funding 11 individual artists and 37 organizations in fiscal year 2024 Three Arts Council of Hillsborough County grant programs totaling $404,192 in funding have been allocated to a combined 44 artists and organizations in Hillsborough’s thriving arts community. Established in 1991, the Cultural Development Grant Program…

Maybe it was the overcast sky and chilly temperatures outside, or perhaps the rows and rows of artwork were starting to wear me down, but I couldn’t help but feel something deathly in the air at Art Basel Miami Beach. I’ve been attending Basel for years at this point, mostly as a reviewer for this…

Akbank Sanat, the pioneer in the art world in Türkiye, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a special exhibition. “A Space of Insight: Akbank Sanat and 30 Years” opened its doors on Dec. 6, offering a journey through time to explore 31 different exhibitions held at Akbank Sanat and the stories behind them. Hasan Bülent…

The call for visual arts projects for the tenth edition of PERSPEKTIVE is open until January 8, 2024. Launched in 2014, the PERSPEKTIVE fund is a project co-organized by the Bureau for visula arts/Institut français Germany and the Goethe-Institut. It seeks to support the development of collaborative and transnational artistic initiatives between French and German…