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Dallas’ Felipe Velez fuses welding and abstract art into decorative, functional furniture
Felipe Velez and his Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts classmates were used to attending art workshops at school. Painters, sculptors and photographers had hosted these workshops before. But today’s lesson was different: The artist wore a helmet and leather gloves. Instead of a paint brush, his art tools were…
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McNeese to host Holiday Art Sale on Friday
McNeese to host Holiday Art Sale on Friday Published 10:27 am Tuesday, November 28, 2023 (Special to the American Press) The McNeese State University Student Art Association is hosting a Holiday Art Sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in the Grand Gallery of the Shearman Fine Arts Annex. McNeese art students and faculty will be…
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Holocaust survivors’ story links past with present
“Moses Man: Finding Home” follows the story of Holocaust survivors Lily and Kalman Haber and their nine-year journey from Vienna in 1938 through Europe, Cyprus, Palestine, and Africa to find home and freedom in America. The team behind the musical is filming at locations on the journey—most recently in Vienna, Austria, and Krakow, Poland. The…
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In a booming creative economy, entrepreneurs rely on a blend of art and business
Nature has always been a source of inspiration for Valerie Carrigan’s artwork. Over time, Carrigan found herself committed to protecting and preserving the natural world through the art of printmaking and book arts. After earning degrees in art education and fine arts, she built up her bodies of work and itched to get her pieces…
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Fabric art on display at Hammond Regional Arts Center
More than 50 fabric art creations from some of the most accomplished artists in the state are on exhibit at the Hammond Regional Arts Center. The collection will be available for viewing through Thursday, Dec. 21. The collection, titled “Color, Line and Shape,” by the center’s staff, is being offered by the Contemporary Fiber Artists…
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In and for – The Source – Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University and St. Louis go back a long time, exactly 170 years since the founding of the university in 1853. Today, the institution and the region are working more closely than ever on transformative solutions to societal challenges and partnering for the growth of every person in our community. In the following vignettes, you’ll learn about…
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Lincoln City Cultural Center: Plaza party celebrates milestone along bumpy road
The Poetry Path flows along the front of the 94-year-old Delake School. When forerunners of the Lincoln City Cultural Center took on the building as their home, almost everything needed to be updated, says Executive Director Niki Price. “That’s an amazing moment of faith they faced,” she says. “They were really sure that not only…
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Music center, arts council benefits from state funds
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } The North Carolina Arts Council announced $16 million in grants for fiscal year 2023-24 including funds for Brevard Music Center and the Transylvania Community Arts Council. The music center will get $82,500 and the arts council will get $15,568…
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From Plate to Palette
PLAC offers kids cooking class series Kids are going to get the chance to visit Down Under. No need to hop on a plane to Australia, the Pearson Lakes Art Center is hosting a cooking class for kids that will give take their taste buds and their eyes an adventure. From Plate to Palette is…
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How to Locate Joy, According to Our Editors
Sometimes it’s harder to find than others, I know. But let’s not stop looking. I often grab some early in the morning around the reservoir, and other days on the Lincoln Center website at 3 p.m. in a buy-tickets-now link for a performance that night. And on most days—often!—there is joy on the 19th floor…