<a href="https://media1.illinoistimes.com/illinoistimes/imager/u/original/17586340/bos05.jpg" rel="contentImg_gal-17586341" title="Photo by Zach Adams, 1221 Photography." data-caption="   Photo by Zach Adams, 1221 Photography.” class=”uk-display-block uk-position-relative uk-visible-toggle”> click to enlarge Photo by Zach Adams, 1221 Photography. Best PhotographerBest Visual Artist Zach Adams has been interested in photography since he was introduced to it by his high school art teacher. Adams has been working…

While conducting research on subjects ranging from salt marshes to plant-soil relationships, Artist Heather McMordie was inspired to push the boundaries of herbarium collections and explore intimate narratives about people’s relationships with plants. This past spring, McMordie, who is also an adjunct lecturer in visual arts, set out to turn her idea into reality by…

Eddie Chambers. Photo by Hakeem Adewumi The Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College (CCS Bard) today announced that distinguished Black British scholar and art historian, Eddie Chambers, has placed his papers with the CCS Bard Archives, significantly enhancing the scope of CCS Bard’s research collections. This archival acquisition is the first in a series dedicated…

Eddie Chambers. Photo by Hakeem Adewumi The Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College (CCS Bard) today announced that distinguished Black British scholar and art historian, Eddie Chambers, has placed his papers with the CCS Bard Archives, significantly enhancing the scope of CCS Bard’s research collections. This archival acquisition is the first in a series dedicated…

The Georgia Art Education Association (GAEA) recently announced the winners of the 2024 State Art Education Award. Two of Georgia’s top art educators serve students in Cobb Schools. Palmer Middle School’s Nicole Gaut won Georgia Art Education Middle Level Art Educator of the Year. At the same time, Wheeler High School’s Bill Rembert Sr. earned the…

“There was no art here. There was no fashion here, just all surfboards, and bikinis, wraps, and flip flops.” Homeira recalling her arrival in Manhattan Beach by Elka Worner Over the past two decades, art patron Homeira Goldstein has curated 35 shows at the Manhattan Beach Art Center featuring some of the country’s most prominent…

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) – The City of Lawton Arts and Humanities Department has announced it is taking nominations for the 2023 Lawton Cultural Awards. Since 1971, Lawton has recognized people who make outstanding contributions to the city’s cultural life. The organization is taking nominations for citizens, educators and businesses in the arts and humanities. Anyone…

Disney World has revealed the dates for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. What You Need To Know Disney has announced the dates for the 2024 edition of the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts The event will run Jan. 12 to Feb. 19 at EPCOT Food studios, art displays and Disney on…

HOUGHTON — The Ortlip Gallery at Houghton University will be hosting a show of work by longtime art professor John Rhett this fall. “Self-Evaluation: Selected Work from 50 Years in Art by Houghton Professor of Art John Rhett,” will be open from Friday through Dec. 15. The public is invited to an opening reception from…

BUCKHANNON – From a closed-up, run-down bar in 2016 to a bustling community arts center in 2023, the building located at 48 East Main Street in Buckhannon – originally constructed as the historic Colonial Theatre – has come full circle. Approximately seven years after the City of Buckhannon purchased the then-dilapidated structure from the former…