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After Being Exiled from the US for Her Communist Activism, Elizabeth Catlett Forged a Multilingual Visual Vocabulary
Elizabeth Catlett’s retrospective “A Black Revolutionary Artist and All That It Implies,” at the Brooklyn Museum, testifies to how Catlett’s creative ethos saw visual art and social justice as deeply intertwined. In addition to displaying her oeuvre, the museum has rounded up her various cultural and stylistic influences from Black Power Movement ephemera to pre-Hispanic…
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Expressive Learning: Inner-City Arts furthers young creatives
What started as an arts program for local children in a one-room warehouse is now an expansive service organization benefiting Downtown Los Angeles. Inner-City Arts has provided invaluable arts education for young learners in the heart of the city for 35 years. The teachings from the organization and its sweeping array of programs impact children…
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New exhibition showcasing work of 17 artists being held in Newport
Quay Arts is hosting the ‘Portfolio’ exhibition, featuring a variety of art forms, including painting, print, drawing, textiles, ceramics, bookbinding and sculpture. All artists involved in the exhibition have taught on Quay Arts’ 30-week-long Portfolio Preparation Course, devised and developed by professional artist Nick Martin. The course helps individuals refine their artistic skills, build an…
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Artist and designer Es Devlin awarded Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT
Artist and designer Es Devlin is the recipient of the 2025 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT. The $100,000 prize, to be awarded at a gala in her honor, also includes an artist residency at MIT in spring 2025, during which Es Devlin will present her work in a lecture open to the public…
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Art X Lagos Makes the Case for Art Fairs Having Diverse Offerings Beyond Just Visual Arts
In its nine years, Art X Lagos in Nigeria has grown to become the largest art fair in West Africa. Held from October 31 to November 3, at the capital city’s Federal Palace Hotel, this year’s edition brought in the fair’s biggest attendance yet. The draw of multiple artists and galleries from all over the…
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Billboard Artist Series Launches With Spellbinding New Photos of NewJeans
In October, NewJeans starred in the first edition of Billboard Artist, a new series of collectible art books produced by Billboard Korea. The inaugural edition tells the girl group’s story through a visual lens, showcasing the members’ style and fashion while incorporating interview highlights as well. NewJeans was honored as Group of the Year at…
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Grant supports launch of Shamokin visual arts program
Shamokin, Pa. — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has provided $400,000 to SEDA-COG and the Screen Arts Institute to launch a visual arts career program in Shamokin. The new program, called the Broadcast Arts Initiative, has a first-year goal to create 20 new local businesses. In addition to creating entirely new businesses, the program is expected…
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Summerfair Cincinnati’s Poster Design Contest Now Open
The annual contest to design Summerfair Cincinnati’s next commemorative poster is now open. Summerfair is the biggest arts and crafts festival in Greater Cincinnati, featuring over 300 artists from across the United States and Canada who exhibit and sell their work. The festival returns to Coney Island next year Saturday-Sunday, May 31-June 1. Organizers say…
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Northern Illinois University showcases power of music, dance, theatre and visual arts
As Paul Kassel sees it, the whole point is to keep widening the doors. For more than 50 years, the Northern Illinois University College of Visual and Performing Arts has sought to nurture the arts in DeKalb County. But the college’s reach has extended far beyond DeKalb and the school’s impact only continues to lengthen…
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Visual artists of Michigan’s music scene to be featured in upcoming festival
This story is part of a series about arts and culture in Washtenaw County. It is made possible by the Ann Arbor Art Center, the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Destination Ann Arbor, Larry and Lucie Nisson, and the University Musical Society. The inaugural GIG – The Art of Michigan Music Festival will spotlight visual artists…