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Pop-up art show raises funds for schools
Various pieces of art sit atop a stack of lumber, at Baker Lumber in Grand Haven, during the annual Art at the Yard fundraiser on Oct. 5. Tribune photo / Elizabeth Granger The annual Art at the Yard did just what its sponsor, Lakeshore Visual Arts Collective, intended: bringing innovative arts events to unexpected places…
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Survey of Visual Arts: Canvasing the Midwest landscape with Rod Bouc
Landscape artist Rod Bouc draws inspiration from memories of his childhood on a Nebraska farm and attending a one-room schoolhouse. He describes his paintings as having romantic qualities in the tradition of Midwest artists Grant Wood, John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton. His mother, a seamstress, encouraged him to draw in the days before…
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Artist of the Week: Soo Hong
Soo Hong is a Seattle-based visual artist. Seattle Refined: How long have you been creating? What mediums do you work with?Hong: I’ve explored different approaches and various mediums in visual arts over the past 20 years. Currently, I primarily work in painting. Can you tell us about your artistic process and how the different stages…
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Call For Entry: The Abstract Image | ArtsHub UK – Arts Industry News, Jobs & Career Advice
The Abstract Image highlights the transformative power of abstraction in photography, allowing us to break free from reality and explore the myriad possibilities within non-representational states. This theme invites us to push the boundaries of photographic art by exploring alternative, experimental, or even accidental elements of the captured image that exhibit photography’s ability to serve…
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Nauvoo celebrates Plein Air Art (copy)
NAUVOO, Ill. – On Friday evening, Oct. 25, as part of the Nauvoo Oktoberfest celebration, local artists showcased their talents at the 2024 Nauvoo Plein Air Art Competition, held at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Attendees were treated to a vibrant display of paintings done in watercolor and other mediums, each capturing the beauty of…
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Day With(out) Art 2024: Red Reminds Me
From the venue: Move for a cause! Together, we are one mighty LUNG FORCE, united in hope and courage to achieve a world without lung cancer and lung disease. Join us for a morning of healthy activity among friends. It’s also an occasion to honor the memory of those we’ve lost to lung cancer, and…
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Iconic fire-starter generates heat on global art scene amid ancient skills revival
For countless generations, a unique, body-shaped tool with holes for eyes has been keeping Indigenous communities warm on chilly nights in the rainforests of northern Queensland. Now the ancient fire-starter — known as Bagu — is generating heat of a different kind after being introduced to the international art world, and featuring prominently as an…
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Art and Soul Among the Funk
Many art galleries in Santa Barbara go by the plan of a main-drag location, discoverable to walk-up traffic as well as regulars. The relatively young Art & Soul, one of the new galleries on (or off) the block in town, is more of the hidden-jewel variety. To find the space, head down to the Funk…
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November First Friday Art Trail at the Buddy Holly Center
LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) – The Buddy Holly Center invites the community to participate in Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail on Friday, November 1, 2024. First Friday Art Trail is a program of LHUCA (the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts). Held on the first Friday of every month in venues around the city,…
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Kamala Harris Advertisement Draws Inspiration from Carrie Mae Weems
As part of her national campaign advertisements, Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris was lent imagery from artist Carrie Mae Weems‘s landmark “Kitchen Table” series from 1990. The video, titled Kamala’s Table, began airing on October 30 on streaming and digital platforms in key battleground states. Weems most recently made headlines last month for receiving a National…
