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ArtWorking has a mission for artists with disabilities
At a workbench dusted with fine clay powder, dotted with dry glaze splotches, and scattered with potter’s tools, artist Richard Berkholtz is in motion. He carefully feels for his paintbrush with his right hand as he locates a pot of glaze with his left. Expertly, he relocates his recently spun clay bowl and begins to…
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Sacramento offers more than $2 million in financial support for local artists
SACRAMENTO — Artist Katy Karns has a passion for photography and owns a studio in Old Sacramento. She creates artistic composites and takes personalized portraits, but it’s still not enough to earn a full-time income. “It’s incredibly hard to be able to keep pursuing things that you want to be pursuing in art,” she said.…
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Angelina College Visual Arts students recognized at reception
Angelina College’s Visual Arts students closed out their busy year with a reception held this past Tuesday in the Angelina Center for the Arts foyer. Those students are displaying their works in the ACA all the way through the month of June. While all those students earned deserved recognition, there were a couple who are…
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Five robotic systems that can paint like human artists
The intersection of robotics and art is producing increasingly fascinating results, blurring the lines between human creativity and machine capabilities. While industrial robots have long been adept at precise, repetitive tasks like automotive painting, a new generation of robotic arms is emerging with the ability to create art in a manner reminiscent of human painters.…
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Artists Hand Gallery and Espresso Bar prepares to ‘take over’ Indiana Theater with locally-produced short films, ‘Loving Vincent’
Locally sourced art short films and a showing of “Loving Vincent” fills the docket of the Indiana Theater as The Artists Hand Gallery and Espresso bar plans a “takeover.” “Some cultural and historical experts have said that film is THE artform of the 20th century,” The Artists Hand said to its email list subscribers, “for…
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Students’ artwork on display, winners announced
A crowd of students, parents, and friends gathered at the Arts Depot in Union City on Sunday afternoon for the Art Association of Randolph County’s 52nd-annual Randolph County High School Art Show. They enjoyed browsing the works on display, visiting with fellow artists from other schools, and snacking on refreshments while anxiously awaiting the…
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Young and old celebrate art in all forms during annual Arts Walk, Youth Arts Celebration
Philadelphia Street became the place to be Saturday. Aside from the unofficial senior bar crawl for soon-to-be graduates from IUP and Downtown Indiana’s Spring Ladies Day out, the annual Arts Walk Saturday displayed works from local artists in many local businesses in the heart of Indiana. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for…
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Coral artist Kevin Wolford inducted into the Pittsburgh Society of Artists Guild, opens studio for annual Arts Walk
On the third floor of the Indiana Theater building lies the Poison Pen Studio, filled with just about every style of painting and illustration one can think of. It is here where Coral artist Kevin Wolford resides, creating works of art that have hung in galleries across the region. Notably, Wolford is a member artist…
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Paris Spies-Gans uncovers overlooked contributions of women artists in history
Paris Spies-Gans is rewriting the history of artistic representation. The Getty Center hosted a free lecture at the Harold M. Williams Auditorium on Sunday featuring Spies-Gans’ commentary about her current work on the politics of artistic expression in 18th and 19th century European art. The talk introduced her research on the gaps in historical representation…
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From Concept to Concert: CoSA Dance and Digital Arts Bring “Envision” to the Stage
Have you ever wondered how a choreographer brings an idea to life in movement? The Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) Dance Conservatory, in partnership with the Digital Arts Conservatory, will showcase Envision–an exciting evening of dance and filmmaking at the Coronado Performing Arts Center on Friday, May 16 and Saturday May 17 at 7pm.…