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Visual Arts Review: At the Danforth Art Museum — Strong Exhibitions That will Get You Thinking
By Lauren Kaufmann A look at three exhibitions by New England artists who are concerned about climate change and gun violence. Danforth Art Museum: My Dear Americans, It’s Not Enough; Suzanne Révy: A Murmur In the Trees; Ecologies of Restoration, and Boston Artists and the Holocaust, through January 26 Ileana Doble Hernandez’s Not Enough. Photo: courtesy…
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Institute of American Indian Arts Offers a Unique Low-Residency MFA in Studio Arts
The Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts (MFASA) program at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is a low-residency graduate degree program mindful of students’ needs to maintain professional, family, and community relationships while pursuing advanced studies in contemporary studio arts. Our model allows artists to pursue an MFA from anywhere in the world and…
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Public Art on Private Buildings Program Wows With First Effort
Montpelier’s social media feeds were recently flush with photos of Lopi LaRue’s mural on the parking lot side of the Bent Nails Bistro, at the corner of Elm and Langdon streets. Locals called it “powerful,” “evocative,” and “incredible.” Downtown is host to many examples of public art, but this is the first time Elm Street…
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Cozy Homes and Woodland Wonders Abound in Julie Liger-Belair’s Collages
“cottage bubble.” All images courtesy of Julie Liger-Belair, shared with permission Cozy Homes and Woodland Wonders Abound in Julie Liger-Belair’s Collages December 10, 2024 Art Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark From flowery headdresses to botanical guises to houses perched on the tippy-top of tree stumps, Julie Liger-Belair’s collages (previously) invite us into a whimsical…
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Ovation TV, Spectrum Celebrate 8th Year of Stand for the Arts | Programming
Ovation TV and Charter Spectrum revealed the winners of their 2024-2025 Stand for the Arts awards, recognizing local arts, cultural and educational organizations and programs. Since the initiative began in 2017, Ovation and Spectrum have given out 80 awards totaling $800,000 toward arts education. This year, 10 organizations in Spectrum markets will receive $10,000 each.…
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Storm King to Begin 2025 With Nora Lawrence as Executive Director
The family-run Hudson Valley sculpture park inaugurates its 65th anniversary year with fresh leadership, a $53-million upgrade and new acquisitions. Storm King Art Center, the 500-acre outdoor museum, announced on Tuesday that Nora Lawrence, its artistic director and chief curator, will succeed its president, John P. Stern, as the institution’s leader in January. It also…
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Things Not Seen
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Review: The Guggenheim’s new exhibition teaches a history lesson about a fleeting art movement
Geometric shards and sweeping streaks in chromatic hues adorn The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s walls. Upon first glance, the artworks feature no discernible subject for interpretation. Yet viewers walking around the museum’s iconic rotunda are brought along a journey of education and appreciation of Orphism, a largely unknown style of colorful abstract art, coined in…
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Sharing skills, building community
Family can teach you a lot of things. For sisters Cheryl and Sarah Hinman, family has taught them the joy in creating together, the insight gained from having someone there to bounce ideas off, and the value of sharing creative skills and resources. The artistic duo are the minds behind the design studio Gingergold, originally…
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Danza a la Rebeldía: Student-created mural unveiled at Baskin Visual Arts Center is a celebration of resilience
From the moment Professor John Jota Leaños began the first day of ART 139: Murals and Movements by offering sage gathered from his garden, it was clear the course would provide a rich, immersive experience. Exploring the history of muralism in the context of social and political art movements across the Americas, students worked together…