Category: Visual Arts

  • Haven Ross: Visual Arts graduate builds community through art and mentorship

    Haven Ross: Visual Arts graduate builds community through art and mentorship

    May 20, 2025May 20, 2025 When Haven Ross first visited Clemson, she hadn’t planned on staying long. A friend had invited her for a tour, and Haven, then a high school student studying at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, was tagging along. But a chance encounter inside the Department of Art changed everything. “I…

  • Paradise City Arts Festival returns Memorial Day weekend

    Paradise City Arts Festival returns Memorial Day weekend

    A scene from a previous Paradise City Arts Festival.Reminder Publishing file photo NORTHAMPTON — The Paradise City Arts Festival is returning on Memorial Day weekend for another three-day set of New England’s premier showcase of contemporary craft and fine art, featuring handmade home décor, sculpture, fashion, jewelry and more. Running from Saturday, May 24 to…

  • Blowing Rock celebrates return of Art in the Park

    BLOWING ROCK — Blowing Rock’s beloved Art in the Park returned for its 60th season on Saturday, bringing fine art and handcrafts to downtown. Artists’ tents line Park Avenue, just off Main Street, providing easy access to the town’s boutiques, restaurants and local parks. It’s a great chance to find unique gifts or add to…

  • Marianna Hofer Endowment Grant Recipients Announced

    Marianna Hofer Endowment Grant Recipients Announced

    (From the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts) Two inspiring visual arts projects in Findlay have been awarded The Marianna Hofer Endowment Grant to foster artistic growth and promote community connection through the power of creativity. Awakening Minds Art (AMA), a local nonprofit committed to inclusive arts education, is launching Cops & Kids Get Creative,…

  • What a Year Painting With a Robot Taught Me About A.I.

    What a Year Painting With a Robot Taught Me About A.I.

    Talk about technology’s encroachment into the creative industries is everywhere right now. But a year-long residency in robotic painting revealed to me just how inflated and imprecise the public conversation around A.I. in the arts has become. As an artist who has been using A.I. in making physical artworks for a decade, I thought I…

  • Exhibition featuring works by Ashland Community Arts League members May 27-July 26

    Exhibition featuring works by Ashland Community Arts League members May 27-July 26

    ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Art Gallery at Ashland University is hosting a regional juried exhibition from Tuesday, May 27, through Saturday, July 26, featuring works created by the 23 members of the Ashland Community Arts League. The opening reception will be Friday, May 30, from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition consists of 71 works and…

  • Contemporary Art Exhibition in Stonecrest Library

    Multidisciplinary artist Solomon C. Judge’s exhibition at Stonecrest Library explores what it means to be “normal” or “abnormal” in modern society, providing the opportunity for the viewer to reflect on themselves and the world around them. The pieces in this exhibition were created over three years, brought together by a common theme; the intersection of…

  • ED BANK FORMS NEW VISUAL ARTS COMMITTEE

    Michael Mazzeo, who initiated the discussions that led to the creation of the Red Bank Visual Arts Committee, inside his gallery, Galerie Lucida.   (Photo by Brian Donohue. Click to enlarge.) By BRIAN DONOHUE The Borough of Red Bank has advisory committees for Parks and Recreation, Community Engagement and Equity, Shade Trees, and commissions for historic…

  • Former associate director returns to Lisa Sette Gallery

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  • Nature-inspired art classes for BMCA’s 19th annual Art in Bloom

    Nature-inspired art classes for BMCA’s 19th annual Art in Bloom

    Art in Bloom is the Black Mountain Center for the Arts’ signature annual event, now celebrating its 19th year. This unique celebration intertwines visual art, floral design, and garden exploration into a vibrant, multiday experience that supports the arts in Western North Carolina. This series of events is amplified with several floral-inspired workshops this month…