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Local art galleries collaborate on Art Auction celebrating Caribbean artists
Bernard S. Hoyes’ 2019 acrylic and oil painting (size: 24 x 30 in), named “Caribbean Utterance.” This is one of the artworks featured in the auction presented by Calabar Gallery and the Caribbean Fine Art Fair (CAFA). Photo by Bernard S. Hoyes Sign up for our Caribbean Life email newsletter to get news, updates, and…
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A Monumental Mural by Ranu Mukherjee Opens a New SF Ballet Program
“Cool Britannia features three essential choreographic innovators in ballet who are unafraid to break with and reimagine artistic traditions and push them forward,” SF Ballet Artistic Director Tamara Rojo stated in yesterday’s announcement. “This new work of art speaks directly to Cool Britannia’s themes while supporting the Ballet’s vision of bringing new, multi-disciplinary artistry work…
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Local artist making, selling watercolor paints
HANNIBAL — What began with an idea to make sketchbooks for watercolor painters led Quincy, Ill. artist Peggy Burchard-Ballard to the intersection of art and chemistry, making watercolor paints by hand. The process involves several time consuming steps. First a binder for the paint is mixed using Gum Arabic, honey, glycerin, clove oil and ox gall.…
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Clifton Ridge Middle hosts ‘Fall into the Arts’
Clifton Ridge Middle School hosted its annual “Fall into the Arts” event to celebrate what students have learned and practiced in fine arts classes, featuring fall-themed showcases, such as a band performance, drama production, and an art gallery. The fall event was open to the public for a $5 admission fee to support the school’s…
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“Artists Needs Obsessions”: Andres Serrano, in Conversation With Todd Solondz
By Todd Solondz December 18, 2024 Almost 40 years ago, the artist Andres Serrano became that unlikely thing—a visual artist who’s also a household name—in a manner he didn’t necessarily intend. When his 1987 photograph Piss Christ was included in the body of work that won him an award and a cash prize, partially funded by…
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Geneva’s The Dove Block Project thrives with NYSCA grant support
GENEVA, N.Y. — Grants are essential for sustaining the arts, providing vital funding for programs, exhibitions and workshops. For community art centers like The Dove Block Project in historic downtown Geneva, these funds are the backbone of creativity, keeping it accessible to everyone in the Finger Lakes region. What You Need To Know The Dove Block…
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The Coffee Ship hosts an exhibition of fine Native art in Shiprock
Sculptures by Oreland C. Joe are displayed at The Coffee Ship’s “Native Fine Art Show” on Friday, Dec. 13, in Shiprock. Kristian Yazzie/Tri-City Record Cafe born out of the coronavirus pandemic hosts celebrated local talent A shining open business sign lights a window as cars line the dirt parking lot on a warm winter Friday…
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Bridging the gap between Indian contemporary art and Chennai
The gallery at Alliance Francaise of Madras is practically unrecognisable today; the white cube has been transformed with deep red and black walls and a faux flooring to mimic art collector and entrepreneur Jaiveer Johal’s home. It is after all, perhaps only a quarter of Jaiveer’s priced personal art collection that hangs on these walls…
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Artist Chivas Clem’s new show is an elegy for Southern masculinity
They say you can’t go home again. But for Chivas Clem, returning to Paris, Texas, sparked a new body of work. Clem moved home over 10 years ago after a stint in New York at Artforum magazine and the American Fine Arts gallery. The quiet environs of his hometown gave him the space for ambitious…
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Visit Here: The National Art Museum
From far-flung places in our Take the Subway series, we move closer to the city center for a look at a few spots that we think, while they may not be on any Beijing top sights lists, are definitely worth going out of your way to visit. Continuing on our most recent trajectory, we continue a…
