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Launching the careers of emerging artists for nearly 40 years
Paddy Mittag-McNaught ’20 came to St. Olaf College with the goal of preparing himself for a career in architecture. In addition to completing a major in studio art, he designed an individual major in architecture and sustainable studies. He worked as a teaching assistant in the Art Department, was a monitor in the wood shop,…
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Local arts organizations in peril following NEA grant termination
Atlanta Ballet is one of the local arts organizations left reeling following NEA grant cuts. (Photo by Kim Kenney) To say that our national cultural infrastructure is in crisis is an understatement. Historically, the U.S. government has allocated a very small percentage of the federal budget to support arts and culture. Despite this, one can…
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A Room with a View (of Art)
Co-authored by Eileen Cardillo, DPhil. Even in the best of circumstances, receiving healthcare in America entails a great deal of waiting—waiting to check-in, waiting to be seen, waiting to meet with a physician, waiting for a test result, waiting for a procedure to begin or to be over with, waiting to push, waiting to heal,…
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Arts All-Star: Alyx LaRock
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – This week’s 7News Arts All-Star is Alyx LaRock. Alyx LaRock is a student at OFA and is studying visual arts. Watch the video above to learn more about this week’s 7News Arts All-Star Alyx LaRock. Copyright 2025 WWNY. All rights reserved.
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Local talent shines in congressional art competition
Local artists from the Antelope Valley have been recognized in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. This year’s winners were announced Monday by Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce.
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Don’t be short-sighted by eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts
Chris Auman | Special to the Canton Repository I’m writing to you today to bring attention to a critical issue that will affect us all: the proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) by the current administration in Washington. Eliminating the NEA may look like a simple budget cut on paper, but…
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Carnival theme highlighted in BMS art
If visitors asked the robed fortune teller at the Bedford Middle School on Tuesday about what the evening and this next week holds, Stihl Price, 13, and in 7th grade at the school could peer into the crystal ball and predict an art show largely student-driven. Alysia Dalesio is the art teacher, and has been…
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Santa Monica Exhibit Showcases Artists Silenced by Pandemic
The exhibit features a wide spectrum of visual art that emerged from a period defined by social upheaval, personal introspection, and global disruption A new art exhibit opening at the Annenberg Community Beach House this week gives overdue recognition to artists whose work went unseen during the pandemic. Titled “Santa Monica Artists in Residence, 2020–2024,”…
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BHS hosts Fine Arts Festival
The arts were on full display at Bellefontaine High School Wednesday night for the annual Fine Arts Festival. Artwork from students in grades 6-12 filled the atrium near the Distance Learning Center. Birdhouses, wind spinners, and American flag wall decorations designed by students were also on display. Attendees then enjoyed a concert in the main…
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Art in the Afternoon exhibit opens at Center for the Arts – Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Art in the Afternoon exhibit opens at Center for the Arts Published 8:44 pm Thursday, May 15, 2025 1 of 2 CRAFTING HIS CAT: Logan Edge, 8, stands with his cardboard sculpted cat on opening night of the exhibit. (Jill Holloway/The Thomasville Times- Enterprise) A HANDCRAFTED HEADPIECE: Ellie Rubbo’s handmade headband was on display during…