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Big, beautiful and welcoming: William & Mary’s world-class museum reopens
After two years of construction, the renovated Muscarelle Museum of Art at The Martha Wren Briggs Center for the Visual Arts opens this month with more amenities, more art and a reinvigorated mission to be a social and educational hub. “We can’t wait to welcome William & Mary students, faculty and staff, as well as…
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Community School of Digital and Visual Arts Selects DreamBox Reading Plus — THE Journal
Community School of Digital and Visual Arts Selects DreamBox Reading Plus By Rhea Kelly 02/05/25 North Carolina’s Community School of Digital and Visual Arts is ramping up efforts to improve student achievement in reading with the deployment of DreamBox Reading Plus by Discovery Education. A public charter school for students in grades K-8, CSDVA serves…
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Visual arts alive and well at Onamia schools
In this day and age, when the fine arts are slowly being nudged out of local school curriculums, it might be refreshing to know that the visual arts are alive and well in the Onamia School District, with teachers and programs available for every student grades Pre-K-12. One of the salient factors of offering classes…
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Artlab hosts ‘Wallpaper’ show
For Travis Walker, “Wallpaper” is a unique art show. “It’s the only show that allows visual artists to show unframed works on paper at an affordable price,” he said in his Victor studio as he started tacking “Wallpaper” pieces to the walls. #placement_706514_0_i{width:100%;margin:0 auto;}
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First Friday in February Brings Big Art Shows to Denver
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Tiny Art Show draws big numbers of entries, visitors
If there is one thing that patrons practically lose their heads over at the Tiny Art Show, it’s this: a display of small sculptures with an inventive take on Benjamin Franklin. Since 2022, artist Vik Sexton has created about two dozen Franklin heads a year for what is both the Emerge Gallery and Art Center’s…
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State & Union: Olean artist featured at Ellicottville library
The artistic fruits of Olean resident Amanda Hulbert’s labors with paint and canvas are being featured at the Ellicottville Memorial Library through March. Hulbert’s paintings are abstract and unusual — colors and shapes mingle and flow. She said she loves to experiment and uses several different techniques and tools when painting, making each piece a…
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Applications Open for Kansas Arts Commission Funding Opportunities – Ad Astra Radio | Your Hometown Radio Stations & Local News Source
TOPEKA, Kan. — Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced applications are being accepted for four Kansas Arts Commission (KAC) grant programs that support a wide range of arts and cultural activities across the state. The grant programs, which are designed to foster community pride, economic growth and cultural heritage, include: General…
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Call for fiber artists at Orcas Center
Submitted by the Orcas Center. Orcas Center’s Visual Arts Committee is seeking fiber artists for the next Community Art Show: Textile and Fiber Arts. Installation day: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 10:15 a.m.-noon. Art opening: Friday, Feb. 14, 5:30-7 p.m. On display: Feb. 14-March 19. Pickup: Thursday, March 20, 10:15 a.m.-noon. Textile artworks use plant, animal or…
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INTERVIEW: James Jean talks Johnnie Walker partnership
For this Lunar New Year, Diageo’s iconic Johnnie Walker continues its collaboration with Visual Artist James Jean, who created a striking and forward-looking design, which became the centrepiece of the brand’s celebratory offer to mark the arrival of the Year of the Snake. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, and raised in the US in New Jersey, Jean’s…