Category: Visual Arts

  • ‘My performance is being obliterated’: Mike Parr on Anna Schwartz fallout

    ‘My performance is being obliterated’: Mike Parr on Anna Schwartz fallout

    Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Contemporary artist Mike Parr says his most recent work of performance art “has been completely obliterated” in the wake of gallery owner Anna Schwartz’s decision to end their professional relationship. A week after parting company with Parr, Schwartz has stepped down from the board of Gertrude Contemporary.…

  • ‘My performance is being obliterated’: Mike Parr on Anna Schwartz fallout

    ‘My performance is being obliterated’: Mike Parr on Anna Schwartz fallout

    Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Contemporary artist Mike Parr says his most recent work of performance art “has been completely obliterated” in the wake of gallery owner Anna Schwartz’s decision to end their professional relationship. A week after parting company with Parr, Schwartz has stepped down from the board of Gertrude Contemporary.…

  • Displays at ‘The Gallery at Lakeland Community College’ open through Jan. 24

    Displays at ‘The Gallery at Lakeland Community College’ open through Jan. 24

    The Lakeland Community College Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition is on display now through Jan. 24 in the Gallery at Lakeland, housed inside the D-Building on the college’s campus in Kirtland. The annual exhibition serves to highlight the creative talents of Lakeland’s visual arts faculty, with artistic mediums represented in a diverse collection, including acrylic painting,…

  • Seniors shine in Southern Nash High visual arts class

    Seniors shine in Southern Nash High visual arts class

    Monserrat Campos, left, and Brenda Santiago-Hernandez display artwork they recently completed for Kelly Williams’ advanced visual arts honors class at Southern Nash High School. Contributed photo Southern Nash High School advanced visual arts honors class teacher Kelly Williams recognized seniors Monserrat Campos and Brenda Santiago-Hernandez in November for making waves with their artwork. Williams said…

  • Seniors shine in Southern Nash High visual arts class

    Seniors shine in Southern Nash High visual arts class

    Southern Nash High School advanced visual arts honors class teacher Kelly Williams recognized seniors Monserrat Campos and Brenda Santiago-Hernandez in November for making waves with their artwork. Williams said the students are dedicated to their craft and actively contribute to their school’s National Art Honor Society Club. “They have been a great team both in…

  • Seniors shine in Southern Nash High visual arts class

    Seniors shine in Southern Nash High visual arts class

    Monserrat Campos, left, and Brenda Santiago-Hernandez display artwork they recently completed for Kelly Williams’ advanced visual arts honors class at Southern Nash High School. Contributed photo Southern Nash High School advanced visual arts honors class teacher Kelly Williams recognized seniors Monserrat Campos and Brenda Santiago-Hernandez in November for making waves with their artwork. Williams said…

  • Darien Arts Center Winter/Spring Registration Opens

    Darien Arts Center Winter/Spring Registration Opens

    Registration is open for Darien Arts Center winter/spring classes for all ages in dance, visual arts and music. Winter/spring classes begin in January. To register for classes, visit darienarts.org or call (203) 655-8683. The DAC is located at 2 Renshaw Road, behind the Town Hall. DANCE: The DAC Dance Program offers classes for ages 3…

  • The Best Public Art of 2023

    Art Artsy Editorial Dec 11, 2023 5:20PM Phyllida Barlow, installation view of jape, 2022–23 in “Prank” presented by Public Art Fund in City Hall Park, New York City, 2023. © Phyllida Barlow. Photo by Nicholas Knight. ourtesy Public Art Fund, NY and Hauser & Wirth In a year brimming with visionary and timely projects, there…

  • Hiding in Plain Sight

    The newest attraction at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture is a small exhibition of big artifacts that hold even bigger secrets. “Secrets & Symbols,” which opens Dec. 9 in the Stern Gallery, showcases the hidden mysteries found within decorative furniture and homemade objects found in the former Virginia Historical Society’s extensive collection. “Each…

  • RDS Visual Art Awards 2023: Bold, entertaining exhibition shows strength of young Irish talent

    RDS Visual Art Awards 2023: Bold, entertaining exhibition shows strength of young Irish talent

    RDS Visual Art Awards Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin ★★★★☆ Each year the RDS brings together a panel of judges to review applications from graduating BA and MFA art students across Ireland, North and South. At the end of a lengthy adjudication and selection process, a small group are given the opportunity to show…