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New Exhibition Celebrates the Bond Between an Artist and Her Guide Dog
Emilie Gossiaux’s Londons Dancing with Flowers (2023) Emilie Gossiaux After she lost her sight, artist Emilie Gossiaux developed a strong bond with her guide dog, London. This week, Gossiaux opened a new solo exhibition at the Queens Museum in New York—and the English Labrador retriever is at its heart. The show, titled “Other-Worlding,” celebrates the duo’s interdependent…
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Fall 2023 issue of Hard Freight literary arts magazine available online
ALTOONA, Pa. — The fall 2023 issue of Hard Freight, Penn State Altoona’s literary arts magazine, is now available online. The fall 2023 issue showcases undergraduate poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art and a faculty spotlight featuring the work of Steven Sherrill, professor of English and integrative arts. Altoona students interested in serving on…
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Walasse Ting’s Under-Recognized Art Takes the Spotlight in a Florida Retrospective
Some believe it’s a mystery why Walasse Ting did not have a solo exhibition in the United States before now. “He was so central to so many critical narratives,” said NSU Art Museum curator Ariella Wolens. “He does pop up, and it’s not like he’s completely disappeared,” Mia Ting, his daughter, told ARTnews. “But he’s…
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Showcasing projects from Stephen Palmer Travel Bursary Fund 2023
Published: 07 Dec 2023 Creative Scotland and Engage Scotland are delighted to showcase the projects of the 11 recipients of the Stephen Palmer Travel Bursary Fund 2023. Kathryn Hanna at Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop, images courtesy of the artist. The fund provided support to freelancers working in the visual arts in Scotland to connect with peers…
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Des Moines’ new federal courthouse features art from a National Medal of Arts recipient
Des Moines will be the home of a new artwork by a National Medal of Arts recipient, the highest award given to artists by the American government. Ann Hamilton, a decorated visual artist and educator, is responsible for the nine, several-stories high limestone columns that adorn the first-floor atrium of the new U.S. District Courthouse,…
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Artist JR: ‘I’ve been arrested in Turkey, Germany, Paris. But it’s worth it because art has power’
At first glance, a vast black-and-white mural that has just appeared on the facade of the Superblue building in Miami does nothing to dispel the idea that you’re in the world’s party capital. There are women in bikinis, nightclub dancers, dining couples, dudes in bucket hats, ladies with facelifts. This jostling mass of humanity is…
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Artists, developers work to beautify Gowanus amid construction boom
If you happen to find yourself at Nevins Street between Douglass and Degraw Streets in Gowanus, Brooklyn, amid all the new construction is a family history. That history is displayed through photos. It’s the work of Brooklyn-based artist Demarcus McGaughey, who took old black and white photos of his family and transformed them into colorful…
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Small art makes big visual splash at Wortley Village gallery
Hundreds of works from 250 aspiring and professional local artists are now on display at a gallery in London’s Wortley Village, all with two things in common. They’re all one-square-foot in size, and they’re all for sale. The 11th annual Square Foot Show kicked off Wednesday afternoon at the Westland Gallery with a grand opening…
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Art that you can still catch at Chennai’s Madras Art Weekend : a quick guide
Shared histories Explore an abandoned biscuit factory in Kottivakam this weekend, enveloped in art and music. The innovative Chennai Photo Biennale team recently discovered a warehouse opposite their office for a photo exhibition, and then decided to activate it for audiences who make the trek across the city to visit. The heart of the show is Shared Tides,…
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Grant Awards Help Local Artists and Cultural Organizations Thrive
Posted December 7, 2023 | 9:24 AM Arts Council funding 11 individual artists and 37 organizations in fiscal year 2024 Three Arts Council of Hillsborough County grant programs totaling $404,192 in funding have been allocated to a combined 44 artists and organizations in Hillsborough’s thriving arts community. Established in 1991, the Cultural Development Grant Program…