In keeping with its 30 years of active cultural patronage, Societe Generale has made a commitment to Villa Albertine, a cultural institution of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and the French Embassy in the United States. By becoming a Major Partner of the Villa’s residencies for three years, the Group will support…

Speers Gallery at Kennebunk Free Library will present the exhibit “Hearing Nature’s Song” by Rhonda Miller. The exhibit will run Dec. 2-28, and the public is invited to an opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Acadia Stream by Rhonda Miller. Speers Gallery at Kennebunk Free Library will present the exhibit “Hearing…

It’s odd to think that this history of artist David Edward Byrd started with a trip to the bathroom… but it did. However, this visit to the john was far removed from much of the history you’re about to read. It didn’t take place in the artist hatchery of 1960s Carnegie Tech (later Carnegie Mellon…

In a recent study published in eClinicalMedicine, researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy of the Pre-Texts arts-literacy intervention in decreasing anxiety and depression among high school pupils. Study: An arts-literacy intervention for adolescent depression and anxiety symptoms: outcomes of a randomised controlled trial of Pre-Texts with Kenyan adolescents. Image Credit: Nataliia Kulykovska/Shutterstock.com…

Joaquín is the founder and chief creative officer of the global creative agency, the community. Working his way up from copywriter, he became executive creative director at BBDO, before opening la comunidad (known as the community in the U.S.), with his brother, José Mollá, over 20 years ago. The community has offices in Miami, Buenos…

So much of the art world orbits around questions of value, not only in terms of appraisals and price tags, but also: What is worthy of your time in These Times, as well as your energy, your attention, and yes, your hard-earned cash? What is the math that you do to determine something’s meaning and…

Tenure-track search in Painting University of California, Davis 1 Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616-8528USA arts.ucdavis.edu Instagram The Department of Art and Art History at the University of California, Davis seeks a promising artist working in painting for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position, beginning July 1, 2024. Applicants should demonstrate an exceptional level of promise and…

Not many symphony orchestras are also in the book publishing business, but Tallahassee’s Symphony is. The orchestra launched its very first book on Sunday, Nov. 19. The book is entitled: “T is for Tallahassee: The ABCs of our Musical Community.” It’s illustrated by 26 local visual artists, including Eluster Richardson: “This is a brilliant idea…

On a snowy day roughly 12 years ago, shoemaker Anne Marika Verploegh Chassé’s train pulled into a city she had never heard of — Providence, Rhode Island.  Carrying a bag of shoe samples, Chassé walked up to the Rhode Island School of Design Industrial Design building on South Main Street for the first time.  “I…