Category: Visual Arts

  • TACA Announces Diverse Group of Four 2023 New Works Recipients

    TACA Announces Diverse Group of Four 2023 New Works Recipients

    TACA, The Arts Community Alliance, has announced four 2023 recipients of its re-envisioned New Works Fund that supports new works of performing, literary, and visual art in varying stages of development by BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and female artists. The organization said that a diverse group of four arts organizations representing multidisciplinary new works will share the…

  • Ossipee Public Library featuring the art of Rob Marx

    Ossipee Public Library featuring the art of Rob Marx

    OSSIPEE — Ossipee Public Library is featuring the work of area artist Rob Marx for the month of November. Marx is a watercolor painter, illustrator and printmaker. He earned a degree in printmaking and drawing with masters work in illuminated manuscripts. With a portfolio spanning three decades, he specializes in producing artistic designs and logos…

  • An education in the arts is necessary at the university level

    An education in the arts is necessary at the university level

    We can’t get far into our day without coming into contact with the arts.  A pump-up song awakens us as our alarm goes off in the mornings. We like photos as we scroll through social media. As we wind down for the night, we watch an episode of our favorite show. We consume products of…

  • The two open letters that have ripped the arts world apart

    The two open letters that have ripped the arts world apart

    Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Mass resignations, boardroom brawls, angry donors, competing open letters and artist pitted against artist. These are just some of the ways the Israel-Hamas war is filtering down into Australia’s high-powered arts world. Like other institutions in Australia, including sport and the media, the arts community has been…

  • Charlotte County fine arts gallery celebrates 35th year

    Charlotte County fine arts gallery celebrates 35th year

    Sea Grape Gallery in downtown Punta Gorda weathered two hurricanes and a recession during the last 35 years and emerged thriving.  The Marion Avenue gallery celebrated its 35th anniversary Thursday with music, food and celebration, as throngs of admirers, art aficionados, locals and visitors alike filled the space and viewed various exhibits.  Potter Bonnie Benande,…

  • Wagner staff and faculty artistry on display at the Spotlight Gallery

    Wagner staff and faculty artistry on display at the Spotlight Gallery

    Wagner College’s Department of Visual Art is pleased to present its first juried show of art made by staff and non-Art Department faculty, on display now until November 30 at the Spotlight Gallery. Visual Arts Department faculty selected this group of artworks from many entries showing an impressive range of styles and media. Find descriptions…

  • Fluid creativity: Shifting nature inspires Le Roy artist

    Fluid creativity: Shifting nature inspires Le Roy artist

    Le Roy artist Julie A. Lambert compares her art to the nature that influences her work: it’s fluid. “Nature is continuously shifting and influences my creativity all the time,” said Lambert, a master papermaker who has exhibited her artwork throughout the northeast. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

  • New WIP-Funded Initiative Focuses on Creative Economy

    The University of Wyoming’s Neltje Center for Excellence in Creativity and the Arts, Sheridan College and Northwest College have been awarded $1.1 million through the Wyoming Innovation Partnership to strengthen the state’s creative economy. The initiative is aimed at supporting artists and creatives in building sustainable art practices, starting arts-related nonprofits or building arts-related businesses.…

  • Harrisison School for the Arts Host’s 8th Grade Invitational visual art exhibit

    Harrisison School for the Arts Host’s 8th Grade Invitational visual art exhibit

    Harrison School for the Arts is honored to once again host our 8th Grade Invitational visual art exhibit on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. in the Harrison Art Gallery. The exhibit will feature works by 8th grade students submitted by middle school art teachers from around Polk County. This event is free and…

  • Indigenous art finds dedicated exhibition space within Manitoba Legislative Building

    Indigenous art finds dedicated exhibition space within Manitoba Legislative Building

    Scattered throughout the century-old Manitoba Legislative Building are the works of famed Indigenous artists, including Daphne Odjig and Jackson Beardy. Some pieces hang in offices, while others are placed for passersby to see. Now, one room in the historic building is home to an exhibit that showcases more than 20 pieces of Indigenous art. Having…