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Pacita Abad’s historic paintings come to SFMOMA
The late Filipina artist Pacita Abad (1946-2004) painted humanity. From the Cambodian humanitarian crisis to the Mexican-American migration, she chronicled the stories of people she encountered throughout her travels, spanning six continents and three decades. Ex // Top Stories
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Traveling art exhibit honoring 100 years of Texas state parks comes to PPHM
Canyon — Visitors are now able to see scenes from a host of state parks around Texas, as shared via art displayed on gallery walls. In honor of the Centennial Celebration of Texas State Parks, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM) in Canyon is displaying a new traveling art exhibit, now through Feb. 18. “Panhandle-Plains Historical…
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Marina Abramovic Thinks the Pain of Love Is Hell on Earth
“I’m all for heroism,” Marina Abramovic says. “I love heroism.” And at 76, after a long and groundbreaking career, she is largely viewed by the art world in heroic terms. Abramovic is currently the subject of a show at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, where she is the first female artist to host…
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Millicent Lynch finds art in the face of tragedy
While her father was bedridden in the hospital, Millicent Lynch received an interesting request. Her father, a passionate visual artist, asked her to create a painting for him. She gladly fulfilled his request, taking a blank canvas and turning it into a vibrant and majestic nature piece she called ‘Dad’s View’. He expressed sheer delight…
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Waterworks elects officers, names new board members
Waterworks elects officers, names new board members Published 12:00 am Sunday, October 29, 2023 Submitted from Waterworks SALISBURY — On July 26, the Board of Directors of Waterworks Visual Arts Center elected officers for 2023-2024. Ed Hull, retired executive and community leader, enters his fourth year as board president, along with Kathleen Bergeron, an independent…
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Waterworks Visual Arts Center to host annual chili cook-off
Waterworks Visual Arts Center to host annual chili cook-off Published 12:00 am Sunday, October 29, 2023 Guests enjoy an evening of chili during a previous year’s Big Chili Cook-off, hosted by Waterworks Visual Arts Center. – Submitted SALISBURY — Guests are invited to don their best “Rhinestone Cowboy” outfit and taste up to 10 lip-smackin’…
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Artist Gaspar Enriquez
Artist Gaspar Enriquez is partnering with the Stanlee and Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso and the Paso del Norte Community Foundation to create the Gaspar Enriquez Cultural Center in San Elizario. The center will be housed at Mi Casa Gallery, two adjoining adobe buildings totaling…
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Vincent Price’s Least Famous Role: Art Curator for Sears
In 1966, Sears and Roebuck, then America’s most popular retailer, hired the original Master of Menace, Vincent Price, to sell fine art to the public. Price, best known to audiences of the time as the star of numerous B-level horror movies, was not only the frontman of the retailer’s fine art line but also the…
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TULCA Festival of Visual Arts announces its 2023 programme
Echo’s Bones production The 21st edition of the TULCA Festival of Visual Arts, entitled honey, milk and salt in a seashell before sunrise, will take place in venues across Galway from 3 to19 November. This year’s TULCA festival is curated by Iarlaith Ní Fheorais and features a programme of multi-venue exhibitions and events including artist…
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Next Gen at the Center presents ‘Mussorgsky in Miniature’ on Oct. 30
BAY HARBOR — At 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, in partnership with the Traverse Symphony Orchestra and Interlochen Public Radio, the Great Lakes Center for the Arts will host its first Next Gen event of the 2023-24 school year entitled “Mussorgsky in Miniature: Pictures at an Exhibition – A Masterpiece in Narrative Style.” Written by Russian composer Modest…
