“There was no art here. There was no fashion here, just all surfboards, and bikinis, wraps, and flip flops.” Homeira recalling her arrival in Manhattan Beach by Elka Worner Over the past two decades, art patron Homeira Goldstein has curated 35 shows at the Manhattan Beach Art Center featuring some of the country’s most prominent…

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) – The City of Lawton Arts and Humanities Department has announced it is taking nominations for the 2023 Lawton Cultural Awards. Since 1971, Lawton has recognized people who make outstanding contributions to the city’s cultural life. The organization is taking nominations for citizens, educators and businesses in the arts and humanities. Anyone…

Disney World has revealed the dates for the 2024 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts. What You Need To Know Disney has announced the dates for the 2024 edition of the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts The event will run Jan. 12 to Feb. 19 at EPCOT Food studios, art displays and Disney on…

HOUGHTON — The Ortlip Gallery at Houghton University will be hosting a show of work by longtime art professor John Rhett this fall. “Self-Evaluation: Selected Work from 50 Years in Art by Houghton Professor of Art John Rhett,” will be open from Friday through Dec. 15. The public is invited to an opening reception from…

BUCKHANNON – From a closed-up, run-down bar in 2016 to a bustling community arts center in 2023, the building located at 48 East Main Street in Buckhannon – originally constructed as the historic Colonial Theatre – has come full circle. Approximately seven years after the City of Buckhannon purchased the then-dilapidated structure from the former…

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 25, 2023) – The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will host the 2023 Alumni Art Exhibition during its homecoming celebration. Set to present a diverse range of styles, subjects and mediums, the group exhibition will showcase alumni artists from the university’s Visual Arts Program. The exhibition’s…

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“Jazz Trio” by Larry Pierce Sponsored by MFA/Boston This is the third in a weekly series presenting highlights of conversations between Boston artist Paul Goodnight and leading Black visual artists in New England. In this week’s podcast, Goodnight interviews Larry Pierce. The interview has been condensed and lightly edited.  A Bronx native, Navy veteran and…

Ampliy’s upcoming art exhibition started with a simple conversation. The Amplify Youth Advisory Committee was sitting around a table tossing around ideas on how to feature the boundless creativity of youth.  They decided to create Blue. The Exhibition and ask local youth to submit their top visual arts projects for a one-of-a-kind art show taking place in the…

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. A cursory glance through any Zoomer’s chat history or social media DMs will reveal images of various fruits, vegetables, and animals used in lieu of regular written communication. Many of these “emojis” are used as sexual metaphors today, a practice that isn’t new by…