Category: Visual Arts

  • Jill Medvedow, Who Remade ICA Boston, to Depart

    Jill Medvedow, Who Remade ICA Boston, to Depart

    She will leave her post as the Institute of Contemporary Art’s director in 2024, but isn’t sure what’s next. “I don’t think I am capable of real retirement,” Medvedow said. After nearly 25 years as the director for the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Jill Medvedow has decided to move on. “When I started,…

  • ‘A leader in the arts,’ Dorchester District Two receives over $100K in grant funds

    SUMMERVILLE — Schools from Dorchester District Two have received more than $100,000 in state arts grants. The South Carolina Department of Education awarded the Arts Curricular Innovation Grants to DD2 through the Distinguished Arts Program. The program provides funds for one-year projects, and part of the criteria includes having a strategic plan to incorporate art…

  • Holmes Art Show weekend to include lots of live music, theater, creativity, and, of course

    Holmes Art Show weekend to include lots of live music, theater, creativity, and, of course

    DETROIT LAKES — The Holmes Art Show is back for its 20th year! More than 30 regional artists will fill the Midwest Bank Ballroom at Detroit Lakes’ Historic Holmes Theatre on Nov. 9-11. Show hours are 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, and 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11. “Right now, I think…

  • DD2 arts educators receive $108K in competitive grants

    DD2 arts educators receive $108K in competitive grants

    Six schools in Dorchester School District Two received $108,000 in state grants to support the district’s award-winning arts education program. The South Carolina Department of Education awarded the Arts Curricular Innovation Grants through the Distinguished Arts Program (DAP). DD2 educators were chosen to receive the DAP funds because of their strategic plans to incorporate arts…

  • Artist Celia Paul’s debt to Venice

    Artist Celia Paul’s debt to Venice

    In the winter of 2015, the British artist Celia Paul was visiting Venice and sent a postcard of Giorgione’s La Tempesta to her friend, the American writer and theatre critic Hilton Als. “You have been on my mind and I have been feeling anxious,” she writes in her neat, slanting hand. “The claustrophobia of the…

  • With new construction soon, Springfield Art Museum seeks public feedback for master plan

    With new construction soon, Springfield Art Museum seeks public feedback for master plan

    The Springfield Art Museum is looking for public feedback as it continues making progress on its master plan. The art museum has partnered with Keen Independent Research to develop a three-year strategic plan to “guide operations and decision making” as it enters the construction phase of its master plan. As part of this strategic plan,…

  • GoLocalProv | Lifestyle | Meet Emerging Artist Adolfo Peralta – Inside Art with Michael Rose

    GoLocalProv | Lifestyle | Meet Emerging Artist Adolfo Peralta – Inside Art with Michael Rose

    Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Michael Rose, Art Contributor View Larger + PHOTO: Michael Rose Rhode Island enjoys a vibrant community of artists, but certain individuals stand out. At just twenty-seven years old, local artist Adolfo Peralta is an extremely talented painter with a unique skill for abstracted figuration. With a bright career ahead of him,…

  • Climate Futures #2: Belonging and Shared Responsibilities – Announcements – e-flux

    Climate Futures #2: Belonging and Shared Responsibilities  – Announcements – e-flux

    The three-day summit Climate Futures #2: Belonging and Shared Responsibilities is the second convening of the Climate Futures series conceived by NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, in partnership with KONNECT ASEAN. Following the success of its first iteration, the current edition brings together 21 artists, curators, scientists, architects, NGO workers, and policy makers to expand…

  • Sarah Stultz: Enjoy the rich colors of fall while you can

    Sarah Stultz: Enjoy the rich colors of fall while you can

    Sarah Stultz: Enjoy the rich colors of fall while you can Published 8:45 pm Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Nose for News by Sarah Stultz When I was a youth I loved art. I loved time in art classes and regularly drew in a sketch pad. As I entered college, I started out aiming for a…

  • Bluffton University November 2023 arts and events

    Bluffton University November 2023 arts and events

    Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted Oct. 30-Dec. 8 Art Exhibit: “The Artistic Jungle Series” by Georgio Sabino III, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Grace Albrecht Gallery, Sauder Visual Arts Center. Nov. 7 Forum: “Living in Mental Wellness” with Rick Skilliter, Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist, 11…