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First-Ever Locally Grown Festival Brings Wide Range of Artists to Baltimore Center Stage
—Courtesy of Baltimore Center Stage When it comes to arts festivals, Charm City has really been upping its game—hosting public celebrations of art in all its forms. Of course, we have established events like the CityLit Festival for bibliophiles and the Maryland Film Festival (which is returning in 2024) for cinephiles. But in the past…
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Not just St Ives: Redruth festival will shine light on vibrant Cornish arts scene
In the 18th and 19th centuries, copper mining turned Redruth into a wealthy, bustling hub. But in more recent times the Cornish town has suffered the trials and tribulations of post-industrial decline. A new visual arts festival taking place this weekend, called Flamm (Cornish for flame), will focus attention on how the town is being…
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Art on the Prairie invites community members to help paint a mural on Oct. 21
Local residents will get the chance to pick up a paint brush and make their mark on a new mural this Saturday. Art on the Prairie commissioned artists Jimmy Navarro and Katie Jensen to create a mural in Perry’s downtown. The mural will stretch 75 feet wide and will be installed above Raccoon Valley Bank.…
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Artville Makes Our World a Little Brighter
Known as a wonderfully art-centric neighborhood, Wedgewood Houston and Chestnut Hill became a blank canvas for dozens of artists during Artville. The visionary event took place between September 29 – October 1. This annual visual arts festival founded by Samantha Saturn is a true celebration of Nashville’s creative culture and community. Embarking on the outdoor…
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Central Florida art listings: Oct. 20-26
“American Arts and Crafts Movement”: This exhibition focuses on the variety of materials created within the arts and crafts genre that helped create uniform and warm environments. 9:30 a.m.; Oct. 20-22, Oct. 24-26; The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave. in Winter Park; $1-$6; 407-645-5311; morsemuseum.org “Common Threads”: The exhibit considers…
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Best Public Art
1. Suspish Facebook.com/SuspishBiz and Suspish Fish on Facebook. 2. 20×21 Mural Project 20x21eug.com. 3. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com. Get the Eugene Weekly in your inbox! Local journalism delivered directly via email each Thursday.
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Liberal Arts students soak in Irish literature and art while studying abroad
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Over the summer, 17 Penn State students participated in the “Traveling Ireland: Representing the Irish Landscape, Literature and Visual Arts” faculty-led study abroad program. Throughout the program, the students had the opportunity to travel to various parts of Ireland, including Galway and the Burren region of Country Clare, while immersing themselves in the…
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Best Local Artist
1. Suspish Facebook.com/SuspishBiz and Suspish Fish on Facebook. 2. Shanna Trumbly ShannaTrumbly.com. 3. Ila Rose IlaRoseArt.com. Get the Eugene Weekly in your inbox! Local journalism delivered directly via email each Thursday.
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Ghana show fills in gaps in art history
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Time travel African-style hasn’t looked so cool since the superhero Black Panther rolled back the years to thwart the evil Kang in the Marvel blockbuster Wakanda Forever. Artists from Ghana and the African diaspora have…
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Art teacher focuses on serving disabled community with classes, studio space
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } SAN DIEGO — In middle school, local artist and instructor Vickie Lawrence took some of her first art classes and quickly fell in love with visual arts. It was the support of one of her art teachers that gently…