Showcasing a shimmering assemblage of ceramic objects, “Ceramic Expressions,” an exhibition featuring 12 ceramic artists, opened to the public at Art Etc at Defense Colony on Saturday, December 4, 2021. Curated by Ekatmata Sharma, it will is the first exhibition organized by Art Etc, and will continue until today. “TheRead More →
Click to enlarge Landscape with Houses (Dutchess County, NY) #12, James Casebere, 2011 At first glance, the bright palette and plastic foliage of by James Casebere Landscape with Houses (Dutchess County, NY) #12, suggestsRead More →
Bob Dylan is known around the world for his music and lyrics, but the Nobel Prize winner in Literature has also been producing visual art for decades. As reported by a number of outlets, the Philip Frost Art Museum in Miami has just opened (November 30, 2021) Retrospectrum, a comprehensiveRead More →
Focusing on a rarely seen side of one of America’s most indelible artists of all kinds, “Bob Dylan: Retrospectrum” will be the biggest and broadest survey of Dylan’s visual oeuvre ever presented in the United States during of its opening in Miami this week. After a first edition two yearsRead More →
Tucked away near the shipyard is a ceramics workshop, owned by Ermelinda Duarte who is raising awareness of the art of ceramics, whether pottery or sculpture. She hopes to bring more people into a world where imagination, skill and a little element of the unknown come together. In an effortRead More →
The phrase “the devil is in the details” is taking on a whole new meaning as Madgab’s latest crypto collection is generating a lot of interest among buyers. London, England, November 20, 2021 – Collections of crypto securities like CryptoPunks and Ben Kovach Building won’t be the only one drivingRead More →
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — At a luncheon today in the Sapphire Ballroom at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel, the Audain Award for the most distinguished artists of the British Columbia was awarded to James Hart. Hart is a hereditary chief of the Eagle Clan ofRead More →
Back in October NFT BAZL Dubai kicked off Gulf Blockchain Week, bringing together art enthusiasts, investors, collectors and exhibitors from around the world. Over the course of two days, NFT BAZL attendees were able to view a multimillion-dollar collection of assets, including jewelry, memorabilia and artwork from renowned artists, whichRead More →
DUBAI: When artist, producer and audiovisual archivist Mark Gergis DJs, he does so with three cassette decks. Not with turntables, not with controllers, but with a small portable cassette deck and two tape consoles. “It’s an interesting and clunky way to become a DJ,” he admits, “but it seems toRead More →
For much of her life, Elizabeth Mayeux said she had been prejudiced against the visual arts. “No offense meant – just because I can’t see it,” said the 44-year-old, who has been blind since birth. “I thought it was irrelevant.” Now she may be experiencing a change of heart. MayeuxRead More →
Click to enlarge How do you find your way to the human soul? Some say you can access it by eye, others might need a map. Red Hook-based painter Daniel Baxter draws on both in his unique portraits of moving people on cards. Click to enlarge Read More →
Click to enlarge CP Photo: Amanda Waltz Mattress Factory Monterey Annex The Mattress Factory is known for opening up opportunities for established and emerging artists. Now the north side museum launched a new international open call for artist residencies and solo exhibitions. And this time, with theRead More →
FUJIAN, China, October 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The deadline for online applications for the 3rd The Blanc de Chine International Prize for Ceramic Art is December 31, 2021. The objectives of the competition are to promote international exchanges in the field of ceramic art and to stimulate the integrative andRead More →
AUSTIN (KXAN) — It’s been nearly nine months since February’s historic winter storm brought sub-freezing temperatures, unprecedented power outages and water loss to Texas. Today, a group of Austin creators are working to commemorate their experiences through the power of the written word. The Winter Storm Project is an artRead More →
Arts and crafts from over 50 artisans are still available at the Sawtooth School for Visual Art physical store in Winston-Salem and online. Calligraphy on handmade paper by Joyce Teta photo by Amy Badgett Beck The online store is always open and the school store is open six days aRead More →
Boity Thulo (Photo: Gallo) The book In Good Company, by local artist Marc-Gregory, features 32 prolific South Africans who achieved extraordinary greatness. Personalities featured in the book include Ayanda Thabethe, Pearl Thusi, J’Something, Gert-Johan Coetzee, Maps Maponyane and Minnie Dlamini-Jones. In Good Company, the exhibition, is now open in SandtonRead More →
Virtual Open HouseOn November 8, meet the professors of the program and take a 360° online tour of our spaces. The open house will start at 9am (CST). The event is free; registration is mandatory. Plus, get your copy of Otherthe official publication of the MFA in Visual Art (MFA-VA)Read More →
Click to enlarge Pamela Polston ©️ Seven days Heidi Broner with a painting in progress Heidi Broner almost didn’t become an artist. Blame it on the teenage rebellion. Growing up onRead More →
Polymer isn’t the only “hot” trend in paper money. Artists claim ecological benefits by keeping clutter out of landfills in countries where money has become trash. In Venezuela and Zimbabwe, artists have started cottage industries turning worthless paper bills into works of art. The latest is the work of ZimbabweanRead More →
The Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) today announced its inaugural exhibition program to be featured in the new $50 million art museum designed by the renowned architecture firm Denton Corker Marshall. Spanning five floors, SAM will launch a suite of new exhibitions and major artist commissions by emerging and established AustralianRead More →
Click to enlarge Courtesy of Chris Dissinger “Absence” at the European and American Gallery, Fleming Museum In the European and American Gallery of the Fleming Art Museum, a white sheet of paperRead More →
We all make mistakes. Corn Benjamin Jose knew he had screwed up when he heard the phrase “from hell to breakfast”. “Every time we messed up in the workshop, my friend’s dad said you messed up the hell out of breakfast,” Jose said. Jose uses this phrase to describeRead More →
Click to enlarge Installation view of ‘Tasting Room’ at the newly opened Barns Art Center in Hopewell Junction. “I didn’t want to build another fine art island,” says Tara Dalbow, curator and gallery director of the all-new Barns Art Center at Hopewell Junction. “When I was organizing this, I thoughtRead More →
Inscape, Morehead State University’s juried literary and visual arts journal, is now accepting submissions in three categories for its 2022 edition. Competitions are held for the best cover design, visual art and writing for the inside of the publication. The deadline for submitting work is January 21, 2022. Prizes areRead More →
Taoxichuan has become an attractive place for young people to pursue their dreams, with more than 18,000 young people gathered, 2,902 start-up entities and 1,049 small and micro businesses registered here. He sees about 10 million yuan daily income through e-commerce live streaming and employment of over 100,000 people. Jingdezhen,Read More →
Taoxichuan has become an attractive place for young people to pursue their dreams, with more than 18,000 young people gathered, 2,902 start-up entities and 1,049 small and micro businesses registered here. He sees about 10 million yuan daily income through e-commerce live streaming and employment of over 100,000 people. Jingdezhen,Read More →
Enter The resonant surface at the Irvine’s Institute and Museum of California Art, one has the impression of entering an exotic world, perhaps from another time. The viewer first sees a film, The soul of the cypress by Dudley Murphy, with Debussy’s impressionist composition “Prelude to the Afternoon of aRead More →
News September 23, 2021Inscape, Morehead State University’s juried literary and visual arts journal, is now accepting submissions in three categories for its 2022 edition. Competitions are held for the best cover design, visual art and writing for the inside of the publication. The deadline for submitting workRead More →
Flux by Jessa Gilber is currently on display at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. (Contributed) Altered State by Meagan Oxford is one of three exhibitions presented at the Revelstoke Visual Art Center in September. (Contributed) Sandra Flood’s “Inspired by Degas” collection explores movement and the human form for the dancersRead More →
WINNIPEG- Indigenous knowledge keepers help the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq rename works of art that have been given inappropriate titles. Julia Lafrenière, Indigenous Initiatives Manager at WAG-Qaumajuq, worked with researchers and Indigenous knowledge keepers to identify 57 gallery works that need a name change. It is part of the art gallery’sRead More →
By blogger and guest artist Melanie Kehoss. This year marks the fourth Arlington Visual Arts Studio Tour (AVAST). On September 25 and 26, 48 artists open their studios to art lovers so they can see inside the artistic process and studios, most of which are rarely open to the public.Read More →
A page from the ‘Big Hero 101’ comic book by Open Door artist JD Hirst, whose works are featured in the exhibition at the Carnegie Gallery. Credit: Courtesy of JD Hirst Vivid colors, intricate narratives and detailed drawings characterize “THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL”, the latest art exhibition toRead More →
The visual arts festival has started again. Did you miss your invitation? No sweating. The party continues. Art museums and art groups across the region are once again exhibiting in the real world – and not just virtually. They started this spring and plan to keep it going for asRead More →
With a donation of $1 million, Louisville Visual Art will launch a new program to increase access to visual fine art in public spaces. The new funds, donated by the artist Claire Hirn, will contribute to the launch of the program of conservation and purchase of works of art. ThisRead More →
LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Louisville Visual Art (LVA) is thrilled to announce a new program to support from Louisville artists, curators and organizations by placing original works of art in accessible spaces in local non-profit and civic buildings. Curate Purchase Inspire (CPI) is a tremendous opportunity toRead More →
Pittview, Paul Roden Downtown Paul Rodon is a former Nashvillian who now lives and operates his art studio in the heart of the Rust Belt revival in Andy Warhol’s hometown of Pittsburgh. Roden draws and paints, and he spent years as an engraver with a characteristic style heavily influenced byRead More →
Some of the most ambitious local programming derailed by the pandemic was originally planned in conjunction with the Feminist Art Coalition. The brainchild of BAMPFA curator Apsara DiQuinzio, this consortium grew out of the 2016 presidential election and the 2017 Women’s March, ultimately involving more than 100 arts organizations acrossRead More →
LAWRENCE – For Benjamin Rosenthal, “queering” the gallery for his new solo exhibition at studios inc. involves more than a sense of the body through designs of phallus-like shapes and incorporating strips of Calvin Klein underwear. It’s in the way he mixes the art forms of drawing, painting, sculpture andRead More →
“Sweet Discord”, a new exhibition at MINT Gallery, brings together works by emerging artists in the gallery 8th Annual Juried Show. In partnership with the BWVA organizationor black women in the visual arts, MINT brings together a diverse collection united by the themes of lightness and darkness. Lauren Jackson HarrisRead More →
Click to enlarge The first small dick posted on @412dickrescue Penis art may have strong associations with middle school and high school whiteboards, but a local artist is putting a new spin on the art form through the @412dickrescue Instagram account. The account’s first post, titled “Where’sRead More →
Rock and roll, blues, garage folk, and perhaps something like country-infused barn punk might be among the descriptors one would find when reflecting on Jack White’s varied genre tendencies as a musician. In other words, he’s largely polyphonic, whether he’s playing in bands, cutting tracks on his own, or producingRead More →
Click to enlarge “Subliminal Horizons”, curated by Alvin Hall. Installation view of the Alexander Gray Associates Germantown gallery. Courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates, New York. The first thing you notice when you come acrossRead More →
Click to enlarge CP Photo: Kaycee Orwig Brigette and Christine Bethea, owners of Argyle Studio in Oakland Although they are related, Christine and Brigette Bethea are very different. Christine worked in creative fields, including writing for the fashion, radio and television industries, before embarking on a careerRead More →
ART OFFERS Notable artists represented at the July auction include Brooklyn-based artist KAWS, who has become known for his work in art and popular culture that has attracted many markets. KAWS’ URGE wallet, consisting of color serigraphs on Saunders Waterford paper (lot 20; estimate: $40,000-60,000), will be on offer. theRead More →
Tickets are now on sale for the Arts Huntsville Homes Art Tour and Preview Party HUNTSVILLE – Inspiration is around the corner during Arts Huntsville’s Art Tour of Homes. This year’s event, presented by Bank Independent, will take place on Saturday 21 August. Once again, five local homeowners and artRead More →
What is the sound of three plants vibrating? Behind the brick facade of a roofless brick building in Newburgh, an installation by Martin Roth seeks to find out. Martin Roth (1977-2019) was an installation artist whose work often incorporated living organisms into pieces that unfolded narratives through poetic interpretations ofRead More →
Green City Solutions, an environmental consultancy, and Visual Art, a builder of digital communication displays, have teamed up to improve air quality in cities, while garnering media attention, according to a Press release. The companies created the CityBreeze, with a wall of energizing green moss on one side and aRead More →
Over a century of painstaking collecting by two ardent and prolific artists/collectors has produced a great collection of artwork in the Walla Walla Valley. A rare opportunity to view these collected works that have been hidden from the public will be offered with a free viewing from 4-7 p.m. onRead More →
During the last hour of each day in June, the massive screens that usually flash with advertisements above Yonge-Dundas Square are taken over by visual arts students who worked in sound studios and editing rooms on the same block as the downtown meeting point. Instead, in one video, passers-by seeRead More →
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is currently hosting an exhibition called ‘Contemporary Ceramic Art From the Middle East’ which references over 5,000 years of art history through the works of contemporary artists from the Middle East region. Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa, illustrating their visions of political andRead More →
But Hall was inspired by his grandmother, Rosalie, who lived through the Great Depression. According to Hall, Rosalie had a reputation for being frugal, always going to the bank to put something away. She consistently demonstrated the importance of saving money for a rainy day, and Hall absorbed her savingRead More →
Focusing on the female spirit and strength, a new art exhibit titled “Fem-Fusion: Visual Art + the Written Word” had its grand opening Saturday at the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania’s Art Center. With artwork and writings of various types on display, the gallery walls were adorned with the workRead More →
Brad Pitt is known for his admiration for Banksy, while P. Diddy is amassing a collection of works by Kerry James Marshall. Buying high-end artwork is one of the main ways celebrities increase their investments. Much like stocks, art gains value over time, building the net worth of the individualRead More →
A new exhibition opening this week at the Southampton City Art Gallery features nine works from London’s National Gallery as part of the latest phase of a partnership that dates back more than 90 years. The exhibition combines important pieces from the London gallery with key works from its regionalRead More →
In today’s digital trends, NFT turns digital art and collectibles into profitable items. NFTs, also known as non-fungible tokens, have become one of the “unique” digital assets stored on the blockchain. Auction houses like Christie’s sell different collectibles and works of art with a six-figure price and above. The mostRead More →
Coming to town for PHmuseum Days 2021? Here is a list of cultural institutions to visit while enjoying the first edition of our international photography festival. Bologna © Courtesy Felix M Dorn/Unsplash After the summer, the city of Bologna will host the PHmuseum Days, our first international photo festival headquarteredRead More →
Just as James J. Lally recently announced the closure of his 35-year-old gallery in New York, the circle of antique dealers is busy. A famous London-based Asian art dealer, Roger Keverne, decided to close his Clifford Street gallery last June. All content left behind by long-established Roger Keverne Ltd isRead More →
Emily Mullin on creating ceramic sculptures with her husband Teaming up with her husband for a new show “Get a Room”, ceramic artist and sculptor Emily Mullin celebrates collage, collaboration and the beauty of imperfection While many couples would countersign how the pandemic has tested the limits of their relationship,Read More →
The use of “Ceramics” rather than “Ceramics” in the title of this book indicates Paul Greenhalgh’s passionate belief that “ceramics is a thing in itself: a multi-headed yet singular entity, with a continuous intellectual discourse which he calls “the ceramic continuum”. He feels that it has been “actively denied itsRead More →
Sorina Susnea stood in the gallery at Glynn Visual Art on St. Simons Island, surrounded by pieces from her latest exhibition. One wall was filled with his paintings, shades of blue, white, gray and black. The swirls of shapes, similar to wormholes, gave the whole space a sense of movement.Read More →
SARATOGA SPRINGS – As part of a celebration of the reintroduction of visual art for live public viewing and as a delayed celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College is sharing its collection of art with six other institutions inRead More →
Emotional AI is not far off given the nascent developments in the field. Artificial intelligence has already made its mark in our lives. The adoption of disruptive technologies has redefined industries and their operations. However, the fear that hangs over the AI, rooted in its ability to take over theRead More →
Margaret Bohls seeks a connection between form, function, line and planes in her work. It also recognizes the historical context of the ships. Bohls, who currently teaches ceramics at the University ofRead More →
Get the latest news from Syracuse delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. As you walk through the large exhibition hall of the Everson Museum of Art, Japanese ceramic artworks are displayed in various display cases, hung on the walls and lined up along shelves. Panels onRead More →
Diane K.Bert “We do this out of love, without compensation. I love the idea of bringing the museum to people,” says Bloomfield Hills resident Carlene Van Voorhies. “I have always been interested in art. I give 200 to 250 talks and tours a year Van Voorhies. She is an InterpretiveRead More →
More and more wealthy art collectors are taking advantage of low interest rates to borrow against their Picassos and Basquiats, increasing the risks of an art market boom and bust. The Fine Art Group, an art consultancy and finance firm, said loan applications jumped 30% in 2020 from 2019 asRead More →
On a blustery Tuesday morning earlier this month, nine University of Houston students and their professor, Jose L. Contreras-Vidal, ventured into “Color Field,” a sprawling on-campus maze of large-scale sculptures of seven contemporary artists. The exhibit spans from Wilhelmina’s Grove in the Arts District to the areas surrounding the EzekielRead More →
Two of the UK’s largest and most important national collections could be housed in a former IKEA store in the West Midlands under sweeping plans drawn up by Coventry City Council. The Arts Council collection and the British Council collection would move to the new facilities as part of theRead More →
A Chinese porcelain bowl dating back at least 900 years has been unearthed in the Dresden State Art Collections (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen) in Germany. According to a report speak art diarythe presence of a rare Ru bowl in the collection was revealed during a research effort that began in 2014. RuRead More →
In partnership with BMW Group Culture and the Independent Collectors. On the occasion of the latest edition of BMW art guide, ART news spoke with Christian Kaspar Schwarm, founder of the Independent Collectors digital platform, and Hedwig Solis Weinstein, head of BMW Brand Cooperations, Arts & Design, to learn moreRead More →
For his post-lockdown debut, the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Arts returns with an exhibit highlighting art held by Las Vegas collectors. From November 12 to February 15, Always More: Collecting in Las Vegas features a range of contemporary and 20th century artists including Pablo Picasso, Diane Arbus, Takashi Murakami, HelmutRead More →
TEHRAN – The 11th National Biennale of Contemporary Iranian Ceramic Art was inaugurated on Saturday at the Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran after a nine-year hiatus. The exhibition opened online for spectators, however, the director of the Office of Visual Arts, Hadi Mozaffari, the Minister of Culture in charge ofRead More →
House Lever. It’s no secret that New York is home to some of the most remarkable galleries and museums in the world. However, only the truly hip know that a handful of the city’s restaurants, with their head-turning collections, are also arts destinations in their own right. These dining establishmentsRead More →
The University of Iowa Main Library Gallery recently unveiled its new exhibit, The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, a collection of more than 75,000 artistic works. The exhibition highlights selected pieces that bring new and intriguing meaning to poetry and form an intersection between literature and the visualRead More →
A bronze horse by Barry Flanagan, part of UBS’s corporate art collection at his London office. BLOOMBERG NEWS Last week (September 7-29), Christie’s Swiss Art Auction included two works sold by Unicredit, an Italian bank. Lot 10, a sculpture by Jean Tinguely, fetched CHF75,000 ($82,552) which the bank says willRead More →
While some galleries reopened with physical distancing measures over the summer, museums did not start announcing their reopenings until news last month that along with bowling alleys, museums could resume operations, with some restrictions, in counties cleared for Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s ‘Safe Start’ reopening plan. While some,Read More →
This obviously cannot be compared to the live experience of a museum or gallery. But with many such venues closed by the pandemic, a home computer can be a welcome way to watch the visual arts. The following is an overview showcasing sites to see exhibits that were scheduled toRead More →
Future visual arts students who dream of becoming rich and famous should understand that achieving this goal as an artist or designer is difficult because many people working in art and design fields earn modest salaries. Compensation statistics from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS, show that manyRead More →
A team of MIT researchers has created an algorithm to identify similar works of art. Their work could help drive innovation in datasets, survey systems, and more. Image: MIT CSAIL In recent years, researchers have exploited computer algorithms for a multitude of applications in all sectors, including the arts. InRead More →
Episode 2 of “Ms. America,” the new TV show dramatizing the battle against the Equal Rights Amendment, features a glamorous evening at the Guggenheim Museum. It’s 1972 and Gloria Steinem is launching her new magazine, Ms.. She mingle, dance and then shop talk with another leader of the women’s movement,Read More →
UI BFA ceramic artist Hannah Song creates functional objects with detailed designs inspired by cake making. Emilie Wangen Hannah Song, a BFA student at the University of Iowa, poses for a portrait in her studio inside the Visual Arts Building on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Song became interested in ceramicsRead More →
Famous elusive British street artist Banksy hit an auction record earlier this month when his satirical painting representing England’s House of Commons run by chimpanzees sold at Sotheby’s London for $12 million. A similar sum (or much more) would be needed if you wanted your own Banksy, or perhaps aRead More →
Nearly two dozen Chicago public schools have received free art collections since the start of the school year, thanks to a nonprofit organization dedicated to art in education. The Chicago-based company IPaintMyMind wants to ensure that art is accessible to all students. So she created an “artistic subscription” program withRead More →
“Bearded Woman”, Pablo Picasso Shortly after World War II, Pablo Picasso and his lover Françoise Gilot made their first visit to Vallauris, France, a small coastal town known for its pottery. The 65-year-old master painter had then only tried his hand at pottery, firing a few vases with sculptors likeRead More →
Portrait of President Barack Obama by Kehinde Wiley at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian… [+] Institution in Washington DC, Smartify app Smithsonian Institution Institutions that hold the world’s art have often been slow to create digital databases and user-friendly websites to display their collections (let alone retail them). The challengesRead More →
IIf all the artists in major American museums were represented by 100 people, 88 of them would be men. A large-scale study looked at major US museum collections and found that only 12% of artists in their collections are women. Data from the Tate galleries suggests that UK institutions areRead More →
“As collectors age and begin to downsize, storage is an obvious solution,” said Sique Spence, director of the Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York. Thomas Burns, chief operating officer of the Fortress, an art storage company with facilities in Boston, Miami and New York, said more and more foreign nationalsRead More →
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College announced the donation of two major art collections and supporting endowments from Colorado Springs philanthropists Kathy Loo and Jim Raughton on July 10, 2018. Birger Sandzen. St. Mary’s Glacier, 1923. The Katherine and Dusty Loo Colorado Collection Kathy Loo reaffirmed herRead More →
Handsome Dunn. Courtesy of Beau Dunn It doesn’t take millions to amass an impressive art collection, but it certainly helps. But if you didn’t inherit a trust fund, a little dedication can go a long way. These young collectors don’t consider themselves full-time gallerists or experts, but they fell inRead More →
A Williams College student hangs an artwork on loan from the WALLS program in his dorm room (photo by Julia Sabot, courtesy Williams College Museum of Art) As the fall semester draws to a close and, while skipping studying for finals, you plan to redecorate your sparse dorm, try thinkingRead More →
Three mischievous ceramists bring joy, pathos and satire to the Bellevue Arts Museum with “Camp Fires: The Queer Baroque of Léopold L. Foulem, Paul Mathieu and Richard Milette”. Ask any gay boy raised Catholic what it was like to be dragged to church every Sunday and seated before a slender,Read More →
In Subject of discussionthe “snapshot” of Australian contemporary visual arts recently published by the Australia Council in 2014, it was surprising to find only one reference to the country’s 42 art galleries and university museums and no interviews with any of their professionals. Described as a glimpse into the “vibrantRead More →