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First annual Gravity Art Fair and Skate Contest coming to Tony Hawk-funded skate park in Ferndale
Rise and grind, folks. There's a free contemporary art fair and skating contest coming to Ferndale's newest skate park. Let's roll! In partnership with Reveal Productions, Modern Skate and Surf, and Ferndale Parks and Rec, the first annual Gravity Art Fair and
Interview: Kristin Bedford digs into Los Angeles' lowrider culture with 'Cruise Night'
The cover of 'Cruise Night,' available now. Kristin Bedford isn’t afraid to commit to a project. Her style of long-term storytelling has taken her to live among a deeply religious community in Philadelphia, explore storefront churches in the South, and most
Des Moines artist being featured at Warren Cultural Center
“I like how it was built and it has that old architecture,” Des Moines-based artist Justin Young said of the Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield. “I like a lot of old buildings, it has a lot of interesting character.” From June 7 — July 2, the WCC will be
Near the Fairy Creek blockade, artist Jeremy Herndl paints and fights for 1000-year-old trees
"In British Columbia there's less than three per cent of the productive, low-lying ancient forests remaining." ...
François Pinault Opens An Art Museum In The Paris Commodities Exchange Reimagined By Japanese Architect ...
Kering founder François Pinault’s art collection finds a new home in the Tadao Ando-overhauled Bourse de Commerce, Paris’ former commodities exchange building. ...
Coventry City of Culture: Tales of the UK's first female-majority council
The first female-majority council in the UK has become the basis for a new show. Frankie Meredith's play is based on her great aunt's role on a Warwickshire parish council that helped "transform" the village of Bishops Itchington. Despite
StatsCan paints full picture of pandemic death toll, but Manitoba image remains fuzzy
Statistics Canada has painted a picture of the complete death toll during the first year of the pandemic, but the image in Manitoba remains fuzzy because the province is behind on the count. ...
Art campaign shows the many sides of mental illness
Made of Millions, a nonprofit based in Canada that has a global mission to change public perceptions around mental illness, has commissioned the Florida-based artist Ian Woods to create empathetic work for a new campaign. Shame Shouldn't Be A Symptom features
Growing Movement Pushes Museums to Cut Ties With Colonialism and Apartheid
Every Friday for the past nine weeks, artists and activists have been carrying on weekly rallies, assemblies and teach-ins in front of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. Building on several years of earlier organizing work calling out the ties
Seattle Arts & Lectures’ 2021-22 season will be a hybrid of in-person and online
After a full year of virtual events, Seattle Arts & Lectures has announced a new season that includes a return to live presentations at multiple venues around Seattle — but, for the most part, not until 2022. ...
Giant drone sculpture menaces New York City, with intent
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A giant, white sculpture of a drone has appeared 25 feet (7.6 m) over Manhattan’s High Line park, unnerving New Yorkers – which was the creators’ intention. Sam Durant, the artist behind the fiberglass
WARNING: More Cancel Culture Is Here- Truth and Art TV Twitch GONE!
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Cultural Affairs Commission aims to fund repatriation program for Indigenous art
A newly reelected undergraduate student commissioner plans to support and fund the repatriation of Indigenous artifacts at UCLA. Promise Ogunleye, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs commissioner, pledged to facilitate artifact and
Manga Is An INCREDIBLE Art Form, FAR Superior To Typical American Comics
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Reporting on the arts gave purpose, meaning to my time at UCLA -30-
Landing at the Daily Bruin is perhaps the most serendipitous plot twist in my college chapter. I was comfortable but not content in my first three years at UCLA, struggling to find an enduring purpose I can wholeheartedly pursue and flourish in. With no
Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum: Women Lead in Protecting Our Environmental Health and Rights
The weather is getting warmer and we can feel the humidity approaching. Maybe you have the windows open, the fans or the air conditioning running. What will this summer feel like to you? Do you greet it with joy or dread? Perhaps your thoughts are turning to
Valencia paints vision of secretary of state’s office with reduced language barriers, better library hours ...
Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia announces her run for Illinois secretary of state Monday. | Rachel Hinton/Chicago Sun-Times Valencia officially launched her campaign Monday at the headquarters of the Painters District Council 14, one of the unions backing her
Olivia Rodrigo Scores Second Week at Number One on Artists 500 Chart
Olivia Rodrigo easily topped the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the second straight week following the release of her debut album, Sour. Though the singer-songwriter’s total streams fell from 283.7 million to 210.5 million for the week of May 28th
‘It took every cell in my body to the edge’: on Black tenderness in Australian art
It takes a lot of strength to display vulnerability in a hostile world. Shantel Wetherall spoke to artists who are taking that risk Of the hundreds of works in the National Gallery of Victoria’s recent blockbuster Triennial , one piece stopped me in my tracks.
Robben Island Museum's independent probe dismisses mismanagement claims
In June last year, the State Attorney appointed MacRobert Attorneys to assess and investigate 22 allegations and provide the Museum Council with legal advice. ...
Red Pill Expo Interview: Artist Ben Garrison
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MOUTHY BUDDHA DOKU- DEUTSCH | Elite Menschenhandel [Vol.2] - ART IN EMBASSIES
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MAY 2021 HIGHLIGHTS | RESIN CAST PAINTING | BIRD BATH MOLD
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Art bad boy Mark Kostabi hosts all-star jam session at Chelsea townhouse
More On: mark kostabi Artist Mark Kostabi gushes about unexpected birthday gift Artist Mark Kostabi preps to release new album Mark Kostabi slams today’s ‘sad’ artists Mark Kostabi and Tadanori Yokoo’s 23-year feud finally over
Michigan man, 63, electrocuted while working on art project, police say
LEELANAU COUNTY, MI – Police are investigating after a 63-year-old Traverse City man was electrocuted during a wood burning project in Leelanau
Acrylic Landscape Painting of a Volcano - Time Lapse - Artist Timothy Stanford
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US Debt Clock Paints HORRIFYING Picture Of Future Inflation, The Economy Will Suffer
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Art Museum TX opens contemporary art space in Sugar Land Town Square
Art Museum TX, a nonprofit organization in Fort Bend County, opened a location in Sugar Land Town Square. Located at 16165
O Brother Where Art Thou (Warning***Do Not Delete***)
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This Trendy St. Louis Museum Is Reimagining the City’s Local Art Scene
The following is part a four-part series highlighting in the worlds of food, art, music and adventure. Missouri – or “Mo,” as we refer to her – has no shortage of places to explore, so whatever you’re after, there’s a Mo for
Statue backers try to sabotage Edward Colston exhibition
Campaigners who want a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston restored to its plinth in Bristol are trying to sabotage an exhibition marking one year since it was torn down during a Black Lives Matter protest. Save Our Statues has been encouraging
Holocaust Exhibit Opens in Dubai Museum
The first-ever Holocaust exhibit in a Middle Eastern country that is not Israel has opened in the Crossroads of Civilizations Museum in Dubai. The “We Remember” exhibition, which opened to the public last month, features video testimony of
Dallas' Nasher Sculpture Center mixes up collection for new exhibition
Even in today's digital world, the mixtape is not dead — at least, not if the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas has anything to say about it. The current exhibition "Nasher Mixtape," which is on display through September 26, 2021, brings together old favorites
Gallery Weekend Brings London’s Art Scene Back to Life
The event, spread out through the city’s dealerships, brought a model tried elsewhere to one of the sector’s major capitals. ...
Binance NFT to provide NFT works by artists from all over the world including “Aimi Sekiguchi”
Binance NFT New Program Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced on the 7th the target artists of the “100 Creators” program to commemorate the launch date of this month. It turns out that NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) of various
Home Means Nevada exhibition at CCAI Courthouse Gallery in Carson City
The Capital City Arts Initiative presents Home Means Nevada at the CCAI Courthouse Gallery through June 30. This exhibition echoes famous photographs and artwork from the late 1800s and early 1900s that helped spur protections for places like Yellowstone,
Rival immersive Van Gogh exhibits duke it out for Big Apple’s tourists
Helen Cook New York, Jun 7 (EFE).- The immersive, world renowned Vincent Van Gogh exhibitions, in which the Dutch impressionist master’s popular paintings are brought to life through enormous projections on huge walls, have landed in New York, where two
Now the best time for art galleries, artists to come to Hong Kong: chief executive
HONG KONG, June 7 (Xinhua) -- It is the best time for international art galleries and artists to expand their presence in Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, chief executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said Monday. Lam stressed Hong Kong's
Number of art thefts in Italy plummets—partly thanks to drones
Fewer art and cultural heritage works were stolen in Italy in 2020 compared with the previous year, according to the annual report of the Carabinieri TPC, the country’s police force dedicated to recovering stolen art. The drop was partly caused by the
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Covid shut our museum for the first time in 180 years – volunteers got me through
Without this army of people, there’s no way we’d be able to do the work we do (Picture: Erin McKellar) When I first visited Sir John Soane’s Museum 14 years ago, I thought it was going to be your run-of-the-mill historical house. But as soon as I walked in, I
Cooling buildings by nearly 5ºC possible thanks to new whiter-than-white paint
Painting buildings white is a centuries-old method of staving off heat in countries like Greece SophiaPapageorge/Pixabay , CC BY ℃From icy tundras to billowing clouds, the colour white crops up repeatedly in our planet’s palette. This colour provides a natural
Art of Living foundation Sri Lanka initiates several free relief programs
(MENAFN - Colombo Gazette) The Art of Living foundation Sri Lanka has initiated several free relief programs to combat the current crisis of the COVID-19 virus. The Art of Living to lead a ... ...
Obituary: Syberia creator and former Microids art director Benoit Sokal
Benoit Sokal, the Belgian comic artist and video game developer known for creating the Syberia graphic adventure series, has passed away. ... ...
Bay City Riverside Art Festival returning for 2021 with a focus on female artists
BAY CITY, MI - An annual tradition for Bay City’s artistic crowd is returning this year. The YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region’s Riverside Art Festival is returning to Downtown Bay City for its 47th year. The festivities are slated to start on June 12 at 10 a.m.
Kirriemuir pavilion group bowled over by anniversary artwork of cricket-loving JM Barrie
Peter Pan creator JM Barrie’s love of cricket has been captured in a new painting gifted to the pavilion the author donated to his home town of Kirriemuir. ...
3 months cultural gala kick-starts for Canadian Pakistani youth
A three-month-long cultural gala arranged across Canada through a series of online initiatives and programmes to equip the Canadian Pakistani youth with the knowledge and understanding of the language, arts and culture of the country opened in Ottawa Monday
Museum Week is here! (Many links)
https://museum-week.org/ "MuseumWeek is the worldwide festival for cultural institutions on social media Since 2014 MuseumWeek has grown to include over 60,000
Indigenous artwork adorns custom skateboards being auctioned off to boost youth sports in First Nations
A non-profit organization in Whistler, B.C., is holding an online auction featuring custom skateboards with handcrafted Indigenous designs to help boost year-round sporting opportunities for Indigenous youth. ...
The Tribeca Festival Celebrates 20 Years With A New York City Art Project
Tribeca Festival and Chanel present Art is New York/New York Is Art, debuting today across lower Manhattan, in honor of the event's 20th anniversary. ...
African American Heritage Museum opens Thursday
Salvation Army celebrates National Donut Day National Bourbon Day to offer myriad of events Memorial benefit to be held this month for woman lost to cancer After delays due to COVID-19 and other obstacles, a downtown museum will officially open to the public
Director of Music Museum of Iran Ali Moradkhani dies of COVID-19
TEHRAN – The director of the Music Museum of Iran, Ali Moradkhani, died of COVID-19 at Tehran’s Khatam Ul-Anbia Hospital on Monday. He was 63. ...
China to advance reform of state-owned art troupes
BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- China will deepen the reform of its state-owned art troupes to stimulate art creativity, a recent
FFXIV Artists Used Their Free Time To Get Bunny Boys Into The Game
When Final Fantasy XIV introduced female-only Viera and male-only Hrothgar as playable races for its Shadowbringers expansion, fans were not happy. It turns out the game’s graphics team weren’t happy either, so they worked in their free time between patches to
Interview: Kristen Bedford digs into Los Angeles' lowrider culture with 'Cruise Night'
The cover of 'Cruise Night,' available now. Kristen Bedford isn’t afraid to commit to a project. Her style of long-term storytelling has taken her to live among a deeply religious community in Philadelphia, explore storefront churches in the South, and most
Lahore Arts Council releases 300 tutorial on Sarangi
Lahore Arts Council (LAC) on Monday released 300 serial-wise tutorials based on Sarangi through online to enable students learn this art quickly while sitting at home LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th Jun, 2021 ) :Lahore Arts Council (LAC) on
Tamil Nadu: Artist S Elayaraja dies in Chennai
+Text Size SmallMediumLarge Up Next CHENNAI: Artist S Elayaraja, who became world renowned through his realistic paintings of dravidian women, died in a private hospital in Chennai in the early hours of Monday due to Covid-related complications. He was 43.
Ismailia’s Museum of Antiquities receives stela dating back to 26th dynasty
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziry announced Monday
How to keep your house cool – cover it with new whiter-than-white paint, says research
Painting buildings white is a centuries-old method of staving off heat in countries like Greece SophiaPapageorge/Pixabay , CC BY From icy tundras to billowing clouds, the colour white crops up repeatedly in our planet’s palette. This colour provides a natural
Hundreds Rally Against Hate, Antisemitism Post-Graffiti at Florida Holocaust Museum
The Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – One week to the day after the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg was vandalized, hundreds gathered on Thursday to say no to antisemitism and stand up for
Katt Williams on Cancel Culture: ‘Nobody Likes The Speed Limit But It’s Necessary’
Many people argue that cancel culture “killed” a lot of things but Katt Williams questions if it even exists. Williams was asked “Where do you stand on comics’ ability to be comics without judgment and repercussions from cancel culture?” during a
L.A. and O.C. museums in June: 28 exhibitions to see now
Black spirituality at the California African American Museum, Ai Weiwei at the Skirball Cultural Center, social justice artworks at the Broad, plus the La Brea Tar Pits Museum and the Getty’s glorious Central Garden, reopened: These are among your best bets at
A New Contemporary Art Museum Aims to Heal a City’s Wounds
Twelve years after a powerful earthquake devastated L’Aquila, in central Italy, the building’s inauguration is a sign of recovery. But there is still work to do. ...
Pick Up Your Brush painting classes set for June 10, 24
Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will offer a Pick Up Your Brush painting class Thursday, June 10
Pico art gallery celebrates the beauty, resilience and richness of Latino culture
As the City’s streets spring back to life, a bright new art gallery has popped up triumphantly declaring “un mundo nuevo en Pico” or “a new world on Pico.” This boldly titled exhibition features photography, painting, and handcrafted goods from Pico and Los
Four London artists to look out for
Curator and dancer Ivan Michael Blackstock shares the London creatives he’s excited about
Art, e-bikes and Spads: what the G7 leaders can expect from St Ives this week
My attempt to infiltrate the venue of the forthcoming G7 summit is not a success. At the
Announcing the Made in Buffalo Cheryl Stern Performing Artist Fund
The Made in Buffalo – Cheryl Stern Performing Artist Fund was created in response to the generous support connected to Cheryl Stern’s starring turn in “From Buffalo to Broadway: Waiting in the Wings,” supported by the Buffalo Jewish Federation. Buffalo native
Beeple and NFTs: 60 Minutes+ reports on a new digital era for fine art
Laurie Segall speaks with Mike Winkelmann, the artist known as Beeple, who made history with a $69 million sale of a digital piece of artwork. See the story now, streaming only on Paramount+ ...
Egypt’s Academy of Arts witnesses complete renovation
CAIRO – 7 June 2021: Egypt’s Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem inspected on June 6 six new halls in the Academy of Arts equipped with the latest technological means, and bears the name of one of the
Artist S Elayaraja, known for realistic paintings of dravidian women, dies in Chennai
CHENNAI: Artist S Elayaraja, who became world renowned through his realistic paintings of dravidian women, died in private hospital in Chennai in the early hours of Monday due to Covid-related complications. He was 43. Elayaraja was a recipient of several
Viral Video of Artist's 30-day Tattoo Challenge Has Left Internet Amazed
A man named Hardin used a tattoo gun bought online from Amazon and used it to ink his own arm.
11 elders in Norman Wells receive custom-made moccasins from artists
Dubbed "project happy feet," talented seamstresses in the Sahtu made moccasins for all the elders in a long-term care home in Norman Wells, N.W.T., with grant money they accessed during the early stages of the pandemic. ...
Campaigners try to block Edward Colston display at Bristol museum
Protesters who want statue of slave trader restored to plinth book up tickets for M Shed museum Campaigners who want the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston restored to its plinth in Bristol are urging supporters to block-book tickets to the museum where
Backdrops to a riot: JR on how his confrontational street art went global
His portraits of his Paris neighbourhood summed up its residents’ anger. Now his subversive installations straddle borders, float on boats and envelop favelas. We speak to the elusive artist “I didn’t spend enough time in school for any of the teachers to
Night of Artefacts festival to offer 100 cultural programmes
The life of 16th-century dervish G�l Baba, Roman archeological finds in Europe’s largest stone archives and the fan of famed 19th-century Hungarian actress-singer Lujza Blaha will be among the new highlights of this year’s Night of Artefacts on
Auction House Phillips to Accept Bitcoin for Banksy’s Million-Dollar Painting
The bidding for Banksy’s artwork will happen in Hong Kong Dollars (HKD). But the exchange rate of payments received in BTC and ETH will be taken from Coinbase. Auction house Phillips is now joining some of its competitors like Sotheby’s and
Binance picks 100 artists to spearhead launch of NFT marketplace
Crypto exchange Binance has handpicked 100 artists who will be able to sell their NFT artworks during the launch of the exchange's upcoming NFT marketplace, it announced today. After the marketplace launches on June 24, only these
Aspiring artiste shot by cop
Residents of Irish Town, St Andrew, believe that one of their own was killed last Friday because of a misunderstanding The Gordon Town police and the Independent Commission of Investigations are reportedly investigating an incident near Maryland in St Andrew
Backdrops to a riot: how JR’s confrontational street art went global
“I didn’t spend enough time in school for any of the teachers to remember me. The only role models I had were the guys in the neighbourhood doing graffiti,” reflects JR, on his journey from street-smart tagger to world-famous conceptual artist. “I guess what’s
Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul exhibition goes distance
In a boxing exhibition measured not by who won but by how long it lasted, Logan Paul went the distance with retired boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather on Sunday night in Miami Gardens, Fla. Mayweather called Paul a “great, young fighter. He’s better than I
Sandwich Art on a Plate
There's something very pleasing about an open-faced sandwich. While simple in concept, the open sandwich construction is popular in
Cải lương artists release MVs praising people involved in COVID-19 fight
Artists from the HCM City-based Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Theatre have released two music videos (MV) on YouTube featuring the Vietnamese spirit in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Qatar Museums connects with world's second largest museum in Russia – Doha News | Qatar
Qatar Museums has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the world's second largest museum, Russia's State Hermitage Museum.. ...
The Pompidou, Paris’ temple of modern art, plans NJ branch
While the French would provide the art and
London artistes find new hope, excitement as live music returns to the city post-pandemic
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The Big Review: Michael Armitage at the Royal Academy of Arts
How does Michael Armitage charge his paintings with such electricity? The Royal Academy’s new exhibition features just 15 of his works but their power is tangible. The show was organised by the Haus der Kunst in Munich, where the larger spaces allowed for 27
UK culture war: museum trustees are paying the price for disagreeing with government's policies
Two trustees embroiled in recent rows over the UK government’s interference in public bodies have told The Art Newspaper about their fears for the culture sector as ministers are accused of flushing out museum board members who hold dissenting views. The
Meet Seychelles’ young local artists: A fibre artist handcrafting macramé pieces, one knot at a ...
Today we meet Antigone Frichot, a Seychellois who uses a special technique to create a form of textile known as macramé. Antigone studied product and furniture design and says she has dabbled in all kinds of “making” fields from ceramics, woodwork and macramé,
The Museum of the Home’s £18.1m refurb: inside the rebranded east London cultural hotspot
With a new name and look, east London’s Museum of the Home wants us all to think deeper about where we live ...
Inside The Museum That Uncovers Parisian History
From oil portraits of famous French writers to 19th century photos of Paris, the new renovation of this Paris museum is truly is a walk into the past. ...
Western region's cultural centre to be ready June next year – Tourism Minister
Minister for Tourism, Creative Art and Culture, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has said that the Western Regional Centre for
Lyman Museum presents ‘Acoustic Ecology of Hawaiian Forest Birds’
Acoustic communication is incredibly important to forest birds: It plays a major role in how they choose mates, maintain territories, find food, each other and avoid being eaten. Until recently, however, very little was
New exhibition 'Science Friction' blends nature and art
"All living forms are interdependent." That's the jumping off
