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Jay-Z Makes Grammys History As The Most Nominated Artist Of All Time
The music mogul has earned a total of 83 nods in his career. ...
40 years after stealing historic rifle from museum, Pennsylvania man sold it, feds say
More than 40 years after
OneRepublic Becomes First Major US Artist To Be Paid In Bitcoin For Show
Bitcoin payments app Strike enabled the band’s pioneering move, and its lead vocalist plans to do it again next month.OneRepublic became the first major U.S. band to be paid in bitcoin for a live gig.It was “the next logical step,” the group’s lea ...
Tempera painting probed on the molecular scale
In contrast to the oil painting technique that supplanted it at the end of the 15th century, tempera painting, practiced on wood panels, walls or canvas has received little attention on the physico-chemical scale. This painting technique, which has been
Local marble sculptor Craigger Browne crafts headstone for Daughters of the American Revolution
MOBILE, Ala. – Craigger Browne has sculpted numerous art pieces from marble slabs with fine-tuned precision over the years, and his great work can be found at yet another cherished location. The Richards DAR House, which was built in 1860 and added to
Bo Schembechler statue on Michigan campus defaced with red paint
ANN ARBOR — A statue on the University
Will reconsider exclusion of certain areas from LBZ: Arts commission to Delhi HC
Spread over 28 sqkm, the Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone is governed by a strict building law that
San Antonio-based Pabst Blue Ribbon wants to give $10,000 to artists via 2022 Art Can Contest
Cult favorite lager Pabst Blue Ribbon has
Local artist chooses apt cause to support
A Nelson artist has taken her creative approach to art and paired it with the perfect charity - Women's Refuge. ...
Artists Retrospective Exhibit Features Fine Art of Bettie Eubanks
The African American Cultural Center and Museum of Florida (AACS) in Flagler County hosted a “30- Year Retrospective of Fine Artist, Bettie
RiM Music Artist Enhances His Musical Versatility on the New Music Release
(MENAFN - ForPressRelease) RiM, aka Mohamed Rimzi Mulafer, is an ingenious musician from Sri Lanka. His music is a fusion of a new vibe & energetic style of music with inspiring ... ...
Dubai diaries: Icons of Porsche museum pop-up a must visit
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Sun 14 Nov 2021, 2:44 PM What is the number one problem faced when visiting a museum? No, I'm not talking about the often odd opening hours many keep. How many times have ... ...
DeNations Metaverse Collaborated With Donut Artist Jae-Yong Kim, Releasing Donut NFTs
(MENAFN - GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) HONG KONG, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- There are doughnuts that you cannot take a bite of. It is a donut baked with ceramic, not flour. Inedible donuts–are ... ...
GAMEFI & NFT Meets With Griffin Art
(MENAFN - GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Griffin Art has entered the market with the launch of an NFT marketplace on Sept. 14, 2021. This marketplace will ... ...
Gourmet Cloud Kitchen, Art of Dum Launches in Al Barsha
(MENAFN - Mid-East.Info) Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Dubai's favorite Dum Pukht kitchen has opened its third kitchen in the city in the vibrant neighborhood of Al Barsha. With this launch, Art of ... ...
Gloss is turning Banksy’s most critically important and politically charged artworks into a NFT
Hot on the heels of several record-breaking sales of paintings by Banksy this year, Gloss, the team behind the world’s largest arts and media company, is turning Banksy’s most critically important and politically charged artworks – commemorating September 11 –
Dominium: Architectural Designer
Dominium: Works closely with Architects and Architectural Designers in creating drawing and specification standards. Plymouth, Minnesota ...
York Museums launch York Memories dementia aid app
MUSEUMS in York have launched a new free digital app that will help people living with dementia. ...
The Art Of Gathering: How To Create Meaningful Gatherings
With political and social controversies abound, strained relationships have become the norm, and the disconnect while living through a pandemic hasn’t made the situation better. ...
Rittenhouse Photo Reveals Where Trump Keeps Bizarre Rushmore Sculpture
SIOUX FALLSThe Mount Trumpmore statue that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gave to then-President Donald Trumpgrafting him onto the
Apurva Nemlekar cites 'payment dues' and 'offensive behaviour from new artists' for quitting Ratris Khel Chale; read post
Popular Marathi TV actress Apurva Nemlekar has quit the show Ratris Khel Chale. The actress shocked her fans and viewers by penning a lengthy note on social media making allegations against the makers of the show and TV channel. Apurva has revealed in the post
Grammy Award-winning vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant at New England Conservatory’s ‘Grow Your Art: A Music ...
November 30 – December 2. Residency culminates in live concert on December 2 featuring McLorin Salvant with NEC Jazz Small Ensembles Concert to be broadcast Internationally on Fri December 17th. ...
Art Basel Miami Beach Returns, Smaller but Ready to Party
What you’ll find at this year’s tropical circus: hundreds of galleries, institutions proudly exhibiting homegrown work and an array of NFT-themed gatherings. ...
Art Basel Miami Beach Is Roaring Back—With a Vengeance, and Without an Apology
In February of this year, a grand outpost of the New York Italian restaurant Carbone opened in Miami’s South Beach and was anointed as the hottest joint in Magic City. On a visit during its first weeks, I spotted the music executive Clive Davis at one table,
Prof Peter Quartey inducted as fellow of Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research at the University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey was on Tuesday inducted as a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS). The induction was administered by the President
Bo Schembechler statue on U-M campus defaced with red paint
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A statue on the University of Michigan campus of legendary football coach Glenn “Bo” Schembechler has been vandalized with paint and a message supporting sexual assault victims of a former sports doctor has been scrawled on the steps
As a Beatles documentary airs and new Liverpool museum opens, get your ticket to ride ...
Sitting at a 1950s upright piano in Paul McCartney’s childhood living room seems like an imposition — especially when all I can do is clunk the keys randomly. But it’s also extraordinarily thrilling to be here on the eve of a three-part documentary, The
Dispute over reproduction rights of Robert Indiana’s ‘HOPE’ artwork sent back to court
Months after a federal court decided reproduction rights of Robert Indiana’s famous “LOVE” artwork, the late artists’ estate will be back in court arguing a similar case pertaining to his “HOPE” artwork. At issue are two contracts — one from 2019 and one from
Christmas Late Opening at the Museum of London
The Museum of London is hosting a late opening this Christmas. Visitors
Devil May Cry Artist Joins Silent Hill Creator's New Horror Project
Last year, as reports were circulating that Sony's beloved Japan Studio was bleeding talent, long-time
Pingtung festival to celebrate Czech arts and culture
Staff writer, with CNA Activities celebrating Czech music, literature and cinema are to be held in Pingtung next week as part of the “Czech in Pingtung” festival, the first big event organized by a foreign institute in Taiwan. In cooperation with the Pingtung
Paint Creek Trail group dedicates bridge, celebrates trail resurfacing project
Advertisement OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Officials celebrated the long-awaited dedication of a new bridge on the Paint Creek Trail, along with a trail resurfacing project, this fall. Although both of the projects were completed in 2019, officials had to delay
Museum's Calendar Lists a Holiday Themed Scavenger Hunt
Museum's Calendar Lists a Holiday Themed Scavenger Hunt November 24, 2021 Long before there was TV, radio, and even moving pictures, the stereoscope viewer was the entertainment device of choice for viewing 3D images of the world. Museum Director Samantha
The art of disability culture: Dispelling myths, dissolving barriers, and disrupting prejudice
PALO ALTO, Calif. — The title of the current exhibit at the Palo Alto Art Center speaks of “disrupting prejudices,” and I’ll tell you my prejudices were not just disrupted but blown to pieces right away, when I saw the portraits above painted by Bill Bruckner.
Educator-photographer collaborates with students for satirical photo set in online exhibit
An educator-photographer has collaborated with his students for a collection of photographs that serves as a satirical reply to "red-tagging" in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde's ongoing online art exhibition. Jay Javier's "Red Tagged!" which is "an
The art of giving back during the pandemic
What is corporate responsibility? Corporate social responsibility, also known as CSR, is the concept that a business has a responsibility to do good. CSR means that a company should self-regulate its actions and be socially accountable to its customers,
Benilde prof creates online museum for fallen pandemic heroes
FALLEN heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic are at the center of an online animated museum that is part of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde Center for Campus Art's ongoing digital art exhibition. "Hall of Heroes" is Benjamin Marasigan Jr.'s contribution to
Post Office, AAP Art competition to benefit Malabon Zoo
(From left) Manny Tangco, Malabon Zoo and Botanical Garden Foundation Inc. president and founder; Postmaster General Norman Fulgencio, and Fidel Sarmiento, Art Association of the Philippines Inc. president, sign a memorandum of agreement for an art competition
Antique rifle thief gets a day in jail decades on from his museum heists
After a crime spree spanning decades, antique thief Thomas Gavin had just one explanation for his museum heists: he likes "collecting" old things. Mr Gavin, 78, has now been sentenced to one day in jail after being caught trying to sell a rare rifle
A Pioneering British Artist’s Painting of a Negotiation
Ahead of her solo exhibition at the Tate Modern in London, Lubaina Himid shares a new, exclusive work. ...
Cultivating Art, Not Argument, at a Los Angeles Law Office
Their office-tower studios could not be less bohemian, but the artists in residence at a law firm’s offices in California say the spaces spur creativity nonetheless. ...
Patti Fertel’s book sculptures featured in new Pink Dog exhibition
For Patti Fertel, life is more interesting when stories are being told. The Asheville-based artist has long strived to communicate narratives through her creative work, particularly in her book sculptures, which have been her primary focus for the past decade.
Xbox Virtual Museum Features Letter From When Microsoft Tried To Buy Nintendo
The Xbox Virtual Museum features a letter from over twenty years ago detailing the time that Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo. The letter can be found as part of Microsoft's Xbox Virtual Museum, which the company has launched as part of its 20th-anniversary
Musicians’ Syndicate announces important decisions aiming to protect Egypt’s artistic heritage
CAIRO – 24 November 2021: Recently, the Egyptian song declined to an inappropriate state through a combination of some dark forces that deliberately aimed to distort it with the so-called “Mahraganat” songs that used lyrics that go beyond the
Last chance to see: artist Shuruq Harb's film examines the occupation in Palestine
The 10-minute video
The Art of Collaboration: New Kids On The Block
I remember what it was like being a small new business owner on Elmwood Avenue, back in the day. It was exciting, but also scary. This was before Forever Elmwood (now the Elmwood Village Association) was formed. Other than being closely aligned with Urban Surf
Iranian Artists Forum celebrates Ali-Akbar Sadeqi’s 84th birthday
TEHRAN – The 84th birthday of painter, illustrator and animator Ali-Akbar Sadeqi was celebrated on Monday at the Iranian Artists Forum. ...
Bo Schembechler statue vandalized with red paint, pro-Anderson survivor message
The former football coach, athletic director's statue on the Michigan campus was vandalized overnight with message of support for sexual assault survivors. ...
Italian street artist battles racism by turning swastikas into cupcakes
VERONA, Italy, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Swastikas on the wall become giant cupcakes with purple icing, and the words "my Hitler" are transformed into "my muffins". All in a day's work for the Italian street artist who fights racism by
Her Art Reads the Land in Deep Time
Athena LaTocha has embraced geological materials from mesas, wetlands and bluffs in her large-scale works. Now, she’s exploring what’s underfoot in New York City. ...
‘Winter Lights’ at Shelburne Museum Is a Holiday Spectacle
At 220 feet long, the Ticonderoga is the Shelburne Museum's central feature. Afloat on Lake Champlain for the first half of the 20th century, the imposing steamboat was moved to its current, landlocked home in 1955. Since then, it's lived out its days in a
A Fabled Museum, with a Terrific New Director, Goes Up, Not Down
NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE G ratitude’s in short supply, whining kooks in sorry, grating abundance. This isn’t an embarrassment of riches but an embarrassment of stupid. The climate of our 4-billion-year-old planet, which some people actually think they can change,
India: Bihari man paints portraits of sages, saints on tree trunks to save them from being felled
Lata Rani, Correspondent Patna: A man in Indian state Bihar has come up with a novel idea of painting image of sages, saints and writing catchy slogans on tree trunks to save them from being felled. The initiative has won the hearts of the local villagers as
Paint the stage red: plays about artists – in pictures
As the Young Vic announces it will premiere The Collaboration, Anthony McCarten’s play about Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat , look back at shows about Picasso, Kahlo, Dalí and other great artists ...
Outdoor Fortlandia exhibit reminds Austin the world is our playground
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center calls some learning environments “places of no.” Museums have plenty of reasons to keep visitors’ hands off delicate art, but that can build a barrier between learners and the stimulus. The Please Touch Museum in
Fairview Museum to feature work of Nancy Hayes
On Friday December 10, 2021 the Rotating Artist’s Gallery of the Fairview Museum will exhibit the artwork of Nancy Hayes. On Friday, Dec. 10, the Rotating Artist’s Gallery of the Fairview Museum will exhibit the artwork of Nancy Hayes. A reception and
Gurlitt Collection: Last of 14 Nazi-looted artworks auctioned
Among the some 1,500 artworks found in Cornelius Gurlitt's hoard, 14 were proven to have been looted under the Nazis. The last one has been sold at auction. ...
Torvik’s wildlife photography exhibit opens at WNC
Western Nevada College in Fallon welcomes Vella Torvik’s wildlife photography. It is displayed in the campus gallery through Dec. 15. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, and the public is invited to peruse the beautiful collection. Torvik loves animals
LIC Partnership debuts fall public art series in various Court Square locations
Seeking to add more color to the Court Square area, the Long Island City Partnership unveiled its latest art series, LIC (Re)Connects at “The Ribbon,” an interactive dual-site installation featuring ”LIC Love Notes” submitted by neighborhood enthusiasts.
Dubai's ColossalBit, IWCB to launch world's first NFT linked to a dining, art experience
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Tue 2 Nov 2021, 8:30 PM Last updated: Tue 2 Nov 2021, 8:31 PM Promoted in collaboration with colossalbit.io the 'CIAO BELLA!' NFT has been issued by IWCB, the first token ... ...
Remember your old mobile phones with this new online museum
Thanks in large part to smartphones and their cameras, there are near endless pictures of modern handsets that you can turn up with a quick Google search, while sites like TechRadar also extensively detail these phones, but what about older handsets? That’s
Miami Art Week 2021 Gallery Guide
"Minyades" at Bonnier Gallery In addition to a booth at the Art Miami Fair, Bonnier Gallery is debuting the works of painter Richard Hoglund alongside a rarely seen piece by sculptor Carl Andre. "I'm really excited for people to see Richard Hoglund's new
La Prairie Launches First-Ever Pop-Up Beach Club For Art Basel Miami Beach
Guests at the pop-up will be treated to the “Art of Perfection skin-care ceremony,” as well as sunrise and sunset performances by Taiwanese artist and dancer Wen-Chi Su. ...
A charitable group is aiming for a “cultural democratisation of museums” through NFTs
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (SCML) is the largest charitable organisation in Portugal. It is a 500-year-old social enterprise organisation and keeper of the Museum and Church of São Roque in Lisbon, which houses one of the most important religious
Launching of Zubair Raj's second poetry collection "Sada-e-Dil" organized by Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi ...
Honorary Guest Engineer Muhammad Yameen while among those who spoke Saeed Khan and Sohail Ahmed were involved, the duties of arranging the ceremony were performed by Naghmana Sheikh. Hafiz Nisaar recited the Holy Quran while Naeem Qureshi presented hamd and
'It's all from the heart,' Irondequoit greeting card artist Susan Carmen-Duffy says
Susan Carmen-Duffy challenged herself to write 365 notes and letters in 2021. By mid-July, she had sent 826 from her Irondequoit home. ...
Human pain and longing reflected in Amman autumn exhibition
AMMAN - The autumn exhibition, held at the Qodrat gallery in Amman, showcases twenty-six works representing four artistic experiences belonging to different schools and generations. Pioneering Palestinian artist, Jawad Ibrahim, presents abstract paintings. His
Saweetie Nominated for Best New Artist and Best Rap Song at GRAMMYs
With an SNL performance under her belt, Saweetie’s take-over continues, earning two Grammy nominations for Best New Artist and Best Rap Song. “I’m
„Mal eine ganz andere Art sich mitzuteilen und vieles mehr!!!“ ...
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Meet the Dubai artist who designed today's Google Doodle
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Wed 24 Nov 2021, 1:31 PM Last updated: Wed 24 Nov 2021, 1:32 PM Today's Doodle, illustrated by Dubai-based artist Nora Zeid, celebrates Sudanese–Libyan poet, playwright, ... ...
Five Best Art Basel Miami Beach 2021 Parties
Wynwood Studios at Toejam Backlot Cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX presents Wynwood Studios, the first-ever NFT music and art festival, a four-day pop-up experience combining music, art, and crypto technology. Each night of the festival will be
‘Artistic Creations 3’ photography exhibition kicks off on Nov. 24
CAIRO – 24 November 2021: Head of the Plastic Arts Sector Khaled Sorour will inaugurate a group exhibition of photography under the title “Artistic
Huge turnout of visitors to “Ramses & The Gold of The Pharaohs” exhibition in Houston Museum of Natural Sciences
CAIRO – 24 November 2021: The exhibition "Ramses & The Gold of The Pharaohs" welcomed visitors from all over the American city of Houston to enjoy the splendor of the great Egyptian antiquities with the enchanting melodies of the harp
UN/IPC jointly organizes pictorial exhibition at SABS Jamshoro
The United Nations (UN) and International Photographic Council (IPC) in collaboration with Shaheed Allah Buksh Soomro (SABS) University of Art, Design and Heritages Jamshoro Wednesday organized a photographic exhibition under title "People on the move".
As metrics paint a ‘unique picture,’ Bitcoin’s price headed in this direction
After the first Bitcoin dip under the $60K
Africa: African Artists' Great Music Reap Rewards With Grammy 2022 Nominations
Cape Town -- Africa is representing the best artists in the game. ...
Marwen Trabelsi's 'The Man Who Became a Museum' Wins Ciné Art Agadir's Bronze Branch of Argan
Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian Marwen
NYU lecturer Misha Danilin on ’90s and 2000s concert culture, his own bands and the ...
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. I wasn’t in a band when I lived in the Soviet Union. I mean, I was 18 and wanted to be in a band, but it just hadn’t happened yet. I really started making music in New York City. I was inspired to make
From the fringes to the spotlight: The art of NYC drag
Drag queens were some of Andy Warhol’s favorite muses. According to him, drag queens used to be “on the fringes” of heteronormative American society, but when the sexual liberation movement gained traction in 1968, more people started to appreciate the
Painting That 'Portrays George Floyd as Jesus Christ' Displayed at Catholic University of America
The university’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom launched a petition calling for the removal of the painting, arguing that “no political or social cause ever justifies depicting another in the place of Jesus Christ”. ...
Vernon byelection candidates sound off on cultural centre, active living centre plans
Castanet asked candidates in Vernon's council byelection to tell us their position on a number of issues. Today, the candidates talk about Vernon's planned cultural centre, which has had to be scaled down due to not receiving senior government grant
Recording artist Andrew Allen home for Christmas with Vernon concert
Vernon's Andrew Allen is coming home for Christmas. The hit-making recording artist will perform at his All Hearts Come Home Christmas show Dec. 11 at the Vernon and District
One of a kind LS Lowry painting goes for millions after doubling estimated auction price
The work was first exhibited in Manchester in 1959 ...
Jay Z makes history as the most Grammy nominated artist of all time with 83 nods
Attach Main Entertaiment Image: jay_z.jpg Jay Z has become the most-nominated Grammy artist with 83 nods under his name! As the 2022 Grammy Awards nominations were out on November 23, it witnessed Jay Z bagging 3 nominations thus making him the most
Ant-Man Director Commemorates Filming Conclusion with Some Fantastic Art
Ant-Man director Peyton Reed has shared some pretty impressive artwork for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania while also announcing that filming for the movie has now concluded. Reed shared the announcement on Twitter stating that "principal photography on
JAC looking for sculptors
The deadline is Nov. 30 for artists to submit proposals to display their sculptures at 12 locations on Conanicut Island as part of the biennial outdoor arts experience that will be sponsored by the Jamestown Arts Center throughout the summer of 2022. The
Graphic artist to headline exhibit starting Dec. 1 at Out of the Box
There will be an opening reception for an exhibition by graphic artist Philip Easton from 4-7 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Out of the Box Studio & Gallery, 11 Clinton Ave. The show, “Never Fear the Odds,” also will feature work by Out of the Box Studio artists
Globe Platinum launches The Platinum Series: The Art of the Extraordinary
Platinum customers are in for a treat as Globe takes on Filipino-powerhouse artists Leeroy New, Jay Oliva,
British envoy to Turkey treats arts lovers with Shakespeare reading
Helping to usher in the fall arts season, Britain’s ambassador in Ankara treated fans of the bard in Turkey’s capital to a spirited reading of one of his best-known sonnets, evoking memories of the bygone summer. Despite the passage of four
Art gallery CEO who offers a bonus to employees who don’t take sick days is ...
A CEO who revealed he gives cash bonuses to staff with perfect attendance has been branded 'backwards' and accused of 'bribing' employees to ignore their health. Speaking from Hertfordshire, James Ryan, CEO of London's Grove Square Galleries, said on Good
China's Zhejiang draws Malaysian interest as tourism destination with launch of virtual exhibition
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- East China's Zhejiang Province is drawing the attention of Malaysians with the launch of a virtual exhibition on Wednesday. In her speech at the launch of the "Virtual Exhibition of Zhejiang", Malaysia's
Ottawa Public Library trying to stop abuse of free museum passes by hiking replacement fees
People have been trying to make a
