The Ohio State University hosts a celebration of the Columbus Black community featuring local artists, organizations and businesses this weekend. After debuting as an internet radio program last year, the Wexner Center for the Arts’ All Day Blackness event will be presented in a hybrid format on June 18 from […]
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How Auctions Identify the Next Big Artists and Trends
Auctions prophesize the rise of art stars and identify trends in the contemporary scene through financial returns. While many spectators cast their attention toward biennials as harbingers of what is to come in the art world, auctions reflect these changes more quickly and concretely than the usual institutional measures that […]
200-400% rent increases driving some artists out of the downtown Las Vegas Arts District
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A director at a fine art print shop off South Commerce and Wyoming Avenue is relocating his business after the building was sold and rent went soared dramatically. Erik Beehn is the founder of Test Site Projects, a fine art print shop, custom frame shop […]
Cranbrook Art Museum to open mini-golf course designed by artists
A new, artist-designed, miniature golf course on the grounds of the Cranbrook Art Museum is aimed at attracting more metro Detroiters to a pristine, underutilized greenspace in Bloomfield Hills. The course will be open from 11 a.m. to sunset, Wednesday through Sunday, May 25 through Sept. 25. Each of the nine holes, […]
Ambient music legend Midori Takada: ‘In Japan, artists keep going right into old age’ | Music
The sight of Midori Takada whiplashing between drums, cymbals and marimba is something few observers forget. She is a mesmerising performer of great physical intensity. So her billing as a “70-year-old percussionist” ahead of a performance at Melbourne’s Rising festival – a bit like calling Paul McCartney an 80-year-old guitarist […]
Artist’s passion evolves into booming business with Amdur Productions’ summer art festivals
Dreamy landscapes, provocative portraits and funky sculptures beguile the eye, jazz music adds a rhythm, and savory aromas tempt us. Nothing says summer like a relaxed stroll through an art festival. But your brief cultural escape is serious business for the professionals at Amdur Productions Inc., who plan 2023’s art […]
Artists open business to help other artists | Arts and Entertainment
They share a desk and working space. They finish each other’s sentences. And they’re determined to do the hard work of not just creating art but helping other artists. Barbara Gerdeman and Elizabeth Goodwill have known each other for years thanks to their shared tenure as summer Art Camp teachers […]
Seattle Launches New Deal-Style Jobs Program for Artists
Community organization Sawhorse Revolution pairs high school students with architects and carpenters. The group has partnered with the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture in the past. (photo by Jenny Crooks; all images courtesy Seattle Office of Arts and Culture) In response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on the arts […]
‘Cultural inspiration’: contemporary artists mark Queen’s jubilee | Queen’s platinum jubilee
Corgis and horses are out; tattoos and shades are in. Portraits of the Queen by 52 contemporary artists to mark her platinum jubilee depict the monarch in ways rarely seen since the days of the Sex Pistols. Among the works are Queen of the Hood, by the ballpoint artist James […]
Here Are 9 Exciting Artists Whose Markets Are Poised to Reach the Next Level After Remarkable Outings at the Venice Biennale
Discussion about this year’s central exhibition at the Venice Biennale, “The Milk of Dreams,” has centered on the many historical figures—often women and gender non-conforming artists—that curator Cecilia Alemani resurfaced and recontextualized. But plenty of emerging and mid-career artists were given ample real estate in the show, too—and they were […]