More than 150 artists have pledged to boycott Helsinki’s Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma until it severs relations with British-Finnish billionaire Chaim “Poju” Zabludowicz, who sits on the board of the institution’s support foundation. An avid collector who has over the past decade loaned a number of works to Kiasma, […]
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“TEXTURES” of “The New Black Vanguard”: A Glimpse into the Intersection of Artists Musing on Black Hair | by Cleveland Museum of Art | CMA Thinker
By Dr. Tameka Ellington, Speaker, Author, and Cocurator of “TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair” People of African descent have hair that is like no other race of people. It is the number one racial identifier, skin tone being the second. Afro or Black hair grows out of […]
Meditation for Artists
I used to think meditating meant sitting up straight and still for a certain number of minutes every single day, focusing on my breath and trying to clear my mind of thoughts and feel calm. When I believed this, I did not meditate. My photo from a recent vacation spot […]
6 Reasons Artists Should Never Stop Taking Workshops & Classes — Caryl Fine Art
5. A workshop can be a self-care retreat Workshops can be a way to carve out time for yourself—time to heal, relax and relieve stress. Often a workshop takes place out of town, but even for workshops near your home, you are taken out of your normal routine. These classes often […]
Major Artists Sign Letter of Solidarity with Iranian Protestors – ARTnews.com
Major artists like Marina Abramović and Kara Walker signed an open letter denouncing the theocratic rule in Iran and expressing solidarity with activists there who have been engaged in more than two straight months of protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, who died after being beaten by Iran’s morality […]
Meet 6 Fast-Rising Artists Having Star Turns at This Year’s Art Basel Miami Beach — Portland Museum of Art
Who: An enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes in Western North Dakota, Teresa Baker pays tribute to her upbringing while infusing her practice with a modern aesthetic. She transforms synthetic materials into artwork that underscores irregular territorial shapes. Based in: Los Angeles, California Notable Resume Lines: Baker is a 2022 […]
New Hockey Arena Threatens to Displace Artists in Tempe, Arizona
TEMPE, Ariz. — A steady stream of sports and development bigwigs hailed the benefits of bringing a new hockey arena to Tempe, Arizona, during a recent city council meeting, although discussion rarely turned to the question of how the 46-acre mixed-use development it would anchor might impact the local arts scene that’s […]
Sybaris Collection © | Art Work: Artists Working at The Museum
Since 1935, staff members working as a part of The Met community, many of whom are accomplished artists, have shared their creative contributions with each other on a regular basis. This year the Met is open this presentation of their work to the public. The wide range of artistic expression—from […]
Near the Border, Artists Fight for Self-Preservation
LAS CRUCES, N. Mex. — Before the creation of geopolitical borders and their bloody effects on marginalized communities, the Chihuahuan Desert was already a tremendously inhospitable place. The Sierra Madre, blocking wind and humidity from the east and west, helps make the region a violent environment with extreme weather, scarce […]
For Women Artists, Studio Visits Can Be Risky Business
The studio visit is a vital place of exchange between the private creative life of an artist and the wider commercial and institutional worlds of the market and museum. But when an element of the art world is both commonplace and essential to its functioning, it deserves to be scrutinized, […]