This post was updated on July 10 at 8:13 p.m With a sharpie, paper and napkins, Raina Markham makes her mark on the art world. The aspiring third-year music education student said she’s found solace in a variety of art styles, including hand-drawn graphics and visual scores and collages made from everyday materials such as … Read more
But if these paintings, sculptures or photographs could speak, they would tell a very different story. What exactly happens to a work of art when it is not on view is not usually known to the general public. But the folks at Dayton Art Institute had a great idea: Why not show visitors exactly what … Read more
In 1986, the band The Bangles sang about “all the old paintings on the tombs” of the figures depicted “walking like an Egyptian.” Though neither an art historian nor an Egyptologist, songwriter Liam Sternberg referred to one of the most striking characteristics of ancient egyptian Fine arts – the depiction of people, animals and objects … Read more
This age-old phrase tells us “home is where the heart is,” but what if your heart is in multiple places at once? In her new book Nomad at Home: Designing the Home Traveled more (Out July 12), interior designer and creative director Hilary Robertson explores how investing in lots of homes, not just the one … Read more
But if these paintings, sculptures or photographs could speak, they would tell a very different story. What exactly happens to a work of art when it is not on view is not usually known to the general public. But the folks at Dayton Art Institute had a great idea: Why not show visitors exactly what … Read more
When New York City went into lockdown in the spring of 2020, Thomas Woodruff began drawing dinosaurs. Not as a kid perhaps scribbling a T. rex, but as an artist drawing a self-portrait. At 62, he had been head of the illustration and cartoon departments at the School of Visual Arts for 20 years and … Read more
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (AP) — The Louvre, the Museum of Modern Art and… the Hard Rock? Hoping to expand their appeal beyond the sheer number of slots and buffets, some casinos turn to art galleries or exhibitions to attract new business from customers who would not otherwise visit a casino. In doing so, they not … Read more
After a three-year hiatus, the Haddonfield Crafts and Fine Art Festival has returned to the city’s already vibrant downtown for its 28th year, and with more than 200 artists showcasing their art and crafts. A smattering of light rain early Saturday didn’t stop visitors from strolling the closed streets, browsing and shopping at a record … Read more
Frank Suchomel Memorial Art Center: Local Sculptors (outdoor) and other works collected by the late Frank Suchomel, Ongoing, Meditation Garden and Concert Hall, Haggett Road, Adamant, www.fsmac-quarryworks.org AR Market: Matt Larson, through August 19, Walking with Gaia, paintings, ARTE at AR, 159 N. Main St., Barre, 802-479-7069, www.studioplacearts.com Espresso Bueno: Al Salzman, through August 15, … Read more
Artwork from the Steve Keene Art Book accompanied by premium items available to purchasers of the book. (Photo courtesy of Hat & Beard/Tractor Beam) Way back when the record industry was still dealing in physical objects, independent advertising company Girlie Action sent us music journalists a one-of-a-kind eye-catcher: a brightly colored original artwork painted on … Read more