We’re always urged to be doing something like learning Mandarin or leaping on one of those stationary bikes in front of a screen to be hectored by a man shouting, “I see you, Berkhamstead! Keep it going Airdrie! Get your glutes ripped to the max, brother!” Not entirely sure anyone in Airdrie has ripped glutes. Even to the max. We used to be good at taking a moment for ourselves. Take windae hingin’, a great and honourable tradition in Scotland. The simple act of sticking your head out the...
While the real world was still bombing itself to oblivion last week, I found myself reading up on the exploits of a freshly released British-born American art dealer called Indigo Philbrick, who has just spent time in a low-security federal prison in Philadelphia. This was for the largest art fraud ever committed in US history. More
The Fabian Arts District Redevelopment Plan aims to introduce a key block in Downtown Hoboken, reviving the cultural importance once represented by the historic Fabian Theater. Fabian Arts District Redevelopment Plan Hoboken is close to introducing a new performing arts center, an event that signifies an important phase for the city’s cultural sector. This plan […]
"Contemporary Art Underground" focuses specifically on the 103 new pieces of art completed since 2015.
The ArtiFactory’s new exhibit could have looked like any other, with works displayed all over the little room’s walls, containing everything from paintings to sculptures to a life-size dress. However, Phil Beck, the co-president of the venue’s board of directors, had a different idea. To celebrate National Poetry Month, he created a new gallery with
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - On Wednesday, April 10, Holyoke Community College will host its first-ever "Arts in Action" event, showcasing the talents of its Visual Art, Music, and Theater departments. The college art gallery at HCC will host more than 100 students from area high schools who will be able to view the annual student []
Youth Art Takeover, a new Bend-La Pine student art exhibition at Scalehouse Collaborative's Annex Gallery in Franklin Crossing, opened for First Friday and will be on display through April 24th. It's part of Scalehouse’s new Art Lab program, Bola Gbadebo reports.
Talk about an actress known for one role! For one lost little girl, Mariska Hargitay was the
Overlook the training montage sequence in Monkey Man at your own pop culture and movie peril. Kid (Dev Patel) aims to avenge his mother’s death by vanquishing the police chief (Sikander Kher as Rana Singh) who raped and killed her and the false spiritual guru (Makarand Deshpande as Baba Shakti) who ordered the massacre of Kid’s village in India. In a dense, tense, and pivotal 90-second sequence, Kid works himself into fighting shape by punching a rice sack repeatedly—for how many days, we don’t...
“Captain or anyone who receives this message shall receive remains of the Dundee whaler Snowdrop, collided with an iceberg. No hope. 14th November, 1908. Sinking fast.”
The total eclipse this month won’t likely be forgotten soon by the millions of North Americans who witnessed it. Even before the moon obscured our view of the sun, artists in the North Country were celebrating the celestial event. They created works of art depicting light, shadow, and darkness, a Total Eclipse of the Arts. Organized by Foothills Art Society, the exhibit features work by 23 creative people from Malone and surrounding areas. Spotlight producer Paul Larson spoke with many artists...
Joey Halvorson was celebrated Friday, April 6, for earning the 2023 Brainerd Citizen of the Year award and a spot in the 2024 Brainerd Public Schools Distinguished Achievement Hall of Fame class.