Tag: Artists
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In Los Angeles, 70 Artists Transform a Vacant Hospital into a Sprawling Art Experience
A few miles northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and Skid Row, St. Vincent Medical Center is considered one of the city’s most historical hospitals, having supported Angelenos since the 19th century. Vacant since 2020, the center is slated to become a full-service campus aimed at supporting people with addiction, mental health concerns, housing insecurity, and read more
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Four Dozen Artists Celebrate Marine Wildlife and Lore in 'Common Waters'
Oceans cover nearly three-quarters of our planet, containing a staggering 96.5 percent of its water. And despite our ever-advancing technologies and cartographic tools, we’ve still only mapped about a tenth of the earth’s oceans. There’s so much we have yet to see or understand, but our reliance on things like fossil fuels and single-use plastics read more
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We Spent a Week Quarantined on an Uninhabited Island with 80 Artists
A muscular Englishman in a khaki kilt and black beret hops atop the edge of an old well clad in traditional Spanish tile, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows in what can only be called an act of bravery. High winds and rain pelt a group of visitors from all directions, and yet, this read more
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May 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Every month, we share opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Make sure you never miss out by joining our monthlyOpportunities Newsletter. Scenerium 2026 Art Award: Exhibition, Publication, Sales, and Global PromotionFeaturedWhere will your art take us? From landscapes and seascapes to cityscapes and imagined worlds, Scenerium 2026 invites artists read more
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April 2026 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
Every month, we share opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Make sure you never miss out by joining our monthlyOpportunities Newsletter. Earth 2026 Art Awards: Exhibition, Publication, Sales, and Global PromotionFeaturedWhat does your art reveal about Earth? Its beauty, its resilience, or what’s at risk? The 6th edition of read more
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7 Artists Discuss the Power and Urgency of Textiles
“We live with so many hard things,” says Sheila Hicks, “that we’re crying for softness.” The pleasure, simplicity, and tactile qualities of textiles ground a new film from Louisiana Channel, which explores the ways in which fiber art remains both evocative and relevant in this increasingly digital era. “7 Artists on Soft Sculptures” weaves together read more
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Sharjah Biennial Lines Up 109 Artists for 2027 Edition, Titled ‘What Remains, Sits Restive’
The Sharjah Art Foundation has announced the title, curatorial framework, and artist list for the 17th Sharjah Biennial, set to run from January 21, through June 13, 2027. Titled “What remains, sits restive,” the exhibition will bring together 109 artists across sites in the emirate, including Sharjah City, Al Dhaid, Khorfakkan, and the Kalba Ice read more
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Artists Sell More Than $1 M. in Art at Sotheby’s in Support of a Debt-Free Yale MFA Program
Artists ranging from Mickalene Thomas to Tammy Nguyen are banding together to sell more than $1 million in art at Sotheby’s next month, with all the funds going toward Yale University’s MFA art program, among the most esteemed ones of its kind in the country. All of the works will appear in a contemporary art read more
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15 Artists Explore the Potential of Fabric and Fiber in 'Textile Art Redefined'
Until just the past few decades, textiles were generally created with only practical applications in mind. Although fiber and cloth in its myriad forms had been produced for millennia around the globe, fabrics were woven for either domestic or industrial use, and crafts such as knitting, weaving, basket- and net-making, and more were considered purely read more
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Artists Criticize Somalia’s First-Ever Venice Biennale Pavilion: ‘This Pavilion Does Not Speak for Us’
Each Venice Biennale brings with it the debut pavilions of nations who’ve never before shown at the world’s biggest art exhibition, and these are typically causes for celebration. But in the run-up to the show’s opening in May, the inaugural Somali Pavilion has instead become a source of controversy, with artists from the country saying read more
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Hampshire College, Whose Alumni List Includes Many Well-Known Artists, to Close After 51 Years
Hampshire College, a liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, will close after 51 years in operation, becoming the latest school of its kind to shutter amid financial difficulties. Though small in scale, the college has had an outsize effect on the art world, with its art department graduating a number of painters, sculptors, and photographers read more
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The Bennett Prize Just Raised Its Award to $75,000. These Artists Think You Should Apply.
The art world isn’t having an easy moment. Galleries are closing, federal arts funding has dried up, and collectors have pulled back from big-ticket purchases. Against that backdrop, The Bennett Prize — a biennial award for women painters working in figurative realism — just raised its grand prize from $50,000 to $75,000. The timing is read more
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New York’s Newest Triennial Lines Up 39 Artists for Star-Studded First Edition Along the Erie Canal
The Medina Triennial, a new recurring art exhibition set to launch in the titular Western New York village this summer, has revealed the artist list for its inaugural edition, due to open on June 6 in close proximity to the Erie Canal. The 39 participants include a range of artists well-known on the biennial circuit. read more
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7 Artists We're Excited to See at EXPO CHICAGO 2026
From April 9 to 12, EXPO CHICAGO returns to Navy Pier, hosting hundreds of galleries, site-specific projects, talks, and multi-disciplinary programming both downtown and across the city. This week is one of the most exciting times for the Chicago-area art scene, and we’re excited to share our annual preview of what we’re most looking forward read more
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Street Artists Take On Monumental Infrastructure in 'Impossible' Photos
Known for his collaborative photography projects like Invisible Jumpers, Joseph Ford is interested in perception and intervention. His ongoing series, Impossible Street Art, invites artists such as Antonyo Marest, Alex Senna, and MadC to imagine their work in monumental landscapes via a bit of sleight of hand. The artists create trompe-l’œil interventions on Ford’s photographs, read more
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Brian Eno and 200+ Artists Urge British Museum to “Stop Erasing Palestine”
News An open letter criticizes the institution for allegedly altering displays in its Middle East galleries after complaints from a pro-Israel group. Musician, producer. and activist Brian Eno at the 32nd National March for Palestine in London on October 11, 2025 (photo Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images) Over 200 artists and cultural groups are read more
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Uncanny Valley: The Oil Paintings of the Late Eyvind Earle Still Have A Resounding Influence on Artists & Viewers Today – Hi-Fructose Magazine
By 1951, when Earle was hired as a background painter at Disney, he was well known among the studio artists for his greeting cards. He rose quickly, soon contributing designs for Peter Pan and Lady and the Tramp, then earning an Academy Award for an animated short. When he was given the reins to Sleeping read more
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Biennale of Sydney Denies Discrimination as Jewish Group Denounces Pro-Palestine Artists
The Biennale of Sydney, the most important biennial in the Pacific region, denied discrimination in its current edition after some members of Australia’s Jewish community repeatedly claimed that curator Hoor Al Qasimi had selected for participants with anti-Zionist politics. One prominent Jewish group, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, had initially been invited to preview read more
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Artists Behind Removed Trump-Epstein Statue Have Placed A New One in Washington, D.C.
The anonymous artists behind The Secret Handshake, the guerrilla public art statue of PresidentDonald Trumpand convicted sex offenderJeffrey Epstein, are at it again. On Tuesday, the group emailed ARTnews with photos of a new statue placed in Washington, D.C., again depicting Trump and Epstein. Titled KING OF THE WORLD, the 12-foot tall statue depicts the read more
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A Tracey Emin Retrospective Asks If We Expect Too Much from Women Artists
“I’m starting to think I am a really boring artist,” admits Tracey Emin in the catalog accompanying her retrospective at the Tate Modern. It’s quite the reflection from a woman who made her name on shock value. Her 1998 self-portrait-cum-performance-cum-sculpture My Bed—her actual, slept-in bed covered in the detritus of her life—shook the art world read more
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