Art pottery is made by a single talented artist, a group of designers and artists who share the different steps, or a large company that has expensive machinery, men who make the molds, throw the clay and manage the hot ovens, and many talented designers and artists. Trial […]
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Summer Art Blooms in the Bucktown Neighborhood
The Bucktown Arts Fest is excited to announce four art events throughout the neighborhood this summer. Partnering with the Friends of Holstein Park, Leavitt Street Inn & Tavern, and Little Broken Things. Summer Art Blooms in the Bucktown Neighborhood The Bucktown Arts Fest is excited to announce four art events […]
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Summer Art Blooms in the Bucktown Neighborhood | News
CHICAGO, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Summer Art Blooms in the Bucktown Neighborhood The Bucktown Arts Fest is excited to announce four art events throughout the neighborhood this summer. Partnering with the Friends of Holstein Park, Leavitt Street Inn & Tavern, and Little Broken Things, our aim is to celebrate […]
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Immersive art experience in Socorro turns visitors into creators
Artists Laura Turón and David Delgado are offering an immersive art experience that heightens the senses at Hacienda Apodaca in Socorro. For $15 on Friday, visitors to the site at 10180 Socorro Road can immerse themselves in interactive art projects, see three musical performances and enjoy a ramen and taqueria food pop-up by El Charlatan and […]
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A guide to digital picture frames and smart art displays in 2021
The walls of my house are covered in family photos, paintings, signed art prints and other various decorations. Yet, we still have a pile of framed art that we don’t have room to hang — what do you do when you run out of wall space? Enter so-called “smart art,” […]
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Idyllwild Arts supports Native artists and art students
Navajo sister weavers share their passion at Idyllwild summer camp Navajo tapestry weavers Barbara Teller Ornelas, and her sister Lynda Teller Pete have been teaching weaving at Idyllwild Arts for over 20 years. Cheryl Evans, Arizona Republic IDYLLWILD, Calif. — Barbara Teller Ornelas deftly inserts colored thread between warp threads that […]
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Downtown Delight: New murals bring large scale art to downtown Longview | Local News
Six native East Texas flowers soon will stand nearly 40-feet high as they transform a 5,300-square-foot wall in downtown Longview into a work of art. Meanwhile, a woman with flowing red hair now lives downtown and the notes from her flute burst from what was once a plain brick wall. Those […]
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Building art of ‘flintknapping’ and ‘pargeting’ is at risk of extinction in Britain, warns Historic England
The arts of flintknapping, pargeting and lead-working are at risk of extinction with only a handful of specialists left, Historic England has said. The charity fears historic buildings are at risk of deteriorating and decaying beyond repair, unless a new generation of tradesmen take up the mantle. Building skills from […]
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A riot of radiant color: Alice Bailey’s mosaic house | Art
Alice Bailey’s fascination with mosaics started with a basic tile project in her guest bathroom. She loved the process, but her imagination quickly took her far beyond a Southwest-style counter and backsplash. She made her first mosaic in 2003, covering a two-story interior stairwell wall with a narrative of her […]
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A riot of radiant color: Alice Bailey’s mosaic house | Art
Alice Bailey’s fascination with mosaics started with a basic tile project in her guest bathroom. She loved the process, but her imagination quickly took her far beyond a Southwest-style counter and backsplash. She made her first mosaic in 2003, covering a two-story interior stairwell wall with a narrative of her […]
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Freiman Stoltzfus returns to his roots with Corner West Art & Lifestyle Gallery in Intercourse; the grand opening is this weekend | Entertainment
Freiman Stoltzfus has come full circle as an artist. He evolved from the little boy who delighted tourists with his drawings at his family’s Bird-in-Hand inn to an art student who studied at New York City’s National Academy and Art Students League. As a young artist, he opened his first […]
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The lure of the big fish: LI craftsmen practice the art of ‘plug making’
Larry Welcome of Cutchogue has been hooked on fishing since his dad took him for the first time at age 5. Like most anglers, Welcome started fishing using bait and targeting smaller, readily available species from shore. As he got older, his fishing techniques grew more sophisticated and he began […]
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Using Augmented Reality, London Takes Its Art to the Streets
LONDON — Major art museums in London are using augmented reality as a way to share works with the public and to entice visitors back inside, even with coronavirus restrictions in flux. The National Gallery has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Academy of Arts and other […]
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Alley comes alive with art in downtown Escondido
Two new outdoor mural projects will soon add extra splashes of color to downtown Escondido streets. One project, called Esco Alley Art, was unveiled Saturday in the alley between W. Grand Avenue, W. Second Avenue, S. Broadway and S. Maple Street. A joint effort of the Escondido Arts Association and […]
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An art enclave in Lexington’s East End. New gallery, artist studios open in the MET
When Art Inc. surveyed Kentuckian artists six years ago, one of the top needs was more opportunities and spaces for artists to sell their work. Art Inc., a program of Community Ventures designed to elevate and expand options for Kentucky artists, first opened an online retail hub arthousekentucky.org about two […]
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The best DIY hacks for renter-friendly wall art we’ve seen from TikTokers and interior designers
Here are four hacks for making your apartment walls come to life. @emilyrayna, @Citychicdecor Insider compiled the most creative renter-friendly wall projects from TikTokers and designers. Many of the DIY projects are inexpensive, like making a rainbow wall using paint samples. One designer showed how to make a small apartment […]
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Costa Mesa murals draw national spotlight as city is named top destination for outdoor art
The national Men’s Journal magazine recently listed the city of Costa Mesa among its “top destinations for outdoor art,” alongside well-known metropolitan areas — Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia — and some under-the-radar spots, where murals encourage art appreciation al fresco. “Nicknamed the ‘City of the Arts,’ it appears no canvas […]
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Local Communities Should Open Eyes To Benefits Of Public Mural Art
Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Mount Prospect have all pretty much missed the boat. Niles is just getting on the boat. Rosemont is already paddling as are cities around the country like Lubbock, TX, Wichita, KS, and St. Joseph, MO. The time is now that these three local and other Northwest […]
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Terry Lundahl wasn’t an artist. Now her art will be on TV
CLOSE STURGEON BAY – How could a new, local artist get one of her paintings purchased for a new TV series? In Terry Lundahl’s case, it took: Losing a longtime job because of the COVID-19 pandemic; Worrying about possibly losing her husband of more than 40 years to a medical […]
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Creating space: Cutchogue guild fosters art in the community
The old Penny-Crawford farmhouse, next to the post office on Main Road in Cutchogue, is easy to drive past as you wind your way through the North Fork countryside — although the sign out front might catch your eye as you go by. Inside, visitors are stopped in their tracks […]