Buying presents can feel like drawing with your non-dominant hand—awkward and unpredictable. You’re on the hook for a gift that screams, “I know you, you wonderfully artsy human,” but your wallet is giving you the side-eye. Gifts for artists? Sure. Under $25? Cue the dramatic gasp. But hold onto your Santa hats because we’ve curated …
Les Jones: A Creative Epiphany The artistic journey of Les Jones, a dynamic designer, photographer, and artist, is a story of passion, curiosity, and resilience. With a rich background anchored in over four decades of creative exploration, Jones’s multifaceted career began to take shape following his academic pursuits in Photography and a Master of Fine …
This is a show we highly recommend checking out at the stunning San Francisco space, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (FMCAC). They are currently presenting a brilliant retrospective, Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames Since 1970, the first posthumous exhibition survey of the late artist, environmental educator, and landscape planner. Before urban farms reclaimed unused city …
I first encountered paño arte, intricate ink or pencil drawings on handkerchiefs created by incarcerated Chicanos, as a boy in south Texas. My older cousin had received a letter from Huntsville State Penitentiary. Every inch of the envelope was decorated with an elaborate web of images executed in ballpoint pen. Vegetal motifs sprouted roses and …
WATERCOLOR TIPS FOR BEGINNERS Watercolor may be a challenging technique also for experienced painters. Here we will guide you through the 4 main watercolor tips and techniques to practice and get started with! SUPPLIES NEEDED: Watercolorolor paint set Brush set Watercolor paper Palette Container of water Soap WET ON WET Typically used for painting landscapes or …
“Green Snake: women-centred ecologies” is a group exhibition that explores the connections between art and ecology in the context of rising temperatures and extreme weather events. Gathering more than 30 artists and collectives from 20 countries, the exhibition presents over 60 works that draw on mythologies and world views with women at their heart in …
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Bailey Race – Spirited Away Spoke Art is thrilled to share Anime in LA, our next exhibition taking place this June in Southern California! For this exhibition, we’ve invited artists from near and far to create all new original works of art celebrating the immense world of Anime. This four day pop-up event will take …
Zona Maco, one of Latin America’s largest and most important fairs, opened to VIPs on Wednesday morning. Because of heavy traffic, the first few hours were relatively light in terms of visitors, though the aisles were in full swing by the afternoon. (Trying to get out of the Centro Citibanamex convention center, where the fair …
Matthew A. Eller: I am here today with the one and only Dan The Automator Nakamura and Phil Reese from Good Luck Dry Cleaners, and we are going to talk about art. So Dan, can you tell everybody briefly who you are, and what you do? Dan The Automator: They call me Dan The Automator. …
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Are you serious about your creative business? Put your best foot forward and get taken seriously by those important prospective customers. One of the biggest mistakes that artists make is jumping into the marketing arena before they are truly ready. The result may be an amateurish presentation and a marketing message that is …
