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January 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants …
Jan 3, 2025 · 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 monthly Opportunities Newsletter.. SNAP Collective Call for Artists Featured Join pioneering artists exploring cosmic wonder and natural interconnectedness in SNAP Collective’s curated collection, Universe in Perspective.
Rice Straw Sculptures by ARKO Contemporize a Traditional …
Dec 23, 2024 · Rice harvests produce straw, a natural byproduct of the dried grain. Traditionally, the material could be used for a wide variety of objects from tatami mats to food wrappers to carrier bags. Many of those products are now made using synthetic materials, and rice straw is more often used for ceremonial or sacred decorations like Shinto shimenawa festoons, which are installed around the New ...
Colossal: Explore contemporary art, craft, photography, and the …
3 days ago · Colossal is an independent online art magazine celebrating visual culture since 2010. Based in Chicago.
From Dazzling Lights to Bursting Geysers, Jennifer Esseiva …
2 days ago · Nicknamed “The Land of Fire and Ice,” Iceland is home to an exceptionally diverse array of landscapes teeming with topographical gems and majestic skies. For these reasons, it’s no surprise the destination is considered a haven for photographers all over the world. After dreaming of visiting ...
Matias Karsikas Merges Diverse Techniques to Reimagine Natural …
4 days ago · “Listening to the material is a central principle in my work,” Matias Karsikas says. Combining elements of glass, wood, and ceramics, the Helinski-based artist draw upon nature’s persistence despite human intervention. Karsikas’ botanical sculptures rest between artificial and organic. While ...
Near Liverpool, a One-of-a-Kind Art Environment by Ron Gittins Is …
Jan 3, 2025 · Behind the unassuming red brick facade of a gable-roofed flat in Birkenhead, England, sits a home like no other. The only clue passersby would have had, until recently, was a pair of hand-sculpted figurative columns that flanked the wooden front door. But to step inside this corner flat near ...
Turn-of-the-Century Tactile Graphics Illustrate Nature for People …
3 days ago · In the Alsace-Lorraine region, bordering northeastern France and western Germany, the town of Illzach was once home to an institute for the blind. Martin Kunz (1847-1923) directed the school at the turn of the century and produced a remarkable series of embossed graphics that visually impaired ...
Sonya Kelliher-Combs Merges Collective Knowledge and Native …
Dec 26, 2024 · Raised in the Alaska community of Nome, which sits on the coast of the Bering Sea, Sonya Kelliher-Combs traces her family lineage to the northernmost reaches in Utqiaġvik and the central inland city of Nulato. Now based in Anchorage, her Iñupiaq and Athabascan ancestry, cultural heritage, and relationship to the land constitute the nucleus around which her multidisciplinary work revolves.
In Paintings and Quilts, Stephen Towns Spotlights Black Leisure in …
Jan 2, 2025 · In central Florida, Ocala National Forest is dotted with more than 600 lakes and rivers. A nearby recreation hub, Silver Springs, has capitalized on the tourism potential of these glistening, clear bodies of water for decades, offering sandy riverside beaches and taking visitors on jaunts in glass-bottom boats.
CDK Dancers Deliver a Mesmerizing ’70s Inspired ... - Colossal
Mar 7, 2024 · On a single stage, the Netherlands-based collective showcases a wide array of sequences and movements in under four minutes. Dressed in ’70s business casual complete with blazers, vests, embroidered blouses, and flared pants, the troupe incorporated ripple effects, tutting, and sharp jolts to bring forth a sense of urgency and intensity, creating a satisfying visual contrast against a rather ...