The Arts Council and Arts & Disability Ireland announce the awarded artists for Round One of the Arts and Disability Connect scheme 2024 | The Arts Council
The Arts and Disability Connect scheme is designed to support artists with disabilities to be ambitious, to develop their practice and to connect with arts organisations and arts professionals in Ireland. The Arts Council and Arts & Disability Ireland (ADI) are delighted to announce that €55,220 has been awarded to 12 artists through New Work awards, Research and Reflection awards,…
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to open “Mary Cassatt at Work” – theartwolf
From October 5, 2024 to January 26, 2025, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco will present “Mary Cassatt at Work”, a major loan exhibition focused on the great woman Impressionist. Source: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco · Image: Mary Cassatt, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, 1877–1878. Oil on canvas, 35 1/4 x 51 in. (89.5 x 129.5…
Americans for the Arts Teams Up with HANDWORK 2026 to Celebrate Legacy of American Craft in Lead-Up to U.S. Semiquincentennial
(WASHINGTON, DC— April 18, 2024)—Americans for the Arts (AFTA) announces its participation in Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, a national Semiquincentennial initiative to showcase the importance of the handmade, both throughout our history and in contemporary life. Handwork 2026 is a yearlong collaboration among organizations, educators, and makers to celebrate the diversity of the crafts that define America, bringing compelling…
Watercolor Painting Workshops and Classes
“Atelier Provence and Barcelona Art Tour” June 25 – July 6, 2025 A unique art workshop/art tour open to artists of all levels and media (oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc.). Seven days of plein-air painting, art history/theory lectures, and gastronomy in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence followed by four days visiting Barcelona’s top art sites and enjoying Catalan cuisine. The price of…
Photography Workshops and Classes
“Netherlands and Belgium – Painting Tour” June 14-22, 2025 The unique aspect of this tour is the opportunity to explore two incredible countries in a single trip, witnessing the diversity of landscapes, architecture, and culture as you hop between the Netherlands and Belgium. You’ll be guided by our knowledgeable instructor, Vlad, along with wonderful local guides. Are you…
Drawing Workshops and Classes in Charcoal, Pen & Ink, Colored Pencils, and Watercolor Pencils
“Pines & Palms 8th Annual Plein Air Paintout” October 1-5, 2024 5-day Plein Air Event will be an artist’s oasis of cotton fields, pine forest, ponds, moss-covered oaks, and historic streets of downtown Thomasville. Join award-winning artists Mary O Smith, Steven Walker, Orit Reuben, Phil Sandusky, Craig Reynolds and Paul Ladnier for an opportunity to learn from these…
Ceramics and Pottery Classes and Workshops
“KinderART & Clay (Ages: 4-6)” Saturdays, September 21 – November 23, 2024 In this course, children discover new mediums and ideas in art. They begin to identify differences in art such as distinguishing between bright and light, as well as dull and dark colors, find basic shapes within larger objects, and identify types of lines, such as long/short,…
Acrylic Painting Workshops and Classes
“Enamel Jewelry: Glass on Metal” Thursdays, September 12 – December 12, 2024 In this demonstration focused, multi-week class, students will learn the foundations of enameling on metal to create lightweight, wearable jewelry. Utilizing traditional metal fabrication and cold connections, students will learn silver soldering, earwire fitting, filing, sanding, and sawing, and light forming. They will then take their…
Online Exhibitions, Art Publications, Art Contests and Grants
InternationalCall for Artists Sep15 Color, Canvas and Creativity | Color Art Competition TERAVARNA is inviting artists from all over the world to take part in their online Color Art Competition. Cash prizes of up to $3500 with a certificate of recognition. Play with the colors on your canvas! Be it a monochromatic display or a cheerful ensemble of colors,…
Arts and Disability Connect Scheme is now open for applications | The Arts Council
Round 2 is now open and closes on Tuesday 8 October 2024, 4pm. Application forms and guidelines are available at https://adiarts.ie/artists/funding/connect/ Arts and Disability Connect is an award scheme that offers artists with disabilities the opportunity to be ambitious, to develop their practice and to connect with arts organisations and arts professionals in the Republic of Ireland. It is…
The Met will open the first major exhibition in the US focusing on early Sienese painting – theartwolf
Featuring more than 100 paintings, sculptures, metalworks, and textiles, “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300–1350” (October 13, 2024–January 26, 2025) will reunite works by some of the greatest Italian painters of the 14th century Source: Metropolitan Museum · Image: Duccio: The Stoclet Madonna (detail). Metropolitan Museum, New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art will open the first major exhibition in…
Americans for the Arts Leadership Succession Update
The co-chairs of Americans for the Arts’ (AFTA) CEO Search Committee, Kristina Newman-Scott and Theo Edmonds, are delighted to announce that agreements have been finalized with two esteemed national arts administrators who will serve as co-interim leaders during our leadership transition, which is expected to conclude by the end of 2024. These interim leaders will begin their roles in early June 2024, focusing on sustaining…
