Gallery Network Artists Tiffany Alfonseca and Monica Hernandez will present recent paintings in this exhibition at Library Street Collective, opening September 23. Artnet gallery network September 20, 2023 Monica Hernández, detail of The speed of time (2023). Photo: Tim Johnson. Courtesy of the artist and Library Street Collective, Detroit. Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet gallery network, and every week we spotlight an artist or exhibition you should know about. See what we have in store and find out more with just one click.What do you want to know: Based…
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Asia China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Thailand Christian Sandric Australia Australia Phuong Ly BeneLux and Nordic countries Belgium, Netherlands and Nordic countries Elke Vagenende (Membership during the first quarter of 2024) Central and Eastern Europe Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine Stephanie Thiem France France, South Africa Patrick Thiels Germany and Switzerland Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland Hans-Jörg Mauthe Iberia Portugal, Spain Agustín de la Cuerda Latin America Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico David Colmenares North America Bermuda, Canada, United States of America Tracy Ryan southern Europe Greece, Italy, Türkiye…
For centuries, women artists did not receive much support. This is often explained by the supposed inability of women to compete with male creativity. In particular, sculpture was considered a masculine art form because it required physical labor. Disdain for their achievements did not stop all women sculptors from creating astonishing and innovative works. Below are eight great names of female sculptors who have secured their place in art history. 1. Camille Claudel: The Forgotten Woman Sculptor (1864 – 1943) The Middle Ages of Camille Claudel, 1893, via the Musée d’Orsay, Paris Born into a wealthy farming family, Camille Claudel…
Millions of Americans will attend parades, fireworks and other Independence Day events Tuesday, celebrating the courage of 18th-century patriots who fought for independence from Britain and what they considered to be an unjust government. These events will also honor military personnel and those who have sacrificed in other conflicts who have helped preserve the nation’s freedom at home. 247 years of history. It’s just one version of “patriot.” Today, the word and its variations have evolved beyond its original meaning. It has infused itself into political discourse and school curricula, with varying definitions, while being appropriated by white nationalist groups.…
Ordained a Catholic priest in 1609, Saint Josaphat devoted his ministry to service and efforts to bring the local population back into communion with Rome. Members of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica on November 12-13 to celebrate the end of the Jubilee Year marking the 400th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Josaphat Kuncewycz. Saint Josaphat was born around 1580 in the village of Volodymyr (now part of Ukraine), in the Volhynia region of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, at a time of tensions between Catholics and Orthodox churches. In 1595, some Commonwealth bishops signed the Union…
In high school Ralleio GEL Thiléon Peiraia, students learned about the Mediterranean diet and what it means for intangible cultural heritage. The project was carried out across several subjects: English, Biology and Economics, and allowed students to learn from their families and the community how traditional cooking methods and knowledge have been passed down from generation to generation. Additionally, students were able to visit a farm run by a cooperative social enterprise, where students and teachers became farmers for a day.“These inspiring projects highlight how art, culture and heritage are invaluable to sustainable development. These are truly essential learning lessons…
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When Erin Hennessy came to Drew from Haddonfield, New Jersey, she fell in love not only with the university and campus, but with higher education as a whole. She spent 11 years there as a student and employee, and she continues to support higher education on a daily basis. Erin majored in political science, with a double minor in English and French literature. She credits Drew’s London semester with helping her become more independent and assertive, while it was Geoffrey Cromarty, then deputy chief of staff, who turned her attention to higher education as a career. After graduating, Erin started…
Writer Mark Raymond as a boy with his father, John Raymond, in the mid-1960s. Photo by Thémia Raymond My father would make succotash and eat it alone. Along with American chop suey and the occasional boiled dinner, it was one of the few foods he claimed in the kitchen. He returned to these dishes whenever he craved a taste he had grown up with, something familiar, nostalgic, and, to him, evocative of comfort. Her family, of sturdy old Maine stock, did not bring sturdy food to my mother’s wedding. These were people who put butter on their saltines. My mother’s…
The ceremony included a presentation, guest speakers and a cake cutting to honor the impact, contributions and achievements that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made to our Navy, our armed forces and the country as a whole.“My father always taught me to never forget my roots, and I appreciate him more for that because it allowed me to understand my culture and share those values with others in the workplace in order to create a stronger, more cohesive team,” said Lt. Joshua. Matias, Port Operations Manager, NSA Souda Bay. “I was always taught to be humble, to use whatever…