Tag: art
Nazi looted art to be returned
The painting in question is “The Penitent Magdalene” by Adriaen van der Werff, a Dutch Baroque painter, from 1707. It was sold at auction in London in 2005 for £60,000.…
Student folk art up for bid in Catholic board auction
Student artists representing every school in the Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board have their work up for bid in the board’s first ever art auction. Included are 105…
the Cochin Art Biennial, a space of artistic freedom unique in Asia
In India, the Kerala Contemporary Art Biennale is making a comeback after the Covid. The largest festival of its kind in Asia, it exhibits 90 artists from 24 countries in…
Literature: “Mecano” by Mattia Filice, the art of writing the train
/ Podcasts / In person(s) Mattia Filice’s novel marries the railway rhythm and landscape, transmutes the industrial universe of the train, machines and stations into romantic prowess, in a diverted…
“Art on prescription”: when the blues and anxiety are cured at the museum
News Published on 01/16/2023 at 3:33 p.m. Updated 01/16/2023 at 3:33 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Under the high ceiling of the former school of pharmacy in Montpellier (south of France),…
Family drop-in programs returning to Sarnia art gallery
Weekend family drop-in activities are set to return later this month to the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery in downtown Sarnia. The weekly Saturday sessions will begin Jan. 28…
They’re creating an awareness of environmental issues through art
News Local News Grade 11 Ursuline College Chatham students Sabrina Knelsen (left) and Elizabeth Forgeron, both 16, display their artwork that will be part of the “Imagine McGregor Through the…
Creating awareness of environmental issues through art
News Local News The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority has enlisted the artistic talents of some local high school students to help spread awareness of environmental issues and spark hope…
Broken windows and destroyed works of art – this is the kind of damage Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters caused in Brazil over the weekend
Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro have caused extensive damage to administrative buildings in the capital Brasília. Thousands of people invaded the area of several government buildings in Brasília,…
Corona art by young people and the elderly on display in Amersfoort: ‘Impossible, but still succeeded’
The young people come from the regions of Amersfoort, Utrecht and Nieuwegein and are in the upper years of secondary schools or vocational education. A total of 100 works of…