Anne Scanlon is the newest resident artist at Market Street Art Spot. Market Street Art Spot’s newest resident artist is Anne Richeson Scanlon, a third generation artist who grew up under the wings of two professional artists – her mother, a potter and art teacher; and her grandmother, a printmaker. Photography was her first medium … [Read more…]
When most other people are whining and crying about the pandemic, economy and lack of help and goods, Lorri Lee Miller is taking a bold step and opening a new business in Mount Pleasant — Main Street Art Center. An artist herself, she wondered why Mount Pleasant didn’t have an art center like all the other … [Read more…]
The longest-running arts festival in the Pioneer Valley is back. Cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 48th annual Mattoon Street Arts Festival will return on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “We may not be as big as we normally have been, but currently we are at 90% capacity … [Read more…]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — When it chooses topics for exhibitions, the Cleveland Museum of Art spreads its attention around the globe, from Europe and the Middle East to Asia, Africa, and Latin America. At the moment, however, it’s in a New York state of mind. Earlier this year, it displayed a selection from Bruce Davidson’s poignant … [Read more…]
Aug. 1—It’s been about 10 years since artists from across the country have rounded up their handmade wares to display at the Boulder Fine Art Street Festival. After its lengthy absence, the two-day festival was revived this year. The Boulder Fine Art Festival kicked off Saturday and will continue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. … [Read more…]
All images by Laurence Bouchard. Used with permission. “I like the idea of building up a body of work that’ll exist when I don’t,” says street photographer Laurence Bouchard. And he will certainly be leaving behind a strong body of work. His street photography caught our eye because it’s clean and well-executed. Is it fine … [Read more…]
Brooklyn-based photographer Andrew Hallinan has been attending Black Lives Matter protests for a year. As he started to bring his camera on marches, he began to capture the police in striking rave-like flash photographs, blending fine art and social action. Hallinan photographs the New York Police Department the way raves or punk musicians are often … [Read more…]
James Prigoff, who after beginning his career in business turned his attention to photography, documenting public murals and street art in thousands of pictures taken all over the world and helping to legitimize works once dismissed as vandalism, died on April 21 at his home in Sacramento, Calif. He was 93. His granddaughter Perri Prigoff … [Read more…]
In 2016, photojournalist Gulnara Samoilova was running a successful wedding photography business. Her diverse portfolio of work spans two decades — with images in the permanent collections of The New York Public Library, 9/11 Memorial Museum and Houston Museum of Fine Arts — but weddings had become her staple business. By the year’s end, she’d … [Read more…]
5/5 © Reuters. Bowie Sax BW Full Length London 1973 2/5 LONDON (Reuters) – Photographer Mick Rock, known for some of the most recognisable pictures of rock legends such as David Bowie and album covers of the 1970s, is marking his 51 years working in the music industry with a new project collaborating with urban … [Read more…]