Category: Art and Humanities
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SECRET WALLS BRINGS THEIR LEGENDARY LIVE ART COMPETITIONS TO CITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA WITH THE FIRST-EVER SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTIST TOUR
LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — Los Angeles-based live arts entertainment brand Secret Walls is proud to announce the first-ever Support Your Local Artist North America Tour (SYLA Tour). Kicking off in August, the multi-city tour will bring Secret Walls’ high-energy physical illustration and design battles to cities across North America. Each stop will shine a spotlight on local talent, delivering an unforgettable…
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HOUSE OF FIRST PARTNERS WITH THE PAINTED HOUSE ON NEW NFT PROJECT “BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL”
The NFT launchpad platform, House of First, has announced a new partnership with The Painted House, co-founded by Ja Rule (Rapper, Actor & Entrepreneur) and business partner Herb Rice. The platform was launched alongside an impressive group of Founding Collaborators with the mission of supporting and uplifting artists and creators of color, while encouraging dialogue and empowerment across…
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29-year-old Social Media Content Creator Takes Art to the Next Level with 500 Rubik’s Cubes
James Kadado turns Rubik’s cubes into incredible mosaic art, creating portraits, logos, and flags. DALLAS, TX /24-7PressRelease/ — James Kadado solved his first Rubik’s cube nine years ago; from that point, he has progressed to designing the surfaces of each Rubik’s cube to represent whatever he needs to complete his amazing mosaics, using up to 500 cubes of different…
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‘Artists for Ukraine’ Come Together for Fundraiser to Benefit Displaced Children
PALM SPRINGS, Calif./PRNewswire/ — The film community is coming together in Coachella Valley this weekend on April 29, 30th & May 1, 2022 for a fundraising event in collaboration with the Ukrainian State Film Agency. Showcasing Ukrainian films and artists, the recently formed Artists for Ukraine is hosting their inaugural event that will include exhibitions of Ukrainian photo art, paintings, NFTs,…
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IN RESPONSE TO THE BROOKLYN SUBWAY SHOOTING, ARTIST CHARLIE HEWITT SHARES A MESSAGE OF HOPE TO NYC STRAPHANGERS WITH “HOPEFUL” BILLBOARDS
Hopeful, a public digital art project, was already installed at six Bronx subway locations…and then last week’s tragic shootings happened in Brooklyn – today, two more Hopeful billboards are being lit at Sunset Park subway stations in honor of the victims and the community BROOKLYN,N.Y. /PRNewswire/ — Artist Charlie Hewitt, originally created an art project, “Hopeful,” to inspire optimism for Americans coping with…
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Park West Gallery Raises Half a Million Dollars for Ukrainian Relief Efforts
The popular art dealer sold more than 400 works at its online auctions with 100% of those proceeds benefiting the Ukrainian Red Cross SOUTHFIELD, Mich /PRNewswire/ — “Art can make a difference.” Those were the words of Park West Gallery’s Founder and CEO Albert Scaglione as he kicked off a weekend of live-streaming online art auctions to benefit the ongoing humanitarian crisis…
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Hyundai Motor and LACMA Open
Barbara Kruger: ‘Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.’ · Exhibition part of ‘The Hyundai Project at LACMA,’ an ongoing 10-year art initiative between LACMA and Hyundai Motor Company · Kruger’s largest comprehensive survey featuring 33 works in various mediums, including photography, sculpture, graphic design, architecture and audio-visual installations · Expanding on the…
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Breonna’s Garden Launches Intimate VR Experience at SXSW
Notable Art Curator Lady Pheønix Collaborates with the Family of Breonna Taylor to Bring Virtual Safe Spaces to SXSW, in a new VR Experience AUSTIN, Texas, March 9, 2022 — Last year, in solidarity with Breonna Taylor’s family, artist and curator Lady Pheønix developed Breonna’s Garden, a revolutionary framework for veneration through augmented reality (AR). Now, less than a…
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Wendell Scott, NASCAR’s First Black Driver’s Story Shared As 3D AR NFT Collection In Historical Release on Nifty Gateway, Hosted by Authentik Studios
NFT Collection Honoring the Man Who Broke the NASCAR Color Barrier LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A series of historic NFTs created by Wendell Scott Ventures will be introduced and sold to commemorate the iconic and groundbreaking life and legacy of Wendell Scott. On December 1, 1963, Wendell Scott broke NASCAR’s color barrier by becoming the first African American…
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Zaire Baptiste Presents “Gather” a Collection of Black Artists Who are Telling Stories Through Their Artwork
“Gather” features artists Deborah Baptiste, Voodo Fe’, Lyndon McCray, Tyson Hall, Felicia Dunson, and Zaire Baptiste. Chelsea Markets latest exhibit features a diverse line up of work from notable black artists in multiple disciplines. This collection of artists in the 2d space are transitioning into the digital space, selected artworks on display will be available…