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Alfred Ceramic Art Museum awards Ackerman Internship to SOAD student Diabou Hubbard

Diabou Hubbard, a third-year student in Alfred University’s School of Art and Design, New York State College of Ceramics, has been awarded the spring 2024 Jerome Ackerman Internship at the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum.

As an art student, Hubbard’s focus has been on painting and fiber-related artwork, and he brought an interest in African traditionalism and modernity to his work, acknowledging a deep interest in the cultural diversity of the African continent and specifically his Senegalese cultural heritage.

Hubbard’s curiosity about the Museum began in a history of Asian Ceramic Art class taught by Megan Jones, Alfred University Associate Professor

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Art Beat: A life in comics

Mel Gillman is an award-winning graphic novelist and colored pencil artist who specializes in queer and trans comics for middle-grade and young adult readers. They’re the authors of several graphic novels, including As the Crow Flies, Stage Dreamsand most recently, Other Ever Afters. Gillman has a Master of Fine Arts degree in comics from the Center for Cartoon Studies, and lives in Columbus, Ohio. Gillman will be the April artist-in-residence at the Prairie Round Artist Residency in Vicksburg, Michigan.

A conversation with Jaden Dominique

“I really got into comic books when I was an undergrad,” Gillman says.

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Art in Medicine, Introducing the Ko Iki Mini Museum

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There’s a new addition to the great lawn on the John A. Burns School of Medicine campus. Inspired by the free petite library movement that made reading accessible to millions, there’s a similar structure intended to provide inspiration and accessibility to art for all who pass by.

The Ko Iki Mini Museum (Ko, for her surname and “iki” for “small” in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi) was installed on the JABSOM campus earlier this month by JABSOM alumna Dr. Kathryn Ko.

“I think art should be free and accessible to all. Sometimes people get intimidated going into a museum, so my idea was

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Norwich art initiative hopes to empower women with illnesses

A new art initiative aimed at highlighting health inequalities will feature 100 women who have faced early life challenges, such as cancer.

Mortal and Strong was founded last year by Dr Liz Murray from Norwich.

She has now started to create an art exhibition to share stories of women living with illnesses.

The art project will be focused on women’s health because when Dr Murray had her own problems, she found “hope” in support groups.

It will feature stories of women with incurable breast cancer, lupus, endometriosis, baby loss, postnatal depression, fertility, cancer alongside other health challenges.

The founder is

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2 public art pieces paying tribute to Tejano, Conjunto music debut in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – Two art installations paying tribute to the musical legacy of Tejano and Conjunto music debuted in San Antonio.

The first piece, “Orgullo Tejano” or Tejano Pride, a 14-foot-tall accordion player made of mosaic and steel, sits at the corner of Southwest 37th Street and Old Highway 90.

Extending from the player’s mouth is a speech scroll, a symbol in several Mesoamerican cultures to identify sound, a city press release said.

A companion installation, a similarly tiled outstretched accordion, is placed in the River Walk’s Public Art Garden.

Luis Lopez, an artist from San Antonio, was selected to

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Fine Arts Center and HFA to Host Second Annual UMass Amherst Spring Arts Festival : UMass Amherst

Fine Arts Center programming during the Spring Arts Festival includes ticketed performances – including an April 6 concert by the jazz ensemble Mingus Dynasty, presented in collaboration with the Department of Music and Dance’s annual High School Jazz Festival – visual arts events and talks, and a series of free lunchtime concerts staged outside Worcester Dining Commons. The free concert series will feature performances by Lexi Weege & JJ Slater, Sona Jobarteh, Brown Rice Family and Blaque Dynamite.

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Lexi Weege & JJ Slater
Lexi Weege & JJ Slater

“We are delighted to announce the second annual Spring Arts Festival, celebrating our lively and creative

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In Shanghai Exhibition, Loewe Collapses Gap Between Art and Fashion

The last decade has been very busy for Jonathan Anderson. Since taking over as creative director for Loewe in 2013, the 39-year-old designer has turned the Spanish fashion house from an also-ran at luxury conglomerate LVMH to a powerhouse that generates over $650 million a year in revenue.

Anderson has done so largely by collapsing the gap between high fashion and the art world. He has engineered thoughtful, high-profile collaborations with artists ranging from Julien Nguyen to Lynda Benglis to Richard Hawkins. And he has helped craft unconventional yet wearable collections that are complemented by sharp and often funny references

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Self-Censorship a Major Concern for the Art Trade in Hong Kong After New Legislation

Artists and critics called for Europe to protect artists and art businesses from China’s intimidation so that they can work normally and freely without having to fear Beijing’s retaliation. They say the country has been tightening its grip especially in Hong Kong, alleging that increasing self-censorship has occurred following the implementation of new security laws.

The call emerged from a panel discussion held at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday, March 20, as a part of the exhibition “The Forbidden Art” that opened on Monday. Staged outside the main building of the EU Parliament by the Netherlands-based art-activists group

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