[ad_1] In commemoration of World Mental Health Day, Orisun Art Gallery in Abuja hosted a compelling exhibition aimed at shedding light on mental health challenges in Nigeria. The showcase explored the emotional and psychological toll of the country’s ongoing economic and social difficulties, using art as a medium to foster awareness, dialogue, and empathy around
[ad_1] If you’re looking for a meaningful way to connect with SA culture, make time for an art gallery or two. These spaces are more than just places to look at paintings—they’re where stories are told, history is preserved and beautiful ideas are brought to life. And you’re spoiled for choice – every province has
[ad_1] Stove Kirk curator and artist Gillian Bridle, with sail maker Davie Medes, who shares the kirk-studio space. A kirk-turned-art gallery in Sandwick opens for its first exhibition today (Monday) – showcasing five local artists working with paint, sculpture and digital renderings. “There are lots of artists and lots of creative people in Shetland –
[ad_1] Art, cake and creativity is the imaginative offering to visitors to Beyond Boundaries for the two-week exhibition of colour, form and imagination which is open in the Heart of Ironbridge Gorge until July 13. The popular Beyond Boundaries exhibition has returned for its second year which the organisers say is ‘bigger, bolder and bursting
[ad_1] Robert O’Byrne is more au fait than most with the concept of the Kunstkammer, or cabinet of curiosities, a room or suite of rooms that houses a collection of artworks, antiquities, relics, natural specimens and other objects of interest. The author of Luggala Days: The Story of a Guinness House and The Irish Country
[ad_1] The exhibition, which opened on June 28, showcases a “colourful and vibrant” collection, according to organisers, and runs until the end of August. Four artists from East Lothian are displaying their work, including well-known names Jayne Stokes and Astrid Trügg. Also exhibiting are newcomers to the gallery Shona Barr, Jemma K Derbyshire and Nael Hanna. The gallery is
[ad_1] Woodmere Art Museum’s director and CEO William R. Valerio is looking forward to the fall debut of “Soul, Sound, and Voice: The Art of Jerry Pinkney.” Pinkney is the late Philadelphia watercolorist and pioneering illustrator who helped make Black history a part of children’s literature. “We are proud of this show,” said Valerio, from
[ad_1] Ajuluchukwu Brown, Abuja In the insightful words of Nick Bantock, “Art is like therapy; what comes up is what comes up. It may be dark, but that’s what emerges. You may want to keep some of it in a drawer… but never judge it.” Embracing this philosophy, Orisun Art Gallery held a thoughtful exhibition
[ad_1] Cuttack: Nearly 11 months after its inauguration, the Cuttack Art Gallery remains closed, much to the disappointment of artists and cultural enthusiasts in the city. The gallery was inaugurated on Aug 31, 2024, by Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on the occasion of ‘Self-Governance Day’. Constructed at a cost of over Rs 2 crore, the
[ad_1] Upon entering Room 15 of London’s National Gallery, visitors are mesmerized by the painting in the background. Samson — a giant, bare-chested mass of muscle — rests, exhausted, on Delilah’s lap. Her bare breasts are revealed. An accomplice of the beautiful Philistine cuts the Israelite colossus’s hair with scissors, robbing him of his strength.