Winners of the Issa Saqr Creative Award pose for a group photo at the Al-Qurain Fine Arts Exhibition. KUWAIT CITY, Jan 28: The 31st Al-Qurain Cultural Festival opened its comprehensive Fine Arts Exhibition on Tuesday, featuring 51 works by 36 artists and announcing the winners of the Issa Saqr Creative Award. Ten artists were awarded
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston laid off 33 workers, a 6.3% staff reduction, the institution announced on Wednesday, January 28. MFA Boston Director of Communications Karen Frascona confirmed in an email to Hyperallergic that the layoffs, which will take effect on Friday, will impact 16 union members. She noted that a range of
Houston is one of the most diverse cities in the US, while Texas has the fifth largest Muslim community of any state in the country. To reflect this culture, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) recently opened six additional permanent galleries in its Art of the Islamic Worlds wing, which is now filled with
Gulf Warehousing Company Q.P.S.C. (GWC), one of the region’s leading logistics providers, has announced its appointment as the Official Logistics Partner for the inaugural edition of Art Basel Qatar, marking the first time the world-renowned art fair will be staged in the Middle East. The fair is scheduled to take place from 5 to 7
Swadeshi nationalism, Bengali devotion and tobacco form an unlikely triad. Yet I encounter all three on a chilly Boston morning, on a poster that would almost certainly be deemed anti-national by today’s hypersensitive standards. Bengalis of the early 20th Century certainly knew how to capture an audience. Kali Calcutta Art Studio About 1890–1900 Lithograph | Photo Credit: Marshall H. Gould Fund; Photograph © Museum
“It depicts the memory of a place through fragments, using the viewer’s actions to see both sides of the hinged pieces,” she said. “It showcases the beauty of graffiti and brutalist architecture contrasted with its abandonment and decay.” Jane Watt, senior lecturer in fine art at the university, said: “It is testament to her skills,
Nickolas Muray, ‘Frida with her Pet Eagle Coyoacán,’ 1939 printed 2024, inkjet print. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Nickolas Muray Photo Archives. © Nickolas Muray Photo Archives Museum of Fine Arts, Houston My 17-year-old niece’s favorite artist is Frida Kahlo. She’s never seen a Frida Kahlo painting in person; her admiration comes
The RGI was founded in 1861, and once hosted the biggest open exhibitions outside London, attracting thousands of visitors. In recent years it faced an uncertain future until it was revived last year by a new generation of artists. The show features 130 works by top artists from around Scotland including Helen Flockhart, Ade Adesina,
From acrylic paintings to ceramic sculptures, pieces of art from the University of Guam’s own Fine Arts faculty are on display at the Isla Center for the Arts at UOG. The Isla Center for the Arts is hosting the UOG Fine Arts Faculty Biennial exhibit through 30. It features ceramic sculptures, acrylic paintings, prints, photographs
Rod Lathim Art & Soul contemporary gallery in Santa Barbara will present LIT: Love, Illumination, Transcendence, An Immersive Exhibition by Rod Lathim, opening for First Thursday, 5-8 p.m. Feb. 5 at the gallery, 1323 State St., Santa Barbara. Timed to coincide with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the exhibit offers an immersive and contemplative