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01/30/2023

Ruth E. Wiedenhoeft Walker explores her journey with felting.

06/20/2022

06/19/2022

The perfect composition. 🤍❤️🖤

04/20/2022

MONET

A photograph of Claude Monet's Garden at his estate at Giverny, France
Posted by , Culture and Civilization

04/06/2022

The art of prominence.

Including the chimpanzee, the polar bear and the red wolf.

04/04/2022

Rising sea levels revealed in an illuminating work of art

03/24/2022

ATTN Artists: Applications for our Artist-In-Residence Program closes tomorrow 11:59PM! Use the link in our bio to submit your application today!
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This unique residency offers artists:
- Time for Reflection and Research Exploration
- Portfolio Curation which includes Curriculum/Workshop Design
- Gallery Night MKE Opening and three month exhibition
- Time and space for art making production
- Professional Documentation of work
- Discounted meals at Arts@Large Cafe
- Compensation of up to $10,000
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Three selections will be made for this round of the residency application.
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Residency #1: July - September 2022 | Exhibit Opening July 16th
Residency #2: October - December 2022 | Exhibit Opening October 15th
Residency #3: January - March 2023 | Exhibit Opening January 14th
Residency #4: April - June 2023 | Exhibit Opening April 15th
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Thematic Cornerstones:
- Peacemaking
- Civil Rights
- Eco-Literacy
- Technology and Innovation

03/12/2022

The rebirth of Medusa. Sabile Hope. Black art in America .

03/04/2022

On the fair’s 30th anniversary, a question hangs in the air: Has this genre been absorbed by the mainstream? What is ‘outsider’ when its greatest talents are in the canon?

03/01/2022

12/08/2021

The art of aging.

Is nakedness invisibility’s opposite? Maybe not, but, if it’s unapologetically displayed, it can be a kind of antidote to erasure.

11/30/2021

The art of following the material’s lead.

By Arbo Real

11/19/2021

Pam Shields (American, born 1967)
STILL Standing-STILL Here, 2017
charcoal on paper
59 x 45 inches

About this piece, the artist states:
“STILL Standing – STILL Here speaks to the invisibility of women as they age. It is a self-portrait showing folds of skin and sagging breasts. While I am no longer “young”, I am still here on this planet and I still have things to say. We are losing the very rights we fought so hard to win decades ago. The war on women is STILL alive and well. The struggle for women’s rights must continue. My drawing strikes a pose of defiance. We must never give up. We must continue to speak out for future generations.”

Pam Shields is a figurative artist whose work explores the female body as it actually is, rather than the idealized version perpetuated by culture. She works in charcoal and pen and ink. Her work is based on stop motion photos of herself and on selfies taken by other women. In her One Body series she examined the taboo of female ma********on and in her Project S series, she asked anonymous women in her small town to submit selfies of their own vulvas. Shields then made large charcoal drawings based on these selfies.
Pam Shields has had solo shows at Ceres Gallery in NYC and various galleries in Pennsylvania. She has participated in exhibitions at A.I.R. and Pen & Ink in NYC and with EmPoderArte in Madrid, Spain. Her studio is located in Reading, PA.

10/01/2021

trompe l’oeil murals by France-based street artist Mantra
https://artpeople.net/2020/05/trompe-loeil-murals-by-france-based-street-artist-mantra/

10/01/2021

The art of representation and inclusivity.

09/29/2021

Complementing his series of raw wool portraits, Iranian artist Salman Khoshroo shapes chunks of dyed fibers into expressive busts. The figurative sculptures capture an array of emotions and vary in abstraction, sometimes using aqua rovings for lips and eyelids and others remaining more faithful to a

09/22/2021

The art of whimsy 🦋

The Moon Spirts are just popping by to say hello. We hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend so far 😊 I’ve spent the last couple of days recovering from a virus (which has been so awful) so I’m feeling completely out of the swing of things.

Whilst I’ve been away from my desk, (recovering in bed 🤒) my mind has been busy pondering over business ideas. A lot of you will know that I’ve been contemplating the idea of creating some ‘make it yourself’ kits, as well as developing downloadable sculpture patterns. But now, I’m looking into how I can teach. I LOVE creating textile sculptures and I’m really excited about being able to pass on the things I’ve learnt as a completely self taught textiles artist. I literally didn’t know how to use my sewing machine 2 years ago, and everything I’ve learnt, I taught myself via the internet and through trial and error. When you’re diving into a new craft, I know how overwhelming it can be, and I’d love to share the steps I took from being a complete beginner, with no prior knowledge, to where I am now.

I’m just in the research stage at the moment, so I have two questions for you, 1) how many of you know how to sew? Are you a beginner? Dabbled in sewing a few times before? A complete pro? Or maybe you’ve never sewn before but you’re totally keen to learn! And 2) what specific things would you like to learn from me? How I got started? How to create 3D patterns? How to sew? Let me know in the comments below! 💚