“A Garland of Praise Songs for Rosa Parks” pairs artistic inspiration with civil activism

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“A Garland of Praise Songs for Rosa Parks” pairs artistic inspiration with civil activism

Published June 10, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

The crowd at the opening ceremony and unveiling of the piece in its new location. Photo courtesy of the Wayne State University School of Law Last Tuesday, June 3rd was the opening and dedication ceremony for “A Garland of Praise Songs for Rosa Parks,” an installation...

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Positive and negative space blend together at Tiger Strikes Asteroid

Published June 10, 2014 by CSchwartz

Andrea Gaydos Landau explores the strange domain of the double negative this June at Tiger Strikes Asteroid with her solo show “Never Wanted Nothing.” By utilizing collage comprised primarily of negative space cutouts mixed with dark and starkly contrasted structures that flood out across the pristine walls, Landau presents compositions...

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Remembering Civil Rights struggles and beyond

Published June 10, 2014 by Katherine Balcerek

Three exhibitions at the Levine Museum of the New South help commemorate the significant milestones and anniversaries of the Civil Rights Movement: “Faces of Freedom Summer,” “Out of the Shadows: Undocumented and Unafraid” and “Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow.” These exhibitions are part of or coordinate with a larger two-year...

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Contemporary Art Exchange books the From Canvas to Country traveling art tour

Published June 9, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

Poster for From Canvas To Country - A Traveling Art Tour 2014. Nikkea Takagi and Sid Enck, Jr. are a couple of visual artists who create Native American works. They are the masterminds behind the dynamics of From Canvas to Country: A Traveling Art Tour, which...

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St. Paul’s Creative Enterprise Zone declares itself with a new billboard by photographer Alec Soth

Published June 9, 2014 by Susannah Schouweiler

Alec Soth presents his new billboard/"public art intervention" at the intersection of Vandalia and University. Photo by Susannah Schouweiler Driving down University Avenue, I've never paid much mind to the billboards. I see the same forgettably crass ads all over my own working class St. Paul...

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Opening a dialogue

Published June 8, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Dias Dobson, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture On Sunday June 15, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture will say farewell to its three current exhibitions, I See You: The Politics of Being; Question Bridge: Black Males; and African American...

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Brazil’s soccer and culture at Gables museum

Published June 6, 2014 by Anne Tschida

New stadiums of Brazil highlighted in exhibit. This year, the World Cup is closer to Miami than it has ever been since the biggest international sports event visited the United States in 1994. It’s taking place in the soccer capital of the world and our...

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Artist profile: the enchanting spaces of Michael McGillis

Published June 6, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

Exploring new dimensions with artist Michael McGillis. Encountering work by artist Michael McGillis always leaves me with the feeling of being granted access to a world-within-the-world. Whether installing into natural surroundings, or installing “nature” into gallery settings, McGillis has an uncanny ability to create worlds both...

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Summer in the city is a whirlwind of free concerts in Akron metro parks

Published June 6, 2014 by Roger Durbin

There’s no reason in the world not to hear free music or attend a concert in the city of Akron throughout the summer months. There is a concert every day of the week – and on weekdays, the Akron Summer Concert Series bands are completely free. ...

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Week 4 ( The Whole World. Too Much World. Primitive. Practice. )

Published June 6, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Elite Kedan, AIRIE left: the studio. right: the chapel. or vice versa. or one and the same. I entered the Everglades residency open to a lot of ideas. Wanting to include everything – the biology, the geology, the history, the technology. At times it became...

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Dangerous Productions’ Jungle 2 Jungle blends parkour and refugees for one unforgettable experience

Published June 6, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Dangerous Productions It began with a simple hypothesis: Karen refugees would be good at parkour. What that idea transformed into came to fruition Memorial Day weekend, as a group of 20+ Karen high schoolers and a team of artists performed a hybrid of theater and sport at a park...

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Indoor murals at Crane courtesy of InLiquid

Published June 5, 2014 by CSchwartz

Large-scale, indoor murals rule the Hall at Crane Arts for the beginning of the summertime season. InLiquid Art + Design presents four artist members in the exhibition: Donna Backues, Joe Brenman, Delia King and Shira Walinsky. Each artist utilizes materials that add distinct textures and surfaces to their works including...

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2014 #LibraryActsofCulture™ in St Paul: A year in review

Published June 5, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Carl Atiya Swanson, Springboard for the Arts Someone stops, unsure if they should be watching. Another person cranes their neck over a computer screen while still another buries their face in a book. The reactions are different, but in the end, applause breaks out. In 2013 we did a...

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Jazz trumpeter Vinson Muhammad entertains to help United Way raise funds for books

Published June 4, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

Vinson Muhammad, also known as Allah's Apprentice, is one of Macon’s most driven and talented artists. As a young child, his parents instilled art and culture into his everyday life. Not only is he a trumpet player and lyricist, he’s also a scholar who graduated from Morehouse College. Nine years...

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Music @ the Market

Published June 4, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Ann Mintz, Reading Terminal Market The Reading Terminal Market is one of the most popular locations in downtown Philadelphia, averaging 17,000 people per day, 358 days a year for a total of 6.3 million visits each year. This creates an interesting challenge for programming and scheduling. We often schedule...