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Green Man brings the visual arts out of the gallery and into the festival field

Creative Boom

Art galleries are fantastic places to get creative inspiration, and most of us probably don't take advantage of them enough. But here at Creative Boom, we also love the idea of occasionally taking art out of the gallery and exhibiting it in a different kind of environment altogether. Check out what they created this year.

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Soumyaraj Vishwakarma's calming illustrations remind us to enjoy a slower pace of life

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Art has always been a strong part of Soumyaraj's identity. She also thanks her art teacher, who helped her lean more towards a creative subject in her further education. "My My parents and teachers constantly encouraged me to participate in art competitions. Through those, I realised that I could pursue art as a profession.

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Warhol, Land Art and a giant mirrored building set in the striking desert landscape of ancient Saudi Arabia

Creative Boom

Led by Mohammad bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the strategy was launched in 2016 and has made headlines worldwide with the news of the smart city of Neom (more of a region of cities than a single entity) and the extraordinary 175km long The Line megacity structure. The artist said: "People are always calling me a mirror."

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Xiangni Song follows her instincts to create paintings of the abstract images in her mind

Creative Boom

Spending her time between Beijing and New York, Xiangni was trained at the School of Visual Arts in 2016. She subsequently transitioned from illustration to fine art by enrolling in the MFA Fine Arts program at Pratt Institute in 2020. This doesn't mean her background in illustration was time wasted, though.

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Celebrating collaboration: Blackburn’s National Festival of Making

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Four new commissions have come through the festival's Art in Manufacturing programme, positioning Lancashire as a hub of creativity and craft. The Art in Manufacturing residencies began in 2016 and take place between November and July. The Art in Manufacturing residencies began in 2016 and take place between November and July.

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Illustrator Miranda Bruce's latest zine explores the heightened anxiety of the pandemic

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Born and raised in San José, Miranda Bruce obtained her BFA in Illustration from Parsons the New School for Design in 2016 and an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts in 2019. She describes her style as simple, whimsical and spontaneous. "I

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Amarie Gipson On The Reading Room, Houston’s Black Art and Culture Library

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Having worked at institutions like The Contemporary Austin, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Studio Museum in Harlem, Gipson has cultivated a practice of examining structures and pushing beyond their limitations. The Reading Room lives inside a hybrid art studio called Sanman Studios. So, it felt natural. There are two units.

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