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Spinning a yarn: how Icelandic artist Ýrúrarí turns textiles into stunning works of art

Creative Boom

Nærvera © Ýrúrarí aka Ýr Jóhannsdóttir We chat with the brilliant Icelandic artist about sustainability, textile techniques and handing out wool pizzas to the public. But Icelandic artist Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, aka Ýrúrarí , has been turning them into stunning works of art. The crafting can take days and sometimes even weeks."

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May 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Submissions will be juried by Lauren Rosati, Associate Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City and Maya Brooks, Assistant Curator, North Carolina Museum of Art. ARTS Southeast’s ON::View Artist Residency Program Featured Applications are now open for the On::View Artist Residency Program in Savannah, Georgia.

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How to beat isolation when you no longer live in a creative hub

Creative Boom

You've ditched the commute and work from home, but you still manage to stay connected with your fellow creatives, meeting up in bars and cafes, maybe popping into a local co-working space, and taking advantage of countless arts and cultural events around you. But then you move to the country… and everything changes.

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February 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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The Susannah Kelly Art Award Featured The newly launched Susannah Kelly Art Award offers three $2,000 grants for artists working in drawing, painting, and sculpting. Recipients will also receive a solo exhibition at Antler and Talon galleries in Portland. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on February 17, 2024. Deadline: February 2, 2024.

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July 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Franklin Furnace will make three copies of the book freely available to the public via its Artists’ Books Collection and will give one copy to the Library of Congress, each of the 50 State Libraries in the United States of America, and the Pratt Institute Libraries. Deadline: July 4, 2023. Applicants must be from or living in the Arab world.

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October 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Collection of the artist, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts. Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA) – SHELTER 2023 Featured. This request for qualifications asks artists to consider themes of shelter for an outdoor public installation in New Bedford. Tawney Fellowship at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.

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6 Site-Specific Art Installations Making Waves Around the World

Azure Magazine

With repeated museum closures, restrictions on outdoor and indoor gatherings, it’s been a difficult year for art lovers. Thankfully, many creatives still found ways to bring their inspiring ideas to the public. Visitors travel through the building as they would through a watch’s spring. The Light River. The Light River.

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