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

Creative Boom

But Icelandic artist Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, aka Ýrúrarí , has been turning them into stunning works of art. This project evolved into 'visible mending' workshops in her open studio at the The Museum of Design and Applied Arts in 2021. Process and perspective How, we wondered, does she approach creating her unique art forms?

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Artists demonstrate how to grab attention at the world's biggest design event

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This year, the Lexus car maker exhibit is the first thing you see as you enter. And so, every year, they put a lot of time, effort, and money into developing a unique art installation that conveys their vision of the automotive future. This year, we got not one but two such exhibits under the joint heading of 'Time'.

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Artist Jesse Liu at Yiwei Gallery in California

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On Saturday, March 4th from 12-5 pm, the Yiwei Gallery (1350 Abbot Kinney, Venice CA 90291) will be exhibiting Jesse Liu’s very first solo art exhibition entitled Spring Fever. This Beijing-born artist of 1999 has crafted a collection of works that is sure to dazzle and mesmerize all audiences!

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December 2021 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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The 2022 Socrates Annual Fellowship program is looking for public art proposals for its Sink or Swim Climate Futures project and group exhibition. The Mattress Factory is hosting an open call for residencies followed by solo exhibitions, which are slated for the spring of 2023. Visual Art Open Prize. Open Calls.

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Bauhaus Graphic Design: Past, Present, and Future

Inkbot Design

From 1919 to 1933, the Bauhaus united fine arts and crafts to create practical yet beautiful designs for the machine age. He aimed to start a new movement in the visual arts that rejected the excessive historicism and ornamentation that defined late 19th-century design in favour of a modern , industrial aesthetic.

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

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The grants are marked to aid the completion of visual projects and to ease the burden of business expenses. 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. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on February 17, 2024.

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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. Tawney Fellowship at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. This fellowship fosters engagement with Tawney’s art environment installed at JMKAC’s Art Preserve in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

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