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Art expert from BBC TV show pleads guilty to dealing with suspected Hezbollah financier

An art expert who worked on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt show has admitted failing to report his dealings with a suspected Hezbollah financier. Oghenochuko Ojiri pleaded guilty on Friday to eight counts under the Terrorism Act for failing to disclose several …

Creating art from trash

Environmental artist Tom Deininger's works represent a menagerie of wildlife recreated in life-like detail. But each of his pieces is made of discarded objects – everything from trash to childhood toys – that are discernable when viewed from a certain …

Arts groups for people of color steel themselves after Trump’s NEA cuts: ‘They poked the bear’

Summertime at the Upijata Scissor-Tail Swallow Arts Company, an artistic program located on Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, is usually bustling. The arts community center, created to help combat high youth suicide rates on the reservation, would …

How Two Entrepreneurs Turned Vida Caña Into An Award-Winning Craft Rum Brand

The core lineup of rums from Vida Caña. Vida Caña Rum Not many rum brands begin with a handshake on a beach or a business plan scribbled between surf sessions. But then again, not many rum brands are Vida Caña. Born from a friendship forged in …

Are you doing too much? Let the Dutch introduce you to the art of ‘niksen’

“It isn’t?” I used to feel productive — or unproductive — all the time. Those were almost the only two things I felt at all. Productive meant good. Unproductive was very bad. Until the early months of the pandemic. Suddenly, I was sitting still, and I …

Tom Gauld on martial arts for authors – cartoon

Renowned Jewish Artist Alex Levin Illuminates Jewish Heritage Through Captivating Judaica and Jewish Paintings.

Celebrated Jewish artist Alex Levin unveils powerful Judaica paintings that capture the spirit, faith, and heritage of Jewish life and tradition. STATEN ISLAND, NY, UNITED STATES, May 11, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Internationally acclaimed …

Oopsie! 6 Times Small Children Caused Big Damage at Art Museums

It’s up there on the list of parents’ worst nightmares: You bring your kids to a museum, turn around for a moment, then turn back to find they have broken or damaged some priceless piece of art. No, this doesn’t only happen in movies. At a museum in the …

Worth the Drive: Josephine Sculpture Park in Frankfort launches outdoor photo exhibition 

Josephine Sculpture Park spans 40 acres and includes more than 70 sculptures. A two-year photo exhibition highlighting farms around Kentucky opens in May 2025. At Josephine Sculpture Park, art and nature blend into one. The Frankfort park is home to more …

Channelkeeper Student Art Show Creations Offer Message of Hope

Community members gathered recently at Jodi House Gallery to honor inspiring young artists at a reception and awards ceremony hosted by local environmental nonprofit, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper. For 22 years, Channelkeeper’s Student Art Show has …

A museum that walks with nature: The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Published: 12 May. 2025, 00:05 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI   Kim Bong-ryeol     The author is an architect and professor emeritus at Korea National University of Arts.      Perched on a coastal hill north of Copenhagen, the Louisiana …

Fancy some art, possums? Buy a piece from Barry Humphries’ Sydney home for as little as $250

“They sort of unite Dad’s two selves and are clearly by someone who is both a comic and an artist. They are spot on, sharp and funny. They are Edna one-liners in visual form.” Humphries began painting with “conscious intent from age eight”, signing his …

Weekend Shoreline Arts and Crafts Show Marks 60 Years of Creativity

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show, an open-air marketplace that celebrates local creativity and the makers behind it, held every Sunday and on Saturdays of major holiday weekends. To celebrate the milestone, the …

Art exhibition exploring mental illness to open in Southend this weekend

Toby Brown's "Behind the Smile" will be available to view at Spank Arts, in Princes Street, Southend, between May 10 and May 13. The exhibition is set to feature 62 drawings and three paintings. The pieces aim to "peel back the layers of …

Tribal Arts & Crafts Are A Precious Heritage: Governor; Artistes Present Bhagoriya, Gond, Karma, Bharia Dance At ...

Tribal Arts & Crafts Are A Precious Heritage: Governor; Artistes Present Bhagoriya, Gond, Karma, Bharia Dance At Shilpgram Mahotsav | Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Governor Mangu Bhai Patel said that food, arts, crafts, clothing, jewellery, equipment and …

Third “Empower Her Art Forum” to launch at Grand Egyptian Museum

The third edition of the Empower Her Art Forum, organised by the Art Today Foundation for Arts, will take place at the Grand Egyptian Museum from 16 to 20 May. The event will feature female artists from around the world, alongside ambassadors, diplomats, …

NGO holds art, cultural events to inspire inmates, teenagers in Rivers

Elizabeth Charles-Dede, the creative director of Liz Initiative, has trained teenagers and inmates in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, on how creative arts can drive social change. Liz Initiative, in collaboration with Put A Smile, a non-profit …

Koyo Kouoh, prominent art world figure, dies aged 58

Koyo Kouoh, who was described by The New York Times in 2015 as "one of Africa's most important art curators", was awarded the Grand Prix Suisse d'art / Prix Meret Oppenheim in 2020. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the …

This immersive art experience is coming to Trail Bay Centre for four days

‘It allows people to be right inside the artwork and interact with artists in a slightly different way’ Sechelt’s Trail Bay shopping centre is set to be transformed later this month into an immersive art experience lasting four days. Roberts Creek-based …