Creating Judaica: Beauty for Beauty’s Sake
Jim Cohen [MFA ’04] used to be a lawyer. He’s good with words and a great conversationalist. But when he began to explain a sterling silver yad and a Torah breastplate he made and donated to the U.S. Armed Forces, words began catching in his throat. Cohen had...
Sculpture portrays confluence of ideas, diversity
The new sculpture at Library Mall, titled “Both/And – Tolerance/Innovation,” speaks to the confluence of ideas and cultural diversity coming together in Madison. The stainless steel and stone sculpture is by artists David Dahlquist and Matt Neibuhr of Des Moines,...
Mia Celebrates Native Women Artists With “Hearts of Our People” Exhibit by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
How to convey the magnitude of Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists, the show opening this June at the Minneapolis Institute of Art? How about this: Simply imagine a grand colonial role reversal. Starting around, say, 1492, Native American women storm into...
Arts Visalia exhibit exposes locals to broader spectrum
VISALIA – Artists draw from a variety of places for inspiration, including other artists. That is why Arts Visalia chooses to occasionally feature artists from outside of the area. This month, the gallery is showing the paintings of Seattle artist Teresa Getty [MFA...