Art Show
Newtown Public Schools To Present District Art Show At Municipal Center
In collaboration with Newtown Cultural Arts Commission, Newtown Public Schools will be showcasing student art at the municipal center the first two weeks of April. Featuring the artwork of students throughout the district, the annual presentation will provide the opportunity to highlight the artistic excellence of Newtown children of all ages.
A public reception is planned for Tuesday, April 2, from 5-7 pm, during which guests will have the opportunity to enjoy face painting, music, and snacks as the exhibits are officially unveiled to the public.
“Every kid wants to show their parents their art and it is packed,” said Laura Lerman, chair of the cultural arts commission. The commission originally initiated the art show tradition when they assumed curation responsibility for the Newtown Municipal Art Gallery, she shared.
The exhibit will be on display April 1-12 in the central hall of the Newtown Municipal Center. The building, at 3 Primrose Street, is generally open weekdays between 8 am and 4:30 pm. The art can also be viewed evenings when Town boards and commissions are meeting at the municipal center.
Satellite Art Show has announced that it will host an Art Fair in Austin in 2025 during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, taking place March 7-15.
Founded in 2015, Satellite is a New York-based artist-run platform that presents projects in Miami, New York, and Austin. In 2019, the Satellite Art Show debuted in Austin at the Museum of Human Achievement. However, this will be the first time it has returned to the city since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 SXSW.
This year, the organization is presenting Satellite Ranch, an art fair on a 10-acre property located at 719 Shady Lane, across from Hi-Sign Brewery in East Austin. Satellite Ranch will feature public installations on the grounds and exhibitions inside four homes.
Read more: https://glasstire.com/2025/01/02/satellite-art-show-returns-to-austin-for-sxsw-2025/
The Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA), Miami, is currently presenting Keiichi Tanaami: Memory Collage, the first solo museum exhibition of the acclaimed Japanese artist in the United States. Tanaami (July 21, 1936 – August 9, 2024) is well known in Japan for a six-decade career bridging American and Japanese post-war pop art through his disorienting psychedelic collage style. The show is organised by ICA Miami and is on view from November 21, 2024 – March 30, 2025. It is curated by Alex Gartenfeld, the institute’s Irma and Norman Braman Artistic Director, along with Gean Moreno, director of Art + Research Center, ICA Miami. The curators join STIR for an interview that explores Tanaami’s articulation of pop culture and the link between his work and traditional Japanese art forms.Tanaami often featured popular Japanese and American fictional and real characters as a means of highlighting the influence of mass media on our collective psyches.– Alex Gartenfeld, Irma and Norman Braman Artistic Director, ICA Miami
Tanaami’s work is heavily informed by his experiences growing up in Japan during and after the Second World War, as he was haunted by childhood memories of time spent in air raid shelters during American bombing runs. Symbols of violence, ranging from real-world firearms and American bomber jets to fantastical depictions of alien invasions, are spread throughout his oeuvre. The artist mashed these up with sexual imagery, particularly of the sort seen in older editions of American adult magazines such as Playboy (he would also spend time as the first art director of Japan’s Monthly Playboy, which ran from 1975 – 2009). Tanaami’s art also prominently features popular American and Japanese characters, such as Mickey Mouse and Ultraman.
Funun Arts Group, Youth Creative Minds Hub, and Young Times are excited for the fourth annual Student Art Show (ASAS) 2024, a spectacular showcase of young talent and artistic expression. This year’s event, themed “art and innovation,” will take place on November 9 and 10 at Study World, Dubai Academic City.
ASAS 2024 brings together over 1,000 young artists aged 5 to 25 to explore the dynamic relationship between art and technology. The event will feature a diverse range of artistic expressions, including painting, sculpture, digital art, and mixed media. Attendees can expect to be amazed by the creativity and innovation displayed by these talented young individuals.
