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The University of Arkansas for the Arts offers tuition-free graduate courses in art education, art history, graphic design and studio art. Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year are now open and the deadline is January 15, 2025. Students admitted to the School of Art’s graduate programs will also receive financial support through graduate assistantships, scholarships, and research and travel grants.The School of Art, located in the Fulbright School of Arts and Sciences, welcomes everyone to register for an upcoming virtual information session on Tuesday, December 17 at 4 pm Central Time. Aspiring graduate students will learn more about the extensive…

Last week, a Swiss auction house made an unprecedented sale of a work of art authenticated solely by artificial intelligence (AI).Zurich’s Germann auction house has partnered with Swiss artificial intelligence authentication company Art Recognition to confirm the provenance of a watercolor by Russian artist Marianne von Werefkin. It sold on Nov. 23 for just under $17,000, nearly double its high estimate of $9,000.Two other works from the same auction were authenticated by art identification agencies, but their provenance was also confirmed by human experts. They were an untitled 1945 painting by Louise Bourgeois and a mixed-media work by Mimmi Paladino,…

As the year 2024 draws to a close, it’s an opportune moment to spotlight artists who have contributed the creative landscape. Among these artists is Adamo Macri, a Montreal-born multidisciplinary artist whose work defies traditional categorization. Born in 1964, Macri’s artistic reach spans photography, sculpture, video, painting, and drawing. His creations begin with tangible objects, weaving them into dynamic narratives that blur the line between reality and imagination. Macri’s foundation in the arts was laid at Dawson College, where he explored graphic design, fine arts, and art history. This diverse training shaped his multifaceted approach, enabling him to move fluidly…

Koyo Kouoh, one of Africa’s most renowned curators, has been selected to organize the 2026 Venice Biennale, the world’s largest recurring art exhibition. She will now become the second African-born curator to organize a biennale and the first after Okwui Enwezor, who History was made while curating the 2015 Biennale. Cuo, who was born in Cameroon and later became a resident of Switzerland, currently serves as executive director and chief curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art in Africa, a museum in Cape Town, South Africa that ranks among the continent’s grandest institutions by its size. There she participated…

It’s that time of year again—and somehow it seems like it came even quicker than usual. I’m talking, of course, about Art Basel Miami Beach, the art world’s last major selling event of the year. Perhaps that’s because last year there was a full week break between the Thanksgiving holiday in the US and the start of Miami Art Week, as the activations on both sides of the causeway are now called. This year’s ABMB, the 22nd edition (in person at least), comes at an inflection point of sorts for the art market. The year has been consumed by discussion…

art marketVictoria BenzeneVanessa Raw, installation view at Rubell Museum, Miami, 2024. Photography: Chi Lam. Courtesy of the Rubell Museum.Contemporary art collectors Don and Mera Rubell made Miami history when they opened their namesake museum in 1993, several years after moving to the city from New York. While living in Chelsea, they began visiting the studios of local artists such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, purchasing many of the final pieces on modest payment plans. The early work that made him a superstar. Today, the Rubell family’s collection is one of the most impressive of its kind, with more than…

Creo, the London-based organizer of the ten-year-old Photofairs contemporary art event, has canceled the event due to be held in Hong Kong in March 2025 due to logistical issues. The event was first announced in July and is expected to add another commercial element to the city’s art market, despite a recent lull in activity. Focusing on photo and video art, Photofairs was launched in Shanghai in 2014 to tap into an emerging niche market accessible to Asian collectors. In a statement about canceling the Hong Kong premiere, Creo said the decision came after the British company attracted strong interest…

Organizers of the India Art Fair, held annually in New Delhi since 2008, have announced that the first Mumbai Art Fair, originally planned for 2025, has been cancelled. Dubbed the India Contemporary Art Fair, the event will be held from November 13 to 16 at the Jio World Garden in the Bandra Kurla complex in Mumbai, with around 60 Indian and international galleries participating. “India Art Fair’s mission continues to be to prioritize the needs of galleries and artists in the region,” fair director Jaya Asokan said in a statement first published by India Art Fair. The Art Newspaper. “As…

As the year 2024 is almost over, it’s exciting to take a moment to reflect on some of the creative minds of the year. Among them is Athens-based artist Vicky Tsalamata, whose work delves deeply into the human experience. With a sharp and thoughtful perspective on life’s complexities, she draws inspiration from Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie Humaine, blending past and present to craft narratives that encourage us to pause and reflect on the fleeting nature of existence and the forces that shape our world. With a career as Professor Emeritus of Printmaking at the Athens School of Fine Arts, Tsalamata…

Art, for David Echt, has always been more than a skill—it’s a manifestation of passion, a deeply personal journey of expression. Based in California, Echt’s creative path began in his childhood, where his parents nurtured his love for art. With a steady supply of materials, he spent hours exploring his creativity, setting the foundation for his lifelong connection to the craft. Echt’s twenties marked a significant chapter: airbrush art. He traveled through California’s arts and crafts fairs, a phase that honed his artistic techniques while teaching him the realities of bringing art into the world. Yet, this chapter was just…