ART & DESIGN: News, Art Reviews, Visual Art

August 4, 2025August 12, 2025ART & DESIGN

How Ice Sculptors Keep Their Work Cold and Intact

A pair of gloved hands chips ice off a swan sculpture’s beak, sending small ice shards into the air. Learn how ice sculptors keep their work cold and intact.

Ice sculptors employ sophisticated techniques and cooling strategies to maintain the integrity and stunning appearance of their work. Discover how they do it.

July 16, 2025July 16, 2025ART REVIEW

Fabric of a Nation: Quilt Stories of Protest, Memory, and Identity

Installation view of Virginia Jacobs' Krabow Kabuki Waltz at the Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories exhibition surrounded at lovers.

Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories at the First Art Museum, Nashville, is a powerful exploration of how quilts express protest, preserve memory, and shape American identity through powerful visual storytelling.

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025ART REVIEW

The Photographer as Sculptor: Redefining Artistic Boundaries

Martha Graham's black and white photograph, Letter to the World, reveals photographer as sculptor

Step into a new world where sculpture meets photography in Photographer as Sculptor, the bold inaugural show at Bruce Silverstein Gallery.

July 11, 2025July 13, 2025ART & DESIGN

4 Famous Artworks Inspired by Timeless Classic Novels

Paintbrushes rest on a colorful canvas that has been painted with broad, layered strokes of different colors. Colors are major inspiration for famous artworks inspired by timeless classic novels

Discover four famous artworks inspired by classic novels. See how painters such as Waterhouse, Dalí, and Overstreet bring beloved literary stories to life.

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025ART, ART & DESIGN

The Baghdad Modern Art Group: A Pivotal Force in Postcolonial Art

Baghdadiyat, a1962 oil on canvas painting by Lorna Selim, depicts abstracted figures of women standing in architectural spaces. This is one of the showings of the impact of the Baghdad Modern Art Group in the exhibition All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Explore the legacy of the Baghdad Modern Art Group in a powerful exhibition spotlighting Iraqi artists and the future of decolonial curating.

July 1, 2025July 1, 2025ART REVIEW

The Museum of Flight MiG-21 Project: A Cold War Jet Reborn as a Beacon of Peace

Installation of a MiG-21 warplane decorated with beads in the Museum of Flight MiG-21 Project.

Discover the Museum of Flight MiG-21 Project, where a Cold War jet becomes a powerful symbol of peace through African beadwork and art.

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025ART REVIEW

Uche Edochie’s Philosophical Art Exhibition Challenges Modern Life

All the Leaves are on the ground is a surrealistic and colorful portrait of a woman looking into the sky in search of hope. The title of Uche Edochie's philosophical art exhibition comes from this painting.

Uche Edochie’s philosophical art exhibition explores human fragility, purpose, and renewal through surreal and symbolic visual storytelling.

June 23, 2025June 24, 2025ART & DESIGN

3D Printing in the Art and Design Industry

An artist's workspace features a wooden easel, a desk, and shelves stocked with books, paintings, and creative tools. These are examples of how artists are using 3D printing in the art and design industry.

Discover how 3D printing is revolutionizing art and design by merging technology with creativity to reshape expressions and expand possibilities.

June 7, 2025June 7, 2025ART & DESIGN, ART NEWS

MICA’s New Creative Media Production Degree Opens Doors to the Creative Economy

A student at a crossroads, looking at signs pointing toward different career options—each labeled with creative professions. In the background, a glowing college campus and icons of innovation and media. Ceneter for the new Creative Media Production Degree at MICA

MICA unveils a future-focused Creative Media Production degree to shape hybrid creators in film, gaming, and digital arts.

June 5, 2025June 5, 2025ART & DESIGN

Creating Harmony With Contrasting Design Elements

A classic Renaissance-style home design with a sofa, wide windows, and a telescope. There's gold detailing in the ceiling. An important example of creating harmony with contrasting design elements

Achieve balance and boldness in your interiors by pairing opposites, such as color, texture, and size. Discover how harmony emerges through contrasts.

May 28, 2025May 31, 2025ART & DESIGN

How To Create Custom Framing for Your Artwork

Rows of wooden and plastic picture frames, up close and in different colors and sizes. Behind them are some canvas art. It is important to learn how to create custom framing for your artwork.

Discover how custom frames can elevate your art into a true masterpiece. Uncover tips, materials, and inspiration for creating unique displays you’ll cherish!

May 26, 2025May 26, 2025ART REVIEW

Contemporary African Arts at NOMA: Afropolitanism and Urban African Identity

A colorful abstract market scene by Ghanaian artist Ablade Glover is one of the works in Afropolitan: Contemporary African Arts at NOMA

Modern African identity, heritage, and global creativity take center stage in Afropolitan: Contemporary African Arts at NOMA.

May 25, 2025May 25, 2025ART & DESIGN, ART REVIEW

Contemporary African Masquerade Art Comes Alive with Spiritual Energy

Headpiece carved by David Sanou in the studio of André Sanou. It is an example of contemporary African masquerade art

From Nigeria to Cameroon, artists reinvent contemporary African masquerade art in this stunning dual-continent exhibition of masks and meaning at the New Orleans Museum of Art.

May 23, 2025May 26, 2025ART & DESIGN

Bringing Artistic Inspiration Home With Custom Creations

Home interior design with a minimalist style that features blue and white furniture, accent items, and pieces of art. Ways of Bringing artistic inspiration home with custom creations

If working in a museum or gallery inspires you to be more creative at home, learn to fuse functionality and design for a space mirroring your artistic spirit.