Click to enlarge Luke Awtry Christy mitchell A Smart Message begins with the very title of Christy Mitchell’s latest solo installation at Burlington’s SPACE gallery. “Holding Pattern” is a double meaning – at least – and a meaning is immediately evident in Mitchell’s use of old-fashioned pattern wallpaper. Less obviousRead More →
UPDATE, July 28: Arlington’s culinary options continue to expand. On July 19, the select committee unanimously approved two other food suppliers: Ginger Exchange Express / Master Pies Can’t decide between ordering take out pizza and Asian food? Now you can do both from one place. Ginger Exchange Express / MasterRead More →
The Green Knight comes across as an “epic fantasy adventure” reminiscent of specific tropes – monsters, for one, and big fight scenes. The real Lord of the Rings, which is actually rather fitting considering that author JRR Tolkien was a huge fan of the medieval poem the film is basedRead More →
Work signed by a local artist @rafisartanddesign which will be raffled at the Queens Pop-Up Market on Sunday July 24, 2021 By Ryan Songalia An acrylic painting will be raffled Sunday to benefit the victims of a massive fire that ravaged an apartment building in Jackson Heights in April. TheRead More →
The organizers of Northwich Art Shop’s popular Grand Day Out were not disheartened to host one of the region’s annual highlights for the thriving community of local artists, with a move to a virtual format under the temporary moniker of “Northwich Art Shop’s Grand Day In”. Hosted by Northwich ArtRead More →
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have become the next big thing, especially in the art world. Famous British artist Damien Hirst has also jumped on the NFT bandwagon in a unique way with his latest work titled “The Currency”. The most interesting aspect of Hirst’s work as well as its entryRead More →
To use an old saying, no artist is an island. Artists are impacted by their immediate environment, of course, but also by much more. Although the isolation and natural beauty of Monhegan Island have attracted artists since the late 19e century – perhaps the most famous George Bellows, Robert Henri,Read More →
The latest addition to the free little Route 1 Corridor Art Gallery is a hangar filled with free art supplies. Located outside of Art Works Now in Hyattsville at 4800 Rhode Island Ave., the Little Free Art Shop is an brainchild of founder Barbara Johnson, who noticed during the coronavirusRead More →
A few years ago in my old borough of Queens, I came across an ornamental column in the middle of the rubbish on the sidewalk. Regret prompted me to back down and bring the plaster orphan home. He has since moved with me to Chicago, where, wearing a pothos, heRead More →
Look, not all startups can be a winner. Dead Startup Toys, another drop from the internet collective known as MSCHF, plans to commemorate this. You see, it’s not enough to have a bad idea. All the little toys of this real online store are little versions of real products thatRead More →