Since 2021, the Continuum, South Florida’s premier resort-style oceanfront condominium residences located in Miami Beach, has formed a unique alliance with one of the world’s leading galleries to present hand-picked collections of work by today’s leaders in modern and contemporary art. Beginning in December this year, in time for Miami Art Week. and running until the end of February 2024,…
San Diego art enthusiast Jim Bliesner recently turned an empty lot in City Heights, San Diego into a sculpture garden for locals to enjoy for free. The empty lot, which is slated for future mixed-use development by the City Heights Community Development Corporation (CHCDC), stands adjacent to the bridge on University and has been vacant for over two years. Bliesner,…
Q: Introduce yourself – who are you and what do you do? A: My name is Grace Chadwick. I’m a sculptor working mostly in fiberglass, plastic, photography, and metal. I was born in the San Francisco Bay area in 1967, and grew up near Portland, Oregon. I now live outside of Seattle, Washington, and have a shop in the Okanagan-Similkameen…
The Museum as a Cultural Pivot Point By Linda Mariano In today’s world of art and art collections, it’s not unusual to find a private collection turned into a world class museum collection, but it is rare to find one that revolves around sculpture—and becomes a museum. At Austin’s UMLAUF Sculpture Garden + Museum that’s exactly what you have. The…
Marlene Rose grew up with art all around her. Her mother was a painter and her father a sculptor of found objects. Her education furthered her interest in art, both at the Promfret School in Connecticut, then her study of visual mediums at Tulane University in New Orleans. Coming into her own as an artist, she developed her unique style.…
Mammoth, miniature & one-of-a-kind By Melissa Hart Sculptors this season promise whimsy, color, and endless surprises in the form of a giant metal sculpture of a rock topped by a sheet of paper and bisected by red-handled scissors, a 6-foot leopard-print stiletto trimmed in red fur, or a couple of professional tennis players forged from a family’s heirloom silverware. This…
We asked Soo Sunny Park about her career path as an artist and how teaching affects her work. She offers some priceless advice for aspiring artists.
