'Picturing Politics' Artists' Medium: The Sledgehammer (Washington Post) Contributors to the exhibition "Picturing Politics 2008: Artists Speak to Power" wield opinions like loaded muskets at a battle reenactment -- they're packing so much firepower that they quickly overwhelm. us.rd.yahoo.com
Young Brooklyn artists find Obama fodder in Denver (Denver Post via Yahoo! News) Rob Gullixson and Rachel Casparian are two young artists from Brooklyn, N.Y., driving across the country capturing stylized photo portraits of Barack Obama supporters. us.rd.yahoo.com
Artists avoid iTunes; singles discourage album sales (MacNN) Many artists and record labels are beginning to see a darker side to the success of iTunes, according to Wall Street Journal. Apple has maintained a strict policy of requiring each song to be available individually. Although the music might be reaching more customers, companies are beginning to notice record sales being cannibalized by singles. For the customer that just wants the song they ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Artists compare notes and experiences at exhibition (The Star) THE City Art Gallery is bringing together artists from all over the country through an exhibition as part of the National Day celebrations. us.rd.yahoo.com
Artists share their culinary ruminations at Kenan Center (The Buffalo News) From the primitive cave drawings of Lascaux, France, to the cubist still-life paintings of Picasso and Braque, artists have been sapping inspiration from food since time immemorial. us.rd.yahoo.com
St. Louis Artists Guild launches Artopia (Belleville News-Democrat) Images from the first Artopia at St. Louis Artists Guild celebration held at Oak Knoll Park in Clayton, Mo on Thursday evening. The event was billed as an evening of “Entertaining Art.” The event featured local artwork, food, drink, artist demonstrations and live entertainment. us.rd.yahoo.com
Diverse Crowd At Artists Collective Celebrates Obama (Hartford Courant) Hundreds of people, older, younger, black, white and mixed -- the color of America -- filled the Artists Collective in Hartford's North End Thursday night to celebrate the nomination of Barack Obama to head the Democratic presidential ticket. us.rd.yahoo.com
International artists exchange visions (The Cincinnati Enquirer) Eighteen artists from Cincinnati, Munich and Liuzhou, China, riffed on one another's drawings for the exhibition Triangular Drawings: 3 Cities/3 Continents, which includes 234 works. us.rd.yahoo.com
200 Artists Featured At Long's Park Show (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley) LANCASTER, Pa. -- Artists and craftsmen are setting up for this weekend's show at Long's Park in Lancaster. The annual event opens Friday. The juried show features some of the best artists in the country, organizers said. us.rd.yahoo.com
Cameroon: 133 Artists Receive FCFA 150 Million As Subvention (AllAfrica.com) Some 133 Cameroonian artists have received over FCFA 150 million being a special fund given to them as State subvention. us.rd.yahoo.com
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