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What does a visual artist do? It is that person who paints, who make sculptures, who takes pictures… Picasso was a visual artist, for example. People just call them artists. But it is possible to make a living as a visual artist? While they work for the love of art, they must also generate income. Otherwise, how...

The American Academy in Rome has recently announced the winners of the 2022-2023 Rome Prize and Italian Scholarships. This year's winners among visual artists are Tony Cokes; Todd Gray; Esther Partegas; El Perez; Ioana M. Urikaru; and Bradford M. Young.  The Fine Arts Prize for the Italian Research Fellow of the Fondazione Sviluppo...

Whether you are studying art or have a teenager who is taking art classes, getting the right tools is essential.  These days, digital art is becoming more popular, and many art students find that they need a good laptop in order to complete their program successfully. When choosing the best laptop for art students, there are a...

Among the returned objects there are artifacts from the collection of amateur archaeologist Donald Miller. He was the subject of a high-profile raid in 2014. The FBI has repatriated 16 Peruvian artifacts, works of art and historical documents to the Peruvian government. The find includes three stone axes from the collection of Donald Miller,...

Opened to the Hong Kong public for less than two months in 2021, M+ has already removed several controversial paintings from its Sigg Collection galleries ahead of its reopening following the Omicron wave on April 21, raising new concerns about the public display of historical artworks in China. The most direct of these works,...

The Yale University Art Gallery has finalized plans to return a sculpture of a Buddhist goddess to Nepal, the university said Friday. The return is the latest in a series of museum repatriations of Nepali artifacts. Yale acquired the artifact in 2015, though the donor has never been disclosed. The decision to bring the work back...

The Isola di San Giacomo, a smallm, remote island off the coast of Venice, will be converted into an arts space by collector Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. It will be the third space overseen by her, after ones in Turin and the Italian town of Guarene. Last week, Re Rebaudengo revealed plans to turn the...

In June, when the UK celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's 70th birthday on the throne, a striking tree-shaped sculpture will stand outside Buckingham Palace, at the heart of the festivities. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, the 69-foot "Tree Tree" will be made up of 350 native British trees attached to a giant steel frame. This reflects...

Osman Kavala's treatment has tested relations between Turkey and its allies Activist and businessman Osman Kavala, a major supporter of Turkish arts and culture, was sentenced on April 25 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He was accused of attempting to overthrow the government. The decision was...

1898.193.a WORLD CULTURES Oba head Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin (place associated) 19th-century bronze Edo Lost wax cast bronze head of an Oba. Taken from a shrine in the Royal Palace of Benin. Glasgow City Council has announced that museums in Glasgow will be returning 17 Benin bronzes, seven Native American...