WYES Honors Allison Stewart and Campbell Hutchinson
WYES honors artists Allison Stewart and Campbell Hutchinson with the Celeste Seymour Judell Arts Award, their annual tribute to local arts activists.
Press & Media
“Review: Douglas Bourgeois and ‘electric connection’ in Spirit in the Dark ,” Gambit
As his global fame has grown, local artist Douglas Bourgeois’ paintings have entranced many art lovers while leaving some baffled. How can such diverse subjects look so at home in the same canvas? He once told an interviewer, “To me, a heart-shattering soul song is as transcendent as a Giotto fresco or an Emily Dickinson or William Blake poem.”
“David Yarrow: ‘I put down the camera and ran like hell’,” The Times
As one of the world’s best-known wildlife photographers, David Yarrow is used to travelling with a formidable array of hi-tech equipment in pursuit of a perfect shot. Yet the key to capturing this stunning picture of one of Africa’s largest elephants was a heap of rhino dung.
“These Five Artists Will Help You Better Understand American Immigration,” Smithsonian Second Opinion
For curator E. Carmen Ramos, immigration to the United States is very much tied to the country’s foreign policies. In the art she sees that reckons with the nation’s approach to Cuba, Iraq, Central America and elsewhere, Ramos finds a deep understanding of identity and American society. When talking with Smithsonian Second Opinion, Ramos identified five artists whose works tackle immigration in America.
“CSU Adding Public Art to Frank Brown Hall in Uptown Columbus,” Columbus State University
Columbus State University is adding to the public art environment in Uptown Columbus by installing a newly commissioned, site-specific, installation by artist Pard Morrison inside and outside Frank Brown Hall.
“New Columbus State University downtown building to get distinct piece of public art,” Ledger-Enquirer
A significant public art project will be installed and dedicated in downtown Columbus next week. The sculpture, which will feature six unique parts, will be placed outside and inside Columbus State University’s Frank Brown Hall on the former Ledger-Enquirer site. The work by Colorado artist Pard Morrison will be dedicated Wednesday afternoon at Brown Hall. Morrison, who visited Columbus during the process to commission the work, will be here for the dedication.
CSU ALUMNUS’ SCULPTURE CHOSEN FOR U.S. EMBASSY IN NETHERLANDS
by Jeff Dodge for Colorado State University College of Liberal Arts Magazine The colorful new 30-foot-high sculpture emerging from a water feature at the new U.S. Embassy building in The Hague was created by an alumnus of Colorado State University’s Department of Art and Art History who says the honor of being commissioned for the project…
LPB Art Rocks! Interview with Jacqueline Bishop
In this episode of LPB Art Rocks!, we meet New Orleans artist Jacqueline Bishop, whose passion for the environment helps feed her creativity. Her paintings have inspired award-winning Chef Phillip Lopez to create a menu for a premiere event, The Art of Food, a dining experience like no other that will be held at the LPB Studios Sunday, October 22.
“Update: Garaicoa in Beijing, Azaceta x 4, and a Casting Call from MoMA,” Cuban Art News
Azaceta in Louisiana. Large-scale works by Luis Cruz Azaceta are included in four group shows in Louisiana arts institutions.
“Pensacola State College exhibit honors New Orleans artist Jacqueline Bishop,” Pensacola News Journal
On the heels of the opening of Pensacola State College’s new art wing is “A Drop of Water, a Grain of Sand,” an exhibit of paintings by New Orleans artist Jacqueline Bishop. Her lauded works are inspired by the environmental destruction she’s witnessed during her 30 years of global travel.