The first international exhibition organized by The Phillips Collection to feature an overview of the museum’s renowned American collection, “To See as Artists See” incorporates nearly 100 works by 68 artists. This collection includes outstanding paintings by George Inness, Winslow Homer, Edward Hicks, Edward Hopper, Maurice Prendergast, John Sloan, Arthur Dove, Georgia O’Keeffe, John Marin, Stuart Davis, Milton Avery, Jacob Lawrence, Adolph Gottlieb, Philip Guston, Richard Diebenkorn, Robert Motherwell and many others. The exhibit will be open from Feb. 3 to May 6.
Lowbrow/outsider artist, J. Tingler will be showing never-before-seen work in his “Another Day of Pain” at the Octane! Gallery at Kustom Thrills Studio. See his work from Jan. 8 to Feb. 5. For more info, head over to kustomthrills.com.
The circus is coming to town! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Fully Charged is rolling into Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 26 and monkeying around until Jan.29. You can get your tickets now at Ticketmaster.
Going to school at Nossi offers our students a head start in the professional world with our list of contacts. Graphic arts student Berenice Valdes credits a Nossi internship for her first job. Before graduating, Berenice was accepted as an intern with a design workshop in Franklin, TN, called Primarily Rye. This eventually turned into her full-time position as a junior designer. She also currently works as a graphic/Web designer for CYC Studio, a creative agency in Nashville. Berenice’s creative future was forever changed by her Nossi instructor who said, “Talent alone will never be enough to make you successful.” It was then she realized you have to keep challenging yourself to really grow in the creative industry. And that... read more
With technology omnipresent in our lives, artists are finding new ways to express their views on humanity. One new source of inspiration is social media including online communities like Facebook and dating sites. “Artists are using technology to help realize previously impossible creative visions,” says Julia Kaganskiy, organizer of the “Art, Culture and Technology” group on Meetup.com. Here are some interesting social media-based art examples: Debbie Hesse created a wall installation from embroidery thread and pins to create a Venn diagram tracing the interconnection of her 500 virtual friends. Rachel Perry Welty updated her Facebook status every minute for 16 hours for her “Rachel is” piece to document the arcane aspects of her daily life. The statuses were displayed on... read more
