• !Calling All Artists!

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    2.13.19 It’s that time again…Artsy Shark is looking for featured artists for their website for Spring 2019. Deadline is Thursday, February 21. Here are the short details…please read them carefully! Credit source: Artsy Shark Artists are juried through their website portfolios, not by uploading images! Featured artists benefit most by having traffic driven to their websites, where they can share effectively about their art, collect addresses...

    February 13, 2019
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  • Art Feature: Rashid Johnson

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    2.13.19 We are continuing Black History Month with Art Feature and Rashid Johnson will be our first art feature for the month of February. Here are a few facts about Johnson. Johnson produces conceptional post-blacks art Studied at  Columbia College Chicago and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago His work has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York;...

    February 13, 2019
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  • MidWeek Updates: Final Reminder of AWP Conference & Bookfair

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    2.13.19 Hello everyone! As I stated earlier this month, this is the final reminder of the AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs) Conference and Bookfair, which will be held at the Oregon Convention Center, in Portland, Oregon on March 27-30, 2019. For those who are attending, here a just a few things to remember… Credit source: AWP 2019 AWP Conference & Bookfair Oregon Convention...

    February 13, 2019
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  • 2019 Grammy Winners…

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    2.11.19 Well, the 2019 Grammy Awards has come and gone. A good number of female artists walked away winners during yesterday evening’s award ceremony. Here are those list of winners… Credit source: Grammy.com RECORD OF THE YEAR WINNER This Is America Childish Gambino     ALBUM OF THE YEAR WINNER Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves     SONG OF THE YEAR WINNER This Is America...

    February 11, 2019
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  • MidWeek Update: Aspen Words Workshops

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    2.6.19 Hello! It’s Wednesday and time to pass along some great creative stuff. You can never get tired of workshops and the Aspen Words is holding several later this year. Here are a few things to know about Aspen Words. The rest you have to look at their website… Credit source: Aspen Words ABOUT “Aspen Words was founded in 1976 as a literary center...

    February 6, 2019
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  • Black History Month Features Lena, Sarah, Ella, & Nina

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    2.5.19 We celebrate Black History Month through music and today I wanted to post these gems…         Enjoy your Tuesday, be blessed.   Featured image: http://www.jer-cin.org.il

    February 5, 2019
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  • MidWeek Updates: Fashion Spring/Summer 2019

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    2.2.19 Final post for Saturday…the first Saturday of February. It’s that time again…Spring/Summer 2019 Fashion. Nothing like runway fashion to keep up with what these designers are up to. Valentino, Armani, Chanel, Elie Saab, and a few others have spun some beautiful designs. Take a look… ELIE SAAB   ARMANI PRIVE   GEORGES HOBEIKA   CHANEL   RALPH & RUSSO   VALENTINO   VIKTOR...

    February 2, 2019
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  • Music Festivals / February 2019

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    2.2.19 Hello…more music, this time music festivals. Seven this time for the month of February thanks to Music Festival Wizard… Credit: Music Festival Wizard 70000 TONS OF METAL 2019 MIAMI, FLJANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 4, 2019       ONE LOVE CALI 2019 LONG BEACH, CAFEBRUARY 8-10, 2019     ARIZONA ROOTS 2019 CHANDLER, AZFEBRUARY 9-10, 2019     CRUSH ARIZONA 2019 CHANDLER, AZFEBRUARY 15-16, 2019...

    February 2, 2019
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  • New Music / February 2019

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    2.2.19 It’s time to see who is gearing up to release some new music, courtesy of Metacritic. Credit: Metacritic Week of Feb 3, 2019 Sunshine Rock 8 FEBRUARY 2019 Ariana Grande Thank U, Next   Beast In Black From Hell With Love   Bob Mould Sunshine Rock   Cass McCombs Tip Of The Sphere   HEALTH Vol. 4: Slaves Of Fear   Jessica Pratt...

    February 2, 2019
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  • Creative Close-Up: Inside the Contemporary Art World

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    1.28.19 Hello everyone! The last few days of January are upon us and it’s time for a creative close-up of a documentary film I just have seen on Netflix. Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World, explores the value of contemporary art. The film was released in September 2017. The docufilm directed by Barry Avrich speaks to gallerists, journalist, collectors, art critics, even the artists...

    January 29, 2019
    Creative Close-Up