“Queen City Glass Arts . . . Renaissance,” 5th Street Gallery
“Queen City Glass Arts . . . Renaissance,” 5th Street Gallery Work by seven members of Queen City Glass Art is currently on view at the 5th Street Gallery, a co-op gallery in the Netherland at the corner of Fifth and Race. The organization is a nonprofit dedicated to educating and uplifting the community through […]
HICK AND WILLIE DISCUSS COFFEE-TABLE BOOKS AND DINNER GUESTS
HICK AND WILLIE DISCUSS COFFEE-TABLE BOOKS AND DINNER GUESTS By James Cummins Hick: “Look at this new book of cow paintings. Full of bucolics, no? It’s a genre I like to call ‘coffee-tablers’— when you have guests, these things work like enablers do, trying to get you to accept their alcoholics.” Willie: “Oh, thrilling. […]
The Eyes Have It
The Eyes Have It “Kinetica [movement in art]” and “Fictive Portraits” at Manifest Gallery. By Fran Watson There is a little “back room” at Manifest Art Gallery where twice, now, I’ve discovered unexpected excellence. It portends even more visits working back to front in this unusual art venue. This latest surprise was a show of […]
Art, technology and innovation merge: DISRUPTORS at the Artisan Enterprise Center
Art, technology and innovation merge: DISRUPTORS at the Artisan Enterprise Center by Marla Sweitzer Art and technology, innovation and entrepreneurship unite in DISRUPTORS, on display through May 24 at the Artisan Enterprise Center in Covington, Kentucky. The exhibit sets out to explore “the challenge of maintaining relevancy in art and technology and the role of […]
“Terrie Hancock Mangat: Quilts” at Carl Solway Gallery
“Terrie Hancock Mangat: Quilts” at Carl Solway Gallery By Karen Chambers Terrie Hancock Mangat is quite clear about what she’s making when she stitches together cloth and adds all manner of embellishment from buttons to beads, appliqués to embroidery. She is making art quilts. Lest you think the idea of “quilt as art” is a […]
The Magic of Trees
The Magic of Trees by Shawn Daniell Trees I THINK that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in summer […]
Interview with Martha Otero
Interview with Martha Otero Editor’s note: Aeqai freqently receives art announcements from galleries, non-profits, museums and individual artists from all parts of the globe. Some galleries, like Martha Otero in Los Angeles, seem to show only the most elegant work, conceptually strong, beautifully crafted, and the vision of the gallery comes from its owner, Martha Otero. She […]
ART FOR A BETTER WORLD
ART FOR A BETTER WORLD By Saad Ghosn • Images For A Better World: Gary GAFFNEY, Visual Artist Gary Gaffney, born in New Orleans, LA, is now Professor Emeritus at the Art Academy of Cincinnati after a teaching career of more than 30 years. He has worked in a wide range of visual and literary […]
Photos: The Archive Louis Zoellar Bickett, Lexington, KY
Photos: The Archive Louis Zoellar Bickett, Lexington, KY Gratz Park Spring, Thursday Morning, April 18, 2013 Old Georgetown Street House, Lexington, KY Northend Wal-Mart Shopping Center, Lexington, KY, March 28, 2013
Donna Talerico at Saks Fifth Avenue
Donna Talerico at Saks Fifth Avenue By Jane Durrell The invitation is to meet the artist, Donna Talerico, whose show opens that very evening, in the shoe department on the first floor of Saks Fifth Avenue. In Cincinnati Saks is on Fifth Street rather than Fifth Avenue, at the corner of Race. Saks is kicking […]