Tag - ARTISTS

Open Call to New York-based Artists to Create Collaborative NASA Mural

NASA and the Hudson Square Business Improvement District are launching an open call to New York-based artists and artist teams to design and install a large-scale, space-themed neighborhood mural. The NASA x Hudson Square partnership was developed to inspire the surrounding Manhattan Hudson Square community by showcasing NASA’s work and missions. Artists are...

8 Dallas artists and a Japanese printer – Scalawag

It might sound strange, but the Risograph is the latest tool being used by Dallas artists organizing for social and civic impact. Never heard of a Risograph?  That’s because they’re commonly out-of-use today. The Risograph machine is a digital screen-printer that uses soy-based inks and rice paper to create a unique printing style. The machine rose to...

The invisible labor of artists – Scalawag

I love that the server isn’t smiling. I love it because it defies the expectation that ‘service with a smile’ is owed to people.  The photograph is of a restaurant server, dressed in a white collared shirt and a black vest. On her shoulders, she’s holding a wooden platform, piled high with dishes. A twin image of the same person lays doubled...

A Gaza artist’s tribute to a Duniyana Al-Amoor – Scalawag

An artist’s tribute to painter Duniyana Al-Amoor, killed in her room in Gaza at age 22. by MALAK MATTAR June 22, 2023 ABOLITION WEEK “For my part, I’m not doing anything astonishing, I’m merely trying, amidst this isolation, to make life bearable.” —Duniyana Al-Amoor, Palestinian artist To be a painter in Gaza is to expect death at any...

musicFIRST Coalition Kicks Off Music Fairness Awareness Month to Spotlight Injustice Against Artists Who are not Paid For Their Work

Music Creators are Uniting to Demand Payment When Their Songs are Played on AM/FM Radio Washington, DC, November 1, 2021 — musicFIRST — the voice for fairness and equity for music creators— today announced the beginning of Music Fairness Awareness Month, an effort by music creators throughout the month of November to bring attention to a century-long injustice that...

ARTISTS UNDER BOYCOTT – Sanctions Against Russian Artists and Their Work: Their Impact on Artistic Freedom and Other Fundamental Rights

A White Paper from Avant-Garde Lawyers Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has resulted in severe violations of rights guaranteed under international law, the impact of which cannot be overstated. At Avant-Garde Lawyers (AGL), we are in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and are committed to providing specialized support to vulnerable artists on both...