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Irina ?elaru closes the gap between her personality and drawings by embracing simplicity

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Irina, who holds an MA degree in Illustration and Book Arts from the Anglia Ruskin University of Cambridge, has honed her unmistakable style through an extensive learning process. Studying graphic arts introduced her to almost every visual art-related discipline, including graphic design, printmaking, photography, and fine art. "I

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The Superb Bizarre Vintage Surrealist Illustrations by Alfred Kubin

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Alfred Kubin, a Bohemian printmaker and illustrator, was a key Symbolist and Expressionist figure. In 1950, he received the City of Vienna Prize for Visual Arts. Supernatural animals and sexual brutality were common in his imaginative black-and-white illustrations. He died at home on August 20, 1959.

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August 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Open to Canadian women artists ages 25-40 living in New York state, this grant program offers three unrestricted $5,000 awards, one in visual arts, one in media and design, and the other in literature. Manhattan Art Grants (Manhattan, New York City). The Canadian Women Artists’ Award (New York). Deadline: 5 p.m.

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The role of Aberdeen People’s Press in late 20th century activism

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The exhibition has been organised by the University of Aberdeen Special Collections and Peacock Visual Arts, the latter established as a printmaking workshop just months after APP. Fitting for a printer with collectivism at its heart, the curation of the show is a combined effort from 14 people, many of whom were APP members.

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May 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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DCASE Visual Arts Exhibition Program (Illinois and Indiana) Artists, curators, and arts organizations are invited to propose exhibitions for the Chicago Cultural Center galleries in 2025 and 2026. Deadline: May 6, 2024. Deadline: June 1, 2024. Six projects will be selected for publishing at no cost. Deadline: June 7, 2024.

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Grace Gillespie’s Vibrant Linocut Prints of Flowers and Foliage Tap Into Her Artistic Roots

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All images © Grace Gillespie, shared with permission Grace Gillespie grew up in an artistic household, but she resisted pursuing visual art at first, especially printmaking, because it was something both of her parents excelled at.

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November 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Virgin Islands) This portrait competition is open to all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance art, and digital or time-based art. Deadline: November 13, 2023. Women’s Studio Workshop Grants (U.S.) Deadline: November 15, 2023. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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