Zoë Charlton Zoё Charlton said she can’t help but make art that represents her experience. In her drawings, she often depicts women who are black, nude and adorned with objects that relate to ideas
What do ceramics, metal wire, wax, plywood and silk have in common? Those materials will all be featured in the new exhibit, “Gradations: A Sense of Successive Stages or Degrees,” opening with a reception at
Back home, sculptor Brian Rust is known as the “bird guy.” The artist’s reputation is so notorious that people in Augusta, Georgia, even bring him birds’ nests to use for his artwork. Rust, who
For most people, paint brushes or pottery wheels come to mind when they’re thinking of common art tools. But starting Sunday, they can add steamrollers to the list of things with which they can
For Andrea Belag, the work of an artist is never done. “It’s a continuum. The desire to do new work is ongoing,” Belag said. “I’ll have to do another six drawings until something is
Walking through the School of Art, Chautauquans can find studios and classrooms where students are tirelessly working on paintings, ceramics and sculptures. But as of this week, people from the community can also step into
For most people, their only glimpse into an artist’s life comes from a biography or a Wikipedia entry. But for Don Kimes, the artistic director of Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution, his knowledge of
“Beauty depends on the unseen, the visible upon the invisible.” At 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Hultquist Center, Judy Glantzman will begin her lecture with that quote by painter George Inness to describe her process
Some artists might balk at their work being called simple, but Kevin O’Toole welcomes that definition. “I think it’s nature,” O’Toole said. “There have been times when I’ve wanted to make things a little
Clintel Steed doesn’t want to be a “numb painter.” “I want to be a conscious painter and I want to make paintings that maybe can say something to my community and make people want
When ivy made its way through the foundation of John Voelker’s house, instead of trying to get rid of it like most people would, he let it grow for more than 10 years until
Whether it’s in her own paintings, the daily Facebook albums she posts or in her Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution lecture Tuesday night, Kyle Staver strives to emphasize the importance of connectivity in art.
In the first-ever collage exhibition held by the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution galleries, unique materials are on display at the Fowler-Kellogg Art Center until July 21. “We always try to focus on shows we
What is art? For some, it signifies an expensive piece of work hanging in a gallery. For Margaret Dietly, that definition can expand to include things like sneaker art and handmade soap. That’s why from
“As a maker, we can’t ever make anything as sublime and as perfect as nature,” said Rain Harris. “Nature just does it better than anybody else.” In the new exhibition at the Fowler-Kellogg Art
When Kim Rambacher lost the paper mementos of his wife Marcia on the beach in Florida, he never thought he’d see them again. But somehow, he got a letter from a woman named Cindy