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June 10, 2025

Not Sure What to Get for Dad? Celebrate Father’s Day This Year By Giving the Gift of Creativity

Father’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the doting dads in our lives that have raised us than to gift them an experience that nurtures their creative side? In a world that asks so much of parents and caretakers, having an excuse to take the time to slow down can be the greatest gift of all.

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June 9, 2025

How an $18 Throw Pillow Led to the Discovery of a Famously Stolen Painting

One night in June 1978, while Robert Stoddard was peacefully sleeping, thieves were sneaking through his 36-acre Worcester estate.

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June 9, 2025

Illustrator Transforms Fields of Grass Into Peacefully Surreal Worlds

Once she began feeling restricted by the confines of her studio, Mul Gil Kim hatched a rather ambitious plan: embarking...

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June 9, 2025

Artist Sees Faces in Driftwood and Reveals Them as Stunning Spirits of Nature

Artist Debra Bernier of Shaping Spirit can see faces in the most unlikely of places. Within pieces of driftwood, sun-bleached bones, and shells, she envisions figures and brings them to life using found natural materials. The carved sculptures often depict women, eyes closed and at peace, as they rest within the smoothed grooves of the finished and polished wood. Bernier finds her raw materials on the shores of Vancouver Island, Canada.

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June 8, 2025

Artist Draws From Pakistani Heritage To Craft Sculptural Embroidery Stretched Over Wood

In the world of Dallas-based artist Nosheen Iqbal, embroidery doesn't take place on a fabric canvas.

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June 7, 2025

Hilma af Klint’s Botanical Illustrations Are Now On View For the First Time

On January 7, 1917, Hilma af Klint asked herself a critical question: “How am I to find the courage to...

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June 6, 2025

Kinetic Pendulum Sculptures Harness the Visual Power of Light With Hypnotic Repetition

Even the most cursory of glances reveals Damien Bénéteau’s exceptional command over light. For years, the French artist has played with illuminated surfaces, transforming them into dynamic and mischievous forces. What makes his sculptures so immersive, though, isn’t just how they explore or reflect light—it’s how they harness it. Bénéteau’s work often incorporates pendulums to dramatize how light is constantly shifting.

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June 5, 2025

‘Electric Forest’ Brings Art, Music, and Magic to Michigan’s Enchanted Forest

Michigan's Electric Forest is back for four days of art and music against the enchanting background of the Sherwood Forest.

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June 4, 2025

Glasgow Mural Honors Human Rights Activist and Celebrates Protesting for the Greater Good

American muralist JEKS ONE traveled across the ocean to bring his hyperrealistic style to the walls of Glasgow.

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June 3, 2025

Celebrate Drawing Day With These Amazing and Inspiring Online Art Classes

Whether you're a seasoned artist or just beginning to explore your creative side, Drawing Day (aka Pencil Day), which is annually celebrated the first Saturday of June, is the perfect opportunity to pick up a pencil and reconnect with the joy of making art.

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