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HBKU Press invites applications for Art Omi residency program
The Peninsula
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June 2, 2025
Doha, Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) has launched its online application portal for this year’s annual Art Omi collaboration. This marks the fifth year of collaboration between both organizations, which sponsors one Arab...
Art as aide-memoire: Abda Fayyaz’s works are reminders of the divine
Gulf Today
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June 2, 2025
Abda Fayyaz is one of the artists taking part in Perspectives – II, a celebration of art inaugurated on May 29 and ongoing at Capital Club, DIFC. A Pakistani national based in Dubai, she is a self-taught and award-winning artist; her work is a...
What Is the Difference Between Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern? Here's What Characterizes Each of These Iconic Design Styles
Livingetc
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June 2, 2025
What comes to mind when you read the words Art Deco vs Mid-Century? Perhaps the former evokes images of speakeasy-style bars with mirrored glass cabinets, while the latter might bring to mind an Eames chair next to modular shelving and a console...
For the love of God, stop calling your AI a co-worker
TechCrunch
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June 2, 2025
Generative AI comes in many forms. Increasingly, though, it’s marketed the same way: with human names and personas that make it feel less like code and more like a co-worker. A growing number of startups are anthropomorphizing AI to build trust...
Istituto Marangoni Riyadh to Foster Local Creative Talent, Entrepreneurship With Global Vision
WWD - New York
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June 2, 2025
A g-local approach is to inform the academic offering of fashion and design school Istituto Marangoni’s first outpost in Saudi Arabia, not unlike its other 10 campuses where education is tailored to the location, student audience and local...
WISeKey’s WISe.ART 3.0, One of the World’s First and Largest Web3 Marketplaces for Digital Art, ...
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - West Virginia
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WISeKey’s WISe.ART 3.0, One of the World’s First and Largest Web3 Marketplaces for Digital Art, Twins, NFTs, and Crypto Collectibles will be Presenting FABEN’s MLove at NFC Lisbon on June 5 on the Alpha Stage at 4:30 pm × Javascript is required...
New DPD Chief says department will be operating with 'newest state of the art technology'
Wand - Illinois
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — Newly appointed Decatur Police Department Chief, Brad Allen, said the department is continuing to work at expanding their technological resources available. Decatur City Council passed a resolution in May to approve a...
Here's another terrifying trailer for that creepy retro survival horror game that's half FMV, half pixel-art
PC Gamer
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June 2, 2025
I've been spooked by plenty of pixel-art horror games, like Signalis or Look Outside. But I can't think of an FMV game that's truly frightened me. The bit in The 7th Guest where hands try to come out of the painting seemed eerie when I was a kid,...
Bray art and design graduates excel at exhibition
Irish Independent
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June 2, 2025
Encompassing everything from art, design. ceramics, print, furniture design to jewellery making, fashion design, graphic design and architectural design, this year’s Bray Institute of Further Education Art & Design Graduate show, which ran from...
Dior Appoints Jonathan Anderson as Creative Director in Historic Move
Times News Global
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June 2, 2025
ROME — Dior has made headlines with its historic decision to appoint Jonathan Anderson as the creative director overseeing all collections, marking the first time since Christian Dior himself that one designer governs both men’s and women’s...
Fashion acts as cross-cultural bridge, attracts tourists
Antara
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June 2, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana emphasized that fashion events are not merely about clothing but also serve to introduce Indonesia’s diverse cultures, making them an appealing attraction for tourists. “Fashion is more...
CGAF awards $45K in scholarships to Miami-Dade’s rising stars in art
Miami's Community Newspapers - Florida
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June 2, 2025
Scholarship recipients are pictured at presentation. The Coconut Grove Arts Festival (CGAF) Board of Directors announced the 2025 recipients of its prestigious student scholarship program, awarding $45,000 in scholarships to 15 outstanding high...
Top 10 Most Intelligent Methods for Making Money Online in 2025: From AI Tools to Micro-Gigs
The Good Men Project - California
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June 2, 2025
With everything that has changed in how one works, the current year has surely been one of the most incredible years for making money online. The promise of artificial intelligence, creator platforms, and decentralized finance tools growing into...
The South Asian city with a creative underbelly
The Times
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The best cities in the world often seem to have a gritty, hard-to-penetrate exterior that keeps uncurious travellers at bay — and Colombo is no exception. On the surface, the Sri Lankan capital is ruled by overzealous tuk-tuks, grumbling Ashok...
M.AI.ESTRO – orchestrating Malta’s future workforce
Times of Malta
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June 2, 2025
Malta is confronted with a major problem: it lacks skilled workers and companies find it increasingly difficult to attract qualified workers to drive the economy forward. The Maltese government is countering the problem by creating greater...
Whistling Woods: Subhash Ghai’s Visionary Film School Empowering India’s Creative Future
Free Press Journal
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June 2, 2025
One of Bollywood’s most prominent filmmakers, Subhash Ghai originally came to Bombay (Mumbai) with dreams of becoming an actor. With no contacts and no one to help him, his journey was a struggle. He eventually found success as a writer and...
How to be more creative in the workplace
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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June 2, 2025
Dear Reader: Creativity isn’t only a valuable skill for workers in the arts. How can you flex this valuable skill regardless of your occupation? The skills gap is real. According to a Future of Jobs Report 2025 by the World Economic Forum,...
Paraglider video out of China likely doctored with AI, experts say
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 2, 2025
Video of a Chinese paraglider widely published by news media outlets around the world was at least partly manipulated by generative artificial intelligence tools, experts said. Remarkable footage of 55-year-old paraglider Peng Yujiang, face...
How will the new EU agreement affect artists touring Europe?
Far Out Magazine
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June 2, 2025
(Credits: Far Out) It’s time to discuss everyone’s favourite topic: Brexit. Before you all immediately click away from this article before it has even properly begun, I am not here to try and dissect the litany of attempts from successive British...
Vail Health dedicates Precourt Healing Center, state-of-the-art inpatient behavioral health facility
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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The May 5 opening of Vail Health’s Precourt Healing Center, now the only inpatient behavioral health facility between Denver and Salt Lake City, Utah, is a dream come true for many.A crowd of attendees filled the facility’s lobby this past Friday...