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Meet the Art Gallery: Red Dot Miami Spotlight Recipient Artio Gallery

Q: Introduce yourself — who you are and what your gallery’s vision is? A: My name is Bisa Bennett, I am a visual artist with over 30 years of experience as an award-winning fine arts painter as well as a multimedia designer working in the fashion and film/entertainment industry. In addition, for many years I have worked as a curator…

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Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami 2021 Spotlight Recipients

As Miami Art Week returns after a two-year hiatus due to the worldwide pandemic, Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami will be opening their doors on Wednesday, December 1, and running through Sunday, December 5, 2021. With the only Two Fairs Under One Roof venue, Spectrum and Red Dot offer a world-class experience for art enthusiasts during this year’s Miami…

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The Impact of Covid-19 on the Luxury Market and What it Means for the Future of eCommerce

A recent Art Basel and UBS Art Market Report showed that online sales of art, collectibles, and antiques reached a record high of $12.4B in 2020, doubling in value from 2019. The accelerated growth of eCommerce for these types of items comes as buyers are more comfortable purchasing everything online. For many sellers of high-value goods, the biggest hurdle for…

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“Weaving Thru The World” Sustainable Art Sculpture Unveiled in Sydney

It’s common to walk around any city in the world and find street banners and festival flags hanging, but what happens to those flags when they are no longer needed? World Square, a premier shopping center located in Sydney, Australia, recently partnered with creative hot shop VANDAL to commission a sustainable art sculpture. The sculpture was developed by artist Gabrielle…

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COVID-19 Murals: Inside the World of Pandemic-Inspired Street Art

The COVID-19 coronavirus has disrupted every aspect of life; social distancing and isolation have become a common practice. Even during this devastating time, artists remained active and tried to capture the effects of the virus through their lenses. Some artists focused on the eerie silence left behind by the intense lockdowns from March to June, while others tried to find…

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Your Virtual Can-Dos: Here Are 8 Virtual Museum Tours & Interesting Events to Enjoy

Today’s world is marked by uncertainty, stress, negative feelings, and lockdown measures. This year has been a challenging one, a year that taught us how to live purposefully, to look inside us, and take care of the dear ones. Everything has changed, including the way we travel and see art. Most industries were affected by this global pandemic and the…

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Encouraging Voter Awareness Through Digital Art

In anticipation of the upcoming election, Goldman Global Arts and When We All Vote have partnered with thirteen diverse artists to create a digital art campaign that will be displayed in stadiums and arenas across the United States. Goldman Global Arts is a creative agency that curated the iconic Wynwood Walls in Miami and the Houston Bowery Wall in New…

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Art Market Trends in Response to COVID-19

There is no industry that has gone untouched by the widespread disruption of the coronavirus. The art world, like all other sectors, is quickly grappling with rapidly evolving challenges. Although there is no clear roadmap on how to move forward, the team at Huntington T. Block has seen a few trends among galleries, art dealers, collectors, artists, art fairs, and…

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Painting Australia’s Bushfires: Eco-Grief & Artivism

By Tanya Ogilvie-White Bangalow, New South Wales, Australia Eco-grief and Artivism: Both are new terms to me, but they’re beginning to define my life in Australia. As a wildlife artist and animal lover, I’ve been so deeply affected by the devastating bushfires that it’s been hard for me to focus on anything else. Every day, I pour my heart into…

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Three Key Trends Guiding the Art Market in the New Year

2020 is poised to be a year of changes for the art market, driven by factors ranging from environmental changes to the effects of trade wars. Here is a look at three of the trends that Huntington T. Block Insurance Agency expects to make a major impact on the art market in the new year – globalization, climate change, and…

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