POW WOW Hawaii

Local artists and the greater community comes together to promote art education and beautify the neighborhood

by Vivianne Lapointe A grouping of islands smack dab in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is one of the most isolated places on earth. Over many generations, Hawaii has become a melting pot of cultures home to a vibrant alliance of artists who, year after year, share a select amount of wall space with the international community during Pow Wow Hawaii, a week-long …

The Sigman Gift and German Expressionism

German Expressionist Masterpieces and highlights from Jugendstil to the Bauhaus at NYC's Neue Galerie

Last night saw two compelling openings at NYC’s Neue Galerie, a museum dedicated to German and Austrian art and design from the early 20 century. Highlights from collector Harry C. Sigman’s recent gift to Neue—which total more than 100 works representing the very best of the Jugendstil period of German design—are now on display, along with the museum’s major display of German Expressionism masterpieces. In …

Reclaimed Cleveland

Reclaimed materials from Cleveland's rundown factories saved for new furnishings

By Laila Gohar The city of Cleveland, once an industrial heartland, lost two-thirds of its population in the latter part of the 21st century. Emigration due to loss of manufacturing jobs resulted in 15,000 vacant houses, which are being demolished over the course of the next 10 years. Each year, millions of tons of materials from these demolitions are shipped to landfills by the truck …