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Playwright Lorraine Hansberry will join Bob Newhart with a statue at Navy Pier
July 30, 2024Bob Newhart , immortalized in bronze since 2004 here, will be getting a new neighbor later this month when a statue of Lorraine Hansberry moves...Read more -
Today In Culture, Monday, July 29, 2024: Lorraine Hansberry Sculpture At Navy Pier | Taste Of Chicago Lineup | Broadway In Chicago Free Summer Concert
July 29, 2024Lorraine Hansberry Sculpture Permanently Installed At Navy Pier “Alison Saar’s sculpture of playwright Lorraine Hansberry will be unveiled at Chicago’s Navy Pier as a part...Read more -
'Embracing the ideals of the Olympics': LA artist's powerful sculpture takes centre stage at Paris 2024
We talk to Alison Saar about the creation of 'Salon'. July 29, 2024The Olympics are an experience like no other, with those lucky enough to be in the French capital seeing how art and culture intertwine with...Read more -
Alison Saar’s Paris Olympics Sculpture Offers a Peaceful ‘Gathering Space.’ See It Here
The artwork is meant to link Paris and Saar's hometown of Los Angeles, which is hosting the 2028 games. July 29, 2024The opening of the Paris Olympics last week also marked the unveiling of a new public artwork by American artist Alison Saar in the Charles-Aznavour...Read more
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Lorraine Hansberry Statue Finds a Permanent Home at Chicago's Navy Pier
The work is part of The Lillys' Lorraine Hansberry Initiative honoring the Raisin in the Sun playwright. July 25, 2024The Lorraine Hansberry Initiative's Lorraine Hansberry statue, which has been on a nationwide tour since 2022, has found a permanent home in Chicago's Navy Pier....Read more -
Lorraine Hansberry Sculpture To Be Permanently Installed At Chicago's Navy Pier
Alison Saar's sculpture of prolific playwright Lorraine Hansberry will be unveiled at Chicago's Navy Pier as a part of the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative. July 25, 2024Alison Saar's sculpture of prolific playwright Lorraine Hansberry will be unveiled at Chicago's Navy Pier as a part of the Lorraine Hansberry Initiative. This Initiative...Read more -
Line & Thread: Prints and Textiles from the 1600s to the Present to Open at the New York Public Library
The new exhibition explores the critical juncture of prints and textiles through historic and contemporary works July 23, 2024On September 7, 2024, Line & Thread: Prints and Textiles from the 1600s to the Present will open its doors to the public. The exhibition...Read more -
Texas-Connected Artists Among Trellis Art Fund Inaugural Grant Recipients
July 22, 2024The Trellis Art Fund, a New York-based private foundation that supports artists, has named 12 artists as part of its inaugural cohort of grant recipients....Read more