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Gregg Chadwick The Golden Hour - Venezia 30" x 24" oil on linen 2023   I am excited to invite you to my studio at the Santa Monica Airport for an afternoon of art and camaraderie.   Holiday Gathering and Open Studios  Sunday, December 3, 2023 from 11 AM-3 PM Location: Studio #15, 18th Street Arts Center, 3026 Airport Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90405     Free to all. Feel free to invite friends and family. All ages are welcome! Free Parking Please register in advance: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-at-the-airport-1-year-anniversary-event-tickets-742947795857?aff=ebdssbdestsearch . Art At The Airport is made possible by Art of Recovery, an initiative of Santa Monica Cultural Affairs,  https://www.santamonica.gov/programs/art-of-recovery To learn about upcoming Art At The Airport events, visit:  https://www.artattheairport.org/

From  Yo-Yo Ma @YoYo_Ma Out today! “Won’t Give Up” with @pattiegonia and Quinn Christopherson ( @BucketHatQuinn ), a song reminding us not to give up on nature or each other. Pattie Gonia, Yo-Yo Ma and Quinn Christopherson came together to write a song about not giving up on this planet and not giving up on each other. Climate justice and environmental justice are inextricably linked. How we treat this planet is how we treat each other. Produced by Grammy award-winning Producer Tyler Chester (Madison Cunningham, Blake Mills, Andrew Bird) and with performances by players violinist Paul Cartwright (Kendrick Lamar, Bright Eyes, Olivia Rodrigo) and drummer James McAllister (Taylor Swift, Ed Sheerhan, Sufjan Stevens) – the new single was created as a climate movement anthem. Follow Pattie Gonia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pattiegonia/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pattiegonia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pattiegonia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pa...

This short documentary film explores artist Betye Saar’s process creating "Drifting Toward Twilight," a site-specific installation at The Huntington, and her recollections of her life and career. Learn more about the exhibition at Huntington.org Directed by Kyle Provencio Reingold Digital video, 16mm film, still photographs, archival video, animation, sound. Cover Art by YAYA Studio (@yaya_studio_)

and... The one and only @JimmyPage is in the building, absolutely rocking the stage with "Rumble" in tribute to 2023 Inductee @Link_Wray . Stream #RockHall2023 NOW on @DisneyPlus ! pic.twitter.com/6QgI4dBIuo — Rock Hall (@rockhall) November 4, 2023

Miyazaki! THE BOY AND THE HERON from Hayao Miyazaki. Mark the date - In North American theatres and IMAX on December 8. http:// TheBoyandtheHeron.com More on Miyazaki at: https://greggchadwick.blogspot.com/2022/01/happy-birthday-hayao-miyazaki.html

In this 1968 Mexico Olympics photo everyone knows the raised fists that enraged many were a Black Power salute (gloves borrowed from the Australian athlete on podium) but Tommy Smith is also shoeless (protesting poverty) & has a black kerchief around his neck (protesting lynching). pic.twitter.com/Sdeg7NozAG — Tom Morello (@tmorello) October 16, 2023 On this day in 1968 during the 200-meter race at the Mexico City Olympics US Olympic Team member Tommie Smith won the Gold Medal and his teammate Dr. John Carlos placed third.  After receiving their medals on the podium and standing for the US National Anthem, they both raised their fists — creating an iconic moment of political activism.  The athletes were protesting the abuse of human rights in apartheid-era South Africa while displaying a show of solidarity with the struggle for civil rights in the United States. Organized as part of the Olympic Project for Human Rights, Smith and Carlos wanted to bring visibility to the op...

I was a bit busy in March, so I missed this wonderful Tiny Desk Concert. Catching up now - Robin Hilton | March 17, 2023 It's hard to overstate the kindness and good-natured humor Bono and The Edge brought to the Tiny Desk. When they first arrived at the NPR Music offices, Bono spoke on an imaginary phone, "The talent's here! The talent's coming through," poking fun at their own fame, while carrying The Edge's guitar. (The Edge called Bono the best roadie he's ever had.) The two never stopped beaming, like two overjoyed newcomers thrilled at the chance to play for someone. The performance was a preview of U2's new album, Songs Of Surrender, featuring stripped-down versions of songs from across the band's catalog. To help pull off several reimagined songs from the 2000 album All That You Can't Leave Behind, Bono and The Edge invited a teen choir from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., to join them. During rehearsals, Bon...

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LRM Online's Gig Patta spoke with guests Yareli Arizmendi and Sergio Arau on the red carpet at the premiere of The American Ballet Theater's Like Water for Chocolate. Nothing could be sweeter than the U.S. Premiere of Like Water for Chocolate for American Ballet Theatre’s Spring engagement at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. This full-length ballet created by the brilliant choreographer Christopher Wheeldon brings the famous novel by Laura Esquivel to mouth-watering life. Reuniting the award-winning team of Wheeldon (fresh from his Tony Award victory for MJ: The Musical) with composer Joby Talbot, and Tony-winning costume designer Bob Crowley, you’ll journey into the captivating family saga where the central character’s emotions spill out through cooking to influence everyone around her in startling and dramatic ways. Like Water for Chocolate tells the story of Tita, a young Mexican woman whose restrictive upbringing prevents her from marrying until her mother dies. Overwhelm...

  Gregg Chadwick The Golden Hour - Venezia 30"x24" oil on linen 2023 Do you cherish a city or place that takes your breath away? For me, Venice, Italy has been a world of wonder since I first visited. My oil on linen painting "The Golden Hour" was inspired by my time over the years in the magical city of Venice. Poised between sea and land, Venice is a place where light, shade, color, and reflection merge and recombine in a watery environment. In this mirrored world, past and present seem to coexist.History's shadows slide in and out of darkened alleys. The color and light found in the artworks of the Venetian painters Bellini, Carpaccio, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese, and Tiepolo, seen up close in the city of their creation, have been revelatory for me. Their works glow like light upon water. This effect of reflected, sparkling light bouncing off canals, is called gibigiane in Venetian dialect. The liquid nature of transparent oils glowing from within...

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‘Hurriquake’ is a new one for us, too. — Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) August 20, 2023

Anechoic Chamber Music · Petrichor Cherry Blossom Rain - Kyoto by Gregg Chadwick 24"x18" oil on wood 2023

‘His Name Was Bélizaire’: Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met Check out this article from @nytimes . Because I'm a subscriber, you can read it through this gift link without a subscription. https://t.co/O7W7yVm2i2 — Gregg Chadwick 🇺🇦 🟧 (@greggchadwick) August 14, 2023 Jeremy K. Simien, an art collector from Baton Rouge, spent years trying to find “Bélizaire” after seeing an image of it online in 2013, following its restoration, that featured all four figures. Bélizaire and the Frey Children (After and Before Restoration) Attributed to Jacques Amans (French artist Jacques Amans was a leading portraitist in New Orleans during the 1840s- 1850s) Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection, New York 

PSA: If you have a vacation to Maui planned for the next couple of months, you should probably cancel. The focus has to be on recovery & we need to house thousands of displaced people. Also while we appreciate your photos of Lahaina when you were on vacation, right now...it hurts — HawaiiDelilah™ 🟦 #MauiStrong (@HawaiiDelilah) August 11, 2023

MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas interviews Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell about the Donald Trump indictment, the conduct by the House GOP, and the Democratic Party agenda.  Rep Eric Swalwell actively illustrates bravery and political courage outlined in fellow Rep Joe Neguse's new book -   Courage in The People's House: Nine Trailblazing Representatives Who Shaped America   Support Congressman Swalwell: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mt83 Follow Congressman Swalwell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RepSwalwell And This: Ari Melber shows evidence connecting Ted Cruz and GOP senators to the coup plot. pic.twitter.com/V0EX33QMVW — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 2, 2023

by Gregg Chadwick Review of Courage in The People's House: Nine Trailblazing Representatives Who Shaped America by Joe Neguse Courage in The People's House: Nine Trailblazing Representatives Who Shaped America by Joe Neguse is the latest in a line of must-read books about the history of political thought and action in the United States. Joe Neguse, the first Black American elected to the House of Representatives from Colorado, tells the stories of nine folks who stepped up and served their communities and country as elected representatives in Congress. Neguse explains that “the People's House fulfills the founders' intent as the most democratic part of our federal government. And true to form, over the decades this system has worked to open up access to more of our citizens.” Inspired by the courageous career of Representative John Lewis and filtered through Neguse’s reminiscences of John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage , Neguse’s Courage in The People's House ...