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• How I created a dramatic fight scene for the cover of a fantasy book in the aesthetic that I grew up with - creativebloq.com — How I created a dramatic fight scene for the cover of a fantasy book in the aesthetic that I grew up with  creativebloq.com (Source: Google News)
• Lemoore backs off of AI-generated city seal designs - Hanford Sentinel — Lemoore backs off of AI-generated city seal designs  Hanford Sentinel (Source: Google News)
• These cat animation designs look nothing like what I expected - creativebloq.com — These cat animation designs look nothing like what I expected  creativebloq.com (Source: Google News)
• Controversy Erupts Over Art Classes Using AI-Generated Flyers - freeyork — Controversy Erupts Over Art Classes Using AI-Generated Flyers  freeyork (Source: Google News)
• Bar Laika presents Playback 0041 with Chantal Michelle - e-flux.com — Bar Laika presents Playback 0041 with Chantal Michelle  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• 'I'm conscious of remaining open and curious and uncynical': 5 questions with Tom Murphy - Creative Bloq — 'I'm conscious of remaining open and curious and uncynical': 5 questions with Tom Murphy  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• Wait, people are even using AI flyers to advertise art classes? - Creative Bloq — Wait, people are even using AI flyers to advertise art classes?  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• Villa Romana Prize 2027 - e-flux.com — Villa Romana Prize 2027  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Josh White Transforms Digital 3D Sculpts Into Vivid Sci-Fi Masterpieces on iPad - freeyork — Josh White Transforms Digital 3D Sculpts Into Vivid Sci-Fi Masterpieces on iPad  freeyork (Source: Google News)
• Uncle Ben's Remedy: Music Is Art 2026 - buffalospree.com — Uncle Ben's Remedy: Music Is Art 2026  buffalospree.com (Source: Buffalo Spree)
• Witty Tarbox: Music Is Art 2026 - buffalospree.com — Witty Tarbox: Music Is Art 2026  buffalospree.com (Source: Buffalo Spree)
• Aaron Bleidt explores wonder, movement and stillness in new museum exhibition - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette — Aaron Bleidt explores wonder, movement and stillness in new museum exhibition  Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Source: Google News)
• Surreal Collage Artist Chema Mendez Transforms Classical Art into Dreamlike Visions - freeyork — Surreal Collage Artist Chema Mendez Transforms Classical Art into Dreamlike Visions  freeyork (Source: Google News)
• London Artist Daniel Widrig Shapes Organic Forms with Cutting-Edge Tech - freeyork — London Artist Daniel Widrig Shapes Organic Forms with Cutting-Edge Tech  freeyork (Source: Google News)
• Crafting an Epic Serpent Scene: Artistry and Technique in Blender’s 3D Realm - freeyork — Crafting an Epic Serpent Scene: Artistry and Technique in Blender’s 3D Realm  freeyork (Source: Google News)
• Towards a New Universalism - e-flux.com — Towards a New Universalism  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• How I created a sense of scale, weight and halted motion in this epic serpent scene using Blender - Creative Bloq — How I created a sense of scale, weight and halted motion in this epic serpent scene using Blender  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• The Battle of New York — Artists reflect on 25 years since 9/11, Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch calls it quits, and our list of art books to read this fall. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Art and Concept: In the Asian Context - e-flux.com — Art and Concept: In the Asian Context  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Autumn 2026 - e-flux.com — Autumn 2026  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Jun Aoki and Richard Tuttle’s “Almost Sky” - e-flux.com — Jun Aoki and Richard Tuttle’s “Almost Sky”  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• HUM III: From Port To Port, A Sonic Convening - e-flux.com — HUM III: From Port To Port, A Sonic Convening  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• M+M (Marc Weis, Martin De Mattia): The Day of the Mantis - e-flux.com — M+M (Marc Weis, Martin De Mattia): The Day of the Mantis  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Standing in the Shadow of No Towers — The struggle for immigrant rights and lives after 9/11 defined a generation of South Asian art and activism, even if it felt at times like we were trying to empty the ocean with a teaspoon. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• “BEYOND THE EXTREME" Digital Music Night Debuts at ICEBAR Stockholm - GlobeNewswire — “BEYOND THE EXTREME" Digital Music Night Debuts at ICEBAR Stockholm  GlobeNewswire (Source: Google News)
• Brooklyn, Say Hello to Your First Craft Supply Library — Crochet hooks, thermal laminators, and button makers are among the 31 items now available to rent from the Brooklyn Public Library’s new lending program. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• 15 Fall Art -Ennials, From St. Louis to Dakar — A photography show dedicated to NYC in the nighttime, an Indigenous-led arts festival honoring the Mississippi River, the first-ever Bienal de Yucatán, and more biennials and triennials to visit across the world. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• School of Visual Arts Ends Photography MFA Program — Founding Chair Charles Traub said he believed the closure could have been avoided with “better coordination” and more strategies for “how we were going to deal with the future of AI.” (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Joel-Peter Witkin’s God-Loving, Gender-Bending Art — His elaborate tableaux vivants blend elements of mythology, the Bible, and art history to express compassion for the marginalized. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• TeamLab is building a new Tokyo museum, and it’s the digital art group’s biggest ever - SoraNews24 — TeamLab is building a new Tokyo museum, and it’s the digital art group’s biggest ever  SoraNews24 (Source: Google News)
• A View From the Easel — “Sometimes it's infinite folding and binding, and I just spend the day or weekend doing that.” (Source: Hyperallergic)
• University of Michigan’s Fully Funded MFA Program Combines Studio Art and Research — Top-ranked, tuition-free MFA program at University of Michigan's Stamps School of Art & Design supports interdisciplinary, research-based practices (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Pope.L Invites Us to Think Through the American Dream — A collection of his works on paper at the Drawing Center typifies his frantic and sometimes opaque renderings of thought. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Andrew Corsa and Cesar Santalo publish research on digital art museums - Lynn University — Andrew Corsa and Cesar Santalo publish research on digital art museums  Lynn University (Source: Google News)
• UCR ARTS Presents Dispatches: The Photography of Douglas McCulloh, 1990–2025 — The first full survey of the Southern California photographer’s four-decade career is opening this fall at UCR ARTS in downtown Riverside. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Excavating Craft Histories Through Archives — The 2025 Craft Archive Fellows will present their research on underrepresented craft histories in an online event hosted by the Center for Craft and moderated by Hyperallergic associate editor Lakshmi Rivera Amin. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• UK AIDS Memorial Quilt to Come Home to Scotland — The project began in 1989 under Scottish activist Ally Van Tillo, who died on August 30. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Be a Tourist: Events around town Sept. 11-13 - yourerie.com — Be a Tourist: Events around town Sept. 11-13  yourerie.com (Source: Erie Art Company)
• Artists Reflect on 25 Years Since 9/11 — Shahzia Sikander, Wafaa Bilal, Rina Banerjee, and more recount their experiences, Rabkin Prize winners announced, and introducing pocket reviews. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Opening - e-flux.com — Opening  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Quote of the Day by Mary Cassatt: "I hated conventional art – I began to live." - Creative Bloq — Quote of the Day by Mary Cassatt: "I hated conventional art – I began to live."  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• An immersive audiovisual experience – Rémanences - The Montrealer — An immersive audiovisual experience – Rémanences  The Montrealer (Source: Google News)
• Earth Shed, in process and on view - e-flux.com — Earth Shed, in process and on view  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• This artist upcycles vintage artwork to give forgotten paintings a quirky modern twist - Creative Bloq — This artist upcycles vintage artwork to give forgotten paintings a quirky modern twist  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• Ana Segovia: The Office of Inter-American Affairs Presents - e-flux.com — Ana Segovia: The Office of Inter-American Affairs Presents  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Maurizio Cattelan: NIGHT - e-flux.com — Maurizio Cattelan: NIGHT  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• The Historic Goldsmiths’ Fair Brings Digital Art Into the World of Fine Craft - Cultured Mag — The Historic Goldsmiths’ Fair Brings Digital Art Into the World of Fine Craft  Cultured Mag (Source: Google News)
• Artists Reflect on 9/11 and the Wounds of the “War on Terror” — Shahzia Sikander, Wafaa Bilal, Rina Banerjee, and others share stories from the day of the attack and the vicious campaign of Islamophobia, racism, and surveillance in its wake. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Kathleen V. Jameson Named Speed Museum Director — The New Museum's new board members, Alison Rossiter works acquired by The Met, a record-breaking David Hockney show, and more in Art Movements. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Populism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Fascism - e-flux.com — Populism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Fascism  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Robert Booth, "Presence" - buffalospree.com — Robert Booth, "Presence"  buffalospree.com (Source: Buffalo Spree)
• BASH 2026: Groove is in the ART - buffalospree.com — BASH 2026: Groove is in the ART  buffalospree.com (Source: Buffalo Spree)
• This artist designed a poker deck inspired by the crisp textures and geometric shapes of Cubism and Futurism - Creative Bloq — This artist designed a poker deck inspired by the crisp textures and geometric shapes of Cubism and Futurism  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• SIU Morris Library launches large digital art display on Sept. 15 - SIU News — SIU Morris Library launches large digital art display on Sept. 15  SIU News (Source: Google News)
• Conversation with Vladlena Sandu on Memory - e-flux.com — Conversation with Vladlena Sandu on Memory  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Can you spot all the clues that prove this AI 'photo' isn't real? - Creative Bloq — Can you spot all the clues that prove this AI 'photo' isn't real?  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• The Natalie Piper Fine & Digital Arts Bursary - The Picton Gazette — The Natalie Piper Fine & Digital Arts Bursary  The Picton Gazette (Source: Google News)
• Inside Signal Space: How Prague’s immersive digital art venue was built to evolve - Inavate Magazine — Inside Signal Space: How Prague’s immersive digital art venue was built to evolve  Inavate Magazine (Source: Google News)
• When Digital Art Goes Physical: Inside HALLEN 07 - FAD Magazine — When Digital Art Goes Physical: Inside HALLEN 07  FAD Magazine (Source: Google News)
• FEED.art Presents: Matthew Schlanger Blowgun Screening and Artist Talk — Screening Itinerary - 9/18 at FEED MEDIA ART CENTER 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM: Video Screening (Center Gallery) 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM: Artist Talk & Discussion Blowgun is 36 years old - there is no AI. The shots were composited in real time, charcoal animations layered on actors chromakeyed on background clips I created using my synths in my Brooklyn studio. At the time, I was unable to complete this piece to my satisfaction; I am showing Blowgun publicly for the first time in 2026. Blowgun is based on a (Source: FEED Media Arts Center)
• e-flux Journal #165 September 2026 - e-flux.com — e-flux Journal #165 September 2026  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• How Much Fascism in the Maximum Power Principle? - e-flux.com — How Much Fascism in the Maximum Power Principle?  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Lifted AF - e-flux.com — Lifted AF  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Write the Epilogue to the Summer of Reading at Lake Erie Lit Fest - Erie Reader — Write the Epilogue to the Summer of Reading at Lake Erie Lit Fest  Erie Reader (Source: Erie Art Company)
• Get inspired, learn this art trick: paint with fewer colours and bigger brush strokes - Creative Bloq — Get inspired, learn this art trick: paint with fewer colours and bigger brush strokes  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• OTT Deals Put Pressure On Prabhas Fauzi and Balakrishna Dada - cinejosh.com — OTT Deals Put Pressure On Prabhas Fauzi and Balakrishna Dada  cinejosh.com (Source: Google News)
• What Images Withhold: Film Form and Public Sphere - e-flux.com — What Images Withhold: Film Form and Public Sphere  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• A Neutral Hunting Valley Home Is Injected With Colorful Artwork - Cleveland Magazine — A Neutral Hunting Valley Home Is Injected With Colorful Artwork  Cleveland Magazine (Source: Cleveland Magazine)
• Cleveland Museum of Art’s “ArtLens Reimagined” Makes Art More Accessible - Cleveland Magazine — Cleveland Museum of Art’s “ArtLens Reimagined” Makes Art More Accessible  Cleveland Magazine (Source: Cleveland Magazine)
• Baap Ka, Dada Ka, Brands Ka: Has Wasseypur Become Digital India’s Sholay for Pop Culture? - Open Magazine — Baap Ka, Dada Ka, Brands Ka: Has Wasseypur Become Digital India’s Sholay for Pop Culture?  Open Magazine (Source: Google News)
• Students are invited to UdeG to create digital art for the San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival - Universidad de Guadalajara — Students are invited to UdeG to create digital art for the San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival  Universidad de Guadalajara (Source: Google News)
• Erie Art Company Announces Transfer of Lake Erie Literary Festival Ownership to Werner Books - Issuewire.com — Erie Art Company Announces Transfer of Lake Erie Literary Festival Ownership to Werner Books  Issuewire.com (Source: Erie Art Company)
• Locarno International Film Festival 79 - e-flux.com — Locarno International Film Festival 79  e-flux.com (Source: e-flux)
• Patrisha Thomson to Launch CREATE A BRIDGE Digital Art and Music Project - BroadwayWorld — Patrisha Thomson to Launch CREATE A BRIDGE Digital Art and Music Project  BroadwayWorld (Source: Google News)
• ArtStation is taking action against AI art, but there's one question it doesn't want to answer - Creative Bloq — ArtStation is taking action against AI art, but there's one question it doesn't want to answer  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• The best e-ink art frames are starting to deliver on the early promise of the technology - Creative Bloq — The best e-ink art frames are starting to deliver on the early promise of the technology  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• Art Tourism Market to Reach USD 68.64 Billion by 2035 as Cultural Travel Evolves Through Digital Experiences - EIN Presswire — Art Tourism Market to Reach USD 68.64 Billion by 2035 as Cultural Travel Evolves Through Digital Experiences  EIN Presswire (Source: Google News)
• MP’s tribal art to soon get a digital platform - The Times of India — MP’s tribal art to soon get a digital platform  The Times of India (Source: Google News)
• French Illustrator Andy Jauffrit Transforms Fantasy with Poetic Motion and Electrifying Magic - freeyork — French Illustrator Andy Jauffrit Transforms Fantasy with Poetic Motion and Electrifying Magic  freeyork (Source: Google News)
• Steve McDonald’s AI-Enhanced Art: A Fusion of Classic Techniques and Modern Technology - freeyork — Steve McDonald’s AI-Enhanced Art: A Fusion of Classic Techniques and Modern Technology  freeyork (Source: Google News)
• Multimedia artist Rebecca Morrison opens APSU’s gallery season - Clarksville Now — Multimedia artist Rebecca Morrison opens APSU’s gallery season  Clarksville Now (Source: Google News)
• “I wanted to create something poetic and elegant, with a sense of movement, as if a wave were breaking in the middle of the forest" - Creative Bloq — “I wanted to create something poetic and elegant, with a sense of movement, as if a wave were breaking in the middle of the forest"  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• From Accidental Beginnings to Vibrant Creations: Rik Oostenbroek’s Journey in Digital Art - freeyork — From Accidental Beginnings to Vibrant Creations: Rik Oostenbroek’s Journey in Digital Art  freeyork (Source: Google News)
• Montgomery College Launches New Animation Degree and Certificate Programs - The MoCo Show - — Montgomery College Launches New Animation Degree and Certificate Programs  The MoCo Show - (Source: Google News)
• Calvello 'Digital Memories': public art and augmented reality to - inItaly — Calvello 'Digital Memories': public art and augmented reality to  inItaly (Source: Google News)
• The $3.4m Disney auction is a reminder of what AI concept art takes from us - Creative Bloq — The $3.4m Disney auction is a reminder of what AI concept art takes from us  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• This artist reimagined Star Wars with a League of Legends splash art style - Creative Bloq — This artist reimagined Star Wars with a League of Legends splash art style  Creative Bloq (Source: Google News)
• Maybe This Fall Will Be Kind — Yayoi Kusama, Sliman Mansour, and Dolly Parton pass away, and a major Pompeii show comes to the US. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Thieves Snatch $4.6M Diamond Necklace From Viennese Museum — The two thieves paid entry before stealing the 673- white diamond necklace that once belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• The Belgian Exhibition That Strives to "Decenter" the West — With two contradictory briefs — to both decenter Europe and show Bruges’s centrality in international networks — an exhibition on the Belgian city is already off to a bumpy start. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Demolition of Georgian Architectural Landmark Sparks Outcry — Civilians, architects, and members of the preservationist community are advocating to save the complex known locally as the Rike Tubes in the capital city Tbilisi. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• What I Got Wrong About Krasner and Pollock — I had assumed that loving an artist meant disappearing a little, and I had assumed that Lee Krasner had been forced to shrink, too. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• The Art World Reacts to Yayoi Kusama’s Passing — Artists, designers, galleries, and museums have shared homages to the legacy of the pop icon, who died on August 14. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• A View From the Easel — “It's just me, my dogs, and my turtle.” (Source: Hyperallergic)
• South Surrey show reunites Essence of Four - Peace Arch News — South Surrey show reunites Essence of Four  Peace Arch News (Source: Google News)
• Your Guide to NYC Art Shows This Fall — We round up the must-see art exhibitions around the city this fall so you don’t have to. Plus: How did the police confuse a sculpture for a person? (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Erie Art Company Awarded $25,000 Pennsylvania Creative Catalyst Grant — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Grant will Support OPENFEED Virtual Residency in Partnership with FEED Media Art Center State grant advances Pennsylvania’s creative economy by funding direct artist stipends, tech-driven creative development, and shared digital infrastructure. ERIE, PA — Erie Art Company announced today that it has been awarded a $25,000 Creative Catalyst Grant through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to fund and expand the upcoming cycle of the OPENFEED Virtual Residency Project, produced (Source: FEED Media Arts Center)
• Photos of the week - Reuters — Photos of the week  Reuters (Source: Google News)
• Hyperallergic Fall 2026 New York Art Guide — From Brancusi’s modernism to Krasner and Pollock’s midcentury stylings to Arthur Jafa’s contemporary lens, there’s something for everyone this season. (Source: Hyperallergic)
• Police Break Into Vancouver Gallery After Confusing Sculpture for Person — A passerby called 911 earlier this month after interpreting the protruding legs of an anthropomorphic sculpture as a person in need of medical assistance. (Source: Hyperallergic)