Arts Missoula is hosting a celebration that showcases local artists and culture in Missoula, Montana. The event features new additions such as a dance showcase and reflective opportunities at the ZACC and Missoula Library. It highlights some of the best artists in the area, but organizers note it's just a small representation of the larger art and culture scene. The goal is to inspire attendees to explore new hobbies or follow local artists in 2025 by sparking curiosity about what the community has to offer.
https://www.montanarightnow.com/missoula/missoula-on-main-celebrates-arts-and-culture-for-new-years-eve/article_044e3f0e-c7ca-11ef-b44c-2352b5c26f88.htmlAward-winning photographer Amir Hamja has showcased his work in prominent publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and The Guardian. His solo exhibition, "A Year in the Times," is a documentation of his experience as the first Bangladeshi photographer to join The New York Times as a photography fellow. The exhibition explores themes of identity, culture, and community through his photographs, and it opened on December 19, 2024, and will close on January 4, 2025.
https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/year-times-capsule-history-through-amir-hamjas-lens-1032331Lauren Ironmonger suggests that people should have multiple hobbies in the new year. She references a TikTok post by a US user who proposes having four types of hobbies: Create (e.g. painting or gardening), Consume (e.g. reading), Cavort (physical activity) and Commune (social activities). The author argues that having one hobby may not be enough, but does not provide evidence to support the need for multiple hobbies.
https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/hobbies-are-like-dating-how-to-find-one-and-be-happier-in-2025-20241227-p5l0vr.htmlArtist Shabir creates sculptures that blend fluidity with traditional principles of art, including orientation, proportion, scale, articulation, and balance. Notable highlights include a presentation at the Dubai Design Week 2024, an exhibition at the Kommagene Biennale in Turkey, and a site-specific installation for the National Bank of Fujairah's Dubai office. Shabir has also received awards such as Sculpture of the Year by RAK Art 2024 and Emerging Art Icons 2023 at the Magzoid Awards.
https://www.gulftoday.ae/culture/2025/01/01/sculpting-life-shabir-ahmed-mirs-sculptures-narrate-true-life-storiesA new wooden structure called the "Grand Ring" has been built for Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Designed by Sou Fujimoto, it will encircle dozens of national pavilions at the six-month event starting in April. The Grand Ring is intended to serve as a symbol of unity and pay tribute to Japan's architectural history.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/01/01/style-design/sou-fujimoto-osaka-expo-architecture/The Art Gallery at the former JPC headquarters on Michigan Avenue is currently hosting an exhibition featuring a diverse collection of art pieces, including sculptures made by artist Bill Gates using vintage Ebony periodicals as material. The exhibit also showcases works from Gates's personal collection, such as paintings by Kerry James Marshall and Barkley L. Hendricks, alongside photographs taken by Ebony staff photographers. Additionally, visitors are invited to browse through the "Cabinet of Women Origin Stories," which contains approximately 800 images of Black women selected from the archives of Ebony and Jet magazines.
https://hyperallergic.com/978452/theaster-gates-house-museum-gone-wild/The Frist Art Museum in Nashville will host an exhibition called "Farm to Table" featuring 50 Impressionist artworks that explore themes of food, class, conflict and conquest. The exhibit includes paintings by artists such as Charles-Émile Jacque, Victor Gabriel Gilbert, Camille Pissarro, and Eugène Alexis Girardet, which depict scenes of markets, gardens, farmers and gastronomes. According to Mark Scala, the chief curator at the Frist Art Museum, food is a universal human obsession that connects people from all walks of life and serves as a "portal" for exploring deeper social issues.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/feast-your-eyes-paintings-food-impressionist-era-180985635/Ksenia Knapova, a Ukrainian artist, shared her experiences in Ukraine with an Ukrinform correspondent in Austria. She discussed her journey to the front-line city of Kharkiv and expressed admiration for its residents' resilience. Knapova also spoke about European fatigue towards the war, emphasizing the need for continued support for Ukraine. She highlighted the significance of art in the nation's survival and advocated for showcasing Ukraine's cultural identity globally.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3943584-adela-knapova-czech-journalist-and-writer.htmlProfessor Mei Jianping, a finance professor at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing, has launched three art indices that track price trends and sentiment in China's art market. The MM Global Impressionist Price Index and the MM Global Contemporary Art Price Index are based on auction data from leading houses such as Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips across major global markets. According to the 2024 MM Chinese Art Index, Chinese art has outperformed global art trends with a compound annual growth rate of 9.3% since 2000, despite a market contraction in 2024. The index also highlights key artists such as Zao Wou-Ki and Wu Guanzhong whose works exhibit exceptional market liquidity.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ckgsb-professor-mei-jianping-launches-global-indices-tracking-impressionist-contemporary-and-chinese-art-markets-302340317.html