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Yahoo
06-07-2025
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- Yahoo
A must-seed exhibition: State Fair crop art is heading to the Mia
A must-seed exhibition: State Fair crop art is heading to the Mia originally appeared on Bring Me The News. You're not alone if you've always felt like the crop art at the Minnesota State Fair is worthy of a full museum treatment. Well, crop art is getting its due. The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) has announced "Cream of the Crop: A Minnesota Folk Art Showcase," an exhibition of the "community-rooted tradition of crop art." The exhibition, which will open on Sept. 6 in the Mia Rotunda, will feature highlights from the Minnesota State Fair's crop art competition, including a pair of winners from the Mia's new crop art awards (Best Interpretation of an Artwork and Best Interpretation of a Minnesota Landmark, Story, or Figure), as well as eight pieces selected by the museum's curatorial team and museum director Katie Luber. The exhibit will recontextualize how many experience the meticulous art form that inherently speaks to the state's rural roots through its use of seeds and other grains. At the State Fair, artists are using exclusively Minnesota-grown materials to tell cultural stories that are both personal and shared. 'I'm excited to see Mia continue its embrace and celebration of folk art with this exhibition,' Marta Shore, Assistant Superintendent of Crop Art and Scarecrow at the Minnesota State Fair, said in a statement. 'Crop artists use their considerable talent and creativity to express themselves by using the agricultural product of our state, and we all appreciate seeing a Minnesota art institution recognizing our work. The artists who enter the crop art competition each year bring incredible talent, wit, and dedication.' As part of the exhibition, the Mia will host a series of events, including a workshop for adults, led by artist Marta Shore. The work will head to the Mia less than a week after the Minnesota State Fair closes on Sept. 1. "Cream of the Crop" will be on display and free to see through Sept. story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Forbes
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Three Ways To Experience Canada's Fabulous Folk Art Biennale
Trinity's historic buildings are hosting several Bonavista Bienale installations this year. Venice laid the groundwork with the 1895 debut of an ambitious art, architecture and innovation show that takes place every two years in the Italian city. Since then, more than 100 other destinations have jumped on the biennale bandwagon with a diverse range of creative events ranging from the Cello Biennale in Amsterdam (Oct-Nov 2026) and Changwon Sculpture Biennale in South Korea (Aug-Oct 2026) to the Dak'Art Biennale of Contemporary African Art in Senegal (Nov 2026) and cutting Biennale of São Paulo in Brazil (Sept 2025-Jan 2026). Yet not all of them are huge international affairs. Canada's Bonavista Biennale focuses on modern folk art from the Maritime provinces and various forms of expression created by First Nations artists. The latest version is scheduled for August 16 to September 14 this year at more than 20 venues around Newfoundland's scenic and historic Bonavista Peninsula. Bonavista Biennale was founded in 2015 as a way for coastal communities to recover from the decline in fishing and maritime resources that supported local economies for hundreds of years until the early 21st century. Here are four ways to experience Canada's fascinating folk art festival: "A Sperm Whale Called Tryphon" by Cynthia was an anchor installation at the 2023 biennale. ... More The Art Inspired by one of the globe's oldest and most ubiquitous forms of handicraft and play, this year's theme is String Games. While much of the physical art will comprise thread, fiber, rope, sinew and other stringy mediums, aural aspects will focus on various things that tie us together as communities and human beings. Meanwhile, this year's show is the first that features creations from beyond Canada, with artists from Scandinavia, Greenland, Hawaii and Japan participating. Those who attend the 2025 biennale will encounter a wide variety of expression, from live music, dance performances and literary readings, to guided hikes, garden parties, and public workshops (materials provided!). The installations will be displayed at 21 locations around the peninsula, ranging from spectacular outdoor locations like rocky Keels Cove and the South Bird Island picnic platform to the historic 19th-century Ryan Premises Salt Store and former Salvation Army Citadel in Elliston (built in 1901-02). A map showing all the installations is available at multiple locations around the peninsula during the run of the show. Visitors were invited to physically engage with the "Sea Monster Hugging Station" by Anastasia ... More Tiller at the 2023 biennale. The Sights Bonavista's rugged shoreline is the main attraction, especially the northern tip of the peninsula where red-and-white striped Cape Bonavista Lighthouse (1843) overlooks a noisy puffin colony. A statue of John Cabot marks the spot where it's believed that Italian mariner (sailing for England) first stepped ashore in the New World in 1497 — an event considered the dawn of the British Empire. Farther down the cape, a side road leads across pastureland grazed by sheep and horses to the collapsed sea cave and double arches of Dungeon Provincial Park. In nearby Bonavista village, the Matthew Legacy is a full-sized replica of the caravel that Cabot sailed across the Atlantic on the fateful voyage. Visitors can step aboard on daily guided tours. The town's other historic relic is Ryan Premises National Historic Site, a 19th-century commercial fishing complex that now harbors museum exhibits and a heritage shop. Portraits of bygone sealers and other residents at the Home From The Sea museum in Elliston. Elliston village — the self-proclaimed 'Root Cellar Capital of the World' — is home to the annual Roots, Rants and Roars food and music festival in September. Its other claim to fame is Home from the Sea, a small museum that recalls Newfoundland's sealing boom times and the Great Sealing Disaster of 1914 (a tragedy detailed in the book Death on the Ice). The peninsula's best-preserved town, Trinity curves around a wide bay of the same name. Among its many historic structures are the Hiscock House and the Rising Tide Theatre, which stages Newfoundland-centric plays throughout the summer. Trinity's heritage endures in modern maritime outfitters like Sea of Whales Adventures, which explores the nearby coast in Zodiac boats in search of whales, dolphins, puffins, bald eagles and icebergs. The heart of 19th-century Trinity village is almost totally intact. The Sleeps & Eats Bonavista village is a hotbed for cozy, local accommodation like the waterfront Harbour Quarters Inn and nearby Harbourview B&B. Open from breakfast through dinner, The Quintal Café complements its seafood chowder, lobster pasta, and blackened salmon with innovative cocktails. Or dig into nouvelle Newfoundland dishes like fermented turnip with molasses, scallop crudo with rhubarb or lobster with chili puree and chai tow kway at Boreal Diner. Among the overnight options in Trinity is Bishop White Manor, an 1830's manse that was once home to Newfoundland's Anglican bishop. Period furnishings set the mood for a heritage home that's walking distance from just about everything in Trinity. Trinity's many dining options range from hearty breakfast at The Village Grind and excellent fish & chips lunch at Dock Marina to romantic, gourmet dining at the Twine Loft. Victorian dress-up at the Hiscock House in Trinity, another 2025 Bonavista Biennale venue
The Independent
21-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Ukrainians celebrate midsummer traditions with song, dance and fire
Hundreds of Ukrainians observed the longest day of the year on Saturday with a midsummer celebration of some of their oldest traditions, a display of cultural perseverance in a nation threatened by war. Rooted in Ukraine's ancient past of Slavic paganism the event, Ivana Kupala, features rituals and symbolism to honor the summer solstice, related to fertility, nature, purity and renewal — values that predate the region's Christianization at the end of the first millennium. At the open-air National Museum of Folk Architecture and Ukrainian Life on the outskirts of Kyiv, participants in embroidered shirts and blouses strolled among thatched-roof cottages, wooden churches and windmills dating to the 18th and 19th centuries. Women and girls wore vinoks — wreaths made from wildflowers — as they took part in folk dances, games and craft workshops. Viktoria Phi, a master of folk art at the museum, taught visitors to weave the colorful flowered headdresses. She said that Ivana Kupala, which also has variations in other Slavic countries from the Czech Republic to Bulgaria to Russia, was a 'small oasis' in the war in Ukraine, where people can 'walk and enjoy nature, architecture, songs and dances.' "It's most popular among young people, and I am very happy when a family comes with young children," she said. As the sun began to set over the wheat fields and wildflower meadows, hundreds formed a circle around a pyramid of logs. When the bonfire was lit, flames climbed into the twilight sky as music swelled and people spun around the pyre hand in hand. In a purification rite, some leapt over the burning embers. With Russia's war in Ukraine now in its fourth year and aerial attacks on cities intensifying, for some the observance of old folk customs holds deeper meaning. Saba Alekseev, 25, said the event gave her a chance to 'breathe some fresh air without thinking about (the war), for some time at least, because it's impossible to put it out of your mind under shelling.' For 18-year-old Sofia Orel, it was a reminder that "it is crucial to support Ukrainian culture and traditions, especially since the war started, because this way we preserve what is ours.' 'As I am weaving a wreath, I'm thinking that I will teach my daughter how to do it," she said. "These are our traditions and they have to be passed on and honored.'
Times of Oman
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Times of Oman
Eid Al Adha celebrated with traditional fervour in Rustaq
Muscat : The Wilayat of Rustaq, South Al Batinah Governorate, witnessed various celebrations on the occasion of Eid Al Adha. The festival, near Rustaq Fort, attracted a large turnout of vendors and shoppers, where a variety of products and traditional foods were displayed, along with toys and sweets. The festival also featured a variety of folk art activities, such as the Razha and the Aazi, which are popular traditions for which Rustaq is famous. It is worth noting that the festival takes place in the evening, after the Asr prayer until the Maghrib prayer, and includes various activities, such as folk art. It begins on the second day of Eid and continues throughout the day, with active participation of residents.
