The 10th Manhattan Arts International “The Healing Power of ART” 2015 online exhibition took place on the Manhattan Arts International website, from April 30 - June30, 2015. It featured images and artist's statements by 43 artists from around the world. In different visual forms, styles and mediums the artists either create art as a catalyst to heal others, themselves, or to … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
Opportunities For Artists to Help Other Artists
Something wonderful occurred this week that led me to take this weekly column in a slightly different direction. It is about unique opportunities for artists -- and anyone for that matter -- to help other artists. A few days ago I sent news to Keith Morant that he was selected to win a $100 Monetary Award in the Manhattan Arts International "The Healing Power of ART" juried … [Read more...]
Positive Art News For The Week – Art Foundations
Art foundations dominate the Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS "Positive Art News Stories" this week. You'll read about how the Barnes Foundation surprisingly discovered two Cézanne drawings, how the Joan Mitchell Foundation's Emerging Artist Grant will help artists, and how Robert Rauschenberg's legacy is expanding. You'll also find out about an important art bill, how … [Read more...]
Increase Your Well-Being With Awe-Inspiring Art
In an article I read recently on the University of Wisconsin Health website, psychologist Shilagh Mirgain, PhD was quoted as saying, “Awe has many important implications for our well-being... Experiencing awe can give us a sense of hope and provide a feeling of fulfillment." I agree: Increase your well-being with awe-inspiring art. One example is the awe-inspiring painting … [Read more...]
Art Cart – An Education in Hope that Helps Aging Artists
An important study dispels the myths and negative stereotypes about artists living in lonely, selfish desperation, especially as they age. The Research Center for Arts and Culture (RCAC) at the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA) established that artists suffer less loneliness and depression than the general population. According to the study mature artists are highly … [Read more...]
Seeing and Feeling Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh is undeniably one of the most beloved and complex artists throughout art history. His innate ability to see and feel everything and express a myriad emotions is one of the gifts he gave humanity. Although his painting Starry Night depicts the view from his dreary asylum room, it captures the aspirations of hope he derived from the sky and stars. He once stated, … [Read more...]
Does Art Have The Power to Save Lives?
Many Artists Believe It Does! This morning, after spending a couple of hours viewing some incredible entries for the Manhattan Arts International "The Healing Power of ART" juried competition I opened an e-mail from Hyperallergic blogazine and read this shocking statement: "Yesterday we got a strange thing in the mail. A postcard with big white letters on a black … [Read more...]