'The Color Purple' puts hope and redemption front and center

Purple & Bold: Should the Lakers be worried?

The Lakers have work to do, but more experience to do it

What does hope look like to you? See how these artists have depicted it

A peek at an inspiring art campaign from creative activist Yana Buhrer Tavanier and the nonprofit Fine Acts.

How the Riverside Art Museum hopes to make art blossom on the Eastside

How do you get more art into a community? If you’re the Riverside Art Museum, you put an artist in it. One of the museum’s new projects aims to build a home in the city’s Eastside…

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What the Data Tell Us About the Challenges Facing Female Artists of Color

Our research uncovered something surprising: we had a lot of data about women in the arts, and a good amount of data about race and ethnicity in the arts, and plenty of articles stating that women of color fare worse in the art world, but not much hard data.

How LA-based comics artist MariNaomi created Cartoonists of Color

The existence of the Cartoonists of Color and related databases challenges persistent stereotypes that comics are made by and for straight, white men.

In Manila, is public art just a front for poor urban planning?

Because of the lack of public spaces, private and public sectors use public art to relay their visions of urban development.

11 New Things to Put on Your Gallery Wall

Everything You Need to Know About Color in the Digital Age

Color is one of the most important and powerful visual tools through which filmmakers can convey ideas and emotion. Choices in the color palette begin with the production designer and the art department, continue through the work of the cinematographer, and end with the colorist. Through gaining an in-depth and holistic understanding of the process through which color is embedded in the films that we watch…

Would You Put Up With This For A Super Bowl Win?

How far would you be willing to go for a Super Bowl?

Want to Be an Artist? Hope Your Parents Are Loaded

Could Blockchain Put an End to Stolen Art Sales?

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like for an inanimate object to have its own existence online, then the art industry has you covered. The short answer is: it’s possible on a blockchain, but it’s really complicated. “If your company isn’t trying to leverage blockchain right now, it’s like you’re falling behind,” Jacqueline O’Neill told Observer. Admittedly, she’s a bit biased, being the executive director of a start-up called the...

Through Folk Art, Some of the World's Poorest Entrepreneurs Find Financial Hope

Rising consumer demand for indigenous items has helped improve the living standards for millions.

Art Doesn’t Just Imitate Life. It Infuses It With a Radical Kind of Hope

Today we find ourselves in a moment of possibility

Mouton: When the Saints put offense and defense together, they're scary

If the Saints defense can keep playing like that, they may not lose again.

Agender alien wants to give hope to other people who feel different

'People treat me like a freak because I’m an alien, but it’s a completely valid thing to call yourself.'

'Giant Steps' Wants to Put Art on the Moon, But Should We?

The idea of putting art on the moon invites critique before one even suggests a specific concept. The moon is essential to life as we

How Well Do You Remember Sofia's Infamous Speech From "The Color Purple"?

Where's Front? Tips for Not Getting Turned Around Onstage

I'm terrified of performing choreography that changes directions. I messed up last year when the stage lights caused me to become disoriente