Break Free From Plastic: part 1 of 3 High Art Fridays has joined a population of concerned citizens to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act. Countries worldwide are beginning to roll out new restrictions, taxes, and other measures to help reduce plastic pollution. Many states are working to pass producer responsibility Bills. American […]
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The moment I heard Stacey Bartels, (owner at Framed Gallery in Cleveland Ohio) mention Serge Attukwei Clottey during the CAN Journal Winter 2021 launch party with Michael Gill, excitement raced through me. “Serge Attukwei Clottey in Cleveland Ohio!” I exclaimed. The chance to finally see one of my muses work in person was a dream
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HAF Connects: the sustainable art of plastics panel talk On Wednesday, January 13th at 6pm, HAF Connects will present a panel discussion featuring several participating artists. After a brief overview of the issue of plastic pollution, we will discuss with each artist their process for creating their Art Hats and how they now address the plastic
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HAF special feature: Bouvy Enkobo, Kinshasa, DRC. “Hommage Annee, 2013, is a tribute I reflect on mothers in my community, which is a remote area and very poor. Portraits of these mothers with this pain and suffering and hoping to feed, educated their children. Cladding their families by doing field work with such concern that their
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plastic trash into art project Artist Antonio Mena (from El Salvador) joins the growing collective of HAF artists, who have answered the call to confront the global ecological disaster that adversely impacts us. Included in this HAF initiative, the Plastic Trash Into Art Project are participating artists: Taeyoun Kim (Korea), Macha Melanie (France), Mena Ange
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For the past few years, Ron Shelton has devoted himself as curator/publisher at High Art Fridays, an online arts publication bringing artists from all over the world together under the auspices of a typical disregard for conventional aesthetics and production outside the domain of mainstream culture. In the midst of this, he has broadened his
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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The relationship between the elements and the body of this work is an interesting one. In this exhibition, the weaving together of tradition, nontraditional materials, and ideas are precise; the aesthetics of object/subject are implicit, playful, and lively. The Ardent Thread, curated by Cleveland fiber
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Why do we leave out so much when we study art history? Wouldn’t exposure to different cultures and aesthetic ideas benefit us all? Who determines what we study in art history books or what we see in museums and art galleries? How do critics, gallery directors, and dealers manipulate public opinion? It has been said
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A triaxial blend is a method of testing glaze ratios to develop new surfaces. Curator, Angelica Pozo selected three pairs of established ceramic sculptors together in collaboration. [kopa_blockquote border=”left”] Collaboration is the art of merging two or more creative energies into a powerful partnership, one that is mutually respectful/mutually responsive to each other’s input. Angelica
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“War and Separation” at the time of Coronavirus [kopa_blockquote border=”left”]The universal subject of displaced families and individuals seeking refuge and homes in parts of the world that are distant and culturally different from their roots was the original theme of this exhibition. The spread of the coronavirus in recent weeks has suggested the inclusion of
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high art fridays (HAF) is an eclectic assembly of artists working in a wide range of materials and iconographic ideas. They are brought together in an inclusive network whose genesis came from multimedia artist Ron Shelton. One common attribute in the body of work presented here is authenticity. Regardless of the content or materials, technique
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Artist collaboration with Alvaro Sanchez and Cesar Pineda Moncrieff, Guatemala It is always a pleasure to engage two or more artists who come together in a selfless act of creating a work of art. What is even more impressive is when the expression reveals a true merging of style that speaks a uniform and seamless
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