"Because paper is such an everyday material, there’s something especially powerful about transforming it into something unexpected."

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From paper towel drenched in ceramic slip, Jongjin Park sculpts these layered forms.

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Part fauna and part flora, each elegant animal is a reminder of nature's interconnectedness.

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Visitors can hop on the teeter-totter and adjust the ecological soundscape of "There, Now, Here."

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The golden hour hues of the West Coast's legendary sunsets spurred Hubbard's reacquaintance with the camera.

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A new exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art surveys the artist's art-everywhere approach.

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The artist shares that his work "functions as a distillation of a wider body of research."

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Don't miss out on this month's calls for entry!

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A 300-year-old shipwreck, but make it fashion.

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Marin Majic uses marble dust to accentuate and define light, creating a twinkling effect with otherwise matte stone.

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"Each drawing took between 20 to 40 hours of focused work," the artist writes.

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"Don't you think it's dangerous to blur the distinction between abstraction and reality?"

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Now in its sixth year, the open-air public art exhibition highlights 20 pieces from previous years.

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Blocks of color and gestural brushstrokes characterize J Carino's paintings, which question what we deem natural and innate.

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According to the collaborative marine research initiative, up to 90 percent of ocean life remains a mystery.

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Hugh Broughton Architects incorporates designs by artist and illustrator James Lambert, who interprets the distinctive character of each location.

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As bees build their hive, ceramics are mended in the spirit of a time-honored Japanese craft tradition.

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Nature and magic come alive in tiny watercolor scenes.

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'Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985' features works by more than 100 artists, journalists, organizers, and more.

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130+ artists, 130+ distinctive takes on the household staple.

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Chicago-based artist and educator Holly Greenberg facilitates dozens of workshops to sew fabric birds and raise awareness of bird collisions.

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How many spaces on Pat Perry's bingo card can you get?

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A neglected portrait is given what seems like an almost miraculous second chance.

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Arch Enemy Arts joins forces with PangeaSeed for a group show and fundraiser to help conserve our oceans.

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A team of artists and artisans created the figure from a fallen tree, willow branches, and stone.

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Jean Shin's 'Celadon Landscape' presents large-scale vessels made of the lustrous green-blue material.

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When Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop sets out to make a woodblock print, it's rare that she only uses a single block.

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The actor engages in a bit of trial and error in a "dream lab" where anything is possible.

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LAIKA Studios emphasizes both human-made elements and cutting-edge technology in the feature-length film, coming this October.

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Arghavan Khosravi grapples with the structures and ideological strictures that shape our lives.

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