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Kahlo and Rivera: artistic power couple?

Kahlo and Rivera: artistic power couple?

Sam Waters, Staff Reporter April 15, 2026

This past fall and winter, The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley displayed an exhibit dedicated to the life of Frida Kahlo through photography, capturing both artistic and intimate moments of her life.  Similarly,...

The Guerilla Girls & Inequality in the Arts

The Guerilla Girls & Inequality in the Arts

Sam Waters, Staff Reporter January 24, 2026

A few years ago, at the Hershorn Art Museum in Washington DC, I had the privilege of viewing an exhibit by The Guerilla Girls informing visitors on the gender demographics of artists and art within the...

The TikTokification of 21st Century Art

The TikTokification of 21st Century Art

Sam Waters, Staff Reporter January 11, 2026

As social media gains more users every day, and more artists are finding an audience in the digital world, artists can’t help but wonder how this has impacted their community. Having access to art...

The Tragedy of Art Heists

The Tragedy of Art Heists

Sam Waters, Staff Reporter October 29, 2025

Shortly after opening Oct. 20, the Louvre art museum in Paris was robbed of over $100 million in jewels. Among the pieces were historically and culturally significant French jewelry works ranging from...

Art Has Always Been Political

Art Has Always Been Political

Sam Waters, Staff Reporter October 23, 2025

Every artist is opinionated. Without emotion derived from free thinking, the most revolutionary and groundbreaking art would never have come to be. The opinions of artists are also commonly political,...

Modern Art Is Still Art

Modern Art Is Still Art

Sam Waters, Staff Reporter September 22, 2025

Should blank canvases be hung in museums? For me, the answer is a resounding yes. Those of us who visit art museums have all, at least at one point, seen a work that seems simple and claimed that we could...

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