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El Nuevo Día reports that in Puerto Rico, Beta-Local’s El Serrucho 2021 will be awarding eight scholarships of $10,000 each for a total of $80,000, thanks to the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation, and A Friends’ Foundation Trust. The deadline for applications (available at www.betalocal.org) is Wednesday, June 16, at 11:59pm (EST). The Beta-Local cultural organization announced the sixth round of El Serrucho, an artistic production grant that supports independent and self-organized cultural work in Puerto Rico. On this occasion, El Serrucho is specifi...

Lene Lekše was awarded the main award for up-and-coming visual artists in Slovenia, the OHO prize.

Family Movie Night BELLEAIR — Family Movie Night will present “Onward” on Friday, May 14, at the Dimmitt Community Center, 918 Osceola Road, Belleair. The gates open at 6:30 p.m. The movie will begin at twilight. Admission to Family Movie Nights is $5 per person. Children 4 and younger are free. Advanced registration and full registration payment must be paid prior to admission. Concessions will be sold onsite. PAVA plein aire event LARGO — The Professional Association of Visual Artists will demonstrate painting, drawing and photography techniques Friday through Sunday, Ma...

Twitter just made a change to the way it displays images that has visual artists on the social network celebrating. Now, it's declared those tests a success and improved the image sharing experience for everybody. Twitter's new system will show anyone sharing an image a preview of what it will look like before it goes live in the timeline, resolving past concerns that Twitter's algorithmic cropping was biased toward highlighting white faces.

Saturday, May 1 through Monday, May 31, All Day (Online). May Virtual Gallery:  Visual Artists – Our Journey to a Personal Project . During the month of May, the Camden Public Library will host an online show of photographic artwork by Sue Michlovitz and Dianne Kittle, who are presently completing Master of Fine Arts degrees at Maine Media College in Rockport. The images featured in the show highlight work that each artist has collected for publication in two fine press books.  Visit the photography show on the library’s website beginning May 1 at librarycamden.org/event/michlovitz-ki...