The batik artist's 'Mothers, Sisters, Daughters' was chosen to be featured on Artisphere's 2026 commemorative poster ...

When you do batik, art teacher Gwen Harleman said, you can take a little brush, or maybe a cookie cutter, and use it to apply melted wax to a piece of silk. Your design can be an angel, a heart or a ...

For Arif, batik allows him to convey a multitude of stories visually - from history and social values to the lived experiences of the communities he seeks to highlight through his art. Photo: Bernama ...

Josephine Komara has redefined a cultural expression that was intricate and lovely but so locked in tradition it bordered on staid. “Tradition is the way we are,” she says. “Modern is the way we think ...

Area artists will have the opportunity to make new friends, learn fresh techniques and network for future projects at the Northwest Art League meeting scheduled for Sept. 16. The league is a nonprofit ...

Batik artist Jezima Mohammed holds a framed photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who is wearing a white and baby pink scarf she designed and sent via post to Buckingham Palace, in Matara, Sri Lanka, ...

Ika Zahri, son of batik artist Sarkasi Said, continues his father's legacy while forging his own artistic path. Read more at ...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Hannibal Arts Council continues Art Adventures, its popular creative project series, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6 at the Hannibal Arts Council. The June Art Adventure is a ...

In the mid-1960s, the Indonesian art form of batik was swiftly gaining exposure in East Africa. But so were the political ambitions of Idi Amin, the Ugandan dictator responsible for thousands of ...