See the Highlights of the 2026 Sichuan Ganzi Mountain Cultural & Tourism Festival in Daouf County.

 

2026 Sichuan Ganzi Mountain Culture & Tourism Festival Takes Place in Daofu County 28 July 2026 - On July 24, the 2026 Sichuan Ganzi Mountain Culture & Tourism Festival opened at Yuke Grassland in Daofu County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Sichuan Ganzi Mountain Culture & Tourism Festival Featuring a diverse range of activities, including nomadic culture performances, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) exhibitions, and folk customs experiences, this year's festival showcases the region's unique nomadic culture with modern cultural tourism development. The event has attracted numerous visitors eager to experience the charm of grassland culture. The opening ceremony transformed Yuke Grassland into a natural stage. Local herders drove cattle across the vast grasslands, carrying black yak-hair tents traditionally used by Kham pastoralists and holding urdah—traditional stone-throwing ropes used by Tibetan herders for livestock management. The scenes vividly recreated the millennia-old nomadic lifestyle of Kham communities, who have long followed seasonal migration routes in search of water and pasture. Behind them came a grand procession of heavy cavalry and the legendary Gesar riders. Riders in traditional attire galloped across the grassland, valiant and heroic in bearing. A vibrant parade of ethnic costumes then took the stage, showcasing pulu—a traditional Tibetan handwoven wool textile—alongside modern tailoring designs, highlighting the blending of ancient culture and modern fashion. Riders Galloped at Full Speed on the Racecourse "As the scenes of nomadic migration gradually unfolded before my eyes, a long-lost yearning for a simpler pastoral life suddenly welled up within me," said Mr. Zhang, a visitor who traveled from Beijing especially for the event. "My whole family loves the grassland lifestyle in Daofu. It is something you cannot experience in the city." The Sichuan Ganzi Mountain Culture & Tourism Festival has been successfully held for seven editions to date. Running through July 26, this year's festival features eight major events, including the opening ceremony, the Ganzi 1,000-person ICH livestream showcase, and the fashion-inspired Guozhuang gala. Moreover, a range of grassland market activities—including ICH workshops, local produce exhibitions, local food tasting, and music-themed leisure gatherings—are being held in parallel, offering visitors an immersive cultural experience. Daofu County, where this event took place, is situated in northwestern Sichuan Province, with an average summer temperature of around 24°C. The county boasts a remarkable blend of natural landscapes—including Yala Snow Mountain, Stone Forest Park, Yuke Grassland, alpine meadows, and Tianlong Lake—and cultural heritage, such as Kham traditions and the Highland Silk Road. From July 2021 to June 2026, Daofu County received a cumulative total of 10.4123 million tourists, generating nearly 11.454 billion yuan in tourism revenue. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Hashtags: #SichuanGanziMountainCultureTourismFestival #DaofuCounty #NomadicCulture #sichuanganzifestival#fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.com  #sunstormfineartmagazine.com#artfunfestival#artfunculture#artfunnow#artfunhappy,

53 rd. Annuke Rose Squareed Craft Show September 12-13,2026, some application for still open

 Applications details below for limited or wait list applications. 

Rolling Jury Now Open | Final Spaces 53rd Annual Fall Chester Fall Show September 12-13, 2026

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The 53rd Annual Rose Squared Spring Chester Fall Show is almost full, and the final artist spaces are now being filled through a Rolling Jury. Presented in partnership with the Historic Chester Business Association, this long standing September tradition transforms the charming historic village of Chester, New Jersey into a destination for collectors looking for exceptional, handcrafted work. Visitors spend the weekend exploring fine art, fine craft, unique shops, restaurants, and local businesses, creating an atmosphere that encourages patrons to stay, browse, and purchase. Rose Squared has continued to elevate this show by curating a balanced mix of outstanding artists from across the country while maintaining the welcoming, community atmosphere that makes Chester such a special place to exhibit. Collectors return each year to discover new work, reconnect with favorite artists, and enjoy one of New Jersey's most picturesque fall weekends. Show Details 53rd Annual Rose Squared Spring Chester Fall Show September 12–13, 2026 Historic Chester, New Jersey Rolling Jury Now in Effect Applications are reviewed as they are received, and qualified artists are accepted until each category is full. Once a category reaches capacity, accepted artists will be placed on the waitlist. The following categories are currently FULL: Apothecary Artisanal Food Jewelry Wood Applications in these media are welcome; however, if accepted, you will automatically be placed on the waitlist. Please note that jury fees are nonrefundable. If Chester has been on your wish list, now is the time to apply. With only a handful of spaces remaining, the show is expected to reach capacity soon.  APPLY TODAY ON ZAPP

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Tokyo Internatonal Art Fair November 26-27, 2026 application to exhibit below.

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9th Edition of the Tokyo International Art Fair 26-27 Nov 2027 Announced as most promising art fairs in Asia by Vogue Magazine.   FINAL CALL TO EXHIBIT APPLY ONLINE Early bird prices till 1st August 2026. Apply online. Curated.

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EXHIBITING AT TIAF GIVES YOU: • Tokyo´s renowned and most successful art fair • City's largest showcase of contemporary art • Previously visited by 120,000 collectors • Over 4.5 million+ online audience reach • 100 exhibitors from over 40 countries • Private View & Champagne Reception • Effective marketing & promotional support • Expert curator & on site services • Japanese & English speaking support staff • Extensive media coverage • Zero commission • All sales generated 100% goes to the exhibitor • Extensive extra promotional services available • 9th Ed - growing bigger and stronger every year    PARTICIPATION OPTIONS: 1) Attend in person and sell in person 2) Ship your works and we sell the works for you 3) Exhibit digitally on large screen 4) Exhibit online   ALL THE ABOVE include your artworks to be published into the official TIAF Art Fair Catalogue book distributed to our art collector database and online audience 2.3+ million reach.   Selection process. Curated. Limited availability. Deadline 1st May 2027. Full is Full.  SUBMIT TO EXHIBIT

THE TOKYO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR is back! The 9th edition of the fair organised by Sakura Group will take place on 26-27 November 2027. www.tokyoartfair.com   The award-winning event attracts over 15,000 visitors that are professional buyers, collectors and investors over the 2-day exhibition in the heart of Roppongi. Famously known for Tokyo’s most opulent, upmarket areas, featuring world-class art museums, Michelin-starred restaurants and lots of luxury shopping destinations. Announced by Vogue Magazine as most promising art fair in Asia.    For the VIP art collector experience contact us: info@tokyoartfair.com VIPアートコレクター体験お問い合わせ：info@tokyoartfair.com   Get Tickets here: チケットはこちら： VIP Tickets & Public Tickets   To Exhibit: 出展するには： OPEN CALL. Early Bird till 3rd March 2026 [MORE INFO+]    E Prices are from € 750 EUR.  Deadline 1st May 2027. Full is Full  Submit to apply for exhibition   OVER 300 success stories to date. Read more.

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Radio conversation as art: Crosstown Conversations in New Orleans.

Comprehensive talk and art dialogues.  See full listings belwo. 

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Saturdays At Noon

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Jeanne's Take | July 24, 2026

Dear Crosstowners, One of the more rich human experiences is talking with someone of multidimensional characteristics that relate to your own. Felicita Felli Maynard is an extraordinarily multidimensional artist, photographer, world traveler, rich thinker and communicator. They are fearless in communicating one on one, and with communities. My husband Robert Tannen and I work in the arts, he is an artist and regional planner who invites communities to lead deliberations on community, regional and creative issues. I work on expanding potential and opportunities for creative workers' and like both Felli and Tannen, encourage communities to take the lead in planning their own communities for the future. I am in awe of the visual and other creative works of Felli and Tannen. My creative dance practice is mostly behind me, but I continue to support others' creativity. Please enjoy the conversation we had either now in the recorded conversation herein or on Saturday, at noon on WBOK 1230 AM radio. I would love to hear from others on your thoughts.

Jeanne Nathan Host and Executive Producer, Executive Director of Creative Alliance of New Orleans

Jeanne's guest on Saturday's show on WBOK 1230AM at noon.

Felicita Felli Maynard Felicita Felli Maynard is an interdisciplinary artist, archivist, and researcher. Maynard works across many forms of photography, sculpture, sound, and installation. Their work explores the techniques of survival and outcomes of prosperity that facilitate the lives of queer and trans descendants of the African diaspora. They are interested in the evidences of joy and prosperity that are created within complicated landscapes of societies governed by colonialism and capitalist structures. Maynard works between New Orleans and New York City. To learn more head to their website here.

Listen on the radio Saturday at noon on WBOK 1230 or watch the interview in the video below!

Newsletter Sections  It's Your Body | Art News | US News | Local Events

IT'S YOUR BODY

FDA: 19 Million Eggs Being Recalled

BY KATIE KINDELAN Midwest Poultry Services has voluntarily recalled nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs -- approximately 19 million individual eggs -- due to the potential for salmonella contamination, the company said in an announcement shared on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration website Wednesday. The white shell eggs and brown cage free shell eggs were produced in Texas and have "sell by" or "best by" dates between July 20, 2026, and Aug. 17, 2026, according to Midwest Poultry Services. The recalled eggs were available at Kroger locations in Texas and Louisiana; Brookshire Grocery stores in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi; and "other smaller retail outlets," the company said. Read the rest of the article here.

Cyclospora Cases Are Rising. Here’s What to Know.

BY ALICE CALLAHAN AND CAROLINE HOPKINS LEGASPI The United States is in the midst of its worst year yet for cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a parasite transmitted through food or water contaminated with human feces. On Friday, Taylor Farms announced that it was recalling shredded iceberg lettuce products from 27 states, including Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas. The products included salad mixes and blends that were marketed under several brand codes, though the company did not clarify what those codes stood for. Some of the products were distributed as recently as Thursday and had sell by dates through Aug. 3. In a statement issued on Friday, the company said that no Taylor Farms-branded salads or kits were associated with the outbreak, though it remained unclear how the affected lettuce had been distributed and labeled, and where it was sold. Taylor Farms, based in Salinas, Calif., is one of the largest producers of fresh vegetables and fruits in the country, and their products are sold in many U.S. supermarkets including Safeway, Whole Foods, Target and Walmart. Federal officials have linked at least 1,644 cases of the illness in five states — Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia — to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell. In a notice posted Thursday night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned people not to eat lettuce from Taco Bell locations in those states. Read the rest of the article here.

ART NEWS

How Jewish Women Helped Shape Modern Design

Felice Rix-Ueno, Purpurnelke (textile sample) (August 1924). Photo: MAK/Branislav Djordjevic. Courtesy of MAK Museum of Applied Arts, Viena. BY ARTNET GALLERY NETWORK While early 20th-century Viennese art and design conjures images of Art Nouveau paintings and architecture and radical breaks from academic historicism, many of the individual creatives who contributed to this era of artistic evolution have been overlooked. A sweeping survey exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York seeks to rectify that. “Modernity and Opulence: Women of the Wiener Werkstätte,” on view through November 15, 2026, brings sharp focus on the influence and importance of Jewish women as artists, designers, and patrons of the period, and the indelible mark they left on the burgeoning modernist aesthetics both in early 20th-century Vienna and, subsequently, international artistic movements. Presented in cooperation with the MAK—Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, the exhibition brings attention to the critical yet historically overlooked role women played not only as artists and designers but also as patrons who supported their work. Bringing together a diverse range of media—from fashion and ceramics to graphic design and decorative arts—what is revealed is a significant contribution to the way modernist design developed through the lens of the “Wiener Werkstätte,” or Vienna Workshop. The Wiener Werkstätte (active between 1903-1932) was founded by architect Josef Hoffmann, artist Koloman Moser, and art collector Fritz Waerndorfer. Operating as both a commercial enterprise and multidisciplinary collective, the endeavor embodied the concept of gesamtkunstwerk, a term translating to “total work of art,” which championed the unification of art and life. Recent scholarship has identified roughly a quarter of the nearly 200 women artists and artisans who worked for the Wiener Werkstätte as being of Jewish descent or from Jewish families. Click here to read the rest of the article.

Warhol & Lichtenstein: Prints by Pop Art Titans For Sale

Roy Lichtenstein, Reverie (from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II), 1965 Est. $80,000–$120,000  Pop Art defined the 20th century, and its two seminal artists were Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Warhol was introduced to Lichtenstein’s work in 1961 at his show with the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York, where he exhibited his now-iconic Look Mickey—leaving Warhol jealous that Lichtenstein had “gotten to Mickey first.” Warhol later returned the favor, taking several Polaroids of Lichtenstein and turning his likeness into a Warhol piece in its own right. The duo maintained a friendly rivalry, each collecting the other’s work throughout his own career.   Today, their legacy remains very much alive: a major Pop Art survey is on view at New York’s Guggenheim Museum.    Artnet Auctions is pleased to present a curated selection of prints by the titans of Pop Art. Though their subjects rarely overlapped—Warhol’s world of celebrity, consumer goods, and mass media set against Lichtenstein’s comic-strip style—both shared an early and enduring devotion to printmaking. Printmaking reflected the commercial source of much of their inspiration and, particularly for Warhol, helped democratize and disseminate their work.    This selection spans three decades of both artists’ printmaking practices, from a historic 1965 group portfolio to a diamond-dusted royal portrait. Click here to browse the sale.

US NEWS

How GE CEO Larry Culp pulled off the turnaround of the century

BY SHAWN TULLY When Larry Culp first saw Plant One in Lynn, Mass., back in 2018, it was, in short, a mess. The burly, six-two Culp, now 63, proudly points to a hulking yellow machine about the size of a TSA baggage scanner that mills the teeth on turbine disks. “The machine was such a disaster when I first saw it,” says Culp. It continually turned out faulty parts that the turbine blades couldn’t fit into. “A lot of people said we should close it,” he recalls of the cavernous complex, nearly three football fields long, that makes engine parts for Black Hawk helicopters and F-16 fighter jets. “It was like something from another age. They said it was old, dirty, that the union was too tough. But it had great bones.” At the time, the same could be said of GE. When Culp took the helm in 2018, the colossal conglomerate that Jack Welch built into the most valuable and admired enterprise in America teetered on the brink of collapse. The sprawling business model that competitors once envied had become a liability—unwieldy, capital-intensive, and increasingly unable to compete in focused, fast-moving markets. Culp first shrank a crushing debt load and radically retooled operations to remake GE as a durable profit-spinner, then orchestrated a split into three publicly traded players that started via the spinoff of GE HealthCare in early 2023, and culminated in the separation of power franchise GE Vernova and GE Aerospace in April 2024. Culp went from running the whole show to piloting GE's longtime crown jewel, the jet-engine maker. Read the rest of the article here. #crosstownconversations#fineartmagazineblog.blogspot.com#sunstormfineartmagazine.com#artfuntalk #artfunconversatio#artfundiversity#artfunnow