Month: November 2024

BE OPEN Art is excited to announce that Ahsan Memon has been voted Artist of the Month by visitors of art.beopenfuture.com for October 2024. Each month, art enthusiasts from around the world have the opportunity to choose the standout artist featured in our online gallery. This October, Ahsan Memon’s unique approach to image-building and technique resonated strongly with voters, earning him the majority of the votes.

An accomplished art practitioner from Lahore, Pakistan, Memon holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with Distinction from the National College of Arts, Lahore, where he graduated in 2016, and a Master of Arts (MA) in Visual Arts in 2019. Memon’s work invites engagement and exploration, making his recognition as Artist of the Month a fitting tribute to his artistic contributions.

Source: Art Business News.

Art has the power to move people and evoke emotions that words can never do justice to. Whether we are looking at a painting, admiring a sculpture, or listening to an opera, art makes us feel alive in ways we thought were unimaginable. But what is more astonishing is that art truly has the potential to shape our world — it can create social movements and make revolutionary changes in society.

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Akissi Beukman, an artist based in Pretoria, South Africa, has been named the Regional Artist of the Month for October 2024. She is the first of three candidates competing for the title of Artist of the Region (Southern Africa), which honors an artist who embodies the rich artistic traditions of Southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

In 2024, BE OPEN Art continues its BE OPEN Regional Art initiative, a competition celebrating emerging artists whose work reflects their regional, cultural, and ethnic identities. The final phase of this year’s program focuses on the Southern African countries and will last for three months. The regional winner for Southern Africa will be announced and awarded €500 at the end of December 2024.