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02/16/2026

The inaugural Art Ascend International Fine-Art Competition is officially open!
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✨ Why enter?

$10,000+ Growing Prize Pool: The rewards increase with every entry!
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Master Jury Reviews: Get your work seen by legends like Zhaoming Wu and Joseph Zbukvic.
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Exhibition: Winners showcase at the Ga***rd of the Rockies.

Submit across 10 categories by March 31st!
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🔗 Enter now at www.artascend.com

01/01/2026

Calling Fine Artists Worldwide
The Art Ascend International Fine Art Competition is now open.
$10,000 prize pool • Master jury reviews • Winners exhibition

🔗 Enter here: https://www.artascend.com

06/10/2024

Congratulations to Laura Jones for winning the Archibald Prize (Australia's top prize for portraiture) 🏆

The portrait reflects both Jones and Winton’s anguish at the state of the natural world Laura Jones' painting of novelist Tim Winton has won the Archibald Prize-the top portraiture prize in Australia.

06/04/2024

Empire: The Musical is coming to NYC!
Are you grabbing a ticket?

https://www.classicalite.com/articles/41940/20240603/empire-new-york-premiere.htm

06/03/2024

What do the arts contribute to the UK’s economy? Quite a lot…
Read all about it!⬇️

The BAFTA-award winning actor has called on the next UK government to recognize the arts’ significant contributions to society

05/24/2024

Get excited, NYC!
Theater for the New City has announced the schedule for the 29th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts THIS WEEKEND!
Make sure to check out details in our article ASAP, you don’t want to miss this FREE event 🎭
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https://www.classicalite.com/articles/41852/20240522/theater-for-the-new-city-recently-released-the-full-schedule-for-the-29th-annual-lower-east-side-festival-of-the-arts.htm

05/22/2024

Remember the 1988 romantic comedy ‘Mystic Pizza’? (It featured Julia Roberts, if that jogs your memory.)
It will be taking the stage as a musical in 2025 for a nationwide tour.

Learn more about this soon-to-come version of the jukebox musical ⬇️

Will you be buying a ticket for the show?

https://www.classicalite.com/articles/41850/20240522/mystic-pizza-musical-launch-north-american-tour-january-2025.htm

05/21/2024

Would you ever hide your boat… behind a painting of your boat?
No one will suspect a boat to be behind the fence painted with a lifelike picture of a boat!

Read the story and share whether you think this California boat-owner is skirting the law or just clever 🛥️⬇️

https://www.classicalite.com/articles/41831/20240520/california-man-ordered-hide-boat-neighbors-paints-realistic-mural-fence.htm

05/20/2024

The British Museum expected to recover very few of the 1,500 objects stolen following a theft last August.
They’ve made surprising headway at recovering the stolen pieces… ⬇️

https://www.classicalite.com/articles/41829/20240520/british-museum-announces-it-has-recovered-total-of-626-stolen-or-lost-items-following-theft-scandal-last-august.htm

05/19/2024

New news on the Mona Lisa in 2024?!?
UK art history expert Ann Pizzorusso has allegedly cracked one of the longest-standing mysteries in art history…
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https://www.classicalite.com/articles/41823/20240517/mystery-surrounding-the-background-of-the-mona-lisa-painting-is-finally-solved-says-art-historian-ann-pizzorusso.htm

05/18/2024

Peter Brosius, Artistic Director of the Children’s Theatre Company, attempts to answer the age-old question: “what can we do to increase young people’s interest in theatre?”

Do you think his ideas will prove effective?

Read the full story⬇️

https://www.classicalite.com/articles/41809/20240516/children-s-theatre-companys-peter-brosius-talks-about-how-to-increase-theatrical-appeal-for-young-people.htm

05/17/2024

"Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin" actress, Maia Reficco, is about to take the stage as Hadestown’s next Eurydice 🎭

The Broadway news⬇️

https://www.classicalite.com/articles/41804/20240515/maia-reficco-star-of-the-hit-drama-series-pretty-little-liars-set-to-make-broadway-debut-in-hadestown-as-eurydice.htm