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Telfair Museums Announces Eighth Annual Boxed In/Break Out #Art912 Exhibition “Retreating” By Wioleta Kaminska

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Savannah, GA, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telfair Museums presents the eighth annual Boxed In/Break Out #art912 exhibition, highlighting Polish American artist Wioleta Kaminska.

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  • Savannah, GA, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telfair Museums presents the eighth annual Boxed In/Break Out #art912 exhibition, highlighting Polish American artist Wioleta Kaminska.
  • During the event, artist Wioleta Kaminska and curator Erin Dunn will discuss Kaminska’s insights, artistic practice and inspiration for the “Retreating” project.
  • Wioleta Kaminska is a Savannah-based interdisciplinary artist, designer and professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design, was raised in Poland.
  • “Now in its eighth year, Boxed In/Break Out continues to provide a unique, public-facing platform for Savannah-based artists,” said Erin Dunn, curator of the exhibition.

Jules de Balincourt, Damian Loeb and Mickalene Thomas set to jury the 2023 edition of the AXA Art Prize US

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The AXA Art Prize US is pleased to announce that artists Jules de Balincourt , Damian Loeb , and Mickalene Thomas will join AXA XL's Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Fine Art & Specie, Jennifer Schipf as the 2023 Prize Jurors.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The AXA Art Prize US is pleased to announce that artists Jules de Balincourt , Damian Loeb , and Mickalene Thomas will join AXA XL's Global Chief Underwriting Officer for Fine Art & Specie, Jennifer Schipf as the 2023 Prize Jurors.
  • The works from these finalists will comprise the AXA Art Prize US Exhibition, which will go on view at the New York Academy of Art in the Fall.
  • The First Prize ($10,000) and Second Prize ($5,000) winners will be selected by AXA XL's GCUO Jennifer Schipf and artists Jules de Balincourt, Damian Loeb and Mickalene Thomas.
  • The AXA Art Prize is open to figurative paintings, drawings and printmaking created by undergraduate and graduate art students.

Submissions are now open for the 2023 edition of the AXA Art Prize US

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Thursday, January 19, 2023

NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA XL is pleased to announce the sixth edition of the AXA Art Prize in the United States.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA XL is pleased to announce the sixth edition of the AXA Art Prize in the United States.
  • Since its launch in 2018, the AXA Art Prize US has become a career-launching platform for young and emerging artists whose work is judged by some of the most influential art curators, critics, and collectors in the country.
  • The 40 finalists will comprise the AXA Art Prize US Exhibition, which goes on view in New York in November 2023.
  • The breadth and stature of its Exhibition Juries and Prize Juries have been a hallmark of the Prize since its inception.

WARD VILLAGE® WELCOMES RESIDENTS TO KŌʻULA® WITH OPENING OF NEW RESIDENTIAL TOWER DESIGNED BY STUDIO GANG

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

HONOLULU, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) today announced the opening of the Kōʻula® tower at Ward Village®, the sixth residential project to open at the acclaimed 60-acre master planned community located in the heart of Honolulu, just blocks from the Pacific Ocean. Designed by Studio Gang—the renowned architecture firm led by Jeanne Gang, who TIME Magazine named one of the world's most influential people—Kōʻula exemplifies innovative architectural design focused on community connectivity and ecological awareness. Embracing the unique qualities of Hawaiʻi's climate, vegetation, and sense of community that define Ward Village, Kōʻula seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor spaces that allow residents to forge new connections to nature and each other.

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  • The name Kula, which translates to "red sugar cane," is an homage to the native plant whose twisting appearance informed Studio Gang's design for the 41-story tower.
  • "We designed Kula to connect residents with Honolulu's spectacular natural ecology," said Studio Gang Founding Partner Jeanne Gang.
  • We also designed a series of social spaces and strong links to the adjacent park to help residents meet, come together, and feel part of the larger Ward Village community.
  • New residential buildings in development or under construction include Victoria Place, Ulana Ward Village, and The Park Ward Village, which has become the fastest-selling market tower in the history of Ward Village since launching public sales in July 2021.

DesignMap Initiates Three-Year Growth Strategy, Focus on Healthcare, Finance, Green Tech

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Saturday, July 2, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DesignMap, the industry-leading digital product design consultancy, is undertaking a strategic multiyear growth plan. The company, which has been providing strategic design services for leading Silicon Valley tech companies since 2006, not only weathered the 2008 recession, but also the COVID downturn of 2020, and is poised with a 3-year growth plan.

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  • This year, DesignMap plans to continue to develop strategic partnerships with several key clients.
  • This includes a major tech incubator program, with DesignMap serving as their dedicated design team across multiple products.
  • In addition, DesignMap is engaged with an industry-leading Networking & Cloud Security giant, providing strategic product design for a new platform.
  • DesignMap is excited to begin piloting our new offering, providing strategic design services to early-stage startups.

DesignMap Announces Strategic Leadership Restructuring for 2022

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DesignMap, the industry-leading digital product strategy and design consultancy, today announced a strategic reorganization of leadership. Under the new structure, Partner Greg Baker has been named Chief Strategy Officer. Baker will guide high-level Company Strategy, as well as overseeing Operations in close collaboration with CFO Brian Choe. Growth will be led by Partner Audrey Crane, under the new title Chief Experience Officer. Crane and her team will lead growth of existing accounts as well as new business, through Sales, Marketing, and Account management. Partner Chuck Moore has taken the title of Chief Design Officer, and will oversee the company's core discipline of strategic design services & consulting for major tech companies — in Silicon Valley and beyond, worldwide.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DesignMap, the industry-leading digital product strategy and design consultancy, today announced a strategic reorganization of leadership.
  • Crane and her team will lead growth of existing accounts as well as new business, through Sales, Marketing, and Account management.
  • DesignMap provides design strategy and digital product design for our clients.
  • He moved on to work at Netscape and then Dubberly Design Office before joining DesignMap as cofounder.

AXA ART PRIZE announces 2022 exhibition shortlist

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Thursday, June 30, 2022

NEW YORK, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA XL is pleased to announce the 40 student artists who have been selected for the fifth edition of the AXA Art Prize Exhibition. The shortlisted works will go on view in November at an in-person show at the New York Academy of Art in Tribeca and will also be part of a virtual exhibition at axaartprize.com.

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  • NEW YORK, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA XL is pleased to announce the 40 student artists who have been selected for the fifth edition of the AXA Art Prize Exhibition.
  • The AXA Art Prize, which launched in 2017, has established itself as one of the premier student art competitions in the U.S.
  • For complete details on the competition visit axaartprize.com and follow the AXA Art Prize on Instagram and on Facebook.
  • 1AXA XL is a division of AXA Group providing products and services through four business groups: AXA XL Insurance, AXA XL Reinsurance and AXA XL Risk Consulting.

AXA XL Announces 2022 Edition of Prestigious Student Art Competition

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The AXA Art Prize launches the fifth edition of the prestigious competition on February 1, 2022.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The AXA Art Prize launches the fifth edition of the prestigious competition on February 1, 2022.
  • Submissions for the 2022 edition of the Prize are now being accepted; the submission period closes March 31, 2022.
  • 1AXA XL is a division of AXA Group providing products and services through four business groups: AXA XL Insurance, AXA XL Reinsurance, AXA XL Art & Lifestyle and AXA XL Risk Consulting.
  • The integration project related to the activities of AXA Corporate Solutions, AXA Matrix, AXA Art and XL Catlin will be subject to legal and social validations prior to its implementation.

2021 AXA ART PRIZE Announces Winner

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA XL is pleased to announce the first and second prize winners of the 2021 AXA Art Prize .

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA XL is pleased to announce the first and second prize winners of the 2021 AXA Art Prize .
  • The AXA Art Prize is the nation's first student art competition devoted to figurative art and since the launch in 2018, thousands of aspiring artists have submitted artworks in hopes of being chosen.
  • The 2021 AXA Art Prize Exhibition, featuring 40 shortlisted finalists, will go on view at the New York Academy of Art in Tribeca from November 1-17 and virtually at axaartprizegallery.com .
  • According to Artnet News, in three short years, the AXA Art Prize has played a major role in "discovering figurative art's next big thing" among today's crop of art students.