Art & Culture

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 30, 2025 – Asian Hall of Fame is kicking off a new season of coast-to-coast celebrations that spotlight American Dream role models and honor Asian contributions to the nation’s story.

A Year of Giving, Scholarships, and Community Partnerships

Asian Hall of Fame (AHOF) says it awarded $1.2 million this year to 177 fellows, scholarship recipients, and community partners as part of its mission to “democratize pathways of excellence.” The organization also reports that, since 2021, it has advanced $4.2 million and supported 1,270 jobs cumulatively—an attempt to connect recognition with real-world opportunity, not just applause.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 18, 2025 – Some business books are all frameworks and buzzwords. This one is built from days, moments, and the kind of real-world tension that comes with working directly beside a high-profile leader. My Boss Akio Toyoda: An Author's True Story of 5,012 Days was published in September, and its author—Toyota Fellow Hideki Fujii—describes it as both a business book filled with Mr. Toyoda’s words and actions, and a human story about what it feels like to be “the subordinate” who has to deliver those words to the world.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 10, 2025 – When BMW returns to Art Basel Miami Beach 2025, it isn’t just bringing VIP shuttles and sleek badges – it’s arriving with a full-on art statement, created in collaboration with acclaimed sculptor Kennedy Yanko and inspired by the 738-hp BMW XM Label.

Where art fair glamour meets automotive muscle

As Art Basel’s Official Global Automotive Partner, BMW has turned Miami Beach into a rolling gallery once again from December 5 to 7, 2025. The brand’s presence goes far beyond simple logo placement: Art Basel First Choice VIP guests are chauffeured between venues in BMW’s flagship models, while the centerpiece activation explores how metal, motion and design can all tell the same story.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 5, 2025 – What happens when one of pop culture’s most unhinged villains crashes the world of luxury Italian furniture? You get “The Joker Throne” – a dramatic, conversation-starting piece that has just won a 2025 Archiproducts Design Award and officially pushed comic-book fandom into the realm of collectible art and interior design.

From Gotham to Milan: when design meets dark storytelling

Created by Stellantis Design Studio in collaboration with Italian luxury specialist Formitalia, The Joker Throne sits at the center of The Joker Collection, a bold furniture line inspired by DC’s infamous agent of chaos. Unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2025 and now crowned at the Archiproducts Design Awards in Milan, the piece was singled out by an international jury for its provocative concept and willingness to challenge traditional ideas of “good taste.”

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 2, 2025 – Black and white photography has a magic of its own: once colour is stripped away, every line, shadow and highlight suddenly feels more emotional. With Canon’s professional printers and a few smart workflow habits, you can turn your favourite monochrome images into gallery-worthy prints right from home.

Why black and white printing feels different

Black and white is all about intention. Without colour, your viewer’s eye goes straight to contrast, texture and shape – so any mismatch between screen and paper is instantly obvious. That’s why photographer Helen Bartlett, who delivers monochrome prints to her clients, spent a day learning how to print on Canon’s imagePROGRAF PRO Series instead of relying only on a studio. The goal: to keep all the mood and subtle detail she’d carefully crafted on screen.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – December 2, 2025 – From tiny elopements on a windswept cliff to big, joy-filled receptions, wedding photography is all about turning one day into a lifetime of memories – and the lenses you choose decide how that story feels. Canon Ambassadors and award-winning photographers Félicia Sisco and Fabio Mirulla know this better than most, and their favourite Canon lenses show exactly how to build a kit that’s fast, reliable and beautifully flattering for couples.

Why the right wedding lens matters more than you think

Weddings move quickly: brides getting ready in small hotel rooms, guests squeezed into historic churches, couples racing into golden-hour light. You rarely get a second chance at a moment, so lenses need to focus fast, handle tricky light and give you creative control over background blur.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING – November 1, 2025 – SHERIDAN, WYOMING - November 1, 2025 - ART COLOGNE 2025 won't just be about the latest names and high-profile galleries - it will also look back at a powerful woman who helped give space to artists working outside the academy. With its special event "Charlotte Zander: collector, gallery owner, museum founder," ZADIK (the Central Archive for German and International Art Market Studies) is telling the story of a collector who spotted value in so-called "naïve art" long before it became fashionable, and who then spent decades making it visible to a wider audience.