WHERE: Los Angeles and West Hollywood WHEN: Wednesday, September 28 from 7:30 pm to Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 9:30 am. TITLE: Community High Holy with Cantor Estherleon BRIEF ABOUT:…

IN: Portland

WHERE: INDIANA: Portland, Hugh N. Ronald Gallery in Arts Place. WHEN: Through August 20, 2011. TITLE: Christo & Jeanne-Claude: Natural Interventions. BRIEF ABOUT: A documentary exhibition which explores several of…

MO: St. Charles

WHERE: MO:  St. Charles, Foundry Art Centre WHEN: Sunday, August 28, 2011, 1:00-7:00 pm TITLE: Family Culture Day series BRIEF ABOUT: Ethnic foods, cultural music and displays, and art activities…

CA: San Francisco

WHERE: CA: San Francisco, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts WHEN: Saturday, August 20, 2011, noon-8 pm. TITLE: BAN6 PUSH PLAY BRIEF ABOUT: Visual art, performance, film, music, workshops, cross-disciplinary…

MT: Missoula

WHERE: MONTANA: Missoula Art Museum WHEN: Through November 27, 2011. TITLE: My Home Is Where My Tipi Sits (Crow Country). BRIEF ABOUT: Born in Billings, Montana and raised on the nearby…

ND: Bismarck

WHERE: NORTH DAKOTA: Bismarck. WHEN:  Through September 2011. TITLE: Artist’s Works Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: Valley City artists Clint Saunders and Daron W. Krueger on display at the Capitol Building, offices…

Artist will show you the magic

     Children are naturally drawn to the anticipation of the unknown.  For the high school art students of Deering High School in Portland, Maine, the trick to the magic slowly…

WHERE: VIRGINIA: Front Royal WHEN:  Through August 12, 2011 TITLE: Big Art in a Small Town BRIEF ABOUT: Artists were asked to think big and create pieces in large formats…

OH: St. Marys

WHERE: OHIO: St. Marys, Arts Place, Collective Center. WHEN: Through September 27, 2011. TITLE: Marjorie Stienecker Originals BRIEF ABOUT: At opening, an artist’s reception will be from 7:00-9:00 pm. Born…

WHERE: INDIANA: Indianapolis WHEN: Opens Friday, September 9, 2011 through March 11, 2012. TITLE:  Brian McCutcheon: Out of this World BRIEF ABOUT: At the Indianapolis Art Museum, the first major…

NY: Kingston

WHERE: NY: Kingston, Arts Society of Kingston WHEN: Saturday, August 13, 2011, 4:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: Book signing of “West Wind Island: Family Life of Georgian Bay” by Robert Lipgar,…

OH: Lima

WHERE: OH: Lima, ArtSpace/Lima WHEN: Through September 10, 2011 TITLE: John Wade III:  Outsider Art BRIEF ABOUT: An exhibition by this Fort Wayne, Indiana resident, Wade’s acrylics present a vibrant…

The glamour star of Art Deco

     For many designers, the bold bright colors and geometric designs of Art Deco (“Arts Decoratifs”), which reached its peak in the Roaring 20s, represent the best and purest forms…

Blanton: My journey continues

After transcending from another dimension, in the atrium sea colors of “Stacked Waters” by Teresita Fernandez, I passed through an archway of Texas Limestone columns into the galleries that house…

Thank you. That was fun.

      Sometimes the rewards for doing a particular job come at the least expected times. Recently two groups of young people participating in a program through Westwood Behavioral Health…

WHERE:  INDIANA: Columbus WHEN: Saturday, November 19, 2011, 10:00 am-4:00 pm. (Application deadline is Friday, July 29) TITLE: Déjà Vu Art and Fine Craft Show BRIEF ABOUT: To be held…

NY: Southampton

WHERE: NEW YORK: Southampton, Parrish Art Museum WHEN: Through August 14, 2011. TITLE: Dorothea Rockburne: In My Mind’s Eye BRIEF ABOUT: Rockburne was born and raised in Montreal and she…

  WHERE: GERMANY: Moritzburg (just outside of Dresden) WHEN: August 7-21, 2011 TITLE: Moritzburg Festival BRIEF ABOUT: According to Artistic Director Jan Vogler, “For the first time in the history…

Duo putting vision to the test

   (PNAN) – Joel Barker states that “Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with Vision is making a positive difference.” A…

Memories made perfect

          One of my favorite museums is the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. I immensely enjoy the drive through the winding country roads leading to…