OH: Van Wert
WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center WHEN: Friday, August 12 at 6:00 pm. A free public reception for “Black Hills & Brownies” will make its debut which is an exhibit of photographers…
Author: Art-to-Art Palette Journal
Detroit museum given Fellows funds
The Museum of Contemporary Arts Detroit (MOCAD) has been awarded a grant from the Ford Foundation to support Curatorial Fellows to begin in January 2017. The Ford Curatorial Fellowship provides…
Coach echoes bravos for baritone
Review by Ann Gresham As said in Robert Browning’s Andrea del Sarto, “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a Heaven for?” I found the latter…
Visual shocks of what ifs
Organized by Amy N. Worthen, curator of prints and drawings at the Des Moines (Iowa) Art Center, “Heavy Heavy Hands Over Thy Head” is an exhibition that looks at…
Pottery is just the beginning
Learning the basic skills of making pottery is only the beginning when you allow your mind to run free with the unlimited ideas of what clay has to offer.…
VA: Norfolk
WHERE: Glass Wheel Studio WHEN: Saturday, June 4 through July 10, 2016 Just Between Us BRIEF ABOUT: This is the first exhibition of works created during Glass Wheel’s inaugural…
Peg Sagen People’s Choice Award
“In July 2015, I went to Banff National Park and for two nights stayed at the most incredible place called the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, which is an old hunting lodge…
Director hired for science center
Bob Pettis, who has 43 years of experience in education, has been hired as the interim Executive Director for the John F. Green Spartanburg Science Center effectively June 1, 2016.…
Show set to open
Works by Gary Hovey goes on view Monday, June 6, 2016 at Arts Place, Auglaize/Mercer Center in St. Marys, Ohio. The exhibit titled, “Chromatic Bloom” remains on view…
She is home in the Volunteer state
The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians in Tennessee offer an impressive view of nature’s ability to create beauty from a continental collision. From an aerial view, the soft ridges of the mountains sweep…
What is so entertaining about Mimes?
If you have ever seen a performing mime, you cannot help but be fascinated by the theatrical stories that they tell. Your attention focuses on the actor, such as in…
East Coast museum adds to collection
New works of art by major artists, a 17th-century Dutch landscape by Salomon Jacobsz van Ruysdael and a portrait by contemporary American artist Kehinde Wiley, were acquired by the Wadsworth…
Sculptural work has new home
Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina has received a painted-steel nonobjective sculpture by the noted artist David Hayes. The multisided sculpture is painted in bright primary colors and sits…
Another decade for ‘Doc’ Venable
Dr. Charles L. Venable and the Board have signed an employment agreement which provides for Venable to continue to serve for up to 10 more years as The Melvin &…
A show of memory lane works
Internationally exhibited artist Victor Matthews works are on view at KM Fine Arts in Los Angeles through July 9, 2016. Artist Matthews solo installation, “The Longest Road” exhibition functions as…
One small step for ‘childkind’
Arts Place in Portland, Indiana is accepting registrations for First Steps in Music. Lessons will be on Thursdays mornings beginning June 16, 2016 and continue through July 21. The class…
Viewers can expect works of power
Going on view, Friday, June 3, 2016 and featuring the work of 60 different artists, this exhibition includes powerful, representative work by some of the biggest names in the…
Major show soon to open
Opening at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, June 4, 2016, this major international exhibition will feature two significant artists of the 20th and 21st centuries:…
The ‘Hills’ to ring with the sound of music
The Rushmore Music Festival’s opening concert is entitled “Songs, Dances, and Jokes” which will have goers groovin’, laughin’ and cryin’ with music by Antonin Dvořák, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Cole…
Museum takes step towards $$$ stability
The Indianapolis Museum of Art will pay off more than $17 million in outstanding debt by the end of 2016. This will mark the first time since 2004 that the…
Lakota artist to show his ‘stuff’
Opening on Friday, June 3, 2016 in the Ruth Brennan Gallery at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, South Dakota, “Cut & Paste” is an exhibit showcasing the…
In Memory
William Emboden (2-24-1935 to 5-10-2016) has published seven books, co-authored two others and is the sole author of 250 articles. He has served as professor of biology in two…
Originality in full bloom
Open your mind and formerly perceived concepts of reality to allow Matthew Blackwell to take you on a journey of his world of reflection. From the streets of downtown LA,…
FL: Miami
WHERE: Frost Art Museum WHEN: Opens Saturday, May 14, 2016. The Summer of Women BRIEF ABOUT: The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum launches The Summer of Women with powerful…
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: David Richard Gallery. WHEN: Friday, May 13 through June 25, 2016. Note: An Opening Reception will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday. BRIEF ABOUT: “The Narrative Figure 
‘Eyes+Hands’ forge a new style
On view through July 11, 2016 at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, the exhibition, “The Power of Pictures: Early Soviet Photography and Film” explores how…
New Director of Education chosen
Anne Butler Rice became the new Georgette Auerbach Koopman Director of Education at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, located in Hartford, Connecticut. In her new post, Rice will oversee…
‘Tribute show’ to the greatest
Opening Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the musée du quai Branly, located along the Seine, at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, the exhibition, “Matahoata, Arts…
In the ‘big top arena’ once again
Last exhibited in 1986, at the Museum of International Folk Art, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Morris Miniature Circus is a 3/8″-scale model of a 1920s circus, built…
London painter is a first
The exhibit opening of Glenn Brown is slated for Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Des Moines Art Center in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery with approximately 25 paintings, sculptures,…
Shows to shed light on Endangereds
Going on view to the public, Thursday, April 7, 2016 at the Glass Wheel Studio, a contemporary art facility located in Norfolk, Virginia, will feature works by Washington-based artist,…
IMA to be in full ‘bloom’
Guests to the gardens at the Indianapolis Museum of Art will be among the first to discover more than 70,000 blooming bulbs, including 20,000 new tulips planted last fall…
‘Money-maker’ new to the payroll
Former Spartanburg’s Hope Center for Children as the Director of Development Lisa A. Hemond of Inman, South Carolina became the Senior Development Director for the Chapman Cultural Center. Her responsibilities…
Miller’s ‘skins’ to be showcased
Opening Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Missoula Art Museum in Montana, features the talent and creative process in the form of a site-specific installation entitled, “Abbie Miller: Exit Strategies”…
Museum names new ‘plant doctor’
Following a national search, former horticulturist at the Chanticleer Foundation in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Jonathan M. Wright has been named the Ruth Lilly Deputy Director for Horticulture and Natural Resources at…
New heads at GMA
Heather Malcom becomes the director of development and Keith Thalhamer, the director of security and facilities at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia in…
New ‘historical shaker’ at the helm
Suzanne Brooks is the new Executive Director for the Spartanburg County Historical Association. Brooks joins SCHA with experience in historic preservation, advocacy, education and outreach. She looks to engage the…
Musical giant on the marquee
The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will provide a rich background of orchestral mood for Kenny G’s unmistakable saxophone as he plays favorite selections from his extensive catalog of albums when…
Art center puts artists on call
Winds of Change: Art Exhibit Call-for-Entry The wind can be exhilarating. It can also be challenging and so can change. The Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio is challenging…
‘Chromatic Bloom’ next venue
Going on view to the public on Friday, April 15, 2016 at Arts Place, Auglaize/Mercer Center in St. Marys, Ohio will be the exhibit “Chromatic Bloom” with the works of Rhonda…
SPS to be celebrated
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the exhibition “Frank Hartley Anderson: Forging the Southern Printmakers Society” from Saturday, March 26 to June 19,…
Diaz new Warhol ‘acquisition’
Taking the reins on May 16, former curator of exhibitions at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, Florida, José Carlos Diaz becomes the Andy Warhol Museum, located in…
Homer and Wyeth works bought
The Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine recently acquired new works by Winslow Homer, “An Open Window” and “River Cove” by Andrew Wyeth. “An Open Window” is one…
Legendary jazz guitarist on the list
Born in Indianapolis, Wes Montgomery is (posthumously) among the recipients selected for the Indiana Governor’s Arts Awards. Montgomery’s unique style of playing has inspired countless guitar players from Grant…
Art proposals sought
BLOOMINGTON, MN – Emerging and established artists and artist groups residing in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin who are 18 years or older are invited to…
Comic creator recipient of Arts Award
Cartoonist and entrepreneur Jim Davis is among recipients selected for the Indiana Governor’s Arts Awards. Born in Marion, Indiana and raised on a Black Angus cow farm with his family…
Italian region chosen for ‘Murphy U’
Art is not limited to drawing, painting and sculpture. While the visual means summon a host of feelings, let us not forget those films and accompanying sounds that keep us…
Found materials creates art
Opening on Friday, February 19 and on view until May 21, 2016 located in the Sen. Stan Adelstein & Lynda K. Clark Gallery at the Dahl Arts Center in…
Poetry series set to begin
Now in its fourteenth season at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in Troy, Ohio, the 2016 Poetry series is set to begin on Thursday, February 25 with a presentation by Cathryn…
Ligare show on Georgia’s mind
As the winter starts to seem long and cold, even in Georgia, opening on Saturday, February 13 at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, visitors…