NY: New York City
WHERE: Hirschl & Adler Modern Gallery. WHEN: On view Thursday, January 10 to February 9, 2013. TITLE: Electric Pencil BRIEF ABOUT: The show will consist of 30 drawings created over…
Author: Art-to-Art Palette Journal
HI: Makawao
WHERE: Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center. WHEN: Through February 15, 2013. TITLE: 2013 Hui No‘eau Annual Juried Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: Current work of local & mainland artists in all media,…
ID: Idaho Falls
WHERE: Colonial Theater & Carr Gallery/Willard Arts Center. WHEN: Friday, February 8, 2013, 7:00 pm. TITLE: Banff Film Festival World Tour BRIEF ABOUT: The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an…
TN: Nashville
WHERE: Schermerhorn Symphony Center. WHEN: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 7:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: This 20th annual Nashville Symphony Orchestra musical event will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin…
CA: San Francisco
WHERE: Chinese Culture Center. WHEN: Goes on view Sunday, January 13 through February 2, 2013 TITLE: Images from Chinatown: Four Decades of Photographs by Maurice H. Edelstein BRIEF ABOUT: As…
DC: Washington
WHERE: National Endowment for the Arts. WHEN: Now. BRIEF ABOUT: The NEA will award 832 grants totaling $23.3 million through its Art Works funding category and is the first of…
Inner Illuminations
New York artist Jim Klausen is the most organic of photographers. Through his perspective and technique, he transforms scenes of nature into a world of their own. He takes flora and fillets…
CA: Los Angeles
WHERE: Los Angeles Convention Center. WHEN: Opens Wednesday, January 23, 2013 through Sunday, 27th. TITLE: Los Angeles Art Show BRIEF ABOUT: This is the longest running platform for contemporary, modern,…
NY: Kingston
WHERE: Arts Society of Kingston. WHEN: Opens Saturday, January 5, 2013 with artist reception from 5:00-8:00 pm. TITLE: Plan Bee BRIEF ABOUT: Through January, ASK will be featuring a very…
IN: Portland
WHERE: Arts Place WHEN: Opens Monday, January 7 and runs through February 15, 2013. TITLE: Lynette K. Waters- Whitesell Exhibit BRIEF ABOUT: Born and reared in Hartford City, Indiana, Lyn…
CA: Los Angeles
Breaking out of the shadows of a canyon, a wrangler is keeping the tail end of the remuda moving. This has kicked up a fair amount of dust, which is…
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: New Mexico Museum of Art. WHEN: Opens Friday, January 18 and runs through April 14, 2013. TITLE: Art on the Edge 2013 BRIEF ABOUT: Eight contemporary artists from the…
MT: Missoula
WHERE: Montana Museum of Art & Culture. WHEN: Opens Thursday, January 24 and runs through April 20, 2013. TITLE: Nancy Erickson: Kindred Spirits BRIEF ABOUT: A nationally recognized fiber artist,…
NJ: Statewide
Support your favorite local nonprofit arts groups by casting your ballot in this year’s JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. It only takes a few minutes. To vote, simply choose from…
IN: Hartford City
WHERE: Blackford County Arts Center. WHEN: Saturday, January 19 from 2:00-5:00 pm. TITLE: Blackford County Center Open House and Dedication BRIEF ABOUT: Located in this city’s downtown at 107 West…
Grads to work in nation’s classrooms
(AAPNW-KY) – Last spring, Teach for America selected 27 recent graduates of the University of Kentucky to serve in America’s inner cities and rural communities. The UK group, the…
The box has no subject barriers for actor
There are no marked passageways for those that straddle the black lines of Theatre Arts, music, film and media. Throw in a taste for performance art and you have a…
CA: Studio City
WHERE: Fabien Castanier Gallery. WHEN: Opens Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 7:00-10:00 pm. Remains on view through February 17, 2013. TITLE: All You Can Eat BRIEF ABOUT: New work by…
OH: Van Wert
WHERE: Van Wert Arts Factory. BRIEF ABOUT: This 2012 project provides gifts for area elderly affiliated with the Van Wert County Council on Aging (COA) Senior Center. With the help…
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: Museum of International Folk Art. WHEN: On view through January 5, 2014. TITLE: New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Más ABOUT: This exhibition explores how foods…
IN: Portland
WHERE: Arts Place WHEN: Friday, January 11, 2013 from 5:15-6:45 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: A Master Class/Martha Graham Technique will be instructed by teaching artists of the Dance Kaleidoscope troupe. Open…
OH: Cincinnati
WHEN: December 2012 Online Edition. TITLE: End of the Year Best Fiction of 2012 BRIEF ABOUT: AEQAI’s Editor Daniel Brown writes “Although The New York Times Books Review’s editors found…
She sculpts men of status
    Blending art and history is nothing new as we recall oil and watercolor portraits of somber figures, dressed in their period garb, rather smug and disinterested. But do we remember…
Heritage plays main role in his art
“One other thing stirs me when I look back at my youthful days, the fact that so many people gave me something or were something to me without knowing it.”…
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: New Mexico Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through January 6, 2013. TITLE: Dual exhibitions: Chromatic Fusion: The Art of Fused Glass, featuring Klaus Moje and Emerge 2012: A…
ME: Portland
WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through February 17, 2013 TITLE: Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project BRIEF ABOUT: The Museum has commissioned a group…
PA: Pittsburgh
WHERE: Pittsburgh Filmmakers Galleries. WHEN: On view to January 6, 2013. TITLE: Marcellus Shale Documentary Project BRIEF ABOUT: The exhibition features more than 50 photographic images which tell the personal…
What’s going on here?
“Las Meninas” means “The Maids of Honor” hangs behind bulletproof glass, probably the greatest treasure of the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. This beautiful and impressive oil painting was…
Shape up a painting
For beginning artists, the most difficult part of a painting or drawing is often the beginning. When you look at a subject, it’s hard to decide what should be…
OH: Van Wert
WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center. WHEN: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 7:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: A newly published book, “Grandma’s Garden” authored by Holly Mishler of Monroe Indiana and illustrated…
ME: Portland
WHERE: Portland Museum of Art in the Bernard Osher Foundation Auditorium. WHEN: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 6:00-8:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: Photographer Brian Vanden Brink, who is one of the most…
CA: Studio City
WHERE: Fabien Castanier Gallery. WHEN: On view through Saturday, December 2, 2012. TITLE: A Beautiful Madness BRIEF ABOUT: This is JonOne’s first solo exhibition in the USA, who grew up…
OH: Van Wert
WHERE: Van Wert Arts Factory. WHEN: Saturday, December 1, 10:00 am-2:00 pm. TITLE: Christmas Open House BRIEF ABOUT: Original art and unique crafts made by local and regional artists. There…
TX: Houston
WHERE: George R. Brown Convention Center WHEN: October 18 and 21, 2012. TITLE: Texas Contemporary BRIEF ABOUT: This art fair features presentations from over 70 galleries showcasing contemporary work from…
IN: Indianapolis
WHERE: Toby Theater WHEN: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 6:30 and 7:30 pm. TITLE: Project IMA, IN:spired BRIEF ABOUT: This is the third runway show organized by the Indianapolis Museum of…
OH: Dublin
WHERE: Dublin Arts Council. WHEN: On view through November 2, 2012. TITLE: Shifting Perspectives: In the Community BRIEF ABOUT: Through the medium of photography and the lenses of four Ohio…
Reflecting on the World of Lark
I am rarely a “fan” of any artist, but LARK aka Larisa Pilinsky (www.larkgallery.org) is an exceptional phenomenon. Besides her brilliant sense of composition, she is the ultimate “Green Artist”…
OH: Lima
WHERE: ArtSpace/Lima. WHEN: On view through October 27, 2012. TITLE: Treasures from the Mazza Museum BRIEF ABOUT: With a collection of more than 3000 original illustrations by the top children’s…
VA: Newport News
WHERE: Peninsula Fine Arts Center. WHEN: Thursday, September 20 from 5:30-8:30 pm. TITLE: Art After 5 Fall Music Extravaganza BRIEF ABOUT: “It is going to be a big one!” according…
Hengst: ‘Best of the best’ chosen
“This was another outstanding year for books by Ohio writers and books about Ohio and Ohioans. We receive 800-1,000 traditionally published books each year, which are eligible for the book…
AR: Fayetteville
WHERE: Baum Walker Hall at Walton Arts Center. WHEN: Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 3:00 pm. TITLE: SoNA Masterworks I BRIEF ABOUT: One of the most rousing pieces ever written,…
IN: West Lafayette
WHEN: Sunday, September 16, 2012 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in Tapawingo Park. TITLE: Art on the Wabash, a Local Artists’ Fair BRIEF ABOUT: Tall shade trees, a riverside…
A day of blissfulness
During my annual July trip to Coastal Maine with my sister Janet, our week-long stay was at the Holbrook House (www.holbrookhouse.com) in Bar Harbor – an amazing B&B operated by…
A novel with a forever touching spirit
“Petey” is a young adult book which is about children born in the early 1900s with “deficiencies” and are thought to be idiots, morons or imbeciles; thusly they were put…
OH: Dayton
WHERE: Schuster Center. WHEN: Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 8:00 pm. TITLE: Romantic Titans BRIEF ABOUT: Guest soloist pianist Terrence Wilson (www.terrencewilsonpiano.com ) along with Music…
CA: Los Angeles
WHERE: REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater WHEN: Sunday, September 16 through November 11, 2012. Note: Opening Reception is Saturday, September 15 from 6:00-9:00 pm. TITLE: Tony Cokes: Retro (Pop,…
SD: Rapid City
WHERE: Dahl Arts Center. WHEN: September 21-23, 2012. TITLE: 3rd Annual Americana Music Festival BRIEF ABOUT: Presented by the Rapid City Arts Council, in partnership with the Black Hills Bluegrass…
New York artist works on view
(NWPR-IN) – Works in the exhibit entitled, “Sleepers” by Brooklyn, New York fiber artist Joetta Maue (www.joettamaue.com) is on view in the Hugh N. Ronald Gallery at Arts Place…
The Lady speaks . . .
“The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather, paintings and poetry, music and…
CA: Long Beach
WHERE: Lark Gallery Online. WHEN: Deadline July 1, 2012. TITLE: Rediscovery of Wonder BRIEF ABOUT: Lark Gallery Online invites musicians, composers and performers to submit their music to their second…