Words of our time
Whether it is the way of the Egyptians, or the rice writing by the Japanese, or the beautiful Islamic calligraphy as well as by Pierre-Jules Renard (1864-1910) who integrated the…
Author: Art-to-Art Palette Journal
Arts in Learning
Recently, I read a list of 10 things the arts teach children (as well as the kid in all of us). This list by Elliot Eisner, professor emeritus of Art…
NH: Manchester
WHERE: Currier Museum of Art. WHEN: Opens Saturday, September 29, 2012. TITLE: Printmaking in the Age of Rembrandt BRIEF ABOUT: Viewers of this exhibition will explore the rich culture and…
MT: Billings
WHERE: Yellowstone Art Museum. WHEN: On view for a limited time. TITLE: Treasured Views BRIEF ABOUT: Paintings from the William I. Koch Collection created by notable artists of the American…
SD: Rapid City
WHERE: Dahl Arts Center WHEN: The reception to meet the artist Ray Tysdal (www.raytysdal.com) is on Friday, September 14 from 5:00-7:00 pm in the Sen. Stan Adelstein & Lynda K.…
TN: Nashville
WHERE: Schermerhorn Symphony Center. WHEN: Thursday, September 20 at 7:00 pm; Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22 at 8:00 pm. TITLE: A Woman’s Life BRIEF ABOUT: Richard Danielpour adapts…
Americans For The Arts video
MN: Bloomington
WHERE: Bloomington Theatre and Art Center in the Atrium Gallery. WHEN: Opens Thursday, September 13 and runs through November 2, 2012 TITLE: Night Ice BRIEF ABOUT: For the past several…
CA: Los Angeles
WHERE: Coagula Curatorial Gallery. WHEN: Opens Saturday, September 29 and runs thru October 21, 2012. TITLE: Once Upon A Time…Axl Rose Was My Neighbor BRIEF ABOUT: A solo show of…
IN: Portland
WHERE: Hall Moser Theatre. WHEN: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at 7:00 pm. TITLE: An Evening with Philip Gulley BRIEF ABOUT: Gulley is a Quaker Pastor at Fairfield Friends Meeting House…
MN: Bloomington
WHERE: Bloomington Theater and Art Center. WHEN: Thursday, September 27 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, September 28 and 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and Sunday,…
AK: Anchorage
WHERE: Anchorage Museum. WHEN: Goes on view Friday, September 7 through November 11, 2012. TITLE: Finding My Song BRIEF ABOUT: As part of the Patricia B. Wolf Solo Exhibition Series,…
MA: Boston
WHERE: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. WHEN: Goes on view Thursday, September 20, 2012 through January 7, 2013. TITLE: The Great Bare Mat & Constellation BRIEF ABOUT: The Raqs Media Collective…
MT: Billings
WHERE: Yellowstone Art Museum. WHEN: Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 7:00 pm. TITLE: Chief Joseph and His People BRIEF ABOUT: A presentation by Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) author, historian, photographer and…
OH: Greenville
WHERE: Bear’s Mill WHEN: On view through Sunday, September 23, 2012. TITLE: Art At the Mill BRIEF ABOUT: Fitting perfectly in the Mill’s natural setting, works by Brian Gordy captures…
NY: Kingston
WHERE: Arts Society of Kingston. WHEN: Friday, September 14, 2012, 7:00 pm. TITLE: Poe Live! BRIEF ABOUT: It is the year 2012, but Edgar Allan Poe, the celebrated man of…
OH: Troy
WHERE: Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. WHEN: Deadline dates are: Friday, September 14, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, September 15, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; or Sunday, September 16, 1:00 to…
ND: Bismarck
WHERE: North Dakota Council on the Arts. WHEN: Deadline is Friday, September 14, 2012. TITLE: Art=Work BRIEF ABOUT: NDCA’s Logo Art Contest is open to visual artists with disabilities (15…
CA: West Hollywood
WHERE: MAK Center for Art and Architecture. WHEN: Thursday, October 04, 2012, 7:00-9:00 pm. TITLE: Artists+Institutions Salon Remix BRIEF ABOUT: In the Schindler House, conversations related to a site-specific culinary…
MS: Laurel
WHERE: Lauren Rogers Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through October 6, 2012. TITLE: Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Prints and Objects BRIEF ABOUT: More than 130 original numbered editions of prints…
OH: Akron
WHERE: Akron Art Museum. WHEN: On view through January 20, 2013. TITLE: Robert Stivers: Veiled Image BRIEF ABOUT: From the AAM’s photography collection, this exhibit in the Fred and Laura…
CA: Los Angeles
WHERE: J. Paul Getty Museum. WHEN: Through October 14, 2012. TITLE: Messerschmidt and Modernity BRIEF ABOUT: On view is the modern series of so-called Character Heads created by the German…
DC: Washington
WHERE: Connersmith. WHEN: Opens Saturday, September 8 and runs through- October 20, 2012. TITLE: Lisa Ruyter: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men BRIEF ABOUT: Ruyter (www.lisaruyter.com) presents a new series…
WA: Bellevue
WHERE: Bellevue Arts Museum. WHEN: Through October 7, 2012. TITLE: Bold Expressions: African American Quilts from the Collection of Corrine Riley BRIEF ABOUT: The exhibition also explores a variety of…
GA: Columbus
WHERE: Columbus Art Museum. WHEN: Through November 4, 2012 in the Third Floor Galleries. TITLE: ROCÍO RODRÍGUEZ- Divergent Fictions: A Selection of Works from 1988 – 2012 BRIEF ABOUT: In…
MT: Billings
WHERE: Yellowstone Art Museum. WHEN: A new 2012 ongoing exhibition. TITLE: Boundless Visions BRIEF ABOUT: From the museum’s permanent collections, this long-term exhibition goes straight to the core of what…
CA: San Jose
WHERE: San Jose Museum of Art. WHEN: Through January 13, 2013. TITLE: Local Color BRIEF ABOUT: From the Museum’s permanent collection, this exhibit explores the primacy of color in a…
VT: Shelburne
WHERE: Shelburne Museum. WHEN: On view through October 28, 2012. TITLE: Elizabeth Berdann: Deep End BRIEF ABOUT: On view in the Lighthouse, artist Berdann’s (www.elizabethberdann.com) recent series of miniature portraits…
IA: Sioux City
WHERE: Sioux City Art Center. WHEN: Through October 14, 2012. TITLE: Leonardo da Vinci: Man Inventor Genius / Man Artist Genius BRIEF ABOUT: The exhibition contains 35 models of inventions…
DE: Wilmington
WHERE: Delaware Art Museum. WHEN: Through September 16, 2012. TITLE: Once Upon a Time in Delaware/In Quest of the Perfect Book BRIEF ABOUT: This exhibition explores decorative book covers through…
New ‘examiner’ on museum roster
(PNAN-MT) – The Yellowstone Art Museum has appointed Bob Durden to the position of Senior Curator as of August 1, 2012. “I’ve been privileged to spend the majority of…
Mitch added to the permanent collection
(AAPNW-OH) – Among their permanent collection, they house works of art ranging in all mediums from artists such as Ansel Adams, Helen Turner, Andy Warhol, Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson, who…
New Chief Curator at museum
(AAPNW-OH) – After a year-long national search, Janice Driesbach has joined the staff as Akron Art Museum’s new Chief Curator. “It is an honor to join the Akron Art…
A multi-cultural artistic gem
Her mother was French, Irish and Native American and her father was one hundred percent Chinese. Together they produced a multi-cultural beauty, Ruth KO, who in childhood was always interested…
Winning works on view in library
Judges Bradley Olson and Robert Lepo have judged and juried entries for 23rd Annual Summer Artfest and the following winners are: Best of Show, Gary Hovey for “Wild…
OH: Greenville
WHERE: Bear’s Mill. WHEN: Through Sunday, August 26, 2012. TITLE: Portraits and Pottery BRIEF ABOUT: In a dual medium exhibition, portrait artist Lindsay Cooper and potters Dionne Fleming, Julie Clark,…
IN: Portland
WHERE: Hudson Family Park Amphitheatre. WHEN: Friday, August 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: Currently in their ninth year together, Souled Out Band is made up of nine members,…
CA: Carmichael
WHERE: Sacramento Fine Arts Center. WHEN: Opens Tuesday, August 7 through September 1, 2012. Note: Second Saturday Reception is August 11, from 5:30-8:30 pm with music and refreshments. TITLE: Magnum…
OH: Delphos
WHERE: Delphos Museum of Postal History – http://postalhistorymuseum.org WHEN: Entry Deadline is Friday, August 31, 2012, TITLE: ArtFest 2012 BRIEF ABOUT: The Delphos Area Art Guild invites submissions for its…
MA: Northampton
WHERE: Forbes Library. WHEN: Through 30, 2012. Note: An Opening reception is on Wednesday, August 8, from 5:00-8:00 pm. TITLE: Janine Norton: Digital Photo Collage and Elizabeth Sylvan: Art Quilts: Moment…
CA: Los Angeles
WHERE: International WHEN: Deadline is Monday, August 20, 2012. TITLE: The Art of Now Music BRIEF ABOUT: This competition by LarkGallery invites artists and musicians to submit works they have conceived and…
Sorted Books
Nina Katchadourian was born in Stanford, California and grew up spending every summer on a small island in the Finnish archipelago, where she still spends part of each year. Her…
Shell Lake Arts Center, Shell Lake, Wisconsin
Located in northwestern Wisconsin, only a short hour and fifteen minutes north of Eau Claire, the Shell Lake Arts Center in Shell Lake provides a premium learning experience for all…
Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
The Hyde Park Art Center is the oldest alternative contemporary art venue in Chicago. Presenting innovative and challenging approaches to the visual arts, the Art Center showcases work that traverses…
CO: Golden
WHERE: Foothills Art Center. WHEN: Through August 30, 2012. TITLE: 2012 Colorado Clay Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: This biennial exhibition include artists who come from across Colorado are: Kim Ferrer, Robyn…
IN: Indianapolis
WHERE: Harrison Center for the Arts. WHEN: September 7-28, 2012. TITLE: 8th Annual IDADA Membership Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: Indianapolis Downtown Artists and Dealers Association/IDADA seeks artwork submissions. Must be postmarked…
OH: Van Wert
WHERE: Van Wert Arts Factory. BRIEF ABOUT: As an initiative of Main Street Van Wert, its mission is to serve as a venue for local and regional artists to showcase…
OH: Lima
WHERE: ArtSpace/Lima. WHEN: Opening reception on Saturday, August 4, 2012, 6:30-8:30 pm. TITLE: ArtSpace/Pops: A Fine Craft Invitational BRIEF ABOUT: New works of wood, metal, clay, paper, fabric, and various…
IN: Speedway
WHERE: Speedway Centre for the Arts. WHEN: Artwork to be delivered Thursday, August 3 or Friday 4th between 5:00-8:00 pm or Saturday, August 6, noon to 4:00 pm. TITLE: Miniature…
CO: Aurora
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