Emotions to be retold with music
(NWPR-OH) – On Saturday, February 12 at 7:30 pm the Lima Symphony Orchestra will perform works of Tchaikovsky and Profofiev at the Veterans’ Memorial Civic Center as well as…
Author: Art-to-Art Palette Journal
Who was his mysterious model?
Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) is regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. His bold handling of paint and…
People show is a pleasing study
(NWPR-OH) – Chun Arthur Wang, Evelyn Staub, Barbara Bailey, Frances Turner and Lois Fortson have united under the roof of the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in an exhibition titled: “A…
Coleman to ‘bat’ first in prose vie
(NWPR-OH) – Authors of Prose have been speaking their creations at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center for a decade in the Poetry Series. To earmark the program’s longevity, the Center…
Mag to show ‘faces of time’
(PNAN-NY) – Best known as an American music journalist and editor, Timothy White (1952-2002) said, “No publication is a staple of life. It’s not bread and water. You have…
From ‘rags’ to an artist’s apex
(PNAN-AL) – Born just prior to the Civil War in Louisville, Kentucky, Helen Maria Turner (1858-1958) became one of America’s foremost Impressionist painters, despite of artwork by women still…
Different views of this, could be that
(AAPNW-OH) – “Sarah Kabot; Unfolding Space” is a show opening Saturday, February 12 in the Isroff Gallery at the Akron Art Museum that “encourages the viewer to question his…
Casalini ‘spirits’ on view
(NWPR-IN) – Photographic portrait artist Tom Casalini wants to show you his images at the Richmond Art Museum. He is featuring those creators behind the canvases, some are in their…
Images to ‘bean’ with the alphabet
(NWPR-OH) – His philosophy (excerpted) that deals with his artistic forum is: “We all see the world differently and that’s something that should be celebrated. Photography allows me to…
Artist ‘coming out’ in public show
(NWPR-OH) –As a beaming light for his words, “The public has a right to art. Art is for everybody,” he painted his last work in June 1989, a mural…
Icon’s visual puzzles ‘pops’ with realism
(AAPNW-OH) – “We are so excited to offer viewers the chance to become enchanted with Escher’s unique vision of the world,” said Curator of Exhibitions Ellen Rudolph. “Spending…
New Yorker given a Sloan ‘kick’
(PNAN-NY) – “We are delighted to join Film Independent in supporting Valley of Saints with a post-production grant through their distinguished Producer’s Lab,” said Doron Weber at the Alfred…
US epidemic to be exposed in film
(PNAN-CALIF) – Born in Oak Park, Illinois, Canadian author, Carol Ann Shields (1935-2003), who is best known for her 1993 novel, “The Stone Diaries,” which won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize…
Past revisited with a ‘new great’
(PNAN-CALIF) – For its 25th anniversary, Claude Lanzmann’s historical documentary, “Shoah” has been re-released in a new 35mm print. Two screenings are scheduled for Saturday, February 5 (first half)…
Cream of the crops unite in show
(AAPNW-NY) – Albert Einstein once said, “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” The latter comes visually prevalent during the…
Sweet play has ‘soapy’ reminders
(PNAN-NY) – A witty, smart and often moving tale of the ties that bind and the ties that can so quickly unravel before our eyes, which will on Friday,…
Film grants honors trio ‘green spirit’
(PNAN-CALIF) – “This is the 18th year we have given out these grant awards, and they have now helped 47 emerging artists share their work with a larger audience,…
‘Hills’ to come alive with sounds of Africa
(AAPNW-TN) – With a so-far four decade history and noted for melding South African harmonies and rhythms with the sound and soul of gospel music, the Ladysmith Black Mambazo…
Goers will want ‘overtimes’
(NWPR-IN) – Since 2007, Winnipeg/Montreal-based vocal quintet, Chic Gamine has been entertaining its audiences with their voices as instruments, effortlessly launching into intricate string arrangements, bass-heavy rhythm sections and…
Faculty works to go on view
(NWPR-IN) – At Huntington University, the Visual Arts Faculty Art Show opens Monday, January 31 in the Wilson Gallery and will remain on view February 22. The gallery is…
NEA dollars keep the legends living
(PNAN-DC) – “Live interactions between musicians and audiences are essential to jazz,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. “These NEA Jazz Masters Live grants will provide audiences across the country…
Best to give music recital
(NWPR-IN) – On Wednesday, January 26 at 7:30 pm, Arts Place will hold a MusicWorks Honors Recital in Hall-Moser Theatre at the Portland Center, Indiana center, located at 131 East…
Show of cultural grandeur set for Nashville
(AAPNW-TN) – “We are honored to organize and present Vishnu: Hinduism’s Blue-Skinned Savior, the first major exhibition to explore the Vaishnava tradition in art,” said Frist Center Executive Director Susan…
Fine ‘wine art’ traces roots
    (AAPNW-NY) - How fitting are words by Edward Fitzgerald, an English poet (1809-1883): “A book of verses underneath the bough, a jug of wine, a loaf of bread-and thou, 
Actors sought for Kesselring play
(AAPNW-WV) – Auditions for “Arsenic and Old Lace” by American playwright Joseph Kesselring (1902-1967) are scheduled at the Alban Arts and Conference Center in St. Albans on Saturday, January…
DOLBY: Capturing God’s world
The breathtaking natural scenes of the world are readily available for anyone to enjoy, study, share but few chose to embrace its real meaning like Rex Dolby does. “When I…
Selling tips for artists and photographers
Many talented people are thinking of pursuing a professional career as a fine artist or photographer artist, but aren’t sure how to begin putting their work before the public and…
Artworks will serve as reminder
(AAPNW-IN) – Fifty or sixty years or even a century from Monday, February 21, recipients could or their generations to follow will also have a visual reminder that marked…
Maine’s terrain is show’s focal point
(PNAN-ME) – There is a Proverb, “From small beginnings come great things,” and in 1983, when the Friends of the Collection group made itself known, the Portland Museum of…
Still-life creations cometh alive
The workbench is noticeably covered with scrapped pieces of metal and wire. A welding apparatus stands frozen in the corner as if waiting for the TV picture tube parts…
A voice for humanity to ‘rise’ again
(PNAN-CANADA) – Filmmakers, Toronto Pictures “wants the rights of women and children respected,” as summed up by Bruno Pischiutta, and he remains on that path because they “want to win…
The Chosen: Glass artist Ben
(AAPNW-IN) – Selected from a field of seven glass artists from around the state, the Indiana Arts Commission has inked Ben Johnson of Cicero. “As the creator of the…
Bessire is thrilled with pride
(PNAN-ME) – These statements which can be attributed to Frank Tyger, who was a political cartoonist with the Trenton (NJ) Times, sums up Professionalism: “Progress results from persistence with…
Performing ‘jewels’ on marquee
NWPR-OH – He has been performing since the early 1970s and during the 1980s, was on the concert circuit of folk and dulcimer festivals. Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer Maker and…
Man finds artistic identity in glass
The unrelenting medium of glass carving is one that only a perfectionist can conquer. Ever so slowly, refined sketches are worked and reworked, in preparation for a distinct abrasive…
Give children an ‘art center’ at home
Children are our most precious resource. They will develop into the people who will shape the future. But did you know that by the time most American kids reach…
Librarian ‘flick’ nabs top rung
    (NWPR-IN) – To the point, “Discom-BOOB-ulated†is a play about a young woman and breast cancer and how she copes with the series of medical treatments and those onslaught…
Companions’ to unite under one roof
(AAPNW-KY) – The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft (KMAC) will present two companion shows, “Collecting Kentucky” and “Artists Collect” opening on Saturday, January 22 and remains on view…
City to ring with treasured sounds
(NWPR-OH) – On Thursday, January 20 at 6:30 pm in the NCR Renaissance Auditorium of the Dayton Art Institute, the Principal String Quartet with violins of Jessica Hung and…
Creativities ‘pump’ with much heart
(PNAN-CA) – The hands of a surgeon and those of an artist maintain a commonality. Although one uses a scalpel to keep the living ticking the tunes of today,…
A symphony is a ‘light’ in His houses
(NWPR-OH) – Underwritten by AR-HALE Family Foundation, CorpComm Group, Perry Corporation, Century Link, First Federal Bank, Union Bank of Delphos, Everyday Technologies and Sidney Christian Academy, “Mozart by Candlelight”…
Sapone: ‘wonderful opportunity’
(PNAN-MT) – “This will be a wonderful opportunity to meet some incredible artists from Montana and the surrounding region and converse with them about their work,” says Development Director…
There will be a ‘Doctor’ in the house
(NWPR-OH) – It was in 1972, when Dr. Ralph Stuckman discovered after taking a pottery class it expanded not only his appreciation for the arts, but also gave him…
Bucks in the air if you meet the test
(AAPNW-IN) – Organizations are encouraged to file application for the Statewide Arts Service Organization (SWASO) grant program because funding will be available to strengthen the capacity of arts organizations…
And the winners are . . .
(NWPR-OH) – The “Black & White & Shades of Gray Show” which opens Friday, January 14 at the Findlay Art League, at 7:30 pm the following will be presented…
A tri-state charmer stands boldly
(NWPR- IN) – For those in the region, winter is the perfect time to plan a get-a-way in northeast Indiana without venturing too far from home. The historic Kimmell…
Artist’s works ‘flying’ in state’s ‘palaces’
(PNAN-ND) – Art, agriculture and aeronautics, including wife Maggie and ‘meow son’ Charlie make their presence daily in Robert Bykonen’s life in Grand Forks. But more people have Bob…
Genres to blend ‘forward’
(PNAN-VA) – The Noland Foundation and SunTrust are two such concerns that know what paying forward does for the community, such as in the arts and educational arenas, especially…
Art of Fiber show next view
(NWPR-OH) – The Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert will present “The Art of Fiber” to open on Sunday, January 16 and remaining on view through February 25. Executive Director…
‘Little jewels’ to shed memories
(PNAN-NM) – Set to open Sunday, January 30 at the New Mexico History Museum and the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, “A Passionate Light: Polaroids by H. Joe…