Rabbits, eggs and springtime are tradition
The Easter Bunny has hopped a long way in his lifetime — all the way from ancient Europe, Alsace and Germany to the United States. Even part of his…
Author: Art-to-Art Palette Journal
‘Catalyst’ opens with new show
VAN WERT, OH (NWPR) – On view through Friday, December 15, 2023 is the 34th Annual Artists’ Exhibit & Sale at the Wassenberg Art Center. Works from 30 professional and…
Reality in its finest
New York City is a bustling metropolis, often referred to as the “Big Apple.†The cityscapes, history and mixed cultures, are like no other place in the world. From 19th…
Works of natural changes
ROCKY RIVER, OH (AAPNW) – The August Show opens at the River Gallery featuring glass works by CIA professor Ben Johnson on Saturday, August 19 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm…
A personal way it was show
RENO, NV (PNAN) – Opening Saturday, August 26, 2023, “Guillermo Bert: The Journey” at the Nevada Museum of Art, Bert’s artworks explore the endurance of immigrants who have left their…
Works of artistic innovation
GAINSVILLE, FL (PNAN) – “Metamorphosis: Reshaping Contemporary Art” will feature artists who are rethinking traditional materials and techniques to create innovative works of art. The artist’s works tell new stories about…
Upcoming Artist’s Receptions
RAPID CITY, SD (PNAN) – In the galleries at the Dahl Arts Center, on Friday, August 25, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 pm, an Artist’s Reception will be for the Northern Plains…
Works speak multiple viewpoints
MARIETTA, GA (PNAN) – Opening on Saturday, September 16, 2023, “Private Domain” at the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art will be the current work of Virginia Derryberry. The exhibition will…
Fine art in performance
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PNAN) – On view at the Norton Museum of Art through November 9, 2023, “Past Lives: Performance Art through the Camera” features a selection of influential performance…
Indiana Artist Club show set
FORT WAYNE, IN (NWPR) – Opening on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art is the “2023 Indiana Artists Club Annual Members Exhibition” which will be…
Cabinetmaker extraordinaire
HARTFORD, CT (PNAN) – Scheduled to close Sunday, October 22, 2023 at the Wadsworth Museum of Art is an exhibition of Thomas Day (1801-1861) works that highlights an 1855 wooden…
Watercolor+ Techniques
VAN WERT, OH (NWPR) This class taught by local artist and educator Pat Rayman is not only an ongoing class, but has been running at the Wassenberg Art Center for…
An exploration of a region’s history
PORTLAND, ME (PNAN) – Set to open at the Portland Museum of Art on Friday, October 6, 2023, “Fragments of Epic Memory” will be an immersive encounter with the Caribbean…
Solo show will be engaging
DENVER, COLO (PNAN) – Going on view from Saturday, August 19 through September 30, 2023, at the K Contemporary, Velvet Mantle, will be a solo show by Jason Hackenwerth, a…
One man with two huge talents
Tony Bennett is a Grammy award-winning performer whose memorable songs include I Left My Heart in San Francisco. He is also a highly respected professional artist who signs his art…
Forever stamps are artistic fabulous
PHOENIX, AZ (PNAN) – The U. S. Postal Service unveiled its latest Forever stamps celebrating the Art of the Skateboard during a first-day-of-issue event held recently at the Desert West…
Secrets of a professional artist
Becoming an award-winning watercolor painter, like Stan Miller, takes years of training, practice, and most of all, a perception of what is important. For over 30 years, Miller has been…
Guts to Glory: The Red Dress Story
Everyone has a dream, but few follow through. Entrepreneurship demands big capital, long hours and lots of failures. Why take the risks? Because this is your dream and what you…
Her daisies are natural wonders
Creativity is not limited to painting, photography, and ceramics or sculpting. Having the ability to transform any idea into a stimulation of the senses can be considered an art form. …
Matt Temple: A step back in time
Local artist and Wassenberg Art Center Office Manager Matt Temple has been selected as the 2022 Ohio Art Education Association’s Distinguished Citizen for Art Education in the Northwest Region. This…
To sir, for our love of the forests
BANGOR, ME (PNAN) – On Saturday, February 11, 2023, from 3:00-4:00 pm at the Bangor Public Library, authors Claire Ackroyd and Roger Greene will discuss their abiding love for the…
The book talks
COVINGTON, KY (AAPNW) – On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, from 6:30-7:30 pm at the Covington Branch of the Kenton County Public Library, tweens are invited to stop by for a…
Written treasures to go on sale
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (PNAN) – On March 3 and 4, 2023, from 6:00-8:00 pm in the Hirsch Community Rooms at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, plan to fill up your…
Special events are ‘blessed’
NEW CASTLE, PA (AAPNW) – On Saturday, February 18, 2023, from 11:00 to 1:00 pm, the Lawrence County Comfort Canines will be at the New Castle Public Library. There will…
Enjoy the yums of labor
MADISON, IN (AAPNW) – On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, from 5:30-8:00 pm, Jordan Gardner will guide participants through the prep and design of their own charcuterie board in “The Art…
Nourishing mind and body event
BEVERLY, OH (AAPNW) – An entertaining evening meeting local writers by the Beverly Library Branch at the Riverbend Family Dining on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, from 6:00-8:00 pm. Non-Alcoholic drinks…
Fresh batch of things to do
FRESNO, CALIF (PNAN) – Spring events have begun in the Fresno County Public Library system through April 23, 2023. An array of activities for kids, teens, adults are on the…
‘Jewels of the Earth’ in library
CELINA, OH (NWPR) – In 2006 Ron and Ruth Langsdon donated a substantial part of their personal rare mineral collection to the Mercer County Library in order for future generations to…
A Call for original stories that ‘sing’
LARGO, FL (PNAN) – “39th Annual Friends of Largo Library Iris & Stanley Shalit Short Story Competition” is open to all Pinellas County students in grades 4-12. The story…
Literary warriors sought
MILWAUKEE, WI (AAPNW) – For 2023-24, the Milwaukee Public Library are recruiting schools for the AmeriCorps Program which helps young people develop a love of reading, increase information literacy skills,…
Spotlight on those who pen
CLOVIS, NM (PNAN) – The Clovis-Carver Public Library has on display such as fiction and non-fiction books, The Color Purple by Alice Walker; The Dead Are Rising: The Life of…
Philanthropists keep on giving
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PNAN) – Going on view on Saturday, February 18, 2023, “The New York Vanguard” is an exhibition that will celebrate the major group of mid-20th century…
Telling the truths
Black in Alaska is a multimedia project with interviews, photos and short videos of 50 Alaskans who are Black. Participants are from all over the state and represent diverse backgrounds…
The trails and trials of equality
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (NWPR) – To celebrate Black History Month at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, viewers can explore the theme of Black Resistance through film, visual art and…
The Arts beyond the battlefield
KANSAS CITY, MO (PNAN) – The saying “war is months of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror” likely came about due to the endless trench warfare of WWI. Now on view…
Woodblocks have multiple views
RICHMOND, VA (PNAN) – “Eight Views of Omi: Japanese Woodblock Prints” at the Virginia Museum of Art is an exhibition by Ito Shinsui, who was a pioneer of modern Japanese…
Imaginations loosen the grip
RENO, NV (PNAN) – Opening on Saturday, March 4, 2023, “Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II” at the Nevada Museum of Art in the John Hawley…
Metaphoric messages revealed in works
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PNAN) – Viewing begins on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Norton Museum of Art, “Symbolic Messages in Chinese Animal Paintings” is an exhibition of five…
Treasure trove has extensive works
DOVER, DE (PNAN) – “Art Deco Glass from the David Huchthausen Collection” is an exhibition at the Biggs Museum of American Art on view through Monday, February 20, 2023. Organized…
An expansive show of American art
ATHENS, GA (PNAN) – Opening Saturday, February 4, 2023 will be more than 100 works of American art from the travelling collection of the Princeton University Art Museum which premieres…
Visual works ‘discuss’ the differences
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ (PNAN) – Currently on view in the Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University, is a traveling exhibition, “Matter + Spirit” that features 25 artists from China and…
Series explores world of art
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF (PNAN) – Opening Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the Jack Fisher Gallery will be recent photographic work by Andy Freeberg in exhibition entitled, “Advisor” which is the…
Big show of new works
ROCKEY RIVER, OH (AAPNW) – Opening Reception is Friday, February 3, 2023, from 3:00-6:00 pm for the “18th Annual Ceramic Invitational” at the River Gallery. The exhibition runs through April…
Monumental collection is commanding
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (AAPNW) – Opening February 11, 2023 through April 29, 2023, “Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder” features 145 photographs by 70 artists at the Grand…
Big works to grace museum’s walls
RICHMOND, IN (NWPR) – Opening on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the Richmond Art Museum will be an exhibition, “Love Letters to Self: A Life Well Drawn” of drawings, lenticular…
Illustrator works tell stories
DAYTON, OH (NWPR) – “Norman Rockwell: Stories of Emotion” is on view at the Dayton Art Institute through Monday, February 13, 2022. This exhibition features a dozen original works by…
Technology places role in choice
PORTLAND, OR (PNAN) – Opening at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University on Thursday, January 26, 2023, “Weaving Data” is an exhibition that examines the historical…
Youth’s works in the spotlight
RENO, NV (PNAN) – The annual presentation of the Scholastic Art Awards is scheduled to go on view in conjunction with the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a national program…
‘Powwow’ about a regional icon
RENO, NV (PNAN) – Beginning at 10:00 am to 1:30 pm, on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Nevada Museum of Art will be a symposium about the life and…
Surrealist has a secret imagination
LOS ANGELES, CALIF (PNAN) – Opening on Saturday, January 14, 2023, “Tonmoy Khan: Everything” is the artist Khan’s first solo exhibition at the Tierra del Sol Gallery and will remain…