‘King Milt’ weds a Franklin county ‘Queen’
(AAPNW-OH) – “Over the past year, Milt has earned the trust of the arts and business communities while providing solid leadership as GCAC worked to respond to community needs…
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Town ‘painted’ by area artists
(NWPR-OH) – Artists like Chuck Marshall, Barbara Pask and Don Schuster have been out with their easels “painting the town” of Mason over the last six months, and on…
Bank adds support for youth shows
(NWPR-IN) Pledging their support of the 2011 Regional Student Art Exhibition, which takes place annually during Youth Art Month, the show features works by students from East Central Indiana…
Chosen as one of the region’s best
(PNAN-VA) Earlier this year, the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton was designated as the 2010 Cultural Arts Organization of the Year by the Prince William Chamber of Commerce. “The…
Young’uns to perform
(NWPR-IN) – Under the ‘wand’ of Margaret Hammond, the ivories will speak on Tuesday, December 21 at 4:00 pm as Piano students present their semester-end recital at Southside Elementary…
Symphony vying for ‘green refreshments’
(AAPNW-TN) – The Nashville Symphony is currently the forerunner to receive a $250,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Project. Finalists are selected based on voting results during December. To…
League calling artists for 2011 B&W show
(NWPR-OH) – Registration for the Findlay Art League’s “Black and White Show” will be Thursday, January 6 from 7:00-9:00 pm and Saturday, January 8 from 9:00 am till noon.…
Man-made works are touching views
(PNAN-ME) – Approached by the Limited Editions Club of New York in early 1941, Edward Weston was commissioned to make photographs to illustrate its deluxe edition of Walt Whitman’s…
Popular holiday program on lunch menu
(NWPR-OH) – On Friday, December 17, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Carillon Brass members Charles Pagnard, DPO Principal Trumpet; Alan Siebert, DPO Second Trumpet; Sean Vore, DPO Assistant Principal Horn; Tim…
Sisters’ works are an ‘eye-healing’ view
(NWPR-OH) – They have more than a common bond as sisters; they also are in the medical field. Laura Wolery is a medical doctor, while Janet Wolery is a…
Stuart and Dean are chosen
(AAPNW-TN) – Two special awards to be presented at the 2010 Nashville Symphony Ball, taking place Saturday, December 11, at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel. Marty Stuart will receive the…
Club sponsors children’s art program
(NWPR-OH) – The Wassenberg Art Center of Van Wert recently received a sponsorship donation from the Wetzel Motorcycle Club to help support the art center’s summer Art Camps for…
Emerging ‘masters’ to show works
(PNAN-MO) – “Beyond the Resume” is an exhibit showcasing works of artists who have achieved their Masters degree in the Fine Arts or Arts within the last three years.…
Holiday spirit to come live to stage
(NWPR-IN) – Presented by the Huntington University Theatre Company and Huntington University music department, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”, “Blue Christmas”, “Deck the Halls” and other popular Christmas tunes,…
Bryan to give gallery a grand welcome
(AAPNW-WV) – Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy said, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss…
Locals’ works in the artmart
(NWPR-IN) – “We have a great selection of gifts for the artsy people in your life,” says Deb Washler of Artlink in Fort Wayne. “Our new artists this year…
Bells of St. Mary’s to toll the coming
(NWPR-IN) – On Sunday, December 5 at 7:30 pm, the St. Mary’s Catholic Church bells will be proclaiming one of George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) most famous works, “Messiah.” Presented…
Ancient artifacts and mummies now ‘playing’
(NWPR-OH) – More than 150 objects spanning 3,000 years of history, “The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb” is on temporary view at the Toledo Museum of Art, in…
Wolber’s world goes on view
(NWPR-OH) – “Paul’s stunning work embodies conceptual values such as mass, volume, space, color and perspective, while at the same time containing a spiritual quality which evokes an emotional…
Holiday news briefs
Show and auction on the calendar (PNAN-VA) – On view Wednesday, November 24 in the 2nd floor of Gallery W-16 at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, “2010 MAD…
‘Native Son’ to make ivories sing
(NWPR-OH) – Somewhat a different version of a saying could be, “A family that stays together, plays together,” and in this case, Jai Jeffryes, who is a pianist, another…
Holiday event is about cheer and charity
(AAPNW-KY) – On Thursday, December 9, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft in Louisville will stage its 9th Annual Martinis & Mistletoe Party from 5:00pm to 8:00 pm.…
Exhibit lauds an artistic Ohio icon
(NWPR-OH) – Born in 1940 in Columbus, Ohio, artist Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson combines traditional art materials with found and everyday objects to create enchanting two- and three-dimensional works.…
Tradition to bloom again
(PNAN-VA) – Beautifully expressed by someone, “Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can’t even describe, aren’t even aware…
Programs invite an engagement of minds
(PNAN-CA) – Beginning at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Thursday, December 2 at 8:00 pm, “Left Coast Learning” is the second annual festival in partnership with Youth…
Regional Show on the ‘marquee’
(NWPR-IN) – Works of art will be showcased in 8th Regional Exhibition at Artlink in Fort Wayne on Friday, December 10. A Gallery Walk-through begins at 6:00 pm with…
Artists honored from both ‘fence’ sides
(PNAN-TX) – As a collaborative union among the El Paso Museum of Art, Museo de Arte INBA de Ciudad Juarez, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, CONACULTA-INBA, the Mexican Consulate…
Members have show’s spotlight
(NWPR-OH) – Part of the Wassenberg Art Center’s (WAC) mission is to encourage and support local artists, who a number of the members work in the fine and creative…
Winter Concert is a Picasso for the ears
NWPR-OH – Not only will the airways in the Kettering Seventh-day Adventist Church be filled with music by Corelli and Mozart, masters of the Baroque and Classical periods, as…
Grant door open for artists
(AAPNW-IN) – Hoosier artists in selected disciplines have until February 14, 2011 to submit applications for the Indiana Arts Commission’s Individual Artist Program (IAP) grant. The guidelines can be…
Art center launches ‘talk show’
(NWPR-OH) – Evolving out of a past exhibit title, “Where Do We Go From Here?” which was held at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, new programming is the…
Virginia show loaded with wows and wees
(PNAN-VA) – The 2010 Biennial award-winning works are on view at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News through January 2, 2011. Chosen for exhibition by Richard Hunt…
Hub happenings to be told
(AAPNW-OH) – On Saturday, November 20 at 2:00 pm, “Art Hub: Dialogue with Contemporary Art Curators” hosted by the Contemporary Art Society of the Cleveland Museum of Art will…
Theatre troupe to tour schools
(NWPR-IN) – They refer to themselves as “The Troupe at Huntington University” is comprised of 11 students in the theater department and a few other departments. Their goal is…
‘Understudy’ becomes Symphony’s star
(AAPNW-TN) – The curtains will rise as scheduled at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena, with American country singer Jo Dee Messina, replacing Jewel, who is ill and cannot go on…
Classical rockers to give legends life
(NWPR-OH) –Old and new Beatles fans now can experience a live show on Saturday, November 20 in the comfort of a Schuster Center concert hall, as the Dayton Philharmonic…
Couple’s passions set for view
(AAPNW-MI) – First time ever shown at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, “A Passion for Collecting: Prints of the 1960s and ‘70s from the Collins Collection” opens on Saturday,…
Music, art and spoken word form a unity
(PNAN-VA) – “PFAC is the perfect venue to combine great art, fresh music, interesting people, and strong poetic voices, “ said Toni Wynn, who is an author, art educator…
Big Band venue to be a toe-tapper
(NWPR-IN) – Former First Lady Barbara Bush said, “You just don’t luck into things as much as you’d like to think you do. You build step by step, whether…
Free Jazz Masters tickets available
(PNAN-DC) – “Jazz at Lincoln Center is honored to once again produce the concert to celebrate the great American Jazz Masters with the National Endowment for the Arts,” said…
Leland ‘protégés’ strut their stuff
(NWPR-OH) – On view at the Hithergreen Center in Dayton, “Exploring Watercolor” is an exhibit of 57 paintings by students of Nita Leland. “Exhibiting gives them the opportunity to…
Enriching times on the agenda
(PNAN-VA) – First introduced last year at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, “Escape to Black Friday” will be staged on Friday, November 26 from 9:00 am to 7:00…
Hayner Center is the place to be mesmerized
(NWPR-OH) – Showtime begins at 7:30 pm on Saturday, November 13, and who: Neil Jacobs, a master of the acoustic 12-string guitar, offers the audience a range of mesmerizing…
Show to pop with performing jewels
(AAPNW-TN) – Your ears, eyes, including your soul are in for an awakening as Jewel and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra take center stage in the Allen Arena at Lipscomb…
Locals set to open ‘cold’ season
(AAPNW-PA) – Exhibits by Brian Dean Richmond, 2010 Artist of the Year, Gregory Witt, 2010 Emerging Artist, and the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh go on view Friday, November 19,…
Hiegel imprints her historical choices
(NWPR-OH) – Going up on the walls at the Findlay Art League are the accepted artworks for the 2010 Juried Show. Michele Hiegel, who is the Executive Director of…
Symphony goes Broadway
(NWPR-OH) – Broadway vocalists, Rob Evan, Capathia Jenkins, Doug LeBrecque, and Anne Runolfsson will join the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday, November 12 and Saturday 13th at 8:00 pm,…
Photo entry guidelines available
(NWPR-OH) – The Lima Photography Club of ArtSpace/Lima has scheduled the intake dates for entries into its annual juried exhibition on Saturday, December 11 and Sunday the 12th, from…
City event is a cultural walk
(NWPR-OH) – A whole lot of things to do, sights to see, a savory time for the taste buds, as well as treasures for sale during this cultural event…
Duke infuses fiscal ‘energy’ into art center
(PNAN-SC) – No more needs to be said because the photo tells the story as Community Relations Director Mike Wilson of Duke Energy presents a check for five grand…