Photographer ‘freezes’ His artworks
In the space of a few seconds, Susan Miller Cormier uses her camera to capture the vibrant color and life of the natural world around us. Her photographs are…
Art-to-Art Palette Journal
A legacy of art-in-the sky
(AAPNW-MO) – The St. Louis Arch soars, gleaming untarnished against the bright blue Midwestern skies, a powerful welcoming for those choosing to pioneer west. It is an architectural design…
Artistic gene prominent in a Kennedy
Maya Angelou said, “One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true,…
Looking ahead to the watercolor exhibit
    (NWPR-OH) – The Wassenberg Art Center’s exhibit, “The Art of Fiber,†ended last Friday. As these story-backed quilts and rugs come down to make way for the traveling Ohio…
New school on the horizon
(AAPNW-IL) – Chicago’s first charter high school, Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy, which is dedicated to preparing students for health science careers, got Governor Pat Quinn’s ‘foot of approval’…
Personal references for memory jogging
Most artists can’t just pull a picture out of their heads on short notice. Unless they are painting a completely abstract picture, they usually have to have something to…
Thank you for the welcome!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the reception on Sunday February 20th to welcome and support me in my new post as director of The Wassenberg Art Center!…
‘Boosts of green’ are awarded
(AAPNW-OH) – Through the Greater Columbus Arts Council Board of Trustees’ vision and leadership, advocacy and collaboration, they have stepped up to the plate and awarded 11 grants totaling…
Color is dearest to artist
A delightful, fragrant aroma, the feel of silkiness on each vivid petal; our senses can be deceived so easily when art is done just right. The correct mixture…
Scott is new ‘in-house guest’
(PNAN-MT) – “My pieces often have a feel of something ancient. I know everything I am comes from that which is ancient and will continue on in the process…
POL finals a Hoosier go
(AAPNW-IN) – Beginning at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 26, the sixth annual Poetry Out Loud Indiana State Finals goes on ‘ear’ at the Clowes Auditorium of the Indianapolis-Marion…
Fellowship program is for art voices
(PNAN-CALIF) – Applications are being accepted by Tuesday, March 29 for the Seventh NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater by the University of Southern California’s Annenberg…
A real ‘vintage’ shoe
If you’re a woman who wears a size 7 shoe and you happen to be 5,500 years old, your lost right moccasin has been found, and it’s in great…
Fee to ‘rap’ on Jesus
(NWPR-IN) – Dr. Christopher Fee will examine “The Anglo-Saxon Christ Militant” during the Forester Lecture Series at Huntington University on Thursday, February 24 at 7:00 pm in the Zurcher…
Whose work will lead the pack?
(NWPR-IN) – “Color My World” is a colored pencil drawing by Adeline Jackson that took the Best of Show 2010. Who will be the 2011 winner will be known during…
Hooked rugs and quilts featured
From Hope Wallace By now I hope that many of you have visited the Wassenberg Art Center’s “Art of Fiber” exhibit. This is a popular show and has attracted people…
Getting to the mood with Color
    The alarm clock goes off and you reach to swat the off button. After a few moans and groans, you rub your eyes to awaken them, and swing yourself…
Prof is among noted scholars
(AAPNW-KY) – University of Kentucky’s School of Journalism and Telecommunications Professor Thomas R. Lindlof has been given the 2011 Distinguished Scholar Award by the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). He…
Who they are
They are people who take on the role to deliver the goods, services, missions, objectives, ideals as well as participate in the unloading of the old and loading…
Words to guide us
    Hi Van Wert!     It’s very exciting to be here! I am humbled and grateful for the open, warm welcome from all of you. Thank you! It will equally…
Bill and Jamie tapped for board
(AAPNW-WV) – Two new decision-makers have been appointed to the Board of Governors at West Virginia University. Wheeling resident William D. Wilmoth and Parkersburg’s James “Jamie” Six both received…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Edwards pens new novel
    University of Kentucky English professor and No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Edwards has a new secret to share with fans of “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.” Edwards’ latest…
University ceramics show in ‘kiln’
(NWPR-IN) – An exhibit featuring Ball State University Ceramics Faculty, including staff and students goes on view Saturday, January 15, 2011 and from 5:00-7:00 pm, a reception will be…
Doorways to the future open
(NWPR-OH) – Tuesday, December 21, according to the calendar, opened the winter season, but it is also when Joe Scholler unlocked the doors for the students to the new…
MMA among one of the honorees
(PNAN-MS) – As one of five museums and five libraries, the Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) will be presented with a 2010 National Medal for Museum and Library Service…
Cox: ‘Mud was great!’
Glen Dale, West Virginia is situated in the very top tail of the state, along the Ohio River with Ohio and Pennsylvania bordering each side. “God’s Country” as many…
No nonsense lady goes ‘home’
(PNAN-NY) – There is an Australian Aboriginal Proverb that says, “We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to…
Looking at art
Our western tradition of Santa Claus originates with St. Nicholas, who is quite a different personality from the jolly old elf we know today. According to tradition, St. Nicholas…
Cotton ducks don’t quack
You probably know that many artists paint on canvas. But if you’re just getting started as a painter in oils or acrylics, just walking into the art supply store…
From floor covering to printing method
In this age of vinyl flooring, many people aren’t familiar with linoleum. However, at one time, it was the most popular floor covering available. It can still be found…
Proof in puddin’ report validates the Arts
(PNAN-DC) – The recent publication by the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD), “Creative Placemaking” is a resource for mayors, arts organizations, the philanthropic sector and others interested in…
Seniors set to show works
(NWPR-IN) – Senior graphic design and art education major, Jamie Thurston from Van Wert, Ohio, and Ashley Ray, a senior graphic design major and fine arts minor from Elida,…
Decades of history blooms in book
(PNAN-ND) – Although we might not use it now, in our thoughts we have a plan for it in the future. Those who may open our drawers and see…
Calling connoisseurs of the pen
(AAPNW-IN) Organized by the Women’s Creative Writing Group of Lafayette, Indiana, the program, “An Afternoon to Write About” is open to all on Saturday, December 4 from 1:30-3:30 pm,…
New Mountain senator names Bill to board
   (AAPNW-WV) – “I want to express my thanks to Governor Manchin for his demonstration of faith in me by appointing me to the State Board of Education,†said Bill…
Canadian duo has second school on the horizon
(PNAN-CN) – Its mission aims at becoming a principal educational center fostering the art of cinematography in Africa with the newly-formed partnership among Kwasa International Development and Consulting Center…
A whole lot of ‘brain-waving’ in this show
(PNAN-NY) – Opening at the American Museum of Natural History on Saturday, November 20 and remaining on view through August 14, 2011, the exhibition, “Brain: The Inside Story” will…
School to showcase its artistic assets
(AAPNW-WV) – The Alban Arts Academy “Fall 2010 Showcase” opens on Thursday, November 18 and Friday, 19th with works by students, comprising paintings, sculptures, which will be on view…
History recordkeeping continues on Ozark man
(AAPNW-TN) – There is a time when riches cannot buy something; it has already been gifted continuously to others throughout one’s so-far life travels in forms, like a woman’s…
‘Second City’ Editor’s pick
Where it all began “In 1946 Don Hall was a young Fort Wayne man with a background in the meat business, forty acres of swamp land and a dream. The…
Her California dreamin’ is a reality
PNAN-CA- It was in 1994 when Larisa Pilinsky aka Lark, who is an artist, art curator, and poet set out to leave her imprint on the art community by…