Symphony selects youth winners
Every spring, the Nashville Symphony recognizes gifted young musicians through two highly competitive award programs, the Curb Records Young Musicians Concerto Competition and the Thor Johnson Scholarship. Taking top…
Art-to-Art Palette Journal
To create Governor’s Arts Awards
Bedford, Indiana limestone sculptor, William Galloway has been commissioned to create the 2013 Governor’s Arts Awards. “Stone carving is the dark horse of traditional Indiana art,” Galloway said. “I…
A few notes on drawing horses
The horse is one of the most challenging subjects for an artist. Many artists will agree that the horse is not only one of the most popular subjects in…
Monhegan is a beacon for artists
Monhegan, a rough, rock-armored forested island rising out of the sea ten miles or so off the coast of Maine, is only a mile wide and two miles long. …
GA: Athens
WHERE: Georgia Museum of Art. WHEN: Opens Saturday, June 1 and on view through September 14, 2013. TITLE: Fashion Independent: The Original Style of Ann Bonfoey Taylor BRIEF ABOUT: The…
Twelve art marketing tips
Marketing for artists isn’t all that different from any other kind of marketing. You’re simply promoting a product and, along with it, yourself. However, most artists find it hard…
Echoes of spectacular voices
(PNAN-CA) – “Opera is not for everybody,” said Blanche Thebom (1915-2010), co-founder of the Opera Arts Training Program in San Francisco, California. “The feeling today is that the average…
IN: Portland
WHERE: Hall Moser Theatre. WHEN: Friday, May 17, 2013 at 7:30 pm. Note: There is no admission fee. TITLE: George Bilgere: Poetry as Art and Entertainment BRIEF ABOUT: Bilgere has…
Tinker Toys and little boys
The imagination of a child can take a simple object and remold into a completely different entity. Communities for dogs, planes that turn into homes, boats that drive down…
Artfully ‘roughing it’ with sandpaper
Sometimes when we are in that creative mode, our projects need to be just for the pure fun. ‘Sandpaper Prints’ is a good way of having it, regardless of…
PHILIP SUGDEN: Portrait of the professor
The soft whispering of air stirs throughout the majestic Himalayan skies as the anointed Angel slows to make her descent. “Consecration” is a presentation of art on a…
Lasting through time
Most artists want all the public exposure they can get. But in 1972 artist Lee Bontecou (1931- ), considered one of the more important American artists working at the…
Chinese painting more than technique
The oldest living art in the world is traditional Chinese painting. Although the traditions of this art form go back over two thousand years, thousands of modern western artists have…
The art of making a mummy
The tombs of the ancient Egyptians, and the mummies within, have captured the imagination of people around the world. It appears that it was considered important that the body…
Do-it-yourself playdough
HOMEMADE PLAYDOUGH — Mix 1 cup salt, 1 cup flour, and ½ cup water. If necessary, add more flour to make it a doughy consistency. If you’d like to color…
‘Small’ painting began with illustrated books
     Miniature paintings started with books known as “illuminated manuscripts.† These are handmade books where the text is illustrated or enhanced with decorations. This includes fancy decorated initial letters that…
Getting revenge through painting
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-ca.1656) is today considered one of the most accomplished painters of her generation. She was also the most important woman painter of Early Modern Europe because of…
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: Museum of International Folk Art. WHEN: On view through September 2, 2013. TITLE: Plain Geometry: Amish Quilts BRIEF ABOUT: Thirty-four remarkably crafted textiles from the museum’s collection and…
A cultural celebration
WHERE: Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, Virginia. WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2013, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. TITLE: Asian Art and Culture Day, National Cherry Blossom Festival 2013 BRIEF ABOUT: 3rd…
The ancient art of silhouette
If you have ever used your hands and a flashlight to make shadows that look like animals or faces, you have practiced the art of silhouette (sil-a-WET). A silhouette is…
It’s a final celebration (this year)
WHERE: Victoria Theatre. WHEN: Thursday, Friday, Saturday March 21, 22, and 23, curtain 8:00 pm, and Saturday March 23 and Sunday March 24, 2013, curtain 3:00 pm. TITLE: Celebration!…
Duncan draws ‘pictures of love’
WHERE: Akron Art Museum in the Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation Gallery. WHEN: Friday, March 15, 6:00-8:00 pm. TITLE: Draw Me a Story BRIEF ABOUT: Celebrating the…
Sopranos to ‘communicate’
WHERE: Longaker Recital Hall of the Merillat Centre for the Arts/Huntington University. WHEN: Friday, March 15, 2013, 7:30 pm, Huntington, Indiana. TITLE: Junior/Senior Recital BRIEF ABOUT: Performances by soprano Sarah…
Educators to tell all
WHERE: Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, Georgia. WHEN: Thursday, March 28, at 5:30 pm in the M. Smith Griffith Auditorium. BRIEF ABOUT: A panel discussion with Mark Abbe, UGA assistant…
Stichter to give ‘examinations’
WHERE: Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. WHEN: Thursday, March 21 at 7:30 pm. Note: This event is free and open to the public. TITLE: My Belongings in the 21st Century…Where Do I…
Grubbs next in spotlight
WHERE: Troy-Hayner Cultural Center WHEN: Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 pm TITLE: 12th Annual Poetry Series BRIEF ABOUT: Cincinnatian Gerry Grubbs has published several books of poetry, including Palaces in…
NJ: New Brunswick
WHERE: Zimmerli Art Museum. WHEN: On view through July 14, 2013 in the Voorhees Gallery. TITLE: Leonid Sokov: Ironic Objects ABOUT: An exhibition of nearly 50 works, this is the…
Pitmen Painters: Shed to Museum
In the early 1930s a group of off-duty British miners from the Woodhorn and Ellington pits near Ashington, England decided to start an adult education group with the help…
Art in the Box
The creative dynamics of corrugated cardboard Most people give little thought to corrugated cardboard that in turn, makes cardboard boxes, providing a protective structure for everyday supplies or more…
Healing power of Art
Grief knows no stranger. Whether young or old, strong or frail, it stabs like a knife, reaching into the inner depth of your heart. For some, the pain overshadows any…
A Queen’s favorite cartoonist
Ronald “Carl” Giles (1916-1995), whose birthday is today, was voted “Britain’s Favorite Cartoonist of the 20th Century” in 2000. Unfortunately, his work is almost unknown in the United States. …
ND: Bismarck
WHERE: North Dakota Council on the Arts – http://northdakota.cgweb.org. WHEN: Deadline is Friday, February 15, 2013. BRIEF ABOUT: Online applications are available for the Individual Artist Fellowship program for Literary…
TN: Nashville
WHERE: Schermerhorn Symphony Center. WHEN: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 7:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: This 20th annual Nashville Symphony Orchestra musical event will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin…
DC: Washington
WHERE: National Endowment for the Arts. WHEN: Now. BRIEF ABOUT: The NEA will award 832 grants totaling $23.3 million through its Art Works funding category and is the first of…
MT: Missoula
WHERE: Montana Museum of Art & Culture. WHEN: Opens Thursday, January 24 and runs through April 20, 2013. TITLE: Nancy Erickson: Kindred Spirits BRIEF ABOUT: A nationally recognized fiber artist,…
Grads to work in nation’s classrooms
(AAPNW-KY) – Last spring, Teach for America selected 27 recent graduates of the University of Kentucky to serve in America’s inner cities and rural communities. The UK group, the…
The box has no subject barriers for actor
There are no marked passageways for those that straddle the black lines of Theatre Arts, music, film and media. Throw in a taste for performance art and you have a…
OH: Van Wert
WHERE: Van Wert Arts Factory. BRIEF ABOUT: This 2012 project provides gifts for area elderly affiliated with the Van Wert County Council on Aging (COA) Senior Center. With the help…
IN: Portland
WHERE: Arts Place WHEN: Friday, January 11, 2013 from 5:15-6:45 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: A Master Class/Martha Graham Technique will be instructed by teaching artists of the Dance Kaleidoscope troupe. Open…
OH: Cincinnati
WHEN: December 2012 Online Edition. TITLE: End of the Year Best Fiction of 2012 BRIEF ABOUT: AEQAI’s Editor Daniel Brown writes “Although The New York Times Books Review’s editors found…
She sculpts men of status
    Blending art and history is nothing new as we recall oil and watercolor portraits of somber figures, dressed in their period garb, rather smug and disinterested. But do we remember…
Heritage plays main role in his art
“One other thing stirs me when I look back at my youthful days, the fact that so many people gave me something or were something to me without knowing it.”…
PA: Pittsburgh
WHERE: Pittsburgh Filmmakers Galleries. WHEN: On view to January 6, 2013. TITLE: Marcellus Shale Documentary Project BRIEF ABOUT: The exhibition features more than 50 photographic images which tell the personal…
What’s going on here?
“Las Meninas” means “The Maids of Honor” hangs behind bulletproof glass, probably the greatest treasure of the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. This beautiful and impressive oil painting was…
Shape up a painting
For beginning artists, the most difficult part of a painting or drawing is often the beginning. When you look at a subject, it’s hard to decide what should be…
IN: Indianapolis
WHERE: Toby Theater WHEN: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 6:30 and 7:30 pm. TITLE: Project IMA, IN:spired BRIEF ABOUT: This is the third runway show organized by the Indianapolis Museum of…
Hengst: ‘Best of the best’ chosen
“This was another outstanding year for books by Ohio writers and books about Ohio and Ohioans. We receive 800-1,000 traditionally published books each year, which are eligible for the book…
The Lady speaks . . .
“The arts are not just a nice thing to have or to do if there is free time or if one can afford it. Rather, paintings and poetry, music and…
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…
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…