In the ‘big top arena’ once again
Last exhibited in 1986, at the Museum of International Folk Art, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Morris Miniature Circus is a 3/8″-scale model of a 1920s circus, built…
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London painter is a first
The exhibit opening of Glenn Brown is slated for Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Des Moines Art Center in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery with approximately 25 paintings, sculptures,…
Shows to shed light on Endangereds
Going on view to the public, Thursday, April 7, 2016 at the Glass Wheel Studio, a contemporary art facility located in Norfolk, Virginia, will feature works by Washington-based artist,…
IMA to be in full ‘bloom’
Guests to the gardens at the Indianapolis Museum of Art will be among the first to discover more than 70,000 blooming bulbs, including 20,000 new tulips planted last fall…
‘Money-maker’ new to the payroll
Former Spartanburg’s Hope Center for Children as the Director of Development Lisa A. Hemond of Inman, South Carolina became the Senior Development Director for the Chapman Cultural Center. Her responsibilities…
Miller’s ‘skins’ to be showcased
Opening Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Missoula Art Museum in Montana, features the talent and creative process in the form of a site-specific installation entitled, “Abbie Miller: Exit Strategies”…
Museum names new ‘plant doctor’
Following a national search, former horticulturist at the Chanticleer Foundation in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Jonathan M. Wright has been named the Ruth Lilly Deputy Director for Horticulture and Natural Resources at…
New heads at GMA
Heather Malcom becomes the director of development and Keith Thalhamer, the director of security and facilities at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia in…
New ‘historical shaker’ at the helm
Suzanne Brooks is the new Executive Director for the Spartanburg County Historical Association. Brooks joins SCHA with experience in historic preservation, advocacy, education and outreach. She looks to engage the…
Musical giant on the marquee
The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will provide a rich background of orchestral mood for Kenny G’s unmistakable saxophone as he plays favorite selections from his extensive catalog of albums when…
Art center puts artists on call
Winds of Change: Art Exhibit Call-for-Entry The wind can be exhilarating. It can also be challenging and so can change. The Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio is challenging…
‘Chromatic Bloom’ next venue
Going on view to the public on Friday, April 15, 2016 at Arts Place, Auglaize/Mercer Center in St. Marys, Ohio will be the exhibit “Chromatic Bloom” with the works of Rhonda…
SPS to be celebrated
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the exhibition “Frank Hartley Anderson: Forging the Southern Printmakers Society” from Saturday, March 26 to June 19,…
Diaz new Warhol ‘acquisition’
Taking the reins on May 16, former curator of exhibitions at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, Florida, José Carlos Diaz becomes the Andy Warhol Museum, located in…
Homer and Wyeth works bought
The Portland Museum of Art in Portland, Maine recently acquired new works by Winslow Homer, “An Open Window” and “River Cove” by Andrew Wyeth. “An Open Window” is one…
Legendary jazz guitarist on the list
Born in Indianapolis, Wes Montgomery is (posthumously) among the recipients selected for the Indiana Governor’s Arts Awards. Montgomery’s unique style of playing has inspired countless guitar players from Grant…
Art proposals sought
BLOOMINGTON, MN – Emerging and established artists and artist groups residing in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin who are 18 years or older are invited to…
Comic creator recipient of Arts Award
Cartoonist and entrepreneur Jim Davis is among recipients selected for the Indiana Governor’s Arts Awards. Born in Marion, Indiana and raised on a Black Angus cow farm with his family…
Italian region chosen for ‘Murphy U’
Art is not limited to drawing, painting and sculpture. While the visual means summon a host of feelings, let us not forget those films and accompanying sounds that keep us…
Found materials creates art
Opening on Friday, February 19 and on view until May 21, 2016 located in the Sen. Stan Adelstein & Lynda K. Clark Gallery at the Dahl Arts Center in…
Poetry series set to begin
Now in its fourteenth season at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in Troy, Ohio, the 2016 Poetry series is set to begin on Thursday, February 25 with a presentation by Cathryn…
Ligare show on Georgia’s mind
As the winter starts to seem long and cold, even in Georgia, opening on Saturday, February 13 at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, visitors…
New leader chosen for firm
“We are ecstatic to welcome Emily (von Stuckrad-Smolinski) as our new Executive Director.” says Natasha Randall, Zoot Theatre Company’s Board Chair. “We feel that we have found the perfect person…
Living show to ‘bloom’
Set to opening on Friday, February 19, 2016 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in the Madeline F. Elder Greenhouse, “Color Me Orchid” exhibition is noted to be a…
Saleri show to open at Fresno State
Opening Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the Henry Madden Library in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery and Pete P. Peters Balcony gallery at Fresno State, will be a…
OH: Portland
WHERE: Hall-Moser Theatre at Arts Place. WHEN: Friday, February 26, 2016 at 7:30 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: Founded in 1997, and named after the flame-haired priest, Antonio Vivaldi, Red Priest…
Four tapped for opera program
The four vocalists were selected from national auditions to begin their residencies in the Dayton Opera Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program. Soprano Kasia Borowiec, Mezzo-Soprano Melisa Bonetti, Tenor Zachary Devin and Baritone…
Show to reveal its ‘roughness’
Opening at the Anchorage Museum on Friday, February 5, 2016, “Stick and Puck” is a solo exhibition of work by artist Michael Conti. The exhibit will examine hockey from…
Big Apple leaders to talk
At 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 4, 2016, the Johnson Collection (www.thejohnsoncollection.org) presents the third installment of “Voices in American Art” at the Chapman Cultural Center Theater in…
SD: Rapid City
WHERE: Dahl Arts Center in the Ruth Brennan Gallery. WHEN: Through April 30, 2016. Evolution: A Retrospective BRIEF ABOUT: This survey exhibit spans the past thirty years of…
A journey into spaces and places
Opening at the Springville Museum of Art on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, “Here, There, and Everywhere” will examine how spaces become places; thusly, locations invested with meaning. Works of…
A show of porcelain works
Opening Saturday, January 2016, a new exhibition, “Miniature World in White Gold: Meissen Porcelain by Johann Joachim Kaendler” will explore the important career of this innovative porcelain modeler at the…
A show of ‘it’s me’
On view in the Blank One Gallery through April 24, 2016 at the Des Moines Art Center, “Selfie: Self Portraits From the Permanent Collection” considers both well-known and little seen…
CA: San Francisco
WHERE: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. WHEN: Performances on Friday, January 22, 2016 at 8:00 pm and Saturday, 23rd at 8:00 pm. The Odyssey–from Vietnam to America BRIEF ABOUT:…
The hills of Nashville to ring
Taking place at 7:00 pm on Sunday, January 17, at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the program, “Let Freedom Sing” becomes the Nashville Symphony’s 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day concert,…
Half century feast of fashions
Opening in the Grand Gallery on Sunday, January 31,“Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair” and remaining on view through April 24, 2016 at the Memorial Art Gallery in…
Kailukiak takes ‘Budney Choice’
Going on view February 5 through April 10, 2016 at the Anchorage Museum, “All Alaska Biennial†celebrates the contemporary work of Alaska artists with works that explore the North, its…
Guild chooses new director
Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg, South Carolina has Caitlin Boice as its new Executive Director, who has been working as the Interim Director since June 2014. “Caitlin’s work ethic…
Student Exhibit soon to open
The annual Young Masters’ exhibit featuring the artwork of students in grades K-12 is returning to the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in Troy, Ohio, will be on display from January 8…
IN: Fort Wayne
WHERE: Artlink, Auer Center for Arts and Culture. WHEN: Friday, January 22 – opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. with Artists’ Talk at 6:45 p.m.; Exhibitions run through March…
Show focuses on Needleworks
On view through February 28, 2016 at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, “Georgia’s Girlhood Embroidery: ‘Crowned with Glory and Immortality’” focuses on ornamental needlework created…
Passionate, fiery, sensual, intense show
“Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico” is on view at the Museum of International Folk Art through September 11, 2016, showing more than 150 objects which not only celebrates,…
Center has new home
“I am very pleased with the new location at 207 East Spring Street Street in St. Marys, Ohio,” said Mary Novin, Center Director for Arts Place, The Collective Center. “I…
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: New Mexico Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through February 21, 2016 in conjunction with O’Keeffe in Process exhibit. An American Modernism This exhibit explores the quest by…
Renovated art facility tall again
The Glass Wheel Studio, which recently held its official Grand Opening, is featuring in their first exhibition through January 17, 2016, works by glass artist Jon Goldberg, mixed-media artist Natalie…
NY: Rochester
WHERE: Memorial Art Gallery. WHEN: Through January 24, 2016. Une Une Danse des Bouffons (A Jester’s Dance) The silent, black-and-white video work by Canadian artist Marcel Dzama, which is repeated…
Final shows a perfect package
All taking place at the Portland Center of Arts Place in Portland, Indiana, from “A Night on the Town” performance series, concert goers can call 260.726.4809 or go online to:…
SD: Rapid City
WHERE: Rapid City Arts Council. WHEN: Submissions Deadline: Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Midnight. The Zine Project BRIEF ABOUT: Submissions are sought for the Zine, an independent arts and culture…
Homegrown: What’s it all about
On view through September 11, 2016, “Our Story” is an exhibition at the Anchorage Museum featuring work by Alaska native artists who blend traditional and contemporary techniques to explore…
Art disciplines join as one
This is a true marriage of the Visual and Performing Arts. Like a magician, Todd Williamson has harnessed light and sound onto his new body of works. As Kandinsky interrupted…