ME: Portland
WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: Opens Saturday, June 30 through September 30, 2012. TITLE: Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin BRIEF ABOUT: From…
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IN: Huntington
WHERE: Merillat Centre for the Arts. WHEN: Tuesday, March 27, 7:30 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: Denver-based musical group as well as a Grammy-nominated worship band, Güngör, is comprised of Michael Güngör,…
IN: New Castle
WHERE: New Castle Art Center. WHEN: Through April 6, 2012. TITLE: Hagerstown Arts Place Artists BRIEF ABOUT: Richmond Art Museum award winners Mary McCoy, Barbara Vasseur and Tom Butters, including…
OH: Akron
WHERE: Akron Art Museum WHEN: Through July 8, 2012. TITLE: String of Hearts: Photographs by Bea Nettles BRIEF ABOUT: In the Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Gallery, works from her…
OH: Troy
WHERE: Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. WHEN: Saturday, March 24, 2012, 7:30 pm. Free and open to the public. BRIEF ABOUT: As one of the country’s leading solo pianists of his generation,…
IN: Fort Wayne
WHERE: Artlink, Auer Center for Arts and Culture. WHEN: Through April 4, 2012. TITLE: Stencil and Screen Print Exhibit BRIEF ABOUT: In the feature gallery, the art of graffiti-style stenciling…
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CA: Los Angeles
WHERE: Harvey’s Gallery & Showroom, 8155 Beverly Blvd. WHEN: Thursday, March 8, Refreshments and Canapes 6:00-9:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: Grand Opening, including the first of a series of Contemporary Art…
NC: Raleigh
WHERE: Contemporary Art Museum/CAM Raleigh. WHEN: Through May 28, 2012. TITLE: Chris Bradley: Close One BRIEF ABOUT: The exhibition focuses on the personal mannerisms in our average daily routine as…
CA: San Francisco
WHERE: Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. WHEN: Saturday, March 3, 1:00-4:00 pm. TITLE: Building the Next American Revolution: A Celebration and Tribute to Grace Lee Boggs BRIEF ABOUT: Now…
OH: Van Wert
The last sessions of our first quarter classes are ready to begin in just a short time at the beginning of March. They are beginning to fill so…
MS: Laurel
WHERE: Lauren Rogers Museum of Art. WHEN: Through April 1, 2012. TITLE: Eudora Welty’s Garden: Photographs by Langdon Clay BRIEF ABOUT: An exhibition of large color photographs documenting the recent…
MN: Bloomington
WHERE: Bloomington Theatre and Art Center. WHEN: Sunday, May 20, 2012 from 1:30-5:30 pm. TITLE: Utilitarian Vessels BRIEF ABOUT: As part of a line-up of spring clay classes, David Swenson will…
OH: Akron
WHEN: Opens Saturday, February 25 and runs through June 3, 2012. WHERE: Akron Art Museum TITLE: Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Howard Finster BRIEF ABOUT: Born in 1916,…
OH: Dayton
WHEN: Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18, 2012, 8:00 pm. WHERE: Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center. www.schustercenter.org. TITLE: The Wizard of Oz with Orchestra BRIEF ABOUT: A…
PA: Haverford
WHERE: Main Line Art Center. WHEN: February 11-March 8, 2012. TITLE: Members’ Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: MLAC’s members in the spotlight. In addition, on Tuesday, February 21 at 5:30 pm, take…
It is official; he has been ‘crowned’
(PNAN-ND) – In September 2011, he was appointed interim Executive Director by Arts North Dakota, but the “pudding” he has made over the past months forged the proof of…
The lady has another new ‘hat’
(PNAN-MN) – Recently named Director of Education and Curator of Public Practice at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Sarah Schultz has been the Walker’s Director of Education since…
EUROPE: Romania, Brasov
WHEN: July 19-29, 2012. TITLE: Brasov International Film Festival & Market BRIEF ABOUT: An eleven-day first annual film festival in Brasov’s historical center at locations as the Dramatic Theater, including…
MN: Minneapolis
WHERE: Walker Art Center. WHEN: During February 2012, Galleries open 5:00-9:00 pm. TITLE: Target Free Thursday Nights BRIEF ABOUT: Weekly screening from the Expanding Frame film series opens on February…
OH: Statewide
WHERE: Wexner Center’s Film/Video Theater, Columbus. WHEN: Entries accepted through Friday, March 23, 2012. TITLE: Ohio Shorts BRIEF ABOUT: Now in its 17th year, ‘Shorts’ is a juried film and…
AK: Anchorage
WHERE: Anchorage Museum WHEN: On view through April 15, 2012. TITLE: After: Portraits from Denali BRIEF ABOUT: New solo exhibition by Anchorage artist Tim Remick who photographed the emotionally and…
OH: Findlay
WHERE: Findlay Art League. WHEN: Thursday, February 23, 7:00-9:00 pm and Saturday, February 25, 9:00-noon TITLE: Call for Entries BRIEF ABOUT: Photo 30/30th Annual Juried Photography Show will open with…
KY: Louisville
WHERE: Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. WHEN: Saturday, February 4-April 14, 2012. (NOTE: An opening reception will be Friday, February 3, 5:00-10:00 pm). TITLE: Into the Mix BRIEF ABOUT:…
OH: Troy
WHERE: Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. WHEN: Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:30 pm. TITLE: 11th Annual Poetry Series BRIEF ABOUT: Opening this event will be Barbara Astor, who began writing poetry as…
TX: Fort Worth
WHEN: Designs accepted through April 1, 2012. BRIEF ABOUT: The theme, “Celebrating the Spirit of the American Paint Horse” is an art competition partnership conducted by the American Paint Horse…
NY: Kingston
WHERE: Arts Society of Kingston. WHEN: Opens Saturday, February 4, 5:00-8:00 pm and on view until February 25, 2012. BRIEF ABOUT: In the Main Gallery, “Hearts and Flowers” is a…
OH: Columbus
WHERE: Wexner Center. WHEN: On view through April 15, 2012. TITLE: David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy BRIEF ABOUT: organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the exhibit consist…
IN: Indianapolis region
WHERE & WHEN: Friday, February 24, 8:00 pm at Salter Concert Hall, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana; Saturday, February 25, 4:00 pm at Auer Hall, IU Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington,…
MA: Chatham
WHERE: Creative Arts Center. WHEN: Opens Sunday, February 5 and remains on view through February 24, 2012. TITLE: Juried Photography Contest BRIEF ABOUT: Reception and awards will be on opening…
UT: Salt Lake City
WHERE: Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. WHEN: Friday, February 10, 2012. TITLE: I Am Secretly an Important Man BRIEF ABOUT: Spring 2012 Creatively in Focus Film Series is on second…
IN: Logansport
WHERE: Logansport Art Association WHEN: Opens Thursday, February 7 and on view through February 29. Reception & Awards: February 9, 5:30-7:00 pm. TITLE: 2012 Black and White Art Benefit Exhibit…
SC: Columbia
WHERE: Columbia Museum of Art. WHEN: February 14-April 1, 2012. TITLE: The Life and Times of Judge Matthew Perry: Captured in Photographs by Cecil J. Williams BRIEF ABOUT: Orangeburg, South…
MT: Lewistown
WHERE: Lewistown Art Center. WHEN: February 3-29, 2012. TITLE: Digital Photo Juried Contest BRIEF ABOUT: Retired Manager of Picture Editing and Research for the National Geographic Image Collection, Neil Philip…
MN: Bloomington
“It Was After The Rain That The Angel Came” by Paul Klein. Lamp made with found rocks, locally found cherry wood and handmade paper. WHERE: Bloomington Center for the Arts.…
WAC director says . . .
The “Sketchbook Project” got me thinking. I’ve been told I think too much, but in this case it was a good …think… ugh. Anyway, I read an article the…
Symphony to ‘stun’ goers in candlelight
(NWPR-OH) – The musicians of the Lima Symphony Orchestra will presform Mozart by Candlelight with his music as it was written, surrounded by the warm glow of hundreds of…
Show has global appeal
(PNAN-VA) – Opening to the public at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News on Sunday, January 22, 2012, the 51st Annual Art and the Animal Exhibition of…
Hear the jurors of the New Hampshire Art Association 62nd Currier Exhibition discuss why they chose “Turkey Clan” to be the 2011 Currier Prize winner. Jurors are Dina Deitsch, Associate…
NEA Opera video
Indianapolis Museum of Art
The Thaw Collection features more than 100 outstanding works in the “Art of the American Indians” exhibition on view through February 12, 2012.
‘Hey, I work for that guy!’
By Hope Wallace I don’t get to see or spend time with my oldest sister, Cathy very much. She has lived in North Carolina for many years and the opportunity…
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Art, Arks & Vitality
You can tell when a town has been blessed with sponsors who find that a community’s culture and arts breath alive and imperative. I want to take some…
Locals shine at county fair
(NWPR-OH) – With a broad appreciation for visual art and originally from Denmark, Jens Svendsen of Hamler judged the local art exhibit at the Van Wert County Fair, which…
New classes at the WAC
I love my job. Wait, I’ve said that before. Regardless, thanks to all who brought me to the Wassenberg Art Center. I am fortunate in the fact that I do…
Thank you. That was fun.
Sometimes the rewards for doing a particular job come at the least expected times. Recently two groups of young people participating in a program through Westwood Behavioral Health…
Selectors and Selectees to show together
(PNAN-NY) – Opening Sunday, August 21 at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, New York, “Artists Choose Artists” is an exhibition that celebrates the region’s long tradition of artistic…
Works capture natural views of the land
 (PNAN-VA) – Two exhibitions that focuses on the art of the landscape, “Unbroken Thread: The Art of Philip Koch†and “The Virginia Landscape: Works on Paper†are on view…
New program all about talent
(NWPR-OH) – On Thursday, July 21 from 5:00-7:00 pm, the Lima Symphony Orchestra’s new summer mini-concert series of music in unexpected places begins at the Allen County Airport Authority.…