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Columbus Museum announces a major acquisition
The Columbus Museum announced Thursday that it has acquired a major private collection of American drawings. Because of this acquisition, the museum is now a major repository of American drawings in the United States. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
51st Mystic Outdoor Art Festival
Your world is just a click away! Select a new calendar to jump to. Search for an Event. Westerly Sun
Shop showcases local artists
Like most cities its size, Colorado Springs suffers from a disconnect in its visual arts scene: Artists live and work here, but don't get exhibited much here. Colorado Springs Gazette
Gypsum: Affordable homes on sale Wednesday
An artist's rendering of the townhomes at the yet-to-be-built Stratton Flats neighborhood in Gypsum. GYPSUM, Colorado — Sales begin today for Stratton Flats, Gypsum’s newest workforce housing development. Vail Daily
Peeblesshire News. » News » Getting the hang of this great piece of art
A Peeblesshire company has just completed an artwork made using coathangers that it can really beat its chest about. Beltane Studios were commissioned to complete the work by acclaimed Scottish sculptor and installation artist, David Mach. Peeblesshire News
Artist uses scanner to capture nature's beauty
[ Decay has never been as radiant as it is in Robert Creamer's photographs of flowers. His show "Transitions," brought to Athens by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, is now on view at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Athens Banner-Herald
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Search for homes by MLS, classified listings, rentals, and much more! BEAVER CREEK, Colorado — This weekend Beaver Creek village will be a cluster of display booths and tents featuring art work of every kind — sculpture, jewelry, hand-blown glass, paintings; even miniature ceramic diners. Vail Daily
Artists branch out in use of fabric, boxes, found objects
The region's art lovers can glimpse a new side of one of the city's foremost artistic couples starting Saturday, when an exhibit of new works by Betty and Murray Ross opens at the Business of Art Center. Colorado Springs Gazette
Oases of Color
Some big gods appear in a small form in a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Early Buddhist Manuscript Painting: The Palm-Leaf Tradition." Unlike contemporaneous Islamic art, which generally abhorred the depiction of any living thing, let alone a deity, the indigenous traditions of India, Nepal, and Tibet saw nothing at all amiss in placing their idols on a surface scarcely ... The New York Sun
Date Lines
S.F. short films fest Shorter is often better - or at least more intense - as fans of the San Francisco International Festival of Short Films are aware. The 2008 edition, the festival's third outing, runs Wednesday to Aug. 9 at two San Francisco theaters. The... San Francisco Chronicle
Billy Graham: Jesus is the picture of strength
DEAR BILLY GRAHAM: What do you think Jesus looked like? I know we don’t really know for sure, but some of the paintings I’ve seen make him look meek and kind of like a sissy, and I don’t think that’s accurate, do you? — N.K.L. The Kansas City Star
Festival Preview: Lollapalooza
The three-day concert event, Lollapalooza, is the place to be this weekend for contemporary music fans at Grant State Park in Chicago, IL. The Epoch Times
Aboriginal art award for local artist
Local artist Nyree Reynolds has received national recognition for her outstanding work, taking home the prestigious 16th Annual Mil-Pra AECG Aboriginal Art Award at Liverpool Regional Museum last Saturday July 26. Blayney Chronicle
Mattress Factory Announces Benefit Art Auction
PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Mattress Factory, a museum of contemporary installation art located in Pittsburgh, is known internationally for presenting exhibitions that push artistic boundaries. Art Daily
Monumental Sculptor: Mark Yale Harris Honored by the City of Roanoke, Virginia
Recoil, Bronze, 46"x33"x42", 2003. SANTA FE, NM.- The city of Roanoke, Virginia and the Public Art Commission present Recoil, a bronze sculpture by Mark Yale Harris. Art Daily
Anthony Goicolea - Related at Haunch of Venison London
Anthony Goicolea, Detail from 'Sea Wall' sculpture. Glass, Mylar and Graphite, Entire dimensions 122" long x 8" wide x 39" high. Copyright Anthony Goicolea 2008, Courtesy Haunch of Venison. Art Daily
Gucci Group Announces Nominees for Third Annual Award
Robert Polet with Julian Schnabel & the jury. AMSTERDAM Gucci Group and the 65th Venice Film Festival today announced that visual artist Julian Schnabel, photographer and visual artist Isaac Julien, musician Adam Yauch, visual artist Steve McQueen are nominees for the third annual Gucci Group Award. Art Daily
Dan Baldwin's Dead Innocent Announced
Dan Baldwin, Untitled, 2008. LONDON Forster announced Dan Baldwin’s forthcoming solo show, ‘Dead Innocent’, a much anticipated collection of new works, including paintings, ceramics and installations, and his only UK exhibition in 2008. Having enjoyed phenomenal acclaim amongst critics and collectors, Dan Baldwin has spent the past year away from the art world’s gaze, creating a new body of work ... Art Daily
Fruitmarket Gallery Presents Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller: The Killing Machine, 2007. Courtesy of the artists. EDINBURGH A rare chance to experience the work of one of the most internationally respected artist partnerships, Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. Art Daily
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Develop Collaboration with the J. Paul Getty Trust
Professor Martin Roth, general director of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (seated, left) and Dr Michael Brand, director of the J. Paul Getty Museum (seated, right) sign the cooperation agreement for the exhibition Captured Emotions: Baroque Painting in Bologna, 1575-1725. Art Daily
Group of Leonardo Drawings Shown for First Time in U.S.
BIRMINGHAM, AL.- The Birmingham Museum of Art announced that one of the most significant groups of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci will be loaned to a U.S. museum for the first time by the Biblioteca Reale (Royal Library) in Turin, Italy. Art Daily
The Museum of Modern Art Spotlights Joel and Ethan Coen
Raising Arizona (1987), Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen (uncredited), Shown: Nicolas Cage (as H.I. McDonnough), Credit: 20th Centry Fox/Photofest, Copyright: 20th Centruy Fox/Photofest. Art Daily
Abstraction in the IVAM Collection Opens Today in Valencia, Spain
H. Michaux, S.t. 1961. VALENCIA.- With the exhibition Abstraction in the IVAM Collection, the Museum is continuing with its project of organizing exhibitions to show items in its permanent collection, divided into different areas. Art Daily
Artwork causes controversy in Norfolk
NORFOLK, VA (WAVY.com) -- Inside Mayer Fine Art at Waterside, dozens of original paintings and drawings are displayed. "It's work from 10 different artists in a variety of media," says gallery owner, Sheila Giolitti. WAVY 10