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Three Pieces of Akron Art Museum's Permanent Collection To Travel to Major Museum Exhibitions
Yayoi Kusama, Chair, 1962, Enamel on chair and sewn and stuffed cloth pouches, 42 x 27 x 33 in. Collection of the Akron Art Museum, Gift of Wilbur J. Markstrom, in honor of Rice A. Hershey, Jr. Art Daily
Woman of Letters: Irene Nemirovsky and Suite Francaise at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
Irène Némirovsky, 1938, Credit: Courtesy Irène Némirovsky Archive/IMEC — All rights reserved. NEW YORK, NY.- The story of Irène Némirovsky is that of a remarkable writer who was driven to create, even as her world was being destroyed around her. Art Daily
"American Impressions: Selections from the National Academy Museum" at Reynolda House
Gifford Reynolds Beal, The Mall-Central Park, 1913, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in. National Academy Museum, New York (61-P). WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- Art Daily
"Coming Together through the art of John Lennon" and Beatles Memorabilia
John Lennon, Watch the Holes, Yoko. WAUKESHA, WI.- The new John Lennon original art and Beatles memorabilia exhibit is rapidly evolving at the Waukesha County Museum. Art Daily
University of Richmond Museums Announces Gift From Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987), Mick Jagger, Mackenzie Phillips, and Nicky Lane Weymouth, circa 1970-1987, silver gelatin print, 8 x 10 inches, Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center, University of Richmond Museums, Gift of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., The Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. Art Daily
"Misty Moderns" Exhibition Lifts Fog from Australia's Forgotten Art Movement
Roy de Maistre, Australia, 1894 - 1968, Berry's Bay, c.1920, Berry's Bay, Sydney, oil on board, 26.5 x 33.0 cm, Gift of Peggy Barker,Margaret Bennett, Diana Evans,the Hon. Dr Kemeri Murray AO and Adam Wynn through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation Collectors Club 2007, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide. Art Daily
Works on Paper: The Natalie and Irving Forman Collection at The Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Peter Young, Untitled (pointillist watercolor), 1969, Watercolor on paper, 5 5/8 x 7 3/8”. Promised gift of Natalie and Irving Forman. BUFFALO, NY.- Art Daily
PHOTOS: Ancient Iraq Temples Eroding, Shot, Trampled
A new British Museum survey of several important archaeological sites in southern Iraq suggests antiquities there are threatened more by neglect, erosion, and military activities than looting. National Geographic
Shenyang citizen carves wood sculptures for Olympics
A citizen in the Northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang carved 108 Olympic-themed wood sculptures over seven years to celebrate the Beijing Olympics, the Shenyang Daily reported. China Daily
Midtown Memories Auctioned Off
One more time before demolition, shoppers browsed through the halls of Midtown Plaza. There were no stores to shop rather items to bid on as memory-seekers came back to Midtown. R News
Louisiana man wins Elvis contest in Memphis
A Louisiana man won the 2008 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest tonight in Memphis, Tenn. The Myrtle Beach Sun News
47th Annual St. Barnabas Art Show
08/15/2008 - 10:00a.m. to 08/15/2008 - 6:00p.m. Cape May County Herald
Killed Canine Cop Captured on Canvas
A Texoma canine officer killed two months ago is now captured on canvas. On Thursday, Grandfield Police Chief William "Chip" Jones was presented with an oil painting of officer Brek. KFDX Wichita Falls
Pigeon art takes wing at Winzeler Gear gallery
Two impressively large pigeons, together named The Underbelly, are currently in residence in the glass-enclosed atrium that is Gallery 43 at Winzeler Gear in Harwood Heights. They're the creation of Jennie C. Lounibos, 32, who earned her bachelor's degree in fine arts in spring 2008 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she honed her skills in metal molding and casting. Norridge-Harwood Heights News
NIAGARA FALLS: International Fest is back
After a two-year hiatus, the International Festival is back. Tonawanda News
Festival Soon - Boca Raton Festival Days
The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce sponsored Festival Days begins Boca Raton News
New on DVD: James Brown doc and more
This week's top picks: the Godfather of Soul in I Got the Feelin', a single dad in Smart People and art-gallery daddy-Os of The Cool School. USA Today
University Appeals O'Keeffe Art Ruling
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Fisk University has filed an appeal to sell a 50 percent share in an art collection donated to it by painter Georgia O'Keeffe to an Arkansas museum. The Morning News
Forward.com
‘Livni mitkasha lihyot sah.bakit ,” said a headline in a Hebrew paper the other day. The subject of the headline was Israel’s foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, now running in a primary contest to replace Ehud Olmert as head of Kadima, the ruling party in the country’s parliamentary coalition. Forward
S.C. State center to be named after Dr. Webber
The Educational Resource Center at South Carolina State University’s I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium will officially be named the Dr. Clemmie Embly Webber Educational Resource Center during a ceremony next week. The Times and Democrat
Far From a Moldy Oldy, '72 Monterey Festival Inspires
“LIVE AT THE 1972 MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL” ART BLAKEY AND THE GIANTS OF JAZZ MJF * * * * * This band actually toured together for a brief period, as unbelievable as it may seem. Skanner
The wonders of Thailand
SHUTTERBUG Paul Chan Kok Thiam’s entry has been adjudged the best in the The Seven Wonders of Amazing Thailand Photography Contest organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and theSun from May 1 to July 31. The Sun
Baltic Centre appoints new director
The £50m Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, the UK's largest display space for contemporary art outside London, has appointed its fourth director in the space of six years as it seeks to usher in a much-needed period of stability. Financial Times
Utah Turns Back Request to Drill Near Spiral Jetty
Utah regulators have sent back two applications from a Canadian company that wants to drill for oil in the Great Salt Lake near the famed Spiral Jetty art installation. Brad Hill, planning manager for the Utah Department of Natural Resources, says Pearl Montana Exploration Ltd. of Calgary, Alberta, didn't respond to several key questions about how the company planned to carry out the drilling ... FOX 13 Utah