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Sculpture group marks 20 years with new home for sculpture group
A Scottish arts collective has celebrated its 20th anniversary by unveiling its new premises, as well as a new gallery and exhibition. The Herald
Poet Quincy Troupe, Feb. 27
Award-winning poet Quincy Troupe, former Poet Laureate of California, will present a poetry reading at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 27, in Kresge Recital Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, on the Knox College campus in Galesburg. The event is free and open to the public. Knox College
Artist Holds "Exchange" Exhibit
GALESBURG - Tetsuya Yamada, assistant professor of art at Knox College, will hold a unique 'audience participation' art exhibit on Friday, February 28 -- allowing visitors to carry away his ceramic cups, in exchange for their own cups. Knox College
Viewers Make Art in "Exchange" Exhibit
GALESBURG - Tetsuya Yamada, assistant professor of art at Knox College, held a unique 'audience participation' art exhibit on February 28 -- allowing visitors to carry away his ceramic cups, in exchange for their own cups. Knox College
Jeri’s legacy lives on
THE legacies of the late artist Ahmad Azhari Mohd Nor, popularly known as Jeri Azhari, are being showcased at an ongoing exhibition at RA Fine Arts. The Star
Kids reach out to their peers
The brainchild of Honey Child Development Centre founder Honey Khor and Clay Expression founder Cindy Koh, the exhibition will be held from Nov 1 to 29 at Dessert’s Bar Studio at Solaris Mont Kiara in Kuala Lumpur. The Star
Photojournalist John Isaac
GALESBURG - Retired United Nations photojournalist John Isaac will speak and present a slide show of his work at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, at Kresge Recital Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. The event is free and open to the public. Knox College
Almost alive
Courtesans, monks, pirates and princes all vie for attention at the National Gallery's new exhibition, Renaissance Faces. Few portraits were painted before the 15th century, says Julian Bell. What changed? Guardian Unlimited
Artists beginning with A
Armies clash like a crowd of gold and red ants between sapphire sea and vertigo-inducing sky in this apocalyptic masterpiece. Transposing the mayhem of Reformation Germany onto Alexander the Great's ancient battle with Darius III, it is a timeless hallucination of war's shining nightmare. Guardian Unlimited
1000 artworks to see before you die
Jonathan Jones: Our series is a guide based on personal passions. Which artistic treasures have we missed? Guardian Unlimited
1000 greatest artworks: Do you agree with our choice?
Our series is not an exhaustive list but a guide based on personal passions. So which artistic treasures have we missed? Guardian Unlimited
Deepavali delights come pouring out of kitchens
Hindu households are busy once again as preparations are made for the upcoming Festival of Lights. The Star
Al Young Art Show
GALESBURG - The Knox College art department presents the annual Al Young Art Show Wednesday, May 7 through Friday, May 9, in the Gallery, Ford Center for the Fine Arts on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois. The exhibit is free and open to the public 8:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Knox College
Spring Dance Concert
GALESBURG - The Knox College department of theatre and dance will present a dance concert at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24, in Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois. Knox College
Logo for art and cultural fest released
EXPATRIATE organisation Friends of Thrissur (FoT) has released the logo of its forthcoming Indian Inter-School Arts and Cultural Festival. The festival will be held in December. Gulf Times
Interactive, interdisciplinary "Art to Art" show
GALESBURG -- Although most Knox College students and faculty are away from campus during the summer, an interactive, interdisciplinary art show is continuing to take shape, thanks to the college's website, where works will be posted as they are accepted into the show. Knox College
Student, Faculty Win Art Awards
GALESBURG -- Tina Browder, a 2003 Knox College graduate, has won "Best of Show" in the Galesburg Civic Art Center's annual Members and Friends juried art exhibit. Browder's charcoal drawing, entitled "Clouds Over Seymour," was completed this summer. Knox College
Logo sought for BBQ contest
After a successful first year, the Prairie Port Festival Committee is looking for a logo for its “Smoke on the Prairie BBQ Contest.” El Dorado Times
Twigg-Smiths promise museum $2M in art
The Contemporary Museum in Honolulu has been promised a collection of artwork worth nearly $2 million for the museum’s 20th anniversary. BizJournals
Paintings by Mary McCarthy
GALESBURG -- An exhibit of paintings by Mary McCarthy will be on display from Wednesday, September 15, through Sunday, October 12, in the Gallery, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. Knox College
Local Infinities Presents "Wax & Wayne"
GALESBURG — Local Infinities, theatre company based in Chicago and Norway, will perform "Wax & Wayne" at 8:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, October 17-18, in the Studio Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. Knox College
Artist Colleen Kelsey
GALESBURG -- The opening reception for an exhibit of paintings and drawings, "After all, You Have: old drawings, new paintings," by Colleen Kelsey, visiting professor of art at Knox College, will be held at 5 p.m., Friday, January 16, in the Gallery, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois. Knox College
NASA art exhibit on display in Southwest Florida
You might expect an art exhibit showcasing NASA to open near the Kennedy Space Center or somewhere along Florida's east coast - but think again. A free, traveling exhibition that pays tribute to our nation's space program arrived in Bonita Springs Friday. NBC 2 Fort Myers
First nature, Zen art
GALESBURG -- Henry Joe, professor emeritus of art at Knox College, will present a lecture, "Seeing and Knowing: Nature, Intuition, and Zen Art," at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, February 12, in the Round Room, Ford Center for Fine Arts, on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois. Knox College
Exhibit by Jeremy Long
GALESBURG -- An exhibit of paintings and drawings by Jeremy Long, visiting professor of art at Knox College, is on display through February 27 in the Gallery, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois. Knox College