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5:00 PM Shevchenko Scientific Society 63 Fourth Avenue
Ms. Susak, an art specialist, is director of the division of XIX-XX century European art at the Lviv art gallery, as well as a 2008-2009 Fulbright Fellow. BRAMA
Elihu Vedder's Drawings for the Rubáiyát at Phoenix Art Museum
PHOENIX.- Organized by The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the exhibition showcases 54 complex drawings made by artist Elihu Vedder to accompany Omar Khayyám’s classic 12th century Persian poem, the Rubáiyát. Art Daily
Going Public '08 - Port City Safari - the Sound of the City
MILAN.- The cultural agency aMAZElab in Milan presents PORT CITY SAFARI, a journey touching some of the main port cities in Europe and in the Mediterranean area, participating in the project with researches, exhibitions and seminars, organised by local museums, universities and cultural institutions. Art Daily
New Orleans Museum of Art Offers Free Admission through January 18
NEW ORLEANS, LA.- The New Orleans Museum of Art will offer free admission to all through January 18, 2009. The dates of the free admittance offer, which began November 1, coincide with both Prospect.1 New Orleans, the international contemporary art biennial which is free at all of its 25 venues throughout the city, and Objects of Desire: Fabergé from the Hodges Family Collection, an exhibition ... Art Daily
Lafayette Professor to give art talk
The Hunterdon Art Museum will present "Art and Civic Dialogue: A Gallery Talk with Ed Kerns" at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the museum. Through lively, thought-provoking discussion, Kerns, a member of the museum's Board of Trustees and the Eugene H. Clapp Professor of Humanities and Art at Lafayette College, will offer a rare opportunity to explore contemporary art. MyCentralJersey.com
Painting the Heart of Russia: Nikolai Timkovs Sustaining Vision
WASHINGTON, DC.- Meridian International Center presents selections from The Timkov Collection, provided by Timothy and Lisa Wyman, featuring landscapes by renowned Russian painter Nikolai Efimovich Timkov (1912-1993). Art Daily
Institute of Contemporary Arts Presents Seven International Artists
LONDON.- Dispersion presents seven international artists who work with photography, film, video and performance. Art Daily
Peter Freeth RA: My Affair with Resin at the Royal Academy of Arts
LONDON.- The Royal Academy of Arts presents an exhibition of prints by Royal Academician Peter Freeth. The exhibition, in the Tennant Room, explores the themes to which Freeth has returned throughout his career as well as the unique process behind his prints. Art Daily
The Museum of Modern Art Salutes Agnieszka Holland with Major Film Retrospective
Europa Europa (1991), Directed by Agnieszka Holland. Pictured: Rene Hofschneider and Marco Hofschneider. Courtesy of MoMA Film Archive. NEW YORK, NY.- Art Daily
IVAM Installs Five Monumental Sculptures by Gerardo Rueda in Valladolid
Gerardo Rueda, Rosario, 1992. VALLADOLID.- Gerardo Rueda devoted part of his work to public sculpture, so this sample of pieces from the collection of IVAM Valencia aims to bring the public and all those who visit us this facet of his creative career in this area of Valladolid downtown dedicated the urban leisure. Art Daily
The State Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon
Alexander the Great Medallion 3rd century A.D. Gold, minted, diam 56 mm, weight 84.3 gr Numismatic Collection, Bode Museum. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- An outstanding collection of the treasures of the State Museums of Berlin that honors the contributions of patron James Simon opened at the Legion of Honor . The State Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon is a case study of the history of ... Art Daily
Museum of Islamic Art Opens in Iconic I.M. Pei Designed Landmark Building in Doha, Qatar
Image of the exterior of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. The Emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani inaugurated the museum this past November 22 and will open to the public on December 1. Photo: EFE / Noushad. Art Daily
Joan Acocella: Scenes from the Next Wave Festival.
For most of the twentieth century, the Young Turks of American dance did not make ballets. Their game was modern dance, and they routinely insulted ballet as being shallow and reactionary--light entertainment for society women. Then, around the nineteen-eighties, all this changed: modern-dance choreographers began making ballets . . . The New Yorker
Goings on About Town: On the Horizon
DANCE MONSOON DREAMS Dec. 11-20 The German choreographer Pina Bausch brings her most recent multicultural dance-theatre fantasy, “Bamboo Blues,” to BAM, where it will have its American première and close this year’s Next Wave Festival. Inspired by Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal company’s extended travels in India, in 2006, “Bamboo Blues . . . The New Yorker
Collectors’ real draw: Passion
Stuffed with museums, Raleigh is known to some people as the “Smithsonian of the South.” All the important art, however, isn’t to be found at museums. Much hangs in homes in the hands of private collectors. Together, their collections are worth millions, even if those visiting the homes of collectors have no idea of their value. BizJournals
New public artwork installed as part of Blanco project
As a part of the Midtown on Blanco Road Reconstruction Plan, a new public artwork was installed at the roundabout at Blanco Road on Nov. 26. BizJournals
Goings on About Town: Above and Beyond
GRANDE DAME The Mary A. Whalen is a hundred-and-seventy-two-foot-long oil tanker that spent much of its life delivering fuel up and down the East Coast. After the tanker was taken out of service, in 1993, it functioned as a dock and an office in the . . . The New Yorker
Adnec and Starwood Hotels & Resorts appoint General Manager for new hotel Aloft
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) and Starwood Hotels and Resorts have announced the appointment of experienced hotelier, Stephan Vanden Auweele as the General Manager of the first Aloft hotel in the Middle East (ME) region. AME Info
DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
Kota Kinabalu : Newly-appointed President of the Federation of Asian Photographic Art (FAPA) Datuk Clement Yeh said the organisation is at a crossroads where it must strive to position itself as among the top photography organisations in the world. Sabah Daily Express
SCCC hosts AIDS quilt memorial, panel discussion
By ELISA D. KELLER ekeller@njherald.com As part of a constantly evolving art exhibit known as the AIDS memorial quilt, several brightly colored tapestry panels are currently on display at Sussex County Community College, a mere handful of thousands of personal tributes traveling throughout the nation. New Jersey Herald
Kareem Abul-Jabbar to speak in town
NBA legend Kareem Adbul-Jabbar is coming Jan. 29 to speak to selected local students and Bakersfield Museum of Art members as part of The Big Read and the museum's Harlem Renaissance Exhibit's mosaic of cultural events. Time out! Slow motion replay needed here: Kareem? Culture? Harlem Renaissance?! It's true. He's even written a book about it: "On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the ... The Bakersfield Californian
Printmaking display starts today in Charles V. Park Library
Students looking to indulge themselves in some new art will be given the chance during the next few weeks. Charlotte senior Evan Breithart and Hancock senior Sarah Pelto will be displaying exhibiting their artwork in the Charles V. Park Library Extended Study Hours Room. Central Michigan Life