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Streets in Downtown Twin to be closed for Festival of Lights Parade
The streets of Twin Falls will be lit up tomorrow night to kick off the holiday season, but with that joy comes road closures.
KMVT Twin Falls |
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Neal Rubin: Dell Warner finds a way to fight cancer and boredom
Dell Warner cherishes her three Detroit Emmys and two dogs, but cancer and a boring life in an assisted-living high-rise almost got her down until she decided to throw an art show for the residents.
Detroit News |
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Paintings by Hutchinson artist on display at the public library
Watercolor paintings with a contemporary flair will greet visitors to the gallery at the Hutchinson ...
Hutchinson News |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
It's been the subject of rumor among American art dealers and experts but, as far as I know, this news has not yet hit the press: In a troubling development that may become more common in these financially trying times, the National Academy Museum in New York has just sold to a private foundation, through an unnamed dealer, two of its greatest American masterpieces, above, by Frederic Edwin ...
Arts Journal |
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Indian summer of art at British Museum
LONDON: The British Museum will showcase Indian art and culture next summer to celebrate the country's emergence as an "emerging superpower". The six-month extravaganza beginning next May is called Indian Summer.
The Times of India |
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Exhibits showcase champion artists, athletes
Imagine this: An Olympic flag flying over Fort Myers, its interlocking rings visible over the Caloosahatchee River.
The News-Press |
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China's biggest non-profit private art museum opens in Ningbo
China's biggest non-profit private art museum, the Huamao Art Museum, opened to the public free of charge on December 4 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The Huamao Art Museum was funded by Mr. Xu Wanmao, chairman of the Huamao Group based in Ningbo, who personally contributed over 50 million yuan. The floor space of the museum covers more than 7,000 square meters and features Xu Wanmao's personal ...
People's Daily |
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Riverside gallery show closes with party
ASHEVILLE – Riverside Studios, an artist’s property and gallery in the historic River Arts District, is holding a celebration Saturday for the close of its current exhibition.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Best entertainment bets for Dec. 5-11
From exhibits and music to the annual Grand Meander, the Twin Cities are beginning to look (and sound) a lot like Christmas.
Pioneer Press |
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Kids’ art class; Birds’ Christmas Tree; 'The Littlest Wiseman’
Art class for kids Artist Carol Benson will offer a lesson in drawing, using art in the Modern for inspiration. Designed for kids ages 5 to 10; bring a sketchbook and pencils and sign up at the information desk. (And museum admission is free Sundays through Jan. 4.) 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St. Free. 817-738-9215; www.themodern.org . ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Today's Agenda: Ryan Place tour; 'The Nutcracker'; art gallery open houses
Ryan Place holiday tour You know you want to take a look inside some of those beautiful homes in Ryan Place. Here’s your chance: This weekend is the neighborhood’s annual Candlelight Christmas holiday home tour, and five historic homes will be open for tours and decked out in holiday decor. You can also tour the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church and enjoy performances by the St. John’s ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Putting art first has placed museum at death's door
When this city's Museum of Contemporary Art appointed a classically trained curator from the Art Institute of Chicago as its director in 1999, many viewed it as a welcome sign that art rather than business would be kept at the forefront of one of the most dynamic museums in the country.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Former TV store in Arlington stays in family as an art studio
By SUSAN SCHROCK ARLINGTON — A place that got its start selling black-and-white televisions is now bringing a little more color to downtown Arlington. Virgil Scott and his wife, Kim Neiman, recently opened Studio 204, an artist gallery and letterpress studio on East Street near J. Gilligan’s Bar & Grill. The two-story building was originally Virgil Scott Motorola, one of the first television ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Socialeyes: Theater and dance performances and a parade fill the calendar
Faye Reeder Who will save the orphanage? Learn the answer to this question when you see Christmas Carol Miracle at Creative Arts Theatre, 1100 W. Randol Mill Road. The play opens today and runs through Dec. 14. Set in 1939 in a small Texas town, the orphans at Abba House enter the town’s annual Christmas carol contest to win a prize to save the doomed orphanage. This wonderful family ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Moving pictures: Local cinematic features enjoy success in 2008
The Sundance Film Festival received more than 9,000 entries this year. It was the highest number of submissions since the event began 25 years ago. Lawrence production “The Only Good Indian” was announced Thursday as one of just 118 features chosen to showcase at the country’s most prestigious film festival.
Lawrence Journal-World |
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Ceramics Guild sells handmade pottery, scarves
Corey Crum, a senior fine arts major, said he bought an "easy Christmas" gift at the Ceramics Guild's pottery sale Thursday in the commons. "I bought my mom a scarf for Christmas," he said. Crum is a part of ISU's Ceramics Guild. The group is selling handmade pottery, scarves and jewelry to raise money for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts conference in Phoenix in ...
Indiana Statesman |
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Ridgefield artists offer a ‘green’ and festive show
Original paintings, handcrafted jewelry, silk wine bags, wall hangings, stained glass, sculptures, handbags, clothing, paperweights, wreaths and more are on display at the Ridgefield Guild of Artist’s Festive Home event taking place Dec. 5-21 at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists barn gallery at 34 Halpin Lane.
Weston Forum |
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Storm Thorgerson - Interview Part 2 and Art Gallery
Storm Thorgerson has designed some of the most iconic album covers of all time. In Part 2 of our interview he discusses particular artworks he made for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Anthrax and The Cranberries.
The Vine |
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Co-op features local artwork
If you don't want to wait until Arts in the Park or the Threefoot Arts festival to view or purchase local artwork, look no further than the Meridian Artist's Co-op on North Hills Street.
The Meridian Star |
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MUSEUMS
BROOKGREEN GARDENS, U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island presents the 10th Anniversary of "Nights of a Thousand Candles" Tonight and tomorrow , Dec. 12-13 & 18-20 from 3-10 p.m. each evening. Tickets are $15 for ages 13 and older, $6 for children ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. 235-6000 or 800-849-1931, or www.brook green.org. ART CONWAY'S ...
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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FESTIVALS
MYRTLE BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, today and Saturday at Carmike Cinema 16 at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach. Tickets sold in time blocks. 497-2220 or www.myrtlebeachfilm FESTIVAL.COM. LAKE TREE SHORES COMMUNITY CRAFT AND ART SALE, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Saturday at Laketree Shores Clubhouse, 820 Sandridge Court, Ocean Isle Beach. N.C. 179, behind Jimmy's Marina. Free ...
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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Power and Piety: Ancient Artifacts
You don?t have to love the movie ?Cleopatra? to appreciate the ancient jewelry and Egyptian and Roman sculptures at Sotheby?s and Christie?s, where three major antiquities sales will be held.
New York Times |
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The Letters of Oscar Wilde
Rarely seen letters and manuscripts by the writer have recently been given to the Morgan Library & Museum.
New York Times |
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What the Last Emperor Coveted, and Other Pearls
The paintings and calligraphy at the China Institute, obtained, appreciated and in some cases created by emperors, convey a powerful sense of art as mandate.
New York Times |
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Slick and Styling: Provocative Poses
A five-decade retrospective of Barkley L. Hendricks?s suave portraits from the 1960s, ?70s and early ?80s, at the Studio Museum in Harlem.
New York Times |
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