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You Can Recycle Old Tools Into Folk Art
Folk art takes many forms, anything from cigar store Indians to bottle cap figures and carved coal pictures. It is the art of the untrained artist, and each piece is unique.
The Lakeland Ledger |
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TODAY
VOLVO MAYFAIRE BY THE LAKE LakelandWHEN, WHERE 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for art show at Lake Morton. Saturday night festival of arts amp amp athletes at 5 p.m. at Lake Mirror. Also fireworks, 5k foot race.TICKETS Free.PHONE 688 7743.STAR QUEST INTERNATIONAL LakelandWHEN TBA.TICKETS TBA.
The Lakeland Ledger |
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Manatee Middle School students add color, history to school
For some students at Manatee Middle School in Naples, the monotony of daily classroom activities was broken up Thursday and Friday by a chance to leave a lasting legacy on their school. Under the guidance of renowned Marco muralist Stephen Muldoon, a select number of students got to jazz up their school cafeteria by painting the walls with a large mural inspired by Calusa Indian masks.
Naples Daily News |
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Painting the town
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Plans for MLK statue draw criticism
By Michael E. Ruane WASHINGTON -- A powerful federal arts commission is urging that the sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. proposed for a memorial in Washington, D.C., be reworked because it is too "confrontational" and reminiscent of political art in totalitarian states. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts thinks "the colossal scale and Social Realist style of the proposed statue recalls a genre ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Spring Art Show May 25
The Greenhills Spring Art Show will be from 1-6 p.m. May 25 at the Greenhills Community Building, 8 Enfield St.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Birds in Art veteran chosen 30th master
A Utah artist says he was surprised to get the ultimate tip-of-the-hat by being named the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum 2008 Master Wildlife Artist.
Wausau Daily Herald |
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4 Views Open Studio
Part of the Silicon Valley Open Studios 2008. Work by artists Rachel Tirosh, Audrey Garfield, Yael Barzilai and Ruth-Anne Siegel including photography, painting, one-of-a-kind artisan décor pieces and jewelry.
Palo Alto Weekly |
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Awards show art's power to teach, heal
Among Bethlehem group's honorees is local icon 'Mr. I.' The Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission's 18th Tribute to the Arts luncheon, held Friday at the Hotel Bethlehem, rewarded health, education and wellness.
The Morning Call |
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Cutural events brighten Mom's special Sunday
Families can treat Mom to a variety of cool things to do on Mother's Day. Sunday's activities range from an India festival at Navy Pier and a bug exhibit at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle to a walk or run in Grant Park to fight breast cancer.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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King looks like dictator in statue, critics say
Construction of the national Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial has been postponed after a federal commission likened its proposed sculpture...
Seattle Times |
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Events for May 10-11
Events for May 10-11 Family fun Seattle Maritime Festival SAT Tugboat parade, 1:15 p.m. Saturday, tugboat races, 2 p.m. Saturday, from Pier 86...
Seattle Times |
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Site Search;
The work of a group whose striking black and white photography was “frozen out” of the Western art world by the Cold War, is on display in Wolverhampton.
Express and Star |
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Project may take bloom off Bloom
As downtown Medford began preparations for its eighth annual Art in Bloom Festival Friday, some participants worried that a nearby street construction project may take a bit of the bloom off the event.
The Mail Tribune |
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Baird Creek photography hike is Sunday
Photographer Tom Knuth will lead a hike through Baird Creek Sunday to take pictures of wild flowers.
Green Bay Press-Gazette |
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Big chance to try new craft
Free workshops for adults and children are on offer at Newcastle Borough Museum and Art Gallery. The sessions will run at the museum at The Brampton throughout May. Artist Ruth Allen is teaching the techniques of mono print ...
Sentinel |
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A day in the park for stART festival
The stART people can't stop.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Rockets rally late, down Oil City 5-1
The Rockets displayed some good patience on Friday and that paid off for them. Titusville capitalized on some errors and bad plays by Oil City and scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to win 5-1 at Art Pearson Field.
The Titusville Herald |
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First Spring Tour of Homes kicks off May 16
BREVARD Transylvania County will celebrate spring with a tour of some of its most interesting homes, outdoor painting and a catered party starting May 16.
The Hendersonville Times-News |
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Our Towns
OCEAN CITY -- In recognition of International Museum Day, the Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum is offering free admission to the museum all day on Sunday, May 18.
The Daily Times |
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New exhibit celebrates retro cool of the Clairtone
In poker, when a stranger says he doesn't know much about the game, we watch out. We know he's up to something. In art, when a photographer brags about making "the worst possible illusion" – as is Vik Muniz's claim – we watch out.
Toronto Star |
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Museum seeks copies of a true original Dalí
Today, a St. Petersburg institution celebrates the surrealist's 104th birthday.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Superheroes exhibit invades MET
With Iron Man dominating the box office and Batman and the Hulk ready to swoop into theatres, the summer of the superhero can now add some highbrow cultural support to its utility belt.
Toronto Star |
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Casper briefs
Exhibit features works from NC An exhibition of more than 80 artworks by students from Natrona County High School opened Tuesday in the Rosenthal Gallery at the Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center.
Casper Star-Tribune |
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UAE debut for $3.5 billion Moscow project
For the first time ever a major Russian developer has decided to showcase development project in the Middle East. The Metropol Group will unveil a mammoth $3.5 billion sustainable development project in the heart of the Russian capital of Moscow at Cityscape Abu Dhabi, which is due to take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 13-15 May 2008.
Zawya |
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