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Art or blasphemy?
Is it art -- or is it blasphemy? Austrians are locked in a nationwide debate touched off by the brief display in a prestigious Roman Catholic museum of an etching that depicts Jesus Christ and his disciples having an orgy during the biblical Last Supper. A chastened and chagrined Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, the top churchman in this largely conservative and overwhelmingly Catholic country, ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Robert Koropp: Photographic Retrospective -- 04/19/08 at The Great Western Art Gallery
Robert Koropp: Photographic Retrospective -- 04/19/08 at The Great Western Art Gallery
Rocky Mountain News |
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Artspirit (00:11:58)
Comments are limited to 200 words or less. " Thanks, Patricia (videographer) and Kate (reporter) for doing such a great job covering this annual high school art show. We at the Calaveras Arts Council are very appreciative of your efforts to show more people via the web about the students' art.
Calaveras Enterprise |
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Thomaston gears up for pepper jelly event By KELLI WRIGHT/KELLI.WRIGHT@DEMOPOLISTIMES.COM
THOMASTON — Although the name has changed, the town known for its unique barbeCue and pepper jelly is set to celebrate their rural heritage at this Saturday’s Pepper Jelly Festival.
The Demopolis Times |
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Spring Fever Festival to highlight local artists, organizations
Category: Local News Topics: (none) Those searching for a place to show off their Hawaiian best — or worst — need look no further than the Spring Fever Festival.
The Eureka Reporter |
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9 questions with an assistant art museum director
David Brinker is the assistant director at Saint Louis University's Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA). The 35-year-old Tower Grove East resident lives with his two cats, Laddie and Louis.
South County Journal |
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Godwit Days boating, hiking and art events in full swing
Category: Local News Topics: (none) The 13th Annual Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival kicked off officially this week and is packing in visitors from across the world in record numbers.
The Eureka Reporter |
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Calling all artists for 13th annual juried exhibit
HALLOWELL — The Kennebec Valley Art Association is calling all artists to participate in its 13th annual Juried Art Exhibit, which will run from Friday, May 9 through Sunday, June 1 at the Harlow Gallery with an opening celebration held 5 to 8 p.m. May 9.
Capital Weekly |
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Sock hop celebrates YWCA's after-school programs, 'Week of the Young Child'
DECATUR - Four-year-old Nathan Bowrey placed a sold sign on his art piece. The masterpiece of his purple footprints was going to his grandmother.
Herald & Review |
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Coming to America: Not quite 'Vatican Idol’ - skateboard art and design contests stoke excitement for papal visit
ABOVE: Designers John-Paul Mikolajczyk, left, and Ryan Mullen pose with a cut aluminum piece that will be part of the papal chair, left, and a small model of the chair during fabrication at EJ Enterprises on March 3 in Glen Burnie, Md. Mikolajczyk and Mullen won the papal design competition at the Catholic University of America.
Missoulian |
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ARNOLD: Fans, performers keep Elvis' memory alive at contest
There were tall Elvises, short Elvises, heavy Elvises, svelte Elvises, young Elvises and older Elvises all over the building Saturday at Rickman Auditorium.
Jefferson County Journal |
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Eyes fest to lower admission
Lisle's Eyes to the Skies Festival is a family friendly event with nationally known entertainment, hot air balloons, a children's area, craft fair, carnival, circus, fireworks and food.
Daily Herald |
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Auctions: One tall order - a 12-foot-3 tall case clock
Auctions over the next few days will offer antique phonographs, original Peanuts sketches, and a tall case clock that more than lives up to its name.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Shelby County artists get chance to showcase their work
SHELBYVILLE - Forget the idea of a quiet gallery and patrons gazing at art with hushed whispers. The 42nd annual Shelby County Art Show on Saturday and Sunday will be busy, moving and entertaining.
Herald & Review |
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Yale: Student's artwork purporting to show abortion a hoax
Yale University says a student's claim of using her own blood for an assignment by inducing her own abortions is a hoax, not a senior project. The university says it was art student Aliza Shvarts' idea of performance art.
KTVA Anchorage |
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Denison Arts and Wine Renaissance selects 'Passport to Cognac' theme
Art to accompany the 2008 Denison Arts & Wine Renaissance “Passport to Cognac” theme evening has been selected.
Sherman Herald Democrat |
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No bids for 'Spindle'
An effort to sell a 50-foot stack of rusty automobiles online has failed, putting the future of the structure in doubt. Bidding for the iconic "Spindle" sculpture, which is eight cars stacked on a metal spike and planted in a Berwyn shopping center parking lot, ended Thursday without a bid on the artwork.
Daily Herald |
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SATURDAY'S CALENDAR
Destrehan Plantation Spring Arts and Crafts Festival Destrehan Plantation, 13034 River Road. Antiques, hand-crafted items and artwork with demonstrations of period crafts, Cajun and Creole food, children's activities and music, 9 a.m.-5. Admission is $7, free for children 12 and younger.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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A Color With Many Shades of Meaning
"B lue," the exhibition at the Textile Museum, begins with jeans -- a pair of 19th-century Levi's found in 1997 in a California barnyard. They show their age. The man who wore them wore them hard.
Washington Post |
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Kids show love for their parks
Showing their artistic abilities and love for their favorite parks, 74 children entered the Cosumnes Community Services District’s “I Love My Park” poster contest.
Elk Grove Citizen |
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An International Showing at Art 39 Basel
From June 4 to 8, Art 39 Basel one of the most important shows for modern and contemporary art will showcase the work from around the world in Basel, Switzerland.
New York Times |
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Art and Late Hours in German Cities
If you?re a night owl who likes art, and you happen to be visiting Frankfurt this Saturday, or Berlin on Aug. 30 then the Long Night of the Museums, should promise a good time.
New York Times |
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Indie Memphis opens its second decade with a paid director, foundation backing and a goal to become 'world-class'
With the enthusiasm of revival-tent evangelists preaching the good word about the power of the movies, a Memphis millionaire and a filmfest veteran from Alabama have joined forces to try to elevate the Indie Memphis Film Festival to a "world-class level" as it enters its second decade.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Online gallery exhibits student art
The museum is always open. The art inside includes pastels, sculptures, decorated masks and watercolors.
The News-Press |
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By the Way: April 19, 2008
Notecards featuring the artwork of local children are on sale as part of a fundraiser for Read Aloud West Virginia. The cards are available at Eggplant and Taylor Books in Charleston and at My Shoppe in Cross Lanes.
The Charleston Gazette |
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