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New Jewish museum in S.F. unique
When the Contemporary Jewish Museum opens Sunday, it won't try to document history. Instead, it will seek to create new expressions of a culture that has flourished in the Bay Area. Unlike any Jewish museum in the world, the museum will hold no permanent...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Artist 'devastated' over missing work
BENICIA - Where is Jesus and when is he coming back? That's the question Benicia artist Michael Wittels has been asking since discovering one of his prized sculptures, "Crucifixion 2050," was missing after a recent show at a Napa art gallery.
Vallejo Times-Herald |
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Civil rights photos on display at Atlanta museum
The High Museum of Art is focusing on the civil rights era in two new exhibits timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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Specialized NYPD unit tracks graffiti writers
Graffiti artists come to New York City from all over the world to leave their mark on subway cars, buildings and billboards. They will spend hours surveying and then spray-painting hard-to-reach spaces with remarkable precision.
AM New York |
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Civil rights photos on display at Atlanta museum
The High Museum of Art is focusing on the civil rights era in two new exhibits timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. The exhibits that opened Saturday were built over three years and include more than 200 photographs, many that have never been publicly displayed. "Road to Freedom" spans 12 years - from Rosa Parks' stand in Montgomery in 1955 to ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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New curator intrigued by SMoCA's vision
With nine years under its belt, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art shows promise of developing into a prominent player on the art scene, says its new senior curator, Claire Schneider.
The Arizona Republic |
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Civil rights photos on display at Atlanta museum
The High Museum of Art is focusing on the civil rights era in two new exhibits timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. The exhibits that opened Saturday were built over three years and include more than 200 photographs, many that have never been publicly displayed. "Road to Freedom" spans 12 years _ from Rosa Parks' stand in ...
AP via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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Riverbend Festival Lineup
Singer songwriter. Saturday, June 7, 6:45-7:45, TVA Showcase Stage www.myspace.com/jackaikensmusic Rob Aldridge Alternative rock. Sunday, June 8, 6:45-7:45, TVA Showcase Stage America with the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera
The Chattanoogan |
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All-night party bringing end to Cajun artist's exhibit
Associated Press - June 7, 2008 10:34 AM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Museum of Art is getting ready for an all-nighter. The museum is marking the end of an exhibit of the...
KPLC Lake Charles |
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Artists return to their roots for a show at Carnegie
Welcome home a group of young men who grew up in Dodge City and currently live in different parts of the country. These ambitious and creative artists are coming to the Carnegie Center for the Arts to share with friends and family a dream they all had in common: Exhibiting their art at the Carnegie Center for the Arts.
The Dodge City Daily Globe |
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Bob Dylan - Dylan Blasts Hypocritical Music Industry
Caption: Bob Dylan has produced a wine from Le Terrazze in a signed bottle and named after his 1974 album 'Planet Waves'. . Bob Dylan at the premiere of Masked and Anonymous at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah
ContactMusic |
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Lompoc High School grads face future ‘bravely'
For a graduation photo gallery, go to http://pictopia.com/perl/gal?process=gallery&gallery_id=16616&provider_id=494
The Lompoc Record |
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Regional Briefs
The next photography social will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Harmon Park Rock Garden. Participants should meet at the lighthouse. In case of bad weather, participants will meet at the Good Samaritan Hospital Community Room on the second floor.
Kearney Hub |
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The Mac Guy: Adobe Acrobat Pro allows for editing
Hey Mac Guy: I get documents that I need to modify. They come in Adobe. I can read, but not change.
San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5 |
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Ground Broken For Berlin's New Art Exhibition Center
After a long wait, the German capital will finally get its own art exhibition hall -- but only for two years. After that, it'll have to pull out. But until then, top Berlin artists will have a place to show their work.
Deutsche Welle |
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From God to Carver: Pastor's carvings honor history, nature, Bible
The Rev. Patrick Pointer is an accomplished artist who for about 20 years combined his love for wood carving with his job as a model- and pattern-maker for the automotive industry before finally settling on a career in the ministry.
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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O.C. Museum of Art to move to Costa Mesa
Officials hope to break ground near the performing arts center by 2013 and open by 2016
Orange County Register |
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Lights, camera, action
Inspiration. Transformation. Activism. Three very powerful words that are used liberally to describe the upcoming Berkshire Blossom Film Festival. These words also show the intensity of what this festival is all about.
Berkshire Eagle |
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Fears over rising oil prices
Group of Eight energy officials are discussing the impact of rising oil prices on the global economy, in the wake of a new record high.
Channel 4 |
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Still hippies after all these years
Harmony Festival keeps alive spirit of '60s at 30th annual celebration
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat |
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An ode to bad art
Two blonds with bulging bosoms. A child crying next to a decapitated doll. A man with pipes protruding from his face. That's just a sampling of intriguing images on view in the Austrian capital that all share the same label: bad painting that makes good art.
Guelph Mercury |
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Area Briefly
FREMONT -- On Thursday June 5, the FEA Artwork was selected by school FEA representatives to be exhibited in the Central Office of the Fremont City Schools. Installing the new pieces is an annual event.
Fremont News-Messenger |
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Laotian President to launch art exhibition during state visit to S'pore
SINGAPORE: Laotian President Choummaly Sayasone will make a visit to Singapore from tomorrow till 11 June. This will be the first state visit by a Laotian Head of State to Singapore.
Channel NewsAsia |
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Left Bank Gallery displays works from France, Spain
By MARY STARRThe Brunswick NewsArt should send you on a journey.
The Brunswick News |
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More than a colony
One of most important treasures in Pilgrim Hall Museum’s vast collection of 17th century artifacts could almost go unnoticed at a weekend yard sale. More than a colony
Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin |
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