|
Expanding Silverdocs festival increasingly international
Silverdocs just keeps getting bigger. Now in its sixth year, the documentary festival presented by the American Film Institute and Discovery Channel at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring goes from six days to eight days this year. There's now less chance that you'll find every showing you want to attend sold out before you've had a chance to pick up tickets.
The Washington Times |
|
Pride and prejudice
As Hamilton celebrates the Pride festival this week, a new group is calling for an LGBTQ community centre in the city.
Hamilton Spectator |
|
No charge in vegan handouts
FOX RIVER GROVE – A former District 3 art teacher and outspoken vegan embittered over his dismissal has been distributing a 700-plus page book that chronicles his firing.
Northwest Herald |
|
Families invited to explore the arts
EUREKA -- The Humboldt Arts Council and the Morris Graves Museum of Art will celebrate “A Summer of A.R.T.” at Second Saturday Family Arts Day from 2 to 4 p.
Eureka Times-Standard |
|
Police seek stolen painting
HOPEDALE - According to the J. Paul Getty Museum's short biography of 17th-century Italian artist Guido Reni, "his graceful, classical style featured refined colors, delicate and varied flesh tones, soft modeling, and gentle emotion that owes a debt to Raphael's work."
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
|
Son barred from selling parents' paintings
An elderly couple have obtained a Pretoria high court interdict against their son, who they claim is selling off some of their valuable artworks.
Independent Online |
|
Romania Film-maker Cristian Mungiu on European cinema 23/05 21:12 CET
Last year, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu was the surprise winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival with his film 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days.
Euronews |
|
The Indian painting that set a new record at Christie's auction house
A sale of a painting by the late Indian painter Francis Newton Souza sets a record for an Indian work of art.
BBC News |
|
Arts and Culture Commission
Eureka's Arts and Culture Commission will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Eureka City Hall, 531 K St. The commission will discuss art in public spaces, a public art packet, an Old Town online photo tour and ideas for a public art project.
Eureka Times-Standard |
|
Love takes solid form in plaza
Sculpture pays tribute to abeloved woman
The Desert Sun |
|
PianoTexas, The Boxer and the Blonde, Dallas Symphony Orchestra
By Mark Lowry Olga Kern won the hearts of piano lovers in 2001's Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and Kern still charms when she plays here. She's one of two distinguished artist recitals in Texas Christian University's piano festival this week: Antti Siirala performs at 8 p.m. Saturday and Kern is 8 p.m. Wednesday (moved up from her originally announced June 28 performance). There ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
|
From the Valley of Vision
By Gaile Robinson Fort Worth-based artist Ron Cheek has a background in architecture, design and counseling. All of those disciplines coalesce in his painstaking realistic paintings. He explains the theme that runs through his most recent series titled "From the Valley of Vision" in his artist's statement: "A 'valley' is often used as a metaphor for struggle. Struggle that has meaning often ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
|
CityArts Celebration
By Mark Lowry Dallas' 5-year-old CityArts Celebration has a ways to go before it catches up to the size of crowds at the Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival, but it's growing steadily each year, reporting about 80,000 attendees in 2007. This year's edition features performing and visual arts, with food and culinary demonstrations, booths, free admission to museums and more. Headlining concerts ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
|
Picasso works stolen from Brazil museum
Rio de Janeiro, June 13: Two precious etchings by Pablo Picasso are among four works looted by gunmen from an Brazilian art gallery, EFE news agency reported Friday.
New Kerala |
|
Film festivals this weekend
If you can't find a film festival that suits your interests this weekend, you may just have to start one of your own. We've got big movies and small, long and short, local and far-flung.
New York Daily News |
|
Delhi artist, 12, inspired to create cow for Fest
A 12-year-old Delhi girl went on a "Moogical Mystery Tour" when she created a colorful cow that will be auctioned off at the 10th Annual Meredith Dairy Fest on Sunday.
The Daily Star |
|
Uncle plans 15-mile swim to benefit niece at Allied
Nelson Nichols helped manage the launch of every one of the NASA lunar missions. He’s mastered the martial art of Aikido, and, notably, is one of the country’s most admired sculptors in spite of recurring health issues, including four major back surgeries and eight abdominal hernia operations.
The Scranton Times-Tribune |
|
Friday calendar
ROUTE 66 FESTIVAL: About 200 drivers expected to participate in a car show, car cruise and poker run as part of this weekend's Route 66 Festival in Edwardsville. The festival commemorates Historic Route 66, which runs through Edwardsville on its way from Chicago to Los Angeles. Hours are 4 to 11:30 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday at Edwardsville City Park. Activities include live ...
Belleville News-Democrat |
|
Concert Previews
Janelle Monae/Black Music Month A Black Music Month festival presented by YFS – the Young Friends Society of African Diasporan Institutions – is happening at the World Cafe Live for four consecutive weeks, starting this Saturday, when Janelle Monae performs.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
|
Top regional attractions
Top Regional Attractions Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-299-1000. www.ansp.org. Includes Dinosaur Hall, Egyptian mummies, interactive, live animals, educational exhibits for children & more. $8 seniors, students, military, children 3-12; free for children under 3. Mon.-Fri. 10 am-4:30 pm; Sat.-Sun. 10 am-5 pm.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
|
Orissa sand artist bags top prize in Berlin
Bhubaneswar, June 13: Orissa sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik has won the first prize for his sculpture on global warming at the United Sand Festivals (USF) World Double Championship in Berlin.
New Kerala |
|
Surprising animal close-ups
The photographer Henry Horenstein is best known for his books - he's written more than 30, including highly regarded photography textbooks (he's a longtime professor of photography at the Rhode Island School of Design) and monographs of his own photographic series.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
|
Museum and gallery events
Art Museums & Institutions African American Museum 701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. Raymond Holman Jr. - Photographs & profiles of individuals caring for people with Alzheimer's. Closes 6/15. Baby Guinea Pigs - Lecture exploring how black c
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
|
Armed robbers steal Picasso prints in Brazil
Sao Paulo -- Three armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, the city's second high-profile art theft in less than a year.
China Daily |
|
Getting noticed
Janet Sandison, 59, of Rochester Hills is the Sterling Heights Artist of the Month for June. Her watercolor paintings and a print on watercolor paper will hang in Sterling Heights City Hall, 40555 Utica, throughout the month.
Detroit Free Press |
|
|