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Moving personal boundaries through art Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:59AMFLAG marks the end of the season with a Paint-In at the historic gallery Labour Day.
Art takes over downtown Hays Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:19AMThe Hays Art Council fostered its appreciation for the arts during the 26th Annual Fall Gallery Walk last Friday. Twenty-six local businesses participated in the event, including the Hays Art Center, the Hays Public Library, Studio Kuksi and the Sternberg Museum.
SAC displays works drawn from woman’s life Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:05PMArgus-Press Photo by Julianne Mattera Colleen Kelly Sanders of Rochester Hills is pictured with her piece, “Stolen Memories,” at the Shiawassee Arts Center Monday. Sanders is one of four Michigan artists featured in the SAC’s new exhibit.
Arts Month: Sunshine lures N.Y.-based painter to San Diego Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:25AMLocal painter William Engel speaks on the state of painting in San Diego.
Painting the best medicine for Hudson artist Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:40AMWhen Dennis Knecht paints on a fresh canvas, he forgets his troubles and bouts with cancer.
Hawthorne artist Julie Fornaci to exhibit her paintings in Ridgewood Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:05AMThe Hawthorne artist will display her paintings in Ridgewood next week, in an exhibit titled, "Every Picture Tells a Story."
Trio enjoys creative time Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 6:36PMTheir friendship made them better artists. As former art teachers in the Roanoke Rapids School District, Jan Sullivan-Volz, Susan Watson and Christina Gregory have been colleagues and friends for about 20 years.
Leatherbarrow-Evans pieces: perfect companions Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:18PMA solo show combining the paintings of JD Evans and Bob Leatherbarrow’s art glass at Gallery 8 this month reveals a lightness and loosening appropriate for the summer mood.
DiS meets Mala of Digital Mystikz Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 12:37PMSometimes, someone comes along whose art fulfills a need in people. Sometimes somebody’s story is also one in which people invest, because it represents a possibility.
Tunes on Tuesdays returns with the sounds and sights of the Talking Heads Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 11:58AMA look back at one of the most colorful and quirky bands of the 1980s.
Butte native John Banovich famous for African art scenes Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 8:24AMBIGFORK - There are times you'd swear John Banovich created his art in 1/1,000th of a second, with the push of a button on a Nikon - not painstakingly over weeks or months.
Smoldering dump gave artist his start Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 10:19PMStephen Capiz traces his artistic roots to growing up in St. Paul's West Side flats. His work is now prized in collections across the world.
Summer Art Camp Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 10:53PMPRESQUE ISLE - Some locals are dipping their hands into their artistic sides.
RAC opens its doors, literally, to nine artists Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:22AMAt the Regional Arts Commission, nine artists are blurring the line between gallery floor and sidewalk. Milk crates and overturned paint buckets sit on the threshold, where the guys catch a break to chat, smoke a cigarette, have a beer.
Rediscovering his passion: Artist picks brush back up at 70 Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:16AMIntroducing — the artist known as A. Pila. “I took my first initial and the first four letters of my last name,” said Andy Pilarchik. “I liked the sound of it. I found it more intriguing.”
Pines of Sarasota exhibit shows that art is ageless Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 5:15AMEdna Smith , a resident at Pines of Sarasota nursing home, never considered herself to be an artist.
PORTRAIT OF A RADICAL Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 12:53PMImagine you had X-ray vision and could peer beneath the layers of paint on a canvas to discover the painstaking process of creating a masterpiece.
Classic review: Blake Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 5:28AMPeter Ackroyd's biography of William Blake is essential reading for anyone hoping to understand the last great English religious poet to date.
Small canvases, big ideas in Illinois Watercolor Society show Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 4:13AMAsk a watercolor artist what they like about their medium of choice, and the word versatility will be heard over and over again. One of the many purposes of the Illinois Watercolor Society is to challenge its members to find those countless combinations of canvas and paint.
Gateway To Council Bluffs Taking Shape Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 5:35PMHead west on Interstate 80 and in a few hours you'll come upon the archway in Kearney. Pretty soon, you can head east and find another attraction, a gateway to Council Bluffs.
Teachers spend week at materials science camp Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 3:54PMSixteen teachers from around central Ohio participated in a week-long science camp at Ohio State University last week, learning a "grass roots" curriculum that brings materials science — ordinarily an advanced engineering course for college juniors and seniors — into the high school classroom.
‘Dreamscapes’ Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 10:24AMSAYS Regina Puno: "My background basically comes from having a passion for art. I loved my grade school and high school art classes at PAREF Woodrose, and always excelled in those.
Student mural has connection to family Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 9:32AMEach year, Goshen College offers stipends to students who stay over the summer and participate in research projects through the Maple Scholars program.
KC Art Insitute students paint vibrant mural inside the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:16PMStudents from the Kansas City Art Institute are spending their summer days creating a vibrant-colored, abstract mural that will cover part of the side walls of one of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts' two theaters.
Art students paint vibrant mural inside Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:16PMStudents from the Kansas City Art Institute are spending their summer days creating a vibrant-colored, abstract mural that will cover part of the side walls of one of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts' two theaters.
Kolok Gallery show tackles homelessness Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:09AMFriday July 30, 2010 North Adams Transcript NORTH ADAMS -- Rows of tiny wooden houses line the floor of the Kolok Gallery, while car hubcaps painted in a bounty of colors fill a single wall for a new exhibition in which artist Robert Mateo Diago challenges people’s preconceived notions of the homeless.
The '50-50 Show' returns to Sanchez Art Center Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:03AMThe '50-50 Show' returns to Sanchez Art Center
Jonathan Dueck - In Transit Presents - 16mm Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:52AMIf you don’t enjoy sitting and contemplating abstracted visuals then it’s not for you. For those who are not sent into glassy torpor by the idea, it’s an eloquent, introspective and cute kind of film.
Video Training Review: Painting For Photographers DVD: Volume 1 — Portraits by Karen Sperling Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:33AMFor photographers who want to learn to paint, and for painters who want to move to the digital world. Painting - Art - DVD - Photography - Visual Arts
An abstract artist Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 10:17PMAnne Leveque is an artist of many dimensions. She has worked as a painter, a dancer, a sculptor, a director and a playwright. In an interview with 'Outlook', she discusses her new interest - abstract painting.
Artist paints ‘free’ pieces Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:50PMSerena Naidu knew from an early age that she wanted to pursue art. Her family did not initially support her decision, but the junior came to the University and decided to chase her artistic inclinations. She became a double art education and painting major. “Ever since the second grade, I have been interested in art,” Naidu said. “I [...]
Summer Pleasures’ art exhibit on display in S.B. Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:41PMBY KERRI McCUNE Correspondent SOUTH BRUNSWICK — The South Brunswick Municipal Building will hold its art exhibit, “Summer Pleasures,” through September. The exhibit is a collection of works in various media created by 21 different local artists. From watercolor to photography to collage, the pieces all share the theme of summer. read more
'Defying Expectations' is much more than 'Indians and horses' Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 1:01AMAs artist James Luna was helping install “Defying Expectations: Contemporary Native American Art From San Diego County,” an elderly couple inadvertently wandered into the gallery at the Oceanside Museum of Art.
Local artist, filmmaker featured in 'Walking Dreams' at Sac Film and Music Festival Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 1:38PMSometimes festival and film meet, and the chemistry is obvious. Such was the case with the Sacramento Film and Music Festival and the David Garibaldi documentary "Walking Dreams."
Article: iPhone Gems: Castlevania Puzzle, Jet Car Stunts, Let’s Golf! 2 + Zen Bound 2 Universal Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 12:55PMWelcome to this week’s gaming edition of iPhone Gems! Today, we’re looking at two brand new releases and two iPhone 4-enhanced re-releases of prior titles, spread across several different but overlapping genres. All four of these games can broadly be understood as action puzzlers, but they differ considerably from title to title: one’s a golf game, another’s a driving game, another is an object ...
Dottie Stanley views life through the eyes of a starving artist Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 10:03PMSince 1989, Dottie Stanley has held two careers. The artist is also a wealth management adviser with Merrill Lynch, conducting workshops and seminars for clients. Kennedy Publishing recognized Stanley for being "The Best of American Oil Painters 2010," one of 200 selected. She also attained fellow status of the American Artist Professional League, and was invited to join the Salmagundi Club on ...
Impressionist painter Alkaaby, who fled Iraq, makes guest appearance during invitation-only exhibition in RSF on Sept ... Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 2:41PMJust before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, painter Khalid Alkaaby, whose favorite medium is oil and canvas, continued to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad.
The long, dry summer Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:52AM"Poster Child" by Wendy Donahoe is on display through Sept. 4 at Fraser Gallery in Bethesda.
Drawing inspiration from the North Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 7:11PMKUALA LUMPUR: Six artists from Penang and Kedah are showcasing their works at an exhibition appropriately titled "Northern Expressions". Each has contributed five artworks, which are exhibited at City Art Gallery until Friday.
Soap opera on exhibit: James Franco revisits his General Hospital' role Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 3:14AMAbout four hours after soap opera and contemporary art fans arrived to watch actor James Franco tape an episode of "General Hospital" at the Pacific Design Center on a recent Thursday night, many were still baffled.
A BRUSH WITH GREATNESS Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:46AMCuyahoga Falls teens painted iconic mural in 1975 Budding band Devo shines light on mural
New gallery on the scene Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 1:59PMThe work of four Wichita artists is featured in the first exhibition at Bob Schwan Studios, which opened three months ago a few blocks east of downtown.
Fox on Sex: My Body Is a Paintbrush Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:48AMIt was a situation I never imagined Id find myself in, standing naked in the middle of a loft in downtown Los Angeles, an artist painting me with her hands, a matboard waiting at my feet on which I would leave the impression of my bared skin.
Fox on Sex: My Body Is a Paintbrush Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:41AMIt was a situation I never imagined I’d find myself in, standing naked in the middle of a gorgeous, light-filled loft in downtown Los Angeles, an artist painting me with her hands, a matboard waiting at my feet on which I would leave the impression of my bared skin. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
Pastel artists league features 49 works in many styles Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 1:00PMPittsburgh Pastel Artist League members will exhibit their works as a group in "Spot Light on Pastels" at Boxheart Expressions in Bloomfield.
Twist of Paint: Terminally Ill 5-Year-Old Creates Fine Art Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 4:39AMLeo Haines is selling his abstract art to help other sick children like himself
Artist expresses her views on canvas Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 3:30AMWhen January's catastrophic earthquake throttled Haiti, killing and injuring an unfathomable number of people, spiritual artist and educator Stephanie Foster knew it was time to reflect and draw inspiration before putting brush to canvas.
Business Briefs Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 4:13AMFrolic through the forest with "Robin Hood." This season Theatre-Hike kicks off with the notorious outlaw and his friends fighting against the evil tyranny of the sheriff of Nottingham. Swashbuckling sword fights, damsels in distress and adventures through the woods await all who attend. Actors present each scene of the play during stops in a hike. Regular Theatre-Hikes are on Saturdays and a ...
Laurel mural on tap Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 7:10PMStory and Photo By EMERALD GILLERAN The Billings Outpost Artist Gary Larson shows the design that is becoming a Laurel mural this summer. LAUREL – Laurel residents are in for a change of downtown scenery this summer. Artist Gary Larson and organizer Amos Lee are working on a mural this summer in Laurel’s town square. The mural, on the side of Candy Crossroads, will depict a photo that attracted ...
THREE ABSTRACT ARTISTS FEATURED IN CITYARTS EXHIBIT Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 2:46PMThree abstract artists with styles all their own will show their work in one exhibit beginning tonight at CityArts.