Her daisies are natural wonders
Creativity is not limited to painting, photography, and ceramics or sculpting. Having the ability to transform any idea into a stimulation of the senses can be considered an art form. …
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Matt Temple: A step back in time
Local artist and Wassenberg Art Center Office Manager Matt Temple has been selected as the 2022 Ohio Art Education Association’s Distinguished Citizen for Art Education in the Northwest Region. This…
To sir, for our love of the forests
BANGOR, ME (PNAN) – On Saturday, February 11, 2023, from 3:00-4:00 pm at the Bangor Public Library, authors Claire Ackroyd and Roger Greene will discuss their abiding love for the…
The book talks
COVINGTON, KY (AAPNW) – On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, from 6:30-7:30 pm at the Covington Branch of the Kenton County Public Library, tweens are invited to stop by for a…
Written treasures to go on sale
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (PNAN) – On March 3 and 4, 2023, from 6:00-8:00 pm in the Hirsch Community Rooms at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, plan to fill up your…
Special events are ‘blessed’
NEW CASTLE, PA (AAPNW) – On Saturday, February 18, 2023, from 11:00 to 1:00 pm, the Lawrence County Comfort Canines will be at the New Castle Public Library. There will…
Enjoy the yums of labor
MADISON, IN (AAPNW) – On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, from 5:30-8:00 pm, Jordan Gardner will guide participants through the prep and design of their own charcuterie board in “The Art…
Nourishing mind and body event
BEVERLY, OH (AAPNW) – An entertaining evening meeting local writers by the Beverly Library Branch at the Riverbend Family Dining on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, from 6:00-8:00 pm. Non-Alcoholic drinks…
Fresh batch of things to do
FRESNO, CALIF (PNAN) – Spring events have begun in the Fresno County Public Library system through April 23, 2023. An array of activities for kids, teens, adults are on the…
‘Jewels of the Earth’ in library
CELINA, OH (NWPR) – In 2006 Ron and Ruth Langsdon donated a substantial part of their personal rare mineral collection to the Mercer County Library in order for future generations to…
A Call for original stories that ‘sing’
LARGO, FL (PNAN) – “39th Annual Friends of Largo Library Iris & Stanley Shalit Short Story Competition” is open to all Pinellas County students in grades 4-12. The story…
Literary warriors sought
MILWAUKEE, WI (AAPNW) – For 2023-24, the Milwaukee Public Library are recruiting schools for the AmeriCorps Program which helps young people develop a love of reading, increase information literacy skills,…
Spotlight on those who pen
CLOVIS, NM (PNAN) – The Clovis-Carver Public Library has on display such as fiction and non-fiction books, The Color Purple by Alice Walker; The Dead Are Rising: The Life of…
Philanthropists keep on giving
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PNAN) – Going on view on Saturday, February 18, 2023, “The New York Vanguard” is an exhibition that will celebrate the major group of mid-20th century…
Telling the truths
Black in Alaska is a multimedia project with interviews, photos and short videos of 50 Alaskans who are Black. Participants are from all over the state and represent diverse backgrounds…
The trails and trials of equality
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (NWPR) – To celebrate Black History Month at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, viewers can explore the theme of Black Resistance through film, visual art and…
The Arts beyond the battlefield
KANSAS CITY, MO (PNAN) – The saying “war is months of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror” likely came about due to the endless trench warfare of WWI. Now on view…
Woodblocks have multiple views
RICHMOND, VA (PNAN) – “Eight Views of Omi: Japanese Woodblock Prints” at the Virginia Museum of Art is an exhibition by Ito Shinsui, who was a pioneer of modern Japanese…
Imaginations loosen the grip
RENO, NV (PNAN) – Opening on Saturday, March 4, 2023, “Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II” at the Nevada Museum of Art in the John Hawley…
Metaphoric messages revealed in works
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (PNAN) – Viewing begins on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the Norton Museum of Art, “Symbolic Messages in Chinese Animal Paintings” is an exhibition of five…
Treasure trove has extensive works
DOVER, DE (PNAN) – “Art Deco Glass from the David Huchthausen Collection” is an exhibition at the Biggs Museum of American Art on view through Monday, February 20, 2023. Organized…
An expansive show of American art
ATHENS, GA (PNAN) – Opening Saturday, February 4, 2023 will be more than 100 works of American art from the travelling collection of the Princeton University Art Museum which premieres…
Visual works ‘discuss’ the differences
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ (PNAN) – Currently on view in the Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University, is a traveling exhibition, “Matter + Spirit” that features 25 artists from China and…
Series explores world of art
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF (PNAN) – Opening Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the Jack Fisher Gallery will be recent photographic work by Andy Freeberg in exhibition entitled, “Advisor” which is the…
Big show of new works
ROCKEY RIVER, OH (AAPNW) – Opening Reception is Friday, February 3, 2023, from 3:00-6:00 pm for the “18th Annual Ceramic Invitational” at the River Gallery. The exhibition runs through April…
Publication was the record-keeper
NEW ORLEANS, LA (PNAN) – “Black Orpheus: Jacob Lawrence and the Mbari Club” goes on view Friday, February 10, 2023 at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The exhibition explores…
Monumental collection is commanding
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (AAPNW) – Opening February 11, 2023 through April 29, 2023, “Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder” features 145 photographs by 70 artists at the Grand…
Big works to grace museum’s walls
RICHMOND, IN (NWPR) – Opening on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at the Richmond Art Museum will be an exhibition, “Love Letters to Self: A Life Well Drawn” of drawings, lenticular…
Illustrator works tell stories
DAYTON, OH (NWPR) – “Norman Rockwell: Stories of Emotion” is on view at the Dayton Art Institute through Monday, February 13, 2022. This exhibition features a dozen original works by…
Technology places role in choice
PORTLAND, OR (PNAN) – Opening at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University on Thursday, January 26, 2023, “Weaving Data” is an exhibition that examines the historical…
Youth’s works in the spotlight
RENO, NV (PNAN) – The annual presentation of the Scholastic Art Awards is scheduled to go on view in conjunction with the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a national program…
‘Powwow’ about a regional icon
RENO, NV (PNAN) – Beginning at 10:00 am to 1:30 pm, on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Nevada Museum of Art will be a symposium about the life and…
Surrealist has a secret imagination
LOS ANGELES, CALIF (PNAN) – Opening on Saturday, January 14, 2023, “Tonmoy Khan: Everything” is the artist Khan’s first solo exhibition at the Tierra del Sol Gallery and will remain…
Colors of morning, noon and night
DAYTON, OH (NWPR) – Going on view at the Dana L. Wiley Gallery on Friday, February 3, 2023, “Generational Memory” is an exhibition of works by Jean Koeller, who began…
A ‘rollover’ show of wonderment
CANTON, OH (AAPNW) – Recently opened, “Thinking with Animals” is an exhibition at the Canton Museum of Art that is all about animals that have been subjects in art and…
Photography shows a ‘twist’
CHICAGO, IL (AAPNW) Opening Friday, January 20, 2023, “Pawing the Ground in Place” is an exhibition that will feature new work by Heather Kai Smith and Ali Feser at the…
Gallery Talk
DES MOINES, IA (PNAN) – On Sunday, February 5, 2023, from 1:30-3:30 pm, explore the theme of travel with Curatorial Manager Laura Burkhalter for a journey through “Postcards: Recent Photography…
Collection features important artist’s works
TRAVERSE CITY, MI (AAPNW) Also going on view at the Dennos Museum Center on Saturday, January 21, 2023, “A Rich History: African American Artists from the Muskegon Museum of Art”…
He captured a host of greats
MORRISTOWN, NJ (PNAN) – Viewing through Sunday, February 5, 2023, “RetroBlakesberg Captured on Film: 1978-2008” is the first solo museum retrospective of the photography by Jay Blakesberg at the Morris…
Characterization of cultural folklore
GREENSBURG, PA (AAPNW) – Currently on view through Sunday, February 5, 2023, “Gavin Benjamin: Break Down and Let It All Out” is a new contemporary series in the historic Paneled…
Everyone one has a story exhibit
PORTLAND, ME (PNAN) – Drawn from the American Folk Art Museum collection, going on view February 3, 2023, “American Perspectives” will be featuring over seventy significant works at the Portland…
An in-depth look at landscape
Many artists enjoy painting landscapes, but painting a convincing landscape is more than just finding a pretty scene. The best landscape paintings have a convincing sense of depth, letting the…
Meet the Local Author Series
BOWLING GREEN, OH (NWPR) – On Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Wood County District Public Library. Join author, William Scovell, who has been able to find…
Program spins a web of how-to-do-it
DOTHAN, AL (PNAN) – Learn about fascinating, mysterious and sometimes exhausting process of turning your writing into marketable, commercially viable literature. “Becoming a Novelist” is presented by Cap Daniels on…
Chilling talk among the vines
SHERIDAN, IN (AAPNW) – On Sunday, January 15, 2023 at the Blackhawk Winery, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, award-winning author, Sulari Gentill delivers a sharply thrilling read with “The Woman…
A doggone heroine’s journey
NAPPANEE, IN (NWPR) – On Saturday, January 14, 2023, from 2:00-3:00 pm. James Herriot: The Simple Life of the World’s Most Famous Veterinarian. Join Anglophile and former UK resident Claire…
Bargain treasures in print
AKRON, OH (AAPNW) – Today is the day for readers to hunt for bargains with choices covering every genre from drugstore romance, classic fiction, children’s books, non-fiction, and basically a…
Which way to go legally
PORTLAND, IN (NWPR) – Participants will be able to speak with an attorney through a video conferencing system about topics, such as divorce, custody, guardianship, tenant-landlord issues, bankruptcy, debt collection,…
A Call to all young writers
OBERLIN, OH (AAPNW) – Oberlin Public Library has set the Deadline for Friday, January 20, 2023 for the “Young Writing Contest” to submit your best piece of writing for a…
Music was the glue in a chaotic era
GRANT PASS, OR (PNAN) – On Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the Applegate Library, from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, “What it Was: Growing Up When the Music Mattered” was…