Show of art about ‘a better way’
(AAPNW-OH) – A solo exhibition, “Rory Krupp: Fluffing Reality” is a show of contemporary watercolor paintings, which goes on view in the Dublin Arts Council’s Main Gallery on…
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Andrews’ works has the spotlight
(NWPR-OH) – On view at the Findlay Art League, “B/Tween Series” is an exhibit featuring oil paintings and watercolors by James A. Andrews. As a painter of landscapes, seascapes,…
Museum in the Western ‘grip’ of Buckeye
(NWPR-OH) – Everyone remembers their dream of waking up on Christmas morning, finding a shiny red bicycle, complete with a huge velvet bow, leaning against the ornament filled, brightly…
‘King Milt’ weds a Franklin county ‘Queen’
(AAPNW-OH) – “Over the past year, Milt has earned the trust of the arts and business communities while providing solid leadership as GCAC worked to respond to community needs…
No nonsense lady goes ‘home’
(PNAN-NY) – There is an Australian Aboriginal Proverb that says, “We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to…
Town ‘painted’ by area artists
(NWPR-OH) – Artists like Chuck Marshall, Barbara Pask and Don Schuster have been out with their easels “painting the town” of Mason over the last six months, and on…
Daugherty score given life by Guerrero team
(AAPNW-TN) “I seek to express the energies, ambiguities, paradoxes and wit of American popular culture in my work,” said Michael Daugherty, “and the Nashville Symphony has done a truly…
Bank adds support for youth shows
(NWPR-IN) Pledging their support of the 2011 Regional Student Art Exhibition, which takes place annually during Youth Art Month, the show features works by students from East Central Indiana…
Chosen as one of the region’s best
(PNAN-VA) Earlier this year, the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton was designated as the 2010 Cultural Arts Organization of the Year by the Prince William Chamber of Commerce. “The…
Myatt selected for media arts ‘voice’
(PNAN-DC) – “I have a working knowledge of the challenges and opportunities for artists, arts organizations and funders in this dynamic media environment,” said Alyce Myatt, the new Media…
Young’uns to perform
(NWPR-IN) – Under the ‘wand’ of Margaret Hammond, the ivories will speak on Tuesday, December 21 at 4:00 pm as Piano students present their semester-end recital at Southside Elementary…
Printmaker show is an educational feast
(PNAN-AL) – Going on view Sunday, December 19 at the Huntsville Museum of Art, “thINK” is a show that features the rich talent and individual developments that prevail throughout…
Symphony vying for ‘green refreshments’
(AAPNW-TN) – The Nashville Symphony is currently the forerunner to receive a $250,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Project. Finalists are selected based on voting results during December. To…
Looking at art
Our western tradition of Santa Claus originates with St. Nicholas, who is quite a different personality from the jolly old elf we know today. According to tradition, St. Nicholas…
Cotton ducks don’t quack
You probably know that many artists paint on canvas. But if you’re just getting started as a painter in oils or acrylics, just walking into the art supply store…
From floor covering to printing method
In this age of vinyl flooring, many people aren’t familiar with linoleum. However, at one time, it was the most popular floor covering available. It can still be found…
‘Rocco group’ pumps cash into art education
(AAPNW-TN) – The Frist Center for the Visual Arts was approved for a $20,000 grant to support the exhibition “Vishnu: Hinduism’s Blue-Skinned Savior,” and its accompanying education programs opening…
League calling artists for 2011 B&W show
(NWPR-OH) – Registration for the Findlay Art League’s “Black and White Show” will be Thursday, January 6 from 7:00-9:00 pm and Saturday, January 8 from 9:00 am till noon.…
Man-made works are touching views
(PNAN-ME) – Approached by the Limited Editions Club of New York in early 1941, Edward Weston was commissioned to make photographs to illustrate its deluxe edition of Walt Whitman’s…
Popular holiday program on lunch menu
(NWPR-OH) – On Friday, December 17, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Carillon Brass members Charles Pagnard, DPO Principal Trumpet; Alan Siebert, DPO Second Trumpet; Sean Vore, DPO Assistant Principal Horn; Tim…
Sisters’ works are an ‘eye-healing’ view
(NWPR-OH) – They have more than a common bond as sisters; they also are in the medical field. Laura Wolery is a medical doctor, while Janet Wolery is a…
Stuart and Dean are chosen
(AAPNW-TN) – Two special awards to be presented at the 2010 Nashville Symphony Ball, taking place Saturday, December 11, at Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel. Marty Stuart will receive the…
Club sponsors children’s art program
(NWPR-OH) – The Wassenberg Art Center of Van Wert recently received a sponsorship donation from the Wetzel Motorcycle Club to help support the art center’s summer Art Camps for…
Winter show surveys a ‘genius’ works
    (PNAN-ME) “Rackstraw Downes: Onsite Paintings, 1972-2008†exhibition goes on view Thursday, December 16 at the Portland Museum of Art, featuring paintings more than 30 major works ranging from the…
Emerging ‘masters’ to show works
(PNAN-MO) – “Beyond the Resume” is an exhibit showcasing works of artists who have achieved their Masters degree in the Fine Arts or Arts within the last three years.…
Holiday spirit to come live to stage
(NWPR-IN) – Presented by the Huntington University Theatre Company and Huntington University music department, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”, “Blue Christmas”, “Deck the Halls” and other popular Christmas tunes,…
Bryan to give gallery a grand welcome
(AAPNW-WV) – Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy said, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss…
Locals’ works in the artmart
(NWPR-IN) – “We have a great selection of gifts for the artsy people in your life,” says Deb Washler of Artlink in Fort Wayne. “Our new artists this year…
Proof in puddin’ report validates the Arts
(PNAN-DC) – The recent publication by the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD), “Creative Placemaking” is a resource for mayors, arts organizations, the philanthropic sector and others interested in…
Bells of St. Mary’s to toll the coming
(NWPR-IN) – On Sunday, December 5 at 7:30 pm, the St. Mary’s Catholic Church bells will be proclaiming one of George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) most famous works, “Messiah.” Presented…
Ancient artifacts and mummies now ‘playing’
(NWPR-OH) – More than 150 objects spanning 3,000 years of history, “The Egypt Experience: Secrets of the Tomb” is on temporary view at the Toledo Museum of Art, in…
Film series are truly classical chills
(AAPNW-IN) – The Indianapolis Museum of Art’s third annual Winter Nights Film Series begins on Friday, January 7 to February 25, 2011, with curtain time all at 7:00 pm…
Eyes will marvel over rare Japanese ceramics
(NWPR-OH) – “Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection” showcases more than 200 rare objects in Toledo Museum of Art’s Asian collection, most of them from Japan’s…
Wolber’s world goes on view
(NWPR-OH) – “Paul’s stunning work embodies conceptual values such as mass, volume, space, color and perspective, while at the same time containing a spiritual quality which evokes an emotional…
Holiday news briefs
Show and auction on the calendar (PNAN-VA) – On view Wednesday, November 24 in the 2nd floor of Gallery W-16 at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, “2010 MAD…
‘Native Son’ to make ivories sing
(NWPR-OH) – Somewhat a different version of a saying could be, “A family that stays together, plays together,” and in this case, Jai Jeffryes, who is a pianist, another…
Holiday event is about cheer and charity
(AAPNW-KY) – On Thursday, December 9, the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft in Louisville will stage its 9th Annual Martinis & Mistletoe Party from 5:00pm to 8:00 pm.…
Exhibit lauds an artistic Ohio icon
(NWPR-OH) – Born in 1940 in Columbus, Ohio, artist Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson combines traditional art materials with found and everyday objects to create enchanting two- and three-dimensional works.…
Small Works Auction pays forward
(PNAN-MT) – This year the Yellowstone Art Museum and the Yellowstone AIDS Project in Billings have united with the addition of a special segment of the Small Works Auction,…
Tradition to bloom again
(PNAN-VA) – Beautifully expressed by someone, “Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds. The most powerful ones are those we can’t even describe, aren’t even aware…
Programs invite an engagement of minds
(PNAN-CA) – Beginning at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Thursday, December 2 at 8:00 pm, “Left Coast Learning” is the second annual festival in partnership with Youth…
Regional Show on the ‘marquee’
(NWPR-IN) – Works of art will be showcased in 8th Regional Exhibition at Artlink in Fort Wayne on Friday, December 10. A Gallery Walk-through begins at 6:00 pm with…
Artists honored from both ‘fence’ sides
(PNAN-TX) – As a collaborative union among the El Paso Museum of Art, Museo de Arte INBA de Ciudad Juarez, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, CONACULTA-INBA, the Mexican Consulate…
Members have show’s spotlight
(NWPR-OH) – Part of the Wassenberg Art Center’s (WAC) mission is to encourage and support local artists, who a number of the members work in the fine and creative…
Winter Concert is a Picasso for the ears
NWPR-OH – Not only will the airways in the Kettering Seventh-day Adventist Church be filled with music by Corelli and Mozart, masters of the Baroque and Classical periods, as…
Grant door open for artists
(AAPNW-IN) – Hoosier artists in selected disciplines have until February 14, 2011 to submit applications for the Indiana Arts Commission’s Individual Artist Program (IAP) grant. The guidelines can be…
Seniors set to show works
(NWPR-IN) – Senior graphic design and art education major, Jamie Thurston from Van Wert, Ohio, and Ashley Ray, a senior graphic design major and fine arts minor from Elida,…
Art center launches ‘talk show’
(NWPR-OH) – Evolving out of a past exhibit title, “Where Do We Go From Here?” which was held at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, new programming is the…
Works of art are large with life
(NWPR-IN) – Tony Smith aka Anthony Peter Smith was born in South Orange, New Jersey on September 23, 1912 and passed on December 26, 1980. As an American sculptor,…
Shows all about human subjects
(PNAN-TX) – The human figure has been an artist’s subject that has been mostly depicted throughout history. During the last half of the 20th century, when Cubism and Expressionism…