Artist’s childhood memories to ‘play’ again
(NWPR-IN) – More than 68 artists have submitted works for the “Toys & Book Illustrations” show that opens on Friday, October 29 at the Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery in…
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(PNAN-ME) Opening Saturday, October 30, in conjunction with “John Haberle: American Master of Illusion” currently on view through December 12, “False Documents & Other Illusions” is the second Circa…
The Lady reveals who are on the list
(PNAN-PA) – Each year, the ceremony moves to a different community to enable more citizens to share in this celebration of the arts. However this year, the honoring event…
Exhibits are engaging viewers
(PNAN-ID) – On view at the Boise Art Museum through Sunday, December 5, the “Idaho Triennial” juried show highlights the works by wide group of Idaho artists. The theme,…
What you get will be worth the wait
(PNAN-AL) – The music will be flowing, songs will be sung, speeches of gratitude will be given, culinary delights will be savored, and even children’s faces will be painted.…
Council wants youths to compete for title
(PNAN-ND) – Who will be the next McGarths, Lowmans, an author of another “Northern Lights” as well as an ‘Early Cutting’ Roland Flint that will “When they take the…
Artist’s final major work to rest in the sun
(PNAN-FL) – Its discovery dates to the 1880s, when tales of abundance of blue skies and waters, fish and game, tropical mild climate were noted by not only seekers…
Bay area to be first mesmerized again
(PNAN-CA) – Recognized as one of the leading presenters in the world, the San Francisco Performances joins the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in the Novellus Theater for…
Pine Tree State artists chosen for show
(PNAN-ME) – If you were Jim Kempner of Jim Kempner Fine Art in New York, or David Row, a painter based in New York and Maine, or even Joanna…
Duo hees and haws for God
(NWPR-IN) – Do you like the taste of chocolate and vanilla? How about the tasteful comedy act from the Dave & Dwayne Ministries? The duo strives to spread the…
They did ask, but not for them
    (PNAN) – For what he has done for the Arts, how fitting is it to know that an artist’s words were a sign of support which can be traced…
Dakotah nabs best in youth photo show
(NWPR-OH) – The Collective Center, the St. Marys, Ohio facility for Arts Place, recently held a reception and award ceremony for the “Walk with Nature Youth Photography Exhibit” that…
Profs to show their stuff
(NWPR-IN) – Performing the sounds of the violin and cello, Dr. Robert Lynn and Elizabeth Smith will be on stage as part of the Faculty Artist Series program, Thursday,…
Classy gent in the red suit bids ten
(NWPR-IN) – It is going to be another ‘Ho, Ho, Ho’ time in the Goodrich Hall at Arts Place in Portland. It is there 28th annual Holiday Benefit Auction,…
First Lady Michelle Obama honors…
It’s his first lone show in U.S. museum
(AAPNW) – With an expressive vocabulary that relies on deadpan humor, absurdist enunciation, poetry and childlike imagery, museum goers will see in the “Kim Beom: Objects Being Taught They…
All in the family to perform
(NWPR-IN) – They are Juilliard-trained musicians as well as award-winning songwriters with a musical foundation in classical, pop and jazz; in fact, they are all in the same family…
Timeless film on theater’s play list
(NWPR-IN) – Based on the beloved film and featuring seventeen of Irving Berlin songs, “White Christmas” is a heartwarming musical adaptation where World War II Veterans Bob Wallace and…
Japanese ceramic artist to exhibit
(AAPNW-OH) – “What I like best about Miyajima Masayuki’s work is its dignity and sense of place,” says Fred G. Notehelfer, professor and director of the UCLA Center for…
Show is a 10 with national notables
(AAPNW-NY) – No, it is not about Bo Derek, but it is when it comes to works of art that goes on view and sale at the “Memorial Art Gallery’s…
Dayton artist’s works next showing
(NWPR-OH) – “As an artist of portraiture through my drawings, I continue to strive to bring out the beauty, mood and character of each individual I draw and to…
Quilt works warms Depot’s walls
(NWPR-IN) – “The stitches may say craft, but the designs are fine art,” said Jan Roestamadji, Executive Director of the Arts Depot in Union City, Indiana. “On the Walls”…
Legends to pay forward with endless love
(PNAN-NM) – “Animals are such agreeable friends, they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms,” was said by Mary Anne Evans (1819-1880) who went by the pen name of…
Stage to rock and roll
(NWPR-IN) – Coming to the Hall-Mosier Theatre in the Arts Place Portland Center on Saturday, November 13 at 7:30 pm, Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem will bring as the…
Georgia museum takes top award
(PNAN-GA) Besides an Award of Excellence for “Lord Love You: Works by R.A. Miller from the Mullis Collection” exhibition, the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia…
Portland ‘idol’ concert on the billboard
(NWPR-IN) – When she was five years old, Kinsey Michal Fenning was proclaiming her adulthood aspirations, assumingly to her parents and all those close-knit associations who were amazed with…
A feast for the senses to bloom at the Frist
“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again. And what do we teach our children? We…
Portrait of a man of dance
(PNAN-CA) – Perhaps his greatest success in life was not to him as what the public knows: a professional Japanese dancer who took “Butoh,” a dance form that has…
Wixom works to show exodus to triumph
“All waters flow eventually to the sea; all creativity in its diversity is still one with the human impulse to reflect, understand, and communicate those insights with others.” Vindora Wixom…
Student music recital to debut
(NWPR-IN) – On Wednesday, October 27 at 4:00 pm in the Longaker Recital Hall of the Merillat Centre for the Arts, “All-Area Music Student Recital” makes its debut, staged…
Japanese cartooning on the curriculum
    (NWPR-OH) – Beginning Tuesday, November 2 and for the following eight weeks at the Findlay Art League, a drawing class, “Anime Character Design†with instructor Rachel DeVene is designed…
Her advocacy for equality is US law
(AAPNW-IL) – “Lilly Ledbetter’s inspiring message and tireless activism helped to reshape federal law to ensure that women and men earn equal pay for equal work,” said Governor Pat…
Community ‘Messiahs’ sought for choir
(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…
Society members’ works on view
(AAPNW-IL) Forty-five works by the members of the Illinois Watercolor Society are on display in the Bill Parks Gallery at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. The exhibition,…
Symphony to haunt goers’ ears and eyes
(NWPR-OH) – On Saturday, October 30 at 3:00 pm in the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, the area’s largest musical Halloween celebration, “PhilharMonster” returns as the Dayton…
Those deserving sought
(AAPNW-IN) – Almost four decades ago in the early 1970s, the biennial awards recognize excellence in artistic achievement, philanthropy, arts education, leadership in the arts, and at the same…
Woody’s ‘eyes’ captures winning works
(NWPR-OH) – If our human memory begins to fade our recollection of a time, place or person; photographs can instantly refresh as they hold a preservation of sorts to…
‘Tis the season is in the air
(NWPR-IN-OH) – The season of family gatherings where birds and bellies are stuffed, yuletide traditions of stockings hung, smooches under the mistletoe and goodwill to all are coming to…
She pushes the limits
(PNAN-NC) – Elizabeth Turk’s “Collar 21” work went on display during the opening of the new Mint Museum Uptown in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Her ability to manipulate marble…
Samson and Vischer next on talk list
(NWPR-IN) – Christian author and a self-described scholar-activist, Will Samson of “Can Christianity Change the World?” is on the Forester Lecture Series roster for Tuesday, October 26 at 7:00…
And the top honoree is . . .
“One of our greatest duties is to help those who are in need,” said Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. “The Governor’s Home Town Awards are one small way we can…
Leader to declare war on United States
(NWPR-OH) – Gloriana, age 22 and beautiful is the Duchess of a tiny country in the Alps founded centuries ago by a roving band of English bowmen. Her domain…
‘Sultan’ to toot soulful jazz sounds
(PNAN-NY) – Classically trained musician, Gus Mancini, who is also a master of improvisational Jazz and known as “The Sultan of Sonic Soul,” will perform at the Arts Society…
Members’ Show set for the walls
(NWPR-OH) – The 20th Annual Members’ Show and Sale will go on view from Sunday, November 20 at the Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio, and displayed through…
Barnes & Noble steps up for Ohioana
Especially ‘minted’ for a Queen city
(PNAN-NC) – A few facts and figures: It is five stories totaling 145,000 square feet. It has two full floors of galleries, each featuring 12,000 square feet of…
Bits and pieces become ‘ancient’ artworks
The history of mosaic has been dated back to 5000 BC for background decoration in terracotta cones. Used were glass, pebbles, marble and even gold pieces that were found…
Making corrections in Watercolor
Have you ever had someone tell you that you can’t make corrections in watercolor? Centuries of artists believed that. The result is a widely held belief that transparent…
An American crown jewel way up North
(PNAN-AK) – The Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center began as a public-private partnership to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the purchase of Alaska from Russia. The Museum opened its…
Artworks offer healing smiles for viewers
(AAPNW-KY) – “Healing Creatively: A Collection of Art Therapy Experiences from Kosair Children’s Hospital” exhibition goes on view Saturday, October 23 at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft…