Pair to pioneer new program
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY (AAPJ) – Tania El Khoury as Distinguished Artist in Residence of Theater and Performance and Ziad Abu-Rish as Visiting Associate Professor of Human Rights have been appointed by…
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A nation is in honor mode
About the birth of the United States of America The Fourth of July (Independence Day) marks the Declaration of Independence of the United States which was declared on July 4,…
School flourishes with artistic souls
There is a place where you can go, to learn an entire lifetime of basic skills, There are no crowds, no books, no grades, no pressure and very few frills;…
The leap from the Moon
At 1:53 pm on Monday, July 21, 1969, the astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. “Buzz†Aldrin Jr. lifted off from the Moon in the module’s ascent stage and…
‘Moon City’ to make ‘giant leap’
2019 marks the 50th Anniversary of the first steps onto the moon. This year has special meaning to the citizens of Wapakoneta, Ohio as the man who took those steps,…
New pup adapting
One of our newest additions at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Illinois is a California sea lion pup. Since his birth on June 10, the male pup and his mom,…
Art Gallery dedicated to Griners
Ball State University alumni Ned H. and Gloria Griner are honored with the dedication in their names, the Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery in the Art and Journalism Building…
Theatre Camp begins in June
Beginning in June, the Historic Sidney Theatre in Sidney, Ohio will host its annual Summer Theatre Camp with two sessions. The first begins on Monday, June 3 through June 7,…
Airways to fill with many hits
Directed by Chelsea Whirledge and accompanied by Christopher Andres, on Saturday, May 18, at 7:00 pm and on Sunday, May 19 at 2:00 pm, the Greenville High School Vocal Music…
Graduates to show their works
On Saturday, April 13, 2019, the annual exit show for the graduating Master of Fine Arts students at the Lamar Dodd School of Art goes on view at the…
Student art blooms with quality
Over 110 works from 12 area high schools in Northwest Ohio were on exhibit in the atrium of Northwest State Community College in Archbold, Ohio. The High School Invitational…
Maple Syrup on tap at Camp Palmer
FAYETTE, OH (NWPR) – Tucked in the woods next to Harrison Lake State Park, 4-H Camp Palmer has scheduled an event on Sunday, March 17, 2019 for visitors to learn…
Bell chosen new leader
INDIANAPOLIS , IN (NWPR) – “I’m honored and excited to return to WGU (Western Governors University) Indiana as Chancellor, to sustain and grow the University’s commitment to helping Hoosiers return…
Winter concert set
EDON, OH (NWPR) – The Edon High Music Department will hold its annual Winter Band and Choir Concert on Tuesday, March 5 at 7:00 pm in the Edon Schools Auditeria,…
Prof given ‘icon’ award
University of Kentucky professor Richard Jefferies was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 meeting of the Southeastern Archeological Conference (SEAC). This award goes to senior scholars…
Professor is a ‘world’ educator
International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) and it is an official partner of the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has elected associate professor of art education…
Artist Fellows chosen
The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists, Santa Fe, New Mexico has chosen 16 artist fellows for its 2019 Art-Business Accelerator Program. The selected artists will participate in CHF’s innovative…
George 41: His words ‘raise her up’
Head West Young Lass When Horace Greeley (1811-72) advocated the migration to the west, chances are he never had women in mind when he popularized the phrase “Go West, young…
Book reveals the whole man
Named the recipient of a 2018 Kentucky History Award given by the Kentucky Historical Society for her book, “James Still: A Life,” President of the Appalachian Studies Association and former…
Artist defies classification
HARTFORD, CONN – (PNAN) – The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art will present “Gorey’s Worlds,” the first museum exhibition to contextualize the work of celebrated American author and illustrator Edward…
Art-writing lesson fun way to learn
“I wanted to see how familiar my students were with the proverbs and whether they had ever heard them from their grandparents or parents,” said former teacher Carol Jones with…
OH: Bluffton
WHERE: Sauder Visual Arts Center. WHEN: Through October 16, 2016. Note: Reception with the artists on Saturday, October 10 from 10:00 am to noon. Silent Treatment BRIEF ABOUT: Art by…
GA: Athens
WHERE: Georgia Museum of Art. WHEN: Opens Saturday, September 17 and on view through December 11, 2016. Icon of Modernism: Representing the Brooklyn Bridge, 1883–1950 This show will feature…
MICA: Passing of an ‘icon’ in print
Visual shocks of what ifs
Organized by Amy N. Worthen, curator of prints and drawings at the Des Moines (Iowa) Art Center, “Heavy Heavy Hands Over Thy Head” is an exhibition that looks at…
Director hired for science center
Bob Pettis, who has 43 years of experience in education, has been hired as the interim Executive Director for the John F. Green Spartanburg Science Center effectively June 1, 2016.…
One small step for ‘childkind’
Arts Place in Portland, Indiana is accepting registrations for First Steps in Music. Lessons will be on Thursdays mornings beginning June 16, 2016 and continue through July 21. The class…
Viewers can expect works of power
Going on view, Friday, June 3, 2016 and featuring the work of 60 different artists, this exhibition includes powerful, representative work by some of the biggest names in the…
Major show soon to open
Opening at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Saturday, June 4, 2016, this major international exhibition will feature two significant artists of the 20th and 21st centuries:…
In Memory
William Emboden (2-24-1935 to 5-10-2016) has published seven books, co-authored two others and is the sole author of 250 articles. He has served as professor of biology in two…
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: David Richard Gallery. WHEN: Friday, May 13 through June 25, 2016. Note: An Opening Reception will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday. BRIEF ABOUT: “The Narrative Figure 
New Director of Education chosen
Anne Butler Rice became the new Georgette Auerbach Koopman Director of Education at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, located in Hartford, Connecticut. In her new post, Rice will oversee…
Museum names new ‘plant doctor’
Following a national search, former horticulturist at the Chanticleer Foundation in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Jonathan M. Wright has been named the Ruth Lilly Deputy Director for Horticulture and Natural Resources at…
New heads at GMA
Heather Malcom becomes the director of development and Keith Thalhamer, the director of security and facilities at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia in…
SPS to be celebrated
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the exhibition “Frank Hartley Anderson: Forging the Southern Printmakers Society” from Saturday, March 26 to June 19,…
Ligare show on Georgia’s mind
As the winter starts to seem long and cold, even in Georgia, opening on Saturday, February 13 at the Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia, visitors…
Saleri show to open at Fresno State
Opening Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the Henry Madden Library in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery and Pete P. Peters Balcony gallery at Fresno State, will be a…
Big Apple leaders to talk
At 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 4, 2016, the Johnson Collection (www.thejohnsoncollection.org) presents the third installment of “Voices in American Art” at the Chapman Cultural Center Theater in…
Student Exhibit soon to open
The annual Young Masters’ exhibit featuring the artwork of students in grades K-12 is returning to the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in Troy, Ohio, will be on display from January 8…
NY: Rochester
WHERE: Memorial Art Gallery. WHEN: Through January 24, 2016. Une Une Danse des Bouffons (A Jester’s Dance) The silent, black-and-white video work by Canadian artist Marcel Dzama, which is repeated…
Concert to be a seasonal joy
The Dayton Philharmonic Youth Strings, conducted by Dr. Betsey Hofeldt, will present their annual Fall Concert on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 3:00 pm at the Kettering Seventh-Day Adventist…
Collaboration connects to Carol’s art
Opening Friday, November 6, 2015 at ArtSpace in Lima, Ohio is an exhibit, “Furnishing the Suite” that will explore of the secret life of furnishings: Where did they come…
Many awards for Spartanburg
The South Carolina Art Education Association delivered seven of the nine 2015 statewide awards to education professionals in Spartanburg County. “For seven out of the nine statewide recipients for…
Bay Area composer a first
As its first Composer Lab & Workshop Fellow, the Nashville Symphony named Gabriella Smith to return several times next year to work with music director Giancarlo Guerrero and the orchestra.…
Works on view span artist’s career
On view at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens, “Ralph Chessé” (1900–1991) was an multifaceted artist: painter, sculptor and puppeteer who spent time in New Orleans, Europe and San…
Conference to highlight poet’s life
Poet Sonia Sanchez will return to the September 11-12, 2015 Kentucky Women Writers Conference in Lexington, Kentucky, on the 10th anniversary of the founding of the conference series named for…
Artist 1st solo in the Motor City
Opening Friday, September 18, 2015, this multi-year research program is one of the most ambitious undertakings to date for the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit/MOCAD. Detroit City is comprised of…
Indy to ‘rock’ with Booth
On Friday, September 4, 2015 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, Actor, business owner, entrepreneur, author and renowned teaching artist Eric Booth will be our…
Meacham and Gilliam on the ‘marquee’
Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “American Lion” and “Franklin and Winston” as well as the former editor of Newsweek magazine, Jon Meacham will headline the Martin School of Public…
University seeks ‘possible people’
Since its inception in 1990 and still one of University of Kentucky’s most prestigious awards, the Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement, nominations are now sought for the 2016 through Friday,…