NEA boss lowers beau geste ‘booms’
(PNAN-USA- Recently in Washington, D.C., at the 173rd meeting of the National Council on the Arts, NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman made known the artists receiving lifetime honorific awards for…
Art-to-Art Palette Journal
Her brush goes beyond sight
With a deep God-given belief that she was not only born to paint, but also speak through a brush with her artwork, Patricia Wietholter was only four when she began…
His pictures talk a thousand words
The art of photography can take years of work to finally achieve that satisfying impact of a professional artist. Rarely does anyone pick up a camera and immediately…
A life undressed
Photographs of brightly painted doors march through a combination of oil and watercolor canvas titled, “Door Corps.” A lily in vibrant hues of red, orange and yellow in quantifying detail…
It’s official: Capilouto to reign
UPDATE: With a unanimous final vote today (Tuesday, May 3), the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees selected University of Alabama Birmingham Provost Eli Capilouto to be UK’s 12th president. He…
Victoria! Victoria! to ‘role’ again
(PNAN-USA) – The steps in becoming an actor takes much more than ‘I can do that’ confidence, however to achieve one’s rightful place on the marquee, in order to…
She is no longer in the box
The moon pours over a low set of trees as you feel yourself trudging through thick white snow to either the barn that sits off to your left or…
Do You See What I See?
Listening to an artist speak through one of their paintings is not as philosophical as it may sound. Every fluid brushstroke, every mixture of color, every shadow cast upon…
Wind Quintet are classical gems
(PNAN-NY) – A fresh, dynamic group of musicians has emerged to create a new angle on classical music and storytelling, making the art of music-telling stories a delightful learning…
Square Dancing is anything but square
A kaleidoscope of vivid color uniformly flows across the dance floor, creating the impression of an opening flower on a warm summer day. Blues, reds, violets, and a splash…
A chit chat with David Poxon
It has been a cornerstone in the international art world since 1907. Known for its tedious selection of “the best of the best”, any artist elected into this distinguished entity,…
Chosen new ‘leader of the pack’
(NWPR-OH) – Having served as interim dean since August 2010, effectively May 1, 2011 it becomes official for Bonnie K. Mathies, Ph.D., who was appointed dean of the Wright…
Art program truly giveths forward
Off in the distance a siren screams but never comes close to deafening the war on the other side of the bedroom wall. School is a refuge but…
Favorites in gardens and in art
    For hundreds of years the tulip has been a favorite subject for designers, artists and photographers. The Old Dutch masters painted huge, spectacular still lifes featuring many varieties of…
She is on a ‘yellow brick’ road
After Tufts University in Boston, where she majored in Music, International Relations and Russian and East European studies and with a minor in Philosophy, Julia Torgovitskaya performed dozens of…
Long chosen a 2011 best
(AAPNW-OH) – Opening at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus with an artist’s reception and awards ceremony, from 1:00-4:00 pm on Saturday, May 1, the “The Best of 2011”…
Images of ago are a historical feast
(PNAN-AK) – “Sailing for Salmon: The Early Years of Commercial Fishing in Alaska’s Bristol Bay” exhibition will take visitors on a trip down memory lane, to a time when Bristol…
Wallace talks about Bruce
We all can learn a thing or two about ability from Bruce Lynn Dellinger. Bruce is an artist from Timberville, Virginia, whose work we are fortunate to currently have…
Center has new logo
If you have seen any literature pertaining to The Wassenberg Art Center lately, you may have noticed that we have a new logo. Logos are more than just a…
He made art of great beauty
Edourd Manet (1832-83) promoted a very quiet revolution in painting. The fashion of the day, in painting, called for careful color, subtle blending and polished “finish.” But Manet preferred…
They examine society’s jewels
The role of a curator, in an overall general understanding, is one who is entrusted with the responsibility to safeguard a cultural organization’s collection of mainly historical or scientific…
Bessire responds to mural uproar
UPDATE: A public forum entitled, “Whose Art Is It?”, is set for Friday, April 8, noon-1:30 pm, Portland Museum of Art. “A state long renowned as the home of…
Living legend of prose focus of show
(AAPNW-NY) – Opening Friday, April 1 at the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) in Rochester, “John Ashbery and Friends: Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror” is an exhibition centering around the…
Dual shows opens soon
By Hope Wallace, Executive Director This Sunday marks the opening of our new dual exhibit “It’s in the Cards” and “The Art of Therapy”. In the Cards showcases an unusual…
Ganesha: The elephant-headed god
Paintings and sculptures of the elephant-headed deity popularly known as Ganesha have intrigued people for thousands of years. Hindu sacred texts relate a variety of stories explaining his appearance. …
Fantasy art lets artists create worlds
When I was a child, home computers didn’t exist, there were no cell phones, Ipads, or Blackberries, and my parents didn’t plunk me down in front of the television…
‘Monarch of the Glen’ by Landseer
It is a highly recognizable painting — a magnificent stag standing alertly against a mountain background. If you haven’t seen a picture of the painting itself, you may have…
Week of the Young Child
This is the Week of the Young Child and one of the most important things in a young child’s life is imagination. It’s important to encourage children to use…
A portrait of Felice Willat
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Works of beauty is a…
Photographer ‘freezes’ His artworks
In the space of a few seconds, Susan Miller Cormier uses her camera to capture the vibrant color and life of the natural world around us. Her photographs are…
A legacy of art-in-the sky
(AAPNW-MO) – The St. Louis Arch soars, gleaming untarnished against the bright blue Midwestern skies, a powerful welcoming for those choosing to pioneer west. It is an architectural design…
Artistic gene prominent in a Kennedy
Maya Angelou said, “One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true,…
Looking ahead to the watercolor exhibit
    (NWPR-OH) – The Wassenberg Art Center’s exhibit, “The Art of Fiber,†ended last Friday. As these story-backed quilts and rugs come down to make way for the traveling Ohio…
The music never stops. . .
No one can say that his lifetime goal was to rise quickly to stardom. Mac McAnally just loves music. As an artist loves to paint, the sculptor lives to…
New school on the horizon
(AAPNW-IL) – Chicago’s first charter high school, Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy, which is dedicated to preparing students for health science careers, got Governor Pat Quinn’s ‘foot of approval’…
Personal references for memory jogging
Most artists can’t just pull a picture out of their heads on short notice. Unless they are painting a completely abstract picture, they usually have to have something to…
Thank you for the welcome!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the reception on Sunday February 20th to welcome and support me in my new post as director of The Wassenberg Art Center!…
‘Boosts of green’ are awarded
(AAPNW-OH) – Through the Greater Columbus Arts Council Board of Trustees’ vision and leadership, advocacy and collaboration, they have stepped up to the plate and awarded 11 grants totaling…
Color is dearest to artist
A delightful, fragrant aroma, the feel of silkiness on each vivid petal; our senses can be deceived so easily when art is done just right. The correct mixture…
Scott is new ‘in-house guest’
(PNAN-MT) – “My pieces often have a feel of something ancient. I know everything I am comes from that which is ancient and will continue on in the process…
POL finals a Hoosier go
(AAPNW-IN) – Beginning at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 26, the sixth annual Poetry Out Loud Indiana State Finals goes on ‘ear’ at the Clowes Auditorium of the Indianapolis-Marion…
Fellowship program is for art voices
(PNAN-CALIF) – Applications are being accepted by Tuesday, March 29 for the Seventh NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater by the University of Southern California’s Annenberg…
A real ‘vintage’ shoe
If you’re a woman who wears a size 7 shoe and you happen to be 5,500 years old, your lost right moccasin has been found, and it’s in great…
Fee to ‘rap’ on Jesus
(NWPR-IN) – Dr. Christopher Fee will examine “The Anglo-Saxon Christ Militant” during the Forester Lecture Series at Huntington University on Thursday, February 24 at 7:00 pm in the Zurcher…
Whose work will lead the pack?
(NWPR-IN) – “Color My World” is a colored pencil drawing by Adeline Jackson that took the Best of Show 2010. Who will be the 2011 winner will be known during…
Hooked rugs and quilts featured
From Hope Wallace By now I hope that many of you have visited the Wassenberg Art Center’s “Art of Fiber” exhibit. This is a popular show and has attracted people…
Getting to the mood with Color
    The alarm clock goes off and you reach to swat the off button. After a few moans and groans, you rub your eyes to awaken them, and swing yourself…
Prof is among noted scholars
(AAPNW-KY) – University of Kentucky’s School of Journalism and Telecommunications Professor Thomas R. Lindlof has been given the 2011 Distinguished Scholar Award by the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). He…
Who they are
They are people who take on the role to deliver the goods, services, missions, objectives, ideals as well as participate in the unloading of the old and loading…
Words to guide us
    Hi Van Wert!     It’s very exciting to be here! I am humbled and grateful for the open, warm welcome from all of you. Thank you! It will equally…