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.…
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Back among the ‘stars’
She comes on larger than life, carefree and confident. Add big beautiful blue eyes, a sexy Southern twang and you have the makings of a successful career. Paula Deen,…
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Is too much sensitivity affecting our freedom?
“Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and doesn’t know where to find them.” Everyone remembers silly nursery rhymes like this one. Have you noticed, however, that no one writes…
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…
SC: Pawleys Island
WHERE: Brookgreen Gardens WHEN: On view through November 1, 2015. 82nd Annual Awards Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: National Sculpture Society, New York, New York jurors Kate Brockman, NSS; Jonathan Harding,…
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…
Fraser: ‘…to be a great show’
The Lorton, Virginia Workhouse Arts Center is beaming with shouts of pride as it moves closer to its inaugural 2015 Workhouse Fall Arts Festival set to include over 100…
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…
IL: Chicago
WHERE: Moonlight Studios (1446 West Kinzie Street) WHEN: Sunday, September 6, 2015 from 6:00-10:00 pm. Fashion Loves Art BRIEF ABOUT: Hosted by SAStyle Studio founder, Stephanie Alexis White, the goal…
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,…
He captures the stages of nature
Some people reside close to nature and others become one with the land. Tom Lockhart returned to native Colorado to help run a family business and began to appreciate…
Prof’s works to be on exhibit
Works of artist David Hannon of Muncie, Indiana will be exhibited in “Points of View” from Tuesday, June 19 through July 17, 2015 at the Portland Center of Arts Place…
OH: Troy
WHERE: Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. WHEN: Opens Friday, June 5 and on view through August 2, 2015. From Africa BRIEF ABOUT: The display includes of an array of African clothing and…
Art Scholarships goes to local students
Two South Carolina high school students, Kaleb Michael Dill of Landrum and Thaddeus John Troxell of Boiling Springs have been awarded $1,000 by the Mary Wheeler Davis Memorial Fund for…
Stop in the name of Tranquility
In a time of terror and global threats, one has to retreat inwardly for our own sanity and security. Gandhi and Buddha taught that war was never a solution. Fortunately,…
Forbidden love play to open
The Huntington University Theatre Company will present its final play of the spring semester, “Romeo and Juliet” and will debut in the Merillat Centre for the Arts at Huntington University…
Curb Concerto Competition winners
The Nashville Symphony has chosen the winners of the 2015 Curb Concerto Competition, one of Tennessee’s most prestigious student competitions, which annually showcases gifted music students between the ages of…
A ‘riveting’ test of love
On Friday, April 17 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, April 19 at 3:00 pm, in the Mead Theatre of the Schuster Center, the Dayton Opera will present “The Pearl Fishers”…
OH: Van Wert
One only has to type the words “arts” and “economy” in a search engine to find lead after lead of how the arts continue to do their part in maintaining…
OH: Columbus
WHERE: Wexner Center for the Arts in the Mershon Auditorium. WHEN: April 23 through 26, 2015 the theater is a blank page This world premiere production is the…
Show exposes self to unknowns
Opening Saturday, April 4, 2015, “To Whom It May Concern” at the Bass & Reiner Gallery in San Francisco, California, the exhibit will feature works by Alyssa Block, Jon Gourley,…
Student show on view
The Young Masters’ exhibit featuring the artwork of students in grades K-12 is on view at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in Troy, Ohio through April 26, 2015. Students from Troy…
OH: Lima
WHERE: ArtSpace/Lima. WHEN: Friday, February 27 from 6:30-8:30 pm. Awards will be presented at 7:30 pm. Show runs through April 11, 2015. 27th Annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational BRIEF…
150 years strong
In February 1865, just before the end of the Civil War, farmer and lawyer John Bryan Bowman challenged the Kentucky state legislature to take advantage of the opportunity offered…
Strike up the band!
On Sunday, March, 2015 at 3:00 pm in the Jay County High School Auditorium in Portland, Indiana and continuing with their long tradition of presenting free public performances, the internationally…
Media giants moved by Baitz play
Opening Friday, February 27 through March 22, 2015 at the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, “Other Desert Cities” by Playwright Jon Robin Baitz and directed by Robert…
SC: Spartanburg
WHERE: Chapman Cultural Center. WHEN: Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 7:00 pm. 35th annual An Evening Of Talent Expressions BRIEF ABOUT: This program will feature performers in competition in the…
Artist’s works ’sirs’ with inner pulse
http://www.scribd.com/doc/252305586/Artist-s-works-sirs-with-inner-pulse While living in Russia, Padrick Bentley became immersed in the sights, sounds, history, myths and legends. Like the fabled Prince, he brought back with him the magical feather…
Dues’ works on view
The Jason Dues Metal Art Exhibit is on view through February 12, 2015. There will be an opening reception Saturday, January 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The Collective…
Students to get a taste of class
On Monday, February 16, 2015 at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, a student day camp, Go Pro!, will be conducted on Teacher Work Day. Children ages…
Chu ‘unloads’ 20 grand on Orchestra
As one of 919 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant, the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra has been given $20,000 to support outreach events and an orchestra performance.…
‘Class acts’ to headline
International blues musician Radoslav Lorković (www.radoslavlorkovic.com) will be performing at the Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm. Admission is free and…
The ‘Best of Best’ list grows
First introduced in 1958, the Illinois State Scholars has chosen over 18,800 elite honorees to join the other top Illinois high school students honored with the prestigious designation for 2015-16,…
Glamour to come center stage
To take place in the Schneider Theater January 16 to February 15, 2015 by the Bloomington Civic Theatre in Bloomington, Minnesota, the production of La Cage Aux Folles is an…
NY: Rochester
WHERE: Memorial Art Gallery. WHEN: On view through January 4, 2015. Golden Legacy: 65 Years of Golden Books BRIEF ABOUT: This major traveling exhibition represents the most extensive public…
DC: Washington
WHERE: National Gallery of Art. On view through January 25, 2015. From the Library: The Book Illustrations by Romeyn de Hooghe BRIEF ABOUT: During his lifetime, Romeyn de Hooghe (1645–1708)…
National hot topic on agenda
About 400 participants are expected for the “SC Summit on STEM and the Arts In and Out of School” conference at Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina on…
East and West creators to meet
Featuring the works of 35 leading ceramics artists from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar, “Earth and Fire: The 3rd Southeast Asian Ceramics Symposium” opens…
‘The Vietnam Experience’ on view
On view through November 23, 2014 at the Missoula Art Museum: “Helen McAuslan: The Kent State Paintings” gives a visual reminder on what happen on May 4, 1970 when…
Tucson Symphony ‘grabs’ Blakeman
In early November 2014, the Nashville Symphony’s chief operating officer Mark Blakeman heads west to assume his new post as president & CEO of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, which is…
Dr. Beth chosen to lead arts council
For their new executive director post, the North Dakota Council on the Arts has selected Dr. Beth Gigante Klingenstein, who took over July 7, 2014, replaced fourteen-year veteran Janine Webb.…
Gattle ‘strategically’ chosen for post
Officially to join the Indianapolis Museum of Art in November 2014 as the museum’s new Deputy Director for Institutional Advancement, Kim Gattle will immediately become involved with strategic planning for…
‘Prestigious group’ to show works
Opening at 6:00 pm on Friday, June 6, 2014 at the Bloomington Theatre and Art Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, “Paper and Clay” is an Invitational Ceramic Exhibition featuring the work…
OH: Dublin
WHERE: Lower plaza of Bridge and High Streets. WHEN: Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 5:30 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: Dedication of “Daily Chores”, a new public artwork by local artist Michael…
Illinois chief says…
On May 28, 2014, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn said about the passing of World-Renowned Poet and Author Maya Angelou: “Maya Angelou was a towering figure of the arts who…
Symphony ‘boasts’ of series
It is an annual summer tradition, one that embodies the Nashville Symphony’s mission of bringing outstanding music to audiences of every age and background throughout Middle Tennessee; will feature…
June show on the horizon
At the Wassenberg with Hope Wallace, Executive Director We are getting the place ready for the check-in process for our 58th Annual June…