VA: Newport News

WHERE: Peninsula Fine Arts Center. WHEN: Thursday, March 21, from 5:30-7:30 pm. TITLE: Art After 5 BRIEF ABOUT: Featuring local singer/songwriter Nicole Belanus (www.nicolebelanus.com) , who is a self-produced multi-instrumentalist…

KY: Louisville

WHERE: Liberty Tattoo and Art Parlor. WHEN: Opens Tuesday, March 12 and remains on view through April 27, 2013. Note: There will be an Artist Reception on Saturday, April 13,…

‘Whoops of pleasure’…

  Set in the crown of a Magyar evening at Walt Disney Concert Hall on January 18, 2013, a radiant, commanding Midori (www.gotomidori.com) and the Los Angeles Philharmonic swept aside…

NM: Santa Fe

WHERE: New Mexico Museum of Art. WHEN: Opens Friday, April 19 and runs through September 8, 2013. TITLE: Shiprock and Mont St. Michel: Photographs by William Clift ABOUT: This one-man…

IN: Indianapolis

WHERE: Indianapolis Museum of Art. WHEN: Opens Friday, April 5 and remains on view to July 28, 2013. TITLE: Ai Weiwei: According to What? BRIEF ABOUT: The first major survey…

NY: Rochester

WHERE: Memorial Art Gallery. WHEN: Opens to the public on Sunday, March 17 and runs through June 9, 2013. NOTE: For special events, call 585.276.8938. TITLE: It Came from the…

OH: Dublin

WHERE: Dublin Arts Council Gallery. WHEN: On view from Tuesday, March 5 to April 19, 2013. TITLE: Robert Mullins: Kinetic Sculpture BRIEF ABOUT: An exhibition of aluminum and stainless steel…

OH: Lima

WHERE: ArtSpace/Lima. WHEN: On view through April 13, 2013.  TITLE: 25th Annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational BRIEF ABOUT: Artists from twenty area high schools exhibiting their work in nine…

NY: Kingston

WHERE: Arts Society of Kingston. WHEN: On view through March 30, 2013. BRIEF ABOUT: A solo show by artist Liz Smith and an exhibition, “Juxtaposition” by ASK members. Primarily a…

At the Wassenberg . . .

From Hope Wallace, Executive Director      The list of individuals we are grateful is growing long. Thank you to Gary Showalter and Jerry Mazur both of Van Wert who removed…

‘ A dramatic power…’

New CD release celebrates mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson  and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Mark Swed, music critic for the Los Angeles Times, heard the performance of this cantata in person and…

MT: Missoula

WHERE: Missoula Art Museum. WHEN: On view through May 13, 2013. TITLE: Gary Horinek: The Gathering BRIEF ABOUT: Several years in the planning, artist Horinek designed “The Gathering” specifically for…

NJ: New Brunswick

WHERE: Zimmerli Art Museum. WHEN: On view through July 14, 2013 in the Voorhees Gallery. TITLE: Leonid Sokov: Ironic Objects ABOUT: An exhibition of nearly 50 works, this is the…

MA: Boston

WHERE: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. WHEN: On view through May 13, 2013. TITLE: Anders Zorn: A European Artist Seduces America BRIEF ABOUT: This is the first historic exhibition in the…

NH: Manchester

WHERE: Currier Museum of Art. WHEN: Saturday, March 9, 2013. BRIEF ABOUT: A special exhibition, “Lethal Beauty: Samurai Weapons and Armor” displays the striking duality of deadly weaponry and artistic…

Another Show, Another Closing

Lark aka Larisa Pilinsky has done it again. With her magic wand, and the help of an amazing team of friends and supporters, she threw a vibrant reception Saturday afternoon…

OH: Van Wert

WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center. WHEN: July-August 2013. BRIEF ABOUT: Born in Cuba, Augusto Bordelois (www.augustofineart.com)  has a style all his own but reminiscent of Diego Rivera and Salvador Dali. Augusto…

NY: Rochester

WHERE: Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester. WHEN: This is a call for artists with the deadline set to submit by Friday, March 22, 2013. An application is…

TX: El Paso

WHERE: El Paso Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through May 26, 2013 in the Peter and Margaret de Wetter Gallery. TITLE: Gene Flores: Proverbios and Dichos Chicanos BRIEF ABOUT:…

ND: Bismarck

WHERE: North Dakota Council on the Arts –  http://northdakota.cgweb.org. WHEN: Deadline is Friday, February 15, 2013. BRIEF ABOUT: Online applications are available for the Individual Artist Fellowship program for Literary…

OH: Columbus

WHERE: Wexner Center for the Arts. WHEN: On view through April 7, 2013. TITLE: Christian Marclay’s The Clock BRIEF ABOUT: This marks the first Midwest presentation of The Clock since…

RI: Newport

WHERE: Newport Art Museum & Art Association. WHEN: Through- May 5, 2013 TITLE: LEGACIES IN PAINT: The Mentor Project BRIEF ABOUT:  This show is the culmination of a four-month mentoring…

FL: St. Petersburg

WHERE: Morean Arts Center. WHEN: Through February 24, 2013. TITLE: Functional/Dysfunctional BRIEF ABOUT: In the Hough & Synovus Galleries, a national juried ceramics exhibition of Functional and Sculptural works.    …

SC: Charleston

WHERE: Gibbes Museum of Art. WHEN: Through  April 21, 2013. TITLE: Vibrant Vision BRIEF ABOUT: Two special exhibitions: “The Collection of Jonathan Green and Richard Weedman” (www.jonathangreenstudios.com) in the Main…

NY: New York City

WHERE: Hirschl & Adler Modern Gallery. WHEN: On view Thursday, January 10 to February 9, 2013. TITLE: Electric Pencil BRIEF ABOUT: The show will consist of 30 drawings created over…

HI: Makawao

WHERE: Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center. WHEN: Through February 15, 2013. TITLE: 2013 Hui No‘eau Annual Juried Exhibition BRIEF ABOUT: Current work of local & mainland artists in all media,…

WHERE: Colonial Theater & Carr Gallery/Willard Arts Center. WHEN: Friday, February 8, 2013, 7:00 pm. TITLE: Banff Film Festival World Tour BRIEF ABOUT: The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an…

TN: Nashville

WHERE: Schermerhorn Symphony Center. WHEN: Sunday, January 20, 2013, 7:00 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: This 20th annual Nashville Symphony Orchestra musical event will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin…

CA: San Francisco

WHERE: Chinese Culture Center. WHEN: Goes on view Sunday, January 13 through February 2, 2013 TITLE: Images from Chinatown: Four Decades of Photographs by Maurice H. Edelstein BRIEF ABOUT: As…

DC: Washington

WHERE: National Endowment for the Arts. WHEN: Now. BRIEF ABOUT: The NEA will award 832 grants totaling $23.3 million through its Art Works funding category and is the first of…

Inner Illuminations

New York artist Jim Klausen is the most organic of photographers. Through his perspective and technique, he transforms scenes of nature into a world of their own. He takes flora and fillets…

CA: Los Angeles

WHERE: Los Angeles Convention Center. WHEN: Opens Wednesday, January 23, 2013 through Sunday, 27th. TITLE: Los Angeles Art Show BRIEF ABOUT: This is the longest running platform for contemporary, modern,…

NY: Kingston

WHERE: Arts Society of Kingston. WHEN: Opens Saturday, January 5, 2013 with artist reception from 5:00-8:00 pm. TITLE: Plan Bee BRIEF ABOUT: Through January, ASK will be featuring a very…

IN: Portland

WHERE: Arts Place WHEN: Opens Monday, January 7 and runs through February 15, 2013. TITLE: Lynette K. Waters- Whitesell Exhibit BRIEF ABOUT: Born and reared in Hartford City, Indiana, Lyn…

CA: Los Angeles

Breaking out of the shadows of a canyon, a wrangler is keeping the tail end of the remuda moving. This has kicked up a fair amount of dust, which is…

NM: Santa Fe

WHERE: New Mexico Museum of Art. WHEN: Opens Friday, January 18 and runs through April 14, 2013. TITLE: Art on the Edge 2013 BRIEF ABOUT: Eight contemporary artists from the…

MT: Missoula

WHERE: Montana Museum of Art & Culture. WHEN: Opens Thursday, January 24 and runs through April 20, 2013.    TITLE: Nancy Erickson: Kindred Spirits BRIEF ABOUT: A nationally recognized fiber artist,…

NJ: Statewide

Support your favorite local nonprofit arts groups by casting your ballot in this year’s JerseyArts.com People’s Choice Awards. It only takes a few minutes.      To vote, simply choose from…

IN: Hartford City

WHERE: Blackford County Arts Center. WHEN: Saturday, January 19 from 2:00-5:00 pm. TITLE: Blackford County Center Open House and Dedication BRIEF ABOUT: Located in this city’s downtown at 107 West…

CA: Studio City

WHERE: Fabien Castanier Gallery. WHEN: Opens Saturday, January 19, 2013 from 7:00-10:00 pm. Remains on view through February 17, 2013. TITLE: All You Can Eat BRIEF ABOUT: New work by…

NM: Santa Fe

WHERE: Museum of International Folk Art. WHEN: On view through January 5, 2014. TITLE: New World Cuisine: The Histories of Chocolate, Mate y Más ABOUT: This exhibition explores how foods…

IN: Portland

WHERE: Arts Place WHEN: Friday, January 11, 2013 from 5:15-6:45 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: A Master Class/Martha Graham Technique will be instructed by teaching artists of the Dance Kaleidoscope troupe. Open…

OH: Cincinnati

WHEN: December 2012 Online Edition. TITLE: End of the Year Best Fiction of 2012 BRIEF ABOUT: AEQAI’s Editor Daniel Brown writes “Although The New York Times Books Review’s editors found…

NM: Santa Fe

WHERE: New Mexico Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through January 6, 2013. TITLE: Dual exhibitions: Chromatic Fusion: The Art of Fused Glass, featuring Klaus Moje and Emerge 2012: A…

ME: Portland

WHERE: Portland Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through February 17, 2013 TITLE: Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project BRIEF ABOUT: The Museum has commissioned a group…

PA: Pittsburgh

WHERE: Pittsburgh Filmmakers Galleries. WHEN: On view to January 6, 2013. TITLE: Marcellus Shale Documentary Project BRIEF ABOUT: The exhibition features more than 50 photographic images which tell the personal…

OH: Van Wert

  WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center. WHEN: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 7:00 pm.  BRIEF ABOUT:  A newly published book, “Grandma’s Garden” authored by Holly Mishler of Monroe Indiana and illustrated…