Kentuckian finds creative peace on farm
Matthew Gaddie is a potter from Bardstown, Kentucky. This twenty‐six year old changed his major from painting to ceramics at the University of Evansville in Indiana. He admired Les Milley,…
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Asian culture seen in potter’s works
Shirley Wassenaar has become fascinated with the beauty, symbolism and simplicity of Asian designs and it is reflected in her own pottery works. Pottery has been a useful form…
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…
Knepper: Launches new website
Dan Knepper was born In Amherst, Ohio in 1961. His mother painted murals on his bedroom walls and window shades, influencing him from his start. He had an early love…
Nagle supplies the ‘sleighs’
TOLEDO, OH- (AAPDN) Although an affiliate of the national organization, a special aura surrounds the community of Perrysburg, Ohio, one that has been supported, nourished and driven by the local…
Across the pond artists to show in NYC
NEW YORK CITY, NY (AAPDN) – Opening Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Quin in New York City, this new exhibition, “The Voice of a Generation” will feature works…
Visual bonds of humanity
ANCHORAGE, AK (AAPDN) – Currently on view at the Anchorage Museum through April 2018, “Neighbors: Portraits by John Raymond Mireles” are his photographs of people up-close, full of character and…
Arts to come alive at event
SPARTANBURG, SC – (PNAN) – Opening Thursday, January 19, 2017 during ArtWalk, the West Main Artists Co-Op headlines this event with two new art exhibits. In addition, at 7:00…
Exhibit offers ‘spinning’ works of art
ATHENS, GA – (AAPNW) – “To Spin a Yarn: Distaffs, Folk Art and Material Culture” opens Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Georgia Museum of Art through April 16,…
Youth to headline java concerts
HENDERSONVILLE, NC – (PNAN) Hometown concert pianist Christopher Tavernier will perform for two coffee-themed concerts on Friday, January 14 and Saturday, January 15, 2017 at the Hendersonville Community Theatre. These…
Works roar with power and beauty
PITTSBURGH, PA – (AAPNW) – Opening Friday, February 17, 2017 at the Andy Warhol Museum, “Firelei Báez: Bloodlines” features 15 works, including four new works that are exhibited in…
Artist’s ‘dreamworks’ come to life
LOS ANGELES, CA – (PNAN) – Opening Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Jason Vass, “Metamorphosis” features new works by sculptor Douglas Tausik Ryder, uses both traditional techniques as well as…
Icon’s sounds to fill the airways
OAKLAND, CA – (PNAN) – Performing at the Yoshis in Oakland on Saturday, January 21 and Sunday 22, 2017, Pete Escovedo (http://peteescovedo.com) leads one of the top Latin-Jazz Orchestras…
Two masterpieces join in show
HARTFORD, CT – (PNAN) – Two monumental scroll paintings by Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) will be reunited for the first time in more than 130 years at the…
Museum celebrates quirks of cabin fever
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – (PNAN) – Prolonged cold and darkness drive Northerners into their homes, and often into themselves. This shared experience across Northern latitudes is known as cabin fever…
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: New Mexico Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through March 12, 2017. Small Wonders SANTA FE, NM – (PNAN) – Selection of small contemporary photographic work are several…
Major work added to collection
The Andy Warhol Museum has acquired an early and important Warhol Pop art painting to add to its collection. Warhol’s “Do It Yourself” (Sailboats), painted in 1962 is one…
The ‘Ark’ is waiting
Our country is at the most precarious point in time and history. The decisions to be made will not only change our lives, but it will also affect the…
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…
OH: Lima
WHERE: Veterans Memorial Civic Center. WHEN: Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 7:30 pm. Cool Beauty BRIEF ABOUT: The Lima Symphony Orchestra begins its 2016-2017, featuring two compositions by Finnish composer…
ND: Bismarck
Call for Nominations BRIEF ABOUT: North Dakota Council on the Arts seeks your assistance in recognizing these people by your submission of nominations for the 2017 Governor’s Awards for the…
Ho! Ho! Ho! ‘Santa Nita’ stopped by
For me, Nita Leland’s art books have always been a wonderful source of information; in fact, her newest, the 30th Anniversary Edition Exploring Color Workshop, was also like experiencing the…
CT: Hartford
WHERE: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. WHEN: Opening Saturday, September 10 and on view through December 11, 2016. The Thrill of the Chase: The Wagstaff Collection of Photographs at the…
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…
MI: Detroit
WHERE: Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. WHEN: Goes on view Friday, September 9, 2016 through January 1, 2017. Note: An Artist’s Talk is set for Saturday, September 10 at…
IN: Portland
WHERE: Arts Place. WHEN: Opens Friday, October 7 through November 11, 2016. Objects of Memory Assistant Professor at the University of Indianapolis– teaching Foundations and Printmaking Katherine Fries was…
NY: Rochester
WHERE: Rochester Contemporary Art Center. WHEN: Opens Friday, October 7 from 6:00-9:00 pm and runs through November 13, 2016. Note: There will be an Artists’ Talk on Saturday, October 8…
AK: Alaska
WHERE: Anchorage Museum. WHEN: Opens Friday, September 30, 2016 through February 6, 2017. Without Boundaries: Visual Conversations Curated by Sonya Kelliher-Combs, this exhibition combines a series of public programs and…
NM: Santa Fe
WHERE: David Richard Gallery. WHEN: Friday, September 9 through November 6, 2016. The Santa Fe Art Project In this inaugural edition, eight curators from Santa Fe features over 50 established…
MICA: Passing of an ‘icon’ in print
NY: Rochester
WHERE: Memorial Art Gallery. WHEN: Sunday, August 21 through October 16, 2016. BRIEF ABOUT: Two complementary exhibitions, Afghan War Rugs and War Memoranda examine the impact of war and…
Another cast of artworks chosen
The juried the entries of the 27th Annual Summer Artfest conducted by the St. Marys, Ohio Community Public Library were: Best of Show by Gary Hovey for Whoo’s Hungry; Friends…
‘Creams of the crop’ goes on view
The South Dakota Governor’s 7th Biennial Art Exhibition goes on view from Friday, August 19 through Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, South…
Thompson’s works set for viewing
Going on view at Arts Place in Portland, Indiana Friday, September 2, 2016 is an exhibit by J.T. Thompson titled: “Labyrinth of Illusion.” An artist’s reception is set for Friday,…
IN: Lafayette
Call for Artists BRIEF ABOUT: The Lafayette Symphony Orchestra is holding Orchestra auditions on Sunday, August 20, 2016 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and on Monday, August 21, 2016…
CA: San Francisco
WHERE: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. WHEN: September 3, 2016 through June 25, 2017. Leslie and Merle Rabine Performance Season BRIEF ABOUT: YBCA is spotlighting artists whose…
SC: Spartanburg
WHERE: Spartanburg Library. WHEN: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 beginning at 12:15 pm. BRIEF ABOUT: This special lunchtime concert will feature two of Western North Carolina’s most celebrated and talented young…
‘Fire of Life’
Along with a captive audience, I was totally in awe by the performance of Forever Flamenco recently at the John Anson Ford Theatre. This was a crescendo of over 700…
New show to open at center
The opening of ArtSpace/Pops 2016: A Fine Craft Invitational is Sunday, July 31, 2016 with an artist’s reception between 2:00-4:00 pm in the Ellen Nelson Gallery, which features all new…
Museum one of the bests
The highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums was awarded to the Indianapolis Museum of Art by the American Alliance of Museums. Museums belonging to AAM must undergo a reaccreditation…
OH: Van Wert
WHERE: Wassenberg Art Center WHEN: Friday, August 12 at 6:00 pm. A free public reception for “Black Hills & Brownies” will make its debut which is an exhibit of photographers…
Detroit museum given Fellows funds
The Museum of Contemporary Arts Detroit (MOCAD) has been awarded a grant from the Ford Foundation to support Curatorial Fellows to begin in January 2017. The Ford Curatorial Fellowship provides…
Coach echoes bravos for baritone
Review by Ann Gresham As said in Robert Browning’s Andrea del Sarto, “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a Heaven for?” I found the latter…
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…
VA: Norfolk
WHERE: Glass Wheel Studio WHEN: Saturday, June 4 through July 10, 2016 Just Between Us BRIEF ABOUT: This is the first exhibition of works created during Glass Wheel’s inaugural…
Peg Sagen People’s Choice Award
“In July 2015, I went to Banff National Park and for two nights stayed at the most incredible place called the Num-Ti-Jah Lodge, which is an old hunting lodge…
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.…
Show set to open
Works by Gary Hovey goes on view Monday, June 6, 2016 at Arts Place, Auglaize/Mercer Center in St. Marys, Ohio. The exhibit titled, “Chromatic Bloom” remains on view…
What is so entertaining about Mimes?
If you have ever seen a performing mime, you cannot help but be fascinated by the theatrical stories that they tell. Your attention focuses on the actor, such as in…
East Coast museum adds to collection
New works of art by major artists, a 17th-century Dutch landscape by Salomon Jacobsz van Ruysdael and a portrait by contemporary American artist Kehinde Wiley, were acquired by the Wadsworth…