Commission has new leader
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (NWPR) – “We could not be more excited to welcome Miah Michaelsen as the next Executive Director of the Indiana Arts Commission,” said Alberta Barker, Indiana Arts Commission…
People and Places
Site under development
APPJ Online plans to be in full swing by end of November 2021.
Ceremony returns to the museum
NEW YORK, NY (PNAN) – The American Museum of Natural History held its eighth commencement under the iconic blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. On Thursday, October…
New PIO for arts council
BISMARCK, ND (PNAN) – Rhea Beto has been chosen for the North Dakota Council on the Arts new Public Information Officer/Accessibility Coordinator. “We are so pleased Rhea is joining our…
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…
Curator chosen for 58th
PITTSBURGH, PA (AAPJ) – Sohrab Mohebbi was chosen as the Kathe and Jim Patrinos Curator of the 58th Carnegie International, the longest-running survey of contemporary art in North America. The…
Good times to roll again
PIQUA, OH (NWPR) – Year 2019 marks the 25th year for Mainstreet Piqua’s annual Taste of the Arts celebration. Goers will experience art, food and music on Friday, May 10…
Festival only a few “yarns’ away
PORTLAND, IN (NWPR)  – On Friday, March 8 and Saturday 9th, the Jay County Visitor and Tourism Bureau will hold its 16th annual Jay County Fiber Arts Festival at the…
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,…
Show exhibits real imagination
PIQUA, OH (NWPR) – The recent opening of the Piqua Arts Council’s exhibit, “Rockwell Reimagined” at the Piqua Public Library drew a parade of people to feast upon artworks…
Clay artists keep awareness alive
The Central Maine Clay Artists is a group of professional potters and ceramic artists working in the Kennebec Valley Area. To bring forth a few, they are Neil and Barb…
Italian artist’s works to debut at museum
Organized by Frist Art Museum in Nashville, Tennessee by Executive Director Susan H. Edwards, “Claudio Parmiggiani: Dematerialization” is this Italian artist first North American museum exhibition. Opening on Saturday, February…
Flower bouquets to color region
The North Carolina Museum of Art hosts its fifth annual Art in Bloom from Thursday, March 21 to the 24th. The show features more than 50 floral designers from around…
Watercolor show on tour
Now view through Sunday, February 10, 2019 at the Wassenberg Art Center in Van Wert, Ohio, the Ohio Watercolor Society Exhibit is a dynamic and skilled group of painters from…
Quilter works are peaceful
On exhibit, “Leaves: Raw Edge Applique Art Quilts” by Tonna Zieske in the Bruce H. Lien Cultural Cafe at the Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, South Dakota through…
New ‘guard’ to watch over museum
After an extensive search, Susan Turner is the new Executive Director of Terre Haute, Indiana Children’s Museum on January 1, 2019. “For the past 30-years, the Terre Haute Children’s Museum…
Works to shed light color’s heat
“The Warm and Cool of it” is an art exhibition featuring the work of Maplewood artist Karen Caldwell which will remain on view through February 17, 2019 in the Atrium Gallery…
First woman to reign over an icon
Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC has named Kaywin Feldman to be its next director who will assume her duties on March 11, 2019.…
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…
He is dancing his way up
Albert Einstein said, “Dancers are athletes of God” and I have discovered one recently added to the San Diego Ballet and in my view, a rising star to their company,…
New leader takes over
The California Historical Society has appointed Susan D. Anderson as its new Director of Library, Collections, Exhibitions and Programs. Anderson comes to CHS from the African American Museum & Library…
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…
Artistry is deep-rooted
The black soil farming country of Kansas where Cheri Wransoky grew up and the red clay in north Georgia where she lives and raised her children on 30 lush…
Inspiration is always within sight
Sheryl Holstein of Ellijah, Georgia receives her creative inspiration from nature’s artwork: mountains, rivers and flowing landscapes. These natural wonders are woven into her functional pottery. “Becoming a potter…
Works in Smithsonian gallery
Beth Cavener Stichter of Portage, Ohio is one of four artists exhibiting in the 2007 Renrick Gallery in the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Lloyd E. Herman…
His travels has raised him up
Larry Watson’s artistic skills took on new heights when he became part of a Sister City Art Exchange to Nancy, France. The trip provided him with more knowledge…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Another decade for ‘Doc’ Venable
Dr. Charles L. Venable and the Board have signed an employment agreement which provides for Venable to continue to serve for up to 10 more years as The Melvin &…
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…
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…
‘Money-maker’ new to the payroll
Former Spartanburg’s Hope Center for Children as the Director of Development Lisa A. Hemond of Inman, South Carolina became the Senior Development Director for the Chapman Cultural Center. Her responsibilities…
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…
New ‘historical shaker’ at the helm
Suzanne Brooks is the new Executive Director for the Spartanburg County Historical Association. Brooks joins SCHA with experience in historic preservation, advocacy, education and outreach. She looks to engage the…
Diaz new Warhol ‘acquisition’
Taking the reins on May 16, former curator of exhibitions at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, Florida, José Carlos Diaz becomes the Andy Warhol Museum, located in…
Legendary jazz guitarist on the list
Born in Indianapolis, Wes Montgomery is (posthumously) among the recipients selected for the Indiana Governor’s Arts Awards. Montgomery’s unique style of playing has inspired countless guitar players from Grant…
Comic creator recipient of Arts Award
Cartoonist and entrepreneur Jim Davis is among recipients selected for the Indiana Governor’s Arts Awards. Born in Marion, Indiana and raised on a Black Angus cow farm with his family…
Italian region chosen for ‘Murphy U’
Art is not limited to drawing, painting and sculpture. While the visual means summon a host of feelings, let us not forget those films and accompanying sounds that keep us…
New leader chosen for firm
“We are ecstatic to welcome Emily (von Stuckrad-Smolinski) as our new Executive Director.” says Natasha Randall, Zoot Theatre Company’s Board Chair. “We feel that we have found the perfect person…
Four tapped for opera program
The four vocalists were selected from national auditions to begin their residencies in the Dayton Opera Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program. Soprano Kasia Borowiec, Mezzo-Soprano Melisa Bonetti, Tenor Zachary Devin and Baritone…
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…
Kailukiak takes ‘Budney Choice’
Going on view February 5 through April 10, 2016 at the Anchorage Museum, “All Alaska Biennial†celebrates the contemporary work of Alaska artists with works that explore the North, its…