Works talk visually
Nashville is also noted for its love of storytelling in words, images and voices. For years, the city has been home to major publishing houses, printing presses, nationally recognized writing…
People and Places
Collaboration connects to Carol’s art
Opening Friday, November 6, 2015 at ArtSpace in Lima, Ohio is an exhibit, “Furnishing the Suite” that will explore of the secret life of furnishings: Where did they come…
CT: Hartford
WHERE: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. WHEN: On view through January 24, 2016. “Warhol & Mapplethorpe: Guise & Dolls” BRIEF ABOUT: First major exhibition to pair the work of artists…
Many awards for Spartanburg
The South Carolina Art Education Association delivered seven of the nine 2015 statewide awards to education professionals in Spartanburg County. “For seven out of the nine statewide recipients for…
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.…
Bourgeois’s works: A visual celebration
In the West Building of the National Gallery of Art, this exhibition entitled, “Louise Bourgeois: No Exit” is made up of evocative drawings, prints and sculptures by Bourgeois, goes on…
Big art awards given
Düsseldorf-born German artists Mischa Kuball and Günther Uecker are the recipients of major art awards recently. The ceremony will be held in January at the Art Museum Celle, which houses…
Deputy Director’s desk filled
Miah Michaelsen of Bloomington, Indiana has become the next Indiana Arts Commission agency’s deputy director. “We are so thrilled to have Miah join the staff of the Arts Commission,” said…
They ‘raised’ him up
Promoted to Associate Conductor, Vinay Parameswaran said, “It is an incredible honor to be a part of the Nashville Symphony, and I am excited for the next three years as…
She is number 1
Shawnya L. Harris became the first Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson Curator of African American and African Diasporic Art recently for the Georgia Museum of Art at the University…
New leader chosen for Museum
Gary Stoppelman has been named the Museum’s Deputy Director for Marketing and External Affairs of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. “Having worked at three of the world’s most prominent museums,…
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…
8 decision-makers chosen
Newly elected Trustees to the Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg, South Carolina for the fiscal year 2015-2016 are: Winston Wingo, Jeffrey Barker, PhD, Ethan Burroughs, Kenneth Cribb, Dr. Sidney…
Ioannides to pass baton
At the helm for 12 seasons, Music Director and Conductor of Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Sarah Ioannides will be passing the baton to her new successor at the end of…
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…
Artist chosen to craft Bicentennial Medal
Nearly 100 design concepts from 50 artists across the state were submitted for consideration by the Bicentennial Medal Jurors and chosen was Donna Weaver of Vevay, Indiana to create the…
Symphony picks new CFO
A certified public accountant in the state of Tennessee, Marye Walker Lewis began her career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen. After an extensive nationwide search by the Nashville Symphony,…
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,…
IMA appoints 8 new leaders
The Indianapolis Museum of Art elected eight new members to its Board of Governors at its recent 131st annual meeting. They are: Â Â Â Â David Barrett is president and CEO of…
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…
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…
Brosvik new COO for symphony
With more than two decades of experience in the orchestra field, who comes to Nashville, Tennessee from the Houston Symphony, where he served as general manager and chief operating officer…
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…
Virginia ‘Steward’ in exhibit
Studio Artist at the Workhouse Arts Center, Lynn Goldstein was chosen as one of 15 artists in the United States to participate in an art exhibition designed to bridge…
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…
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…
ME: Portland
WHERE: Holiday Inn By the Bay WHEN: Tuesday, June 18 from 6:30-8:00 pm. Editor’s note: This annual Bernard Osher Lecture Series is made possible by the Peggy and Harold…