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The Bogside Artists Light Up Their Famous Murals
The Bogside Artists of Derry, Northern Ireland, having waited six years for the council to honour their pledge to light up the famous murals have decided to go ahead and illuminate them. - January 31, 2011 - The Bogside Artists
The New Art4Love.com® Launches New Design Web Site Featuring Over 2000 Unique Canvas Art and Wall Art
Art4Love.com® and the Internet web site www.Art4Love.com was created and founded by the famous New York City M.O.M.A. rated resident artist Chad Love Lieberman. - January 31, 2011 - Art4love.com
Park West Gallery Winter Sale Offers Unique Works at Attractive Prices
Eclectic selection features fine art, sports memorabilia, animation art and designer jewelry - January 30, 2011 - Park West Gallery
Raleigh Artist Vinita Jain Displays Work at Fine Arts League of Cary Exhibit
Local Artist’s Acrylic Paintings Exhibited at the Cary Ballet Conservatory. - January 29, 2011 - Vinita Jain
Park West Gallery Makes Significant Art Donation to Youth Arts Corps in St. Petersburg, FL
Park West Gallery artist Marko Mavrovich gives artist talk to students and donates additional work. - January 28, 2011 - Park West Gallery
Chicago's Gallery KH Presents Landscapes: Bring the Light
Opening January 6, Gallery KH's new exhibition focuses on light and mood. - January 28, 2011 - Gallery KH
New Exhibit in Ronald E. Holstein Gallery: Let’s Ride a Bicycle Made of Friendship and Rainbows! Works by Krysten Allen: on View at the Erie Art Museum
Let’s Ride a Bicycle Made of Friendship and Rainbows: Works by Krysten Allen. On view January 21, 2011 – April 30, 2011 at the Erie Art Museum. - January 28, 2011 - Erie Art Museum
HG Art and Framing Consultants Hires New Marketing Assistant/Artist Liaison Brian Chapman
HG Art and Framing Consultants (HG) the international, turnkey art consulting and wholesale framing operation headquartered in Orlando, FL announced today the arrival of Brian Chapman as its new Marketing Assistant and Artist Liaison. Brian comes to HG with more than six years of marketing... - January 28, 2011 - HG Arts
2011 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition
Agora Gallery proudly hosts the annual Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, a renowned art contest that is juried by prominent museum curators and art experts. It is a great opportunity for the juror-selected artists to gain exposure by exhibiting their work in the famed Chelsea Art Gallery District as well as be part of online and print promotions. - January 27, 2011 - Agora Gallery
Young Artists Add a Splash of Color to Naples Art Fest
This year’s Eden Autism Services Naples Invitational Art Fest, children from five to 18 years of age, are invited join the Art Fest fun by submitting their best coloring efforts for judging. - January 22, 2011 - Eden Autism Services Florida
Cary Café Displays Raleigh Artist Vinita Jain’s Work
Local Artist’s Paintings Exhibited at Cary Eatery Through January. - January 22, 2011 - Vinita Jain
Nye and Company’s January Auction Features the Estate of Michael M. Sweeley – Former Executive Director of Caramoor
iGavel Associate Seller Nye & Company sale is now live until Monday January 31st on www.iGavelAuctions.com. - January 21, 2011 - iGavel, Inc.
New Company, DNA Art US, Selling Upmarket DNA Art
There is a new company, DNA Art US LLC (www.dna-art-us.com), selling original art made from DNA. This modern take on the portrait provides clients with artwork created from their own DNA. - January 19, 2011 - DNA Art US LLC
Commission a Portrait at The Colomb Art Gallery, London
The Colomb Art Gallery London is proud to present a new portrait commission service for 2011. Customers can now commission one of the gallery’s represented portrait painters to immortalise themselves, friends or family on canvas. - January 17, 2011 - Colomb Art
Ava Gardner Museum Awarded Traveling Archivist Grant
Grant will help the museum to better manage and organize the collection - January 15, 2011 - Ava Gardner Museum
Art as Healing: Knowledge Exchange, at Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum is partnering with Stairways Behavioral Health on an upcoming Knowledge Exchange, January 20, 2011, 6-8 p.m. A panel of art historians, clinicians, and therapists will discuss the role of “outsider art” and art as a powerful therapy tool to the backdrop of artist... - January 15, 2011 - Erie Art Museum
iGavel Auctions Presents The Korean Contemporary Artist Auction
iGavel Auctions is pleased to present The Korean Contemporary Art Auction curated by Zoe Chun. The auction will run from January 10th to Jaunary 25th, 2011 on iGavelAuctions.com. The works of art in this auction have been hand selected by the artists in conjunction with Zoe Chun, and represent a... - January 14, 2011 - iGavel, Inc.
Patricia Arnillas Displays the Passionate Work at Agora Gallery
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Peruvian artist, Patricia Arnillas, in Enigmatic Realms. The exhibition is scheduled to run from January 11, 2011 through February 1, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, January 13, 2011). - January 11, 2011 - Agora Gallery
Fourth Grade Students Visit Ava Gardner Museum to Supplement Their Studies of North Carolina History
Students learn about North Carolina's most celebrated daughter - January 10, 2011 - Ava Gardner Museum
The Fairmont Dallas Hotel Names Sean Springer as Its First Artist in Residence of 2011
The Fairmont Dallas Artist in Residence program features breakthrough artists who live at the hotel and work in its onsite studio for three months. Sean Springer, of Springer Design Studio, the first Artist in Residence of 2011 crafts furniture, home accessories and sculptures from salvaged wood, creating functional pieces from landfill-bound materials. - January 08, 2011 - The Fairmont Dallas
Kultur Announces the DVD Release of Marc Chagall: Profile of the Artist Directed by Kim Evans Will be Available on DVD January 25, 2011
Marc Chagall - Profile of the Artist Kultur announces the DVD release of Marc Chagall: Profile of the Artist directed by Kim Evans will be available on DVD January 25, 2011 for a suggested retail price of $19.99. The artist Marc Chagall died in March 1985, at the age of ninety-seven. For nearly... - January 07, 2011 - Kultur International Films Ltd
Howard Alan Events Signature Art Festival in Delray Beach Celebrates Its 22nd Anniversary
Delray Beach’s most popular art affair returns January 15 & 16, 2011 featuring a wide array of fine art. - January 07, 2011 - Howard Alan Events
Museum One, Inc. Publishes New Arts Self-Help Book: Through an Artist's Eyes: Learning to Live Creatively
Through an Artist's Eyes: Learning to Live Creatively is a how-to book that enables readers to develop individual inner creativity and apply it to the personal cycle of everyday living, whether at home or in the office, alone or with friends. - January 05, 2011 - Joan Hart
MaineArtists.US Offers Maine Artists Sales and Marketing Assistance in Bid to Make Maine the Art Capital of North America
MaineArtists.US is recruiting community organizers and Maine artists to promote Maine art industry and commerce. - January 02, 2011 - MaineArtists.US
Delray CRA Seeking Consultant for Cultural Facility; New Arts Incubator Coming to the Pineapple Grove Arts District
The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency has issued a Request for Qualifications for a consultant to conduct a feasibility study, development plan and facility business plan for a 15,000 square-foot warehouse in the Pineapple Grove Arts District that will become a new arts incubator. Submittals are due by 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 3, 2011. - December 31, 2010 - Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
Park West Gallery CEO Albert Scaglione Hosts Epic Retrospective with Rare Appearance by World-Renowned Artist Yaacov Agam
Acclaimed Israeli artist presents major works, meets collectors at Park West Gallery cruise art auction event - December 30, 2010 - Park West Gallery
Art Images Libraries Now Online ... Usable and Free
Art Knowledge News has published daily for 6+ years and is distributed free to over 800,000 registered subscribers, worldwide. Now anyone can have access to the 20,000 plus fine art and photography images from its archives, and can be used without registration or any cost. Two image libraries are... - December 29, 2010 - Art Knowledge News
By the Light of the Night - a Nocturnal Group Show Opens Friday, January 7th at Gallery KH in Chicago
Gallery KH show will feature the artists Scott Addis, Gary Bowling, Ellen Cocose, Carolyn Cole, Jerry Ricketson, Rick Stevens and K. Silve all working in darker palettes. - December 28, 2010 - Gallery KH
Calling All Artists to the Open Stage
The Erie Art Museum is calling all local artists to participate in two unique Open Stage Nights, hosted in the new performance space, February 4 and March 18, 2011, 6-9pm. Erie boasts several venues that host popular ‘open mic’ nights geared for more seasoned musicians. The... - December 24, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Winter Classes at the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum kicks off the winter semester of art classes in January, with most classes starting the week of January 10, 2011. The Museum offers an array of courses in many media for every level of art enthusiast and for both children and adults. Topics range from pottery and painting to... - December 24, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Majestic Sculpture on View in New York City to be Auctioned at Naples Winter Wine Festival
A unique, monumental bronze sculpture entitled Reina Mariana and created by Manolo Valdés, one of the most important and respected Spanish artists working today, will be transported from New York City to Naples, Fla. for the Jan. 28 – 30 Naples Winter Wine Festival. The sculpture... - December 23, 2010 - Naples Winter Wine Festival
Austin Art Space Announces Call to Artists for 6th Annual "For the Love of Art" Juried Exhibit
Austin Art Space Gallery and Studios officially opened submissions for the 6th Annual "For the Love of Art" Juried Exhibit. The entry deadline is Tuesday, January 18, 2011. The exhibit runs February 11-March 5, 2011. The selected artists and patrons will be invited to attend the special Artists’ Reception, Saturday, February 12 from 6:00-9:00pm. - December 20, 2010 - Austin Art Space
'Drown the Dolls' Submerges Ideals of Female Perfection
Artist Daena Title’s Innovative Exhibit Gives New Life to Women’s Dying Self-Esteem - December 19, 2010 - Daena Title
Artyii Launches First Art Trading and Crowd-Sourcing Platform for Asian Art
Founded by 2 college graduates and based in Singapore, Artyii (www.artyii.com) is a platform that provides art sourcing services for businesses and assists emerging Asian artists to sell their works. They have recently received seed funding from several high profile art collectors and entrepreneurs. - December 18, 2010 - Artyii.com
Park West Gallery EPIC Retrospective Features Acclaimed Artists and Rare Works of Art
Previously unreleased artwork unveiled to the public for the first time in decades, world-renowned artists in attendance during exclusive art collector’s cruise - December 18, 2010 - Park West Gallery
Ritz-Y Work with Artist Kelly Walker: Living Space @ Baltimore’s Ritz Carlton Gets the Artist’s Touch
Baltimore Artist Kelly Walker’s latest piece is a new take on an old theme for the largest condominium space in the Ritz Carlton Rex Midtown, for the condo’s owner, Joe Graziose. “The finish is distressed gilding using silver leaf and copper leaf scratched off to expose an... - December 17, 2010 - Artstar Custom Paintworks
Vincent van Gogh’s “Almond Tree in Blossom” Most Popular Oil Painting in 2010
overstockArt.com Releases Annual Top 10 List - December 17, 2010 - overstockArt.com
iGavel Associate Seller Nye & Company December Jewelry, Fine and Decorative Arts Sale Now Live
iGavel Associate Seller Nye & Company sale is now live until Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 on www.iGavelAuctions.com. - December 15, 2010 - iGavel, Inc.
FutureSelf Names New Executive Director
After an extensive and thorough search process FutureSelf has named Abby Laine Sienkiewicz its new executive director. As the executive director Sienkiewicz is responsible for the operational and strategic efforts of FutureSelf and reports to its Board of Directors. - December 13, 2010 - FutureSelf
Le Meridien Amman Drops Curtain on Creative Canvas Competition
Le Meridien Amman, a member of Starwood Hotels and Resorts, has dropped the curtain on its first international art and creativity motivation competition; Le Meridien’s Creative Canvas. The Creative Canvas, a signature area in the heart of house, is designed to serve as a space to promote and... - December 07, 2010 - Le Meridien Amman
On Thursday, December 16th, Celebrate Frank and Ava's Birthdays at the Ava Gardner Museum
Museum offers free admission, cake, and visits with Santa Claus - December 04, 2010 - Ava Gardner Museum
New Exhibit, New Map at the Mead Art Museum
The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College, features a gallery, "A Global View." One entire wall includes ODT's unusual Hobo-Dyer equal-area map. What makes this map unique is that it is oriented with South at the top of the map. “This map allows Mead visitors to challenge their preconceptions,” said Elizabeth Barker, museum director and chief curator. “This is what a successful museum aims to accomplish.” ODT's Bob Abramms will give a presentation on world maps on Sunday, December 5, at 4 pm. - December 03, 2010 - ODT, Inc.
Salvato Golf Course Landscape Paintings Featured in New Book
The golf course landscape paintings of Central Ohio artist Guy Salvato are featured in the new book - Golf Style: Homes and Collections Inspired by the Course and the Clubhouse, by Vicky Moon. - December 02, 2010 - Golf Impressions Plus
Art Show with Wine Pairings, Featuring Kellianne Jordan Photography
Artist Kellianne Jordan will be pairing wines with her photographic art this Thursday, Dec. 2nd from 6p to 8p with a wine tasting at Anne's Boutique Winery in Costa Mesa, CA. - December 01, 2010 - Kellianne Jordan Photography
The Bogside Artists in the USA
The Bogside Artists of Derry, N. Ireland, return from a month long whirlwind tour of Chicago, Hanover and Miami where they gave presentations of their work and painted murals. - November 30, 2010 - The Bogside Artists
Artist Rasta Asaru Escott EL to Show at Twenty Miles East Gallery
Los Angeles multi-media artist Rasta Asaru Escott EL opens a solo showing at Twenty Miles East Gallery in Pomona, California on December 11, 2010 at 6 pm. - November 30, 2010 - Twenty Miles East
Feeling Untethered I Laid Down My Memories... Solo Show by Margaret Withers at Amos Eno Gallery Opens Nov. 24-Dec. 24. Reception is Dec. 2nd at 5:30pm
Amos Eno Gallery - feeling untethered I laid down my memories - Margaret Withers paintings and sculptures - November 24 - December 24, 2010 - Artist Reception Thursday, December 2, 5:30-8:30 PM - November 27, 2010 - Margaret Withers
New Golf Course Landscape Paintings by Guy Salvato Unveiled
Golf Impressions Plus announced today the unveiling of six new original paintings by Ohio artist Guy Salvato. Included in the new series are oils depicting signature holes from Royal St. George’s, Tralee, Hickory Hills, Tobacco Road and Dormie golf clubs. All original pieces were painted in 2010. - November 26, 2010 - Golf Impressions Plus
CRA Reissues Call to Artists; Increases Budget for West Atlantic Plaza Sculpture
The Delray Beach CRA has reissued an RFQ for the design of a public art feature for the newly constructed West Atlantic Avenue Public Plaza. The CRA has budgeted $25,000 for the project. Submittals are due by 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27. - November 26, 2010 - Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
Carlton Hobbs Presents Inspired by Antiquity: Classical Influences on 18th and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art
Inspired by Antiquity: Classical Influences on 18th and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art, will open at the Carlton Hobbs gallery in New York on January 20th, 2011 and continue through February 14th, it was announced by Stefanie Rinza, the gallery’s managing director. The opening night reception, on January 19th, will benefit the Sir John Soane Museum Foundation. Tim Knox, the Soane Museum’s eminent director, will be lecturing on the subject of the exhibition. - November 24, 2010 - Carlton Hobbs LLC