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Austin Art Space Artist Valerie Walden to Paint the Town of Marble Falls
Valerie Walden will pack-up and paint outdoors in Historic Downtown Marble Falls, TX as a participating artist in the 5th Annual Paint the Town Plein Air Event hosted by the Uptown Marble Arts Alliance April 16-18, 2010. Over 50 artists have been juried into the event. Ms. Walden will set up her... - April 06, 2010 - Austin Art Space
New Work by Austin Art Space Artist Valerie Walden Featured in Bartopn Creek Country Club Fine Art Show
Valerie Walden will be among the artists presenting at the third annual fine art exhibition at Barton Creek Country Club on April 24, 2010. Ms. Walden will be unveiling new paintings that feature the Mendocino coastline, the Alaska mountains and the Marble Falls hill country. - April 06, 2010 - Austin Art Space
Artist Joshua Barber's Work Featured in Dreweatts London Urban Contemporary Art Auction
Joshua Barber, painter of modern icons and landscapes, joins a group of renowned international artists in the Dreweatts Urban Contemporary art auction on April 21, 2010. The Urban Contemporary auction includes work by more than 50 international artists, including British artists Damien Hirst and... - April 05, 2010 - Barber Fine Art
Slimm Buick, Santa Cruz Artist, to Appear at 2nd Sunday Art Show at the Windmill Cafe
Slimm Buick, Santa Cruz artist and entertainer, will show his Art Bikes, Watercolors and more at the Windmill Cafe (21231 E Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA) "Second Sunday Artists & Crafters Show", Sunday Apr. 11 from approximately 1pm to 6pm (following the East Cliff Farmers Market). He... - April 04, 2010 - Slimm Buick, DJ, Artist, Entertainer
Baterbys is Major Sponsor at Exclusive Gay Polo League Tournament in Wellington
Baterbys Art Auction Gallery, Florida's premiere art gallery & auction house, sponsors Gay Polo League Tournament in Wellington Florida. - April 03, 2010 - Baterbys Art Auction Gallery
Artspace to Host Community Youth Outreach Programs
Mary Poole, executive director of Artspace (www.artspacenc.org), has announced that the visual art center will hold two community outreach programs in the upcoming months. “Inside Out, Outside In,” a program addressing individuality, will take place at the Boys & Girls Club –... - March 31, 2010 - Artspace
Lancaster, CA. Photographer Attends National and International Photography Conventions for the Last 29 Out of 30 Years
For the last 29 out of 30 years Dennis Walman from Walman Photography in Lancaster California has attended either a national or international photographic convention. The only time he has missed a convention is when is daughter was born in 1995. “The photographic field is always changing but... - March 30, 2010 - Walman Photography
The Sheldon Cooperative, The Geezer Gallery, and Life by Design NW Serve as a Template for Cooperative Business Partnerships
The Sheldon Cooperative, The Geezer Gallery, and Life by Design NW have joined together in a community partnership to support the 55+ in their passions and life changes. The host of the Geezer Gallery's Guerilla Art Show is The Sheldon Cooperative, located at 935 NW 19th Ave, Portland. - March 28, 2010 - The Geezer Gallery
Turn Any Song Into Art for a Custom Wedding Gift with cNoteART’s New Fine Art Series
Whether the song is by Coldplay, Frank Sinatra or the Red Hot Chili Peppers, turn a couple’s song into fine art for a customized wedding gift. - March 26, 2010 - cNoteART
cNoteART Founder to Discuss Stem Cell Transplants, Synesthesia and Turning Music Into Art at Colgate University
Erik Rosen of cNoteART will discuss the origins and entrepreneurial challenges of turning music into art. In particular, he will discuss the opportunities and challenges of creating art from such diverse musicians as Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, George Gershwin and Lady Gaga. - March 25, 2010 - cNoteART
Ultimate Scores #1 Added Single on Radio with "It's My Birthday"
Singer/songwriter Ultimate sees his latest single, “It’s My Birthday,” as the number one (#1) most added single on radio nationwide this week (week of March 22, 2010). Released on his label Ultimate Domination Records, the electro/house/reggae fusion track was produced by hip-hop heavyweight producer BlackOut Movement (Mims’ “This Is Why I’m Hot”), and is the official second single from Ultimate’s upcoming album, scheduled for release later this year. - March 24, 2010 - FOX FUSE
Irvine MINI Channels BMW's Art Car Tradition with MINIWEEN
Orange County dealership draws inspiration from recent announcement that Jeff Koons will create the next BMW Art Car. - March 24, 2010 - Irvine BMW
Local Talent Exhibits at Le Meridien
The latest collection of paintings, entitled Nocturne, by Gozitan artist Mark Sagona was inaugurated on Saturday 6th March by Professor Mario Buhagiar at Le Meridien St Julians Hotel & Spa in Malta. This is Sagona’s seventh personal exhibition to date which follows his last important show at the National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta in 2008. - March 24, 2010 - Le Meridien St Julians Hotel & Spa
View the Compelling Art of Brigitte Martha Keller in Contemporary German Art at Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery Presents Brigitte Martha Keller in an Exhibition of Contemporary German Art. - March 23, 2010 - Agora Gallery
Park West Gallery Receives 2010 Best of Southfield Award
Art gallery recognized for second year in a row. - March 22, 2010 - Park West Gallery
TheOneRing.net Radio Show Welcomes Ted Nasmith This Sunday, March 21st on BlogTalkRadio.com
Internationally renowned artist Ted Nasmith on TheOneRing.net Radio Show Sunday March 21st at 2PM ET. - March 19, 2010 - The One Ring Inc.
Austin Art Space Announces Call to Artists for 2nd Annual "What Texas Means to Me" Awards Show
Austin Art Space Gallery and Studios officially opened submissions for the 2nd Annual ‘What Texas Means to Me’ Juried Awards Show. The entry deadline is June 1 for the exhibit that runs July 2 – August 28, 2010. - March 19, 2010 - Austin Art Space
Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song” Turned Into Modern Art
cNoteART will produce 100 Archival, Limited Edition cNOTE Prints of Bob Marley’s song, “Redemption Song.” - March 19, 2010 - cNoteART
The Quill Guild Announces Swimming With Wings, the Debut Novel from American Author Lee Libro
Amazon’s CreateSpace has published "Swimming With Wings" by Lee Libro, the author’s debut novel. The 5 x 8 Paperback in the Literary Fiction and New Age Fiction categories is available retail via online via Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble (Bn.com), CreateSpace and in eBook format from Amazon Kindle. Wholesale purchases can be made through Ingram, Baker’s & Taylor and The Quill Guild. Webpages were launched simultaneously with the book’s publication. - March 16, 2010 - The Quill Guild
Watercolor Exhibit Scheduled for El Dorado Nature Center
Long Beach watercolor artist will exhibit at El Dorado Nature Center throughout the month of June. All of her watercolors for sale are original artwork -- prints may be ordered. Subject matter includes landscapes, florals and animals. - March 15, 2010 - Watercolors For Sale Online
Sculpture Remnants Still at Large: Good Samaritan Turns in Detail Photos to Police
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft and destruction of a three hundred pound, three and one half foot bronze sculpture by artist Mimi Sammis, a TV host of National PBS show “Love to Paint with Mimi.” The photos taken by the Good Samaritan depicted the two men... - March 13, 2010 - Anne Mimi Samis LLC
Creiger Group Art Consultants Launches Their New Blog to Help Introduce Artists to: Ten Proven Strategies for Promoting Art on the Internet by Joyce Creiger
Joyce Creiger has been working with artists for over 37 years to introduce their work to designers, architects, private collectors, corporate art consultants, corporate art curators, hospitals, hotels, museums and galleries. In this blog she hopes to give additional insights to artists looking to help promote their own work. In this economy, it is essential that an artist keep their name in front of all of these individuals using whatever methods are available. - March 12, 2010 - Creiger Group Art Consultants
American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) Presents Out of This World a Centennial Celebration - Eugene Von Bruenchenhein
The American Visionary Art Museum AVAM announces a year-long centennial celebration of visionary artist Eugene Von Bruenchenhein. AVAM is dedicated to production of yearly, thematic exhibitions that provide an ideal forum for public exploration of all the grand themes that have inspired human... - March 12, 2010 - American Visionary Art Museum
Fine Art from iGavel Associates, Estates and Other Owners, Now Live on iGavelAuctions.com Until March 23rd, 2010
iGavel Auctions is pleased to present their online auction of ‘Fine Art from iGavel Associates, Estates and Other Owners.’ The auction will take place through March 23rd at iGavelAuctions.com. - March 12, 2010 - iGavel, Inc.
Thinking About Stuff in an Intellectual Way: Kids as Curators Opens in Erie Art Museum Annex Gallery
Now in its 6th year, the very popular Kids as Curators exhibit has a new batch of middle school students and their teachers, this time thinking about their stuff in an intellectual way. Each year for the exhibit, the Erie Art Museum forges a unique partnership with three local middle schools... - March 12, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Power of a Song: an Evening of Ballads, Courage and Hope
The Erie Art Museum’s Contemporary Music Series presents The Power of a Song—An Evening of Ballads, Courage and Hope at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 411 State Street, on Thursday, March 25 at 7 p.m. The concert, featuring an evening of poignant and stirring song, dance and folk music... - March 12, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Erie Art Museum Announces Spring Classes
Spring Semester beings March 29, 2010. - March 11, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
NuU Medspa Support Local Chicago Theatre, Infusion Theatre Co.
NuU Medspa help support Infusion Theatre Co. for their third consecutive year, kick off season 2010-2011, with silent auction donations that will benefit theatre infused with many facets of entertainment. Now in their fourth year, Infusion Theatre has already made a name for themselves in... - March 10, 2010 - NuU Unlimited
Hot Off the Kavanah Press.. Abstract Expressionist, Marlene Burns, Debuts Her Hebrew Prayer Series
Kavanah Press creates fine art reproduction of Marlene Burns' abstract paintings in suitable for framing as well as fine art greeting card products. - March 10, 2010 - Kavanah Press
Clara Berta Studio City Mixed Media Abstract Artist Launches New Interior Designer Series
Clara Berta (www.bertaart.com), Studio City mixed media abstract artist, launches a new interior designer series incorporating textures, writings and exotic materials that evoke an inspiring atmosphere. - March 05, 2010 - BertaART
Major Contemporary Mosaic Art Exhibition at Navy Pier
See the beauty of contemporary fine art mosaics at Navy Pier in the Smith Museum of Stained Glass, now through April 30, 2010. - March 05, 2010 - Society of American Mosaic Artists
San Pablo Arts District Fund Announces Storefront Installation by Oakland Artist Michael Louis Young
San Pablo Arts District Fund (SPAD), an Oakland based non-profit organization, begins its storefront art program with a collaborative installation by Oakland artist Michael Louis Young. 5512, a vacant storefront on San Pablo Avenue in economy-stricken North Oakland's Golden Gate District, is being transformed into SOS/SOL, a dynamic multimedia installation. SOS/SOL explores a narrative of sorrow and solitude on the high seas. The beautified storefronts lessen blight and undesired activities. - March 05, 2010 - San Pablo Arts District Fund
Gallery Night: Abstract Thinking. Glasses Clinking.
Abstract thinking, glasses clinking, free admission, artist demos, tasty bites and live music combine for Gallery Night on Friday, March 12 from 7-10 p.m. Hosted by the Erie Art Museum, Gallery Night features a tour of eight local galleries, each with an exciting array of activities for the whole... - March 04, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Goodies Two shoes and Idyllic World at Dot Fiftyone Galley
“Goody Two-Shoes”, an exhibition of new work by Leslie Gabaldon and “An Idyllic World”, by Maria Cristina Carbonell. (Project Room). “Goody Two-Shoes” and “An Idyllic World”, March 13th through April 30th, 2010 at Dot Fiftyone Gallery, 51 N.W. 36th Street, in the Wynwood Arts District. Following the March 13th opening reception, gallery hours will be Monday-Friday, 12 P.M. to 7 P.M. On Saturdays private viewings will be available by appointment. - March 04, 2010 - Dot Fiftyone Gallery
Y*explore Yosemite Adventures Announces 2010 Yosemite Twin Valleys Waterfall Workshops
Photography and Naturalist Workshops in Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite Valley May 14-16, 2010 - March 03, 2010 - Y explore Yosemite Adventures
pARTy Like a Rockstar - Erie Art Museum Benefit Event
Be metal. Be Diva. Be Glam. Be Old School or New Wave, or whatever suits your inner rockstar, at the Erie Art Museum’s “pARTy like a rock star” event on March 6, 2010. - March 03, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
City of Santa Fe Creative Tourism and Heritage Hotels Announce "Meet Our Local Artists," a Series of Conversations and Demonstrations, March 15 – April 9
The Hotel Plaza Real, 125 Washington Avenue, will host artists participating in the Creative Tourism Initiative for a series of demonstrations and conversations offered free to the public. Starting at 10:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, March 15 – April 9, artists will provide a demonstration... - March 03, 2010 - City of Santa Fe Arts Commission
Enchanted Studio® Launches Fine Art Greeting Cards with a Difference; They Are Indistinguishable from the Original Artworks
Fantasy and fairy art designs by the artist Lillian Fioretzi are brought together in a new range of museum quality greetings cards. They are fully illustrated and hand signed by the artist. - March 02, 2010 - Enchanted Studio
The Gallery at 764 West, Casa del Parque Gallery, and The Windmill Restaurant Hosts Scott Jarisch & Jean Longone - “Partners in Art”
Scott Jarisch and Jean Longone join together in the exhibition, “Partners in Art” at The Gallery at 764 West, which includes collaborations and individual works in oil, acrylics, watercolor, photography, ceramics, sculpture, glass, drawing, digital imaging and mixed media. In honor of... - March 02, 2010 - 764 West Art Gallery
SWAN Day Celebration Honors Women in the Arts
March 27th marks the second anniversary of SWAN Day, a celebration that honors Women Artists. - February 28, 2010 - The Chakra Shack
Erie Art Museum Presents Ethnic Heritage Ensemble in Concert: Chicago Jazz Legends
The Erie Art Museum Contemporary Music Series presents a special concert of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble on Wednesday March 3, 2010 at 8 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum in the second floor annex. After 35 years, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is still serving their special brand of 21st century Griot... - February 27, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
On March 5th, 2010 Raleigh's Designbox Presents Move Me: a Collection by Artist Lauren Pegram
In March, Designbox welcomes Raleigh artist Lauren Pegram for a special solo exhibition. A self-described "pink painted plastic soldier," Lauren Pegram fights a war armed with the only thing she knows to fight with: an insatiable thirst for knowledge and truth. The only peace she finds comes in the form of creating. Sensually provoking, Lauren Pegram's art work engages her audience visually, physically, and audibly in this collection, titled 'move me.' - February 26, 2010 - Lauren Pegram
Reiko Sakai Paints Impressionistic Legends in the Matrix of the Mind at Agora Gallery
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Japanese artist, Reiko Sakai, in The Matrix of the Mind. The exhibition is scheduled to run from February 26, 2010 through March 19, 2010 (opening reception: Thursday, March 04, 2010). - February 26, 2010 - Agora Gallery
Fold7 Digital Develop Online Art Magazine - the World Through Art
Integrated communications agency Fold7 are commissioned to build and launch new online art magazine, The World Through Art - February 26, 2010 - Fold7
An Exhibition for Everyone - New Works by Gallery Artists Opens at Gallery KH in Chicago
Chicago's Gallery KH unveils new works by gallery artists for the Friday, February 26th opening - February 25, 2010 - Gallery KH
Everard and Company Presents Polish and European Art Now Live on iGavelAuctions.com Until March 4th, 2010
Everard and Company is pleased to present their online auction of "Fine Art and Antiques from Southern Estates and Various Owners." The auction will take place through March 4th at iGavelAuctions.com. - February 24, 2010 - iGavel, Inc.
Delphi Kicks Off Its Annual Art Glass Festival March 27th
Delphi Glass, the complete source for glass art, announces its 19th Annual Art Glass Festival beginning Sat. March 27, 2010 at the Delphi Creativity Center in Lansing. Art Glass Festival showcases the work of many glass artists from beginners to professionals in eleven different categories. Held in... - February 24, 2010 - Delphi Glass Corporation
Gallery Show of Handmade Furniture Will Benefit Renowned Boston Crafts School
Gallery NAGA Helps North Bennet Street School Celebrate 125 Years. School Was Founded to Teach Woodworking Skills, American Customs and Culture to European Immigrants Arriving in Boston in the Late 19th Century. - February 24, 2010 - North Bennet Street School
Objects as Color: Paintings by Malcolm Christhilf
Malcolm Christhilf finds exceptional beauty in the commonplace. His still life paintings transform everyday objects into remarkable things. Viewers find themselves noticing qualities – color, transparency, sparkle, luster – that they regularly and complacently ignore in the actual objects. Christhilf’s lush renderings slow us down, and make us look afresh at the world around us. - February 21, 2010 - Erie Art Museum
Mainly Clay and Clay on Paper
The exhibition “Mainly Clay” and” Clay on Paper,” featuring four ceramic artists, Doris Fischer-Colbrie, Nina Koepcke, Susan Wolf, and Pixie Couch, one photographer, Bob Terrebonne and one painter, Nancy Terrebonne opens at The Main Gallery on February 17th, 2010 and runs through March 21st, 2010. The gallery, located at 1018 Main Street, in Redwood City, will host a reception for the artists on Saturday, February 20th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - February 20, 2010 - The Main Gallery