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Atlanta's Peggy Still School of Music Announces Construction of New Recording Studio
Alpharetta facility will offer studio-related education and training, as well as a full suite of recording and production capabilities and services to students and the community - March 08, 2012 - The North Fulton School of Music
Austin Center for Design Publishes Wicked Problems: Problems Worth Solving; Gives it Away for Free Online
Book Acts as a Call-to-Action for Design-Driven Disruptive Innovation in the Form of Social Entrepreneurship - March 03, 2012 - Austin Center for Design
Youth Artists to Debut Artwork in New York's Big Screen Plaza
Young students from around the U.S. will showcase their artwork in New York City's Big Screen Plaza on March 2-3 from 5-8pm. The 3 hour slideshow, created by Artsonia, the world's largest online student art museum is part of the National Art Education Association's annual convention, being held in New York. Last year, families flew in from various states to enjoy the unique opportunity to see their child's artwork displayed in such a spectacular venue. - February 29, 2012 - Artsonia
Second Annual Piano-Yoga® Retreat at Kings Place a Huge Success
On the 12th February Piano-Yoga® - the miracle piano technique which allowed its creator, GéNIA, to return to the podium just 10 weeks after breaking her wrist - returned to the refreshing environs of the sparkling new world-class music venue, Kings Place, where Piano-Yoga® retreats... - February 28, 2012 - Piano-Yoga®
Mercer Island Visual Arts League MIVAL 2nd Annual Treasures in Miniature Art Show
Mercer Island Visual Arts League MIVAL Announces its 2nd Annual Treasures in Miniature Art Show and artists reception coming to Mercer Island Visual Arts League Gallery. The exhibit runs April 5-28 at MIVAL Gallery on Mercer Island. The exhibit will feature dozens of painters, sculptors, photographers and more from Mercer Island and surrounding communities. - February 21, 2012 - Mercer Island Visual Arts League
duCret School of Art Instructor an Activist for Youth in Art
Local artist Ed Wetzel takes extraordinary measures to interest students in the vibrant world of art. - February 09, 2012 - duCret School of Art
SoBe Arts Presents the World Premiere of Hamlet Soundtheater/Opera Music and Libretto by Carson Kievman. Based on the Play by William Shakespeare.
SoBe Institute of the Arts presents the World Premiere of Carson Kievman’s Hamlet Soundtheater/Opera in the Little Stage Theater on Miami Beach. This provocative, sophisticated, and radically re-imagined musical setting of Shakespeare’s masterpiece was the final commission by legendary producer Joseph Papp for the New York Shakespeare Festival / Public Theater. Due to Papp’s tragic passing soon after the work was completed, Hamlet remained unperformed, until now. http://sobearts.org/hamlet.html - February 09, 2012 - SoBe Institute of the Arts
Lagond Music School Announces the Lagond-A-Thon, a 10th Anniversary Celebration, and Their First Live Streaming Fundraising Event on the Lagond Music Website
In celebration of its 10th Anniversary, the Lagond Music School, a not-for-profit organization located in Westchester County, announces the Lagond-A-Thon, a live video streaming performance and fundraising event on Friday, February 10th from 8pm to 12 midnight. This global online performance will commemorate the innovative contemporary music school’s 10 years of serving a diverse community of over 1,000 students. - February 02, 2012 - Lagond Music School
Press Preview: The National Academy Museum Annual 2012 Tuesday, January 24, 2012
National Academy Museum is inviting the Press to be treated to breakfast and then receive an introduction to the Annual 2012 exhibition. - January 14, 2012 - National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts
National Academy Museum's Annual Exhibition Opens January 25, 2012
Presenting over 100 artists and architects across three generations, featured artists include Ellen Altfest, Karl Benjamin, Joe Coleman, Lesley Dill, Chie Fueki, Jeanne Gang, Kate Gilmore, Joan Jonas, Philip Pearlstein, Robert A. M. Stern, Emma Tapley, Bernard Tschumi, Stephen Westfall and others. - January 05, 2012 - National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts
Art in Action Named Arts Organization of the Year
Art in Action, a leading nonprofit art education organization, announced today that they are honored to have been selected as the recipient of the Diamond Award for the Arts Organization of the Year. The Peninsula Arts Council Diamond Awards are presented each year to recognize outstanding... - December 22, 2011 - Art in Action
Emmy-Winning VFX Artist Kevin Kutchaver Takes Stage at The DAVE School Graduation on December 21
Before walking across the stage to receive their diplomas this week, The DAVE School’s newest graduates will gain insights on launching their new careers from VFX industry veteran Kevin Kutchaver. Kutchaver will be the keynote speaker at the Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, graduation of The DAVE... - December 20, 2011 - EduK Group
The Piano-Yoga® Christmas Sale is Here
Piano-Yoga® is offering some irresistible seasonal offers this Christmas to get pianists into the Christmas spirit. - December 20, 2011 - Piano-Yoga®
Atlanta's Peggy Still School Excels in International Music Exams
Students lead Georgia, the world in Fall 2011 ABRSM exams. - December 16, 2011 - The North Fulton School of Music
People’s Music School Earns Top Sun Shine Project Grant
The Chicago Sun-Times Charity Trust Award Will Help the School Reach Hundreds More Inner-City Children with Free Music Education - December 13, 2011 - People's Music School
California Contemporary Ballet Overcomes Casting Obstacles to Present 14th Season of “The Snow Queen” Ballet
Los Angeles Area Dance Company Produces Original Ballet; Guest Performer from Hungary Added to Cast - December 12, 2011 - California DanceArts
Pro Makeup School Offers New Part Time Makeup Courses
Geared towards time challenged makeup students & professionals, the new part time makeup courses from The School of Pro Makeup offer greater flexibility. - December 04, 2011 - The School of Professional Makeup
New Piano + Holistic Therapy Sessions with the Creator of Piano-Yoga®, GéNIA
The Piano-Yoga® School is now offering Piano + Holistic Therapy Sessions at Steinway Hall. Learn how looking after body and mind can enhance your piano playing. - December 04, 2011 - Piano-Yoga®
Georgia Dance Theatre Presents The Nutcracker Ballet
Full-Scale Production in Peachtree City, Top Ten Place for Families, December 10th and 11th - December 03, 2011 - Georgia Academy of Dance & the Performing Arts
duCret School of Art - Light Shines on a Local Art Community
duCret School of Art, founded in 1926, whose faculty and board members consist of notable and world recognized art professionals has steadily been thrust in the spotlight during the year, as students and faculty have broken ground in the entertainment field. - December 02, 2011 - duCret School of Art
Global P.E.C. Academy Launches Highly Anticipated CPECP Certification Program December 2, 2011, Creating a New Lineage of World Leaders and Professionals
New CPECP Certification Program by Global P.E.C. Academy Launches to Create a New Lineage of World Leaders and Professionals - December 02, 2011 - Global P.E.C. Academy
The Art Institute of California - Sunnyvale Observes Day With(out) Art World AIDS Day, December 1, 2011
The Art Institute of California Sunnyvale in partnership with Visual AIDS is observing Day With(out) Art by screening Untitled a film by Jim Hodges, Encke King, and Carlos Marques da Cruz. The Art Institute of California-Sunnyvale joins over 55 major museums, arts organizations, community groups and colleges throughout the United States presenting simultaneous, free public screenings of Untitled on December 1, 2011, which is also World AIDS Day. - November 30, 2011 - The Art Institute of California—Sunnyvale
Connecticut Concert Ballet Announces 2011 Nutcracker Season Performances
Connecticut Concert Ballet continues a 37-year tradition with its announcement of performances of the full-length Nutcracker in the Hartford, CT area with guest artists from Ballet Hispanico, Mario I. Espinoza and Kimberly Van Woesik, and from Chicago, Darren McIntyre and Jennifer Grapes, most recently with the Milwaukee Ballet. - November 27, 2011 - Connecticut Concert Ballet
Sparta New Jersey Musician Embarks on World Tour
20 year old multi-instrumentalist Jordan Lawlor from Sparta, NJ, a former student of Bill Wright’s Guitar Studio, has just embarked on a major world tour as guitarist, bassist, keyboardist and vocalist with the band M83 in support of their latest album “Hurry Up, We’re... - November 20, 2011 - Bill Wright School Of Music
duCret School of Art’s 85th Year Celebration Year Starts Off with a Bang
Kicking off Fall Semester, duCret School of Art has been briming with exciting media opportunities that will extend well into Spring. Honorary awards, Art shows, TV shows & Film events are just part of the duCret school-year mix. - November 20, 2011 - duCret School of Art
Atlanta's Peggy Still School of Music Under New Ownership
Local Alpharetta businessman and music school founder team up for future success and growth. - November 18, 2011 - The North Fulton School of Music
A Solo Exhibition of Functional Ceramic Art by Jon Puzzuoli
Tim Coffey’s Photography in Downtown Stamford will host, ceramic artist Jon Puzzuoli to exhibit and sell his functional pottery artwork. The exhibit opens December 2nd, 2011, continuing through December 4th, 2011. Exhibition Dates: December 2 – 4, 2011 Friday: 5pm-8:30pm (Open... - November 15, 2011 - Lakeside Pottery Studio
Handel’s Messiah: Part of Hyde Park’s Culture
Popular one-night-only event ushers in the holiday season on the University of Chicago campus. - November 03, 2011 - University of Chicago Department of Music
3rd Piano-Yoga® Retreat - 13th November 2011 at Steinway Hall, London
A piano method for the 21st century… Created by Russian virtuoso pianist GéNIA, the Piano-Yoga® method offers a unique system of piano playing which combines the fundamentals of the Russian piano school with principles from Eastern philosophy and yoga, utilising aspects of movement, gravity and breathing to create a more natural and organic approach to piano playing, performing and teaching. - October 29, 2011 - Piano-Yoga®
Bill Wright's Music Studio, Announces Registration for the Fall 2011 Semester
Bill Wright’s Music Studio offering music instruction for children and adults in Sparta, Sussex county, NJ announces registration for the fall 2011 semester. The following programs are available Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Vocals, Ukulele, Banjo, Mandolin, Violin & Rock Band. All lessons... - October 26, 2011 - Bill Wright School Of Music
National Academy Museum Holds Day-Long Symposium on Artist Will Barnet
Symposium speakers and panelists include art historians, curators and artists. A special highlight features film screening of Will Barnet: Tracing the Soul of the Work by Dale Schierholt. - October 22, 2011 - National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts
Local Art School Honored - Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art: American Artist’s Top 10 Art Schools
The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art (LAAFA) was named one of American Artist’s Top 10 Art Schools. In the November 2011 article, Pursuing The Classical Dream: The American Artist Guide to Art Schools, LAAFA is one of the select schools worldwide that have established reputable practices... - October 14, 2011 - Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art
Art Education in Schools Gets a Boost from New Scholarship Program
More than 5,000 students in 85 schools are participating in the Art in Action Visual Arts Scholarship Program for the school year 2011-12. The arts encourage critical thinking and creativity and help solve educational problems. - October 10, 2011 - Art in Action
A Free Musical and Storybook Event
A free musical and storybook event for music teachers, classroom teachers, librarians and anyone who works with children. Learn from local composer and author, Audrey Smith, about her delightful musicals and charming read-a-long storybooks. Sing and read-along while watching live production... - October 06, 2011 - Ensemble Arts Academy
The National Franchise, School of Rock, is Now Open in West Broward
School of Rock West Broward to host Grand Opening Bash and fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida, on October 15, 2011 to celebrate the opening of its newest franchise location in Southwest Ranches, Florida. - October 05, 2011 - School of Rock Coral Springs & West Broward
Adult Classes at Urban Fire
Adults have found a new way to stay in shape and get their groove on in Port St. Lucie and Ft. Pierce by taking one of several adult dance and exercise classes offered at Urban Fire Dance Studio. - September 25, 2011 - Urban Fire Dance Studio
Golfers and Artists to Mingle at The duCret School of Art 85th Year Celebration
On Tuesday, October 4, from 6:30pm – 10:30 pm - NJ's oldest art institution, duCret School of Art celebrates it's 85th Year kick-off event at Suburban Golf Club in Union, NJ. There will be a special presentation honoring Swain Galleries, NJ's oldest art gallery, for their decades worth of service to the school and to the art world. - September 25, 2011 - duCret School of Art
Swain Galleries Presents "Feathers and Fur" - 2 Artists & 2 Pastel Art Demonstrations
On Saturday, September 24th from 1pm - 3pm, art and animal lovers alike will have the opportunity to query the pastel techniques of two highly regarded wildlife artists; Leslie Delgyer and Karen McCormack. - September 23, 2011 - duCret School of Art
University of Chicago Department of Music Welcomes Students Back to School with Annual Halloween Family Concert on Saturday, October 29
Hyde Park School of Dance Joins University Symphony Orchestra; “1001 Arabian Nights” Transports Listeners through a Kaleidoscope of Colorful Sounds - September 21, 2011 - University of Chicago Department of Music
Get the Kids Moving
Urban Fire Dance Studio offers new Get Movin’ for Kids classes. - September 15, 2011 - Urban Fire Dance Studio
Announcing Los Angeles Artistry Retreats
Corel Painter Master Karen Sperling announces new classes featuring art lessons and Corel Painter steps for turning portrait and landscape photos into painted works of art. - September 15, 2011 - Artistry
National Magazine Credits Chef Todd Mohr as “The Only Chef-Teacher In The World”
Mageirocophobia is the fear of cooking. Many people suffer from this condition, and MacLean’s Magazine has called upon North Carolina Chef Todd Mohr to shed light on the affliction. “Mohr may be the only chef-teacher in the world whose classes (at WebCookingClasses.com) are designed to... - September 08, 2011 - Chef Todd Mohr's Web Cooking Classes
NY's Vanaver Caravan First Foreign Group Ever Invited to India's Premier Folk Arts Festival
Unprecedented cross-cultural request spurs unique plan and innovative fundraising for accompanying documentary, workshop tour and new dance school paradigm. - September 06, 2011 - Big Medicine
West Broward, Get Ready to Rock
School of Rock to open a new franchise location in Southwest Ranches, Florida. - September 03, 2011 - School of Rock Coral Springs & West Broward
Announcing Karen Sperling’s Painting for Photographers DVD Volume 2: Landscapes
Corel Painter Master Karen Sperling debuts new instructional DVD featuring art lessons and Corel Painter steps for turning landscape photos into painted works of art. - September 01, 2011 - Artistry
Shaquille O'Neal Trades Basketball for Film Camera at New York Film Academy
Former basketball superstar Shaquille O’Neal is completing a course in directing at New York Film Academy’s Universal Studios LA location. - August 18, 2011 - New York Film Academy
Tween Etiquette Seminar - (Ages 11-13) - San Diego and Temecula Area
The Magnolia School of Etiquette and Protocol will prepare your child with lessons they will use the rest of their lives. They will learn how to proceed with confidence in any social or dining situation. Each student will be provided a Personalized Training Manual to keep, a Certificate of Completion, and Group Photo. (Multiple candid photos are also provided). - August 18, 2011 - The Magnolia School of Etiquette
The Magnolia School of Etiquette - Teen Etiquette Seminar - San Diego and Temecula, CA Area
The Magnolia School of Etiquette and Protocol will prepare your teen with lessons they will use the rest of their life. They will learn to proceed with confidence in any social or dining situation. Class is limited to seven students. Focus is on individual attention, interaction with each other, and a beautifully presented table and Four Course Dinner for the group. - August 18, 2011 - The Magnolia School of Etiquette
Local Teen Musicians Give Live Radio Broadcast
Local teens give live radio broadcast at WNTI 91.9 radio station in Hackettstown, NJ during the stations live Bob Dylan program. Five students from Bill Wright’s Guitar Studio in Sparta, NJ performed live on air at WNTI radio station early Friday morning on July 29th. They played so well... - August 10, 2011 - Bill Wright School Of Music
National Academy Museum and School Reopen with Free Open House Weekend September 16 – 18, 2011
Free Exhibitions of Masterpieces of the 19th through 21st Centuries and Classes in Painting, Drawing and Printmaking Celebrate Vitality of New York’s Most Enduring Visual Arts Institution - July 29, 2011 - National Academy Museum & School of Fine Arts