“Solomon’s Gift: The Founding Collection of the Guggenheim, 1937 – 1949” * Now thru Jan 9, 2008
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the creation of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, the museum will display some of the artwork that was donated between 1937 and 1949. Mr. Guggenheim collected works by Kandinsky, Modigliani, Pablo Picasso, Henri Rousseau, Chagall and Moholy-Nagy and many...
Annual Breakfast 8/15/07
The Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix will be having their 17th Annual Breakfast with the theme Art and Soul The event will be held at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix.
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Anthony Bourdain * Traveling Chef
How does he stay so thin? On his Travel Channel TV series, “No Reservations”, author and Chef Anthony Bourdain wanders the world in search of “good” food. He doesn’t use the word “gourmet” – but, he does intone the word “simple” a lot. Plain...
“Now Playing: Hand Painted Poster Art from the 1910s Through the 1950s”
Posters that hung in the lobby of movie palaces started with simple black and white drawings at the beginning of the last century. They were pretty, or dramatic, or scary (“King Kong”, 1932), or, just high style (Gloria Swanson rendered in Art Deco), all the way to the florid Technicolor...
Learning How to Simplify your Paintings
One of the most difficult things for me to do, is to leave a painting simple. It is as if I need to prove that I’ve put a lot of work into a painting in order for it to have value. Of course the value is in the ease in which the painting is able to communicate its message.
The same goes for all...
Don Cheadle – He Stands Out
Is he terrific or what??! Whether he is acting in a film of serious social commentary, “Traffic” and “Crash” or fun stuff, the “Ocean’s” films – (11, 12 and 13), Mr. Cheadle always stands out. Whether crying with him in “Hotel Rwanda” or laughing with him in his latest film, “Talk...
“The Painted Veil” * A Love Story?
Actually, it is a love story, just sort of backwards. Instead of a passion that grows and then atrophies, this story follows a dead relationship on its road to vitality and a wondrous respect.
I wasn’t quite sure why I liked “The Painted Veil”(2006). Did I fall into it so easily because...
National Black Arts Festival * Atlanta 7/20 – 7/29, 2007
The National Black Arts Festival (NBAF), a non-profit cultural institution based in Atlanta, Georgia, celebrates the contributions of people of African descent and their impact on world cultures. Scheduled to appear are artists such as singer Roberta Flack, pictured above, actor and activist Danny Glover,...
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I’ve had the privilege to live in two areas of the country that yearly have what might seen as extreme weather. What I find fascinating is that in Alaska when the temperature rose to 10 below 0, it felt like a heat wave. Now living in Central Arizona, we are enjoying a very cool 103 degrees.
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Africa Onstage * Thru August 26, 2007
“Africa Onstage: Let us tell you a story…” at the Stanford Summer Theater (SST), in Stanford, CA, will offer a look at the cultural and political impact of the West on Africa through theater, storytelling, dance, and music. Included are 4 stage productions and a Monday night film...
"Alyson Stanfield's book I'd Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist's No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion is the most comprehensive self-promotion advice out there for artists. And not only is it packed with information, she also shows artists of all kinds how to implement each action step.
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"Alyson Stanfield's book I'd Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist's No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion is the most comprehensive self-promotion advice out there for artists. And not only is it packed with information, she also shows artists of all kinds how to implement each action step.People I Know
