Posted by Sandy in Art, Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Museums on 05 30th, 2009 | No Comments
“New Art” in Newark
“Unbounded: New Art for a New Century”
The Newark Museum has grouped together 50 works of the last 15 years by artists that represent creativity from all parts of the world. Painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and jewelry are examples of “global” art for modern times.
Included are sculptor...
Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Artist, Creativity, Photograhy, Writing and Speaking, sculptor on 05 28th, 2009 | No Comments
2009 William H. Johnson Prize
Applications for the 2009 William H. Johnson Prize are now available online at http://www.whjohnsongrant.org
Please note that the due date for all applications is July 31, 2009, several months earlier than in past years. Applicants are advised to take note of the change so that they do not miss the...
Posted by Sandy in Art, Artist, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Exhibits, Museums on 05 27th, 2009 | No Comments
Monet at the High
The High Museum in Atlanta has borrowed 4 of French Impressionist artist Claude Monet’s paintings, from MoMA in NYC, for a special presentation beginning June 4 – August 23, 2009.
“Monet Water Lilies” features some of the work Monet, 1840- 1926, created while in the midst of his beloved garden...
Posted by Sandy in Blogroll, Books, Creativity, Culture, Education, Exhibits on 05 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Black Book Expo * LA 8/22/09
The Los Angeles Black Book Expo 2009 will celebrate its 5th year on 8/22/09. The day long program will feature authors, storytellers, spoken word contests and poetry performances. There will also be musicians, children’s events, panel discussions, editors, publishers, and more!
LABBX 2009
Saturday...
Laura Nyro and Warren Zevon on Memorial Day.
Both of these very talented song writer/ performers, born the same year, and passed away early in their lives. They come to mind because it’s Memorial Day Weekend or Decoration Day as it was first named.
Laura Nyro , who always interested me because she grew up in the Bronx (my first home) and...
Dance Review * DanceAfrica – Works From Africa Show a Wide Range of Rhythm at Brooklyn Academy of Music – NYTimes.com
"Wind of Drums 2" by Chidi Okoye
What is great about a great city is the abundance and variety of visual and performance art you can enjoy. There is so much to see and enjoy that we become casual about it, as if it’s the morning paper, which is to say go, see and support the arts, it...
Dhani On TV !
I love the Travel Channel – they work really hard to create something different in the tried and true travel/ pretty pictures genre. I happened to run across a “sports” show called, “Dhani Travels the Globe”. Dhani (pronounced DaHani) Jones, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals, is the host...
Medieval Drawings at the Met
“Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle Ages”
June 2, 2009 – August 23, 2009
Maps, decorated manuscripts and sketchbooks are included in the 50 examples of drawings from the Medieval period called the Middle Ages, (between 5th and 15th centuries).
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
5th Ave...
“Venetian Style” at MFA, Boston
“Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice”
Sixty paintings by the 3 most important 16th century “Venetian style” artists will be on view until August 16, 2009:
Titian (1485-1576), Tintoretto (1528-1594) and Veronese (1528-1588)
Venetian Style : “painters from Venice were...
Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Directors, Film, Movies on 05 18th, 2009 | No Comments
DVD Corner: Alfred Hitchcock
“Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection“
This is a recent DVD collection of 7 early films from the master of suspense. The movies may have different plots and locations – spies in South America, the trials of a new wife, London court room intrigue, people lost at sea – but, they all have that...
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