Archive for the 'Education' Category

National Black Arts Festival – 20th Year!

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

“The mission of NBAF is to engage, cultivate and educate diverse audiences about the arts and culture of the African Diaspora and provide opportunities for artistic and creative expression.”

www.nbaf.org

Bi-Coastal Book Fairs

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Summer seems to be a time for books – it’s a good thing!

*Los Angeles Black Book Expo – Sat., June 14, 2008

The Los Angeles Black Book Expo (LABBX) 2008 will feature authors, storytellers, spoken word and poetry performances, musicians, exhibitors, children’s book authors, emerging writers, publishers, booksellers, [...]

Artist-in-Residence grants 2009

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Künstlerhäuser Worpswede
The Künstlerhäuser Worpswede are one of the largest residencies in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Among former grant holders are many well-known international artists such as Emmett Williams, Koeken Ergun, Yuri Leiderman, Dan Perjovschi, Katharina Sieverding or Egill Saebjoernsson.
The Künstlerhäuser Worpswede are supported by the Barkenhoff Stiftung, [...]

Dr. Eugene Grigsby Jr. Scottsdale Art Walk

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

Dr. Eugene Grigsby Jr. at the Heddenart Gallery, opening reception. November 1st 2007

Celebrating his 89th Birthday with 89 Paintings.
Dr. Grigsby has organized exhibitions of African art for the Heard Museum, authored a text, Art and Ethics: Background for Teaching in a Pluralistic Society, and founded the Consortium of Black Organizations and Others for the Arts [...]

New Art Publication

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

American Art Collector is launching their new publication Western Art Collector with a party at Scottsdale Artists’ School, on Wednesday October 17, 2007, from 6-9 PM.

This event is open to the public—and our Best & Brightest exhibit will be hanging and available for sale!
Come help celebrate the launch of their newest publication and [...]

Sherrie McGraw at the Scottsdale Artists’ School

Monday, September 24th, 2007

The Creative Process Lecture Series Begins October 2, 2007

The Language of Art by Sherrie McGraw

The Scottsdale Artists’ School kicks off its 2007-2008 The Creative Process Lecture Series with a talk, The Language of Art, by artist Sherrie McGraw on Tuesday October 2. The lecture, which will begin at 7PM at the Scottsdale Civic Center Public [...]

A Personal Experience, Joy in Doing What you Like

Monday, August 13th, 2007

I’ve made mention in an earlier post that I love painting heads. I experiment with colors and brush work. I start off with a vision of what I want to get down on the canvas. Sometimes I get close to what I had in mind. Often I am so far away from my original intent [...]

Learning How to Simplify your Paintings

Saturday, July 21st, 2007

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 [...]

Extra Hot

Monday, July 9th, 2007

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 [...]

Scottsdale Artists’ School Releases Summer Class Schedule

Monday, May 7th, 2007

Scottsdale, AZ (May 3, 2007) Scottsdale Artists’ School announce the release of its schedule of summer classes, including offsite workshops and Youth
Academy. Registration opens Wednesday, May 16 at 9 am.
Classes in drawing, painting, watercolor and sculpture are offered for all levels, from beginners who want to explore their creative side to established artists who want [...]