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The Best Annual Breakfast
The “Arts and Business Council of Phoenix” puts on, in my opinion, the best and most efficient awards ceremony.
Schuff Steel’s commitment to The Children’s Museum of Phoenix
The Oscars should take notice. It starts when it is supposed to and ends right on time. Attendees are fed, informed,...
African Masks * Dallas Museum of Art
I love the “art” of masks. Art may not have been the reason for the creation, but “art” certainly can be the result. On August 22, the Dallas Museum gives us an opportunity to see some examples.
“The African mask is a highly developed and enduring art form. African Masks: The Art of Disguise,...
Real Life vs. The Beautiful People
Photo by Robert Capra
We should thank Photo Journalists and others for preserving reality for us. The reality of what life is really like for the majority of people on the planet is difficult to comprehend, especially for those of us who live on the outer fringe.
For almost seventy years citizens of...
Posted by Sandy in Blogroll, Books, Culture, Education, Events, Learning on 07 19th, 2010 | No Comments
Black Book Expo – LA * August 21, 2010
Los Angeles will host its popular Black Book Expo again this year on Saturday 8/21 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel. This one day event will offer “authors, storytellers, spoken word and poetry performances, musicians, exhibitors, children’s book authors, emerging writers, publishers, booksellers,...
“Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist”
Often referred to as a “Harlem Renaissance painter”, Aaron Douglas (May 1898 – February 1979) spent his early years in Topeka, Kansas and moved to NYC in 1925.
Douglas worked with flat forms and hard edges. “In paintings, murals, and book illustrations, he incorporated elements from music,...
“Shanghai” – Asian Art Museum, S.F.
The lovely Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California presents an extensive, multi-layered exhibit of the art of one of the most interesting cities in the world.
“Shanghai explores, through the mirror of its art, the tumultuous history that has resulted in one of the world’s most dynamic and...
Radio City Music Hall and Jean Harlow
Portrait by Tamara De Lempicka
As kids, every year we looked forward to going to Radio City Music Hall. Usually it was to see the Christmas show, which went on for ever and was an exceptional treat. At the breaks or intermission our trip to the concession stand was a visit to a new world. Unlike our...
Art In Louisiana * NOMA
“Louisiana Art” is one of the mainstays of the permanent exhibits at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
“NOMA’s collection includes an outstanding survey of Louisiana art from the 19th and 20th Centuries, including important works by contemporary Louisiana artists.”
The New Orleans Museum...
Cuba Avant-Garde: Katonah, NY
We’ve had this extraordinary relationship , most of which has been frustrated by tension, mistrust and stubbornness, some of Cuba’s
Manuel Mendive Hoyo "The Sons of Water, Talking to a Fish" 2001
greatest assets, Music and Art have been missed. Hats off and thanks to the Katonah...
Harlem Book Fair & Arts Festival July 17th
12th Annual Harlem Book Fair & Arts Festival – the largest annual African American book fair and it’s free!
Featured on Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 17 until July19, will be over 200 exhibit booths, there will be music stages, panel discussions and children’s activities.
Harlem...
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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
