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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,...
Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Creativity, Culture, Featured Articles, Learning on 11 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Visual Excitement-Happy Thanksgiving
What seems like a life time ago, I can remember going to the library as a kid with my school and the librarian
J. C. Leyendecker
reading to us an exciting tale of adventure. After reading a paragraph or two she would would turn the book towards us so that we could see the wonderful illustrations painted...
Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Culture, Education, Exhibits, Learning, Museums, Photograhy on 10 25th, 2009 | No Comments
Brooklyn Museum – One of the Best
The Brooklyn Museum is not on the tip of the tongue when talking about great museums, but it should be.
Egypt Collection
The Museum is a “community Museum” that attracts other communities. There are important works on view all the time . If you are in Manhattan you have to make a conscience...
Sketching Two Figures Quickly
Working quickly capturing two models in short poses is a great drill. You have to make a decision about what is important in what you are seeing and want to capture on paper. You have to think fast and draw slow. Recently I’ve gotten to work with two drawing models, this was a five minute pose.
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Honoring Tuskegee Airmen
“The Journey to Flight” – Until November 1, 2009
Long lost photographs and artifacts of these World War II pilots are on display at California African American Museum (CAAM). There will be airplane making workshops for kids, question/answer sessions with some of the Tuskegee Airmen and many...
Inspiring Creativity-Banff New Media Institute
The Banff Centre – Banff New Media Institute – Call for Applications
Interactive Screen 0.9: The Makers
Program dates: August 10 – 15, 2009
Registrations will be accepted until the program is full.
Part conference, part festival, part peer exchange, part creative workshop, Interactive...
Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Art Travel, Artist, Artist Residencies, Creativity, Education, Learning on 06 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Inspiring Creativity-Self-directed Residencies
Self-directed Residencies
Self-directed residencies are self-guided opportunities where the artist is free to experiment and explore new directions in the production of their work.
Fall Self-directed Residency
Residency Dates: September 1 – October 30, 2009
Limited space still available –...
Inspiring Creativity-Thematic Residencies
Call for Artist: Thematic Residencies
01 Master Class: Seven Weeks with the Taskmaster with Kutluğ Ataman
Program dates: January 6 – February 23, 2010
Application deadline: September 14, 2009
Kutluğ Ataman, Turner Prize-nominated artist and film-maker, will lead this unique Master Class designed...
Posted by Sandy in Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Books, Culture, Education, Events, Learning on 05 7th, 2009 | No Comments
2009 Harlem Book Fair
Save the Date!
11th Annual Harlem Book Fair & Arts Festival:
This is the largest annual African American book fair and it’s free!
Featured, on Saturday 7/18/09, will be 250 exhibit booths, 4 stages with music, story telling and children’s activities.
Harlem Book Fair, Sat. July 18,...
Another Portrait
I always find it interesting how I eventually wind up. It is all a part of the process in learning how to paint.
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