http://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Erie Art Museum. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:24:50 -0500 © 2012 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 en-us http://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. http://www.pr.com/press-release/372774 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:00:00 -0500 To foster growth in the arts arena, above and beyond their ongoing support of many arts institutions, Judy and Michael Cheteyan have honored the Erie Art Museum with a scholarship to annually administer to one recent graduate. The Judy Cheteyan Scholarship will provide an eligible candidate the opportunity to gain professional experience within a nationally-known museum through firsthand experience working under the [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/372774 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/372249 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Galleries throughout town usher in the holiday shopping season with a holiday edition of Gallery Night on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, from 7-10 p.m. “There’s nothing like giving a locally-made handcrafted gift. Erie’s galleries offer unique gifts such as fine art, art classes, professional framing, memberships and more. You are not going to find these handcrafted gifts at the Big Box Stores,” said [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/372249 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/364267 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:01:47 -0500 The Erie Art Museum is hosting dysFUNctional, a showcase of juried mixed media works in an eclectic group of original and unconventional sculptural pieces, on display in the Main Gallery through December 30, 2011. Wood Turning Center’s Exhibition Committee chose jurors Cecilia Baker, Marsha Moss, Richard Torchia and Ricardo Viera, architects, designers and curators from outside the wood turning field to judge the [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/364267 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/364269 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:00:00 -0400 The Erie Art Museum will exhibit DoubleExposure and Politics of Snow, a show that provides a glimpse into the world of climate change through three different artists’ images of glaciers. The exhibit combines photographs from the traveling exhibit DoubleExposure: Photographing Climate Change with dramatic, large scale oil paintings of glaciers from Diane Burko’s “Politics of Snow” series. The [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/364269 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/363384 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:07:08 -0400 Lou and Peter Berryman will perform a free concert at the Erie Art Museum Friday, November 4 at 8pm. The Berrymans are musical humorists who have delighted nationwide audiences for more than thirty-five years. Frequent comparisons to Tom Lehrer, Flanders and Swann, and Gilbert and Sullivan notwithstanding, the duo blend midwestern culture with intelligent observation in a whimsical and accessible performance. They have [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/363384 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/363374 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:07:01 -0400 True Stories from the Front Lines of American Music. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/363374 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/350906 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 03:00:00 -0400 The Museum will screen two films this month in the Multipurpose Room—both are free, with a suggested $5 donation, and open to the public. If A Tree Falls: A story of the Earth Liberation Front
, September 9, at 7 pm. This film explores two of America’s most pressing issues — environmentalism and terrorism — by lifting the veil on a radical environmental group the FBI calls America’s [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/350906 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/346937 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Studio art classes are forming now for the Erie Art Museum’s Fall Semester with registration to begin August 15. Register before September 6 and receive a $10 Early Bird discount on each class. Most classes begin the week of September 12 including a broad range of classes for kids and adults, beginners to virtuosos. Quarterly sessions last three to ten weeks, and professional artists teach all Museum classes. The [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/346937 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/346951 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Abstract thinking, glasses clinking, free admission, artist demos, tasty bites and live music combine for Gallery Night, Friday, August 26, 2011, 7-10 p.m. Along with vibrant art displays, twelve participating galleries will also offer complimentary appetizers, drinks, and entertainment. The Museum will feature a new installation in the renovated Customs House. Other highlights include live music by Gem City Jazz Band [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/346951 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/340321 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Headline talent includes Campbell Brothers & Holly Hofmann/Mike Wofford Quartet. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/340321 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/338864 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:00:00 -0400 The Erie Art Museum is now home to two new exhibitions, and an Opening Reception will be held for Museum Members and the public Friday, July 22, 7-9 p.m. in the galleries. SculptureX challenges conventional ideas about three dimensional art and expands our own awareness of the spaces we inhabit. Many of the exhibit’s works are at the intersection of nature and the built environment. By evoking both man-made spaces [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/338864 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/338865 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:00:00 -0400 The first exhibit to be featured in the Erie Art Museum’s newly renovated Customs House will be opening on Friday, June 24. Titled Born of Fire, Pottery of Margaret Tafoya, the exhibit features both utilitarian and decorative pottery created in the traditional Pueblo tradition. The exhibit runs until January 29, 2012. With today’s rapid developments in technology, the desire to sustain tradition has become [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/338865 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/329385 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:49:49 -0400 Abstract thinking, glasses clinking, free admission, artist demos, tasty bites and live music combine for Gallery Night, Friday, June 10, 2011, 7-10 p.m. Along with vibrant art displays, eleven participating galleries will also offer complimentary appetizers, drinks, and entertainment. The Erie Art Museum will host an outdoor pottery sale, featuring bowls and cups made by ClaySpace students and interns and pottery wheel [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/329385 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/326803 Thu, 26 May 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Grab your lunch, your colleagues, and your friends and take a Mid-Day Art Break Wednesdays at the Erie Art Museum, June 1 - August 31. Museum staff will lead free gallery tours at 12:30 (an abbreviated tour) and 1 p.m. (plan on 45-60 minutes), or explore the exhibitions on your own. Local musicians perform on the Museum’s new 5th Street patio from 12- 1 p.m. The Museum will host the Erie Philharmonic’s popular [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/326803 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/326484 Wed, 25 May 2011 03:00:00 -0400 The Erie Art Museum is gearing up for its summer fundraiser, pARTy on the patio, a Summer Solstice, scheduled for Friday, June 17, 2011, 7-11p.m., on the Museum’s new outdoor patio. The celebration includes live entertainment by Mambo, assorted appetizers, free beer, a full cash bar and surprises at sunset. The party will take place on its 5th Street patio and throughout the entire museum complex. Director of [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/326484 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/324328 Sun, 15 May 2011 03:00:00 -0400 The Erie Art Museum and Lyons Den Productions are teaming up for a night of music, art, and filmmaking, Friday, June 3, 2011, from 6:30-9 p.m. The Museum will host its final Open Stage Night of the summer, and any group or individual can sign up for a short set (two pieces, or eight minutes, whichever is shorter) stating at 5:30 p.m. Original work is encouraged, and visual artists can get in on the act, too, by bringing [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/324328 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/320445 Mon, 09 May 2011 14:20:02 -0400 Studio art classes are forming now for the Erie Art Museum’s Summer Semester. Registration begins May 16, with a $10 Early Bird discount on each class if registration is received by June 6. Summer semester offerings include a broad range of classes for kids and adults, with skill levels varying from beginners to virtuosos. In addition, the Museum will host several one-day art workshops over the summer as well as [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/320445 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/320459 Mon, 09 May 2011 03:00:00 -0400 The Erie Art Museum is calling all local artists to participate in Open Stage Night, Friday, June 3, 2011, 6:30-9 p.m. in the Museum’s new performance space. Any group or individual can sign up for a short set (two pieces, or eight minutes, whichever is shorter) stating at 5:30 p.m. Original work is encouraged, and visual artists can get in on the act, too, by bringing digital images on DVD or jump drive. Contact [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/320459 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/311949 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:00:00 -0400 The Erie Art Museum premieres its 88th Annual Spring Show on Saturday, April 16 with an exclusive preview for EAM Museum members and Spring Show artists from 7-9:30 p.m. in the new Museum’s Main Gallery, located off the new 5th Street entrance. An annual juried exhibition, the show features works from artists residing within 250-miles of Erie with pieces that have not previously exhibited in the Erie area. Newport [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/311949 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/307685 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 03:00:00 -0400 People are inventing the future everyday, and some of them are right here in Pennsylvania. If you're one of them, there’s a chance to take your bright idea and turn it into a reality. Now in its third year, InnovationErie Design Competition is a collaborative effort among professionals in the science, art, manufacturing, engineering and design (SAM & ED) industries, and emerged to encourage local economic [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/307685 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/307138 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:00:00 -0400 Works are currently being accepted for the Erie Art Museum’s 88th Annual Spring Show, a regional juried exhibit, running April 16 through June 26, 2011 in the Erie Art Museum’s new Main Gallery, accessed from the new entrance on 5th Street. All artists residing within 250 miles of Erie are invited to enter works not previously exhibited in the Erie area. A total of $10,000 in awards is offered, including [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/307138 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/307066 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:43:14 -0400 Studio art classes are forming now for the spring semester at Erie Art Museum. Many classes and workshops begin the week of March 28, 2011, including a broad range of classes for kids and adults, beginners to virtuosos. Quarterly sessions last three to ten weeks, and professional artists teach all Museum classes. A complete description of available classes is online at www.erieartmuseum.org. Plan to register one week [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/307066 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/303123 Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Abstract thinking, glasses clinking, free admission, artist demos, tasty bites and live music combine for Gallery Night, scheduled for Friday, March 11, 2001, 7-10 p.m. Explore the city’s vibrant arts scene at this unique event, featuring a tour of nine independent galleries who will open their doors after-hours. Get up close and personal to mingle with the featured artists and gallery owners and view stunning [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/303123 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/293713 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Let’s Ride a Bicycle Made of Friendship and Rainbows: Works by Krysten Allen. On view January 21, 2011 – April 30, 2011 at the Erie Art Museum. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/293713 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/293171 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:11:28 -0500 Members of the Chicago-based Ethnic Heritage Ensemble are no strangers to Erie, and the group will again deliver some of the most prolific jazz, with their signature exploratory improvisation, when they perform live at the Erie Art Museum, Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 4pm. Internationally renowned percussionist and composer Kahil El'Zabar leads the group. The performance will be held in the Museum's new [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/293171 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/293170 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:11:27 -0500 Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Trio Tarana will take the stage at the Erie Art Museum, Friday, March 4, 2011 at 8 p.m. in the Multipurpose room. The indie group, led by percussionist/composer Ravish Momin, mixes violin, cello and percussion, and electronic laptop beats, creating a formula for their unpredictable improvisations. Tickets are available at the door. $10 for Museum members, $12 for students (with ID) & [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/293170 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/290547 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:00:00 -0500 The Erie Art Museum is partnering with Stairways Behavioral Health on an upcoming Knowledge Exchange, January 20, 2011, 6-8 p.m. A panel of art historians, clinicians, and therapists will discuss the role of “outsider art” and art as a powerful therapy tool to the backdrop of artist Chris Mars’ fascinating “Auto-Intervention” exhibition, on view in the Bacon Gallery through January 23, [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/290547 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/286281 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:00:00 -0500 The Erie Art Museum kicks off the winter semester of art classes in January, with most classes starting the week of January 10, 2011. The Museum offers an array of courses in many media for every level of art enthusiast and for both children and adults. Topics range from pottery and painting to photography and framing, drawing and more. All classes are taught by some of the area’s best professional artists. The [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/286281 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/286312 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:00:00 -0500 The Erie Art Museum is calling all local artists to participate in two unique Open Stage Nights, hosted in the new performance space, February 4 and March 18, 2011, 6-9pm. Erie boasts several venues that host popular ‘open mic’ nights geared for more seasoned musicians. The Museum’s Open Stage Nights will be unique in that they cater to artists of all media and particularly to those emerging artists in [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/286312 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/279445 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Summertime Wednesdays at the Erie Art Museum mean live music and free gallery tours over the lunch-hour. But great breaks shouldn’t only be reserved for warm days. The Erie Art Museum announces its first Mid-Day Art Break: Holiday Edition. Starting December 1, and running on the 8th, 15th, and 22nd, spend your Wednesday lunch break inside the recently expanded Erie Art Museum. Enjoy lunch specials, sweet treats, [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/279445 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/279171 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:00:00 -0500 Galleries throughout town usher in the holiday shopping season with a holiday edition of Gallery Night on Friday, December 3, 2010, from 7-9 p.m. “Erie’s galleries offer unique gifts such as fine art, art classes, professional framing, memberships and more. You are not going to find these handcrafted gifts at the Big Box Stores,” said Carolyn Eller, director of marketing and development for the Erie Art [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/279171 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/271733 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:00:00 -0400 InnovationErie wants to help you answer that question. On November 12, 2010, a panel discussion of experienced, regional idea-to-business developers will be held at the Erie Art Museum. Panelists will present their experience in developing a new product or business concept. Audience members will learn how panelists approach such development, highlighting the skills, resources and partnering organizations that are [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/271733 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/271365 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:00:00 -0400 To celebrate the grand opening of its new galleries, the Erie Art Museum presents an exhibition of regional treasures, October 23, 2010 through April 3, 2011 in the main gallery of the new expansion, featuring works from regional institutional collections throughout northwest Pennsylvania and southwest New York. On loan from these collections are pieces from small museums, historical societies, colleges, libraries, and [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/271365 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/271369 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The Erie Art Museum invites teachers of all subjects and grade levels to a festive evening of learning and fun on Thursday, November 11, 2010, 4-7 p.m. Teachers will earn three hours of Act 48 credit while they select from a variety of hands-on workshops, pick the brains of like-minded teachers and explore the Museum’s new facility. Participants will get pampered with free chair massages by Iadeluca Chiropractic [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/271369 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/271124 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Museum to Integrate Extensive “Green” Systems, Will be First Building in City of Erie to Receive LEED-Certification. Opening Weekend offers Free Public Programming. [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/271124 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/265505 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The winner of the 2010 InnovationErie Design Competition was announced today in a 1:30pm press conference at the Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street. Competition partners, finalists, and judges gathered for the announcement and a networking opportunity. Atty. Jonathan D’Silva, chair of the InnovationErie committee, announced the grand prizewinner as Dr. Paul Malaspina who submitted the Pedi-PRO (Professional [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/265505 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/265511 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The Erie Art Museum offers art classes and workshops for children and adults year-round and fall semester is about to begin. Classes are available to satisfy a wide array of skill level, from novice to virtuoso. All classes are taught by professional artists, with subjects ranging from Indian Embroidery, Precious Metals Jewelry Making, photography, painting and more. New classes have been added this semester, including [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/265511 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/252737 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:00:00 -0400 Discover the Fluidity of recent works by renowned tri-state area artist Heather Hertel, exhibiting July 30 to October 9, 2010 in the Erie Art Museum Frame Shop Gallery, 423 State Street. Lately, Hertel has combined her experience in painting with budding passions for teaching and community service. Through examining the arts of collaboration and movement, Hertel has “tapped into discovering the energy involved with [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/252737 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/252128 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 In conjunction with the Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival, the Museum is hosting Hal Walker, family performance act and harmonica extraordinaire, in a four-day residency. Walker composes and improvises on the piano, guitar, voice, concertina, harmonica, jaw harp, and the khaen (a mouth organ made out of bamboo pipe from Southeast Asia). The musician has a talent for taking an instrument associated with a [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/252128 Erie Art Museum http://www.pr.com/press-release/251385 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The Erie Art Museum is proud to announce that it has received a Museums for America grant for $91,714 from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services, to support the Museum’s popular Kids As Curators program for the next three years. In announcing the award, IMLS noted that it had received 510 applications, but was only able to award grants to 178 projects—based on a peer review process—for a [PR.com] http://www.pr.com/press-release/251385 Erie Art Museum