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2008 Annual Gowanus Artists Studio Tour
On Saturday and Sunday, October 18-19, 2008, 1-6PM, the Annual Gowanus Artists Studio Tour presents a free self-guided walking tour of over 150 artists' studios in Gowanus, Brooklyn. - October 10, 2008 - Annual Gowanus Artists Studio Tour
Autumn Muses Art Show Opens at Pat Rini Rohrer Gallery
Fall artists exhibit mixed media at Finger Lakes art gallery Pat Rini Rohrer in Canandaigua. - October 09, 2008 - Pat Rini Rohrer
Masterpieces by Representing Gutai Painters, Kazuo Shiraga and Atsuko Tanaka, to be Offered in Mallet Japan's Evening Sale
Mallet Japan- Modern & Contemporary Art, Evening Sale 081024. Auction: October 24th at 5:00pm. Preview: Oct. 21 to 24 from 10:30am to 7:00pm. - October 09, 2008 - Mallet Japan
Art World’s "Rockstar" Soon to be a Household Name
Michael Godard’s Art to Become More Widely Accessible. - October 08, 2008 - Duchess Industries
High Atlas Foundation's Annual NYC Reception, Moroccan Art Exhibit, Sale, and Silent Auction - October 15th 2008, 6pm-8pm
The High Atlas Foundation (HAF) will host a Moroccan art exhibit, sale, and silent auction on Wednesday, October 15th 2008 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the Urban Center, New York Palace Hotel (457 Madison Avenue). Featured artists include Hamid Kachmar (mixed techniques), Alan Keohane (black and... - October 07, 2008 - High Atlas Foundation
Gallery Night Features Gallery Talks, Live Music and Halloween Fun
Another edition of Gallery Night, an evening of free gallery events, is slated for Friday, Oct. 10 from 7-10 p.m. Accents By The Bay, Allen Stoneware Gallery, Bayfront Gallery, Gannon University Schuster Gallery, Geary’s Studio 7 Gallery, Glass Growers Gallery, Kada Gallery, Kuhn’s... - October 03, 2008 - Erie Art Museum
Ana Maria Postigo: Sculptural Paintings Dripping with Meaning
The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present Ana Maria Postigo in The Texture of Space. Scheduled to run from October 1st through October 21st, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Ana Maria Postigo's bold shapes. - October 01, 2008 - Agora Gallery
Little Worlds by Cathy Boyd
The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present Cathy Boyd in Beyond Borders: Exhibition of Fine Art from Canada. Scheduled to run from October 1st through October 21st, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Cathy Boyd's beautiful and contemplative works. - October 01, 2008 - Agora Gallery
Erie Art Museum: Kids Learn from Teaching Artists
The Erie Art Museum’s Family Fun Fridays program for preschool kids ages 3 to 6 is slated for Friday, October 3, 10-11 a.m. at the Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street with activities inspired from the Museum’s presentation of the String Trio of New York. Family Fun Fridays is a special... - September 26, 2008 - Erie Art Museum
Miami Artist George Rodez Donates His Art to Hurricane Relief in the Caribbean
In an effort to assist with hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean, Miami artist George Rodez has mounted a campaign effort to sell his artwork and pledges to donate 100% of all net proceeds. - September 25, 2008 - George Rodez
London Veterinarian Secures Purrrfect End to Tale of Internet's Most Popular Cat
A popular feline who attracted thousands of fans when London's only cat only veterinary surgery posted pictures and videos of her on the Internet has been successfully re-homed, despite a tendency towards violence as reported in the local newspaper, the Richmond Informer. - September 24, 2008 - Kitten to Cat - Cat Only Veterinary Clinic in Richmond, London
Erie Art Museum Signs on for Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day 2008
On Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008, the Erie Art Museum will participate in the fourth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine. Museum Day is a day when museums and cultural institutions nationwide open their doors free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors. A... - September 19, 2008 - Erie Art Museum
Chicago’s Gallery KH to Exhibit at the Prestigious Toronto International Art Fair
Gallery KH Solely Represents Chicago at Toronto International Art Fair. - September 19, 2008 - Gallery KH
Print Workshop Central - A New Resource Site for Fine-Art Printmaking Studios
Print Workshop Central is a new site with specialist services and resources for fine-art printmaking studios. Its objective is to empower print studios through knowledge and cooperation worldwide. - September 18, 2008 - World Printmakers
Oregon Artist Leslie Tejada Opens New Chicago Show
Gallery KH in Chicago Opens It's Fall Season as Crowds Gather for New Tejada Show. - September 17, 2008 - Gallery KH
Fall Community Arts, Craft, and Gift Sale, Anoka Armory
Fall Community Arts, Craft, and Gift Sale, Anoka Armory Anoka MN Sept 27 - 28, 2008 Free Admission Sat. 9am - 4pm, Sun. 10am - 4pm - September 16, 2008 - Name Brand Guys
Nagy Gyula Galeria Launches in Second Life With an Exhibition of Nicolas Schöffer, Pioneer of Cybernetic & Computer Art, DYNAMIQUE DE SURFACE, on Saturday 13th September
The virtual world exhibition is seen as an appropriate extension for one of the most important technology artists of the last century and the Nagy Gyula Galeria, designed by Bennet Dunkley of depo, provides an incredible setting for his work. - September 13, 2008 - depo consulting ltd
Townzilla.com and Endangered Planet Foundation Online Marketing Partnership
High Tech Communications, Inc., a leading provider of Website design and online marketing, announced that they will be using its flagship product Townzilla.com Local Search Engine to promote, advertise and market the first annual One Earth/One Dream environmental festival that runs October 2... - September 13, 2008 - High Tech Communications, Inc
Prema Murthy - Organizing Energy at Tamarind Art
Tamarind Arts Council is proud to present “Organizing Energy,” a solo exhibition by Prema Murthy. This exhibition has been highly anticipated since Murthy’s critically acclaimed solo in June 2007 at the PS1/MoMA Contemporary Art Center, New York, which was made possible by... - September 13, 2008 - Tamarind Art
Arena Launches Animation Studio in Baroda
Arena Animation, the Global leader in Animation and Multimedia training launched an Animation Studio at Arena’s Sayajigunj centre, which offers Arena’s hi end Animation Engineering (DAE) program. Speaking on this occasion Mr. Gurtaj Singh Mangat, Asst. Vice President – Business... - September 13, 2008 - Aptech Limited
Christina DeRosa Will be Appearing Friday, September 12, 2008, at the New York 2008 Urbanworld Film Festival Screening of CineMax's "Zane’s Sex Chronicles”
Up and Coming Television Star Christina DeRosa will be appearing Friday, September 12, 2008, 10:00 PM at the New York 2008 Urbanworld Film Festival Screening of CineMax's "Zane’s Sex Chronicles" occurring at the AMC theater, 312 West 34th Street following a Cocktail reception at 320... - September 12, 2008 - Christina DeRosa
Tah Gallery's Curator Coordinates Mission West Fall Festival
Art, Crafts, Food, Music And Fun for All at South Pasadena's Mission West Fall Street Arts Festival on September 20-21. - September 12, 2008 - Tah Gallery
Laura Kelly and Kidzpiks to Support the Boys & Girls Club of Wake County
Kidzpiks an Apex, NC based children’s photography studio is set to host Laura Kelly, for a very special Christmas event Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. In an effort to take the relationship between Laura Kelly designs and Kidzpiks to the next level, the two have teamed up... - September 11, 2008 - Pure Expressions Photography
Lynn Norley Announces She Has Secured the Exclusive Rights to Sell and Lease "Israeli Martyrs," a Painting with a Purpose
Announcing the new opportunity for purchasing and/ or leasing this famous piece of philanthropy on canvas. - September 06, 2008 - Lynn Norley
Art Walk Premieres in Historic Downtown Fort Myers River District
Eleven Area Art Galleries and Venues Unite to Create Monthly Art Event. Eleven historic River District art galleries and venues have united to form Art Walk, a free downtown art celebration, on the first Friday of each month beginning on October 3, 2008, from 6 pm until 10 pm. Participating... - September 06, 2008 - Fort Myers Art Walk
Miami-Dade County Sister Cities Program Selects Miami Artist George Rodez
The 6th Annual Sister Cities Art Exhibit has unanimously selected George Rodez's entry, “Entering Through the Window to Your Soul,” as the poster Celebrating the Art of Its Sister Cities catalog. - September 05, 2008 - George Rodez
Landscape Architect Donates Major Gift to NCCU Museum of Art
Mary Jo and Dick Bell of Atlantic Beach, NC, recently donated 14 significant works of art by the late A.B. Jackson to the North Carolina Central University Art Museum in Durham, NC. The Jackson collection, part of the Bells’ personal art collection, is valued at $194,000, according to a... - September 05, 2008 - Dick Bell, Landscape Architect
Eco-Friendly Artists Unite for Earths-Journey.com
Earth's Journey has finally launched and is now on its own journey. - September 04, 2008 - earths-journey
Rick Rush Joins Art of Competition Sports Exhibit
Sports artist Rick Rush is joining the Art of Competition sports exhibit at the Center for Cultural Arts in Gadsden, Alabama. Four original paintings will be on display. - September 03, 2008 - Rick Rush
Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made of, Jolles 80th Birthday - Jolles & Rheuban Art Exhibition
A celebration of a joyous lifetime, and the artmaking of Sondra Jolles, along with artworks by m. Rheuban, President of Women Painters West, will be held at South Pasadena's Tah Gallery, 1015 Mission Street, September 13th, 2008, 5 to 8 p.m. - September 01, 2008 - Tah Gallery
Local Comic Artist to Display Work at Fountain Square
Ryan Fischer, comic artist, character designer, and illustrator will hold his first solo gallery show at Gnosis Gallery September 5 – 27th. The artist reception will be held Friday September 4th, 6pm - midnight at Gnosis in Fountain Square, 1043 Virginia Avenue, Ste. 5 Indianapolis, IN 46203 (street level - Murphy Building). - August 31, 2008 - Fischer Broadcast Services
Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival Recycles Nearly 1 Ton
The 16th annual Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival’s enhanced “green” efforts yielded huge recycling results at Frontier Park on Saturday, Aug. 2 & Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008. “The Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival, attracting more than 15,000 visitors over the... - August 29, 2008 - Erie Art Museum
The Beauty of Intricacy by Dago E. Seguel
The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present Dago E. Seguel in Masters of the Imagination: The Latin American Art Exhibition. Scheduled to run from September 9th through September 30th, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Dago E. Seguel's abstract paintings. - August 29, 2008 - Agora Gallery
This Marin County Artist is Presenting at the West Hollywood Erotic Art Fair Weekend and is Debuting with Two Solo Shows in San Francisco
Nancy Peach has been an Architectural Illustrator, Children's Book Illustrator and Muralist for over 35 years. She has spent 16 years in Marin County and is truly coming into her own as an Erotic Artist. She is heading for Hollywood in October to present her new body of work, "The Men in My Life." Tom of Finland Foundation is presenting this Erotic Art Fair that attracts erotic artists world-wide. - August 28, 2008 - Nancy Peach Erotic Artist
Carol Bajen-Gahm: Expressionistic Textural Complex
The Agora Gallery is proud to present Carol Bajen-Gahm in Strength in Color. Scheduled to run from September 9th through September 30th, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Carol Bajen-Gahm's unique works. - August 28, 2008 - Agora Gallery
Artist Burns Paintings for One Man Show
Like artists before him, Phil Volk uses some of the most expensive mediums of his day. The final solution of many of his recent works is created using the ever precious medium of petroleum. The paintings are doused with items such as gasoline and lighter fluid, and then set ablaze. The result is a... - August 26, 2008 - Phil Volk Contemporary Artist: Monstro Urban
Treasured Blocks, Inc. Introduces Its Newest Product to the Marketplace
Treasured Blocks are the newest most innovative way to display photographs of loved ones. Treasured Blocks feature a multi-dimensional view of a photograph while filtering a thought or saying from behind. These blocks make a unique and treasured gift to anyone and can be created for all occasions. - August 25, 2008 - Treasured Blocks Inc.
CelebrityRadio.co.uk Launches in the US
The online 'station', which officially launches today, contains hundreds of great interviews with big celebrities including Andrea Bocelli, Diana Krall, Michael Buble, The Duchess of York, Shirley Bassey, Danny Gans, Wayne Brady, Amazing Jonathan, Carrot Top and many many more. - August 24, 2008 - Celebrity Radio
After 25 Years as a Professional Architectural Illustrator, Nancy Peach is Embracing Her True Passion as an Erotic Artist
This announcement summarizes the upcoming shows of erotic figurative artist, Nancy Peach. Her one women shows at Onetaste and Good Vibrations on September 4 and September 5th. She is also exhibiting at the West Hollywood - Los Angeles Erotic Arts Weekend, October 3, 4, 5, 2008. - August 23, 2008 - Nancy Peach Erotic Artist
Chapel Hill Artist Kimberly Alvis Donates Oil Painting to "Works of Heart"
Award-winning fine artist Kimberly Alvis of Chapel Hill, NC, has donated one of her oil paintings to Works of Heart, the Triangle area’s premiere charity art auction to benefit The Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina (AAS-C), which will be held Saturday, October 11, in downtown... - August 23, 2008 - Kimberly A. Alvis
Ohio Theater, Ohio, 1980 - Masterpiece from "Theatres" Series by Hiroshi Sugimoto to be Offered in Mallet Japan's Modern and Contemporary Auction in Tokyo
Mallet Japan’s Modern and Contemporary auction will be held on September 5th in Tokyo. Mallet Japan- Modern & Contemporary Art, Day Sale 080905, Auction: September 5 at 4:00pm, Preview: September 2 to 4 from 10:30am to 7:00pm - August 23, 2008 - Mallet Japan
Gallery KH to Show New Paintings by Leslie Tejada
Leslie Tejada: Woven Light opens Friday, September 5th at Gallery KH in Chicago. - August 21, 2008 - Gallery KH
Erie Art Museum Tours The Shape of Life by Eva Zeisel
Exhibit Draws from Museum's Permanent Collection. - August 21, 2008 - Erie Art Museum
Drawing is the Foundation: Chapel Hill Artist Completes Portrait Commission
When fine artist Kimberly A. Alvis of Chapell Hill, NC, recently completed a portrait commission for Ann Engles, also of Chapel Hill, she discussed the challenge it presented and the process she goes through to paint a family portrait. “Ann hired me to do a family portrait from a photograph... - August 18, 2008 - Kimberly A. Alvis
Janis Publications Publishes Conflict Revolution: Mediating Evil, War, Injustice and Terrorism, by Author, Mediator and Attorney Dr. Kenneth Cloke
Conflict Revolution by noted author Dr. Kenneth Cloke combines experience and intelligence with pragmatic and enduring solutions to the conflict in our world, in our country, society and in our environment. It will change the way you see the world and your important role in its future. - August 15, 2008 - Janis Publications
Janis Publications Publishes "It’s All Your Fault!" – 12 Tips for Managing People Who Blame Others for Everything, by Author Bill Eddy
“It’s All Your Fault!” – 12 Tips for Managing People Who Blame Others for Everything is for everyone who is or will be a target of blame, whether at home or with neighbors, co-workers, employees, bosses, customers, investors or business partners. - August 15, 2008 - Janis Publications
Rambles.com Takes You on an Artistic Journey Handmade for Fun
With gas prices soaring, chances are good that more and more people will choose to stay home this holiday season and do their shopping on the web. Rambles.com, an online retailer offering handmade goods and stylish modern designs, will give e-consumers an exciting new reason to click and shop. - August 15, 2008 - Rambles, LLC
Erie Art Museum Opens Found Artists: Photography by Fred Scruton
The Erie Art Museum opens Found Artists: Photography by Fred Scruton in the Museum’s Frame Shop Gallery, August 15 through November 8, 2008. A public reception will be held during Gallery Night, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008 from 6-10 p.m. Fred Scuton has been collaborating with other artists, who... - August 15, 2008 - Erie Art Museum
Mbare, Ltd. - Green from the Beginning
Since its inception, Mbare has specialized in African imports with materials derived exclusively from recycled or sustainable sources. Additionally, Mbare’s trade practices adhere to fair trade principles, thus helping both the environment and the people in it to thrive. Mbare’s fresh... - August 15, 2008 - Mbare, Ltd.
From the Bronze Age to the Age of Technology; How One Business is Spanning the Gap
After 17 years as a traditional bronze casting foundry, Carolina Bronze, located in Seagrove, NC, has decided to expand and update their services to meet the needs of sculptors in the 21st century. In addition to adding state of the art technology, including 3D laser scanning, 3D imaging and large... - August 15, 2008 - Carolina Bronze Sculpture