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U.S. Honored
– The Philadelphia Museum of Art, commissioning institution for
the U.S. Pavilion at the 53rd International Art
Exhibition-La Biennale di Venezia, announced that the U.S.
representation, Bruce Nauman: Topological Gardens,
has been awarded the prestigious Golden Lion for the Best
National Participation. This is the first time since 1990
that the U.S. has received this much-coveted award.
Sketchbook Stolen
– A sketchbook of original drawings by Pablo Picasso was
stolen from the Picasso Museum in Paris between June 8-9.
Dating from 1917-1924, it has a red cover with the inscription
“Album” in gilt letters. Measuring 16 x 24 cm, the sketchbook
contains 33 pencil drawings by Picasso, of which four are on
back pages.
INTERPOL is investigating.
NEA News
– The NEA has announced the 2009 recipients of the nation’s
highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, the NEA
National Heritage Fellowships. Eleven fellowships, which
include a one-time award of $25,000 each, are presented to
honorees from eight states and Puerto Rico. Included are LeRoy
Graber, a German-Russian Willow Basketmaker from Freeman, SD,
and Teri Rofkar, a Tlingit Weaver and Basketmaker from Sitka,
AK.
Stamp News
– Maggie Simpson beat her dad, Homer, by more than 8,000
ballots as the favorite Simpsons stamp in an online vote. Of
the more than 916,000 votes cast, Bart came in third, followed
by Marge and Lisa.—A new 44-cent U.S. Flag stamp that was
photographed by Rick Barrentine of Duluth, GA, has been issued
by the Postal Service. The detail, showing a softly folded
flag, features most prominently the starry blue field, with
red-and-white stripes occupying the remaining space. Look for
these in booklets of 10.
Auction News
– Christie’s New York Post War & Contemporary Art
Evening Sale totaled more than $93.7 million. New world
auction records were set for David Hockney, Claes Oldenburg,
Douglas Wheeler, Tony Smith and Kerry James Marshall. The
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale realized over
$102.7 million for paintings and sculpture with top lots from
Picasso, Giacometti and Tamara de Lempicka commanding the
highest prices. A new world auction record was set for Lempicka
at $6,130,500. – Sotheby’s sale of Old Master
Paintings, European Sculpture & Antiquities brought a total
of over $14.2. The top lot of the section of Old Master
Paintings and the entire sale was Frans Post’s The Sugar
Mill, which more than doubled the high estimate to sell for
$1.7 million.
Milestones
– Abstract painter Frederick Hammersley has died at age
90. He is known as one of the Los Angeles-based “Abstract
Classicists” whose work gained international attention through
the exhibition Four Abstract Classicists at the Los
Angeles County Museum in 1959. The term “hard edge” was coined
at the time to describe the geometric, abstract paintings by
Hammersley and others
—American figurative painter Robert Colescott has died at
age 83. He was the first African-American to represent the
United States at the Venice Biennale (1997), and his works can
be seen in the collections of many major museums.
July Dates of Interest:
12 - Etch-a-Sketch Introduced (1960)
28 - Beatrix Potter’s Birthday
Art Opportunities
& Events
Schedules sometimes change,
so call ahead!
—ART
Santa Fe 2009 will be held July 23-26
in El Museo in the Railyard Art District in downtown Santa Fe, NM. See
the best in contemporary art from the international art community and
across the U.S. In addition to special single-artist installation
spaces, a new hands-on demonstration event, “How Things are Made,” will
show the step-by-step process of making lithographs. 505.988.8883.
www.artsantafe.com.
—The 5th Annual Milwaukee Artist Marketplace at the MAM
on July 25 will explore works by more than 80 emerging and
established area artists in a relaxed and informal setting. Paintings,
drawings, jewelry, prints, sculpture, ceramics, wearable artwork and
more will be available for purchase. 414.224.3200.
http://www.mam.org/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=868&year=2009&month=7
—After
Hours at the Hirshhorn is Washington’s
premier contemporary art event held from 8p.m. to midnight. Enjoy
extended museum hours, curator led gallery tours, live music and special
performances. Tickets for the July 24 event (free to museum
members) are sold in advance only and may be purchased online—www.hirshhorn.si.edu/afterhours/;
by phone: 202.633.4629 or 877.932.4629; or in person at the Smithsonian
IMAX theater box offices located at the National Air and Space Museum
and the National Museum of Natural History.
—Morning
Yoga in the Sculpture Garden at the New
Orleans Museum of Art will be held July 11, Aug. 1, Sept. 5, Oct. 3
and Nov. 7. Classes are from 8-9 a.m. and all participants must
pre-register: 504-456-5000. Each session is designed to give your mind
and body the perfect workout to start your day.
—The52nd Annual Gold Coast Art Fair will be held
July 31 – Aug. 2 in the River North Neighborhood, Chicago. More
than 300 juried artists from around the world exhibit their work at this
festival, which draws visitors from around the world. 847.926.4300.
www.amdurproductions.com.
Kohl’s Art Generation is a joint
effort between Kohl’s Department Stores and the Milwaukee Art Museum
to bring art and creativity to area kids and their families. Included
in the program are the Kohl’s Art Generation Gallery and Studio onsite
at the museum, where kids participate in exciting and creative
projects—all while seeing some of their best work showcased exclusively
at the museum. www.mam.org/artgeneration/.
From June
8–Aug. 7 the Miami Art Museum’s “MAM
in the Neighborhood” program offers summer camps and
community centers free site visits, art activities and tours based on
this summer’s featured exhibition. MAM comes to your site with free art
materials and activities. Also, visit the museum for a free interactive
exhibition tour guided by MAM gallery teachers. Call 305-375-5466;
www.miamiartmuseum.org.
The
Walker Art Center presents the WAC Garden Pack, a
free family guide to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden that contains fun,
hands-on activities. Games such as Seek+Find, Go-Garden-Go! and
Balancing Act will engage your child’s imagination and provide
meaningful stops on your outdoor art excursion together. Borrow the kit
on your next visit from either the lobby desk or the FlatPak House in
the Garden.
www.walkerart.org.
Learning & Product Expo: ART!
will be held July 10-12 at Chicagoland Western Suburbs, Hickory
Ridge Marriott Conference Hotel, Lisle, IL. Here you can immerse
yourself in a unique experience for artists where you can choose from
200 art classes taught by some of the most popular instructors in the
country. Also, visit an exhibit hall packed with art material
manufacturers to view free demonstrations, learn about art supplies and
see new materials. Classes begin July 9. Visit
http://www.learningproductexpo.com/chi/home.cfm for more
info/registration.
Santa Fe – From June 11-14 the first
annual SOFA WEST: Santa Fe will be held at the brand new
state-of-the-art Santa Fe Convention Center. SOFA, with 40 galleries
represented, will focus on 3-D artworks that cross the boundaries of
fine art, decorative art and design and will include a strong emphasis
on educational programs.
www.sofaexpo.com/santa-fe/2009/index.htm , 800-563-7632.
Sakura’s Intro to
Manga for Classroom Instruction on Video
Sakura of America and Manga Start’s Introduction to Manga for Classroom
Instruction workshop encourages teachers to utilize manga-comic art to
engage students to learn core drawing fundamentals—and employ graphic
storytelling to enhance literacy, creative writing and history lessons.
The videotaped workshop presentation is posted at
www.youtube.com/user/SakuraColorProducts . The presentation includes
manga and anime history, terminology, and the connection between
traditional drawing and the manga-comic style. A long-time proponent of
art education, Sakura’s goal is to assist educators with their efforts
to inspire and sustain the interest of their students in learning.
www.sakuraofamerica.com
Maine Folk Art Trail
Maine is a repository for some of the country’s best folk art that
includes portraiture, landscapes, still lifes, decorated furniture,
trade signs, pottery, marine arts, weathervanes and other sculpture,
among other forms. Eleven of Maine’s art and history museums are
simultaneously exhibiting their folk art collections as part of a
coordinated statewide exhibition in the Maine Folk Art Trail. Ending
dates vary. Take advantage of this unique opportunity and visit
www.mainefolkarttrail.org for info/venues/dates.
Houston, TX – Beginning in 1996,
each summer the Museum of Fine Arts and the Parks and Recreation Dept.
collaborate on creating murals at five parks throughout the city. At
each park a teaching artist works with local children to design and
paint a mural that reflects the local community and is inspired by a
visit to the museum. Masterpieces are created with house paint on
plywood panels, which are then covered with a protective coating and
displayed within the community centers of parks. Info: 713.845.1098;
outreach@mfah.org.
Exhibitions
Dallas, TX – Nasher Sculpture Center –
Highlights from the Nasher Collection,
through Sept.6, includes approximately 100 works installed in
indoor galleries and the sculpture garden. View masterworks by artists
such as Rodin, Matisse, Giacometti, Arp, Ernst, Miro, Lichtenstein,
Judd, Lewitt, and David Smith, among others. A special feature is the
inclusion of Isaac Witkin’s Volution (1964), on loan for a year.
Summer offerings at the Nasher also include movies, concerts, tours and
fine cuisine. When you purchase a $35 Summer Family Pass, you can enjoy
free admission for the entire family all summer. 214.242.5100;
www.nashersculpturecenter.org.
New
York, NY – The Met – Roxy Paine on the
Roof: Maelstrom is a site-specific
installation by conceptual artist Roxy Paine created for the 2009 season
of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden. Maelstrom is a 130
ft.-long by 45 ft.-wide stainless-steel sculpture that encompasses the
nearly 8,000 sq. ft. Roof Garden and is the largest sculpture to have
been installed in that location. In conjunction, gallery talks will be
presented July 7 and 23. Through Oct. 25, weather permitting.
212.535.7710.
www.metmuseum.org.
New
York, NY – Museum of Modern Art –Sculpture in Color, this summer’s installation in The Abby
Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, celebrates the bold use of color
in modern and contemporary sculpture. Highlights include works by
Ellsworth Kelly, Anthony Caro and Franz West in addition to those by
Guimard, Calder, Giacometti, Picasso and others. 212.708.9400.
www.moma.org.
Mountainville, NY – Storm King Art Center – Storm
King Wavefield is the largest
site-specific earthwork created to date by acclaimed artist and
environmentalist Maya Lin. Occupying an 11-acre site, the work
comprises seven rows—each over 300 feet long—of carefully scaled
undulating hills that give the appearance of ocean waves. 845.534.3115.
www.stormking.org.
Kansas City, MO – The Nelson-Atkins Museum of
Art – Inventing the Shuttlecocks
reveals the creative process (drawings, collages and models) and
celebrates the 15th anniversary of the installation of four
Shuttlecocks in the Kansas City Sculpture Park by Claes Oldenburg and
Coosje van Bruggen. The sculptures, each weighing 5,500 pounds and 18
ft. tall, have become visual icons for both Kansas City and the Museum.
Through Aug. 16. 816.561.4000.
www.nelson-atkins.org.
Los
Angeles, CA – The Getty Center – Foundry to
Finish: The Making of a Bronze Sculptureallows viewers to get a rare look at how bronze sculpture is born
through the process called lost-wax casting. Thirteen step-by-step
models illustrate the sculpting and casting process. Ongoing.
Also see Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to
Revolution, through Sept. 27. 310.440.7300.
www.getty.edu.
Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati Art Museum –
Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Womenfeatures 35 sculptures from 1895 to 1930 and two portraits of the
artist by her painter-husband Robert Vonnoh. This is the first touring
exhibition of this esteemed sculptor’s work and celebrates the
contribution of women artists to American cultural history. Through
Sept. 6.
www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org.
Stockbridge, MA – Norman Rockwell Museum –
Stone’s Throw: Peter Rockwell, Sculptor
features an outstanding collection of the artist’s bronze, marble and
limestone sculptures on view on the pastoral landscape in celebration of
the Norman Rockwell Museum’s fortieth anniversary. Peter is the
youngest son of legendary American illustrator Norman Rockwell. Opens
July 11 through Oct. 25. 413.298.4100.
www.nrm.org.
Because events are subject to change, please call
ahead or confirm whenever possible.
Art Competitions/Call for Entries
Oil/Acrylic
The NOAP Society 19th Annual Fine Art Exhibition, The Best of America! 2009, will be held at the Dunnegan
Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO, from Sept. 27–Oct. 18; at KATY Historic
Depot, Sedalia, MO, from Oct. 19–Nov. 2; venue under consideration Nov.
2-10; and location to be determined in Osage Beach, MO, from Nov.
10–Nov. 21. The competition is open to all living artists 18 years and
older who create original works of art utilizing oil or acrylic media.
Entry Postmark Deadline: July 17. Best of Show Award of $5,000
plus additional awards.
www.noaps.org/public/prospectus.html
All Media
—The Rockport Center for the Arts,
Rockport, TX, will present Shorelines 2009, a national
juried exhibition for excellence in coastal art, from Oct. 14-Nov. 21.
All artists age 18 and over whose work is inspired by and reflects upon
coastal life, whether representational or abstract, are eligible. All
media are accepted for entry. Awards of $4,000 in cash prizes.
Entry Postmark Deadline: July 6.
http://www.rockportartcenter.com/entries/callforentries.php
ArtPrize
invites artists of all kinds (18 years of age and up) from around the
world to participate in an unprecedented competition that will award
nearly one-half million dollars to prize winners, including $250,000 to
the artist who receives the most public votes—via mobile devices and the
Web. The city of Grand Rapids, MI, will become an art gallery, as
artworks and performances will be exhibited at hundreds of ArtPrize-registered
venues in the downtown riverfront district from Sept. 23–Oct. 10. The
Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation is underwriting ArtPrize—to
“reboot a conversation between artists and the public on a grand
scale.” Artists may register at
http://www.artprize.org/default.aspxbefore July 31.
Pastel
The Pastel Society of Colorado will present the 5th Annual Mile High
National 2009 from Aug. 8 – Sept. 27 at the Longmont Museum & Cultural
Center in Longmont. Any artist 18 years of age or older residing in the
U.S. is eligible. Categories include Traditional Pastel (soft pastels,
multimedia pieces must be 80% soft pastel) and Abstract & Non-Objective
(abstract, experimental work, multimedia pieces must be 80% soft
pastel). Juror: Susan Ogilvie. Deadline: June 19.
www.pastelsocietyofcolorado.org/events.html .
Watercolor
The National Watercolor Society will present the 89th Annual Exhibition
from Oct. 10 – Dec. 20 at the City of Brea Art Gallery (CA). The
exhibition is open to all water media artists, paintings must be done on
a paper surface and unvarnished, and water media must be the dominant
element. Awards. Deadline: June 27.
www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org .
Arts Writers Grant – The Creative
Capital/Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program is designed to
support writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through
project-based grants issued directly to individual authors. It issues
awards for books, articles, short-form writing and blogs/new and
alternative media projects and aims to support the broad spectrum of
writing on contemporary visual art, from general-audience criticism to
academic scholarship. Online application submission opens April 27 with
a deadline of June 8. See additional info at
www.artswriters.org/guidelines.php .
Various Media – The AARP Foundation
invites members to enter its 2010 Calendar Contest. Contestants must be
amateurs and original paintings must be in pastels, oils, acrylics or
watercolor. The theme is “There’s Nowhere I’d Rather Be” and 14
paintings will be selected and exhibited at AARP’s Life@50+ National
Event and Expo in Las Vegas from Oct. 22-24, 2009. Deadline: June 6.
www.aarp.org/foundation . Call toll free: 1.888.687.2277.
Sugarloaf Art Fairs and Craft Festivals
offer a variety of works by the most talented craft designers and fine
artists. Shows have expanded from the Mid-Atlantic to the Mid-West and
New England to include a total of 18 shows for Fall 2008 and Spring
2009. If you are interested in displaying/selling your work at these
popular juried shows, visit
http://www.sugarloafcrafts.com/becomeex.html for information on
applying.
Calling All
Artists
The ARC Gallery & Educational Foundation, one of the oldest cooperative
galleries in the nation and located in Chicago, IL, is looking for
proposals by cutting edge artists for group shows, solo exhibitions, and
installation work. All art in all media by all artists is welcome. Work
is reviewed via slides and on CDs or Web sites. E-mail
arcgallery@yahoo.com
or call 312-451-4268.
WORKSHOPS
Basic Airbrush Techniques
6-Hour Hands-On Workshop
with Robert Paschal, MFA Saturday, August , 2009 – Beacon, NY
Eclipse BCS
Gift Set The ultimate gift set for the
airbrusher on your list. The Eclipse BCS Gift Set includes
the following:
• The Smart Jet Compressor
• The Iwata Eclipse BCS Airbrush
• Triple-Action Handle
• The Freehand Airbrush Template Instruction DVD by Bob
Soroka
• 10 Bottle Adapter Caps
• 10 Bottles of Medea Com-Art Colors
• 8oz. Bottle of Medea Airbrush Cleaner
• Artool Freehand Airbrush Template (FH-6 SP)
• 16 oz. Bottle of Medea Airbrush Cleaner
Blick Art Materials, Jerry’s
Artarama The Artists’ Supplier and Resource, Utrecht The Trusted Resource,
Artcetera, Dixie Art Supplies, Sedona Art, Artist and Display Supply, Triangle
Art Center, Reuel's Art and Frame, Discount Art, Prizm, The Artist's Supply
Store, Hyatts, Hartiens.