The Athens Print Fest ’09 / First Edition is being organized by the Greek Printmakers’ Association and the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Athens, from June 3rd to 28th, 2009, in various locations in the city of Athens. The Festival opens [Read More]
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The first major New York exhibition in 20 years devoted to Francis Bacon (British, 1909–1992)—one of the most important painters of the 20th century—will be presented at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 20 through August 16, 2009. Marking the 100th [Read More]
Wanda Pipen’s international acclaim grows as students from South Chadderton School near Manchester, England have chosen to study her and her nature-based paintings. Wanda Pipen, an internationally collected artist, was recently chosen by the students of South Chadderton School near Manchester, England, [Read More]
Savvy collectors, directors of leading fine art galleries, employers searching for superior creative talent, and passionate art enthusiasts all converge each May for the Academy of Art University’s display of fresh, award-winning art. Whether for scouting, purchasing, or pure admiring, the thousands [Read More]
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has awarded the 2009 Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art to Cécile Whiting for her book “Pop L.A.: Art and the City in the 1960s” (University of California Press, 2006). It is recognized [Read More]
It’s the summer of change at the Art Gallery of Ontario as two new exhibitions complement the current Surreal Things in an exploration of art as a catalyst for social and political change. Opening this weekend and continuing through August 30, Angelika [Read More]
As an institution, the art museum accumulates a large amount of powerful energy from various dynamic and creative spirits, which it then shares with the audience. Vladimir Dubossarsky and Alexander Vinogradov reveal the secret life of an imaginary museum hidden from the [Read More]
The Columbia Museum of Art unveils its art collection in newly re-installed galleries on Saturday, July 18, 2009. This is the first re-installation since the Museum opened on Main Street on July 18, 1998. In celebration, free admission, lectures, gallery talks, and [Read More]
Bonhams first dedicated sale of Middle Eastern and South Asian Art to be held outside of Dubai features works of art by artists from no fewer than 13 countries. It takes place in Bonhams main saleroom in New Bond Street, London on [Read More]
A signed winter landscape watercolor and gouache by Walter Launt Palmer (American, 1854-1932) made $34,500 at a multi-estate sale held Mar. 21 by Cottone Auctions. Walter Launt Palmer was born in Albany, NY in 1854. He was the son of the famous [Read More]
Jibbering Art’s forthcoming exhibition Line Steppers, is stirring up excitement from far & wide; bringing a graffiti inspired, avant garde art exhibition to Birmingham – arguably the birthplace of Graffiti in the UK. Exhibiting something for everyone from large photo-realistic pieces direct [Read More]
Agora Gallery is pleased to present a two part art exhibition scheduled to run from June 2, 2009 through June 23, 2009. In The Substance of Abstraction, audiences are presented with a rich kaleidoscope of color, form, and texture that in conjunction [Read More]
Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr. Henry Tang, at the opening ceremony of “Louis Vuitton: A Passion for Creation” exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art said, “During my visit to Paris last year, we reached an agreement with LVMH to bring [Read More]
New exhibition celebrates Samuel Johnson, author of the first English dictionary Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), author of the first English dictionary, will be celebrated in a new exhibition opening this spring at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, marking the 300th [Read More]