In the year which commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the National Gallery is launching an online resource dedicated to the history of the National Gallery during the Second World War. A series of special concerts will also be [Read More]
Miami Art Museum has opened a new exhibition in the Focus Gallery section of its Permanent Collection installation, dedicated to works by the late Purvis Young. Focus Gallery: Purvis Young (July 30 – November 7, 2010) features a selection of Young’s paintings [Read More]
The Baltimore Museum of Art presents the first U.S. museum exhibition to explore the late works of the iconic American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987). On view October 17, 2010 through January 9, 2011, More than 50 works reveal the Pop artist’s energetic [Read More]
Swann Galleries New York summer auction of Vintage Posters will take place on Wednesday, August 4 and offers fine selections of summer resort and beach posters, World War I and II and other propaganda posters, and Mather Work Incentive posters. There are [Read More]
Ocean Ana Rising, Inc. (OAR, Inc.) and mobile digital artist, Mia Robinson, seek to raise awareness about violence and abuse towards women using a unique and cutting-edge art form. “A Healing Touch: Digital Offerings of Peace for Women Survivors” is a mobile [Read More]
The Princeton University Art Museum announces the establishment of the Sarah Lee Elson, Class of 1984, International Artist in Residence Program, an important cultural and artistic addition to Princeton University’s Global Initiative. Made possible through the generosity of collector and art advisor [Read More]
Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958-1968 is the first major exhibition of female Pop artists. Organized by the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, the exhibition will travel to the Sheldon Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum. “Traditionally, Pop Art, has [Read More]
Washington, DC Haunting images of love, attraction, alienation, death, and other universal human experiences in the work of Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863–1944) will be presented in a fascinating exhibition of nearly 60 of his most important prints. On view at the [Read More]
Bonhams & Butterfields, California’s oldest and largest auctioneers, is pleased to announce the August 17, 2010 sale of California and Western Paintings and Sculpture. On offer are variety of important early 19th century landscapes; Western scenes; Impressionist and Modernist compositions including plein [Read More]
Gretchen Dietrich, an innovative museum professional and a skilled administrator, has been selected as the Executive Director of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA), effective August 1, 2010, pending notification of the Academic Senate and approval of the Board of Trustees. [Read More]
The Toledo Museum of Arts mummies return to public view for this exploration of ancient Egyptian beliefs about life and the afterlife. Opens Oct. 29, 2010. Believing that if they lived good lives they would pass to a better world after death, [Read More]
Christie’s New York announced the upcoming sale of twenty original paintings by the celebrated naturalist, artist, and educator Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996). Peterson’s best-selling field guides, beginning with his seminal 1934 book A Field Guide to the Birds of North America, have [Read More]
The Whitney Museum of American Art has selected Rockwell Group for the architecture and design of its forthcoming cafe, created and operated by Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, opening this winter. The yet-to-be-named cafe, located on the Whitney’s lower level, will [Read More]
The 92nd annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition is now open at the Toledo Museum of Art. The juried show offers an eclectic mix of works in a variety of media, including photography, drawings, etchings, jewelry, glass and paintings. Organized annually by the [Read More]