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| Friday, May 09, 2008 | |
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Important Exhibition Coming To The Columbia Museum of Art National Museum Wales, known for having one of the finest Impressionist art collections in Europe, is sending to the U.S. highlights from its remarkable Davies Collection, an extraordinary group of 19th- and early 20th-century paintings that is renowned for its beauty and quality. These works, which helped shape the course of Western art, were assembled between 1908 and 1923 by sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies. The collection is exceptionally strong in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works and includes masterpieces by, among others, Cézanne, Corot, van Gogh, Monet, Daumier, Manet, Millet, Pissarro, Renoir, Turner and Whistler. Turner to Cézanne features 53 stunning works of art, seen together in the United States for the first time. The exhibition will travel to only five venues and the Columbia Museum of Art is the opening venue. The Columbia presentation is made possible by the Blanchard Family. (view more...) |
| Thursday, May 08, 2008 | |
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Heath Ledger Portrait Wins The People's Choice Prize This year more than 32,000 people voted in the People’s Choice for the Archibald Prize and their favourite portrait by far was Vincent Fantauzzo for his portrait of Heath Ledger called "Heath". To date 130,000 people have visited the 2008 Archibald Prize, which is a record attendance for the gallery since Archibald began in 1921. (view more...) |
| Wednesday, May 07, 2008 | |
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The Government Art Collection Will Be Open For The Public On May 17 To celebrate Museums and Galleries Month in May 2008 the Government Art Collection is offering behind the scenes tours of our premises in central London on Saturday 17 May. The Government Art Collection comprises around 13,000 works of British art in a variety of media, dating from the mid-sixteenth century to the present day. Works are displayed in over 400 British Government buildings throughout the United Kingdom and around the world and play a significant role in promoting British culture, history and creativity in the visual arts. (view more...) |
| Tuesday, May 06, 2008 | |
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Architect Eric Olsen Takes Home The $10,000 Prize The fifth annual Next Generation® event, sponsored by Duravit, Geberit, Herman Miller, Maharam, and Sherwin-Williams occurred few nights ago in San Francisco at the BATH+BEYOND Showroom. Partygoers celebrated the winner of the 2008 Next Generation® Prize—architect and college professor, Eric Olsen. (view more...) |
| Monday, May 05, 2008 | |
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces $77M in Grants In its second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2008, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today that it will award $77.4 million to fund 1,014 grants. The Arts Endowment will distribute $77,452,700 in this round of FY 2008 funding to nonprofit national, regional, state, and local organizations across the country, funding grants in the categories of Access to Artistic Excellence, Arts on Radio and Television, Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth, Partnership Agreements (State and Regional), and American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius. (view more...) |
| Sunday, May 04, 2008 | |
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Sir Elton John Loans Paintings For Exhibition Sponsored By Bonhams Bonhams is sponsoring a major exhibition of Henry Scott Tuke’s work, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth. The retrospective exhibition entitled "Catching the Light" will take place at two separate venues in Cornwall – the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro and the Falmouth Art Gallery. More than 130 works by Tuke will go on show, including eleven pieces which have been kindly lent by Sir Elton John. The exhibition, which goes on view from Saturday 3 May 2008, is co-sponsored by Bonhams and the Heritage Lottery Fund. (view more...) |
| Saturday, May 03, 2008 | |
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Artistic Director Of Art Basel Resigns MCH Swiss Exhibition (Holding) Ltd announced the resignation of Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, Artistic Director of Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach, effective immediately. Moving forward, Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach will be led by Annette Schönholzer (formerly Director, Operations and Finance) and Marc Spiegler (formerly Director of Strategy and Development). Both now share the title Co-Director, Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach. René Kamm, CEO of MCH Swiss Exhibition (Holding) Ltd, says: "We wish Ms. Rabinowitz much success in her future professional endeavors. We’d like to thank her for her professional contribution". Ms Rabinowitz has committed herself fully of supporting the two co-directors in the successful completion of Art 39 Basel’s artistic programs. (view more...) |
| Friday, May 02, 2008 | |
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Whitney Museum Unveils Design By Renzo Piano For New Downtown Building The Whitney Museum of American Art released detailed plans to add a second Whitney Museum site to the cultural and civic landscape of New York City with the construction of a new, six-floor, 185,000-squarefoot building in downtown Manhattan. Located in the Meatpacking District on Gansevoort Street, between West Street and the redeveloped High Line park, the new building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, will place the Whitney in the heart of New York’s most active neighborhood for the visual arts and education. (view more...) |
| Thursday, May 01, 2008 | |
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High Acquires Works By Cassatt, Pissarro, Bonnard, And Vuillard The High Museum of Art recently acquired four major works for its permanent collection, including the pastel "Mother and Child," by Mary Cassatt; the oil painting "Snowscape with Cows, Montfoucault," by Camille Pissarro; the oil painting "The Breakfast," by Pierre Bonnard; and the painting on paper "Villa les Écluses, St. Jacut, Brittany," by Édouard Vuillard. The new acquisitions were purchased from the estate of longtime Atlanta resident Kathryn Welch Hartzog. The purchases were made possible by the Forward Arts Foundation, the Robert D. Fowler Family, Helen C. Griffith and Joan N. Whitcomb. The Forward Arts Foundation, a special friend of the High for over 40 years, has donated the funds to help the Museum acquire most of its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings. (view more...) |
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