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Home   The Art of Disegno: Italian Prints and Drawings from the Georgia Museum of Art Marco Ricci (Venice, 1676–1730), Rocky Landscape with Figures Beside a Stream, n.d. Gouache on heavy paper 7 3/8 x 8 1/16 inches. Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; extended loan from the collection of Giuliano Ceseri, GMOA 1995.50E NOTRE DAME, IN.- The Art of Disegno: Italian Prints and Drawings from the Georgia Museum of Art will be on view at the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame from January 11 to March 15, 2009. Organized by the Georgia Museum of Art, the...More Tate Gallery Announces Rodchenko and Popova: Defining Constructivism LONDON.- Rodchenko and Popova: Defining Constructivism will explore the work of Aleksandr Rodchenko (1891-1956) and Liubov Popova (1889-1924) from 1917 to 1929. Arguably two of the Russian avant-garde’s most influential and important artists, they were integral to the stylistic and theoretical underpinning of Russian Constructivism. They rejected the idea of ‘art for ...More Permanent Collection on View in The Surrealist Impulse: New Acquisitions TACOMA, WA.- Tacoma Art Museum’s exhibition features a selection of recent acquisitions to the museum’s collection that explore the influences of surrealism in modern and contemporary art. The Surrealist Impulse: New Acquisitions from the Tacoma Art Museum Collection is on view through May 26, ...More Louisiana Art & Science Museum Gets Close and Personal with Chuck Close BATON ROUGE, LA.- On January 17, 2009, the work of renowned American painter, printmaker and photographer Chuck Close will be on exhibit at LASM. A Couple of Ways of Doing Something: Photographs by Chuck Close, Poems by Bob Holman will be displayed through March 8....More Silver by Tiffany & Co. and Paul Revere Highlight Christie's American Silver Sale NEW YORK, NY.- Christie’s Important American Silver sale on January 23 is led by a group of exemplary Tiffany & Co. silver, from the classical revival styles of the 1860s to the Art Deco designs of the 1930s. A selection of works by American patriot and silversmith Paul Revere includes a soup ladle that the master ...More 2009 AIA Honor Awards Recognize Excellence in Architecture, Interiors, and Urban Design WASHINGTON, DC.- The href=http://www.aia.org target="_blank">American Institute of Architects (AIA) have selected the 2009 recipients of the AIA Institute Honor Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban design. Selected from over 700 total submissions, 25 recipients located ...More Groundbreaking Exhibition Presents Newly Discovered 17th- and 18th-Century Paintings SEATTLE, WA.- The pioneering exhibition Garden and Cosmos: The Royal Paintings of Jodhpur presents little known, large-scale images from the 17th-19th centuries that convey an unsurpassed intensity of artistic vision in Rajasthan art. During an international tour, Garden and Cosmos will be on view in the Seattle Asian Art ...More Walters Art Museum Provides "Behind-the-Scenes" View of Conservation Lab BALTIMORE, MD.- The Walters Art Museum is preparing a “behind-the-scenes” look at a conservation studio by cutting a 4’ by 5’ window to allow visitors to observe the techniques conservators use to examine and treat museum treasures. The public will also be able to interact with conservators with questions and ...More Ateneum to Host a Grand Exhibition of Pablo Picasso in Autumn 2009 HELSINKI.- In autumn 2009, Ateneum Art Museum will open a unique, extensive exhibition of the work of Pablo Picasso. All phases of the artist's production are comprehensively presented in this exhibition featuring some two hundred works, all of them coming to Ateneum from the collections of the Musée National Picasso ...More Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Opens Mikel Glass: The Discarded COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.- The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center presents a new exhibit of works by contemporary artist Mikel Glass from Jan. 17 – April 19....More This is not a Fashion Photograph at the International Center of Photography NEW YORK, NY.- This Is Not a Fashion Photograph, on view at the International Center of Photography from January 16 to May 3, 2009, is an exhibition of approximately seventy photographs from 1888 to the present organized by ICP adjunct curator Vince Aletti. Drawn primarily from ICP's permanent collection, the ...More P.1 Second Line, Massie Lecture Highlight Busy Next Week at New Orleans Museum of Art NEW ORLEANS, LA.- The New Orleans Museum of Art plays host to several major events next week, including a second line with the Original Big Seven Brass Band and a lecture by famed Russian scholar Suzanne Massie, as two major exhibitions—Prospect.1 New Orleans and Objects of Desire: Fabergé from the ...More Barbara Ernst Prey Confirmed to Serve on National Council on the Arts WASHINGTON, DC.- Visual artist Barbara Ernst Prey has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The confirmation follows her nomination by President George W. Bush to ...More Bass Museum of Art to Open Sound Exhibition in February MIAMI BEACH, FL.- This unique exhibition brings together sound works by pioneer composers, sound and media artists associated with the Interdisciplinary Sound Arts Workshop (iSAW), in conjunction with the Subtropics Experimental Music and Sound Art Biennial (February 26-March 29, 2009 in Miami Beach). Founded in 1985, iSAW is committed to supporting new and innovative ...More Revel in Ancient Greece and Rome at Annual Benefit Gala PRINCETON, NJ.- The Friends of the Princeton University Art Museum will host its premier annual fundraising event, the Greco-Roman themed gala, AMUSEMENT, on Saturday, January 31, 2009. The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. with cocktails at the art museum, followed by dinner and dancing at ...More Valve Failure Causes Humidity Damage at Georgia Museum of Art ATHENS, GA.- Approximately 25 paintings from the permanent collection at the Georgia Museum of Art appear to have been compromised to varying extents by moisture created when an HVAC valve failed in a storage room. The problem was discovered Sunday morning, Jan. 4, about 10 a.m. when a security supervisor ...More The Fine Arts Club of Arkansas hosts TABRIZ at the Arkansas Arts Center LITTLE ROCK, AR.- The Fine Arts Club of Arkansas will host the TABRIZ on Thursday and Saturday, March 5 and 7, 2009, at the Arkansas Arts Center. Chaired by Terri Bonner and Jan Alman, the biennial two-night event raises funds for art acquisitions and educational programs for the Arkansas Arts Center. ...More Registration for Spring Art Classes at the Brooklyn Museum Ends on February 28 BROOKLYN, NY.- In the Brooklyn Museum's Gallery/Studio Program, students ages six to adult develop art skills through studying the Museum's collections and exhibitions and experimenting with materials and creative techniques in hands-on classes. Spring classes include instruction in painting, printmaking, drawing, ...More California Artists Showcased in Competitive Exhibit - The Crocker-Kingsley: California's Biennial SACRAMENTO, CA.- Showcasing both established and emerging artists in California, the Crocker Art Museum presents the 75th competitive exhibition The Crocker-Kingsley: California's Biennial from January 10 to February 6, 2009. Due to construction at the Crocker, the exhibition will take place at the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, located in Downtown Sacramento at 828 I Street. This exhibit will ...More Tate Gallery to Show Roni Horn aka Roni Horn LONDON.- This exhibition, the most significant overview of American artist Roni Horn's practice to date, will show her earliest works from the mid-1970s alongside pieces from the intervening years and new sculptures. For Roni Horn aka Roni Horn, all the windows in Tate Modern's west galleries will be uncovered so that ...More Saint Louis Art Museum Announces Free Art After 5 Performance ST. LOUIS, MO.- The Saint Louis Art Museum welcomes Reginald R. Robinson to Grigg Gallery January 23 at 7:00 pm. The free performance is part of the Museum's Art After 5 series, which features solo and ensemble musicians the fourth Friday of each month....More Guitar Great Leo Kottke in Concert at the Clark February 28 WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.- Leo Kottke, frequent guest on National Public Radio's A Prairie Home Companion and considered by many to be one of the greatest and most influential acoustic guitar players of the past thirty years, will perform at the Sterling and ...More Maine Art Museum Trail Launches New Website and Brochure PORTLAND, ME.- The Maine Art Museum Trail has launched a new website and brochure that showcases each of the seven art museums featured on the Trail. Both the website (www.maineartmuseums.org) and brochure include information and artwork from each museum, along with links to regional arts and cultural ...More