Meijer Gardens Announces Largest Exhibition By Jaume Plensa
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, the most significant sculpture and botanic experience in the Midwest and an emerging cultural destination on the national scene, is honored to welcome Spanish artist, Jaume Plensa, for his largest exhibition in the United States to date.
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Louisville Mayor Announces Plans To Create More Public Art
The art group Creative Time -- which has developed innovative public art in New York City for the last three decades, including the Tribute in Light that shines every Sept. 11 at the World Trade Center site -- has been hired by Louisville Metro Government to develop a plan for creating more public art in the city.
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HKIAAF To Underline Hong Kong's Role As Asia's Hub
The Hong Kong International Arts and Antiques Fair ("HK ART & ANTIQUES 08"), to be staged from 4 to 7 October 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, will mark a new milestone in the exciting and robust Hong Kong art scene. With a unique combination of both antiques and contemporary art, this is the first art fair in Hong Kong in more than a decade showcasing a wide range of collecting categories spanning 5,000 years from the Neolithic period to cutting-edge contemporary art.
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Louise Lippincott and Maureen Rolla Named Acting Co-Directors Of CMA
Carnegie Museum of Art Chief Curator and Curator of Fine Arts Louise Lippincott and Deputy Director Maureen Rolla have been appointed acting co-directors of Carnegie Museum of Art, effective November 3, 2008. The pair will fill the leadership role after the departure of Richard Armstrong, The Henry J. Heinz II Director for Carnegie Museum of Art, who was recently named director for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Armstrong, who in June announced he would step down from his post by the end of 2008, will assume his position at the Guggenheim on November 4, 2008. He will be available at Carnegie Museum of Art on a part-time basis through December 4 to provide guidance during the transition.
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The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park Opening September 2009
The Indianapolis Museum of Art broke ground on 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park. Located on 100 acres of untamed woodlands, wetlands, a lake, and meadows adjacent to the Museum, the Art & Nature Park will be one of the largest museum art parks in the country and the only one to feature the ongoing commission of site-specific artworks. It will open September 27, 2009 with a visitor center, numerous trails, and eight site-specific inaugural works commissioned from emerging and midcareer artists.
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ART TORONTO 2008: Canada’s Premiere Art Event
Now in its ninth year, the highly anticipated Toronto International Art Fair (TIAF) – ART TORONTO 2008 opens its doors to the public from October 3rd to 6th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. As Canada’s premiere art event, TIAF will showcase renowned Canadian and international modern and contemporary fine art from modern masters to the vanguard and ranging from museum caliber to the more affordable. Highlights include a dedicated area featuring new, cutting edge artists and an exceptional cultural program consisting of special projects and industry expert guest speakers.
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Take Home Original Art In Detroit Institute Of Art’ Lively Fundraiser
If you’ve ever wanted to visit a museum and go home with an original work of art, here is your chance. On Thursday, Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) presents "D’Art for Art: Ready, Set, Go!" D’Art for Art gives guests the opportunity to choose a piece of art from a variety of prints, contemporary oil paintings, photography, sculpture, decorative arts, glass and fine antique jewelry that have been donated by individuals and corporations. (These are not works from the DIA’s collection). The evening includes cocktails, dinner, a petit auction, and the "D’Art."
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Recipients Of The ‘2008 Governor’s Awards for the Arts’
Judge Marjorie O. Rendell, First Lady of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, announced the recipients of the Governor’s Awards for the Arts. The annual awards are a 28-year gubernatorial tradition honoring outstanding Pennsylvania artists, arts organizations, and patrons who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the arts.
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Fiart Valencia Joins The Calendar Of International Art Fairs
In order to be established in the second most visited International Art Fair among Europeans, Fiart Valencia joins the calendar of international art fairs, with the argument of being integrated in Habitat Valencia, multidisciplinary Fair developed in one hundred thousand square meters of exhibition, where eight hundred exhibitors and eighty thousand professional visitors arrived from the five Continents, exhibit and contract all the related one to the habitat.
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Tate Liverpool Presents Retrospective Of Glenn Brown
Tate Liverpool and the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin are organising a major retrospective of the work of Glenn Brown to be presented from 20 February to 10 May 2009 in Liverpool and from 28 May until the end of August in Turin.
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VSA And Volkswagen Group Of America Debut "Green Light" Exhibition
VSA arts and Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., present "Green Light," an art exhibition by 15 emerging artists with disabilities that debuts at the Smithsonian Institution’s S. Dillon Ripley Center from Sept. 17 to Jan. 4. The theme challenged artists ages 16 – 25 to consider the motivations behind their work and the infinite possibilities that creativity provides.
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20/21 British Art Fair: Celebrating Twenty-One Years
This year, the 20/21 BRITISH ART FAIR, the only fair specialising exclusively in modern and contemporary British art, celebrates its 21st anniversary. It will take place at the Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7, from 10 to 14 September and will be opened by Nick Ross at 5pm on the 10th.
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Governor O'Malley Announces Public Art Grants
Governor Martin O’Malley announced that in recognition of the newly created Maryland Public Art Commission, $22,970 in matching grants has been awarded to five county arts councils to commission public art. Awarded by the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC), an agency of the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, the awards will be used to support public art projects in Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Howard, Frederick and Queen Anne’s counties. "Art has the power to build communities, enhance our natural and man-made landscapes and elevate the role of aesthetic excellence in our daily lives," said Governor O’Malley. "When artists and citizens collaborate, the results transform communities in ways both subtle and strong, but always significant."
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U.S. To Celebrate 225 Years Since End Of Revolutionary War
September 3, 2008 marks the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris, which formally ended the American Revolutionary War and secured British recognition of American Independence. The American Revolution Center has partnered with The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts to mount a month-long exhibition in celebration of this important and often forgotten period of American history.
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Best of British Photographic Exhibition
St Pancras International will celebrate the Best of Britain this month, with a unique photographic exhibition in association with the Press Association that celebrates 140 years of history. The Best of British will be the theme for September at St Pancras International.
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