Fine Arts News

Books Inc. and Alameda Island Poets will feature noted Cherokee poet, prose writer and visual artist Kim Shuck from 7 to 9 p.m. June 5. Shuck holds a master's in fine arts in textile arts from San Francisco State University and has shown her work in Taiwan, Columbia, Spain, England and all over the United States.

An exhibit at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archives spins an ancient-but-technologically astute portrait of expression from six graduates of the UC Berkeley Master of Fine Arts program.

Koloman Moser was an Austrian artist and designer - of everything from interiors and exhibitions to textiles and glass - and a co-founder of the influential, secessionist production cooperative Wiener WerkstA tte.

Until the mid-1920s, the Reading Public Museum was housed in the Reading School District Administration Building at Eighth and Washington streets.

Hicksville native Jae Lee recently rose to the top of his senior class at New York Fashion Institute of Technology , winning the Critic Award for sportswear.

Archipelago Fine Arts Gallery, 386 Main Street in Rockland, invites the public to a reception from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24 for "In Pursuit of Coastal Light" , a spring show of work by Gary Hoyle of Swan's Island and Andrea Peters of East Boothbay.

Madrid, May 22 : Design and fine arts students from Spain's Universidad Francisco opened a show Tuesday at Madrid's Museo del Traje that showcases their talents.

Grand Rapids artist Brenda Sipe paints, draws, and stamps her original designs onto 100 percent silk.

From the Museum of the Hard to Believe: Light and earth art pioneer James Turrell has not had an important survey exhibition in the U.S. since 1984.

A press conference is held at the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts Tuesday, announcing the Springfield Museums receipt of recognition of accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums.

Montreal is a top destination for a getaway vacation and the special deals being offered make this an ideal time to visit.

Two Philadelphia artists who created entirely different bodies of work in their careers but whose art displayed a similarly strong desire for personal expression are being remembered in memorial exhibitions this month and next.

Archipelago Fine Arts Gallery, 386 Main Street in Rockland, invites the public to a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 24, for "In Pursuit of Coastal Light," a spring show of work by Gary Hoyle of Swan's Island and Andrea Peters of East Boothbay.

Everything's actually not bigger in Texas, at least not when it comes to art galleries.

Art in the Park New at BTPD! Area residents are invited to Bourbonnais Township Park District's Art in the Park - a traditional fine arts festival with a twist! The event will be held on Saturday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Perry Farm Park, 450 N. Kennedy Drive in Bourbonnais, with family-friendly prices - three activities for $5 or $2 per ... (more)

"Mitchell Johnson: Color and Shape," an exhibit of the paintings of Mitchell Johnson of Menlo Park, is on display at the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View through Sunday, May 26.

International Museum Day, held annually since 1977, occurs on May 18. Museums around the world are participating with programs centering on the idea of museums as a means of cultural exchange, promoting mutual understanding, cooperation, and peace.

Is it art to nail yourself to the top of a VW Beetle, set yourself on fire or crawl naked over broken glass? Chris Burden, who holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine, thinks so.

During May and June, the York Public Library will host an art exhibition by Ron Crusan, executive director and curator of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.

Holly Smith-Bove, President of the Springfield Museums, at the podium, made the announcement for the recognition of accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, for the Springfield Museums, during a press conference Tuesday at the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts.