Fine Arts News Archives

“The public image ... is dominated by ideological demagogues, who think they speak for all evangelicals. They seem like rather thoughtless reactionary types”

It's OK if you don't get modern art or abstract painting. Maybe you're more likely to watch a movie or TV show than go to a fine art museum. via GloucesterTimes.com, Gloucester, MA

“You feel as if you're on your own little journey”

Boston Business Journal - by Jesse Noyes Journal staff W. Marc Bernsau Commuters disembark from Amtrak’s Downeaster at North Station, which runs between Boston and Portland, Maine. via Bizjournals

“We're all brought into this world nude”

Recently, a print by Picasso was donated to the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, in Hagerstown's City Park. via Herald-Mail

“After the ceremony, the artisans will begin their work”

The elder sister of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away at the age of 84 on January 2. Fine Arts Department deputy director-general Prarop Laowanich yesterday revealed the worship ceremony was scheduled for ... via The National

One of the most famous neighborhoods in Paris will be the subject tonight when Virginia Museum of Fine Arts educator Jeffrey W. Allison talks about the popular urban landscapes of French artist Maurice Utrillo. via Hampton Roads Daily Press

Deadline: February 15, 2008 The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts Annual Call for Artists Solo Exhibitions 2009 - 2010 Each year The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts conducts an annual Call for Artists for artists ages ... via Fiber Art Calls for Entry

William Richard "Dick" Best, Jr., college professor, museum director, artist, print maker, potter, art restorer, beloved husband, father and doting grandfather, died after a short and sudden illness on Jan. via Manchester Journal

Boston's Museum of Fine Arts has filed a federal lawsuit against an Austrian woman who claims she is the rightful owner of a 1913 oil painting sold during the Nazi era. via PR-inside.com

Rose Marie Hill, 31, passed away at home Jan 8, in Seattle WA. Rose was born in San Diego CA, and moved to Port Orchard WA, in 1979. via Kitsap Sun

An ancient fine arts exhibition opened yesterday at the Ha Noi Fine Arts College to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Institute of Fine Arts. via Viet Nam News

“The truth is, because she's lent so many of her pieces, she was very visible. Other collectors tend to keep their antiquities at home.”

Posted at 7:09 pm in Similar cases Following successful claims against the Met , Getty & Boston's Museum of Fine Arts , Italy has now made an agreement with Shelby White, the first time that they have entered ... via Elginism

Jonathan Evans is an Anglican Vicar in the London Borough of Redbridge and a consultant for the multi-faith agency, Faith Regen Foundation . via Wired Temples

“It's a very, very carefully considered process”

By JULIE E. GREENE julieg@herald-mail.com Washington County Museum of Fine Arts' officials are thrilled to have the museum considered when art collectors are looking for a new home for artwork, but the museum ... via Herald-Mail

“I think it's really a worthwhile program. It's an important aspect of life -- human creativity. It's worth understanding, being aware of and celebrating”

Students at Trinity Lutheran School had a field trip come to them. Judy Nagy, a preschool teacher, is grateful for the opportunity to have works from the Valparaiso University Brauer Museum of Art come to the ... via Post Tribune

Budapest, January 17 - Hungary is set to celebrate the golden age of one of Italy's most famous and powerful families, the Medici. via ANSA.it

“We found things they can touch are important”

The painting of water lilies, for some inexplicable reason, reminds Lavar Earl of the Civil War. via Deseret News

By Kahrin Deines January 15th, 2008 If you think that Provincetown is sleepy in the winter, then you haven't been watching the art scene. via Provincetown.com

Bachelor of fine arts graduates at FIU will discuss the concepts, processes and inspirations behind their displayed artwork at the BFA Fall 2007 Walk-Through, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. via Miami.com

By MICHAEL GRANBERRY / The Dallas Morning News mgranberry@dallasnews.com The Dallas Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston announced Monday that Dallas residents Nona and Richard Barrett are giving ... via Quick

“And anything with the hospital has clearly a priority”

Issue date: 1/15/08 Section: News The Fine Arts and Architecture Building is the latest campus structure to be equipped with new locks as part of a campus-wide movement to improve security. via The Daily Utah Chronicle

IT seems insane that the future of Australia's National Art School should ever have been in doubt. via The Austrailian

The things people research... a team from Oxford University have investigated whether our tastes in fine arts, the cinema, theater, and music relate to our position in society. via About.com

“We've had nearly 60,000 visitors to-date and expect up to 85,000 by exhibition's end”

Since October, the Birmingham Museum of Art has displayed the tragic forms of residents of Pompeii, Italy, who were killed nearly 2,000 years ago when Mount Vesuvius erupted and spewed poisonous ash and gas ... via Black & White

“To say that his decision marks the end of an era surely constitutes one of the great understatements, not only in the museum's life, but in the cultural life of the city, the state, the nation, and the world”

Philippe de Montebello, 71, who has directed the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 30 years and molded the august institution in his own image, has announced his intention to retire by the end of this year. via Newsday.com

“Having consulted with colleagues from the Foreign Ministry, we arrived at the conclusion that we received maximally possible guarantees from the British government, so there are all reasons to let this exhibition run within the designated period”

Russia's Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, the Tretyakov Art Gallery, the St. Petersburg Hermitage and the Russian Museum were given permission to bring an exhibition of their paintings for display in London. via ITAR-TASS

“We will also have funding updates on Phase I of the Carnegie project and copies of architectural renderings.”

Veteran Darlington City Councilman Coleman Cannon was re-elected mayor pro tem Tuesday night during the council's first meeting of the year. via WBTW

Natural Revelations: Paintings by Susan Swartz Through April 13 Utah Museum of Fine Arts Salt Lake City, Utah 581-7332 The large-scale acrylic work of Susan Swartz is the focus of this exhibition at the Utah ... via American Artist

“But you just canA't keep moving paintings back and forth.”

Four paintings that Randolph College planned to sell remain in storage in New York nearly two months after the sale was temporarily blocked by a court injunction. via WTOP-FM Washington

Indian Hill Music School hosts a jazz jam on Friday from 7-10 p.m. Amateur jazz musicians and singers can play to their heart's content with music school faculty and students in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. via Lowell Sun

Tracey Albainy, the Russell B. and Andree Beauchamp Stearns Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture, in the Art of Europe department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , died on Tuesday, December 18, in ... via Art Daily

“They say glass-blowing is the heroin of the art world”

By HUEY FREEMAN, Staff Writer hfreeman@herald-review.com Just as some prairie plants require fire to begin growing, Jim Downey needed his corporate career to flame out before he could begin his new life as a ... via Journal-Gazette

“It's an eclectic and super-interesting show”

Daniel Weihnacht grades students' artwork at North Beach Elementary, where he has taught for three years. But it was his own work that came under scrutiny at the Dade Art Educators Association Inc.'s winter exhibit, now on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami.

Weihnacht, who graduated in 1986 from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, received the show's equivalent of an 'A' when he won Best in Show for four untitled pieces he created with colored pencil, graphite pencil and marker. Read more

“I am involved in international sport, and I am also involved in Napoleonic history.”

It's hard to know exactly what we should look for in a show such as All for Art! Our Great Private Collectors Share Their Works, which recently opened at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. via Montreal Gazette

Commemorating fashion tastemakers who have made an indelible mark on the industry, Initiatives in Art and Culture hosted its ninth annual fashion conference, "Timeless: Icons, Style and Artistry," at the ... via Women's Wear Daily