Article Archive for December 2009
Ava Gardner Museum Awarded Two Grants in Support of Spring Photography Exhibit
In the May 2010, the Ava Gardner Museum will unveil a new exhibit, The Most Photographed Woman in the World. At the height of her film career, Ava Gardner was the most photographed woman in the world with MGM sending out over 3,000 photos of her weekly. Due to the large number of photographs in the Ava Gardner Collection, the Exhibits Committee has decided to create a multi-media exhibit in an effort to display as many photos as possible while considering space constraints. To prepare for this exhibit, Museum ... Read More
Tony Poillucci Of VisionPoint Marketing Joins North Carolina Museum Of Art’s Committee 100
Diane Kuehn, president and CEO of VisionPoint Marketing (www.visionpointmarketing.com), has announced that Tony Poillucci, vice president of strategy and creative, has been named to the North Carolina Museum of Art’s Committee 100. The committee, named to honor the state’s 100 counties, supports and promotes the museum as it prepares for its grand opening in April 2010. As a committee member, Poillucci will help contribute to a state-wide promotion of grand opening events. QUOTES: “Committee 100 ... Read More
Hong Kong Science Museum unveils rich biodiversity in China
Life prevails in almost every possible niche on Earth, from luxuriant forests to vast deserts to volcanic crevices in deep seas. The world is beautiful because of life. China boasts a vast area with diverse land forms, complex river networks, numerous lakes and extreme climate regimes. It has provided favourable natural conditions for the formation, development and conservation of a variety of biological and ecological systems. More than 30,000 species of plants and 2,700 species of land vertebrates can be found ... Read More
Indianapolis Museum of Art to Exhibit Fifty Years of Iconic Couture in Spring 2010
Body Unbound: Contemporary Couture from the IMA’s Collection, on view from April 10, 2010 to January 30, 2011, will examine the many ways designers have manipulated, transformed and liberated the female figure. The exhibition will feature groundbreaking designs by Rudi Gernreich, Issey Miyake, Junya Watanabe, Thierry Mugler, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Gianni Versace and other avant-garde fashion designers. Body Unbound will explore how these designers used modern construction and unexpected materials to contort, ... Read More
Silkeborg Museum of Art Being Transformed and Revitalized
After devoting the winter to reinventing itself, Silkeborg Museum of Art will open its doors on March 4, 2010 to a set of refurbished galleries and spaces that offer both a broader and a more multi-layered presentation and interpretation of the Jorn collection. In addition to, among other features, an introduction space that will acquaint the visitor with Jorn’s universe, the new interior fit-out will incorporate the CoBrA Forum space, a facility providing opportunities for a deeper engagement with the ... Read More
Polk Museum of Art Announces Hiring of New Curator of Art
Polk Museum of Art welcomes new Curator of Art, Adam Justice. Justice will be in charge of organizing the Museum’s exhibitions with the assistance of the Artistic Programs Committee. He is also responsible for working with the Acquisition and Collection Committee to expand and maintain the Museum’s permanent collection. This will include working with the Art Resource Trust, a group of members who actively support the acquisition of new pieces of artwork for the collection. “After a national ... Read More
Dallas Museum of Art Announces 2010 Arts & Letters Live
The Dallas Museum of Art announced the 2010 season of Arts & Letters Live, the Museum’s literary and performing arts series that this year is celebrating its 19th season. With approximately 30 scheduled events featuring 50 authors, 20 actors, 7 musicians, and 2 dancers, some of this season’s highlights will include appearances by Mrs. Laura W. Bush, David Sedaris and Ira Glass. Widely acknowledged as a major contribution to Dallas’s cultural life, Arts & Letters Live has sold out most of its ... Read More
The Bronx Museum Announces Two Civil Rights Exhibitions
During the span of twelve years, a series of events, later hailed as the Civil Rights Movement, would forever change the social and political course of America. From March 28 – July 11, 2010, The Bronx Museum of the Arts will present two sweeping exhibitions that chronicle both these pivotal moments in the nation’s history and its legacy surveyed through the works of young African-American artists. Morton Broffman, American, 1928-1992. “Dr. King and Coretta Scott King Leading Marchers”, ... Read More
Saint Louis Art Museum Announces Expansion Plans
The Saint Louis Art Museum has announced that it is proceeding with its ambitious $130.5 million expansion project, following a one-year delay. Once begun, construction is anticipated to take approximately two years. The Museum will remain open to the public during construction of the new David Chipperfield-designed addition. “The Saint Louis Art Museum is one of our region’s most valuable cultural assets,” said John D. Weil, president of the Museum’s Board of Commissioners. “This ... Read More
National Air and Space Museum Lights Up New Exhibit with Cree LED Lighting
Cree, Inc a market leader in LED lighting, announces that LR24 recessed LED luminaires have been installed in the National Air and Space Museum. Designed for the new “Moving Beyond Earth” exhibit, the Cree LED lights replace high intensity discharge work lights, offering the high lumen output and efficacy required to work in the gallery. The “Moving Beyond Earth” exhibit has 20-foot high ceilings and 5,000 square feet of space. Stable temperature and humidity levels are required to protect the ... Read More
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