The Kemper Museum presents Acquisitions in Context an exhibition of work by Eric Forstmann, on view April 29–August 14, 2011. Admission to the Museum is free. Reminiscent of Edward Hopper’s works of isolation, Eric Forstmann [Read More]
Daily Archives: May 1, 2011
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The New Bedford Whaling Museum is to host Scrimshaw Weekend 2011 on May 13, 2011 – 2nd annual Schrimshaw Antiques Show and Swap-Meet, May 14, 201 – Lectures, Cocktail Reception, Banquet and Consignment Auction and [Read More]
The exhibition Art in Cameroon: Sculptural Dialogues highlights two iconic works in the Neuberger Museum’s African art collection from the Cameroon Grassfields: an expressive nineteenth-century carved Bangwa figure in wood attributed to a master carver [Read More]
Florida Institute of Technology announced Friday that it will open formal discussions with the Brevard Art Museum (BAM) Board of Trustees to merge museum operations with the university. “The Florida Tech Board of Trustees has [Read More]
New exhibition highlights through art and photography the history and impact of aviation, from the first hot air balloon ride to space exploration The fantasies and realities of flight and space exploration, as depicted through [Read More]
On May 1, 2011, the Autry celebrates Earth Day with a museum-wide festival designed to inspire simple changes for a healthier planet. Drawing on Native cultures and traditions, this family-friendly event includes local environmental groups, [Read More]
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum announced that Alyson Baker has been selected as its next director. Baker will assume the directorship of The Aldrich on July 5, 2011, following an eleven-year term as executive director [Read More]
The Legacy Museum of African American History has celebrated it’s 10th anniversary. From its opening in 2000, Legacy has collected, preserved, documented and interpreted the history and culture of Central Virginia’s African America. For it’s [Read More]
The exhibition Altered and Adorned: Using Renaissance Prints in Daily Life—on view April 30 through July 10, 2011, at the Art Institute of Chicago—takes a long overdue look at these well-handled works, demonstrating how their [Read More]
The Vero Beach Museum of Art presents Impressions: Selections from the Manoogian Collection, on view through May 22, 2011. This exhibition brings together a group of 14 paintings, some of which are old friends that [Read More]
Black Tears is a ten-year survey of one of Mexico’s leading artists, Betsabeé Romero. On view April 30, 2011 – August 14, 2011. Self-described as a “mechanic artist,” Romero draws on Pre-Columbian iconography, colonial imagery, [Read More]
The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) announces its Spring Open Studios, a four-day exhibition of international contemporary art. The 36 artists, artist collectives and curators from 25 countries currently in residence at ISCP will [Read More]