New York, NY – The Calder Foundation and the Scone Foundation are pleased to announce that the 2011 Calder Prize will be awarded to American artist Rachel Harrison. The ceremony will take place in early [Read More]
Daily Archives: May 4, 2011
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Gift from the estate of Otto N. Frenzel III fulfills required match gift for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $1.75 million grant awarded in 2008 A $1.5 million gift from the estate of Otto N. [Read More]
153 hand-crafted scale models detail development of early warplanes SEATTLE – One of the world’s most complete collections of scale models representing World War I aircraft opens for permanent exhibit at The Museum of [Read More]
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the National Gallery of Canada have acquire the sought-after contemporary masterpiece, Christian Marclay’s 24-hour video, The Clock. A unique and compelling new work created by world-renowned sound and [Read More]
The WIELS Contemporary Art Centre presents ven Augustijnen Spectres 0n Sunday 8 May, 11 am–2 pm. In collaboration with Kunstenfestivaldesarts, WIELS presents Belgian artist Sven Augustijnen’s new project around his feature film Spectres (102 min). [Read More]
Bolton Colburn the current Director of the Laguna Art Museum, announced he has decided to resign as Director as of Friday, May 13. Bolton Colburn posted the following statement on the museum’s website. “My years [Read More]
Designed by Allied Works Architecture, New Museum to House 94% of Still’s Creative Output and Provide Unprecedented Opportunity for New Scholarship and Public Appreciation of One of America’s Greatest Painters The Clyfford Still Museum announced [Read More]
This wistful and winning experimental music collective from London bubbles up strangely compelling chamber pop that floats in the shadows of electronica and rustic folk. Beloved and revered for its bucolic oddness and modernist gleam, [Read More]
Bank of America announced the launch of The Art Conservation Project, a major initiative to help conserve important works of art and cultural treasures across the United States. The Art Conservation Project will provide grants [Read More]
The Foundry Art Centre welcomes renowned pianist Arthur Migliazza back for a one night only performance on Friday, May 20, 2011 at 8.00pm. Since his performance at the Foundry Art Centre in 2010, Arthur Migliazza [Read More]
The Taipei Fine Arts Museum of Taiwan is pleased to announce that Hong-Kai Wang and Yu-Hsien Su will represent Taiwan at the 54th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The Taiwan Pavilion, at [Read More]
Public Lecture by Author and Art Historian Hikmet Sidney Loe The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is pleased to host writer, artist, and teacher Hikmet Sidney Loe for a public lecture entitled “Robert Smithson [Read More]
The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) hosts it’s 13th Annual KINETIC SCULPTURE RACE on Sat. May 7, 2011. A race of wacky, imaginative, totally human-powered works of art designed to travel on land, through mud, [Read More]