CINCINNATI – To mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a broad coalition of religious, civic and education leaders has formed the local 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Commemoration Coalition to plan a community-wide observance. [Read More]
Daily Archives: September 2, 2011
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The Toledo Museum of Art’s Apollo Society has acquired the compelling photograph La Grande Odalisque, by Lalla Essaydi, which references Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ famous 1814 reclining nude, La Grande Odalisque. That oil painting, residing in the [Read More]
PHILADELPHIA – The Academy of Natural Sciences, the nation’s oldest natural history museum, this week kicks off a 200-day countdown to a yearlong bicentennial celebration with a fascinating peek at its past and a look [Read More]
A landmark exhibition at the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College is one of many events associated with the 300th anniversary of the birth of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg on Sept. 6, [Read More]
The Woodmere Art Museum presents Violet Oakley: The Building of the House of Wisdom an exhibition on view September 25, 2011 – November 6, 2011. In 1910–11, Violet Oakley collaborated with architect Frank Miles Day [Read More]
Sculpture by world-renowned artist Claes Oldenburg ushering in new era of cultural engagement in the region On August 20, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) witnessed a milestone in the history of this [Read More]
New Jersey Lighthouses and selected museums are pleased to again be hosting the “Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey” weekend on Saturday, Oct. 15 and Sunday, Oct. 16. Take the challenge, tour the state and visit [Read More]
The male-dominated Minimal art movement of the 1960s was characterized by an interest in basic geometric shapes and the use of industrially- produced materials. Although many critics consider Anne Truitt (1921–2004) to be a pioneer [Read More]
The La Salle University Art Museum presents the work of emerging Philadelphia artist Sarah Hunter from September 22 through December 8, 2011. Hunter offers whimsical depictions of toy animals in settings defined by flat planes [Read More]
The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is pleased to present Close at Hand: Philadelphia Artists from the Permanent Collection, featuring a broad range of significant works produced in collaboration with FWM through its renowned Artists-in-Residence [Read More]
The Woodmere Art Museum presents Flirting with Abstraction: Modern and Contemporary Art of Philadelphia Exhibition in the Promised Gift of Karen Segal and Woodmere’s Collection on view September 25, 2011 – January 8, 2012. Flirting [Read More]
The Woodmere Art Museum presents Announces Mary G. L. Hood and Philadelphia Modernism, on view September 25, 2011 – January 8, 2012. Women artists were central to the evolution of modern art in twentieth-century Philadelphia. [Read More]
The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts presents Speed of Light Machine an exhibition on view Sep 2, 2011 – Dec 4, 2011. For his exhibition, Speed of Light Machine, 2011, Ephraim Rus- sell transforms [Read More]
The Anacostia Community Museum presents the one-man show “Exercise Your Mynd—BK Adams I Am Art” on view now through Nov. 27—the largest compilation of his work to date. The exhibition features more than 50 works [Read More]
In honor of its 40th anniversary, the Brandywine River Museum presents a suite of special exhibitions. N.C. Wyeth’s Treasure Island, Classic Illustrations for a Classic Tale September 10 through November 20 2011 is the 100th [Read More]
The Demuth Museum presents Chasing Inspiration: The Art of the Newswangers. On view September 2 – November 27, 2011. Featuring the work of Lancaster County artists Kiehl and Christian Newswanger, this exhibition (and accompanying catalogue) [Read More]
Stroom Den Haag presents Hans van Houwelingen Until it stops resembling itself. On view 4 September–11 December 2011. Opening: Saturday, 3 September, 8 pm–12 midnight (Museum Night The Hague). Stroom Den Haag proudly presents a [Read More]
The FBI’s role in fighting terrorism before and after Sept. 11, 2001, is the subject of a new section of the Newseum’s “G-Men and Journalists: Top News Stories of the First Century” exhibit. The section [Read More]