The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has extended the entry period for the next installment of the “Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.” The juried competition is open to artists over the age of 18 to submit portraits created after Jan. 1, 2010, in any visual art medium. Entries may be submitted online at portraitcompetition.si.edu now through Nov. […]
The Smithsonian celebrates American Indian Heritage Month throughout November with a series of performances, lectures, exhibitions, family activities and tours at various museums. All programs are free unless otherwise indicated. For a full calendar of events, visit www.smithsonianeducation.org/heritage. Feature Event The Smithsonian will present “Chikasha Poya: We Are Chickasaw,” a three-day event Nov. 3-5 from […]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and Monticello will present “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty,” an exhibition of artifacts from the Smithsonian’s collections and from excavations at Jefferson’s Virginia plantation. The exhibition will be on view in the NMAAHC Gallery in the National Museum of American History from Jan. […]
The Birds of America takes flight every weekday at 3:15 p.m. PHILADELPHIA – A rare book normally available only to scholars now can be viewed by just about anybody, but it will take you well over a year to get through it. The book—actually a double elephant folio—is The Birds of America by John James […]
The The Royal College of Art presents “Subtitled: With Narratives from Lebanon” an exhibition of Lebanese Art on view from Thursday 3 November until Sunday 6 November, 2011. Fouad el Khoury The Flag (from the beirut City Center series) 1982. The Association for the Promotion and Exhibition of the Arts in Lebanon (APEAL), is presenting […]
The Museo d’Arte Mendrisio Present “Simonetta Martini: Whither are You Taking My Art?” on view 29 October 2011- 15 January 2012. The Ticino-born artist Simonetta Martini studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich and at the École Supérieure d’Art Visuel in Geneva. After finishing her studies, she travelled widely, spending time in El Salvador, Madagascar and […]
The New Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) presents George Nelson: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher an exhibition on view October 29, 2011 – February 12, 2012. One of the founding fathers of American Modernism, George Nelson (1908 – 1986) was the creator of such ubiquitous product designs as the Marshmallow Sofa, the Slat Bench, the Coconut Chair, […]
New Energy in Design and Art is an exhibition, on view until February 26 2012, about energy and the search for a new balance in our living environment. Artists, designers and progressive thinkers present their (alternative) ideas about our consumption of energy. The exhibition features surprising, strange and sometimes unimaginable objects and sculptures that deal […]
The Kunsthaus Bregenz presents Valie Export / Archive an exhibition on view October 29, 2011 to January 22, 2012. The exhibition, VALIE EXPORT / Archive, provides the opportunity to rediscover new aspects of an internationally renowned artist whose works are counted among the canon of 20th century art history and represented in many important museum […]
