The 9/11 National Tribute Quilt represents the response of the Steel Quilters of United States Steel Corporation to the events of September 11, 2001 This small quilt club conceived the monumental undertaking, ultimately receiving quilt [Read More]
Yearly Archives: 2011
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The University of Virginia Art Museum presents Variety, Archeology, and Ornament Renaissance Architectural Prints from Column to Cornice, a new exhibition on view August 26 – December 18, 2011. Focusing on the crucial role of [Read More]
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is presenting lectures Related to it’s current Edward Hopper’s Maine Exhibition, on view through Oct 16, 2011. Edward Hopper, American, 1882-1967, Rocky Pedestal, 1927, watercolor on paper, Carnegie Museum [Read More]
The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has received a grant of $23,985 from the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) to undertake an archeological survey to determine the precise location and established boundaries for [Read More]
Artists have long been inspired to capture the beauty of nature in two-dimensional images, and Landscapes East/Landscapes West: Representing Nature from Mount Fugi to Canyon de Chelly explores the creative ways artists have responded to [Read More]
A multi-media hub of the Nelson-Atkins website has launched. Studio 33 features videos, audio entries, interactive content and social media portals that allow visitors to learn about a favorite work of art, respond to a [Read More]
Kunsthallen Brandts presents Søren Lose Relicts on view 26 August 2011–8 January 2012. In no more than a split second a certain kind of scent can take us back to our childhood or remind us [Read More]
The Kemp Auto Museum invites you to “rev your engines” for their third annual “Ferraris on the Piazza” car show event on Sunday, September 11, 2011. The “Ferraris on the Piazza” car show event will [Read More]
The International Center of Photography (ICP) presents Remembering 9/11 an exhibition on view September 9, 2011–January 8, 2012. Francesc Torres, Folded Steel Column, 2009. © Francesc Torres In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the [Read More]
The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh is offering eight six-week online workshops for educators from September 1, 2011 to September 1, 2012. Teachers can earn continuing education credit (CEU), boost their knowledge of captivating [Read More]
LACE presents in conjunction with Speculative a rare screening of Fred Barney Taylor’s 2007 documentary The Polymath, or the Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman on August 25th 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. [Read More]
The Board of Trustees of The Jewish Museum announced that Claudia Gould has been named the institution’s new Helen Goldsmith Menschel Director. Ms. Gould is currently Daniel W. Dietrich, II Director of the Institute of [Read More]
The Speed Art Museum presents Julian Opie: Selections from the Chellgren Collection on view through October 16. Julian Opie (British, born 1958) Siren radio traffic, 2000 Lambda print laminated to acrylic Speed Museum. Gift of [Read More]
The Museum of Modern Art presents Carlito Carvalhosa: Sum of Days on view August 24–November 14, 2011 in the The Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium. Constructed from soft, white, translucent material that hangs [Read More]
Mike Deovlet and Burke Gumbiner, Co-Chairmen of the Museum of Latin American Art’s Board of Directors, announced the appointment of Stuart A. Ashman as MOLAA’s President and CEO. His appointment is the result of a [Read More]
Tom Pritzker, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Art Institute of Chicago, announced that Douglas Druick has been selected as the new President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of [Read More]
The International Center of Photography presents Harper’s Bazaar: A Decade of Style. On view September 9, 2011–January 8, 2012. In the ten years since Glenda Bailey became Editor in Chief of Harper’s Bazaar, she and [Read More]
The International Center of Photography (ICP) announced today that Willis E. Hartshorn, its Ehrenkranz Director, has informed ICP’s Board of Trustees of his desire, for health reasons, to transition to a different full-time executive role [Read More]