The Milwaukee Art Museum presents Express Talk: Treasures from the Forbidden City. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2011, NOON. Free with Museum admission. Enjoy a midday art break with a 30-minute introduction to The Emperor’s Private Paradise: [Read More]
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The Columbia Museum of Art has announced the appointment of Dr. Will South as chief curator. He currently serves as the chief curator at the Dayton Art Institute in Ohio, which is an institution renowned [Read More]
The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt, designed by the artist Faith Ringgold and created in collaboration with New York City students ages 8 to 19, will be exhibited at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from August [Read More]
The Tel Aviv Museum presents Twentieth Century Art The Second Half, on view now. A display of the collection follows the chronological development of modernism and its varied expressions in Europe and the USA of [Read More]
The Walker Art Center presents The Parade: Nathalie Djurberg with Music by Hans Berg, on view September 8–December 31, 2011. In the hands of Swedish artist Nathalie Djurberg, animation becomes a medium for transgressive and [Read More]
Malmö Konsthall presents Chris Johanson Alright Alright on view 10 September–27 November 2011. The American artist Chris Johanson (born 1968) is a self-taught product of San Francisco’s skateboard and graffiti culture. In his playful and [Read More]
The Museum Of Russian Icons has extended it’s 1000 Years of Veneration Exhibition through October 1. Exhibited together for the first time, these precious and beautiful works span 1000 years of Russian history. This exhibition [Read More]
The Lentos Museum of Modern Art presents Ralo Mayer / Obviously a Major Malfunction on view through 23 October 2011. 4.56-billion-year-old meteorites, a painting from the collection of the LENTOS, a closed eco system and [Read More]
The Knoxville Museum of Art presents FAX an exhibition on view, August 26-November 6, 2011. The exhibition consists of faxes submitted by nearly 100 artists sent to the initial showing of FAX at The Drawing [Read More]
Jennifer Farrell, whose scholarly research, writing, foundation and curatorial work focuses on modern and contemporary art, joined the University of Virginia Art Museum staff Aug. 15 as curator of exhibitions. She will be in charge [Read More]
Political and social satire, comic-strip and comic-book drawings, New Yorker magazine illustrations and graphic narratives—original cartoon art that was added to the Library of Congress collections during the past decade—will be featured in a new [Read More]
The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College is featuring Disunion! The American Civil War 150 Years Later, a special installation of 15 paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints marking the sesquicentennial of our country’s bloodiest conflict. [Read More]
The New Mexico History Museum will begin a series of weekly classes for museum guides on Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 am, Sept. 13 through the spring (holidays excepted). Dr. Andrew Leo Lovato, an author of New Mexico [Read More]
The Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) presents Art and Philosophy Exhibition, Lectures, Workshops, 3 September–30 October 2011. Opening: Friday, 2 September, 7 pm. Exhibition Apparently, there is a friendship between art and philosophy. As with every [Read More]
Fashion Show to Feature Pieces Inspired by Museum’s “Artists in Dialogue 2” Exhibition The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art’s annual Community Day is Saturday, Sept. 10, from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. This year’s [Read More]
From 10-4pm on Saturday, November 5, celebrate the Chesapeake’s oyster at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum’s (CBMM) OysterFest in St. Michaels, MD. The event features live music, oysters and other food, children’s activities, boat rides, [Read More]
The painting depicts two monumental gum trees before a sweeping pastoral vista. The grand old tree in the foreground is said to have been a favourite of Heysen’s. He was particularly enamoured of mornings light [Read More]
The Museum of the Great Plains (MGP) is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary. The museum’s newest exhibit, ‘The First Fifty’, showcases some important people and moments since opening its doors. The Museum of the Great Plains [Read More]