Just married? How to reconcile your decorating differences

(ARA) – After the “I dos” are exchanged and the reception is over, couples find out that the realities of cohabitation do not always make for smooth sailing, especially when it comes to blending different tastes and styles. While newlyweds find themselves saying “I do” at the altar, that phrase frequently turns into “I don’t” …

FREE Michael Jackson 3D Poster 4th of July Weekend

Michael Jackson 3-D Lenticular PosterPaper: 26 1/2 x 18 1/2 Retail Price $35 FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE This 4th of July weekend. October Gallery ArtNic (Art Picnic) Saturday and Sunday July 3 and 4, 2010. Noon to 6pm. Admission Free. Free Food. Free Fun & Art. To RSVP for the Free Print make a …

Paul Goodnight – Visual Artist

Paul Goodnight’s vibrant and emotional work has often been a reflection of his life–from the demons he faced during the Vietnam War to the time he was incarcerated “I’ve learned that art is making me, rather then me creating it.” His creative efforts are nurtured and inspired by several local artists, like Allan Rohan Crite …

Cal Massey – Visual Artist

About the Artist:MOORESTOWN-Cal Massey said that the wonderful images that appear on his canvases come to him during his daily meditations. He jots them on notecards and stores them in a filing cabinet that stands near the easel in his studio. “Everything in my work is spiritual,” the 80-year-old artist said. Entering the artist’s home/gallery …

Andrew Turner – Visual Artist

Andrew Turner was born in l944 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Andrew’s work has been widely acclaimed, with many solo exhibitions and participation in group exhibitions. He has taught art in grades K-1 2 in the Chester, Pennsylvania Public Schools and in correctional centers. His appointments …

The Association of African American Museums (AAAM)

The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) is a non-profit member organization established to support African and African American focus museums nationally and internationally, as well as the professionals who protect, preserve and interpret African and African American art, history and culture. Established as the single representative and principal voice of the African American museum …

I’VE KNOWN RIVERS: PRESENTING AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS, CULTURE & HISTORY

Hosted by the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, Pittsburgh, PA I’VE KNOWN RIVERS: PRESENTING AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS, CULTURE & HISTORY “I’ve known rivers, ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins.” Langston Hughes, 1921 The Association of African American Museums invites you to attend the 2010 …

Pica Mertvago: "Langston Hughes" – Sculpture Other, 2001

Sculpture offers me an opportunity to impose my aesthetic sense on the world around me, to give spontaneous expression to my feelings and ideas in a palpable three-dimensional form. The human figure is the natural embodiment for such feelings and ideas as they spring from the human heart and mind, and my figurative works seek …

Shinique Smith transforms piles of garments destined for export into eye– and thought–provoking installations

Shinique Smith transforms piles of garments destined for export into eye– and thought–provoking installations by Barbara Pollack In an industrial building near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Shinique Smith maintains an extremely tidy studio, with her new canvases lining the walls and a collection of fabrics of every hue neatly folded on metal shelving in the …

Pioneering Filmmaker Immortalized on Postage

Film director, screenwriter, producer and distributor Oscar Micheaux, who illuminated the African-American experience through more than 40 feature films, was immortalized on a U.S. postage stamp today, taking his place as the 33rd person honored in the popular Black Heritage commemorative stamp series. Micheaux’s unique storytelling ability shattered stereotypes and challenged film audiences with realistic …

Michael Jackson Fans Will Moonwalk In Motion-Sensing Game

Gamers will have the opportunity to moonwalk alongside the King of Pop. Video game developer Ubisoft announced it would release a new dancing-and-singing game featuring Michael Jackson this holiday season. The as-yet-unnamed game will be among the first to use Kinect and Move, the respective motion-detecting camera systems for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation …

Ryman Arts’ 2010 Graduates Showcase Artwork at California African American Museum

LOS ANGELES, June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Sixth Annual Ryman Arts Student Art Exhibition is hosted by and now on display at the California African American Museum (CAAM) in Exposition Park. The Exhibition, which features more than 200 of the Ryman Arts students’ best works from the 2009-2010 school year, showcases the art of the …

L. Londell McMillan Receives Reginald F. Lewis Foundation Award at Third Annual Gala Luncheon in East Hampton

Entertainment Attorney and Entrepreneur to Receive Prestigious Business Award on Saturday, June 26 and Hosts JONES MAGAZINE SUMMER SOIREE to follow NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ — L. Londell McMillan, partner and co-head of the Media and Entertainment Global Industry Sector at the international law firm of Dewey and LeBoeuf LLP, will be honored at …