Category: Art Education

The following exhibitions open next week. “In the Realm of the Buddha,” opening March 13 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, celebrates the sacred arts of Tibetan Buddhism with two exhibitions: “Lama, Patron, Artist: The Great Situ Panchen” focuses on an 18th-century Tibetan painter, while “The Tibetan Shrine From the Alice S. Kandell Collection” is …

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Art dealers, blue chip collectors, artists, art press, art hangers-on and lots of people decked out in totally bizarre outfits have all descended on Manhattan for the annual extravaganza of art shopping known as Armory Week. There are more than a dozen fairs that run through the weekend — including Pulse, Scope and Volta — …

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Every ceramic artist begins with inspiration, sometimes that inspiration is directly in the field in which the artist works, other times it is seemingly unrelated, but deeply inspired. From early childhood I’ve dreamed of having black images (faces that look like me) on kitchen ceramics. Therefore, my ceramics and artwork reflect that dream. The images …

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Eunice LaFate was born on the island of Jamaica. Her creative vision finds its origin in the colors and tones of the island’s people, landscapes, and culture. While her homeland has had a major effect on her art, so too have her many experiences here in the United States, where she has transitioned from her …

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New York’s annual Armory Show, the biggest window on contemporary art in the United States, has opened with hopes of injecting energy and cash into the city’s recession-hit art scene. “This fair shows the vitality and internationalism of New York. All these exhibitions are part of what makes New York so exciting,” said Glenn Lowry, …

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Nili Shamrat of Tarzana was caught after she sold clocks back to the Jerusalem museum that her late husband, Na’aman Diller, stole them from in 1983, investigators said. When prolific Israeli burglar Na’aman Diller discovered he was dying of cancer in 2003, he decided to leave his widow a collection of some 100 artifacts of …

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By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Writer DETROIT — In the heart of the largest concentration of Muslims in the U.S., the Detroit Institute of Arts this weekend is opening a new permanent gallery of Islamic art showcasing exhibits including a rare 15th-century Quran of a Mongol conqueror. “The Arab and Islamic community is significant enough …

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There might still be snow on the ground outside, but flowers are blooming in Alexandria at the Art League. The Torpedo Factory gallery is hosting its biennial ikebana show, in which a mix of orchids and lilies mingle with art. Twenty-two flower arrangers from the D.C.-based Sogetsu School show works from the Torpedo Factory to …

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A battery of fluorescent lights blazes in an emptied retail space on Vine Street in Hollywood. Once home to the discount emporium Big Lots!, the cavernous building has been gutted of housewares and transformed into Manifest Equality, a temporary art show running through the weekend. Orbiting themes of equality, justice, unity and love, the pop-up …

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The eclectic cultural complexion that is the modern East End is too rich and diverse to possibly represent in a single event, nonetheless, the Parrish Art Museum, in cooperation with the Rogers Memorial Library, presented a stellar afternoon celebrating the Native American, Mexican, Greek, Irish and African American elements of it with glorious music and …

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Inspiration, stitch by stitch. “The Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama” explores the historic election of a black president with quilts from a wide range of styles: art quilts, folk art and traditional quilts. The exhibit at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce illustrates a broad range …

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Cooperation and persistence made a Phila. festival possible despite tough times.By Robert J. Brand. The opening of Philagrafika 2010 put Philadelphia at the center of the art world. With more than 300 artists, exhibits at five major regional cultural institutions, and presentations and demonstrations at 88 area sites, Philagrafika explores the role of the printed …

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