Latest fine arts, painting and sculpture news
Fine art festival again in Top 100 (The Peterborough Examiner)
The Buckhorn Fine Art Festival has been named one of the Top 100 festivals in Ontario for the third year in a row -- and for the third year in a row, executive director Sherry Senis is thrilled.[...]
Sexy cosplay makes video game box art better (Games Radar)
The story on Kotaku of two real-life soldiers recreating the Modern Warfare 2 box art in a bit of downtime was pretty impressive. They did a damn fine job with their cosplay covers.
The Not-So-Fine Art Of Jailbreaking (Forbes)
What your phone says about you--and who's listening.
EIU Fine Arts Festival seeks artists for Art Fair Celebration Arts Festival slated for April 24 and 25 (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
CHARLESTON —- Eastern Illinois University’s annual Celebration: A Festival of the Arts is seeking artists and fine arts demonstrators to be part of the Fine Arts Fair planned for April 24 and 25 on the Charleston campus.
Juried art and craft show planned for Honey Horn (Bluffton Today)
Juried art and craft show planned for Honey Horn The Art Market at Historic Honey Horn, a juried fine art and craft show, is set for April 24 and 25 on Hilton Head Island. Artwork will come in all shapes, colors, meanings and media, including: clay, wood, fibers, metals, glass, jewelry, watercolors, oil, mixed media and photography.
Inuit art promoter Ryan honoured (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Terry Ryan, who managed the Cape Dorset artists' co-op and is now director of Dorset Fine Arts in Toronto, has been honoured for his 50 years of work in promoting Inuit art.
Inuit art promoter Ryan honoured (CBC.ca)
Terry Ryan, who managed the Cape Dorset artists' co-op in Nunavut and is now director of Dorset Fine Arts in Toronto, has been honoured for his 50 years of work in promoting Inuit art.
Other fine art, painting and sculpture news
Winslow Homer Exhibition this Summer at the Portland Museum of Art (Art Daily)
Winslow Homer (United States, 1836 - 1910), Young Ducks, 1897, watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 inches. Portland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Shipman Payson.
CONSERVATION IN FOCUS AT ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- The work of the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM) Conservation Centre in preserving the artistic and cultural heritage of the Islamic world is the focus of a three-month exhibition starting today.
Conservation In Focus At Islamic Arts Museum (Bernama)
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- The work of the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM) Conservation Centre in preserving the artistic and cultural heritage of the Islamic world is the focus of a three-month exhibition starting on Wednesday.
Four Guns Stolen From Vietnam's Thua Thien-hue Museum :: Bernama.com (Bernama)
THUA THIEN-HUE, March 10 (Bernama) -- Four guns that were displayed at an exhibition at a Thua Thien-Hue museum during Lunar New Year holidays last month have mysteriously disappeared, according to Vietnam news agency on Wednesday.
Four Vietnam War guns stolen from central museum (Vietnews Online)
Four guns on display at an exhibition at a museum in central Thua Thien – Hue Province have mysteriously disappeared during Lunar New Year holiday last month.
Coppell High School students have art exhibited at Dallas Museum of Art (Coppell Gazette)
Hannah Kim, Sarah Lee, Sung Hyun Lee and Chris Williford of Coppell High School have their artwork on display in the Young Masters Exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Brooklyn Museum Gala with New Format Celebrates the Major Exhibition American High Style (Art Daily)
'Court Presentation Ensemble', 1896. Unknown French designer. Silk, metallic, cotton. The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
National Portrait Gallery Presents First Ever Exhibition Devoted to Indian Portraits (Art Daily)
A group of courtesans, Delhi, c. 1820. © San Diego Museum of Art. LONDON.- An important exhibition telling the story of the Indian portrait over three centuries will open at the National Portrait Gallery on 11 March 2010. Bringing together 60 works from international public and private collections, The Indian Portrait 1560-1860 will celebrate the beauty, power and humanity of these works of art.
Prado Museum Opens Exhibition Dedicated to the Armour and Paintings of the Spanish Court (Art Daily)
The "Parade Helmet of Charles V" by Filippo Negroli is displayed during the media presentation of the exhibit "The Art of Power. The Royal Armoury and court portraiture" at Madrid's Prado Museum March 8, 2010. "The Art of Power.
Michelle Obama's ball gown makes museum debut (AFP via Yahoo! News)
First Lady Michelle Obama bowed to tradition Tuesday and donated the dazzling ball gown she wore for her husband's presidential inauguration last January to the Smithsonian museum institution.
