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Claremont gives final OK to new Pomona College art museum — but not before hourlong debate

Edit LA Daily News 18 Jun 2016
CLAREMONT >> A last-minute effort to stall Pomona College’s efforts to build a new art museum failed this week, and in the most Claremont of ways. The zone change for the Renwick House property was approved last month on a 3-2 vote by the City Council after hours of testimony and a debate on the dais about the city’s values ... To which Schroeder replied ... And comments like this would be appropriate.”....

UD Professor Selected to Participate in Seminar (University of Dubuque)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jun 2016
Sean Benson, professor of English at the University of Dubuque, was selected to participate in a week-long seminar on Teaching Pre-Modern European Art in Context this summer titled, 'Sight and Sound in Renaissance and Baroque Europe (c ... 'The seminar focuses on art and music, and my goal is to see connections between the literature I teach and other non-literary art forms of the time period,' Benson said....

City of Colours Street Art Festival

Edit Skiddle 18 Jun 2016
City of Colours Festival is one of Europe's largest street art events ... City of Colours Street Art Festival on Sat 18th June 2016. On the 18th June, Digbeth will again be transformed into one of Europe’s largest outdoor art galleries, with Birmingham’s most exciting cultural event of the year – the City of Colours Street Art Festival....

Commons People - expert plays key role in major new event (Newcastle University)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jun 2016
A Newcastle University academic has shown he has the 'commons touch' after playing a key role setting up a major new event for hundreds of people working in the arts and humanities ... Richard Clay, Professor of Digital Humanities, is also Commons Fellow for the Art and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) ... importance of arts and humanities research.'....

Museum Herakleidon opens group exhibition of contemporary print art from Athens

Edit Topix 18 Jun 2016
A group exhibition dedicated to the art of contemporary printmaking, seen through the work of eight artists who live and work in Athens, Greece ... This exhibition Contemporary Print Art from Athens, on view June 17th through September 18th, is organized in collaboration with the Athens School of Fine Arts and the Culture, Sports and Youth Organization of the City of Athens ... ....

70 Pimpri Chinchwad radiologists to join strike

Edit The Times of India 18 Jun 2016
Meanwhile, in view of the cold response by the government to their demands, which includes transfer of the appropriate authority of the Pune Municipal Corporation, the state branch of the association is likely to call a state-wide agitation next week ... "We have demanded that the government issue instructions to appropriate authorities about uniform, systematic and unprejudiced implementation of the Act," Thakker said....

On the comic-book verge of virtual reality

Edit Denver Post 18 Jun 2016
At Denver Comic Con on Friday, art students from the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design shared a glimpse into a virtual-reality comic book that immerses people in the 2-D world of a graphic novel ... Then they head off to face a series of obstacles, including the iconic Big Blue Bear and the Dancers sculpture usually parked outside the Denver Performing Arts Complex. These are art students, after all....

Through art, be a witness to the high price of hate

Edit The Miami Herald 18 Jun 2016
The best art will leave a mark on your conscience ... For almost two months, I have been surrounded by more than 25 years of art that is about the evil that men do when they hate. It is beautiful, seductive art marked by surreal character, a dearth of color but a clarity of form, exactitude of line and incredible sense for the metaphorical power of an object ... Listen to artists, don’t just look at their art, but also witness....

Phoenix museums offer a colorful portrait of history

Edit Denver Post 18 Jun 2016
Phoenix Art Museum ... Arguably the finest repository of Southwest Indian art, craft and culture in the world ... The gift shop features potter, metalwork and other arts and crafts from a variety of Southwest tribes and nations ... An art gallery houses the largest collection of N.C ... The museum is interactive in the extreme, and kids are encouraged to try their hands at any number of activities, from art to science....

Changing trends of tattooing in India: It’s more customised now, but do you know the ...

Edit Indian Express 18 Jun 2016
More so, it’s about telling your life-story or capturing a particular moment in a piece of art that will always remain with you ... If people are extending their life and personas to the designs being inked on them, it also shows a deeper sense of understanding of the art form, but there is still a long way to go ... “Tattooing is not just a job or a form of art....

Opera's Middle Eastern conquests

Edit Topix 18 Jun 2016
DUBAI, renowned across the world for its oil wealth, now wants to forge a reputation for the arts. In recent years, the emirate has built several contemporary art galleries including Artspace and the Mottahedan Projects ... ....

The art of Ghana

Edit Topix 18 Jun 2016
Interest in art from Africa has never been stronger. Auction prices are escalating; the continent's art is increasingly visible in museums in Europe and especially in the US, where institutions are striving to appeal to their African-American constituencies ... ....

Glenn O’Brien and New York Mag's Jerry Saltz Talk Artsy Nudity, and Why You Should ...

Edit New York Magazine 18 Jun 2016
New York Magazine’s art critic Jerry Saltz joined art journalist Glenn O’Brien on Made 2 Measure earlier this week for a conversation somewhere between high-brow, low-brow, and lower-brow. Saltz confesses that a few Pulitzer nominations weren’t enough to prevent him from getting kicked off Instagram for posting artsy nudes (well, ... More » ... ....
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