EDINBURGH.- The Royal Scottish Academy presents their first exhibition surveying the work of Sylvia Wishart RSA, featuring drawings, paintings, printmaking and artefacts from the artist’s studio. The works on display concentrate on Orkney, where …
Metro Show presents an eye-alluring bonanza of treasures for collectors, designers and art-insiders alike
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The inaugural Metro Show reveals its brand new face when it opens to the public on January 19 through 22, at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street in New York. Joining the brigade of the Americana dealers who signed on from th…
Focus falls on European archaeology exhibition at University of York’s historic King’s Manor
YORKSHIRE.- The University of York’s historic King’s Manor is hosting a European photographic exhibition depicting the day-to-day work of archaeologists. The public exhibition Working in Archaeology, which runs from 9 January to 6 March, features photo…
National Air and Space Museum opens new archives facility at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Air and Space Museum opened the new Archives Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center to the public Tuesday, Jan. 10. The opening of the reading room is the culmination of a massive move that took place during Fall …
Spanish Contemporary artist Juan Genovés is featured artist at the 2012 Naples Winter Wine Festival
NAPLES, FL.- Naples Winter Wine Festival announces Juan Genovés as the 2012 Featured Artist, adding to its already lengthy list of talented chefs and vintners participating in this year’s event, scheduled for Jan. 27-29 in Naples, Fla. Born in Valenci…
Architect Frank Gehry residence selected to receive the AIA Twenty-five Year Award
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Gehry Residence in Santa Monica, Calif., has been selected for the 2012 AIA Twenty-five Year Award. Recognizing architectural design of enduring significance, the Twenty-five Year Award is conferred on a building that has stood the…
President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s family ask to delay Washington, DC memorial
WASHINGTON (AP).- President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s family wants a memorial in the nation’s capital redesigned, saying the current plans overemphasize his humble Kansas roots and neglect his accomplishments in World War II and the White House. Architect…
$3 million gift to Denver Art Museum will fund new galleries, major textile art initiative
DENVER, CO.- The Denver Art Museum announced today a $3 million gift from the Avenir Foundation that will transform the institution’s textile art program. In addition to expanding the current textile art gallery space to more than six times its cu…
Renovation of four Chinese galleries at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art complete
KANSAS CITY, MO.- The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City has completed renovation on four of its Chinese galleries, and they will be opened to the public at the start of the Museum’s Chinese New Year celebration, which begins at 5 p.m. on …
Art Institute of Chicago names new Vice President of Marketing and Public Affairs
CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announced the appointment of Gordon Montgomery as Vice President of Marketing and Public Affairs, on January 3, 2012 . Montgomery leads a team of more than 50 people that together manages the museum’s programs…