GATESHEAD.- BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art presents the first major solo show by British video-maker Elizabeth Price. The exhibition comprises of three works: Choir 2011, shown for the first time in its entirety, User Group Disco 2009 and the new W…
High Museum to feature folk artist Bill Traylor
ATLANTA (AP).- A new exhibition set to open at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art showcases the work of Bill Traylor, who was born into slavery in Alabama and became a highly respected self-taught artist after he began drawing while sitting on the sidewalks …
Inscribed copy of Ernest Hemingway’s first book tops Heritage Auctions’ February rare books event
BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- One of just 300 first edition copies printed of Ernest Hemingway’s first book – Three Stories & Ten Poems. [Paris]: Contact Publishing Co., 1923 – is expected to bring $75,000+ when it comes across the auction block on Thu…
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts appoints Jennifer Jankauskas as Curator of Art
MONTGOMERY, AL.- The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts announces the appointment of Jennifer Jankauskas to Curator of Art. Jankauskas has held posts as both an independent and institutional curator, most recently at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in …
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says World Trade Center design flaw could cost millions
NEW YORK (AP).- The agency building the new World Trade Center says a design flaw could add millions of dollars to the cost of the complex’s signature tower. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Tuesday that the loading dock under One Wo…
Lee Adler, former president of the Historic Savannah Foundation, dies at 88
SAVANNAH (AP).- Lee Adler II was never content with saving Savannah’s historic homes and buildings one at a time. In 1959, he found a way to spare entire city blocks and neighborhoods from the wrecking ball that changed the way preservation groups did …
Walker Art Center’s Sarah Schultz appointed Director of Education and Curator of Public Practice
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Sarah Schultz has been named Director of Education and Curator of Public Practice at the Walker Art Center. Schultz has been the Walker’s Director of Education since 2000. The new title reflects the evolution of the Walker’s pion…
Winfred Rembert: Amazing Grace Images on Leather at the Hudson River Museum
YONKERS, NY.- The work of Winfred Rembert, a self-taught artist, who documents his life and the tumultuous moments of the American Civil Rights Movement, is on view at the Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, from January 21 through May 5, 2012. In more than …
Bill & Melinda Gates visitor center in Seattle is more than a philanthropy museum
SEATTLE (AP).- People are already joking it’s a good thing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation isn’t charging admission for its new visitor center, which showcases Bill Gates’ multibillion-dollar philanthropy, not his computers. But most people don’t …
Works made from motifs in everyday life by Wilhelm Sasnal on view at Haus der Kunst
MUNICH.- The exhibition provides insight into Sasnal’s work from 1999 to the present. It shows more than 60 paintings and a selection of his films. Wilhelm Sasnal (b. 1972 in Tarnow, Poland), who has already attracted international attention with …