SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- The San Francisco Art Institute’s Board of Trustees has appointed Charles Desmarais as the President of SFAI following a national search. Currently the Deputy Director for Art at the Brooklyn Museum, Desmarais will assume his r…
Clara Kim to Join Walker Art Center as Senior Curator of Visual Arts
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- Clara Kim has been named Senior Curator of Visual Arts at the Walker Art Center, effective August 1. Kim is currently Gallery Director and Curator of REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater) in Los Angeles. She will lead the artis…
Guggenheim – Hugo Boss Prize Nominees Garner Accolades
NEW YORK, NY.- In October 2009, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and HUGO BOSS announced the six artists short-listed for THE HUGO BOSS PRIZE 2010. Since then, each of the nominees has garnered further accolades and been featured in institutional exhib…
The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today at MoMA
NEW YORK, NY.- The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today presents a critical examination of the intersections between photography and sculpture, exploring how one medium informs the analysis and creative redefinition of the other. On v…
£2 Million Refurbished and Transformed Yorkshire Museum Reopens
YORK.- The Yorkshire Museum – home to some of Britain’s greatest treasures – will reopen its doors on Sunday after a major two million pound refurbishment that has totally transformed its interior. The city’s Roman heritage is the …
Walker Art Center Invites Audience to Select Artworks for Exhibition
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Walker Art Center’s audience will share the spotlight with the museum’s curators when they jointly select the artworks for the upcoming exhibition 50/50: Audience and Experts Curate the Paper Collection. Visit the kiosk …
SMU Names New Distinguished Endowed Chair in Art History
DALLAS, TX.- Following an international search, the Department of Art History at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts today announced the appointment of Dr. Roberto Tejada as the new Distinguished Endowed Chair in Art History, effective August 1. The …
The Sondheim Artscape Prize: 2010 Finalists Exhibition at BAM
BALTIMORE, MD –
And the winner is.. . The Sondheim Artscape
Prize: 2010 Finalists
exhibition at The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA)
showcases
the seven finalists for the $25,000 Janet & Walter
Sondheim Artscape Prize…
Museum Selects Stephen Starr to Serve as Executive Caterer and to Create New Museum Cafes and Restaurant
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced today that it has selected the Philadelphia-based STARR Restaurants Catering Group to be the exclusive caterer for Museum events and to redevelop and operate the Museum’s restaurant and c…
The Brooklyn Museum Announces A Major Fashion Exhibition
BROOKLYN, NY.- A major exhibition celebrating the Brooklyn Museum
Costume Collection and the unique collection-sharing partnership with the
Metropolitan Museum of Art will be presented at the Brooklyn Museum from May 7
through August 1, 2010. “A…