JOHANNESBURG (AP.- The central Johannesburg building where Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo had a historic law office was on the verge of collapse. Now, city officials hope it will anchor a renaissance. Amos Masondo, the mayor of South Africa’s largest …
Johannesburg Saves Nelson Mandela’s Old Law Offices, Turns Them into Museum
JOHANNESBURG (AP.- The central Johannesburg building where Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo had a historic law office was on the verge of collapse. Now, city officials hope it will anchor a renaissance. Amos Masondo, the mayor of South Africa’s largest …
Winner of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize Announced at the National Portrait Gallery
LONDON.- The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 has been won by David Chancellor, 49, for his portrait, Huntress with Buck, of 14 year old Josie Slaughter from Alabama on her first hunting trip to South Africa. He says: ‘Josie had hun…
Winner of the Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize Announced at the National Portrait Gallery
LONDON.- The Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2010 has been won by David Chancellor, 49, for his portrait, Huntress with Buck, of 14 year old Josie Slaughter from Alabama on her first hunting trip to South Africa. He says: ‘Josie had hun…
Ruling Says Fisk can Sell Part of Art Collection
By: Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press
NASHVILLE (TN).- A Nashville judge has ruled that Fisk University can sell a share of its Stieglitz art collection, but said the bulk of the proceeds must go to an endowment for the display of the artwork. To fen…
Drift 10: London’s Biennial Art Exhibition to Transform the River Thames
LONDON.- A stretch of the Thames in central London and Canary Wharf is set to be transformed this winter by a series of contemporary art works placed directly in the water and along its banks. Now in its second year, the groundbreaking art show, DRIFT,…
Museums Escape the Worst in Spending Review, will Only Face a 15 Percent Funding Cut
LONDON (REUTERS).- Museums breathed a sigh of relief after escaping the worst of the government spending cuts announced on Wednesday, but reductions in funding for other sectors of the arts were significantly higher. Chancellor George Osborne said muse…