EBABX-Ecole d’Enseignement Supérieur d’Art de Bordeaux Workshop: Application for Participation Chaussure, scarpa, shoe, & design in Aquitaine www.marchons-marchons.com Theme: the shoe Workshop dates: July 2–13, 2012. Organized by the EBABX, a summer workshop, “Marchons-marchons ” during July 2012 in partnership with the Politechnico of Milan, will bring together students, recent graduates and young professionals from […]
Beijing Artists Detained and Exhibition Shut Down After Homage to Artist Ai Weiwei
BEIJING (REUTERS).- The organizing artists of a Beijing art show who reserved a blank gallery wall with a small name tag as a show of support for detained artist-activist Ai Weiwei have been detained by police and their exhibit was shut down. Lin Bing …
Beijing Artists Detained and Exhibition Shut Down After Homage to Artist Ai Weiwei
BEIJING (REUTERS).- The organizing artists of a Beijing art show who reserved a blank gallery wall with a small name tag as a show of support for detained artist-activist Ai Weiwei have been detained by police and their exhibit was shut down. Lin Bing …
Scotiabank Contact Annual Festival for Photography Takes Over Toronto in May
Toronto.- Contact is an annual festival of photography in Toronto, during the month of May, with over 1000 local, national and international artists exhibiting at more than 200 venues. Founded as a not-for-profit organization 15 years ago, the festi…
Government of China Detention of Contemporary Artist Ai Weiwei Tests Depth of Crackdown
BEIJING (REUTERS).- China’s detention of internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei has sparked a petition urging his release, exposing alarm among the nation’s liberal intellectuals who see his case as a test of how far a crackdown to stifle dissent co…
Government of China Detention of Contemporary Artist Ai Weiwei Tests Depth of Crackdown
BEIJING (REUTERS).- China’s detention of internationally renowned artist Ai Weiwei has sparked a petition urging his release, exposing alarm among the nation’s liberal intellectuals who see his case as a test of how far a crackdown to stifle dissent co…
The Autry National Center Receives a Major Collection of Work by Theo Westenberger
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Autry National Center announced it has received the gift of a comprehensive collection of more than 9,500 photographs along with thousands of negatives, transparencies, contact sheets, and studio materials from the estate of trail…
The Autry National Center Receives a Major Collection of Work by the Trailblazing Feminist Photographer Theo Westenberge
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Autry National Center announced it has received the gift of a comprehensive collection of more than 9,500 photographs along with thousands of negatives, transparencies, contact sheets, and studio materials from the estate of trail…
A New iPhone App, Which Recognizes Art, Set to Transform the Art Fair Experience
NEW YORK, NY.- From Thursday, March 3, to Sunday, March 6, 2011, iPhone-toting visitors to Pulse, SCOPE, VOLTA NY, Fountain, and Moving Image will experience the New York art fairs in a new way thanks to a “next-gen” mobile technology that recognizes …
Power Line Hurts Workers at Astronaut Hall of Fame
TITUSVILLE, FL (AP).- Officials say two workers have been seriously injured outside the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame after coming in contact with a power line. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex spokeswoman Andrea Farmer says the workers we…