Walid Raad Miraculous Beginnings 26 August–30 October 2011
UK’s First Major Exhibition about British War Correspondents at the Imperial War Museum North
MANCHESTER.- Imperial War Museum North in Manchester presents the UK’s first major exhibition about British war correspondents, revealing the people behind the news – with many unique, historic items from household name reporters on display f…
Bonhams to Sell Edward Lear Painting of Bethlehem
LONDON.- As well as being a well known poet, Edward Lear (1812-1888) was also a prolific artist. The next 19th Century Paintings auction at Bonhams New Bond Street features a beautiful topographical scene of Bethlehem which Lear completed from sketche…
Nearly 1,000 Artists Apply to Serve as smARTpower Cultural Ambassadors
BRONX, NY.- Nearly 1,000 visual artists from nearly all 50 states and United States’ territories are vying to be cultural ambassadors through the smARTpowerSM initiative, The Bronx Museum of the Arts and the U.S. Department of State announced toda…
VIP Art Fair: World’s First Online Art Fair Launches Its Inaugural Edition on Saturday
NEW YORK, NY.- VIP Art Fair launches its inaugural edition on Saturday featuring 138 leading contemporary art galleries from 30 countries, with more than 2,000 artists and 7,500 works of art in inventory. Works on view at the Fair range from more than …
Lebanon Tries to Retain Arabic in Polyglot Culture
BEIRUT (AP).- Maya Sabti’s children were born and raised in Lebanon but they speak only broken Arabic and cringe when presented with an Arabic book to read. “I try to get them interested, but I don’t blame them that they’re not,” said Sabti, whose chil…