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…
Nigerian Artist Who Painted the HM Queen Elizabeth II Featured in Bonhams "Africa Now" Sale
LONDON.- A painting by Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy M.B.E. – the female Nigerian artist who produced a portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II recently – will feature in Bonhams next `Africa Now’ sale in London on 16th March 2011. One of Nigeria’…
Rare, Newly Re-Discovered Masterpiece of African Art to Be Sold at Sotheby’s London in February 2011
LONDON.- On 17th February 2011, Sotheby’s will sell a rare, newly re-discovered, 16th century ivory pendant mask depicting the head of the Queen mother from the Edo peoples, Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria along with five other rare works from Benin c…
Rare, Newly Re-Discovered Masterpiece of African Art to Be Sold at Sotheby’s London in February 2011
LONDON.- On 17th February 2011, Sotheby’s will sell a rare, newly re-discovered, 16th century ivory pendant mask depicting the head of the Queen mother from the Edo peoples, Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria along with five other rare works from Benin c…
The U.S. Department of State and the Bronx Museum of the Arts Announce International Community-Based Visual Arts Program
BRONX, NY.- The Bronx Museum of the Arts announced that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to launch smARTpowerSM, a new international exchange program in which 15 American visual artists…