Wooden art and POST at Philadelphia Sculpture Gym

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Wooden art and POST at Philadelphia Sculpture Gym

Published October 11, 2012 by CSchwartz

Following with their theme of process-based exhibits, the gallery at Knight Arts grantee Philadelphia Sculpture Gym is displaying artwork by a number of member artists in the medium of wood. The first installment in this series dealt with castings (with a solo show sandwiched in between) and now the sculptors...

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Kuerti recital focuses on the imperishable Beethoven

Published October 10, 2012 by Gregory Stepanich

Anton Kuerti. Earlier this year the young South Korean pianist HJ (Hyun-Jung) Lim caused a mini-sensation in the classical world when EMI released her recordings of the complete 32 piano sonatas of Beethoven. The recording debuted in the top berth of the Billboard and iTunes charts...

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“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” is up to you, the audience

Published October 10, 2012 by Roger Durbin

The play, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," is a weird kind of "whodunit," since it's not clear in the performing of it that a crime – like a murder – has actually been committed. But Weathervane Playhouse, a Knight Arts grantee, takes its audience by hand through this baffling play...

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October offers several chances to enjoy the visual arts in Macon

Published October 10, 2012 by Jonathan Harwell-Dye

Paintings by Virginia Maxfield are on display at The Gallery at Macon Arts Alliance as part of "Mixed Media." October is a busy month for the arts in Macon. Whether it's performing arts, music or visual arts, the abundance of events happening this month is undeniable....

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The Twin Cities Book Festival, the literary event of the season, is this Saturday

Published October 10, 2012 by Susannah Schouweiler

The 12th annual "Rain Taxi" Twin Cities Book Festival is Saturday, October 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Progress Center at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. For twelve years, “Rain Taxi Review of Books” has hosted the Twin Cities Book Festival....

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Winner Profile: University of the Arts’ Neil Kleinman on developing a “creative root system” for up-and-coming businesses

Published October 10, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

In order to promote economic stability for the city’s up-and-coming cultural community, Philadelphia’s University of the Arts strives to not only support its graduates, but also the community at large. The Creative Incubator program — for which UArts won a $120,000 grant in the second year of the Knight Arts...

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DLECTRICITY 2012 was an electrifying success

Published October 9, 2012 by Rosie Sharp

"Contour1," by Brienne Willcock & Robert White, projected onto the back of the Detroit Public Library. Spirits were not dampened by a rainy beginning on Friday, and Woodward Avenue was packed on a cool, clear Saturday evening, with people out to experience and enjoy the DLECTRICITY...

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Painted Bride’s “Papeles” and questions of national identity

Published October 9, 2012 by CSchwartz

The Painted Bride Art Center, along with Acción Colombia, is co-presenting the exhibition “Papeles” through October 21. The show deals with documents and signatures in terms of immigration, citizenship, national identity and our shared humanity. Acción Colombia’s mission is to promote leadership and empower the Latino community in and around...

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Isn’t it good, sculptures from wood

Published October 9, 2012 by Anne Tschida

From "Graphic Nature," Joe Segal. At first glance, the wall sculptures made of wood – well, lumber really – that are currently populating Waltman Ortega Fine Art are good-looking – beautifully crafted with a subtle sense of color and a nice eye for simple composition. They...

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Somethin’ Happenin’ Here

Published October 8, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Andriana Abariotes, Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Coalition I have a colleague who loves to quote this Buffalo Springfield song when he’s trying to explain the shift that is happening in neighborhoods here in the Twin Cities. And, as the song goes–what it is ain’t exactly clear—has been the...

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Gladeswoman

Published October 8, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Andrea Clark Mason, AIRIE “If a baby rattler gets inside your house, just sweep it out with a broom,” Alan, the head of Pine Island Interpretation tells me. I am neighbors with the deadly coral snake, who likes to sunbathe under blue skies. If I’m bitten, no trip to...

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Celebrating Walker West Music Academy: A Taste of Music open house

Published October 8, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy On Saturday, September 15th, Walker West Music Academy welcomed more than 75 students, family members, faculty, friends and supporters for “A Taste of Music” Open House. The event began with a performance outside of the building from the American History Band Project led...

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New at The Wolfsonian–FIU– Politics on Paper: Election Posters and Ephemera

Published October 8, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Maris Bish, The Wolfsonian-FIU This month, The Wolfsonian–Florida International University presents a new exhibit Politics on Paper: Election Posters and Ephemera from The Wolfsonian–FIU Collection. The installation, which showcases election posters and other political ephemera from the United States and Europe between 1918 and 1945, draws from the collections...

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“There’s More to Art Than Meets the Eye”

Published October 8, 2012 by Katherine Balcerek

Segment Bowl by Charles Breese. Photo courtesy of the Charlotte Art League Most of us take our sight for granted. We see a beautiful Impressionist painting and immediately can enjoy the variation in color and play of light or we look at a marble sculpture and...

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CircX celebrates 10 years at the Fillmore

Published October 8, 2012 by Neil de la Flor

The Miami based performance troupe CircX celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Fillmore with a salaciously disjointed collage of burlesque acts that fit beautifully within the bizarre context of South Beach, where the line between performance art and strolling down Lincoln Road is sometimes difficult to distinguish. [caption id="attachment_46034" align="aligncenter"...