Li Qin Tan’s “Primitive Level Signals” at Dalet Gallery

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Li Qin Tan’s “Primitive Level Signals” at Dalet Gallery

Published June 5, 2012 by CSchwartz

The artist and animator Li Qin Tan currently has his latest exhibit, “Primitive Level Signals,” on display at the Dalet Gallery in Old City. Ranging from powerful conceptual messages to stunning multimedia constructions, Tan’s show provides a bridge between the new and the old, as well as providing visually stimulating...

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Tigertail’s online art auction is taking place now

Published June 5, 2012 by Anne Tschida

Several weeks ago Tigertail Productions (a Knight Arts Grantee) threw its annual fundraising bash which, while called "expected/unexpected," turned out as expected — a great party with super surprises. In one room, a trio read poetry, a big hit for everyone...

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“Reckoning A Peripheral Wilderness” at Public Pool

Published June 5, 2012 by Jeremy Schmall

If you have some time between 1-6 p.m. on any Saturday this June, it would be well spent on a stop by Public Pool in Hamtramck to experience “Reckoning A Peripheral Wilderness” — an installation by Detroit artist and CCS graduate Michael McGillis. [caption id="attachment_40249" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="A piece by...

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Telling stories of the past to promote inclusion today: The Arab American National Museum’s Little Syria Exhibit

Published June 5, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Matthew Stiffler, Arab American National Museum “…but Syrian immigration is also steadily growing, and without restriction, we may expect in the next few years […] that many thousands of these human parasites will come here to reap the benefits of our civilization and increase instead of sharing our burdens.”...

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Choreographer and composer collaborate in NC Dance Theatre’s Dangerous Liaisons

Published June 5, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Logan McSwain, North Carolina Dance Theatre In 2011, after a 23-year dance career, Sasha Janes became North Carolina Dance Theatre’s rehearsal director and frequent choreographer. He was recently promoted to associate artistic director. Janes was commissioned to choreograph his first ballet in 2006 and since then he has choreographed...

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Friday’s South End gallery crawl was a sensory delight

Published June 4, 2012 by Katherine Balcerek

Friday night’s gallery crawl in the South End was an absolute feast for the eyes, ears and tastebuds. With more than 18 different galleries and shops participating (not to mention the fabulous food trucks that stop by), the first Friday of each month has gained new vitality in the South...

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‘Swede Hollow’ is the subject of a new opera and the site of its premiere

Published June 4, 2012 by Susannah Schouweiler

For theater in the park, you just couldn’t have found a more conducive setting than Saturday’s postcard-perfect late spring afternoon in St. Paul’s idyllic Swede Hollow Park — and this wasn’t just any performance either. An enthusiastic crowd gathered to hear award-winning composer Ann Millikan’s new one-act chamber opera, named...

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Caligula comes “Out in the Tropics”

Published June 4, 2012 by Neil de la Flor

Although Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, also known as Caligula, only ruled Rome for four years between 37 AD and 41 AD, his footprints are all over Western civilization. The mythology of Caligula, whose name means little solider's boot, is built around the idea that he was an insane tyrant...

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Checking in on the Arts & Science Council’s Cultural Innovation Grants

Published June 2, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Aaron Fiedler, Arts & Science Council Almost two years ago, the Arts & Science Council awarded the first three Cultural Innovation Grants (CIG) to emerging organizations that showed promise programmatically and were innovating to serve Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s diverse population. From a firm foundation and with strong, passionate leadership Charlotte ARTery,...

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Dig into Dimensions Variable’s new space

Published June 1, 2012 by Anne Tschida

Dimensions Variable. Berlin has become one of the world's top art centers, a deserved place that it lost during some dark years in the 20th century. After the horrendous destruction and death of World War II and the debilitating years of the Iron Curtain, when the divided city sat east...

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Private Native American art collection gets public showing

Published June 1, 2012 by Roger Durbin

Jim and Vanita Oelschlager have amassed nearly 800 pieces of Native American art and cultural objects and have recently made the big leap to lend about 200 of them for public display at the Center for the History of Psychology (CHP) at The University of Akron. [caption id="attachment_40075" align="aligncenter" width="500"...

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Patti Smith to perform at the DIA Friday night

Published June 1, 2012 by Jeremy Schmall

In a 2010 interview with the author Jonathan Lethem, legendary performing artist Patti Smith boldly declared that New York’s creative dominance was finished, and even went so far as to suggest that Detroit could be the next New York. What she meant by that statement is that the Detroit of...

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A sneak peek at the first issue of Miami Rail

Published June 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Nina Johnson-Milewski, Miami Rail Not long ago Phong Bui came to Miami with a friend who was exhibiting here and ended up giving the inaugural lecture at Lester’s. In his enthusiasm about the place he mentioned the notion of a “Miami Rail,” and there the idea was first planted....

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The Bearded Ladies are on the move

Published June 1, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By John Jarboe, The Bearded Ladies The Bearded Ladies are on the move this summer. In order to reach our Knight Foundation matching goal, we launched our first Kickstarter and are staging shows all around Philadelphia with local arts organizations. This summer you can catch us at The Wilma Gala...

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The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies celebrates 40 years

Published May 31, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Megen Balda, The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies The Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS) honored the organization’s rich history by celebrating its 40th Anniversary to a sold-out crowd at Orchestra Hall on May 6. Performances by all six orchestras were followed by a spectacular finale: over 425 current...