Yaddo visits Charlotte

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Yaddo visits Charlotte

Published May 31, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Yaddo staff Yaddo, the artists’ community in Saratoga Springs, New York traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina on May 22 as part of an effort to extend its reach across the country and reaffirm its commitment to serving artists working in a range of disciplines. Yaddo artist Beverly McIver and...

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New exhibitions at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum will feature artists with Southern roots

Published May 31, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Barbara Johnson Ross, Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art Three new exhibitions will open in June at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi. An artists’ reception will be held free to all on Thursday, July 12 from 5:30-8pm. The reception will also celebrate the 155th birthday of George Ohr...

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Speaking of Home-St Paul: The Prototype

Published May 31, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Kirstin Wiegmann, Speaking of Home-St. Paul Speaking of Home-St. Paul, a public art project by Nancy Ann Coyne, has been in development for three years. A Speaking of Home pilot took place in 2008 in Minneapolis. Based on its success, the City of Saint Paul expressed an interest in...

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Artists gather to co-create at The Mantis Garden

Published May 31, 2012 by CSchwartz

In West Philadelphia, a group of artists has come together in order to reshape the mythology of one of humanity’s most beloved insects: the praying mantis. The Mantis Garden is an ongoing, community project in which majestic, wooden mantises are constructed for an installation and then painted in a collective,...

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Carlleena Person transformed Charlotte through her art

Published May 31, 2012 by carmella.jarvi

Friday, June 1 is the opening of a local one-woman show that is deeply bittersweet for many in this community. Carlleena Person was overjoyed about sharing new paintings in her solo show, the “Tao of Savnac,” happening at a local funky art spot — that doubles as a custom bicycle...

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Artist in residence Shaneeka Harrell’s final performances at Inkub8

Published May 31, 2012 by Neil de la Flor

Inkub8 artist in residence Shaneeka Harrell is addictive. Her ferocious body movements and intense physicality on stage equals empowerment, yet her tight, compact frame belies the radioactive power contained within. Harrell makes one believe humans can do almost anything. Known for her performance as an original cast member of "Fela!,"...

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Signal-Return Press summer preview

Published May 30, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

By Ryan Schirmang, Signal-Return Press Summer is just beginning to break, and at Signal-Return in Detroit’s Eastern Market, we have all hands on deck and all irons in the fire. I don’t recall market crowds ever being this big, this early in the season. It's really exciting. With several new...

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Jose Bedia’s next solo show: Une Saison en Enfer

Published May 30, 2012 by Anne Tschida

The Dominican Republic too often flies under the radar when it comes to recognizing our Caribbean neighbors. This nation that shares a space with Haiti on the big island of Hispaniola gets overlooked when we talk about the...

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Four classical music events worth looking forward to

Published May 30, 2012 by Gregory Stepanich

One of the nicer things about covering classical music in a highly seasonal environment is that things are planned well in advance, and you can mark your calendar early on for the things you want to see. Things this week are relatively quiet musically...

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Artist Steve Bougie makes a delicate community offering

Published May 30, 2012 by Susannah Schouweiler

Last Wednesday over the lunch hour, I attended a small but lively unveiling ceremony for a public art project, a bit of “placemaking” on University Avenue in St. Paul. Glass artist Steve Bougie, with the assistance of apprentice Richard Fuller, adorned an otherwise unremarkable stretch of chain-link fence around a...

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International stars danced Pas de Duex at Olympia Theater’s Red Curtain Series Memorial Day Event

Published May 29, 2012 by Valerie Nahmad

Miami’s renowned downtown venue, the Olympia Theater at Gusman Center celebrated this past Memorial Day weekend with an exciting Red Curtain Series presentation from the city’s most-promising emerging ballet company, Florida Classical Ballet (FCB). On Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27, Miami’s downtown arts community welcomed FCB to the...

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Busting out beats with Philly Drum Project

Published May 29, 2012 by CSchwartz

Rhythm is the backbone of music. Without keeping time in a song, everything else would fall apart. But this begs the question – who supports the drummer? In Philadelphia, the answer is the Philly Drum Project (PDP). This relatively...

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Art walk through Detroit’s Riverfront Park

Published May 29, 2012 by Jeremy Schmall

Despite some rainy moments, Memorial Day Weekend in Detroit afforded numerous opportunities for everyone to rest, relax and enjoy the holiday in the manner of their choosing. For my part, it was inconceivable to spend more time than necessary indoors, so I joined an upbeat cross-section of Detroiters enjoying the...

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Ad firm-commissioned installation in downtown Akron explores shoppers’ dreams

Published May 29, 2012 by Roger Durbin

"Art should pervade" our world. That's what Fred Bidwell, executive director of the advertising firm JWT Action, said during the installation of "The Shopper Dreams," a work that he commissioned for his employees and the interested public. Bidwell's agency promotes marketable items and is meant to lure shoppers in. "Most...

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Innovative projects named 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Miami finalists

Published May 28, 2012 by elizabeth.miller

Today, Knight Foundation named the 57 finalists of the 2012 Knight Arts Challenge Miami, offering an array of ideas that will help bring South Florida together through the arts. The group of finalists is made up of individual artists, small artist-led organizations and local cultural groups whose innovative ideas will...