By Allie Clayman, Detroit Institute of Arts When I first arrived at the DIA in May 2011 as an eager intern, I had no idea what outcomes to expect of the Inside|Out program that I had been enlisted to help implement. How would people react when they came upon a reproduction of a Van Gogh […]
Article · September 1, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer A young cellist in meteoric rise, 29-year-old Joshua Roman is a perfect example of an accomplished 21st century artist. The native Oklahoman is a composer, organizer, curator, social media expert and complete musician. Roman has made three working visits to Miami in 2013 to date. He made his […]
Article · August 31, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer With the 2013-2014 music season upon us, it’s time to look, compare, pick and schedule. The upcoming season evinces interesting progress in musical programming for a city as diverse and eclectic as ours, one in which achieving artistic and financial balance is a feat of magic, wrought only […]
Article · August 30, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy The Academy’s youth jazz ensembles have had an exciting summer performing throughout the Twin Cities at festivals and community events. Public performance is one of the pillars of the program and we believe getting out there and playing in front of people is one of the best ways […]
Article · August 27, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Theresa Rose, FringeArts Anticipated for the summer of 2014, FringeArts will commission Brooklyn-based artist Mary Mattingly to create WetLand, our first major temporary public art project. WetLand will be a visually stunning utopic floating structure with the central intention of igniting imaginations around a sustainable future. Free and open to the public, the water-based […]
Article · August 26, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
Knight Foundation scores a bit of small screen attention this month as CBS Miami names the foundation as a ” Top Organization Giving Back To The Miami Arts.” CBSMiami.com writes: “Once upon a time in Miami, the only artistic entertainment available was the occasional play, trip to an art museum or visit to the ballet. […]
Article · August 26, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
The Akron Art Museum’s new director Mark Masuoka is making headlines. Masuoka recently discussed the museum’s future with WKSU’s Mark Urycki – click here to listen to the interview. The Akron Art Museum’s Mark Masuoka
Article · August 26, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Harumi Abe, AIRIE Fellow I have been living in South Florida about one third of my life now but I gained a new understanding of its history and landscape in this past month at the Residency. I stayed in a studio style home in the Everglades National Park during the month of July 2013. […]
Article · August 26, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer Every summer, in a theater on a green hill an opera festival takes place, one in which performances are preceded by picnics on the grounds. It’s not in Europe and it’s not called Bayreuth or Glyndebourne, but Glimmerglass. One hundred percent American and in every way more accessible […]
Article · August 26, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Mariana Corbalan, Bass Museum of Art Bass Museum of Art has many wonderful artworks. The Egypt gallery displays many artifacts that are over 2,000 years old, including a real mummy! The Taplin gallery houses the permanent collection of old masters’ paintings dating back to the 15th century. When visiting the Bass, students explore the […]
Article · August 21, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad
By Giselle Heraux, AIRIE residency birds, 2000-present, eyes wide shut, 2010, photo by Susan Silas Susan Silas is looking for birds, dead or alive, during her August AIRIE residency in Everglades National Park. Silas, a photographer from Brooklyn, notes that she captured birds subconsciously in her early work. But, one incident would change her reflection […]
Article · August 21, 2013 by Valerie Nahmad