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Minneapolis Institute of Art exhibit details history of Gros Ventre (Great Falls Tribune)
An impressive new exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art details the history and culture of the White Clay People, otherwise known as the A’aninin or the Gros Ventre, who live on Montana’s Fort Belknap Indian Reservation.
Little Havana home to art, music and Cuban nostalgia (Miami Herald)
Yes, it has todays' street fair, but also art films, poetry readings, the Pepto Bismol House and music evoking a Cuba loved and lost.
Princess Diana's gowns draw a crowd at von Liebig Art Center in Naples (The News-Press)
People were lined up outside The von Liebig Art Center in downtown Naples to be the first to glimpse the gowns of the late Princess Diana.
Market for art's Old Masters new again (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The Old Masters are staging a comeback with investors. The highest price paid all last year for a work of art at auction was for Christie's $48 million Raphael chalk drawing, "Head of a Muse," sold in December. Sotheby's got a record $13.5 million for Anthony van Dyck's 1640 "Self Portrait."
Residents give input on Florence Museum of Art, Science and History (Florence Morning News)
FLORENCE — About 50 residents gathered Wednesday to give their input and suggestions to the team of architects that will design the new Florence Museum of Art, Science and History.
Art, music raise funds for AIDS project in Vail Valley (Vail Daily)
VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - Music from the Boxcar Daisies filled the air at Loaded Joe's on March 5 as people gathered for the third annual Women's History Month Art Show. Food was prepared and donated by local chef and Colorado Mountain College instructor Rick Kangas. This year's silent auction raised almost $3,000 dollars for the Red Ribbon Project of Eagle County. The art exhibit continues ...
The Art Direction Of Batman: Arkham Asylum (Game Informer)
Reimagining a beloved franchise isn’t an easy task, especially one with a legacy like that of Gotham’s Dark Knight. Inspired by a comic – an inherently visual medium – the aesthetics and atmosphere of Batman: Arkham Asylum were integral to the experience, something Art Director David Hego was keenly aware of. In a presentation yesterday Hego walked through the goals and inspirations for the game ...
Contemporary Iranian Art by Reza Derakshani at Osborne Samuel Gallery (Art Daily)
Reza Derakshani, Red Hunting no 3, 2009 (detail). Oil on Canvas, Signed lower right, titled upper right, 195 x 250 cms. P.O.A. LONDON.- Reza Derakshani is a most worthy choice for the second exhibition of Iranian art at Osborne Samuel Gallery . He follows our well received show in June 2009 which brought the works of Sadegh Tirafkan, Behrouz Rae and Morteza Darehbaghi to London for the first time.
New York art markets draw record crowds (Crain's New York Business)
Miriam Kreinin Souccar - In a burst of positive news for the art market, New York’s two biggest arts fairs, which closed on Sunday, both had a record number of visitors and major sales. The Armory Show, which ran from March 3 through March 7 at the piers at Twelfth Avenue and West 55th Street, attracted more than 60,000 visitors, up 7% from last year and the most ever in its 12-year history. The ...
Art Oasis: Maryhill Museum celebrates 70 years (The Dalles Chronicle)
Long work tables, step ladders, wooden crates, work shirts and Plexiglas benders shared space with Rodin sculptures, Fabergé eggs and Mayflower relics at Maryhill Museum of Art this week.