Press Releases by Category Arts & Culture
Pro Art Gallery To Open ‘Asian Art’ Exhibition
Dubai, UAE, February 6, 2014: Pro Art Gallery, the gallery that celebrates innovative art and collectibles, announced that they are holding the ‘Asian Art’ exhibition, a dynamic and exciting exhibition that will showcase artworks of over six international artists featuring around 60 works in various media, paintings, photographs and sculptures. The exhibition will have a special opening night on February 6th, 2014 at 7:30 pm and will run till…
VernissageTV Hits 10,000 Subscribers on YouTube
Basel (Switzerland), February 4, 2014 -- VernissageTV just reached a new milestone by hitting 10,000 subscribers on YouTube. Within 3 months after passing the 8,000 mark, another 2,000 art lovers have subscribed VernissageTV's Art TV channel on YouTube. The channel was created in 2005, and regular uploads started in 2007. The channel that is dedicated to contemporary art, design, and architecture now contains more than 1,190 videos that cover art…
All Photography Art Exhibition Results Now Online & Ready to View
Jupiter, FL, USA (February 1, 2014) -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is extremely pleased to announce that its February 2014 online art exhibition is now posted on their website and is ready to view online. The theme for this art exhibition is "All Photography". The gallery received a broad selection of photography, including, film, digital, digital collage, digital manipulation, along with alternative printing and other alternative capture…
Mantalina Psoma: eerily quiet
Mantalina Psoma eerily quiet
Exhibition opening: Friday, 14 February 2014, 18:00-22:00
Exhibition : until 26 April 2014
In her paintings, Mantalina Psoma shows fleeting moments which, quite often, appear familiar to the viewer. Her pictures are reminiscent of photographs or film stills, drawn in a realistic style of painting. Mantalina Psoma deliberately chooses realism as a form of expression and lists painters such as Gerhard Richter, David Hockney or Edward Hopper as her…
Adelphi University Presents its Distinguished Faculty in Concert
On Saturday, February 15 at 8:00 p.m., Adelphi University’s Department of Music will present its Distinguished Faculty in Concert, featuring six faculty members performing an evening of music from across the years. The program includes Professors Mark Gustavson (clarinet), Mary Mackenzie (soprano), Bonnie McAlvin (flute), and Dennis Sullivan (percussion), supported by pianists Kristin Samadi and Jad Bernardo. The event will take place in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, 1…
Green Art Gallery, Dubai presents Ross Chisholm's first solo show in the Middle …
Green Art Gallery is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition of British artist Ross Chisholm in Dubai, marking his first presentation in the Middle East. The exhibition opens on 23 January and will be on view until 10 March 2014.
Inspired by eighteenth century British artists including Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds, Chisholm’s paintings consist of historical images with a modern twist. Ranging from 18th-century British society portraits and…
New CD features pianist Derek Polischuk performing commissioned Thomas Osborne's …
“Terra Incognita” - a new solo piano CD from the Blue Griffin label (BGR 301) features acclaimed pianist Derek Kealii Polischuk (associate professor of piano and director of piano pedagogy at the Michigan State University College of Music) as he presents an intriguing juxtaposition of the traditional and the new.
The album offers Schubert’s legendary Four Impromptus D. 935 Opus. 142, coupled with a world premiere recording of a new work…
New CD from flutist Martha Councell-Vargas - "GRAN DANZÓN"
A specialist of music from Latin America and the Caribbean, acclaimed flutist Martha Councell-Vargas releases a new album on the Blue Griffin label - “Gran Danzón” (BG 307). With a pop-art cover that tips the hat to the glitzy 1940’s and 50’s pin-up culture of Cuban dance orchestras’ record jackets, she is joined by pianist Richard Steinbach and percussionist Olman Piedra, as they pay homage to the celebratory…
New Release: Fantas Schimun - Golden Balls
Keto Recordings in cooperation with playoud! releases Fantas Schimun - Golden Balls on the 29th of January as exclusiv download including a bonus track.
Fantas Schimun - Golden Balls
The Golden Ball is a symbol of absolute perfection and beauty; in one sense the Golden Ball is a toy for spoiled princesses and in another the golden balls represent disembodied yet cherished genital jewelry. This ambiguously titled album embodies the multi- dimensional…
Outsource 3d Architectural Renderings, Interior 3d Visualizations To India – Pre …
Architectural rendering, or architectural illustration, is the art of creating two-dimensional images or animations showing the attributes of a proposed architectural design.
Also known as photo-real renderings, but not restricted to that and may also be depicted in none photo-real methods. Complex 3d modeling and rendering software is used to create life-like images. These are normally done for presentation, marketing and design analysis purposes. Architectural 3D models are to the right…
BRINGING SURAT’S ART SCENE ALIVE - VR SURAT CALLS FOR ENTRIES FOR DUMAS ART PROJ …
January 2014: VR Surat, the first retail lifestyle destination developed by Virtuous Retail, is inviting art lovers and enthusiasts to submit entries for the Dumas Art Project that offers a worthy platform where fledgling artists can showcase their work alongside some of art world’s biggest names such as Paresh Maity and Arzan Khambatta.
Surat is fast becoming an art hub and meeting ground for artists, and by offering their…
Peter Handke Now Also Online: Unique Access to The Materials And Papers Relating …
Thanks to the website "handkeonline", the materials and papers of one of the most important German-language authors are now directly accessible. Comprehensive data on Peter Handke from public and private collections are cross-referenced and described on the website, and thus provide unique insight into the genesis of his works. With Handke's permission, complete facsimiles of the original versions of some of the author's works and his notebooks are also published…
Book Marketing Announcements: The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of January 13 …
Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, Executive Producer of The Authors Show, founders of The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, have announced The Authors Show radio and broadcast schedule for the week of January 13, 2014. The new show schedule is available at the Authors Marketing Powerhouse site.
For those who hope to sell books on the Internet, the challenge can be daunting. It can be confusing difficult,…
Pro Art Gallery Presents a ‘Solo Exhibition by Richard Allenby - Pratt’
Dubai, UAE, 8th January 2014: Pro Art Gallery, synonymous with innovative art and collectibles is proud to announce the opening of its next solo exhibition by a British award winning photographer and artist, Richard Allenby-Pratt. The exhibition will feature his amazing works of photography.
The solo exhibition by Richard Allenby-Pratt’ will have a special opening night on January 8, 2014 at 7:30 pm and will run till January 23, 2014…
Talking New German Government: Michel Montecrossa CD dedicated to the swearing-i …
‘Talking New German Government‘, is Michel Montecrossa’s New-Topical-Song, released by Mira Sound Germany on Audio Single and DVD for the swearing-in of Angela Merkel as German Chancellor. It is a strong statement by Michel Montecrossa about what Germany could do and be in the world of today and tomorrow. His song is a reality reflection coming straight to the point of what German people are worried about, touching the hot…
Mateusz Szczypinski »Somewhere Between – Our Matters« I Benjamin Bronni »Somewhe …
Stuttgart 24th January – 8th March 2014
Opening 23rd January, 7 pm
The »Somewhere Between« project comprises two separate exhibitions by Mateusz Szczypinski and Benjamin Bronni. These two artists initially seem to have very little in common with each other: Bronni’s works are spatial installations, while Szczypinski’s mostly involve two-dimensional paintings. The artists come from two different countries and have never met each other in person, yet they appeal to a…
Michel Montecrossa's New-Topical-Song release ‘Talking Ukraine, E.U., Russia, Ch …
‘Talking Ukraine, E.U., Russia, China and the U.S.A.‘, is Michel Montecrossa’s New-Topical-Song, released by Mira Sound Germany on Audio Single and DVD taking a stand for the Pro-EU protests in Ukraine in the context of a future Supertrade Union bringing together Ukraine, E.U., Russia, China and the U.S.A. with the help of Vladimir Putin. The video ‘Talking Ukraine, E.U., Russia, China and the U.S.A.‘ is available on the Michel Montecrossa…
Temporal Void featuring Mayumi Hamanka + Brooks Salzwedel
Johansson Projects presents Temporal Void, a two person show featuring new works by Mayumi Hamanaka and Brooks Salzwedel, in which the vulnerability of our environments, histories and memories is brought to the forefront.
By slightly distorting recognizable images from twentieth century wars and layering hand cut prints and paper, Mayumi Hamanaka investigates perceptions of history and the contexts in which histories are written. In Hamanaka’s latest project, Invisible Lands, her process…
Pro Art Gallery To Open Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition Titled ‘Lines and Colors’ …
Dubai, UAE December 3rd 2013: Pro Art Gallery, the gallery that is synonymous with innovative art & collectibles, is pleased to announce the opening of their Arabic calligraphy exhibition titled ‘Lines and Colors’. The exhibition will showcase an amazing range of artworks of over 10 artists including Arab and Iranian artists.
‘Line & Colors’ exhibition will open on 4th December 2013 at 7:30 pm and will run till 25thDecember 2013…
Art - Craft - Design The 17th Zeughausmesse in the German Historical Museum
This year the renowned Zeughausmesse – Decorative Arts Fair will take place from 5th to 8th December. Thanks to the co-operation with the German Historical Museum it is held at the prime location of Schlüterhof, Unter den Linden 2. Ninety-nine Artists and designers present and sell their creations in the fields of jewellery, fashion and home design. For the second time the best results of the Zeughausmesse competition ‘Ingenious Creation’…
“Pieces of the World:” New CD from Blue Griffin Recording marks debut from young …
Blue Griffin Recording announces the release of esteemed, young cellist Marta Bagratuni’s debut album – “Pieces of the World.” The new CD is a wide-ranged sampler of music for cello that runs the gamut from 18th century Jean Barrier, to the music of today, as the young artist unveils the world premiere recording of a new work written for her by Armenian composer Vache Sharafyan, which features percussion and…
Electronic music that makes your mind fly away: Alexander Sting - Make Me A Bird
Alexander Sting has made himself a name upon live sets in the Techno genre. On the Stuttgart (Germany) based label Tales From The Inside he is showing his faible for Downbeat and Electronica. Make Me A Bird is his first EP on the label.
“Dear God, make me a bird. So I could fly far. Far, far away from here” is a quotation taken from the movie Forrest Gump and serves…
Mysterious chillout music: Knead & Sting - Shattered
Knead And Sting is the name of the duo Michael Knead and Alexander Sting. Both artists have become known with releases in the field of Techno and Progressive House. Who thinks, however, that they are producing Tech-House together is wrong: the Knead And Sting project stands for the collaboration of two musical free thinkers beyond all genre limitations. Their single Shattered is the second chapter of the new german Electronica…
Like colorful walks through nature
In times of burn-out and hectic pace of daily work mental balance and minutes of peace and quiet become more important. Particularly in the dark season, many people suffer from depression and the winter-blues syndrome SAD (seasonal affective disorders). An artist from Berlin now provides an effective escape from this never-ending spiral. Like colorful walks through nature, Marina Kaehne’s artworks can decelerate life and reactivate the need for experiencing nature.
Hardly…
FRIEDERIKE VON RAUCH | IN SECRET
Friederike von Rauch’s exhibition In Secret presents a selection of her photographs from different series produced between 2010 and 2013: focused and picturesque compositions of light and shade that elevate unremarkable architectural details to the status of stand-alone subjects and question our habits of perception. The works were created in various European museums and post-war modernist churches.
Following her training as a silversmith, Friederike von Rauch studied Industrial Design at…
Pro Art Gallery to Host Solo Exhibition Of Hossein Irandoust ‘Spiritual Dance Vo …
Dubai, UAE, November 13 2013: Pro Art Gallery, the gallery that celebrates innovative and cutting edge art from the Arab world and beyond, is set to host its next exhibition titled ‘Spiritual Dance’. This dynamic exhibition will showcase the artworks by Iranian painter Hossein Irandoust. The exhibition will open on Wednesday, 13th November,2013 at 7:30pm and will run till 30th November 2013 at the Pro-Art Gallery located in the Palm…
Marina loves boats and nature - German artist merges photography and painting to …
Impressive art being as good as impressionists’ masterpieces but more contemporary, resistant to environmental effects and affordable – Marina Kaehne’s art can be brought under this heading.
The basis of Marina’s artwork are high resolution photos which she converts into impressionistic or hyper-realistic art. In other words, the artist from Berlin merges the world of photography and painting to a new form of art.
Hardly anyone can escape the fascination of impressionist…
WFA 2nd Annual 48-Hour Film Challenge - Over $7K in Prizes
Winter Film Awards presents …
2nd Annual 48-Hour Film Challenge
Winter Film Awards, an Independent Film Festival organization in New York City, challenges the local community to create a short film from start to finish in just a single weekend in an exciting and fast-paced environment with crazy rules that make for an awesome and sleep-deprived team experience.
The 2013 WFA 48-Hour Film Challenge gets under way on Friday December 6 at 8pm.…
3rd Annual Open Online Art Exhibition Now Posted and Online
Jupiter, FL, USA (November 1, 2013) -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that its November 2013 art exhibition, the 3rd Annual Open Online Art Exhibition is now posted on their website and is ready to be viewed online. The gallery did not have a theme for the art competition which was used to determine the participants to this exhibition. 2D artists who applied were…
Singer Pur, Renowned A Cappella Vocal Ensemble, Performs at Adelphi University
GARDEN CITY, NY, November 2013— Internationally-renowned vocal sextet Singer Pur will perform a program of a cappella music entitled "Fields of Gold: Vocal Music through the Centuries" at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) on Friday, November 8, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. Widely considered one of the finest vocal ensembles in the world, Singer Pur has garnered international recognition and praise for more than 20 years. The concert is…
South Bay Ballet’s The Nutcracker Pirouettes into its 10th Season
This year marks the 10th anniversary of South Bay Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker – one of the best things to do in the Southland for the holidays! Dancers who started out as tiny mice in early productions have graduated to bigger roles of the full-length seasonal classic, which shows December 20, 21 and 22 at El Camino College Center for the Arts, Marsee Auditorium.
Mayu Odaka, 16, of Redondo…
3rd Annual Countryside Online Art Competition Announced
Jupiter, FL, USA (October 23, 2013) -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces their 3rd Annual "Countryside" Online Art Competition for the month of November 2013. 2D artists (including photography) from around the world are called upon to make online submissions to be judged for inclusion into the Gallery's December 2013 online group exhibition. The gallery encourages entries from artists, regardless of where they reside to apply to…
BLACK OUT - ON THE VERGE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC
KILIAN BREIER I EDMUND CLARK I SVEN JOHNE I TÜNDE KOVÁCS I AGATA MADEJSKA I PIETER LAURENS MOL I FRANK NEUBAUER I TIMM RAUTERT I ARNULF RAINER I GEORG WINTER I CURATED BY BIRGIT KULMER
STUTTGART NOVEMBER 8TH, 2013 – JANUARY 18th, 2014
OPENING RECEPTION THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7TH, 2013, 7 PM
Black – which like white is not actually a true colour – refers in our western tradition to the notion of nothingness…
Art Gallery Announces Dia Spriggs in Artist Showcase
Jupiter, FL, USA (October 19, 2013) -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is very pleased to announce that wildlife artist Dia Spriggs is the gallery's newest featured artist. Her artworks will now be featured and promoted in gallery's Artist Showcase for the next 30 days.
Dia Spriggs is a self-taught wildlife artist living and creating her art in Florida. She lives with 13 cats, 2 dogs and 2 parrots,…
Temporal Void | Mayumi Hamanaka + Brooks Salzwedel | November 21 – January 16, 2 …
Johansson Projects presents Temporal Void, a two person show featuring new works by Mayumi Hamanaka and Brooks Salzwedel, in which the vulnerability of our environments, histories and memories is brought to the forefront.
By slightly distorting recognizable images from twentieth century wars and layering hand cut prints and paper, Mayumi Hamanaka investigates perceptions of history and the contexts in which histories are written. In Hamanaka’s latest project, Invisible Lands,…
Rising Austin, TX Artist The Vantage Announce New EP Release Date
Oct 18, 2013 – Austin, TX – Buzzing Pop/Indie group The Vantage have announced a November 26 release date for their new EP “This Time Now”. This Texas based duo recorded the effort with acclaimed producer Rob Freeman (Hit The Lights, Armor For Sleep) and includes their debut single "On My Way". The track has already garnered massive attention online with over 200,000 plays on SoundCloud and a #2 spot…
Statue of Limitation
Statue of Limitation
Exhibition Dates: 18 November 2013 – 4 January 2014
Opening Reception: 18 November 2013, 6 - 9 pm
Green Art Gallery Dubai announces “Statue of Limitation” presenting works by Nazgol Ansarinia, Holger Niehaus, Judith Sönnicken and Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck with Media Farzin.
“Let us not be deceived,” Bernard Baruch announced in 1947, “we are today in the midst of a cold war.” The walls may have come down over two…
Love World Action Saves: Michel Montecrossa's song triggered by Tea Party money …
Mira Sound Germany releases as Audio-CD Single, DVD and Download ‘Love World Action Saves‘, Michel Montecrossa’s New-Topical-Song triggered by Tea Party money and career craziness and the all-time ethical low of U.S. politos. The song and music video ‘Love World Action Saves‘ are available on the Michel Montecrossa homepage and on Vimeo and the Single can be purchased from the Mirapuri-Shop.
Michel Montecrossa about ‘Love World Action Saves‘:
“My New-Topical-Song ‘Love World…
DEAG and Sony Music continue their successful collaboration at DEAG Classics
• Professor Peter Schwenkow extends his contract as CEO of DEAG Classics ahead of schedule
• DEAG Classics preparing to enter classical market in other countries
Berlin, October 09, 2013 - DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG (ISIN DE000A0Z23G6) and Sony Music Entertainment have announced key developments regarding their partnership at DEAG Classics AG, which they entered into four years ago. Professor Peter L.H. Schwenkow, CEO of DEAG and DEAG Classics, has agreed to extend…
IMCRadio/IMCOnAir and SABN (South Asian Broadcasting Network) are media partner …
(09/30/2013–FHH) The ARChive of Contemporary Music (ARC) in NewYork (USA) launches on 6th October 2013 the India Music Week (IMW). IMCRadio/IMCOnAir and SABN (South Asian Broadcasting Network) are the official media partners for the IMW2013.
ARC will lead an online project to celebrate Indian music and culture from 6th till 13th October, 2013. ARC realizes the project in collaboration with Columbia Libraries at Columbia University, and with the support of…
3rd Annual Animals Art Exhibition Announced and Posted
Jupiter, FL, USA (October 1, 2013) -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that its October 2013 art exhibition is now posted on their website and is ready to be viewed online. The theme for this art exhibition is "Animals" and artists were asked to apply to this competition by submitting their best animal art.
An art competition was held in August and September 2013 which…
Summerisle Songs releases The Wicker Man – The Complete Piano Songbook
Available for the first time ever, Summerisle Songs is releasing a songbook containing all of Paul Giovanni's memorable and haunting score for the chilling cult classic The Wicker Man, starring Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland and Edward Woodward.
London
The 40th Anniversary of the release of Robin Hardy's movie "The Wicker Man" is being celebrated with not only a Blu-Ray and cinema release of a brand new "final cut" version of the film,…
Formalities featuring Dan Grayber + Steuart Pittman
Johansson Projects presents Formalities, a two-person exhibition featuring works by Dan Grayber and Steuart Pittman, in which familiar structures and seemingly rigorous forms are born from aesthetic impulse and a higher ambition towards geometric harmony.
If machines are inventions that ease the daily burdens of human existence, Dan Grayber's work is the very antithesis of the statement. Grayber creates intricate mechanical objects that are designed solely to sustain themselves, rather…
PIONEERING MUSIC PHENOM, MARCELLA ARAICA, JOINS DISTINGUISHED PANEL INCLUDING TY …
A burgeoning generation of determined and ambitious women eagerly packed into Center548 this weekend, in gathering of the fourth annual WIE Symposium, Women: Inspiration & Enterprise. The 2-day seminar is a yearly leadership conference designed to empower and inspire emerging leaders to emanate greatness and shatter glass ceilings.
One of the music industry’s most coveted and prolific sound engineers, Marcella Araica, passionately shared her expertise and experience during the ‘Breaking The…
VernissageTV Hits 8,000 Subscribers on YouTube
Basel (Switzerland), September 25, 2013 -- VernissageTV recently reached a new milestone by hitting 8,000 subscribers on YouTube. VernissageTV's Art TV channel on YouTube was created in 2005, regular uploads started in 2007. The channel that is dedicated to contemporary art, design, and architecture now contains more than 1,100 videos that cover art exhibitions and events, and feature interviews with artists, designers, curators and architects.
The VernissageTV YouTube channel is…
Sue Horowitz Releases Third Album Entitled “The Power and The Blessing”
Sue Horowitz is a singer-songwriter of contemporary Jewish music from the rocky coast of Maine. A professional musician since the age of 17, Sue has performed in both secular and spiritual venues. Her warm and engaging style creates a feeling of community wherever she sings. Her musical influences are James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Pete Seeger, and Carol King.
Her debut CD, Eleven Doors Open , was produced by the multi-talented…
Choreography And Artist Development Company Brings A Caribbean Vibe To Dance App …
When Elle Mayo, dancer/choreographer and owner of Dance Roots Etc., LLC was tasked with choreographing an Afro-Caribbean dance production for Herricks Dance Repertory in Long Island, NY, it was a pleasant surprise to later find that this production was included in the Afro Carib category in the app “Dance Vidz’ on iTunes.
“While searching dance channels on YouTube, I noticed one of my videos, entitled Caribbean Blues, was a part of…
Izaak Zwartjes - Schicksal der Gegenwart
Opening reception:
Friday, June 21, 2013, 7 pm
Duration of the exhibition:
June 22 - July 27, 2013
Tuesday - Saturday, 12 - 7 pm
In August, please contact the gallery for an appointment to see the show.
We are pleased to announce the first solo exhibition in Germany of Dutch artist Izaak Zwartjes.
Izaak Zwartjes' exhibition title 'Schicksal der Gegenwart' references the children's fantasy film 'Erik or the Small Book of Insects' (2004) which is based…
Kamrooz Aram awarded Abraaj Group Art Prize 2014
Green Art Gallery is pleased to announce that NY-based Iranian artist Kamrooz Aram has been selected as one of the five winners of Abraaj Group Art Prize 2014, alongside artists Abbas Akhavan, Anup Mathew Thomas, Basim Magdy and Bouchra Khalili. The artists will now start working closely with the selected Guest Curator for 2014, Nada Raza (Pakistan). She has the responsibility of supervising the production of the artworks, their display…
Insightful Book Reveals One Man’s Meaningful Journey
New York, May 30, 2013. – Author Jan Gero reveals that there is life after 50, 60, and, hopefully, long after 80.
The book "Me on Me" (published by iUniverse) is now available. In this book, Jan Gero introduces his groundbreaking work of non-fiction writing. Gero has spent fifty years processing his personal journey through a sometimes chaotic life — writing, drawing, and speaking his journals to gain psychological insight…
