Press Releases by Category Arts & Culture
Hobbit Feest party in Baarlo, Netherlands
The Hobbit Feest party will take place on 17 and 18 November 2012 on Kasteel de Berckt in Baarlo, Netherlands. In expectance of the Hobbit film by Peter Jackson, which will come to cinemas a month later, and as part of the Hobbit Year project, the Dutch Tolkien Society Unqendor and the German Tolkien Society DTG are inviting all Tolkien and fantasy fans into the Shire, to travel ‘there and…
Nina Lola Bachhuber: Loplop' Logik
Opening Reception: Friday, October 26, 2012, 6pm to 10pm
Exhibition through: January 19, 2013
Extended opening hours on 11/2 until 10pm
Nina Lola Bachhuber’s sculptures are three- dimensional representations of psychological states in which various levels of abstraction and figuration are oscillating. A strong focus on formal matters, rigorous attention to detail, an affinity to both rationality and fetish culture and the ambivalence of presence and absence are situating the work somewhere between…
International Quilt Block Swap Unites Patchwork Enthusiasts around the Globe
Munich, 18 October 2012: Starting in autumn 2011, the online magazine “Quilt around the World” organised a truly ambitious project – a global quilt block swap. Quilt enthusiasts from around the world, who were interested in working together in a multinational and cross-cultural patchwork project, were invited to take part.
With a finish date of March 31st 2012, the quilters had time to sew 12 quilt blocks according to their…
European Heritage Fair 2012 in Wiesbaden
LINE OF SUCCESS CONTINUES
In an exhibition space twice as large than in the past, this year’s EUHEF in Wiesbaden gathers selected specialists in the fields of monument conservation, architecture, antiques as well as interior and garden design at a new location in Biebrich Castle in Wiesbaden.
EUHEF – Trade fair and congress for monument conservation, architecture as well as interior and garden design; Biebrich Castle, Wiesbaden, 25–27 October 2012.
The three-day…
Dr. Leigh-Davis Wants to Bring Back Rock and Music Before iTunes
Dr. Leigh-Davis’ documentary feature film, “Suicide Pro,” just came out on DVD, but without haste, she is rushing to complete filming on the documentary “Let’s Rock,” with some really big names.
Long before iTunes, there were musical artists that paved the way, and are the inspiration, for many of the singers kids are downloading on iTunes. Even though it took a long time to make The Rock and Roll Hall of…
Eivind Gullberg Jensen: Further important debuts during the 2012/13 season
Following his significant debuts at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich as well as with the Bamberg Symphonic, yet more considerable debuts await the young Norwegian conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen. On Friday 26th October 2012, he will conduct the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra for the first time (featuring Valentina Lisitsa as soloist). Exactly five weeks later, on Friday 30th November 2012, Eivind Gullberg Jensen’s debut with the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg…
CD Release (October 15th, 2012): Florian Uhlig - 'Schumann in Vienna'
Melancholy and grotesque: Florian Uhlig introduces 'Schumann in Vienna', volume 4 of his complete edition of Schumann’s piano works.
With the fourth CD in his 15-part complete edition of Schumann’s piano works, the renowned pianist Florian Uhlig moves towards the inner depths of the Schumann oeuvre, and a step closer to the dark and more troubled shades of the composer. This record sees Uhlig presenting, alongside the 'Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op.…
Two First Prize Winners at the ›Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition …
The names of all the Prize Winners of the 8th ›Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover‹ have been determined, and were announced at the Award Ceremony during the Prize Winners’ Gala Concert on October 13, 2012. For the first time in the history of the Competition, the First Prize, amounting to €50,000, was awarded to two competitors, Alexandra Conunova-Dumortier from Moldova and Dami Kim from South Korea. Both of these…
Strikingly Sparse Images of Jane Richardson at Agora Gallery
For the painter Jane Richardson, color and texture conjure evocative images of landscapes, city streets and human figures. Applied with palette knives and trowels, her paints meld sharp, straight edges and rounded lines to create movement and stillness in her generally abstract compositions. Many of her large paintings evoke landscapes, whether verdant natural vistas or fragmented urban scenes. Her bold expressionist aesthetic begins from a foundation of scraped, quasi-geometric forms,…
Cloudscapes of Jacques Descoteaux at Agora Gallery
At first glance, Canadian artist Jacques Descoteaux’s canvases resemble abstract color field paintings, but as the eye adjusts and subtle variations in tone and texture emerge, they turn out to be landscapes. Originally inspired by the flat topography and vast skies of the region surrounding James Bay, where he spent time years ago, and the urban environment of Toronto, where the artist is now based, Descoteaux paints what would almost…
Gladys Gonzalez’s Abstract Acrylics at Agora Gallery
Gladys Gonzalez paints large-format abstracts with acrylics on canvas, evoking the grandeur and mysticism of stained glass. Intense colors and heavy black lines form a body of work that is fragmented yet tight-knit; her style is immediately recognizable and has a great impact. “It is vibrant, colorful and… define[s] a particular scene or daily event,” she explains. Gonzalez is focused on capturing ordinary moments and making them something more. A…
“We Are Who We Pretend to Be” art exhibition opens Saturday, November 10th at WW …
WWA Gallery Presents:
We Are Who We Pretend to Be
Featured Artists:
Justin Bloomer | Nicole Bruckman | Vincent Cacciotti | David Chung | Evan Cummiskey | Joachim Knill | Bethany Marchman | Lou Pimentel | Allison Reimold | Jophen Stein
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 10th | 7-10PM
On View: November 10th – December 1st, 2012
Titled after Kurt Vonnegut’s cautionary quote, “We Are Who We Pretend to Be” opens Saturday, November 10th at…
Adelphi Hosts Arts Day Featuring Two-Time Tony Award-Winning Actress Christine E …
For the fifteenth consecutive year, Adelphi University will host Arts Day. At the annual fall arts conference, scheduled on October 16, 2012, talented performing arts high school juniors and seniors participate in intensive workshops in dance, music and theatre at our magnificent 53,000-square-foot Performing Arts Center (AUPAC), 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. The conference will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. The Arts Day featured…
Australian Vintage Fans Go Danish With Dansk Vintage
Dansk Vintage, a unique local business, selling sustainable vintage Danish furniture celebrated a year of success last month.
The Brisbane-based company has used a handpicked team of tasteful Danish suppliers to meet a niche Australian market demand for selective, high quality vintage pieces from the Nordic nation.
The success of the business is so prolific that current stock shipments are being snapped up before they reach Australian shores.
Christina Meagher one half of…
Australian Potter Mines MOA’s Extensive Treasures to Present Pleased to Meet You …
VANCOUVER, BC – The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC explores compelling new pairings of timeless treasures in its boundary-breaking exhibition Pleased to Meet You: Introductions by Gwyn Hanssen Pigott on display from November 3, 2012 to March 24, 2013. A first for MOA, this exhibition examines new aesthetic perspectives that develop when artifacts are removed from their historical and cultural contexts, and re-assembled into groupings based solely on colour,…
Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover (Sept. 29 – Oct. 13, 20 …
Six of the twelve Semifinalists in the ›Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover‹ have rea-ched the Final. Late on Tuesday evening (October 9, 2012), the International Jury announced the names of those young violinists who had succeeded in making the best
impression on them in the two Semifinal rounds. The challenges were enormous. The first round of the Semi-final consisted of a recital, lasting a good hour, which had to include…
Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover: The twelve Semifinalis …
Twelve out of a total of 35 competitors at the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition Hannover (Sept. 29 – Oct. 13, 2012) have made it through to the Semifinals. Today - on Friday, October 5, 2012 – the Jury announced the names of the young violinists who made the best impression on them in the two preliminary rounds, playing works including solo pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The Semifinal rounds will…
UAE Exchange and Soorya bring an enchanting evening of Indian dance forms
The multi-level mega show of a variety of Indian dance forms is conceptualised by Mr. Soorya Krishnamoorthy of Soorya Stage and Film Society. The show, organised by UAE Exchange, will be held on the 12th and 13th of October, 2012, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai respectively.
Imagine an evening filled with rhythmic grace moving to soulful music. The art lovers of Abu Dhabi and Dubai will have such an evening with…
Creative Geeks from all over the world meet up at push.inspiration
This autumn Munich will be all about the creative combination of design, code and new technologies. push.conference unites designers and developers from all around the globe to join a series of talks on trending topics.
On the 23rd and 24th of November, envis precisely invites designers and creative coders for a two-day event to the Bavarian capital. As co-hosts of the previous decoded conference, the team can look back at three successful…
Partners Club raises over £3,000 for Walking with the Wounded at Charity Event i …
Over 150 members and guests of Netlaw Media’s Partners Club gathered in London on Thursday for an exclusive evening in aid of the UK charity ‘Walking with the Wounded”.
Titled as ‘An Exhibition Celebrating the Work of Sir Colin Hampden-White’, the event was a held at the Marylebone Hotel in London and attracted representatives from the political, legal and business sectors who helped raise over £3,000 for the rehabilitation of wounded…
An additional “jewel” joins the Frida Kahlo exhibition “Viva la Vida” in Baden-B …
A wonderfully handcrafted silver pendant known as “The Universe Pectoral “ with the matching earrings can be seen in the Frida Kahlo exhibition in Baden-Baden, Germany as of September 14th 2012.
The two exhibits are the replica in silver of the originals found in the archeological site of Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico.
The archeological site of Monte Alban was discovered in 1932, and the Tomb Nr 7 contained jewelry of immense…
Global Persuasion: Original Mid-Century Modern Posters at International Poster G …
BOSTON, MA - International Poster Gallery (IPG) proudly presents Global Persuasion: Original Mid-Century Modern Posters, a show and sale of original vintage posters from 1945 – 1965. The Mid-Century poster genre, which has seen a meteoric rise in popularity in recent years, encompasses a broad spectrum of motifs and styles that responded to the technological and cultural developments of the post-World War II world. Included in the exhibition…
“A Summerday” in Miami
“A Summerday” in Miami
Carmen Graber at Nina Torres Fine Art
Exhibition: November Contemporary
November 2 – November 24, 2012
NINA TORRES FINE ART
1800 North Bayshore Drive,
CP1 Miami, FL. 33132
Phone: +01.305.395.3599
info@ninatorresfineart.com
http://www.ninatorresfineart.com
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 11am - 6pm / Saturdays 12 - 5pm
November Contemporary is the 6th event of a series that features painting, sculpture, installation, photography, performances, collage and video of international artists.
Nina Torres Fine Art has established the…
Interactive Cell Phone Tour Launched at Mobile Carnival Museum
Visitors can now use their mobile devices to learn about Mardi Gras with a new mobile tour at the Mobile Carnival Museum. The Museum, which highlights the history of Mardi Gras in its true birthplace, Mobile, Alabama, partnered with OnCell to bring their exhibits to life through the visitors’ own mobile technology. By dialing a tour number on a cell phone or visiting the mobile web tour on a smartphone,…
Sweet Soul Records Reaches Japan Music Distribution Agreement with Missouri-base …
An exclusive license agreement has been reached between SWEET SOUL RECORDS and Destin 2B1 Records, LLC, representing soul singer Brian Owens, allowing Japan distribution of his first major release “Moods & Messages,” in both physical and digital formats.
Tokyo, Japan: Today, SWEET SOUL RECORDS, parent company lifesound, Inc., officially announced that an agreement has been reached with Missouri-based Destin 2B1 Records, LLC for nationwide distribution of the album “Moods & Messages,”…
VernissageTV Art TV Partners with Paddle8TV
Basel (Switzerland), September 25, 2012 -- VernissageTV is excited to announce a new collaboration with Paddle8TV. Paddle8TV is a dedicated video channel premiering original video content contributed by galleries, non profits, museums and artists as well as the paddle8 community. The new collaboration will bring new video content to Paddle8TV every month that covers exhibitions and events in the fields of contemporary art, design, and architecture.
About Paddle8TV:
Paddle8TV is a dedicated…
Steve Giovinco Included in Fine Art Photography Museum Exhibition “The Kids Are …
Photography Museum Show Illuminates Shifting Nature of Family and Changing Role of Contemporary Photography; Includes Catherine Opie, Steve Giovinco, Ryan McGinley, Others
Contemporary family life and couples are the subject of Steve Giovinco’s fine art photographs, which are included in a museum exhibition called, “The Kids Are All Right.”
The show opens September 30, 2012 at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
The exhibition focuses on the shifting nature…
Discursive Politics – Language with a Spin
A project sponsored by the Austrian Science Fund FWF has made a detailed investigation on what viewers understand and how they evaluate the statements of politicians during televised debates. To this effect, software-assisted conversation analysis established how the individual social knowledge of viewers nurtures the interpretations – and reinterpretations – of political statements. For the first time, the roles played by differing interpretive frames in our comprehension of political reality…
"Revelation" reveals secret society of devil worshipers in Rome
“Revelation” a debut novel by MJ Mancini, the first in his trilogy of the same title, discusses a clandestine society of devil worshipers rumored to exist in Rome, Italy. The Cavalieri di Satana, or the Knights of Satan, is a powerful underground satanic cult according to Mancini’s book. The secret society operates in the shadows of the Vatican and controls most of the global financial markets on the…
Wooden Bridge Candles Illuminate Wisconsinmade.com
Wisconsinmade.com is known for delivering a taste of Wisconsin and now the online gourmet food and gift store is also sending the scent of Wisconsin with candles from Wooden Bridge Candles. The artisans at Wooden Bridge Candles craft eco-friendly, American made candles in a variety of comforting and cozy scents. With the help of Wisconsinmade.com, Wooden Bridge Candles ship nationwide. “From the wooden wick to the white frosted jar, no…
The Portrait Society of America Announces the 2012 Fall Portrait Academy
MIAMI – September 19, 2012 –The Portrait Society of America proudly announces its 2012 Fall Portrait Academy to be held on November 2nd and 3rd at the Fairchild Gardens and Vizcaya Museum & Gardens in Miami, Florida. The two-day event features an artist demonstration by Hodges Soileau, a lecture by Professor David Chang and a Plein Air workshop with Hodges Soileau, David Chang and Kerry Vosler. The City of Miami…
Adelphi Presents “Uncommon Women and Others”
The Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (AUPAC) will be kicking off its 2012-2013 theatrical season with Wendy Wasserstein’s debut play Uncommon Women and Others. Directed by Department of Theatre Chair, Nicholas Petron, M.A. ’70 , the show will be running from September 26 to September 30 in the Black Box Theater, Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave, Garden City, NY, 11530.
Set in the early 1970s at the height…
OnCell Turns Guided Garden Tour Into Mobile Tour
Brent and Becky's Bulbs of Gloucester, VA will launch an OnCell mobile tour inside their Chesapeake Bay Friendly Gardens, an 8+acre educational garden around its offices, warehouse and retail space, The Bulb Shoppe. OnCell's mobile technology makes it easy for sites to upload their own content onto a state-of-the-art online platform that turns educational audio, images and video into a mobile tour. Visitors to the garden will be able to…
Titanic Artist James Lumbers New Release - Titanic Departure Collector Giclee Pr …
Titanic artist James Lumbers new release - Titanic Departure Painting - RMS Titanic's maiden voyage captured the imagination of the world in print, movies and pictures. Titanic 2012, the 100th anniversary of the tragedy has motivated the story once again. Titanic artist James Lumbers, (known widely for his memory paintings) has approached the subject from a unique perspective. Not from the horror of the event, but rather the innocence of…
Green Art Gallery at the Moving Image Contemporary Video Art Fair 2012, with Ale …
Green Art Gallery announces its participation in the 2012 London Moving Image Art Fair with “Chronoscope, 1951, 11pm”, a video produced by multidisciplinary artist Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck in collaboration with art historian Media Farzin. The fair will be taking place in London between the 11th and 14th of October 2012.
“Chronoscope, 1951, 11pm” is a 24-minute video that uses original footage from “Longines Chronoscope”, an American television program that aired between…
MTS Management Group Signs 16-year-old "Kansas City Queen Of Country Music" Jose …
MTS Management Group is proud to announce their signing of 16-year-old, Kansas City-based country music artist, Josey Milner, to an exclusive artist management deal. In addition to handling all management duties, MTS will be providing publicist and social media marketing services for Ms. Milner. A staple of the Missouri fair and festival circuit, Josey will enter the studio to record her debut album in the coming months.
"We're very excited to…
Art Gallery Announces Sandy Moser as Their Featured Artist
Jupiter, Florida, USA - September 16, 2012 -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that the Canadian artist, Sandy Moser is the gallery's newest featured artist. Sandy Moser is a life-long resident of Nova Scotia and she has always been interested in painting and drawing nature and animals. Sandy attended Nova Scotia Teachers College instead of Art College and that lead her to a twenty…
John Michael Kohler Arts Center Photography Exhibition, “The Kids Are All Right, …
Museum Exhibition Illuminates Shifting Nature of Family and Changing Role of Contemporary Photography
Beginning September 30, 2012, the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, explores the bedrock theme of “family,” and how evolving photographic technologies have influenced the manner in which families are portrayed in the exhibition THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT.
This is the first exhibition to examine the intersection of how both family and photography have changed dramatically over…
This Jealous Earth, a "Modern, Witty and Provocative" Debut
Scott Dominic Carpenter’s debut collection of literary fiction shorts, This Jealous Earth, forthcoming from MG Press in January 2013, is filled with stories that examine the tension between the everyday and the transcendent—the struggle to grasp what lies beyond our reach.
Advance praise has already been pouring in for the book:
We wait in slow horror for the banal details of our lives—ticking in the corner of these stories like time bombs—to…
Josef Schulz, poststructure
Josef Schulz: “poststructure”
Opening Reception: Friday, September 14, 2012, 7pm
Exhibition: through November 3, 2012
Paradise Cafe. Property For Sale
poststructure by Josef Schulz
Abandoned buildings have a charm of their own. In stark contrast to inhabited ones, life has left them, remaining discernible all the same. In our concept of a life lived it remains present as a memory. Abandoned industrial wastelands, too, exude an air of work and manufacture. These new places…
Tattoo Studios Support Breast Cancer Help, Inc. With “Ink For Pink” Campaign
(Bay Shore, New York) — In support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month during the month of October, Good Times Tattoo Studio in East Islip and Horifudo Tattoo Studio in Smithtown will take part in a month-long “Ink For Pink” campaign. Starting October 1 at noon, customers can get a tattoo of the breast cancer ribbon at either studio done for free; in exchange, they can make checks payable to…
50 years CAMERATA BERN - a new CD release
Under the leadership of the violinist ANTJE WEITHAAS (since 2009) the orchestra recorded classical arrangements of Beethoven's String Quartet op. 95 and the famous Kreutzer Sonata.
Founded in 1962 with the idea to perform as a small, flexible ensemble without conductor, the CAMERATA BERN developed rapidly to a worldwide wellspoken chamber orchestra. A long list of wellknown musical celebrities helped over the years to develop this orchestra from Berne (Switzerland)…
'art place berlin': Michael A. Russ' Cover Art for Tom Waits' 'Swordfishtrombone …
A new highlight in the current permanent exhibition ‘ART based on PHOTOGRAPHY’ at ‘art place berlin’ (until October 31st) is an original TinTone artwork by the American artist Michael A. Russ. It shows the motive of his cover photo for Tom Waits groundbreaking music album ‘Swordfishtrombones’ from the year 1983. It is currently on display in the exhibition next to Tom Waits portrait by Michael Russ. He has created both…
Why Music: New Blog Series Unveils the Power of Music to Help Shape the Future o …
“Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.” – Beethoven, 1810
As part of a commitment to help people better understand the mysterious power of music and how it can be used to shape the future of our existence, Frank Fitzpatrick is launching a series of articles called Why Music. Fitzpatrick is a social entrepreneur and multi-platinum music producer…
Special Auction Side lines of the German Avant-garde - Going once, going twice a …
Munich, 12 September, 2012, (kk) – Off the beaten paths the biggest treasures can be discovered. The same can be said about the Special auction Sidelines of the German Avant-garde, which will take place in context of the auction of Modern Art on 19 th October for the
ninth time.
”After eight years of successful auctions of this kind, it is still my great concern to honor the works by forgotten…
Works of art up to EUR 20.000 by 400 international artists - Stars of the Art Sc …
Munich, 12 September 2012, (kk) – Pablo Picasso, Emil Nolde, Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol, to name but a few big international names that will be called up at Ketterer Kunst’s first autumn auction on 19 and 20 October:
1. Modern Art & Side lines of the German Avant-garde
2. Post War/Contemporary Art
For an amount in the three-digit or lower four digit Euro realms, works by renowned artists such…
Szczesny exhibition in New York: “Neue Wilden works from the 80s”
From September 12 to October 8, 2012, 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel presents a selection of early 80s works by the internationally acclaimed artist Stefan Szczesny, in the framework of an exhibition entitled “Szczesny: Neue Wilden works from the 80s.” The exhibition is curated by the renowned art critic Donald Kuspit.
Stefan Szczesny was born in Munich in 1951. He became famous as one of the protagonists of the so-called…
An additional “jewel” joins the Frida Kahlo exhibition “Viva la Vida” in Baden-B …
A wonderfully handcrafted silver pendant known as “The Universe Pectoral “ with the matching earrings can be seen in the Frida Kahlo exhibition in Baden-Baden, Germany as of September 14th 2012.
The two exhibits are the replica in silver of the originals found in the archeological site of Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico.
The archeological site of Monte Alban was discovered in 1932, and the Tomb Nr 7 contained jewelry of immense…
Supernatural Thriller from the Head Wingnut in Charge!
“Sins of the Father” is about an orphaned child trapped in his own little world for whom life has been extremely cruel, a minister who is looking for just one reason to recapture his flagging faith in a world without meaning and a perfectly ghastly creature with no name and a taste for blood.
From the brilliantly twisted mind of R.J. Palmer comes “Sins of the Father” currently for sale on…
International Zouk Flashmob will unite 40 countries
On september 16th an unprecedented worldwide event will take place. More than 3000 people from 40 countries will participate in a Zouk flashmob. It will be the biggest flashmob of a partnerdance and will no doubt find its way in the Guinness book of records. The event will highlight Zouk, a fairly new latin dance that is taking over the world by storm. The dancers want to show the world…
