Press Releases by Category Arts & Culture
Calendar - Kirgisien – Kyrgyzstan 2010
Under the title „ Kyrgyzstan 2010 “has just published the calendar of the German globetrotter Jan Balster.
The calendar:
The highest land in Central Asia, situated at the foot of the mighty Tien Shan of mountains: Kirghizia counts to in the least visited state of our earth with an interesting history and culture. When the eye can look, varied and untouched nature applies above valleys and mountains, moulder the capital Bischkek…
JOHN LENNON´s ORIGINAL QUARRYMEN - DVD- and new CD-Release
The Quarrymen Live in Dahme (Germany) - Interviews - how the Beatles really originated - newly discovered photos - the day John Lennon first met Paul McCartney - the first new Quarrymen-Single since 1958 - and much more...
In conjunction with Horst Fascher, founder of Hamburg's celebrated Star-Club, the German media company Garrelt Danker Medienproduktion, brings music legends into the limelight, especially those from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. What…
La Rogaia Painting holidays 2010 Painting with Water Colours and Oil - Landscape …
Born in London Julia has painted in both watercolour and oil all her life. She worked as a family doctor until 2000 and then trained as an Alexander Technique teacher whilst she also developed her artistic skills. She learned fine art oil portraiture from Zohar (an internationally acclaimed London portraitist), and portrait commissions form most of her oil painting work. She has taught watercolour classes of mixed abilities for…
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra participates in the first EU conference on the topi …
On 25 and 26 October, representatives of culture, business and politics come together at the University of Ferrara to discuss questions of cultural development and European identity in times of crisis. The conference will promote an exchange about how art and culture can survive the current economic crisis for the long term.
The forum was created by the University of Ferrara and the CRUI Foundation (Conference of Italian University Rectors)…
GISART’s Imaginative Digital Photo-Collages on Display in Agora Gallery’s Altere …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will unveil a three-part exhibition that is scheduled to run from October 27, 2009 through November 17, 2009, featuring work from photographer GISART in Altered States of Reality.
GISART’s imaginative digital photo-collages weave a dreamlike narrative with intriguing images. Early in his career, GISART, undoubtedly influenced by the Surrealists, has in recent years found inspiration in the works of Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg. But,…
New Creative Arts Catalog from Delphi Glass
Delphi Glass, celebrating 37 years in the art glass community, has released their 2009-2010 Annual Creative Arts Supply Catalog. At 452 pages, it is their largest catalog to date.
The full-color catalog is densely packed with a wide variety of glass, tools and supplies. Over 5800 new products have been added, including more fusing and dichroic glass, Delphi Exclusives and the latest jewelry findings. Still included are Artists Spotlights, quick step-by-step…
Obituary - In memory of Wolfgang Ketterer
Munich, 14 October 2009, (kk) - Wolfgang Ketterer, “one of the most renown European art dealers“ (Abendzeitung, 09 September 2000) and “precursor of the German auction market“ (Handelsblatt, 08/09 September 2000), died in his home in Kreuth on Tegernsee near Munich today on 14 October 2009.
Wolfgang Ketterer “made history in the German art business“, wrote the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on occasion of his 80th birthday on 9 September 2000.…
The University of Chicago Department of Music Announces Its Fall 2009 Season
This October, the University of Chicago Department of Music integrates performances of popular music, classical fare, and new works with reports on ground-breaking research, embodying the mission of the University.
The fall 2009 season kicks off with two international guest appearances, including the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Symphony Orchestra, which performed a free concert on Thursday, October 1 at 8:00 PM in Mandel Hall as part of their first international tour.…
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra opens the season at its Italian residence in Ferrar …
BERLIN, 13 October 2009 – In October 2009, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) travels to Ferrara for its annual series of season-opening concerts. This year, the autumn period is made up of three concerts, including a concert performance of Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde with Waltraud Meier in the title role. Chamber music concerts are also planned in cooperation with the concert promoter Ferrara Musica and the Torrione Jazz Club…
Photographs Speak the Truth About South Aftica
Ezra Mabengeza, South African photographer, along with artist Jonathan Freemantle paint a powerful portrait of Africa that opens October 13, 2009 at the Alliance Française in Cape Town. Dedicated to the late Helen Suzman, one of South Africa's most fearless anti-apartheid activists, the show "A Truth in Black and White" is also showing at the Africa in Motion Film Festival in Edinburgh through November 3, 2009.
Mabengeza's work portrays the…
James Turrell. The Wolfsburg Project: 24 October 2009 – 5 April 2010
On 24 October, the monumental Wolfsburg Project lighting installation created by famous lighting artist James Turrell will be presented to the public at the Wolfsburg Art Museum.
The Wolfsburg Ganzfeld Piece – as this work of art has been named – is the largest installation ever implemented by the American artist in a museum. Encompassing an area of 700 square metres and 12 meters in height, the installation comprises two rooms…
"Kopfarbeit" – An exhibition of Margot Stoeckl
"Kopfarbeit" – An exhibition of Margot Stoeckl
Margot Stoeckl was born in 1963 in Gerlos (Tyrol). From 1979 to 1983 she finished the higher technical educational establishment for art craft and wooden processing in Innsbruck. Later she worked in the parental company, a carpenter's workshop, and signed from 1986 for the construction of a hotel, with inside planning and creation of that responsibly. Since 2004 she is active exclusively as a…
Magistrates. A group show featuring international pop-surrealist artists. Also s …
Magistrates features Ray Caesar, Michael Forbes, Chet Zar, David Hochbaum, Guillermo Rigattieri, Cliff Wallace, Tim Roosen, Dean Flemming, C.C. Askew, Luis Lorenzana, Mikael Alacoque, Jon Jaylo, Marco Rea, Michael Page, Manuel Cortez, Jason Limon, Ali Eckert, Chase Tafoya, Scott Altmann, Jaimes Zacarias, Bruce Mitchell, Steven Daily, Raf Veulemans, François Escalmel, Donato Giancola, Richard Kirk and others. Opens November 13th at 7 pm.
Magistrates features over 25 internationally renowned artists such…
New Work from Kate McKinney, Los Angeles Artist
Kate McKinney, a Los Angeles artist, is currently showing at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. Her installation in the exhibit “Fresh Voices of Jewish Art,” presents the viewer with a spiritual tableau aptly titled “The Amazing Experience.” The elements of her piece, which have been assembled with loose spontaneity, are suggestive of itinerant theatre or a child’s urgent drawing that witness a profound event. The entire installation is hung…
Calendar Russia 2010 – Moscow and Golden Ring
Under the title „Russia 2010 – Moscow and Golden Ring“has just published the calendar of the German globetrotter Jan Balster.
The calendar:
The region of the power. The mighty churches of the "Golden Ring" always interest the traveler. The old Russian architecture reflects the changeable past of Russia again. There is not only the capital of Moscow, There is a many cities at the river Wolga. The observer succumbs to the…
HEIMSPIEL 09 : ARTISTS OF THE GALLERY at Berlin Art Projects
From September 23 to November 5, 2009, Berlin Art Projects proudly presents “Heimspiel 09,” an exhibition of gallery artists. An opening will be held on Friday, September 25 from 7-9 p.m. in the Project Space on Auguststraße 50b.
HEIMSPIEL 09 – A “home game” on the occasion of the Berlin art fairs, Berlin Art Projects will be showing new painting and sculpture from the gallery’s program of artists. The…
Featuring the Playful Mixed Media Works of Michel Picotte in Agora Gallery’s Bey …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will host an exhibition of fine art from Canada that is scheduled to run from October 2, 2009 through October 23, 2009.
Beyond Borders is an exhibition of innovative and stunning Canadian Art. Works span the range of artistic expression, each artist imparting with their unique style a little piece of the Canadian spirit. Playful, humorous, saturated with color, and presented in unique fashion, this…
Paul Tappenden & Joanna Dickey Bring the Mysteries of the Natural World to Life …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery is pleased to present a four part collective exhibition that is scheduled to run from October 2, 2009 through October 23, 2009.
The journey of exploration into the elusive mysteries of the natural world is the creative motivation behind the artistic partnership of Paul Tappenden and Joanna Dickey. Streambeds provide an endless number of intimate environments that naturalists Tappenden and Dickey reveal through their art. The subject…
The gallery STEINER - art & wine presents: "Kopfarbeit" – An exhibition of Margo …
"Kopfarbeit" – An exhibition of Margot Stöckl
Margot Stöckl was born in 1963 in Gerlos (Tyrol). From 1979 to 1983 she finished the higher technical educational establishment for art craft and wooden processing in Innsbruck. Later she worked in the parental company, a carpenter's workshop, and signed from 1986 for the construction of a hotel, with inside planning and creation of that responsibly. Since 2004 she is active exclusively as a…
South Bay Ballet Opens 30th Anniversary Season with The Nutcracker
South Bay Ballet’s 30th Anniversary Season will open with its annual production of "The Nutcracker" on December 19th and 20th, at 2 p.m. in the Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College Center for the Arts.
Under the direction of Diane Lauridsen, this enchanting ballet’s vibrant costumes, stunning sets by Jenny Tomich, along with the brilliant score of Peter Tchaikovsky, present Clara as a young girl who dreams of becoming…
"The Brain That Wouldn't Die: A New Musical" World Premiere at the Overtime Thea …
Considered one of the cult classics of bad movies, "The Brain That Wouldn’t Die" is an American film in the public domain that has enough melodramatic action, ludicrous dialogue, and incidental gore to make it perfect for adapting to the stage…and even turning into a musical! The Overtime Theater does just that, presenting the world premiere of "The Brain That Wouldn’t Die: A New Musical," opening October 2…
Orange, Lemon & Lime. A selection of recent works in oils by Melanie “Shay” LaRo …
Private View: Saturday 31st of October 2009 - 7 pm to 11 pm
Sunday 1st November 2009 - 2pm to 5pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 30th to Thursday 5th of November 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 5th of November: 11.00am to 5.00pm
“Citrus are composed of various fruits joined to form an apparently simple fruit.”
- pg.346, Healthy Foods…
THE MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA GIVES ITS DEBUT AT THE BEETHOVENFEST BONN UNDER THE …
On 3 October, the musicians of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) give their debut at the Beethovenfest Bonn under the direction of Kent Nagano. The performance, featuring works of Beethoven, Strauss and Brahms, is both the final concert of this year’s festival and also the MCO’s first symphony concert under the baton of the American conductor.
The Beethovenfest focuses its attention each year between the end of August and the…
Agora Gallery to Feature Paul Kelley’s Portraits of Nostalgia, Beauty and Sensua …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will host an exhibition of fine art from Canada that is scheduled to run from October 2, 2009 through October 23, 2009.
Canadian artist Paul Kelley's works are portraits of nostalgia as well as studies in beauty, sensual art and a celebration of the human body. There are bobby socks and high heels, classic cars and black lace, Victorian homes and teasing hints at nudity.…
International Masterclasses for Directors and Trainers 2009-10
The Art of Dialogue
an intercultural theatre research project (2008 – 2010)
artistic director: Prof. Dr. Jurij Alschitz
The year of intercultural dialogue 2008 invited us to give a thought on the very nature of the Dialogue itself – to look at its different forms and various meanings.The Art of Dialogue is an inter-cultural theatre research project with work¬shops, master classes, colloquia, laboratories, and performances. Research, teaching and production form one insepa¬rable unity.…
Ketterer Kunst auctions off rare salvific history
Hamburg, 24 September 2009, (kk) - It can be yours, for € 25.000, the almost complete copy in an old coloring of the very rare “Sepculum humanae salvationis“. The fifth German edition of the so-called “spiegels menschlicher behaltnuß“, with some 272 woodcuts in the text, is a highlight in our upcoming Hamburg auction of Rare Books - Manuscripts - Autographs - Decorative Prints with Marine and North German Art.
You…
The Irish Troubles and the Assassination of the First Minister of Northern Irela …
Greenfield, MA, September 22, 2009. Copperhill Media Corporation announces the release of Wilfried F. Voss' new novel, "The Bleeding Hills".
About the book:
The Irish War is officially a part of history, but not for Finnean Whelan, an IRA veteran of almost 40 years. British Intelligence has produced evidence that he is the mastermind behind a conspiracy to assassinate the First Minister of Northern Ireland. Finn is protected in his exile in…
Six Frida Kahlo paintings come home in Baden-Baden
Six additional paintings have joined the permanent Frida Kahlo exhibition “Pain and Passion” in Baden-Baden.
The exhibition, which opened on February 2009 in Kunstmuseum Gehrke-Remund, shows the most complete collection of Frida Kahlo paintings ever.
The 111 paintings, unique in the world, are hand painted replicas licensed from © Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008.
“Very ugly” is among the newly arrived paintings, this…
Current Programming on VernissageTV: Focus Istanbul
Basel, Switzerland, September 22, 2009 -- The current episodes on VernissageTV Art TV focus on the art scene in Istanbul / Turkey. Apart from coverage of the 11th Istanbul Biennial for Contemporary Art, VernissageTV had a look at exhibitions at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, the Sakip Sabanci Museum, Artane Art Gallery and a temporary exhibition venue in an old Synagog.
Focus Istanbul
VernissageTV produced two exhibition walkthroughs of the 11th…
Garden Of The Dispossessed - New Mixed Media works by David Hochbaum
Also featuring Myths, Omens and Misunderstandings - Ver Mar in The Vault.
Reception for the artists October 9th at 7 p.m.
After his last solo show at Strychnin Gallery Berlin in November 2008, American artist David Hochbaum returns with new works – this time going back to his roots in the darkroom. Presenting mixed media works based on black and white photographs, Hochbaum’s preoccupation with houses, labyrinthine streets and cityscapes reaches a…
Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche to Confer an Empowerment of Tara and a Teaching …
Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche will be conferring an empowerment for the Vajrayana Buddhist practice of Tara at Thubten Lekshey Ling (Dharma Subhashita) Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Meditation and Study Center (www.dharmasubhashita.org), Bangalore on the morning of 26th of September. This will be followed by a teaching by Rinpoche on "The Four Stakes that Bind the Life-force".
The teaching explains how to practice Deity Yoga. It will be based on the text "The Four…
Johansson Projects presents Disintegrations
Disintegrations
Featuring works by: Sébastien Lapointe + Andrew Benson
October 2nd – November 13th, 2009
Artist Reception Friday, October 2nd 5 - 8PM
Technology sheds the discourse of forward progress in favor of exotic decay and hypnotic liquefaction. In this technological rebellion, synesthesia takes hold as musical albums become sculptural objects and silent films are sound waves given form.Sébastien Lapointe, artist and DJ from Montréal, remixes calcified LPs into totemic sculptures, photographing textured album…
"The Tribute" on September 26th with Sonu Niigaam
"The Tribute" is the name of the concert which will take place in memory of the "King Of Pop", Michael Jackson, in Vienna on September 26th. Jermaine Jackson, initiator and co-producer of that memorial concert and Georg Kindel, CEO of World Awards Media invited international media to their press conferences in Vienna, London and Berlin to give details regarding the concert and participating artist.
Jermaine Jackson announced, that not only…
Ireland - the green island in 2010 - black-and-white calendar
The calendar „Ireland - the green island 2010“ has just published of the German gtlobetrotter Jan Balster.
The calendar:
A nice scenery enchants if about the land a warm light spreads out. However, Ireland points more, every day contains four seasons, it is raining, it is storming, the rain whips over the streets and suddenly it clears up, the steel-blue sky like a warm summer morning.
Green in all color nuances, meadows, pastures…
‘2 Mad Docs’ 'We are not artists but medicine is our art!' An exhibition of wo …
Following their exhibition at Red Gate Gallery earlier this year, the '2 Mad Docs' are returning for a second exhibition of paintings and photographs. The ‘2 Mad Docs’ are Nora Rahman who is a GP in London and Vaikunthan Rajaratnam who is a surgeon in Birmingham. This exhibition explores the link between the practice of doctors and artists; the powers of observation and interpretation.
Nora’s current collection of paintings is…
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra gives its Chinese debut under the direction of Tan …
Beijing is the destination of the tour that the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) will undertake as the core of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA (LFO) with Claudio Abbado in connection with the LUCERNE FESTIVAL Summer. A joint tour of LFO and MCO has been a tradition since 2005, and the orchestras have already travelled together to Rome, Vienna, Tokyo, and New York. The musicians will give five concerts at the Grand…
Brazilian Artist Rosane Bussmann Finds Insight for Collages from Her Spiritual L …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will host a collective art exhibition that is scheduled to run from September 8, 2009 through September 29, 2009.
The brilliant colors and dazzling forms that characterize the tradition of Latin American art are still found in contemporary painting today. The talented artists collected here channel their zest for life, transforming it into energetic paintings that explore the individual world while celebrating the beautiful people and…
Brazilian Painter Isabel Santta Cecilia’s Art Conveys Resolute Optimism and Joy …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will host a collective art exhibition that is scheduled to run from September 8, 2009 through September 29, 2009.
The brilliant colors and dazzling forms that characterize the tradition of Latin American art are still found in contemporary painting today. The talented artists collected here channel their zest for life, transforming it into energetic paintings that explore the individual world while celebrating the beautiful people and…
Pieces of Me An exhibition of installation, photography and print works by Agata …
Agata Cardoso has been using photography as her primary medium since her studies at Art School. She photographs the female form and her subject matter lies within the many complexities of the female body and identity.
Cardoso’s photographic work has appeared in various national and international publications; most recently her “Breast Cancer Series” appeared in the London Independent Photography Magazine. Her images have also been published in a book in association…
Sonu Niigaam and Michael Jackson - An Indian superstar pays tribute to his idol
What do have an international mega-star and Indian musician and superstar to do with each other?
Now, of course, as for many musicians and fans, Michael Jackson is an undisputed idol, one of the few truly outstanding individuals who have managed to survive despite all odds in a challenging music biz. For Sonu Niigaam Michael Jackson was and still is a role model who has influenced his early works.…
marketplace for art artists.de presents modern, curated art
The online-gallery artists.de periodically curates artists from the wide range of art on the portal. Today it is Nestor Rivera Jr. of New York, USA who was chosen by curator Dr. Stefanie Lucci.
When Nestor Rivera Jr. photographs beautiful bodies, he transforms his models into surreal figures, which float agravicly in other spheres. Immediately you may ask yourself the question if in this case form follows function or vice versa. In…
The Hamburg Players e.V. present in english "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dicke …
A Christmas Carol tells a timeless heart-warming tale of humanity and the true spirit of Christmas.
Christmas is a time of cheer and joy, but not for pennypinching old Ebenezer Scrooge. Over the years his heart has turned to stone. The only thing that counts is his money – never waste a penny, and certainly not on the poor! Song and dance? Bah, humbug!
But then a chilling thing happens – the…
Princeton NJ Area Psychiatrist Delves into the Modern Communication Age
Princeton, NJ – September 3, 2009 - Text, Phone or Talk: What Really Works? For the past year, the public has been bombarded with stories about Internet use, cell phones, Twitter, Facebook, Wii, and the like. But no one has thoroughly explored how the modern electronic age has impacted our personal and business lives -- until now.
Board-certified psychiatrist, Dr. Peter Crist, who is also a business consultant as…
Puccini Rediscovered - Violeta Urmana's new recording for the Deutsche Grammopho …
Old hat, you might think. Can't be anything new by Puccini left to discover. Madama Butterfly and Manon Lescaut are well established in the repertoire, and even La fanciulla del West and Suor Angelica can scarcely be regarded as rarities. And yet Violeta Urmana, together with Plácido Domingo, has entered fascinating new musical territory in a field that seemed to have been thoroughly explored, supported by the Vienna Philharmonic under…
NEW IN PROGRAM: Yasam Sazmazer
After a successful presentation at this year’s SCOPE Basel international art fair, Berlin Art Projects proudly presents Turkish sculptor Yasam Sasmazer, the newest addition to the gallery’s program of emerging artists.
Yasam Sasmazer was born in 1980 and studied Sculpture at the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts in Istanbul. She participates in various symposia on the subject of sculpture; her work has been shown in numerous biennials and exhibitions. Sasmazer…
Announcing the festival’s international jury
Like in previous years this year too an international five-piece jury will decide on who gets to win the “German Independence Award – Best German Film”. The members of the jury 2009 are:
Sylvia Caminer
American producer, director and writer Sylvia Caminer collaborated with Rap legend Busta Rhymes in “Love’N’Dancing” and “Order of Redemption”. She won an Emmy for the TV series “Great Hotels” and produced “Blue Moon” and “The Deli”…
“NON-PAREIL” - Buchanan Michigan Arts Event Announced
Opening at Noon, Saturday, September 5th, Buchanan NON-PAREIL to feature Art, Antiques, Textiles, Furniture, Gallery Receptions, Wine and Live Jazz with Greta Pope!
Buchanan, Michigan - On Saturday, September 5th, during Labor Day Weekend, downtown Buchanan Michigan will come alive from noon until ten pm with art, music, shopping and jazz.
The day kicks off with a classic early morning breakfast at Buchanan’s "Back Door Cafe" and the opening of the Farmer’s…
Agora Gallery Presents a Collective Exhibition: Samantha Churchill's Sculptures …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will host a collective art exhibition consisting of three parts that is scheduled to run from September 8, 2009 through September 29, 2009.
The original inspiration for Samantha Churchill's sculptures of recycled aluminum conduit came from her excavation of a condominium construction site. Already an accomplished painter, she chose wire sculpture as a means of engaging with non-traditional materials that she could bend, twist and form…
21 cities in 12 days - Ketterer Kunst's International Valuation Days
Munich, 31 August 2009 (kk) - The Ketterer Kunst art experts will be travelling Europe and the USA in September. On occasion of the auction house’s valuation days, paintings, drawings, rare prints and sculptures from the 15th to the 21st century, as well as rare books, manuscripts and autographs will be appraised without obligation.
All places and times at a glance:
Hamburg on 15 September, Ketterer Kunst
Kiel on 16 September, Hotel…
Insider’s tip in the spotlight - Rolf Hans - for the first time at Ketterer Kuns …
Munich, 31 August 2009 (kk) - In a co-operation with the gallery Michael Draheim, Ketterer Kunst will show the exhibition Rolf Hans - Malerei und Skulptur (Painting and Sculpting) in its Berlin location on Fasanenstrasse 70 from 15 September to 7 October.
“I never made art to make a living, I always made art to live.” Said the artist Rolf Hans, who died…
