Press Releases by Category Arts & Culture
"Desert Flower" to open the 16th Oldenburg Filmfestival
The opening film of the 16th International Oldenburg Filmfestival is based on the same titled bestseller by the international top-model Waris Dirie, who is leading the fight against female genital mutilation. Director Sherry Hormann (“Father’s Day”) put the deeply moving story into film, which is released nationally in Germany by Majestic Film on September 24th.
The book reached Sherry Hormann in a white plastic bag: “It is an incredible life journey,…
CCIFF - The countdown has begun
International Festival of Intercultural Film
September 5 to 19
Only eight days to go! The countdown has begun!
We knew we were taking risks in embarking on this adventure without funding or sponsorship. With only the moral support of a handful of believers, this in itself is huge. But whoever speaks of adventure, speaks of adventurers. That we are, and it was obvious to us that without even a small seed,…
Lambeth Wide Open
Lambeth Wide Open is an open studios event which will see artists open their doors to the public this October.
Date: 3-4 October 2009
Time: 12 to 6pm
Locations: Borough-wide
‘Lambeth Wide Open’ is Lambeth’s first ever annual open artists’ studio festival, featuring five groups from the borough and over two hundred artists, who will open their doors to welcome the public into their workspaces.
Lambeth is a hot bed of diverse…
Tracy Chevalier launches her new Best Seller at The Dinosaur Museum in Dorcheste …
Visitors to Dorchester’s award winning Dinosaur Museum were thrilled to meet bestselling novelist Tracy Chevalier when she launched her new book Remarkable Creatures at the Museum on Tuesday 25th August.
Tracy, whose bestselling novel Girl with a Pearl Earring became an equally popular film spends a lot of her time in Dorset. Inspiration for her books often comes quite unexpectedly, in the case of the Girl with a Pearl Earring it…
VIENNA DESIGN WEEK 2009 presents installations and products by international des …
Including Arik Levy with Swarovski Crystal Palace and new products by Michael Young alongside numerous other highlights from October 1st to 11th in Vienna
From October 1st to 11th, the third VIENNA DESIGN WEEK attracts anew stars of the international design scene as well as promising newcomers. Arik Levy (IL/FR) is visiting Vienna with “Chaton Superstructures” and “TableScape Jewellery”, two of his projects developed in cooperation with Swarovski Crystal Palace, which…
Dead Dave: The Man Who Would Be String A memorial exhibition of works by artist …
Private View: Friday 9th of October 2009 - 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 9th to Thursday 15th of October 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm
Sun: 5pm to 10.30pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thursday 15th of October: 11.00am to 5.00pm
Having suddenly passed away in May 2009 at the age of 46, David Payne was an artist who wasn't…
Sunflower Center Welcomes Fall with Celebration
Long Island, NY- Sunflower Center (sunflower-center.com), along with the Shostakovich Cultural Program will host the First Russian Golden Autumn Festival with a special cultural celebration for all families on September 13, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will take place outside and inside the Center’s spacious facility located on 262 Glen Head Road, Glen Head, NY 11545.
The community is encouraged to participate in this collective celebration in honor…
Grand Opening & Open House
Warren, NJ. August 19, 2009 -- KPAC’s Grand Opening and Open House will be held on Friday, Sept 11th from 4pm-7pm and on Saturday, Sept 12th from 10am – 12 pm. The community is encouraged to stop by to see the new facility, meet the staff, register for classes, or just say "hi." KPAC is located in Arch Plaza 51 Mt. Bethel Road - 2nd Floor in Warren, NJ.…
Art Exhibition Opening "The Colors of Summer on Your Mind", from Helmut Kand
We cordially invite you to our next exhibition opening on the 4th of September 2009 at 7 pm.
Helmut Kand, * 1946, Bruck an der Mur, Austria
Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under the Professors A.P. Gütersloh and Rudolf Hausner.
Countless exhibitions in galleries, Museums (Melboune, Canada, Lissabon) and in public collections such as in Europe, Australia, U.S.A., Kanada, Japan und Indonesien, popularize the artist on an international level.
Exhibitions…
CELEBRITY CHOREOGRAPHER SHANE SPARKS SET TO CO-CHOREOGRAPH DREAMGIRLS MUSICAL
Emmy-nominated Shane Sparks co-choreographs “Dreamgirls” which hits the legendary Apollo Theatre with preview performances on November 7, 2009.
Los Angeles, CA (August 18, 2009) – Emmy-nominated choreographer Shane Sparks is set to bring his hip hop flare to the stage with Dreamgirls. Preview performances of this highly anticipated show begin November 7, 2009, with an official opening on November 22, 2009 at the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY. The show…
ARTMUSFAIR/2009 ‘Shaping the Future of Contemporary Music’ opens in Glasgow, 29t …
The 2nd edition of the new music convention platform designed for composers and professionals from the European contemporary music scene.
Glasgow/Europe, 18th August 2009: Scotland to host major European Contemporary Music Conference
Shaping the Future of Contemporary Music – under this challenging title, ARTMUSFAIR/2009 is open to representatives from the entire contemporary classical music scene and aims to attract some 500 composers, music publishers, record labels, musicians, promoters, managers and agents from…
Stefano Cagol: 11 SETTEMBRE. an installation simultaneously in different locatio …
11 SETTEMBRE
By Stefano Cagol
THE LOCATIONS
MART – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Corso Bettini, 43, 38068 Rovereto, Italy
Presented on September 9, h 18
Curated by Gabriella Belli
KUNSTRAUM INNSBRUCK, Maria Theresien Straße 34, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Presented on September 10, h 18
Curated by Stefan Bidner
ZKM – Museum for Contemporary Art, Lorenzstraße 19, 76135 Karlsruhe, Germany
Presented on September 11, h 18
Curated by Gregor Jansen
STUDIO – Quai du Commerce 44 X, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Presented on…
Scottish Charity releases cover of David Bowie’s Heroes to raise funds for local …
Mixing over 100 local music professionals with amateurs, from the Helensburgh area of West Scotland, a Charity has released a cover of the classic Bowie song ‘Heroes’ in an attempt to raise funds for a local arts and music centre.
In what is believed to be the first time a local community has banded together to record, produce and release a single, the charity is hoping that the record will not…
The Reviews are in - THE LAST FIVE YEARS is a Hit - See it Now in San Pedro
Two more weekends remain with 6 performances of THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Warner Grand Theatre, 478 West 6th Street in San Pedro, CA 90731.
John Farrell, reviewer for the Daily Breeze reviewed THE LAST FIVE YEARS and had this to say: “Good news - great news, even: "The Last Five Years" by Jason Robert Brown, which opened Friday night at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, is a…
SATCO Presents Grant Writing Workshop
The San Antonio Theatre Coalition (SATCO) hosts a one-day workshop for producers, "Grant Writing Done Right".
WHEN:
Saturday, August 22, 2009
10AM - 3PM
WHERE:
S.T.A.G.E. Bulverde
1300 Bulverde Road
Bulverde, TX 78163
DETAILS:
"Grant Writing Done Right" is the latest in SATCO's series of workshops. In this workshop, attendees will learn the essential skills for finding and obtaining grant money for their theaters, from researching grant programs to writing winning proposals.
Panelists will include Margaret Barron (San Antonio…
Jim Lee - easy is hard
Everyday life objects that are familiar to the viewer compose Jim Lee’s sculptures, paintings and installations. As they give off the aura of “the found”, they inspire connotations linked to Arte Povera. Their basic structure is preserved, but is getting recomposed in a certain manner. Those workings could be reduced to fundamental terms as Colour, Form, Line and Shape but this statement would not cope with the sublime play of…
Strychnin Gallery Berlin presents: A Space in all the Noise. New Works by Jason …
American painter Jason Shawn Alexander is a self-taught artist: never having attended formal art school, art language and "isms" mean nothing to him. The things that matter in his work are honesty and emotion, and while it is his aim to make people think, it is first and foremost to make them feel. His works have been exhibited all over the USA, most recently also in the National Portrait Gallery…
VernissageTV now available via Cable, IPTV and Satellite on the Art Channel
onmedia ag closes deal with Art Channel concerning broadcasting of VernissageTV content via cableTV, IPTV and satellite networks. Video internet portal VernissageTV, focusing on art news, thereby increases technical reach by over 35m television homes.
Basel and Baar / Switzerland and Paris / France, August 11, 2009 – Swiss internet portal VernissageTV announced today the broadcasting of its art news video content via the Art Channel on cable, IPTV and satellite…
An exhibition of lighting pieces by artist Maryja Johnson
Private View: Friday 7th of August 2009 - 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 7th to Thursday 13th of May 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 13th Aug: 11.00am to 5.00pm
Mild steel, iron rod and raw silk are some of the ingredients of Maryja Johnson’s pieces. Using attachment…
Joint Exhibition, Susan Thomson and Liz Watts, at The Colomb Art Gallery, London
Joint Exhibition at The Colomb Art Gallery, London
2nd – 14th November 2009
Susan Thomson and Liz Watts combine forces with a fascinating selection of art works from bronze to watercolours, porcelain to oil on canvas.
In this joint exhibition at The Colomb Art Gallery, London, Susan Thomson and Liz Watts have combined their specialised mediums to create an exhibition with an encompassing scope of works. Both artists exhibit regularly throughout the…
Treasure Coast Artist Courtney Loceff Planning Alternative Art Fair
Florida artist Courtney Loceff, 32, of Port St. Lucie, has seen the ins and outs of the Florida art world, and especially the world of the art fair. "We are blessed with warm weather here in Florida, and one of the great advantages of the weather is the ability to have outdoor art events all year - but I am just not happy with the form that they take".…
Art-contest "Financial-Crisis", call for entries and votes
How do artists see the economic crisis? Is greed the cause? Online-gallery launches art-competition for international artists and art-students.
The financial cirsis has been the dominant issue in international media. Artists.de, the biggest german online-gallery for art has asked the question: does the biggest economical crisis have an impact on artists or art?
Artists.de has launched an art-contest with the title "Money - Greed - Crisis".
Artists and art-students are called…
Agora Gallery to Feature Work from ART START Student Jamai
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced today that in addition to holding an exhibition for the selected artists of the 2009 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, they would feature work from Jamai, a student from New York’s ART START program.
Agora Gallery currently supports ART START, a non-profit organization that brings together art, artists and children in need throughout the New York Metropolitan area, by donating 25% of its proceeds from the sale…
A first in Europe - First KIRCHNERSHOP at Ketterer Kunst in Germany
Berlin, 05 August 2009 (kk) - As from now there is a new haven for fans of one of the most important German artists of the 20th century: in Berlin, the former stronghold of Expressionism, Ketterer Kunst is operating the first and hitherto only KIRCHNERSHOP in Germany at Fasanenstrasse 70.
Aficionados of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner can now take home many of his exciting motifs on numerous useful objects and accessories in…
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra starts off the 2009/10 season with its yearly visit …
At the beginning of August, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) returns to Lucerne, where it performs under Claudio Abbado, George Benjamin, Daniel Harding and Thomas Hengelbrock at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL SOMMER. The LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA (LFO), with the MCO at its core and centre, opens the festival on 12 August. The next evening, George Benjamin conducts the MCO in its usual formation. Further LFO concerts follow on 14 and 15…
DiMora's $2 million luxury automobile gets unique sculpture by Alexander Ney
Renowned Russian-American artist captures the spirit of the Natalia SLS 2 in his signature style.
Palm Springs, California - July 31, 2009 -DiMora Motorcar is creating the world's most expensive, advanced production automobile, the Natalia SLS 2 sport luxury sedan. Now one of the world's greatest sculptors has chosen to immortalize this design in a unique way.
Russian-American artist Alexander Ney has created a fine art interpretation of DiMora Motorcar's forthcoming luxury…
The new calendar „Mongolia 2010“ of the German globetrotter Jan Balster has just …
The calendar: The slightly populated land of the earth, Mongolia promises untouched nature, rest and calmness. It fascinates us by her extensive contrasts between traditional and modern life-styles. Mongolia still lives by her simplicity. It connects breathtaking mountain landscapes and fresh meadows in the north with weird cliff formations and the desert Gobi in the south in a unique way. The viewer succumbs to the fascination of outstanding photographies that…
Underground ‘n’ Through the Roof
Cerebral yet intuitive, Dan Jupp’s work is an exploration of the nuances and psyche. Like a surgeon’s scalpel, it cuts close to the bone. His work has been described as weird, twisted and dark, but if society is mirrored in art, audiences will find it difficult to attack the myopic image they see staring back at them. The work’s intention is to inspire and heal whilst causing a cauterising and…
Oxford Archaeology Employees Access Hosted Virtual Desktops and Applications Fro …
NoMachine NX provides OA specialists remote access to Linux and Windows desktops and application delivery while traveling to uncover historical artifacts
Rome, Italy, July 22, 2009 - NoMachine, creator and global provider of remote access NX software, announces Oxford Archaeology's addition of NX deployment to their new location in Caen, located in Northwest France. OA is one of the largest independent archaeology and heritage practices in Europe with nearly…
eMotion - Psychogeographic Museum Cartography
Swiss Academy of Art and Design together with Ubisense integrate precise real-time location and biometric sensors to research art museum experience
In a unique setting at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen in Switzerland, the Basel Academy of Art and Design has implemented a solution which monitors museum visitors as they move through the exhibition, providing new insights into emotional and cognitive reactions to art objects
Dortmund, St. Gallen, July 22 2009 - eMotion…
Strychnin Gallery Berlin presents: The Red Thread
A Group Exhibition featuring Three Strong Women:
Bethany Marchman, Edith Lebeau and Jennybird Alcantara.
Opens August 7th from 7 pm until 11 pm
Somewhere between traditional techniques and the influence of contemporary pop culture, three women artists from the USA and Canada create strong women portraits. Whether in oil, acrylics, or as curious hand-made dolls that are reminiscent of characters created by Tim Burton: Strychnin Gallery’s August exhibition presents unique works of…
Ateliers d’Art de France brings French made gifts and home deco pieces to the NY …
Twenty-two French groups set to showcase in the General Gift and Accent on Design divisions, August 16-20, New York
July 16, 2009 – Ateliers d’Art de France, the French federation for craft professionals, has brought together twenty-one French manufacturers to showcase their collections at the CreatedinFrance® pavilions in the General Gift and Accent on Design sections of the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF).
Bringing French flair to New York, original…
When woman created the World
'WOMAN' is a gargantuan, mischievous and elemental figure who creates everything from the first flea, to a nice cup of tea.'
An exhibition of prints and paintings by artist, poet and singer songwriter Ingrid Andrew
Opening & live music/poetry: Friday 18th of September 2009 - 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 18th to 24th of September 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30…
FioredelCielo: The flower is growing
Architecture and Vision's project FioredelCielo won the competition for the design of the next ‘Macchina di Santa Rosa’ of Viterbo earlier this year and is now under construction to be inaugurated on September 3, 2009.
Every year, on the night of September 3rd, the city of Viterbo, Italy celebrates its patron Santa Rosa by a very unique and extraordinairy event. A 30 meter (100 feet) high structure, called «La Macchina di…
Lunarstudio Architectural Renderings Website Update
Lunarstudio Architectural Renderings is a leader in 3d architectural visualization and graphic-related services. They have been providing graphic design services to architects, developers, ad agencies, marketing companies, and publishers for close to 10 years. Their specialization lies in photo realistic 3d renderings and illustrations with the highest commitment to quality and standards.
Their work has been featured at numerous design websites and have won many accolades and awards. They have also…
Laugh Factory and Times Square Arts Center Resolve Litigation
Laugh Factory, Inc., Jamie Masada, Times Square Arts Center and Richard Basciano recently announced that they have reached an agreement, resolving a lawsuit that claimed Times Square Arts Center and Richard Basciano infringed the Laugh Factory trademark and logo.
In the lawsuit, originally filed on February 28, 2008 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Laugh Factory sought damages and injunctive relief for infringement…
Zombies Invade West Coast For "Brain" Food
"Doctor S: The Movie"
West Coast Premiere at Brainwash Drive-in Bike-in Walk-in Movie Festival
WHEN:
July 18, 2009
WHERE:
Mandela Village Arts Center
1357 Fifth Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Film Classics Productions is proud to announce that its debut feature film, "Doctor S: The Movie"), has been selected to screen at…
San Pedro Awaits THE LAST FIVE YEARS
THE LAST FIVE YEARS COMES TO SAN PEDRO
The Relevant Stage presents Marla McClure and Ray Buffer in Jason Robert Brown’s, THE LAST FIVE YEARS. Performances are August 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 at 8PM, and August 9, 16, and 23 at 2:30PM at Warner Grand Theatre – 478 West 6th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731. Tickets are only $20 for adults, $15 for students and seniors,…
Dream Watching – Gert-Jan Akerboom's Drawings and Murals on View at Kunstraum Ri …
Kunstraum Richard Sorge is proud to present the first large overview in Germany of Dutch artist Gert-Jan Akerboom’s ink drawings on paper. The artist executed several large murals, turning the presentation into an immersive experience.
Eschewing easily interpretable statements in his work, Gert-Jan Akerboom prefers ambiguous signals, dreamlike in nature; they can be interpreted in myriad ways, none of them right or wrong. His drawings take their energy from this unfixed,…
Art Exhibition Opening "Caught in Human Reality", Teresa Brutcher
We cordially invite you to our next exhibition opening on the 24th of July 2009 at 7 pm.
Teresa Brutcher`s paintings show individuals, faces, eyes, hands, painted with a technique which has come to be known as Hyperrealism as it exalts detail to its maximum degree as though everything were seen through a magnifying glass. Her works tell a story on emotions, social and cultural themes are incorporated in her paintings.…
SHANE SPARKS RETURNS AS A JUDGE ON SEASON FOUR OF “RANDY JACKSON PRESENTS AMERIC …
Los Angeles, CA (July 9, 2009) – Emmy-nominated choreographer Shane Sparks returns to judge MTV’s hit dance TV series “RANDY JACKSON PRESENTS AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW,” which is kicking off its fourth season with a special 90-minute season premiere Sunday, August 9 (9:00-10:30 PM ET/PT). To tide fans over until then, Randy Jackson will count down the ten best performances from seasons past on August 2 at 9p.m. ET/PT. Season…
About Chinese Calligraphy
Derived from the Greek words for "beauty" and "writing", calligraphy is a very old art. Usually the necessary tools for writing calligraphy are paper, quill and ink. Chinese Calligraphy is based on Chinese characters that are handwritten on paper as well as bones and plates of clay or stone using a brush or a knife (seal carving).
In the broader sense calligraphy is a play of brush strokes both, in the…
Outstanding launch for new House for Art - Very good half-year balance at Ketter …
Munich, 9 July 2009, (kk) - Over € 7.9 million*, thus the very good results from the Spring Auctions at Ketterer Kunst in Munich and Hamburg. “Even though it isn’t easy currently to get hold of good works, we succeeded in collecting an offering that met with an enthusiastic response and ensured outstanding sales proceeds. You could have hardly wished for a better start in a year like this,” observed…
Brief Encounter
An exhibition of drawing
Private View: Friday 4th of September 2009 - 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 4th to 10th of September 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 10th of September: 11.00am to 5.00pm
Art is a state of encounter (Nicolas Bourriaud, ‘Relational Aesthetics)
Brief Encounter explores the intensification and acceleration of social exchanges…
Time Travel: A Century of Travel Posters at International Poster Gallery
BOSTON – International Poster Gallery proudly announces its 16th Annual Summer Poster Show featuring a spectacular collection of original vintage travel posters from the last 100 years. The exhibition runs July 2009 through September 7, 2009. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday noon to 6 pm. The Gallery is located at 205 Newbury Street in Boston.
Travel has been one of…
Discovering Polish Art Photography: Edward Hartwig (1909-2003) in the Polish Mus …
07.07.2009, Rapperswil. Ihe course of a private view in the Polish Museum located in the Castle of Rapperswil / Switzerland, Moonblinx Gallery together with proArte launched the Edward Hartwig Retrospective “Keep out” on Saturday, July 4th. Edward Hartwig (1909–2003), the great polish master photographer, would have turned 100 in the present year. Reason enough for a rediscovery of his comprehensive oeuvre. With 70 years of active photography life and…
217 young musicians have been admitted at the 58th ARD International Music Compe …
From August 31 to September 18, 2009, the ARD International Music Competition, one of the most renowned music competitions in the world, will take place in Munich. The categories announced for this year’s Munich competition are voice, violin, double bass and harp.
All in all, there were 406 applications from 44 countries on five continents. 135 singers alone were among them, closely followed by the violinists. There were 94 applications from…
FASCINATION
Tracey Welch, one of Sheffields most prominent and award-winning photographers, is launching an exhibition of her work at Londons Red Gate Gallery on 31 July. Welch, who holds a Master of Arts degree in Photography, will be showcasing a selection of her latest work inside the music industry.
I am so looking forward to this exhibition highlighting my love of music photography, said Tracey. It’s a great opportunity for people to…
Frida Kahlo Hospital School children show their work in the Frida Kahlo Exhibiti …
Starting on July 6th 2009, on the occasion of the anniversary of Frida Kahlo birthday (July 6th 1907), the Kunstmuseum Gehrke-Remund in Baden-Baden which has the largest exhibition of Frida Kahlo paintings (hand painted licensed replicas from © Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008), will show paintings and ceramics made by the children of the Frida Kahlo School in Dortmund.
The…
The Otherness
A collaborative exhibition of edging, painting and mixed media featuring:
Amy shin hye jung, Angela Edwards, Leah Newman, Meiko Kikuta, Oliver McConnie, Ryuta Suzuki & Sujin Shin
Private View: Friday 28th of August 2009 - 6 pm to 11 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 28th August to 3rd of September 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 3rd of September: 11.00am…
