Press Releases by Category Arts & Culture
The First International Art Exhibit
New Orleans, LA – January 22, 2008. Payson Center for International Development and Technology Transfer, Tulane University is delighted to host the First International Art Exhibit as part of the Second Annual Symposium on the Relations Between the United States and the Islamic World. The exhibition will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 from 8:30am to 5:30pm in Tulane University Center, Kendall Cram Lecture Hall.
The First International Art…
New look for LazyMask
LazyMask, one of the pioneering clipping path company in the industry, officially released its new website this week. They have kept the changes very minimal with the tutorials page being the notable addition.
“I don\'t think there is a need to surprise our clients with an over-all change in the design. LazyMask is a brand and the website is a part of it,” Jane Kirk said in the interview.
LazyMask…
Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center: February 2008 Classes
The Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center in South San Francisco is pleased to announce a new weekly class: HULA FOR NEW MOMS AND MOMS-TO-BE every Friday at 9:00am. Our first class will begin on Friday, February 8, 2008 and will include basic hula movements, Hawaiian poetry and history. This is a great opportunity for moms and our “newest hula dancers” to get active in a fun and nurturing family…
Westwood Announces Second Annual Fall Art Contest
Denver, CO, January 28, 2008 – Last week Westwood College Online announced the winners of its second annual Westwood Choice Online Art Contest. The goal of this contest is to engage students to show off their artistic abilities and provide them with professional experiences toward their chosen career. First, second and third place awards in addition to 6 honorable mention awards have been given to the winning contest entrants,…
Art to give away for free - The artfragmentpuzzleproject is going to start
The artist Wolfgang Sandt is going to start the artfragmentpuzzleproject a worldwide art project for virtual and reallife communication, whith art contributing in a playful way to communication beetween people from different continents.
"Works of art are created, sold, given as presents", Sandt explains.
"People love them or get annoyed by them.
Works of art are robbed, thrown away or end up in the attic.Works of art are missing, are looked…
19th Annual California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art - April 25 …
Festival/Conference Dates: Friday April 25, 2008: 10am - 10pm; Saturday, April 26, 2008: 9:30am-5pm; Sunday, April 27, 2008: 10am-3:30pm
Opening Reception for 30 Ceramics Sculptors: Friday, April 25, 2008, 7pm-10pm
30 Ceramic Sculptors Exhibition Dates: April 23 - May 24, 2008
The annual Ceramics Festival, hosted by the John Natsoulas Center for the Arts enters into its 19th year and continues to bring the leading national and international ceramic artists to Northern California…
Hula for New Moms and Moms to be
South San Francisco, CA – The Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center in South San Francisco is pleased to announce a new weekly class: HULA FOR NEW MOMS AND MOMS-TO-BE every Friday at 9:00am. Our first class will begin on Friday, February 8, 2008 and will include basic hula movements, Hawaiian poetry and history. This is a great opportunity for moms and our “newest hula dancers” to get active in…
Teen Fantasy Novel LYMERIA Nominated For The International Eric Hoffer Award
Atlanta, GA/January 31, 2008 – The teen fantasy novel LYMERIA (ISBN 978-0-595-45268-2, iUniverse, 2007) and its 15 year old author, Kristina Coia, were nominated for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. The Eric Hoffer Award was established in the memory of the philosopher, Eric Hoffer and recognizes the best in independent books. The Award is given annually and winners will be announced in April 2008.
“I am honored that LYMERIA…
WCPE Expands Offerings to Mandarin Speaking Audience
New Web site Goodien.org Reaches World’s Largest Language Population
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (January 31, 2007)—Curtis Brothers, outreach director for WCPE, TheClassicalStation.org, announces today that WCPE Member Paul C. Hsieh has developed a Mandarin-language Web site to promote the availability of Great Classical Music, 24 Hours a Day to the Mandarin Chinese speaking audience.
Hsieh created the site so that Chinese-speaking music lovers will have a name that is easier to…
The Art Institutes Poster Design Competition Call for Entries
[PITTSBURGH, JANUARY 30, 2008] – High school students interested in a graphic design career will have a unique opportunity to exercise their artistic talents by entering The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts Poster Design Competition 2008. The deadline to enter the competition is February 8, 2008.
Students will be asked to create original poster artwork that expresses the slogan, “Life is Better With Art In It.” Approximately…
„Minimum-Maximum“ in the Gallery BWA Lublin/PL
Where blood and crude oil flow - Kurt Fleckenstein in the footsteps of minimal-art: Game of the Kings - blood and crude oil
The renowned gallery BWA in Lubin is the art center of concretism in Poland. With the exhibition “Minimum-Maximum” the gallery director Andrzej Bielawsk wants to demonstrate that the genre of minimal art by far has has not come to an end but that the art of “achieving a…
Sculptor and Photographer Combine Forces
Horn and Ginsburgh -Hofkin - Two remarkable women exhibit at the Nina Bliese Gallery
Minneapolis, MN - The Nina Bliese Gallery features two internationally recognized women artists to start the 2008 season, Robyn Horn and Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin. The exhibit runs from February 18 through March 28, 2008. The Opening is Thursday February 21st from 5PM to 8PM.
Robyn Horn lives and works in Arkansas. Her sculptures have been recognized around…
Checker Sedan Serves Attendees at Meadow Brook Event
One of the premier automotive events of the year, The Meadow Brook Concours d\'Elegance attracts thousands of auto enthusiasts to see the beautiful, unusual and rare in the automotive world. It\'s also a great place to be seen arriving in a luxury sedan or limo.
\"In the 1920’s, the first Concours d’Elegance was staged in France,\" explained Tim McCarthy, Checker Sedan President. \"The custom automobile coachbuilders and fashion couturiers of…
A New Voice of The Pacific
As recognised by Norman Meehan, Associate Director of the New Zealand School of Music, Tamar McLeod Sinclair is "easily among the best jazz voices to emerge in the last decade."
Being one of the few solo female artists to hark out of New Zealand to take on the European market, Tamar`s brave and extraordinary journey in Europe reaches from the dark eastern mountains of Tatra, Slovakia, to the formidable…
New polish way of life - Kurt Fleckenstein in the Gallery Profil in Poznan
Big Macs for Lord’s Supper - A mirror for the Polish society
Kurt Fleckenstein opens a big solo exhibition on the 4th of July in the municipal gallery “Profil” of Poznan. In the prestigious premises of the castle of Posen Fleckenstein holds a mirror up to the modern Polish society. He reflects the “New Polish Way of Life” critically as he spends half his time in Poland and is almost addressed…
New Radio Show Declares War on Apathy With Biting Wit and Youthful Likeability
SEATTLE, WA, January 28, 2008 -- Politickin Radio, a refreshingly funny, irreverent and young radio show was re-launched this January in hopes of bringing back intelligent dialogue to the airwaves.
Politickin Radio's hosts, "Andre and Ambra" are young newlyweds and self-proclaimed "rebels" who became exhausted with the lack of relevant offerings in the talk radio genre. Such a frustration resulted in the creation of a radio show that breaks all…
New Thriller CrossFire Across The Crossroads Dazzles Mystery Thriller Fans
Atlanta, GA/January 28, 2007 – CrossFire Across the Crossroads (ISBN 9781598582796, dog ear publishing, 2007) by novice author Victor Bose has been released nationally. The gripping mystery thriller is the first book by Bose and has opened to critical acclaim. CrossFire Across the Crossroads is the first in a three book series that will span three generations of the protagonist family, the McMillans.
“I have always been an avid…
Geometry, Movement and Emotion by Lee Hutton
Agora Gallery is proud to present Lee Hutton in Vivid Beauty
Exhibition Dates: February 5, 2008 through February 26, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11am - 6pm
Lee\'s work may be seen on
http://www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/lee_hutton.aspx
About…
PLAY.FM and quartier21/MQ Offer Scholarships for DJs and Club Culture Artists
VIENNA, Austria (28 Jan, 2008) PLAY.FM in Co-Operation With the Artist-In-Residence Program of quartier21/ MuseumsQuartier Wien Offers Two Scholarships for Talented Artists of the DJ and Club Culture
“PLAY.FM, with more than 8,000 DJ-sets and concert recordings, is the Internet’s largest audio database for DJ- and club culture. We owe this to a vital club culture without which PLAY.FM would not have been possible. Therefore we want to promote young talent…
Amazon.com Semifinalist Gaining Support with Worldwide Reviews
CHICAGO, Illinois - January 28, 2008 – Recently selected as a Semifinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, Valya Dudycz Lupescu\'s debut novel, The Silence of Trees, has gained positive reviews from places as far away as London, England; Dublin, Ireland; Tokyo, Japan; and Georgetown, Guyana; and from all over the United States.
Lupescu’s novel is set in Ukraine during World War II, as well as in Chicago in the…
'History' Comedian Returns to St. Petersburg for Encore Performance
January 27, 2008 - New York, N.Y. - Vicarious Productions is proud to announce the encore performance of ICONS: The Lesbian and Gay History of the World, Vol. 2, a solo musical written and performed by internationally acclaimed solo theatre artist Jade Esteban Estrada (2005 Performance Artist of the Year) at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2008. The performance will be held at Lakewood United Church of Christ located at…
‘Connection’ – Inaugural International Exhibition of Contemporary Art - New Orle …
New Orleans, LA, USA – A new programme for emerging contemporary art has planted itself among the arts and cultural renewal of New Orleans, LA, a city that has historically been one of the most international of US cities. In the midst of the post-Katrina landscape BECA gallery is surfacing as a bridge by which emerging contemporary art flows between New Orleans and the larger contemporary art community abroad. The…
Moroccan mosaic tiles are the new trend among interior designers worldwide
Moroccan tiles are a testimony to their deep heritage and rich culture and are usually handmade or handcrafted. The practice of making handcrafted Moroccan tiles has been passed down through the ages. They are the true epitome of Moroccan culture and heritage. They showcase the different colors and designs that have influenced Moroccan design since the early days of Middle Eastern culture. Many people have loved the designs and the…
BETA Records to Sign 100 Indie Artists in 2008
Combining the modern approach of a online record company with traditional brick-and-mortar operations, BETA Records defies the trend of industry cutbacks and will offer contracts to 100 independent artists.
Rebelling against the current downturn for traditional record companies, Chris Honetschlaeger, President of BETA Records (www.betarecords.com), has announced a new generation of record deal which partners the company with the artist in a non-exclusive three song contract and plans to sign 100…
Vernissage TV Uploads its New, Wide-screen Format
The pioneer of art-world television on the Internet brings its viewers an upgrade to 16:9, doubling the previous format size
January 25, 2008 -- Since its founding in September, 2005, Vernissage TV--the Internet pioneer in art-world television--has produced, published and archived over 750 episodes about contemporary art, design and architecture. During Art Basel 2007, Vernissage TV recorded 24,000 downloads a day. Since then, the number of viewers and subscribers has…
SURVIVOR OF COLUMBINE HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS WRITES AND DIRECTS "APRIL SHOWERS"
From writer/director Andrew Robinson comes a tremendously personal look inside one of our nation’s great tragedies, as seen through his eyes as a survivor. Based on actual events, \"April Showers\" is about picking up the pieces in the direct aftermath of one of America’s growing epidemics: school violence.
As an active student at the school, Andrew was friends with many of those lost and forever affected by the tragedy. His film,…
“New Horizons: Stunning Acquisitions for the New Year”
BOSTON – Discover “New Horizons” at International Poster Gallery on Newbury Street, an exhibition featuring a stunning array of recent additions to the Gallery’s collection. Poster categories range from travel & tourism to more tangible delights like food, fashion and other objects of desire. The newly acquired works, along with others from the gallery’s extensive collection, will be on view February 1 through March 14, 2008. The…
Record entry: 2,000 Filmmakers Aiming for ”Golden Horsemen”
Applications deadline for 20. Filmfest Dresden now passed | More than 2,000 short films in total submitted | Diverse range of international activities in advance | As part of “Land of Ideas” initiative, film festival is “Location of the Day” on opening day (15.4.2008)
The application deadline for the 20. Filmfest Dresden is over. Right now, a team of eight short film experts are viewing the potential contributions and…
Foursided Gallery Presents: Where The Buffalo, the Art of Anna Kipervaser and Ja …
Foursided Gallery presents Where The Buffalo Roam, an exhibition featuring the art of Anna Kipervaser and Jake Watling, who invite us to explore the elements of human and animal nature, and the environments we inhabit.
Where The Buffalo Roam will run from:
February 1st through February 29th
…
Checker Sedan Reaches All Major Music Venues In Detroit
Checker Sedan now offers service to all major music venues in and around the city of Detroit. These include venues such as DTE Energy Music Theatre, The Palace of Auburn Hills, Meadow Brook Hall.
It\'s been a popular summer concert venue for more than 35 years now. The DTE Energy Music Theatre is a 15,274-seat amphitheater located in Clarkston, Michigan and one of several large music venues in the southeast…
Perth singing sensation Samantha Jade Signs with Los Angeles PR Firm
Now signed to America's Jive Records - the same label as Pink, Backstreet Boys, and Justin Timberlake -, signs on with Los Angeles-based PR firm, Celebrity Nightlife Publicity, Inc...
CN Publicity, Inc. - LOS ANGELES, CA, January 19, 2008 — Perth singing sensation Samantha Jade has finally finished her debut album in the United States - four years after leaving the Australian shores to chase big-time success. Jade, now…
Earthy Human Beings by Jasnica Klara Matić
Agora Gallery is proud to present Jasnica Klara Matić in Enigmatic Visions.
Exhibition Dates: February 5, 2008 through February 26, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11am - 6pm
Jasnica's work may be seen on
http://www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/Jasnica_Klara_Matić.aspx
About Jasnica
Jasnica Klara Matić’s mixed media work is a bevy of twinned representations. Her compositions are organic both in…
Imaginative World by Efrain Cruz
Agora Gallery is proud to present Efrain Cruz in The Allegory of Form.
Exhibition Dates: February 5, 2008 through February 26, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11am - 6pm
Efrain\'s work may be seen on
http://www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/efrain_cruz.aspx
About Efrain
Applying wild colors with fervent brushwork, Efrain Cruz paints with intensity well beyond the norm. Soaked with…
A wonderful culteral museum to visit in Vermont
Vermont is a great place to visit for many different reasons, We have our Scenic Green Mountains that are absolutely beautiful anytime of year. The Green Mountains are popular for Skiing, Hiking or just taking in the beauty while traveling our Vermont country roads. During the spring and fall alike Vermont is a welcome place to tourists. Tourists come to Vermont in many different ways such as Vermont Tour Buses,…
Dreamtime Art from Down Under beckons US Collectors
La Jolla CA – January 9, 2008 – Molloy Gallery of La Jolla announced today that it will be holding the first major US exhibition of works by renowned Australian Aboriginal artist, Kudditji Kngwarreye (pronounced “koo-ba-gee noo-war-uh”). A satellite exhibition of LA art week, the show will be held January 25-27 in the Marquee Ballroom at the Doubletree Hotel in Santa Monica.
Titled ‘Dreamtime’, the exhibition will feature 30 original works…
A Plethora of Young, San Pedro-Based Talent Complements the Diverse Cast of "Act …
Aspiring dancers, professional dancers, aspiring actors and professional actors all come together to create a stage experience like no other in The Relevant Stage’s “Acts of Desperation” opening January 31, at the historic Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California.
Acts of Desperation is a new theatre production that combines an adaptation for the stage of a multiple award winning documentary film with a provocative one-act play while infusing both with…
The Full Count Big Band Returns to the YM-YWHA of Union County
It’s time to dance to the beat of Swing/Big Band music as NCJW, Union County Section and the YM-YWHA of Union County invite the community to its sixth annual Swing Dance at the “Y” on Sunday, January 20, 2008 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. In the event of inclement weather, please call the “Y” at (908) 289-8112 for confirmation of event date. This FREE event is open to all for…
WCPE Offers Birthday Tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart Madness to Air January 25 through 27 on TheClassicalStation.org
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (January 17, 2007)—William Woltz, music director for WCPE, TheClassicalStation.org, announces today that the station is offering Mozart Madness the weekend of January 25 in recognition of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s birthday.
The weekend radio festival will capture the full range of Mozart’s compositions, beginning at 8 a.m. ET on January 25 with “Overture to the Marriage of Figaro.”…
Chinese Consumer Goods Fair Continues on the Path of Success
January 2008 - After last year’s success, the China International Consumer Goods Fair (CICGF) in Ningbo enters its seventh year. From 8 – 12 June 2008 companies from the international consumer goods industry will be present at the leading event for quality and branded products. Each year the importance of the trade fair grows. Currently, almost 20 percent of Chinese consumer goods are manufactured in Ningbo and the surrounding area,…
A new exhibition space in Venice
FONDACO DELL’ARTE - To promote modern and contemporary art projects and encourage cultural development, Arte Communications manages and rents the exhibition space at Fondaco dell'Arte, a historical Venetian building founded between the sixteenth and the seventeenth century. Venice, historically linked to the maritime trade, inherited from Arabian culture the architectural model of the so-called "fondaco", importing it to the Venetian lagoon to provide storage spaces for merchants. The unique…
Morrison Hershfield returns to exhibit at 2008 Government & Health Technologies …
January 14, 2008 - Toronto, Canada – WowGao Inc. today announced that Morrison Hershfield will return in 2008 to exhibit at the upcoming 2008 Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo, scheduled on April 15 & 16, 2008 at the Design Exchange in Toronto, Canada. Morrison Hershfield also participated at WowGao’s 2007 Financial Services Technology Forum.
Morrison Hershfield's technology facilities group specializes in the design and construction of data centres and…
New Abenaki Indian museum has opened in Vermont
A new museum dedicated to the Vermont Abenaki Indian culture and heritage has opened in East Montpelier. The museum aims to teach visitors about the Abenaki people through historical items on display in the museum as well as a classroom that will be offering various classes geared around the Abenaki heritage. Owner Todd Hebert is very proud of his heritage. The Abenaki’s were recognized by The State Of Vermont in…
London Art Exhibition at The Colomb Art Gallery
Former BBC scenic artist Annie Ralli and The Colomb Art Gallery present a series of stunning London based night scene paintings.
Ralli’s unique stylised paintings are recognisable to all, Londoners and tourists alike. From familiar city wide hotspots to the solitary texting youth, each piece is a snapshot of the city that we all know.
This present series of paintings were developed from a piece commissioned early last year. Her private client…
RAANDESK GALLERY PRESENTS NEW WORK BY CARLA REYES IN "FEMININE CONTINUITY"
Exhibition Highlights Creativity, Nature and the Strength of Women
WHEN: Opening Reception, Friday, February 8 from 6:00-9:00 pm
WHERE: In Good Company, 16 W. 23rd Street, 4th Fl., New York, NY
HOURS: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-8:00pm and by appointment through Raandesk Gallery, info@raandeskgallery.com
Exhibition continues through April 18, 2008.
New York, NY - The Raandesk® Gallery of Art leads off 2008 with an exhibition of new works by New York artist Carla E. Reyes in…
Orange County Actress & Filmmaker Featured in San Pedro Theatre Premiere
The Relevant Stage at Warner Grand Theatre Presents “Acts of Desperation”
Opening January 31, 2008, at Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California will be the inaugural production of a new, provocative theater company in the South Bay – The Relevant Stage, (TRS).
The production, “Acts of Desperation”, was conceived by TRS’ Founder and Artistic Director, Ray Buffer, who selected Lucas Pakes to direct the first show.
\"Acts of Desperation\" stars…
In the Footsteps of Templars Past, Two Men Create a New Path of Peace - One Step …
In this year of political grandstanding, it is refreshing to hear the true story of someone who quietly, and quite literally, “walks the talk.” Author/photographer Brandon Wilson and his 68-year-old French friend recently completed an eleven-country, two-continent walk for peace to Jerusalem along a trail long associated with war.
Wilson’s inspiring new book about their odyssey, Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace (Pilgrim’s Tales, January 2008) interweaves adventure,…
WCPE Preview! Features Acclaimed Flutist Mimi Stillman
Interview to Air Sunday, January 13 at 7 p.m. ET
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (January 10, 2008)—TheClassicalStation.org announces today that its weekly program, Preview!, will feature an interview with flutist Mimi Stillman. The interview will air during the station’s Sunday, January 13 program that airs from 6-9 p.m.
During the program, WCPE’s Larry Kirwan and Stillman will discuss her passion for teaching the art of music, her first CD release, as…
Africa's first contemporary art fair set for March in Johannesburg
The first-ever art fair devoted exclusively to art from Africa will be held March 13–16, 2008, in the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
On sale will be the largest collection of African and South African contemporary art ever, covering 5000 square metres of space. Twenty-three galleries from the United States, Europe and Africa will showcase works ranging in price from 1000 to 5 million rands ($150 to $750000).
“The Joburg Art Fair…
Mimi Stillman to Perform with The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle
January 20 Concert to Feature Distinguished Flutist
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (January 7, 2008)—Lorenzo Muti, artistic director and conductor for The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, announced today that the orchestra’s January 20 concert will feature a performance by internationally-acclaimed flutist, Mimi Stillman. The 3 p.m. concert will be held at the Carolina Theatre in Durham.
The concert will consist of performances of Lowell Liebermann’s “Concerto for Flute and Orchestra,…
Photographer Seeks Travel Sponsors for Asia Tourism Project
As the literary world awaits the release of photographer Tom Carter\'s highly anticipated book of photos, CHINA: Portrait of a People, the world-traveling photojournalist announced today that he intends to author books on every Asian nation.
Though new to the field of photojournalism, the 34 year-old backpacker has already trail-blazed the literary industry by penning the most complete volume of photography on contemporary China every published by a single author.
\"I spent…
