Press Releases by Category Arts & Culture
Film Classics Productions Takes Its Latest Films On The Road
SAN ANTONIO – For the team behind such award-winning short films as "Last Chance" and "Goodbye Digital or The 5 Stages of Grief in Digital Dating", "The End" is only the beginning, as Film Classics Productions celebrates new honors and upcoming screenings for its latest project and a return engagement for its first feature.
"Four Minutes Till The End", a science-fiction thriller written and directed by Bryan Ortiz and produced by…
Iconique Societás Awards Invite Fashion Photographers and Illustrators to Show O …
Launched in 2007 by award-winning Dutch creative director and publisher of influential fashion zine Iconique, Joost van Gorsel and founder and CEO of progressive creative think tank and agency Societás, Melissa Sterry - the ‘Iconique Societás Awards’ bring the global spotlight to the best emerging and most influential talent working in the fashion visual arts. Having launched as the ‘Iconique Societás Excellence in Fashion Photography Awards’ in 2007, the awards…
Corey Helford Gallery Presents Joshua Petker's Solo Exhibition 'Black Sugar'
Corey Helford Gallery presents
Joshua Petker
“Black Sugar”
Opening Reception Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 7 to 10pm
On View October 4 until October 22, 2008
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232 …
Reasons to be Cheerful
In a time of great financial uncertainty it’s easy to fall into a sense of gloom as we all consider having to cut back on the little luxuries we’ve become accustomed to. But do we really need to feel so negative during the credit crunch?
Buddhists have long understood that lasting happiness really does come from within!! Many of our fears are a result of worries about things we’ve done in…
Popular Bassist & Musical Prodigy Terrence Richburg Launches Gospel Jazz Online …
Terrence Richburg is known in musical circles as a bassist’s bassist. Hailed by GRAMMY, Dove & Stellar Award winning producer Steven Ford as “one of gospel music’s best kept secrets,” Richburg has played with household names including Aretha Franklin, The Winans, Jennifer Holliday, Richard Smallwood & Vision, Maurette Brown Clark, Marcus Johnson, Alyson Williams, Yolanda Adams, Tramaine Hawkins, Walter Hawkins and many others. The nephew of the late…
Edward Mapplethorpe: first solo exhibition in Germany
Berlin, 01 Oktober 2008 (kk) - For a long time Edward Mapplethorpe was overshadowed by his famous brother, Robert. For Robert’s sake, Edward even changed his name and called himself Edward Maxey, using his mother’s maiden name. Now, nearly twenty years after his brother’s death, Edward has had an international breakthrough with his own art - and under his real name.
In a joint collaboration, Galerie artMbassy and Ketterer Kunst are…
The Random Thoughts Series (RTS) 2009 Calendar Collections by Abstract Painter Z …
International, October 1, 2008 - The Random Thoughts Series (RTS) 2009 Calendar Collections and art prints, by abstract painter Zammerly, are now available online and under print-on-demand.
The RTS art prints, from the original paintings featuring RTS1 to RTS29, come in two different sizes, with download option for people who choose to print for themselves. The Random Thoughts Series (RTS) 2009 Calendar Collections feature RTS 1 to RTS 36.
With the holidays…
Award-winning Photographer, Michael Huggan, Releases his 2009 African Wildlife C …
Calendar comprises a collection of spectacular photos taken during Michael’s recent trip to the Masai Mara, Kenya
Alton, Hampshire: Michael Huggan, the gold medallist and Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (APRS) proudly announces that his African Wildlife Calendar 2009 is now available.
The calendar comprises 13 breathtaking shots - one for each month of the year plus the cover photo.
“The images chosen for my 2009 calendar are from a trip…
Passion for Life at the Grand Palais in Paris
The next group art exhibition Passion for Life will be held from November 21-30, 2008 at the Grand Palais in Paris, in support of the Institut Curie. Following several art exhibitions in Italy, Mexico and the Principality of Monaco, Passion for Life has been offered the opportunity to exhibit in Paris, France, under the banner of the prestigious Société des Artistes Indépendants. Following the invitation of the President of the…
"THE MOJAVE EXPERIMENT" Stars Cindy Chiu in Sci-Fi Western
Los Angeles, CA – September 29, 2008 – Rarely granted prominent parts in the Western genre, Chinese-Americans have a rich and fascinating role in the history of the American West. These experiences are illuminated in a film that makes an unlikely merger of the Science Fiction and Western genres.
Set in 1862, THE MOJAVE EXPERIMENT – currently in post-production and due to hit the film festival circuit in 2009 --…
The verifying letter: And it does turn ... Ketterer Kunst to auction rare letter …
Hamburg, 25 September 2008, (kk) - For € 80 000 it could be yours: the first empirical proof that the earth is round. The extremely rare original edition of a letter from Maximilianus Transsylvanus, secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, is to go under the hammer at the Ketterer Kunst auction of Rare Books - Manuscripts - Autographs - Decorative Prints in Hamburg on 17/18 November. In it,…
Animals are trumps: Antoni Clavé’s “Le coq” is cock of the walk at Ketterer Kuns …
Hamburg, 16 September 2008, (kk) - Carrying an estimate of € 30 000-40 000, Antoni Clavé’s “Le coq” is literally cock of the walk. Dating from 1945, this oil painting is to lead off at the Ketterer Kunst auction of Modern Art & Post-War/Contemporary Art in Hamburg on 24 and 25 October 2008.
Clavé’s 1940s paintings reveal a number of stylistic influences: Bonnard, Vuillard, Rouault and especially Picasso,…
Dalia Rubin: The Universe as Art and Science
The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present Dalia Rubin in The Texture of Space. Scheduled to run from October 1st through October 21st, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Dalia Rubin's stunning paintings.
About Dalia Rubin:
Dalia Rubin's stunning paintings re-imagine the natural world as a tranquil display of textures and forms in beautiful equilibrium. Her works conceptualize and rearrange organic…
Aaron W. Lacey: Fashion Fusion
The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present Aaron W. Lacey in Beyond Borders: Exhibition of Fine Art from Canada. Scheduled to run from October 1st through October 21st, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Aaron W. Lacey's unique work.
About Aaron W. Lacey:
Aaron W. Lacey creates remarkable artworks with a mixed media process that incorporates molding pastes, clothing and acrylic…
Moments - Cirque Nouveau Photo Exhibition in Paris
A new exhibition of photographs by Michael Ridley opens in Paris on November 10th. The exhibition, MOMENTS - Cirque Nouveau opens at La Petite Galerie, rue de Seine, and is one of the photo exhibitions being held in the city during November, the Month of Photography in Paris.
His last photo exhibition in Paris, Transvision, was in 2007. His images, impressionist in inspiration, are a fusion of two styles, but…
“Zoiks! Online magazine relaunches after 3 year hiatus.”
September 23, 2008 – MOLINE, IL - Zoiks! Online, a magazine of humor, entertainment and pop culture, published by Jason Tanamor, author of “Hello Lesbian!” and “Anonymous,” will relaunch on October 1, 2008. The magazine will include various columnists, authors and commentators from all over the country. The web address for the magazine is http://zoiksmag.blogspot.com.
Influenced by People, Interview and a bit of Mad Magazine, Zoiks! does not disappoint readers of…
Christian Nicklaus: Mythology of the Self
The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present Christian Nicklaus in A Symphony of Symbolism. Scheduled to run from October 1st through October 21st, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Christian Nicklaus' creative works.
Award winning artist, Christian Nicklaus creates paintings that provide an overwhelming sensory experience for audiences. Runes and Celtic imagery interweave and overlap with expressive characters and collage…
Sydney Weir to Star as Shelley Parker in San Pedro's Bat Boy The Musical
The Relevant Stage Theatre Company presents the US Stage Company Premiere of the London/Toronto 2004 Revision of Bat Boy The Musical
Story and Book By KEYTHE FARLEY and BRIAN FLEMMING Music and Lyrics By LAURENCE O'KEEFE
Presented at Warner Grand Theatre, a facility of the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.
Licensed Under Agreement with Weekly World News, Dramatists Play Service and directly with the authors.
Direction: Lucas Pakes…
Jeff Leatherwood is Bat Boy at San Pedro's Warner Grand Theatre
The Relevant Stage opens its doors for the 2nd musical in its 1st season with "Bat Boy The Musical". Originally produced 'Off Broadway', this side-splitting spoof is based on a 1992 story in the tabloid Weekly World News about a half-bat/half- boy found living in a cave. He is taken in by a family who attempts to instill "human values" in him. The story follows his interaction with…
Artfacts.Net and VernissageTV partner to provide unprecedented information pool …
Today, Artfacts.Net, the international gallery guide for modern, contemporary and emerging art, and VernissageTV, the Internet’s unique TV art project, announced a cooperation that will facilitate access to both website’s content.
Artfacts.Net introduces a video section on its artist pages, which will be filled with preview images and links to relevant VernissageTV episodes about the respective artist. In combination with the already existent features „Profiles“, „Artworks“, „Auctions“, and „Analysis“, visitors will…
Valery Vinokurov’s Creative Explorations of Shape
The Agora Gallery (530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, NY, 10001) is proud to present Valery Vinokurov in Beyond Borders: Exhibition of Fine Art from Canada. Scheduled to run from October 1st through October 21st, the collection will feature a captivating selection of Valery Vinokurov's unique paintings.
About Valery Vinokurov:
The cubism of Pablo Picasso and the overlapping imagery found in the surrealism of Marc Chagall merge in Valery Vinokurov’s thought-provoking…
Jacques Philippe Hébert: Nature's Structures Transformed by Fire
Agora Gallery is proud to present Jacques Philippe Hebert in Beyond Borders: Exhibition of Fine Art from Canada.
About Jacques Philippe Hebert:
Just as he subjects Venetian glass to the heat of a kiln and brings out the crystalline intricacies lying dormant in its structures, Canadian artist Jacques Philippe Hebert removes organic forms from their environment and redefines them through the fervor of his art. The familiar shapes of flora, the human…
Current programming on VernissageTV art tv: Focus on Manifesta 7, SITE Santa Fe, …
Basel, September 22, 2008. With the current programming, VernissageTV focuses on art presentations off the usual art trail: Manifesta 7, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, as well as SITE Santa Fe draw their attraction from their surroundings: the landscape and the (historical) buildings. And there's another art project that doesn't care about the hype in the big cities: Arte Bregaglia.
VernissageTV had a close look at the three exhibition projects.…
Network for artists - artists.de
The German-speaking countries are one of the most important art-markets of the world. Artists.de is a free platform for international artists, where they can present their art to this exiting market. With a presentation on artists.de they reach collectors and art gallerists in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg and Liechtenstein.
Most artists already have their own homepage. But it´s not easy to be found in the world wide web.…
BooksofSoul.com Displays Lists of Bestselling African American Books
Los Angeles, September 22, 2008: Books of Soul (booksofsoul.com) has added lists of bestselling African American books to its website. Gathered from Amazon.com, the lists feature the top-selling new hardcover and paperback books by and about African Americans, including children's books and “urban fiction” books.
The free website supports authors in promoting their new books to readers of African American fiction, nonfiction, and children's/young adult books.
The bestseller…
International Juried Art Show Urban Legends and Country Tales at the Bonita Muse …
The Digital Art Guild brings an international print exhibit to the San Diego area.
Fifty outstanding prints demonstrate the multiple directions art has taken in the contemporary art world – both in pluralism of styles and the hybridism of technique and media.
Just five years after the digital art cooperative was formed in San Diego, it has firmly established itself both in regional and international art communities. The Digital Art…
Televised Ghosthuntress Bellydances Between Takes; Debuts At Renaissance Faire
Keri-Bo Bates of Brick, is set to make her on-stage debut at the Lakewood Renaissance Faire on September 20-21st 2008. Ms. Bates found the Daughters of Sophia bellydance troupe while taking lessons at Tribal Dance Arts under the instruction of Julie Nuzzo. She will be performing at the Gypsy Caravan promptly after the joust on both Saturday and Sunday.
The Daughters of Sophia also features the talents…
Fourth viennaartweek draws art scene experts to Vienna from November 17-23
Focus on Austrian and international art scene
During the viennaartweek from November 17 to 23, Vienna becomes a meeting point for international art insiders and interested public alike. Experts such as Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans-Ulrich Obrist from Serpentine Gallery in London, designer Alfredo Häberli from Switzerland or Sir Norman Rosenthal, former employee at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, discuss – amongst other topics - the future of the…
LIFTed Productions presents Kidz In The Hall September 27, 2008 in Providence
LIFTed Productions presents an encore event featuring Kidz In The Hall in concert at Kiss Lounge a/k/a/ Xxodus Café at The Providence Black Repertory on Saturday, September 27th, 2008 at 9:30PM with special guest Rhode Island’s own Mista Mista, Waleezy and DJ Therion. Get your tickets on sale at F.Y.E. Locations and inticketing.com. This event is part of the REMIX Saturday’s series at The Providence Black Repertory. This event is…
57th ARD Music Competition 2008 - The Prize-Winners Have Been Selected
This year the juries awarded three first, four second and six third prizes. The total sum awarded for main and special prizes was 188,500 Euros. For the first time in 40 years, a 1st prize was again awarded in the clarinet category – and for the very first time in the 57-year history of the competition, a first prize was awarded in the bassoon category. All in all, 198 young…
Noblesse oblige - Van Dael and von Neff lead off at Ketterer Kunst auction in Ha …
Hamburg, 15. September 2008, (kk) - The Empress Josephine and Tsar Nikolas I were early admirers of their work: whereas Napoleon’s first wife acquired several paintings by Jan-Frans van Dael for her gallery, Carl Timoleon von Neff was the favourite painter of Tsar Nikolas I. Two major works by these artists are to go under the hammer at Ketterer Kunst in Hamburg on 25 October 2008.
Carrying an estimate of…
Performance art touchs the hearts of Clooney and Pitt – Common donation for chil …
After his participation in the Film Festival in Cannes last May, the German performance artist and painter Christophe Didillon recently travelled to the Venice Film Festival (65. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia). Again wearing a Spider-Man costume, the artist from Germany called attention to his art project to the benefit of children suffering from cancer. His action project just began with an adventure, so Didillon: When I came near…
New sculptures and collages of Robin Horsch
In the current exhibition GAM Obrist Gallery in Essen shows sculptures, paintings and collages of Robin Horsch. The gallery has been cooperating with the Muelheim based artist as long ago as 2000, and has continuously shown his stages of developement in solo exhibitions. The upcoming exhibition exclusively shows works of the recent two years.
Horsch became famous with his thin and tall wooden figures, which were originally inspired by etruscan bronzes.…
Philein Wang Debuts 'Stories From Home', Featuring ‘Tiger Hip Hop’™ Fusion of Am …
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Sept. 15, 2008— Philein/Zi-Ru Tiger Productions announced today that ‘Stories from Home’, a showcase of dance, music, video and poetry featuring the choreography of Philein Wang and Lori Tilkin and directed by Hollywood director Joerg Ihle will be presented Oct. 3, 4 and 5th at San Francisco’s Dance Mission located at 3316 24th Street.
‘Stories from Home’ will present an evening of existing and new multi-disciplinary work…
'Water Is Life' - Michel Montecrossa's Expo 2008 Song & Movie
'Water Is Life' released by Mira Sound Germany, as single Audio-CD & DVD presents Michel Montecrossa's great EXPO 2008 water-awareness song and movie.
"There is no future for us without clean water or no water as all", says Michel Montecrossa.
WATER IS LIFE - LYRICS:
Water is life. Water is life. Water is the cradle of our life. Water is the Mother of all life. My hands are kissed by the rain. My…
Exhibition: Shamans of Siberia – Magicians, Intermediaries, Healers (December 13 …
The Linden-Museum Stuttgart is presenting in cooperation with the Russian Museum of Ethnography (Saint Petersburg) the exhibition “Shamans of Siberia: Magicians, Intermediaries, Healers” from December 13, 2008 until June 28, 2009.
Siberia is known as a land of diverse climates and extraordinary landscapes. Its widely unknown wilderness and the fascinating cultures of its indigenous peoples have always attracted researchers and visitors to learn more about that part of the world. This…
Vermont Life Wine and Harvest Festival Celebrates Vermont Wineries, Food Produce …
Vermont wines, cheese, specialty foods and products will be celebrated at next month’s Vermont Life Wine and Harvest Festival in the Mount Snow area of Vermont. Hosted by the Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce and Vermont Life Magazine, the weekend long festival held September 26-28, will take place in the towns of Dover, Wilmington and Whitingham.
Laura Sibilia, Executive Director of the chamber says the Mount…
Calendar: Russia 2009 - towns and sceneries along Trans-Siberian Railway
Under the title „Russia 2009 - towns and sceneries along Trans-Siberian Railway“has just published the calendar of the German globetrotter Jan Balster.
The calendar:
What longing, the trans-Siberian railway. The longest railroad line of the world. A life's dream comes true. It widens of the country, the Russian soul. A trip by eight time zones along the classical route of the Trans-Siberian Railway, from Moscow about the cloister of Ivolginsk, Baikal,…
L.A. Powerpop Band MECHANT Featured on MTV & Comedy Central
LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles-based powerpop band MECHANT is being featured on MTV and Comedy Central in Hollywood, CA.
Every Friday & Saturday night, ads for MECHANT’s new record “Fate and The Arsenal” have been airing on both networks all summer long. The commercial includes a voiceover by Virgin Records' well-known DJ Dave Richards, and will continue to run throughout the month of September. Viewers can see the…
Two Berlin Sculptors
Bernhard Heiliger and Waldemar Grzimek at Ketterer Kunst
Berlin, 3 September 2008 (kk) - “Sculpture is the best commentary an artist can provide on his painting,” Pablo Picasso once said. Viewed in that light, there is currently a lot to find out about Bernhard Heiliger and Waldemar Grzimek in Berlin. Ketterer Kunst is showing more than 30 works on paper by the two artists as well as seven pieces…
Terranova Editores inicia los talleres de creación literaria en el Cuartel de Ba …
La editorial Terranova Editores iniciará la serie de talleres de creación literaria en el Cuartel de Ballajá a partir del miércoles, 17 de septiembre a las 6:00 PM y sábado, 20 de septiembre a las 9:00 AM.
La segunda sesión del taller Desgavetadero Literario está enfocada en el desarrollo de textos literarios que formarán parte de una antología a ser publicada por Terranova Editores.
Los talleres de cuento -básico y avanzado-…
New song MILLIONAIRE by Detroit’s own rising country star Billy Craig
September 5, 2008 - The new song MILLIONAIRE is being rolled out worldwide and it’s an edgy country tune by Detroit’s own rising country star Billy Craig.
Billy has been busy these days with his new full length CD release, This Side of Somewhere featuring 14 original compositions. The recording started out at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, where Johnny Cash began his storied recording career, and the process…
"Scene From Both Sides": Write It, Shoot It, Edit, Screen It
San Antonio-based multimedia marketing firm PrimaDonna Productions, Inc. introduces actors to the process of filmmaking with its newest class, SCENE FROM BOTH SIDES: THE INDEPENDENT FILM EXPERIENCE.
WHEN:
Saturdays, November 1, 8, 15, and 22
10AM – 5PM
WHERE:
PrimaDonna Productions - 8603 Crownhill Blvd. (near the Magic Time Machine)
DETAILS:
SCENE FROM BOTH SIDES: THE INDEPENDENT FILM EXPERIENCE is a four-week class for actors of all ages and levels of skill and experience, from the untrained…
Bharati in Mauritius as from Dec 4
MarCom Co. Ltd, a leading Marketing communications agency in Mauritius is proud to present the Mauritian debut of the stunning stage show BHARATI.
Visiting Pailles’ Swami Vivekanada International Convention Centre for ten shows on December 4-14, 2008, BHARATI is a music and dance spectacle boasting a huge cast of performers, 700 costumes, giant video projections, popular Bollywood music, foot tapping dance sequences and amazing displays of martial arts and acrobatics.
Presenting…
Golfers Wanted for Caltech Y Golf Tournament and Auction
Pasadena, Calif.— On October 10, 2008, the Caltech Y will host its first Annual Golf Tournament and Auction at Brookside Golf Course in Pasadena to fund its volunteer service, leadership and advocacy programs. With support from friends, community members, business leaders, and the event chair Don Brown, retired general manager at Brookside, this event will help raise needed funds for an organization that has served the Pasadena and Caltech…
On The Inside Design is a Finalist for Spark Awards
Jeanine Naviaux's Eco-Friendly Beach End Table is a finalist in 2008 Spark Awards
(San Diego, CA - September 4, 2008)—San Diego Design firm, On The Inside Design’s Jeanine Naviaux submitted a modernly earth-conscious design for an end table to the 2008 Spark Awards. Spark is a new and exciting international design competition created to promote new designs and designers from professional to novices. Seeking designers who offer change, Spark enticed Jeanine…
Caltech Associates Tour the Terracotta Warriors Exhibit
Pasadena, Calif. — What prompted Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, to create the elaborate funerary structure for himself that housed the famous Terracotta Warriors? Juliann Wolfgram, lecturer of art history at the California Institute of Technology, sought to answer this question for the Caltech Associates at a luncheon program at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, where Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor was on display.
Before…
Philly Author Finds Success With Racy, Aruba Novel
Daniel Putkowski will be appearing at Doylestown (PA) Bookshop on Sept 5 to sign the book that has Aruba fanatics buzzing
It’s no secret that the tiny island of Aruba, which boasts the most repeat visitors in the Caribbean, has a cult following of Americans who, year after year, have lazed away vacation days on her soft, sugar-white beaches. But lately, these Aruba-philes are talking about more than Balashi Beer and…
‘Home Decor by Design’ Announces New Product Line of Tuscan Wall Décor
Puyallup, Washington, September 4th, 2008 - Home Decor by Design, a brand well known for it’s wide range of home décor products, has introduced a new product line of ‘Tuscan Wall Décor’ products. Home Decor by Design has been in business for five years and has recently started offering their products online.
Home Decor by Design’s home décor collection stocks both modern and conventionally designed products. The Tuscan Wall Décor product…
Ladies Painted, the New York Art Exhibition of Fashion Icon Michael Vollbracht a …
Wally Findlay Galleries is pleased to present Ladies Painted, the Premiere Exhibition of artist Michael Vollbracht at its New York Gallery, located at 124 E. 57th Street on September 17, 2008.
An accomplished artist, with paintings in many notable public and private collections, a distinguished fashion designer (Geoffrey Beene, Donald Brooks, Henri Bendel, Bill Blass), published author and an international illustrator, Vollbracht is a modern day Renaissance man. The exhibition, “Ladies…
