Picked by: RB Why: Kris Swanson has created a real community home for the arts at the Corner Store, and Ezara Spangl's work is modern and compelling. From the invite: Gallery Opening Thursday, July 29th 6:00-9:00pm for Ezara Spangl show ...
Following a traditional track toward museum curatorship, I studied art history (17th-century Dutch genre painting) as an undergraduate at Harvard University and later got a masters degree in Early American Decorative Arts from the Winterthur Program at the University of ...
“I do remain optimistic about the future of art in DC. But how does it get better?….
My answer leads into my cursory understanding of the contemporary art world in Sarajevo, Bosnia.”
“seen over a thirty-year span, the work started to seem repetitive to me, even stiff. And, I think, such is also sadly the case with the Jack Tworkov retrospective at the Provincetown Art Association Museum (“PAAM”).”
“Jean-Michel Crapanzano is one of those artists who does it all. Born in France and based in the Netherlands, he is currently the international artist in residence at the Arlington Arts Center.”
“Dino Almaguer handcrafts work that is both playful and environmentally-friendly: ‘It’s a perfect blend of my love for design and the environment.” Papurniture is a 3-D sketch put together in ways that are visually pleasing.’ ”
“Who would make better work: a young 20-something who has seen little and experienced less, or a 60-something who has been around the block, if not the world, many times?”
“City Gallery regrets to announce the passing of gourd sculptor, Wally Szyndler. He was an inaugural member of the Gallery and one of our most popular and accomplished members.”
“Before he became a world-renowned artist, Chuck Close spent his childhood conjuring tricks. He would don the traditional top hat and cane of a magician for his performance but he had an unusual finale…”
“Neptune’s show this month is particularly rewarding, combining the depth of Joan Belmar’s otherworldly paintings with the zen of Cameron Pietke’s ceramic bells and the architectural discipline of Marie Ringwald’s constructions.”
“Eye Level: The Airmen of Note is the premiere big band of the U.S. Air Force, and your repertoire and sound have been influenced by the Glenn Miller Orchestra of the ’30s and ’40s.”
