by Sandy | Jun 15, 2010 | Art, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums
“Louisiana Art” is one of the mainstays of the permanent exhibits at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
“NOMA’s collection includes an outstanding survey of Louisiana art from the 19th and 20th Centuries, including important works by contemporary Louisiana artists.”
The New Orleans Museum of Art’s other permanent collections include photography, decorative arts and drawings from all over the world.
New Orleans Museum of Art / NOMA
One Collins C. Diboll Circle, City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana
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by Bob Martin | Jun 12, 2010 | Art, Culture, Exhibits
We’ve had this extraordinary relationship , most of which has been frustrated by tension, mistrust and stubbornness, some of Cuba’s
Manuel Mendive Hoyo "The Sons of Water, Talking to a Fish" 2001
greatest assets, Music and Art have been missed. Hats off and thanks to the Katonah Museum of Art for hosting this exhibit, which runs from June 27 to September 19, 2010.
by Sandy | Jun 9, 2010 | Blogroll, Books, Culture, Education, Exhibits
12th Annual Harlem Book Fair & Arts Festival – the largest annual African American book fair and it’s free! 
Featured on Friday, Saturday and Sunday July 17 until July19, will be over 200 exhibit booths, there will be music stages, panel discussions and children’s activities.
Harlem Book Fair 7/17 thru 7/19, 2010
“The vision of the Harlem Book Fair is to partner with local and national leadership organizations under the banner of literacy awareness, affirming HBF as the nation’s largest African American literary event celebrating family literacy, community empowerment, and community cooperation. “
by Sandy | May 31, 2010 | Art, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits, Museums
The Atlanta High Museum of Art presents, “Transitions: Contemporary South African Works on Paper”
The exhibit consists of “13 works by eight artists and will explore how works of art can act as visual narratives and testimonials. In particular, these works will focus on the remarkable changes in the political and social landscapes in South Africa from 1974 during the height of Apartheid to 2002, two years before a decade of democracy was widely celebrated. “
High Museum of Art Atlanta – until June 10, 2010
1280 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA
(Images: “Bus Ride”, Kay Hassan)
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by Bob Martin | May 2, 2010 | Art, Culture, Education, Exhibits
It is thought by some that the exaggerated stress caused by war is the catalyst for creation of exceptional art. I absolutely don’t agree with that thought. What is saved never makes up for what was lost.
The passing of a recent law in Arizona that clearly targets a specific group of people based on how they look, talk or dress and the timely exhibit of work by Miné Okubo, at the Oakland Museum of Art, brings attention to how we allow fear to trump reason.
I think it is ironic that Roosevelt’s most famous quote “The Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself” is forgotten by him within ten years, during the stress of war and leads to something less then exceptional, Executive Order 9066.
“The Japanese American Internment”, “Slavery” or “Indian removal (Trail of Tears)” are as American as Apple Pie and to prove it, Governor Jan Brewer summoned up all of her own fear and signed into law SB 1070. One more case of history not repeating itself but rather our choosing to repeat history.
by Sandy | Apr 22, 2010 | Art, Arts, Entertainment and Music, Blogroll, Culture, Exhibits
King Tutankhamun has ended his San Francisco visit and is now scheduled to appear in New York City at the Discovery Times Square Exposition on April 23, 2010. 
This exhibit features 130 pieces spread across 10 galleries. The presentation includes jewelry, statues, masks, gold objects and of course that famous golden sarcophagus– all are more than 3,000 years old from the life of Tutankhamun and other royals of the 18th Dynasty (1555–1305 BC).
Amazing!
“Tutankhamun and The Golden Age of The Pharaohs” * 4/23/10 – 1/2/11
Discovery Times Square Exposition, 226 West 44th Street, NYC
“NOMA’s collection includes an outstanding survey of Louisiana art from the 19th and 20th Centuries, including important works by contemporary Louisiana artists.”
