http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:46:59 -0700 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:32:50 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m11d5-FOTOWEEK-DC-Kicks-Off-Tomorrow?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner FotoWeek DC, one of the largest international photography festivals in the world, returns to Washington, DC with The FotoWeek DC Awards competition exhibition November 7 – 14, 2009 and an unprecedented roster of events and participating orga... Photography Opening FOTOWEEKDC Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:32:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m11d5-FOTOWEEK-DC-Kicks-Off-Tomorrow?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m11d5-AwardWinning-Photographer-Deborah-Willis-Speaks-Tonight-at-the-DC-Historical-Society?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner Deborah Willis, a MacArthur, Guggenheim, and Fletcher fellow, will talk about her books, Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present and Michelle Obama: The First Lady in Photographs at the Historical Society of Washington... Photography African American Art Deborah Willis Historical Society of Washington Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:16:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m11d5-AwardWinning-Photographer-Deborah-Willis-Speaks-Tonight-at-the-DC-Historical-Society?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d29-The-Real-Story-of-the-Superheroes?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery of Smith Farm Center for Healing and Arts presents The Real Story of the Superheroes, Photography by  Dulce Pinzón from November 4 - 28, 2009.  The Opening Reception is scheduled for Frid... Photography Smith Farm Center Dulce Pinzón Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:02:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d29-The-Real-Story-of-the-Superheroes?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Sculpture301?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner The artdc Gallery presents Sculpture:301, a show of all recent work by artists who live, work, or go to school in the neighborhood. This show will introduce these young and mid-career artist to the artdc Gallery. The work runs a gamut of styl... artdc sculpture Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:18:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Sculpture301?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Intuited-Reality-Quantum-Dynamics-of-the-Cosmos?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner DC-area artist, Doris Colbert Kennedy is showing her latest collection of abstract paintings entitled "Intuited Reality: Quantum Dynamics of the Cosmos" at Cryor Gallery of Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland.  This show ... Doris Colbert Kennedy Coppin State University Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:29:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Intuited-Reality-Quantum-Dynamics-of-the-Cosmos?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Floyd-Gordon-at-Maruka-Gallery?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner The Maruka Gallery is proud to present the work of artist, Floyd Gordon from South Carolina. Floyd has been widely recognized and critically acclaimed for his portraits of rural southern life. In beautiful watercolors and stunning acrylics, F... Art Exhibition Maruka Gallery Floyd Gordon African American Art Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:11:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Floyd-Gordon-at-Maruka-Gallery?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d27-How-to-Create-an-Effective-Picture-Gallery--Wall-at-Home?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner This article is the final installment focusing on art and framing as part of National Art and Framing Month!  Today we focus on creating a "gallery" wall at home! A picture wall displays a group of framed items in a coordinated ... art collecting Fine Art Art Framing National Art and Framing Month Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:55:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d27-How-to-Create-an-Effective-Picture-Gallery--Wall-at-Home?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Honor-the-Dead-View-Art-and-bring-your-Ofrenda?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner Join Art Outlet for their third annual Ofrenda 2009 - Art for the Dead!  This annual Ofrenda exhibition and celebration is presented in partnership with the Torpedo Factory Art Center on the waterfront in Old Town Alexandria. Events ... Art Exhibition Art Outlet Ofrenda Torpedo Factory Art Center Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:53:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Honor-the-Dead-View-Art-and-bring-your-Ofrenda?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Whats-Important-to-You-A-Communal-Art-Project-by-Local-Artists?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner Local artists Sondra N. Arkin and Judy Byron are asking for your help in creating a collaborative work of art. The work is to be included as the artists' contribution to a group exhibition entitled "What's Important Now?&quo... Nevin Kelly Gallery Communal Art Sondra Arkin Judy Byron Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:24:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d25-Whats-Important-to-You-A-Communal-Art-Project-by-Local-Artists?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Transformations-New-Directions-in-Black-Art-Conference-Opens-Thursday-in-Baltimore?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner The Maryland Institute College of Art's Center for Race and Culture (CRC) and W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African-American Research at Harvard University present Transformations: New Directions in Black Art Thursday, Oct. 22-Sunday... African American Art Conference MICA DJ Spooky Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:00:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Transformations-New-Directions-in-Black-Art-Conference-Opens-Thursday-in-Baltimore?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Smithsonian-African-American-Museum-receives-10-Million-from-Gates-Foundation?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has contributed $10 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, expected to open in late 2015 on the National Mall in Washington. The purpose of the grant is t... The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Smithsonian Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:44:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Smithsonian-African-American-Museum-receives-10-Million-from-Gates-Foundation?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Sketch-everything-and-keep-your-curiosity-fresh?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner Seeking to uphold John Singer Sargent s notion of the necessity of dialogue in an artistic community, the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities will be hosting its monthly Art Salon at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. On October 29, join visu... DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Salon Corcoran Gallery of Art Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:32:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Sketch-everything-and-keep-your-curiosity-fresh?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Design-What-a-Difference-a-Frame-Makes?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner October is National Picture Framing Month, and thousands of frame shops and art galleries will be celebrating with a variety of special events and programs designed to promote the enjoyment of art and framing as a part of daily life.  This is... Fine Art Art Framing National Art and Framing Month Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:05:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Design-What-a-Difference-a-Frame-Makes?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d13-The-Benefits-of-Conservation-Framing-for-Fine-Art?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner  October is National Picture Framing Month, and thousands of frame shops and art galleries will be celebrating with a variety of special events and programs designed to promote the enjoyment of art and framing as a part of daily life. This is th... National Art and Framing Month Conservation Framing Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:49:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d13-The-Benefits-of-Conservation-Framing-for-Fine-Art?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Hispanic-Heritage-Month-An-Interview-About-Latin-American-Art-with-Teresa-Diaz?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner .Note:  This interview appeared on the Authentic Art Visions blog last October, however, I posted it again because I thought it really provided some wonderful information about Latin American art.  Enjoy!We are honoring Hispanic Heritage Mo... art collecting Hispanic Heritage Month Latin American Art Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:24:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Hispanic-Heritage-Month-An-Interview-About-Latin-American-Art-with-Teresa-Diaz?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Remembering-Things-Past-A-Conversation-Celebrating-Anne-Truitt?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner Exhibition Dates: October 8, 2009 - January 3, 2010Opening Panel Discussion: October 8, 2009, 7-8 pm, Ring AuditoriumOn the opening night of “Anne Truitt: Perception and Reflection,” join theHirshhorn Museum and Sculpture G... Hirshhorn panel Opening Anne Truitt Tim Gunn Martin Puryear Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:38:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Remembering-Things-Past-A-Conversation-Celebrating-Anne-Truitt?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Mixed-Messages--International-Visions-Gallery?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner October 7-November 4, 2009 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 10, 2009; 6:30-9:00 p.m. International Visions Gallery is excited to host a conversation between artworks created by four D.C. based artists on the topic of message conveyance ... International Visions Gallery Art Exhibition Stan Squirewell Wesley Clark Miles Bumbray Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:16:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Mixed-Messages--International-Visions-Gallery?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Man-Ray-African-Art-and-the-Modernist-Lens--The-Phillips-Collection?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner   October 10, 2009-January 10, 2010   Man Ray, African Art and the Modernist Lens features more than 50 photographs by Man Ray from the1920s and 1930s as well as approximately 50 photographs by his international avant-garde c... The Phillips Collections Man Ray African Art Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:06:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Man-Ray-African-Art-and-the-Modernist-Lens--The-Phillips-Collection?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Ten-Tips-for-Framing-Artwork?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner October is National Picture Framing Month, and thousands of frame shops and art galleries will be celebrating with a variety of special events and programs designed to promote the enjoyment of art and framing as a part of daily life. This is the firs... art collecting tips Art Framing National Art and Framing Month Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:32:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d7-Ten-Tips-for-Framing-Artwork?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Art-Helps-Uplifts-Fight-Against-Breast-Cancer?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner "Don't Be Shy - Just Be Glam" by Rebecca Oliver The Cup of the Month Challenge is a bra art competition sponsored by the Anne Arundel County Department of Health in observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October). T... Art Breast Cancer Cup of the Month Challenge Anne Arundel County Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:14:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8821-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Art-Helps-Uplifts-Fight-Against-Breast-Cancer?cid=exrss-DC-Fine-Arts-Examiner