Holly Morrison, Planet Aid (detail), 2013. Ultrachrome print, 8 x 9 inches, Courtesy Holly Morrison. Clothes Shoes, a re-appropriated urban re-signing found on a Richmond thrift-recycling bin, describes not only the context, but perhaps the demographic of current graduate artists’ work. The found marker resonates with a generations’ zeitgeist—the urgency of creating and presenting their […]
San Francisco Art Institute MFA Applications Spring 2012: Apply Now
September 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The San Francisco Art Institute is one of those institutions that any artist always wished he/she could have gone there… at least for a semester. It’s that great of an inspiring place with lots of talented teachers and other artists who live/work there. In case you’re a budding artist, well, here is your opportunity: NOW […]
New Job 2011: Chairman at the Pratt Institute?
December 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Yes, believe it or not, but the School of Art and Design at the Pratt Institute is looking for new chairmen or chairwomen for three of their departments: Art and Design Education Fashion Design Film/Video and Photography All three departments are located on Pratt’s historic 25-acre campus in the culturally rich and diverse neighborhood […]
Art School
September 14, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Can you get a decent art education on the web? The answer is a qualified ‘yes’, …. if you do your homework, and if you select a reputable art school. The internet is actually a good way to find out about various art programs around the country, around the world. First you have to select […]
Timeline of Art History: United States & Canada, 1900 ad – present
September 5, 2008 by 1 Comment
List of significant American art, artistic events and influences that mark the last century of American art. ARCHITECTURE 1900 In the design of the Ward W. Willitts House in Highland Park, Illinois, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) creates the “Prairie Style,” a modernist aesthetic for architecture and design that complements the Midwestern landscape. DANCE 1903 San […]
no name for ART #2
May 14, 2008 by 3 Comments
This #2 edition of the no name for ART CARNIVAL is flavored with fine art photography ~ which I ** LOVE **. I hope you enjoy the interesting articles on photography also. Art Review eArtfair features the work byfine art photographer Barbara Kruger with her feminist and social commentary artwork. Barbara Kruger juxtaposes mass media […]
Art Education @ Art Schools in the US
April 17, 2008 by 1 Comment
I’m often asked what in my opinion the best art schools are in the United States. So, I researched the topic before making my careful selection. Of course, some schools are better for film and others for fine art/paintings, and others again for art history. And this list is no more than my opinion after […]
America’s Top Museums & Art Galleries A-K
February 23, 2008 by 1 Comment
My list of US-based art museums and public galleries, in alphabetical order. Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh Housed in a renovated seven-floor warehouse building, the Andy Warhol museum displays more than 500 works of art in film, paintings, prints, and drawings, offering a comprehensive presentation of the development of Warhol’s work. The artworks displayed are drawn […]
Why Bother With Art Colleges?
December 24, 2007 by 1 Comment
If you are pretty talented at art you might not even consider going to Art College. Why should you, anyway? You can draw like the masters: Boticelli, Michaelangeo, Da Vinci. There wasn’t a landscape scene your brushes didn’t like, and there wasn’t any portrait you couldn’t draw. You can sketch anything that exists! But as […]
Exploring Careers in the Arts
December 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Perhaps you are trying to figure out what kind of career is best for you in the future, or maybe you even are looking for a career change in your life. If so, one very fun and stimulating field to consider is the arts. A career in the arts can be very exciting and there […]
