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Got Old House? A Live Stream Symposium Will Cover Historic Painted Wall Conservation
ArtfixDaily / August 6th, 2020
"Conserving Our Painted Past" Live Stream Symposium Oct. 26-28, 2020, 1:00 pm-4:30 pm REGISTRATION NOW OPEN AT www.pwpcenter.org/symposium Distemper paint on historic painted plaster is fragile and can be damaged in a variety of ways. Vulnerable to moisture, it dissolves when ...
Take a Video Tour of 'We Will Walk – Art and Resistance in the American South'
ArtfixDaily / August 4th, 2020
Take a video tour of We Will Walk – Art and Resistance in the American South on view to September 6, 2020, at Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK). This first exhibition of its kind in the UK showcases the work of artists and makers from Alabama and surrounding states, revealing a little-known ...
Museum of the American Revolution Set to Reopen Sept. 3; Special Exhibition 'When Women Lost the Vote' to Open Oct. 2
ArtfixDaily / July 29th, 2020
The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia is scheduled to reopen to the general public on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, with special access for Museum Members beginning Thursday, August 20. Please check the Museum’s website for the most up-to-date hours and information for visitors. The ...
House Votes For a National Latino Museum to Be Part of Smithsonian
NBC News / July 27th, 2020
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Monday to approve legislation that would create a national Latino museum in the nation’s capital. The initiative had wide bipartisan support and passed unanimously by voice vote, reports NBC News. "It's time for Latinos to see our contributions, our ...
Upcoming Exhibition to Shed Light On African Modernism in America
ArtfixDaily / July 24th, 2020
A traveling exhibition planned for late 2022 will illuminate African Modernism in America, 1947–1967. The exhibition is organized by the American Federation of Arts and Fisk University Galleries in Nashville, which will be the first venue. African Modernism in America, 1947–1967 is the ...
Take an Online Tour of 'Fantastic Women' to Explore Works by the Hidden Heroines of Surrealism
ArtfixDaily / July 26th, 2020
Goddess, she-devil, doll, fetish, child-woman or wonderful dream creature – in various guises, women were the central subject of male Surrealist fantasies. Women artists initially found their way into the circle surrounding André Breton, the founder of the Surrealist group, as companions or ...
25 Chinese and American Artists Exhibited Together in 'Matter + Spirit'
ArtfixDaily / July 17th, 2020
A new online exhibition showcases contemporary Chinese and American artists at Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art in Montecito, Calif. Matter + Spirit: A Chinese/American Exhibition (through August 15) showcases the work of 25 artists involved in a cross-cultural program promoting creative ...
See How Robert Reich Wove Thomas Cole Paintings Into A Final Class For 2020 UC Berkeley Graduates
ArtfixDaily / July 17th, 2020
"You're going to have to design the hoops you jump through," former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich tells his final class in the last semester at UC Berkeley. He later asks the 2020 graduates to consider: "The question is when you get to this stage what do you want, what do you want to look back ...
Longtime Director of Minnesota Museum of American Art Is 'Released From Her Position'
Star Tribune / July 16th, 2020
Gregory Page, Board Chair of the M (Minnesota Museum of American Art) announced on July 14 that Kristin Makholm has been released from her position as Executive Director of the M after serving for more than a decade. “An Interim Director will be announced shortly, and the Board will begin a ...
'Driven to Abstraction' Documentary on the Knoedler Art Scandal Premieres On Digital Platforms in August
ArtfixDaily / July 16th, 2020
Directed by Daria Price, the documentary Driven to Abstraction will be released on select digital platforms (Amazon, Grasshopper Film) on August 28th. Driven to Abstraction unravels a mutating tale of self-delusion, greed, and fraud — the $80 million forgery scandal that rocked the art world ...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Reopens August 29 With 'Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle' and More
ArtfixDaily / July 15th, 2020
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced that it will reopen to visitors on Saturday, August 29. The Met has been closed since March 13, 2020, and had previously not been closed for more than three days in over a century. Daniel H. Weiss, President and CEO of The Met, commented, "Perhaps now ...
Adding to Its Modern and Contemporary Art Galleries, Crystal Bridges Acquires a Collection of Native American Art
ArtfixDaily / July 15th, 2020
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art last week announced the acquisition of 31 modern and contemporary artworks by 25 Native American artists from the Bruce Hartman collection in Kansas City, Missouri. The collection of 30 paintings and one sculpture date from the 1920s to 2000 and include ...
Preview a Stunning Historic Millard Sheets Mosaic Mural Recently Gifted to a California Museum
ArtfixDaily / July 14th, 2020
Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum has preserved an historic Millard Sheets mosaic mural for future generations and captures the de-installation in this mini-documentary. Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum of Cal State Long Beach has announced the acquisition of ...
Modern Mix: Selections from the Cape Cod Museum of Art and the Cahoon Museum of American of Art
ArtfixDaily / July 12th, 2020
Modern Mix: Selections from the Cape Cod Museum of Art and the Cahoon Museum of American of Art is a collaborative exhibition between two of Cape Cod’s esteemed art museums presenting colorful, bold artwork from the modern art period. Spanning works from the late nineteenth and twentieth ...
FBI Raids Alleged Art Forgery Ring in Michigan Woods
Detroit News / July 9th, 2020
A team of more than 30 FBI agents raided the property of Michigan artist Donald "D.B." Henkel this week in relation to an alleged art forgery ring that involved fake paintings sold for six-figure sums to top U.S. galleries, collectors and museums, according to the Detroit News. Based ...
Diverse American Stories—Told Through Marine Art Plus Surveys of Crafting and Diego Rivera—Ahead at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
ArtfixDaily / July 9th, 2020
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's 2021 temporary exhibition schedule includes the Crystal Bridges-organized exhibitions Crafting America and In American Waters, along with Diego Rivera’s America. The museum also has updated its 2020 schedule including Ansel Adams: In Our Time, and a focus ...
Massachusetts Museums Are Readying to Reopen; Find Fresh Exhibitions and Art Walks in The Berkshires
ArtfixDaily / July 7th, 2020
The three largest museums in the Berkshires—the Clark Art Institute, MASS MoCA and the Norman Rockwell Museum—plan to reopen to visitors over the July 11–12 weekend, following Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s announcement permitting museums and other cultural organizations to resume ...
Art-Inspired Stamps to Buy Now to Support the USPS
ArtfixDaily / June 25th, 2020
Hit hard by impacts on first class and marketing mail volume during the pandemic shutdown, the largely self-funded United States Postal Service estimated its losses could be around $2 billion a month for 18 months. This week, the postal service reported a less dire financial picture stemming from ...
Reopening of SF's de Young Museum Accelerated to Early July With West Coast Premiere of Frida Kahlo Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / June 23rd, 2020
"Feet, what do I need them for If I have wings to fly" – Frida Kahlo San Francisco will allow museums to reopen earlier than expected, pending state approval, reported the San Francisco Chronicle. Instead of the anticipated August reopening, the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park will ...
Florence Griswold Museum Reopens July 7 With 'Fresh Fields' Exhibition Bringing New Insights to Beloved Impressionist Landscapes
ArtfixDaily / June 23rd, 2020
The Florence Griswold Museum, in Old Lyme, Connecticut, reopens to members on July 1 and to the public on July 7 with a new exhibition, Fresh Fields: American Impressionist Landscapes, and with opportunity to roam its idyllic countryside grounds in bloom. Advance ticketing online is required as ...