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Jul 12, 2013

13 Gorgeous Works Of Art Made From Google Maps Images

 
Can photographs taken by satellites be considered art?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jul 12, 2013

Detective’s Art Show Helps Rescued Women

Featured on fox8.com
 
 

LORAIN, OH — A Lorain Police detective, who doubles as a talented artist, showed a special piece Saturday night with a special guest on-hand.

Detective Steyven Curry’s show at the Lorain Art Council featured a piece he calls “Survivors.”

Jul 11, 2013

Vineland library hosts local senior art show

 
An annual Cumberland County art exhibit rejuvenates local senior citizens through art and competition.
 
The Older Americans Art Exhibit and Competition continues through July 31 on the first floor of Vineland Public Library.
Jul 11, 2013

Re-THINK Trash Art Exhibit to open

Featured on santamariatimes.com
 
The Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center and Guadalupe Cultural Arts and Education Center will present the Re-THINK Trash Art Exhibit from 1 to 3 p.m. July 20.
 
The Re-THINK Art Exhibit will have on display art made from recycled materials found in the Guadalupe-Nipomo dunes and beach areas made by local residents.
 
An average of 14 billion pounds of garbage, mostly plastic, is poured into the ocean each year.
Jul 10, 2013

Follow the NAP...or should we say #nationalarts !

 
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Check out images from our Philly show on Instagram #phillynap #nationalarts

Jul 10, 2013

Tacoma Comes Back Strong in 2013

The National Arts Program® has always thrived in the City of Tacoma, WA, which is why we were saddened to hear that the city would have to take a break from participating in the NAP after six years due to budgeting and staffing cuts. However, even with tight budgets and a smaller staff, coordinator Naomi Strom-Avila was determined to bring the exhibition back to the city in 2013.

Jul 10, 2013

A Shining Example of the National Arts Program® in Orlando

This was the City of Orlando’s Tenth Anniversary show and what a show it was! The exhibit, which included over 160 artworks, will hang in the City Hall Terrace Gallery through August 25th. This two month long exhibition commenced with a beautiful reception on Thursday, June 27th. At the awards ceremony Coordinator Paul Wenzel was honored with an anniversary award from the National Arts Program®, presented to him personally by Mayor Buddy Dyer. Paul commented that, "It was a pleasant surprise and an honor to receive it."

Jul 09, 2013

The Museum That Turned Its Lobby Into a Flea Market

Featured on theatlantic.com
 
New York's Museum of Arts & Design recent "Take One / Leave One" exhibit showed what happens when the visitors get to play curator.
 
These days, a museum can be a massive temple, tiny storefront, or computer hard drive. It is always, however, a repository for things selected by a curator.
Jul 09, 2013

Artifacts | Cats, the New Rulers of the Art World

Featured on tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com
 
When it comes to art, cats are like the second sex. What is the feline equivalent of Jeff Koons’s giant flowering “Puppy?” Where is the painting of a snarling tabby to counter Francis Bacon’s feral mutt? Are fluffy cats not worthy of the same serious treatment as Edwin Landseer’s regal hounds or David Hockney’s beloved pooches? Who is the William Wegman of the whisker set?
 
At long last, a correction is upon us.
Jul 08, 2013

St. Paul skyway art project has passers-by pondering what's on their bucket list

Featured on www.twincities.com
                         
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denise Taylor was rushing through the St.
Jul 07, 2013

Former DC church is transformed into art space

Featured on www.wjla.com
 
A former church that has been sitting empty in SW D.C. for two decades is now drenched in color & will reopen as an art club.
 
The project started last fall when two guys with a passion for art began restoring a 138-year-old building into a community center.
Jul 05, 2013

The Off-the-Wall Dragons of Beth Johnson

Featured on spaceworkstacoma.wordpress.com
 
In case you haven’t seen the recent Woolworth window exhibits, and happen to be walking by late at night, a forewarning of the beasts that may catch you off guard and stare straight into your eyes!
 
Although, once you warm up to them you’ll see they are quite endearing.
Jul 04, 2013

National Arts Award Program is July 12

Featured on beatricedailysun.com
 
The seventh annual City of Lincoln National Arts Program Awards will be presented in the City Employee and Lincoln Public Schools Employee Art Contest.
 
The Lincoln Arts Council invites the community of Lincoln to attend the opening reception and presentation of awards, which will be held at Bennett Martin Library on July 12 at 6 p.m.
 
The exhibit is free to the public and will take place at the following Lincoln City Library locations: Eiseley Branch, 1530 Superior St.; Gere Br
Jul 01, 2013

An Arts Walk Right at the Medical School

The hallways at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences' New Jersey Medical School (previously UMDNJ) serve as an art gallery. Walk the corridors and enjoy a changing exhibit of works by members of the Rutgers community, the Newark community, and, for a Fall Arts Festival, anyone with something to share.

Each spring, under a National Arts Program®, more that 130 artists with ties to Rutgers enter works for an awards competition. Click here for more information.

 

Jun 26, 2013

Hindale Hospital exhibit honors soldiers and their families

Featured on westernsprings.suntimes.com
 
A new Healing Arts exhibit featuring items from staff at Adventist Hinsdale and La Grange Memorial hospitals honors members of the military and their families.
 
The Freedom Appreciation exhibit will remain on display through July in the atrium at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, 120 N.