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We asked Coordinator Daniel Rodriquez to comment on their amazing showcase this year and here was what he had to say. "After a two-year hiatus, the VIA Employee Art Exhibit & Contest returned for its ten-year anniversary. Over the past ten years, this employee program has displayed over one thousand art pieces in a public exhibit. This is an amazing accomplishment for this program, for VIA, but most importantly, for the artists who get to showcase their talent year after year."

Still in recovery from COVID lockdown, art museums in 2022 tried hard to pull traffic through the door. (read full article here)

ST. PETERSBURG — After nearly 11 years and over 20,000 wishes, the Dalí Museum’s beloved Wish Tree is no more. ( See full article here)

A building in Los Angeles with a Banksy work of a girl on a swing appearing to hang from a preexisting “Parking” sign is going on sale this October. (read full article) 

BY ALEX GREENBERGER August 31, 2022 9:30am

About 50 years after Michael Heizer started work on it, the artist’s vast installation City is ready to begin welcoming its first visitors. Starting this Friday, a very select few will be able to make the pilgrimage to Heizer’s monumental sculpture in the Nevada desert, marking the first time that the general public will see the work in its fully completed state.

But what is City, anyway, and how can you view it in person? Below is your guide to Heizer and his newest creation.

Only a precious few ever achieve the fame required to truly be considered household names.

Whether you are an artist, a creator, or an investor, you have probably come across the term Non-Fungible Token (NFT). (see full blog here)

My name is Jared Semisch and I am currently a rising sophomore at George Washington University, majoring in Fine Arts and Psychology. I am Interning this summer with the National Arts Program (NAP). 

According to long-time coordinator Mary Lee Mansfield this year’s exhibit was one of the best! Mary said, “I can’t tell you how many positive comments we received from both the employees of the airport as well as the traveling public.” Their 14th Annual Exhibit included works from 112 artists and was displayed in the depARTures gallery at Reno-Tahoe International Airport, NV once again for all to enjoy!

This was the 11th Annual National Arts Program Exhibit for the State of Delaware which came back to the Arts Center/Gallery with a slightly modified in-person showcase. Even with some continued restrictions the exhibit had an outstanding collection from 174 artists!

Fulton County, Georgia was one of our venues that had to put everything on hold during the pandemic and were forced to postpone their long-standing National Arts Program exhibit. Coordinators Connie Cross and Amber Broughton were finally able to get this popular event back up and running this year with a showcase that ran from May 2nd through the 31st.  This was the 24th Annual showcase for Fulton County, Georgia employees, retirees and their immediate family members who were all invited to share their visual art talents.

Created in 1964, two years after Monroe’s death, it is one of the Shot Marilyns;  a series of four square (40 x 40 in) portraits which earned their names after being shot through the forehead with a single bullet.

The Fulton County NAP Exhibit is held in Atlanta, Georgia. Artists invited to participate in this exhibition include employees, retirees and immediate family members of employees and retirees of Fulton County. The National Arts Program was pleased to provide materials and funding for this virtual visual art exhibit.

Click the link below to view all the amazing artworks in the 24th Annual Fulton County, Georgia National Arts Program Exhibit and to see a list of the award winners.

"Shorter than the Day" features a constellation of photographs. These hundreds of images form a fragile, amorphous sphere. Each photograph features the New York City sky at a different time of day.  (click here for full article)

THIRTY-SIX TALENTED STATE EMPLOYEES
AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HONORED
Division of the Arts announces award-winning artists in its annual Delaware State Employee Art Exhibition

click here to view the slide show of all the winning artworks!