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City of Manchester Announces Winners in 13th Annual NAP Employee & Family Art Show
Mayor's Press Room Announcements
Published: 08/27/2018
Mayor Joyce Craig and the City of Manchester are pleased to recognize the winners in the 13th Annual National Arts Program Exhibition, “Art on the Wall at City Hall.” Mayor Craig and members of the Manchester Arts Commission, including Chairman Ed Doyle were on hand to present awards to all the winners.
‘Art Rx’: museum tours linked to easing chronic pain
Participants of study reported feeling less pain and less social disconnection after an hour-long museum tour
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Viewing works of art can have an analgesic effect on chronic pain and alleviate feelings of isolation for patients who suffer from it, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, Davis published in the journal Pain Medicine.
The Painter Behind These Artworks Is an AI Program. Do They Still Count as Art?
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Hanging inside a gold frame on a pristine white wall in Christie’s Central London Gallery is a dark, moody portrait of a man in Puritan-style black clothes—the work, it seems, of some Old Master. But scrawled in the bottom right corner, there’s an unexpected signature: a mathematical equation.
This is Edmond de Belamy by French art collective Obvious—or, more accurately, by an algorithm designed by Obvious.
Think you can spot a fraud? This $80 million art scam fooled the experts
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The biggest art fraud in modern U.S. history was shockingly simple. Yet it went on for 15 years, duped some of the world's most sophisticated collectors, brought down a 165-year-old New York gallery, and brought in more than $80 million. It is also a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of dabbling in the art world.
How art 'shares' could make you a Warhol collector for just $20
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n original Andy Warhol would normally be out of reach for someone like 29-year-old Cheryl Ellzysmith, a studio artist from Philadelphia.
But with just $200 and a new blockchain-based investment platform, she is now on course to own one of the pop icon's famous images of Marilyn Monroe -- or approximately 0.01% of it, at least.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s 4th Annual National Arts Program® Exhibit
Coordinator Comments by David Vogt, Airport Art Program Manager:
Airport art leads to unlikely connection
By Jennifer Ogunsola
Communications Manager
It’s not unusual to walk through a large airport and spot friends, family members and others you may know. Many people travel domestically and internationally on airplanes, so spotting a familiar face is pretty typical. But, imagine walking through the busiest airport in the world and seeing yourself, or one of your close family members, on display.
While that isn’t a normal occurrence, the passenger experience at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is anything but normal. Just ask the Perry family.
A Jackson Pollock Painting Gets A Touch-Up — And The Public's Invited To Watch
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Jackson Pollock's painting Number 1, 1949, is a swirl of multi-colored, spaghettied paint, dripped, flung and slung across a 5-by-8-foot canvas. It's a textured work — including nails and a bee (we'll get to that later) — and in the nearly 70 years since its creation, it's attracted a fair bit of dust, dirt and grime.
VCU Health NAP Exhibit is Building Connections Through Art
Are female artists worth collecting? Tate doesn’t seem to think so
The museum preaches diversity, but its annual acquistions suggest that great art is mostly created by men
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New Coordinator Steps Up in Manchester, NH
8 English Art Terms You Should Know
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The words we use to talk about art can often seem opaque—and not just when they take the form of foreign languages like French and German. Yet this lexicon is an invaluable tool to have in your arsenal when thinking about and analyzing art. With roots in far-flung historical moments and art movements, the following eight English art terms will set you well on your way to discussing all kinds of art like a pro.
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A Museum Held a Show of Protest Art. Then the Artists Protested the Museum.
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Just after 11 a.m. on Thursday, a group of about 20 artists, many wearing black despite the searing sun, arrived at the Design Museum in London with an unusual aim: to remove their art from an exhibition.
Their works appeared in “Hope to Nope: Graphics and Politics 2008-18,” a show that traces the recent history of activist art and design, starting with Shepard Fairey’s “Hope” poster from Barack Obama’s first presidential election campaign, through to a “Make America Great Again” baseball cap.
Works by Picasso among objects rediscovered in Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art's collection
Preparation for 2019 exhibition and the building's renovation has led to the discovery of previously undocumented art works
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6 Sculptures That Rattled Critics and Shook up Public Art
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Everyone loves art, but not everyone has the time (or the cash) to visit art museums. For this reason, governments have a duty to their people to find the money—taxpayer money, if need be—to pay for free works of art. When these public artworks are at long last unveiled, everyone wins: the artists, for nabbing prestigious government contracts; the people, for gaining access to beautiful art; the governments, for sponsoring the kinds of noble aesthetic achievements that lie at the heart of civilization.