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Pennsylvania museum's disputed portrait is a Rembrandt, research says
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A small Pennsylvania museum has declared that a 17th-century portrait, long considered the work of someone in Rembrandt's studio, is in fact by the Dutch master himself.
After sending the painting away for routine restoration, the Allentown Art Museum said that advanced imaging and conservation techniques had unveiled "clear evidence" that the artwork is a genuine masterpiece.
Artists showcase their unique visions at the "On Our Own Time" art exhibit
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Artists from vastly different backgrounds showcased their unique and individual visions of the art for the finale of the 10th annual “On Our Own Time” art exhibit, which ran Feb. 3- 15. University of Arizona employees and their immediate families gathered at Biosciences Research Lab lobby to celebrate the last night of the exhibit.
Why we swing for the fences: Gates Foundation 2020 Annual Letter
Twenty years after starting our foundation, we’re just as optimistic about the power of innovation to drive progress.
By Bill and Melinda Gates: February 10, 2020
Reflecting on the first two decades of our foundation
When we started our foundation 20 years ago, the world was, in many ways, very different from the one we live in now. It was before 9/11, before the Great Recession, and before the rise of social media.
Carilion Clinic Patient Exhibit Reminds Us of the Power of Art
Carilion Clinic in Virginia has been hosting an annual patient centered National Arts Program exhibit and in its fourth year continues to be very well received. The shows patient participants represent multiple community hospitals across Southwest Virginia. Coordinator Katie Biddle told us that, “as participants drop off their work, they shared stories of how creating art has facilitated greater joy, fun, release and meaning in their lives. They discussed their connection to the content of the work, which often carried a deep meaning.
NAP exhibit is considered a cornerstone of MSP art programming
The Scream’ Is Fading. New Research Reveals Why.
The art world is increasingly turning to scientific analysis of pigments to find out how time has changed some famous paintings.
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“The Scream” is fading. And tiny samples of paint from the 1910 version of Edvard Munch’s famous image of angst have been under the X-ray, the laser beam and even a high-powered electron microscope, as scientists have used cutting-edge technology to try to figure out why portions of the canvas that were a brilliant orangeish-yellow are now an ivory white.
Land Artist Surprises Beach Goers By Leaving Striking Stone Arrangements Along the Coast
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How looking at art helps police officers pay attention to details
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A New York City detective was called to a crime scene in an industrial part of Brooklyn, New York, where he was told a female prostitute had been found dead.
Hidden in plain sight: Philadelphia as the center of the American avant-garde
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Philadelphia was the heart of the American avant-garde in the 1960s and ’70s, according to the new art exhibition “Invisible City.”
The wide-ranging show, put together by the University of the Arts’ Sid Sachs, spreads across three campus buildings — the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Gershman Hall, and the Philadelphia Art Alliance in Rittenhouse Square — plus a fourth location at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, or PAFA.
Philadelphia Celebrates 20 Years!
For their 20th Anniversary, the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy in Philadelphia created a video of past participants to provide insights on what the program means to them and to help get people excited about the upcoming contest and exhibit. The video was part of their strong social media campaign they did for this year’s show. Their marketing certainly paid off as this was their largest show to date and included 235 pieces of art that were displayed throughout four different floors of city hall.
There’s a vault under the Seattle Municipal Tower where the city stores hundreds of art pieces
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Nearly every time Seattle has built or renovated something in past 40 years, the city has used 1% of the project’s cost to buy art — and usually that art is displayed on site.
There’s the skyscraping installation next to the new Denny Substation that looks like a transmission tower mashed up with a tree, and there’s the tangle of orange rebar outside North Seattle’s new dump that’s supposed to conjure the topography of Wallingford. There are about 400 works like that.
The fraught business of removing and selling street art murals
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Banksy is well known for creating murals in the dead of night, frequently addressing social ills like homelessness or poverty. Tourists and fans gather around each of his new creations, often spurred to the site by a post on the anonymous artist's Instagram account. So the idea of removing one of these works from public view and selling it is bound to stir up strong emotions.
This newly restored 15th-century lamb is worrying art lovers
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There are no words to express the result" was the beaming reaction of Belgium's Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, after a 15th-century masterpiece -- painted over shortly after completion -- was restored to its former glory.
And they were right -- commentators have been left speechless by one particular aspect of the newly revealed painting.
The library is once again adorned with art in Front Range
Over 100 artists are included in the 12th Annual Front Range National Arts Program Exhibit this year. The Front Range show invites residents from within a 60-mile radius of Castle Rock, Colorado to participate. The Philip S. Miller Library supported this exhibit by once again donating display space for this stunning showcase. All ages and levels of ability were represented, and Jeanne Trueax did a fantastic job coordinating the exhibition.
Standing Room only at UChicago Medicine
UChicago Medicine awards reception held on December 11th was a standing room only event! One of the major reasons for this packed house was that their 14th Annual NAP Exhibit was the largest show on record for this venue. The exhibit features a total of 229 pieces created by 145 participants – that’s an increase of 56 pieces from just last year! Co-coordinator Janet Seitzer commented that it was nice to see such a faithful group of long-term participants as well as a healthy group of new ones taking part in this year’s show.