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Denver, Seattle museums put artworks on the line in Super Bowl wager
Remington's 'Broncho Buster' and the 'Sound of Waves' eagle panels are part of the stakes in the Seattle Seahawks-Denver Broncos game.
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If the Seattle Seahawks' ferocious defense isn't enough to make Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning sweat on Super Bowl Sunday, how about the prospect of allowing a city's museum-goers to get thrown for another loss?
Fulton County Hits the Mark
Fulton County Georgia hit their mark with participation this year for the Seventh Annual NAP Exhibition. Coordinator Briana Camelo credits the jump in numbers to the marketing efforts and strong support from her co-workers and their Director. One fantastic marketing avenue they took was to reach out to different department heads and ask them to help get their employees involved.
Artists Determination Helps Keeps NAP Going in Salt Lake County
“The NAP is a great opportunity for artists that don’t have a place to exhibit, encouraging them to work creatively and improve their talents,” states Valerie Price, NAP Coordinator for our Salt Lake County, UT venue. This is true for the numerous artists who have taken advantage of this annual opportunity, creating new work and entering the exhibition every year. Valerie commented that one of the joys of coordinating the exhibit is seeing how the artwork has improved over the years.
NY jury to hear Jasper Johns testify at art trial
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Artist Jasper Johns will testify against a foundry owner charged with trying to sell a fake bronze sculpture of his iconic 1960 painting "Flag" for $11 million, a prosecutor told jurors at the opening of a federal criminal trial Wednesday.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary Feingold said Johns will say he never gave Brian Ramnarine the sculpture as a gift despite the defendant's claims.
The ‘Not Art’ Stencil Project Is Meant to Inspire ‘Wonder’
Which Artworks Should We Save? Cash-Strapped Italy Lets Citizens Vote
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When it comes to Italy's enormous art heritage, officials are often faced with an unbearable choice: Which pieces should be saved when the government can't afford to save them all? Now, thanks to an online vote, it's up to Italian citizens to answer that tough question. In the end, some art will get a new lease on life, but many works that epitomize Western civilization remain seriously in danger.
SIH seeks art to decorate new cancer center
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Southern Illinois Healthcare is looking for local artists to create works to adorn the walls and interiors of the SIH Cancer Center.
The center is under construction at 4100 Pin Oak Drive in Carterville.
“I think when we have the grand opening, it will also be an art exhibit,” said Jennifer Badiu, SIH System Director of Cancer Services, noting all types of mediums are under consideration such as metal, glass, acrylic, water colors and photographs. “This is an opportunity to lend a hand to inspire healing through the arts.”
Praise for New Orleans, LA
Alison Gavrell, Coordinator for the City of New Orleans, successfully raised participation by over thirty percent from 2012. Their Eighth Annual NAP Reception was held on November 22nd and Scott Hutchenson, Advisor to the Mayor on Cultural Economy, was in attendance to celebrate with the artists.
The reception, complete with refreshments, was a festive occasion and allowed attendees ample time to peruse the art and take pictures.
Art heals at Capital Health in Hopewell
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As an artist, Colleen Attara has a deep belief that “art heals.”
“I feel really strongly about that,” said Attara, of Yardley, Pa., who has displayed her work in several “healing settings,” including the upcoming “Artists of Yardley” exhibit, which opens today in the Roma Bank Art and Healing Gallery at Hopewell Hospital.
“There is something nurturing and beautiful about the art in the hospital and it is all really different but it all goes together creating this feeling of calmness,” she said.
Pretty! Ice castles become art, tourist attractions
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Farming is tough during a New Hampshire winter — unless you’re growing icicles.
At the base of Loon Mountain in Lincoln, an ice castle not unlike the frosty palace in the Disney movie “Frozen” is rising from the ground, one icicle at a time. It’s one of three ice castles being built by the same company this winter— the others are in Breckenridge, Colo., and Midway, Utah.
National Arts Program Features UMMC Art Exhibit
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Thanks to the success of our first employee art exhibit in October, the National Arts Program (NAP) selected University of Maryland Medical Center as its “sNAPshot” of the month.
The NAP website is showcasing photos of much of the UMMC artwork.
Denver Art Museum accepting proposals to build a sculpture for the plaza
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As kids, many of us had our artwork displayed on the refrigerator, maybe even on a wall at school.
But have you ever dreamed of seeing your art in a better place? Maybe even a museum?
The Denver Art Museum is looking for a sculpture to put in the plaza this summer. You have to be able to design and build it and it needs to be interactive.
Art Installation at J.F.K. Faces Possible Destruction
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Every year, more than seven million international air passengers are greeted gladly on their arrival in the United States — not by forbidding blank corridors or a blizzard of oversize advertising, but by billowing, cloudlike, buttercream-colored curtains stretching hundreds of feet along a periwinkle sky.
“Curtain Wall,” as the installation is called, is a work of public art by the sculptor Harry Roseman in Terminal 4 at Kennedy International Airport.