Are anti-depressants killing art? 2008-05-20 10:07:04 In this current pill popping culture we live in, are over-prescribed anti-depressants
cutting short our ability to create truly soul searching, multilayered, art? This is the question posed by World-Herald writer John Pitcher. Read his entire article here. Is Dr. Phil putting the kibosh on deep, narrative art? What happens...
Post-Katrina Culture 2008-05-19 10:31:41 I reported a while back about a production of Waiting For Godot in the deserted streets of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. It was a particularly powerful political and social statement made through the arts. Carmen K. Sisson, writing for the Christian Science Monitor, reports on one Katrina
devastated town...
Guggenheim rolls snake-eyes in Las Vegas 2008-05-15 16:31:38 In the fall of 2001, the Guggenheim
Museum and the State Hermitage Museum joined forces and opened the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas
. This past weekend, the Las Vegas
satellite museum closed its doors permanently and the strange three-way marriage ended. Read the press release...
Develop a Relationship - part 2 2008-05-14 13:58:51 This is the second entry of a two part series regarding the rewards of establishing a relationship with an art gallery. In part 1, I discussed the "How to" of creating a relationship. Basically, it’s as simple as finding a gallery that shares your sensibilities and starting a conversation with... Read more:Relationship
Develop a Relationship 2008-05-13 10:56:58 No, no. This is not some singles dating advice. I’m talking about developing a relationship with an art gallery. This is Part 1 (don’t worry, there are only 2 parts) of a relatively broad subject. Today, I want to encourage people to take advantage of all that an art gallery... Read more:Relationship
Members Only 2008-05-09 16:03:34 I came across this article written by Tyler Green regarding the state of museum memberships. Having spent a number of years working in various museum membership departments, it made me think a bit, and I have to agree that there simply has been very little innovation in museum’s membership drives.... Read more:Members
The Greatest of All Time 2008-05-07 14:05:46 Laura and I had a very special honor today… We were able to spend a few moments with the single greatest living icon in American history – Muhammad Ali. No one alive today has elevated sport, politics and religion like Muhammad Ali. Despite his age and ailments, he remains The... Read more:Greatest
Richmond's Arts in the Park 2008-05-06 09:26:20 Sunday was a gorgeous spring day, and since Rob and I have downsized our athletics from three sports (biking, running and swimming) to one (swimming), we found ourselves with a little extra free time during the weekend. So, we headed for Richmond
to take in the Arts in the Park...
Tim Tate X 2 = $82,000 2008-05-05 09:18:18 This news was broken by our good friend Lenny Campello… This past weekend, two Tim Tate Video Reliquaries were auctioned for $41,000 each for a total of $82,000. The auction was caught on video – watch it here. These were the same type of Tim Tate Reliquaries that were just...
Opening night - Suzanne Howes-Stevens 2008-05-03 12:18:35 Last night, Migration opened its newest exhibit featuring the paintings of Connecticut artist Suzanne
Howes-Stevens
. The weather was perfect, and the crowds responded by coming out in force. It was a terrific night filled with beautiful art. A repeated observation of the evening was seeing how deeply engaged everyone was....
Hey, did someone step in something? 2008-05-02 11:10:24 What’s that smell coming from the University of Virginia Art Museum? Well, at least we know it’s not dog poop. Yesterday, Brendan Fitzgerald of C-ville broke the story of the UVa Art Museum excluding a piece of art from its newest exhibit featuring the work of Irwin Berman (read Brendan’s... Read more:something
Suzanne Howes-Stevens 2008-05-01 09:59:00 During the months of May and June, Migration: A Gallery will feature the paintings of renowned Connecticut artist Suzanne
Howes-Stevens
. Join us this First Friday, May 2 from 5:30pm to 8:00pm for a reception with the artist. Earth Openings is Suzanne’s second show at Migration and will run through June...
Artisans Center of Virginia 2008-04-30 10:17:44 I was invited to be a panelist during last weekend’s Artisans Center
of Virginia
Craft Conference & Business Institute held in Roanoke, Virginia. The subject of my discussion group was Pricing Art. Not a simple subject to cover in an hour and a half. Joining me on the panel were...
Rawstuff Gallery 2008-04-29 10:16:03 Laura and I caught the latest exhibit of UVa art student’s work at the temporary site called Rawstuff Gallery
. The space is tucked behind and above the Studio Art-Craft House on Main Street in Charlottesville and is run entirely by students. Our effort to get there was well worth it....
Seiz, Wade and Dunnan @ UVa Off-Grounds Gallery 2008-04-28 15:59:10 This is the fourth report from a series regarding the University of Virginia studio art student exhibits at the Off-GroundsGallery
. Yet another exhibition of the University of Virginia's 4th year (i.e. senior) studio art students' work was up last week. I dropped in on it Friday evening. Again, I...
Final Days of Janis, Tate and Timmers at Migration 2008-04-25 15:51:40 Migration's current exhibit featuring the glass sculpture of Michael Janis, Tim Tate and Erwin Timmers will be on display for only a few more days. If you haven't been to the gallery to catch this show, do so now. The pieces not sold by Wednesday the 30th must be returned... Read more:Final
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Susan Jamison 2008-04-25 09:07:16 Last Saturday, Laura and I were treated to a visit at the gallery by Roanoke artist Susan
Jamison. Susan was in town for the 2nd Street Gallery Art Auction Benefit – she donated one of her exquisite egg tempera paintings to the auction. My first introduction to Susan’s paintings and...
"Endurance and Aggression" 2008-04-24 12:24:39 Last Friday the Wall Street Journal ran an article by Kevin Helliker on open water swimming, which will be an Olympic sport for the first time in ages. Hooray! It's a great piece; here's the link: Kevin's first sentence is: "Open water swimming requires endurance as well as agression."... Read more:Endurance
, Aggression
Kempson, Kleberg & Rivera-Morales @ UVa Off-Grounds Gallery 2008-04-23 10:01:30 This is the third report from a continued series regarding the University of Virginia studio art student exhibits at the Off-GroundsGallery
during the months of April and May. Last week, a Distinguished Major Studio Art Exhibition at Off-Grounds Gallery featured Emily S. Kempson, Matt Kleberg and Camila M. Rivera
-Morales
....
What Whitney says - JOHN GRANT 2008-04-22 13:22:50 Whitney Strickler is Migration’s current intern. She is a 4th year art history student at the University of Virginia. To give you a refreshing voice on this blog, Laura and I asked Whitney to review some shows currently up in Charlottesville. Many thanks to Whitney, for these thoughtful reviews. John... Read more:Whitney
Glass is the new collectible 2008-04-16 10:46:58 In my attempt to make the month of April All-Glass
-All-The-Time, I want to share a little info I picked up during a round table discussion featuring some heavyweights in the art world. A few months ago, I wormed my way into a packed auditorium to hear a discussion between a...
What Whitney says - ROB TARBELL 2008-04-15 09:02:21 Whitney Strickler is Migration’s current intern. She is a 4th year art history student at the University of Virginia. Laura and I have asked Whitney to review some shows currently up in Charlottesville (keeps you from having to read my yammering). Many thanks to Whitney, for these thoughtful reviews. Rob... Read more:Whitney
Costello, Erickson & Wells @ Off-Grounds Gallery 2008-04-14 11:45:16 This is the second report from a continued series regarding the University of Virginia studio art student exhibits at the Off-GroundsGallery
during the months of April and May. Last Friday, I dropped by the Off-Grounds Gallery to catch the Distinguished Major Thesis Exhibition titled Trying, Despite. It featured the... Read more:Costello
, Erickson
, Wells
CvilleMUSE 2008-04-11 12:56:49 There is a new web resource for people seeking an answer to the age-old question "What’s going on in Charlottesville’s arts and entertainment scene?" Check out CvilleMUSE. It’s a community-centric publication where users can participate equally in the creation of content. The MUSE is a spin-off from the very successful...
What Whitney says - SANDOW BIRK 2008-04-11 09:03:00 Whitney Strickler is Migration’s current intern. She is a 4th year art history student at the University of Virginia. Laura and I have asked Whitney to review some shows currently up in Charlottesville (keeps you from having to read my yammering). Many thanks to Whitney, for these thoughtful reviews. Sandow... Read more:Whitney
More on Tate, Timmers and Janis 2008-04-10 09:10:26 Here are some media mentions of our current sculptural glass exhibit featuring Tim Tate, Erwin Timmers and Michael Janis: From The Hook, here. From cvilleMUSE, here and here. From Lenny Campello, here and here.
Keeping up with... RANDALL DAVID TIPTON 2008-04-09 15:45:32 Laura and I have never been huge fans of watercolors. Oh, yes, we’ve seen our share of beautiful watercolors in the past, but, overall, we have seen far far far too many crappy watercolors which generally turn us off from wanting to even look at others (note to hobbyists: your...
Reinhard, McCann and Katz @ UVa Off-Grounds Gallery 2008-04-08 10:58:05 This is a report that will be part of a continued series regarding the University of Virginia studio art student exhibits at the Off-GroundsGallery
during the months of April and May. I dropped by Off-Grounds Gallery on Saturday to catch the first of the final exhibits of 4th and... Read more:McCann
UVa's Off-Grounds Gallery 2008-04-07 13:43:39 After reading Brendan Fitzgerald’s article in C-ville Weekly about the UVa Art Department’s exhibition spaces Rawstuff and Off-GroundsGallery
I was driven to find out more. Brendan reported that the Off-Grounds Gallery will cease its operation at the end of this school year. Dang! This is one of the best...
Washington Glass School - Opening Night 2008-04-05 15:28:48 We opened our glass exhibition featuring the art of Tim Tate, Michael Janis and Erwin Timmers last night. Simply put, it was a packed house the entire evening. Thanks to everyone who came out. Tim, Mike and Erwin came down from DC for the opening. It turned into a unique... Read more:Glass
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