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ADVENTURE
American Teens Travel to Cuba for Culture and Community Service
El Capitolio, or National Capitol Building in Havana, Cuba. Image courtesy of ARCC Programs TRAVELS ARCC Programs brings American teens to Cuba to perform community service and experience the beauty Full Article »
ART NEWS
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China Take on Jiajing Emperor
Shao Jun Assassin’s Creed Chronicles:China. Image courtesy of Ubisoft ART NEWS Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China explores amazing art to bring Shao Jun’s adventure to life SAN FRANCISCO — The much Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Edward Hopper Leads Christie’s American Art Sale With ‘Two Puritans’
Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Two Puritans, oil on canvas, painted in 1945. Estimate: $20,000,000 – 30,000,000. Image courtesy of Christie’s Images Ltd ART AUCTION Two Puritans by Edward Hopper expected to Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Rare Coins Collectors Fight Over World & Ancient Coins at Auction
Great Britain: George IV gold Proof 5 Pounds 1826 PR62 Cameo PCGS . Sold for $76,375.Rare coins Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions ART AUCTION Bidding war at Heritage Auctions as rare Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Iraqi Modernism: Iraqi Artists Shine at Bonhams Auction
Shakir Hassan Al Said (Iraq, 1925-2004), Cubist Cockerel, oil on board, framed, 53 x 56cm (20 7/8 x 22 1/16in). Estimate: £25,000 – 35,000/US$ 38,000 – 53,000. Sold for £194,500 Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Bonhams Restructures ‘Africa Now’ to Attract Collectors
Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.B.E (Nigerian, 1917-1994), Africa Dances, oil on canvas, 105 x 114cm (41 5/16 x 44 7/8in). Estimated at £60,000 – 90,000-US$90,000 – 140,000. Image courtesy of Bonhams Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
World Art Day Celebrations Begin and Art Lovers Reflect
World Art Day: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), The Last Supper (1495-1498), tempera on gesso, pitch and mastic. Via Wikimedia Commons ART NEWS As art celebrations begin in museums and art Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Iconic Picasso Painting Ignites Global Art Market Frenzy
Christie’s goes for a new world art auction record with an iconic Picasso painting titled Les femmes d’Alger (Version O)
ART & DESIGN
Writers Converge at Enoch Pratt Library for ‘Writers Live’
Award-winning author and illustrator Jerdine Nolen, will discuss Irene’s Wish, a modern fable about the power of wishes at Writers Live Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books 2014. Hardcover: 32 pages. Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Artcentron 2015 ‘ Flowers We Love’ Photo Contest Begins
Beautiful Flowers at the street corner by John Wilson reminds us of Spring and to take photos of the Flowers We Love PHOTO CONTEST Artcentron ‘Flowers We Love’ Photo Contest becomes Full Article »
ART FAIR
Armory Art Fair Opens in New York With High Hopes
Two guests closely examine artworks at The Armory Show in New York. Image courtesy of Roberto Chamorro for The Armory Show ART NEWS Art business watchers optimistic that 2015 Armory Full Article »
ARCHITECTURE
Ennead Architects Shanghai Planetarium Museum Design
Shanghai Planetarium Museum Design, the new museum project by Ennead Architects. Image courtesy of Planetarium Ennead Architects ART NEWS New Shanghai Planetarium Museum design bridges the past to the future Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
ISIS Video of Mosul Museum Epitomizes Cultural Genocide
Assyrian Gateway Human Headed Winged Lions ‘Lamassu’ from the North West Palace of Ashurnasirpal II in Nimrud at The British Museum – Room 6. In the background is the Balawat Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Art Museum to Return Missing Artifact to Germany in March
Astronomical Compendium or Astrolabium (Astrolabe) from the Toledo Museum of Art collection to be returned to German museum. It is the second time the art museum will be returning stolen Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Contemporary Art Fair Illuminates Emerging Canadian Artists
Artist Project Contemporary Art Fair 2014. Art guests at the ‘Why We Ink’ Exhibit. Image courtesy of Artist Project ART NEWS Artist Project Contemporary Art fair in Canada provides the Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Cozy Image of Gay Couple in Russia Wins World Press Photo Contest
Gay couple Jon and Alex during an intimate moment in St Petersburg, Russia. Image courtesy of World Press Photo Contest ART NEWS Intimate photograph of Gay lovers in St. Petersburg, Full Article »
ART AUCTION
Aston Martin Convertible Sets World Record at Paris Auction
1965 Aston Martin DB5 Convertible sets new world record at Bonhams Grand Palais sale in Paris, after an intense bidding war among rare car collectors. Image courtesy of Bonhams auctions Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Seattle Art Museum Loses Wager as Seahawks Fell to the Patriots
Albert Bierstadt, Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast, 1870. The painting will be loaned to the Clark Art Institute after Seattle Art Museum lost a wager based on the result Full Article »
ART & DESIGN
Museums Super Bowl Wager Excites Art and Football Lovers
Excitement grows as two art museums Super Bowl wager will ensure temporary loans of major paintings by famous artists to the winning art institution.
ART & DESIGN
Absolut Art Award 2015 Finalists Prepare Project Proposals for Jury
This Absolut Art Award: Renata Lucas, Museum of the Diagonal Man, 2014, is one of the works selected for the Award. Photo: Roberto Chamorro. Courtesy of the artist and Absolut. Full Article »
