Exhibits, Museums, News, Painting, Reviews by Melanie O'Halloran |
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The First Lady by Roberto Montenegro, 1942. (Reproduced with the kind permission of Fundación Andrés Blaisten)
Mexican Modern Painting from the Andres Blastein Collection
Meadows Museum
Through August 12, 2012
The Meadows Museum’s summer show Modern Mexican Painting from the Andres Blastein Collection warrants attention from a number of standpoints. As a distillation of a vast collection, the eighty works on display are a fascinating insight into the nature of collection (and thus the collector), a reflection of the upheaval and disparity of the socio-political climate in Mexico at the time, and perhaps most importantly, a varied and fascinating survey of artistic style and cultural expression – a combination of the influences of key European artistic movements with a re discovery and celebration of the Aztec and pre-Hispanic cultures. …continue reading Mexican Modern Painting from the Andres Blastein Collection at the Meadows Museum
Museums, News by Dallas Art News |
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Once again the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA), Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 1,500 museum from all over America will offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families. The Blue Star Museums program will start on Memorial Day, May 28, and end on Labor Day, September 3, 2012. …continue reading The Blue Star Museum Program Offers Free Museum Admission to Military Personnel and Their Families
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The El Paso Museum of Art continues to be a proud year round participant of the NEA’s Blue Star Museums Program which grants free admission to ticketed exhibitions for active military personnel and their families with valid ID. Active duty military include Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and active duty National Guard and active duty Reserve members. …continue reading El Paso Museum of Art Continues Participating in the NEA Blue Star Museum Program
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Dr. Karen Cordero Reiman
Join the El Paso Museum of Art on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 6 p.m. in the El Paso Energy Auditorium for Gesture, Style and Function in Modern Mexican Drawing, 1900 – 1950, a lecture by Dr. Karen Cordero Reiman. This free lecture is in conjunction with Magnificent Mexico: 20th Century Modern Masterworks. …continue reading El Paso Museum of Art Announces a Free Lecture by Dr. Karen Cordero Reiman, May 24
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Carol Robbins, The Ellen and Harry S. Parker III Curator of the Arts of the Americas and the Pacific
Carol Robbins, The Ellen and Harry S. Parker III Curator of the Arts of the Americas and the Pacific, is retiring after forty-seven years of service to the Dallas Museum of Art. In appreciation of her nearly fifty years of Museum work, and of her renowned curatorial expertise in ethnographic textiles, Robbins has been appointed Curator Emerita. …continue reading Dallas Museum of Art Curator Carol Robbins Retires
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The Claire-Eoke All Media Review by Laney Yarber at Wordspace
Wordspace is a Dallas non-profit whose goal is to encourage and showcase indigenous Texas writers. I attended an event at their Oak Cliff location described as performance art on Saturday, May 12, 2012. I asked Wordspace director Karen X Minzer why they chose to include this type of event since it didn’t sound like a literary evening. Karen said that Laney is a writer that uses visual media to accentuate the monologue. …continue reading The Claire-Eoke All Media Review at Wordspace
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Reserve your ticket now for A Conversation and Book Signing with Chris Matthews – news broadcaster, author and political commentator. Moderated by KERA’s Lee Cullum, Matthews will discuss President Kennedy’s enduring legacy and the current state of politics in this momentous presidential election year. …continue reading MSNBC’s Chris Matthews to Appear at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, May 29
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C. D. Dickerson, curator of European art at the Kimbell Art Museum, will present a lecture entitled “In Search of Casanova: A Journey through 18th-Century Europe” as part of the Museum’s “Art in Context” series, on Wednesday, May 23, at 12:30 p.m., in the Museum auditorium. Admission is free. …continue reading In Search of Casanova, A Free Art in Context Lecture at the Kimbell
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The Amon Carter Museum of American Art announces that it has received a $75,000 Access to the Artist Archives digitization grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The grant will allow the museum to digitize, catalog and publish online its archival collections of eight prominent American photographers of the 20thcentury—Carlotta Corpron (1901–1988), Nell Dorr (1893–1988), Laura Gilpin (1891–1979), Eliot Porter (1901–1990), Helen Post (1907–1979), Clara Sipprell (1885–1975), Erwin E. Smith (1886–1947) and Karl Struss (1886–1981). …continue reading Amon Carter Museum of American Art Receives $75,000 Digitization Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
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The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is pleased to announce the return of Storytime. This free public program for young children and their families is held every Wednesday, June 6–July 25 (except July 4), from 10:30–11:30 a.m., and brings the museum’s artworks to life through engaging children’s stories and related art activities. …continue reading Amon Carter Museum of American Art Offers Free Summer Storytime Program
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Artists Oscar Moya and Lydia Limas lead this workshop for adults and children age 3 and up to create art by including leaves and weeds in a drawing or painting on a board which is then transferred onto paper with a press. The result is a unique collagraph print or monoprint which can be framed and taken home or given as a gift. All materials are provided. To register, those interested should contact the museum before May 26 at 915-755-4332. This workshop is sponsored by the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts. …continue reading The El Paso Museum of Archaeology Presents Desert Weeds Basic Printmaking Workshop
