Dallas Museum of Art Announces 9×9: Expect the Unexpected

For nine days in July, the Dallas Museum of Art will stay open until 9:00 p.m. with music, happy hour drink specials, films, tours, and more.

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Museum of International Folk Art Presents Folk Expression in the Face of Disaster

The Arts of Survival: Folk Expression in the Face of Disaster explores how folk artists helped their communities recover from four recent natural disasters: the Haitian Earthquake; Hurricane Katrina on the U.S. Gulf Coast; Pakistani floods; and the recent volcanic eruption of Mt. Merapi in Indonesia.

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MFAH and ICAA to Launch Landmark Project in January 2012: A Digital Archive of 20th-Century Latin American and Latino Art and A Companion Book Series

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and its research institute, the International Center for the Arts of the Americas (ICAA), have devoted ten years and $50 million to initiatives in 20th-century Latin American and Latino art.

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Ten are Selected to Enter Fall 2011 Brown Foundation Fellows Program, Administered by the MFAH, at Dora Maar House in Ménerbes, France

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, today announced that ten individuals have been chosen to enter The Brown Foundation Fellows Program at the Dora Maar House during the Fall 2011 term (July to November): visual artist Jane Boyd; composer David Chaillou; visual artist Lisa Corrine Davis; composer Chia-Yu Hsu; writer, director and media artist John Jesurun; sculptor Mamiko Otsubo; writer Sarah Schulman; women’s studies scholar Cheryl Toman; curator Kristina Van Dyke; and playwright Mona Washington.

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Virgil Lampton: The Elements at Laura Moore Fine Art Studios

Virgil Lampton: The Elements opening at Laura Moor Fine Art Studios in McKinney, Texas. Exhibit opens July 9 with artist reception from 7-10 p.m.

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Dallas Art Dealers Association Presents Fall Gallery Walk

The annual Fall Gallery Walk will be Saturday, Sept. 24, 2–8 p.m. and will feature over 35 of DADA’s member galleries, museums, and nonprofit art spaces. This FREE event allows art lovers to socialize and roam (in a car) from gallery to gallery all in one day. A new part of the DADA Gallery Walks [...]

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Richard Diebenkorn: The Ocean Park Series at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach, California, today announced final details for the much anticipated exhibition Richard Diebenkorn: The Ocean Park Series.

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Amon Carter Museum of American Art Invites Community to '50 Fest' Celebration on August 13

In honor of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art’s 50th Anniversary, the entire community is invited to a fun-filled, free celebration called 50 Fest on Saturday, August 13 from 5:30–9 p.m. at the museum. Outside on the plaza, guests will be treated to food, drinks and the toe-tapping music of two Austin-based bands. All ages are encouraged to join in and become a part of museum history.

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SMU Art History Professor Gregory Warden Receives Award from President of Italy

Dr. P. Gregory Warden, University Distinguished Professor of Art History and associate dean for academic affairs at SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, received the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity and the title of Cavaliere (knight) in the name of the President of the Italian Republic on June 4.

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Rare Centennial Vase and Malcolm Forbes Botanicals Lead $1+ Million Heritage Decorative Arts Auction

A Karl Müller-designed and signed Union Porcelain Works Centennial Vase, manufactured in Greenpoint, NY, circa 1876-1885, sold for $47,800 on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 to lead Heritage Auctions’ Signature® Decorative Arts & Design and Gentleman Collector Auctions at the company’s Design District Annex in Dallas. All prices include 19.5% Buyer’s Premium.

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