5,000 Years of Chinese Jade at the San Antonio Museum of Art

The San Antonio Museum of Art is pleased to announce the forthcoming exhibition 5,000 Years of Chinese Jade Featuring Selections from the National Museum of History, Taiwan and the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, Smithsonian Institution. This major international exhibition organized by SAMA opens in the Museum’s Cowden Gallery on October 1, 2011. The exhibition is held in conjunction with the City of San Antonio’s yearlong celebration of Taiwan.

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Dallas Art News Needs Reporters

Dallas Art News needs reporters. We are looking for individuals with a passion for art and the ability to write an honest review. Reporters should live in Texas (Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio areas) and can attend local museums and galleries.

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The Shops at La Cantera Art Festival in San Antonio

The Shops at La Cantera Art Festival is a weekend event featuring 75 fine art and contemporary artists from Texas and around the United States all showing and selling their original and limited edition works. The exhibition comprises signature works of art in a wide variety of media including clay, metal, glass,jewelry, leather, painting, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood and more.

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San Antonio Museum of Art is Looking for Docents

The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) is looking for a few good docents. SAMA is presenting their New Docent Preview Sessions on Thursday, August 18, 2011, at 10 a.m. and on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at 6 p.m.

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Call to Dallas Artists: White Rock Lake Centennial Commemorative Sculpture Project

The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs has announced a call to artists for the White Rock Lake Centennial Commemorative Sculpture project. The project is open to all professional artists not currently under contract with the City of Dallas Public Art Program or anyone currently employed by the City of Dallas. This is a gran opportunity to leave a lasting impression on our beautiful city.

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List of Blue Star Museum Program Participants

The National Endowment for the Arts in collaboration with Blue Star Families’ Operation Appreciation will honor millions of American service members with free admission to museum across the country. Starting Friday, May 27, 2011, over 125 museums in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas will open their doors to active military personnel and their families. The Blue Star Museums program ends Sunday, September 4, 2011.

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San Antonio Museum of Art Appoints Dr. Katherine Luber as Museum Director

The San Antonio Museum of Art announced today that Dr. Katherine Luber has been appointed Kelso Director of the Museum effective July 2011. The announcement is the culmination of a national search to replace former director Dr. Marion Oettinger, Jr., who stepped down to devote himself to serving as full-time curator of the Museum’s Latin American art collection.

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Dallas Art News Wishes You a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving

Most, if not all, museums and galleries will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving, a very American holiday. We at Dallas Art News feel this to be one of the biggest misfortunes in society today. Just think of the miles and miles of art space available in Texas for walking off those extra helpings of turkey and stuffing. Consider all the things you can only enjoy and not purchase at a fine art museum. Wouldn’t it be nice to appreciate some paintings and sculptures instead of another slice of pumpkin pie?

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First Dallas Art News Screen Print

A couple of weeks ago our managing editor, Michael Roman, took a screen printing workshop at We Are 1976 (read Screen Printing Workshop with Mike Arreaga and Brian McCorquodale at We Are 1976). Michael finally gathered together the few supplies needed to make his first screen print for Dallas Art News. The design is based on Andy Warhol’s famous Campbell’s Soup prints.

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McNay Art Museum Announces July and August Events

The McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas, has announced events for July and August 2010. Events include lectures, tours, continuing education, concerts, films and other activities.

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Texas Museums Offer Free Admission to Military Personnel and Their Immediate Family

The United States of America is giving military personnel and their immediate family another perk for their service. Through the Blue Star Museums partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, forty-two museums in Texas are offering free admission to military personnel and their immediate family. Free admission starts this Memorial Day, May 31, 2010, through Labor Day, September 6, 2010.

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Dallas Art News Announces Guest Webcomic Artist Program

Dallas Art News is starting a webcomic section that will feature a new art related webcomic each week. We are inviting all established webcomic artists to participate via our Guest Webcomic Artist Program.

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Michael Roman — Painter, printer and photographers.
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Laura Moore Fine Art Studio — A working artist's studio and gallery. Check this one out in McKinney, Texas.
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