Lecture to focus on Latin American art - Daily Utah Chronicle (blog)
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:57:09 GMT+00:00
Daily Utah Chronicle (blog) Renowned cultural anthropologist and Latin American art expert Marion Oettinger will give a free public lecture titled Stalking the Folk Art of Latin ... Utah Museum of Fine Arts shows art , culture of Mexico StandardNet

JRAC offers 'Favorite Things' exhibit - Charlevoix Courier
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:38:03 GMT+00:00
Charlevoix Courier Some of the types of items included in the exhibit include: Real folk art , recycled art, art found in a resale shop, paintings by relatives found in the ...

Slate carvings are Ogwen Valley's unique folk art - BBC News
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:59:19 GMT+00:00
BBC News Examples of a unique folk art practised by the quarrymen of the Ogwen Valley in Gwynedd have been put on show with the hope that more slate carvings in ...

Handloom, handicraft galleries at INA Metro station in Delhi - NetIndian
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:33:01 GMT+00:00
NetIndian ... by the Union Ministry of Textiles in coordination with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to highlight the centuries-old folk art of the country. ... Visual treat for commuters at swanky INA Metro Station MSN India

Folk art, Nicely done, on display at UNCW - StarNewsOnline.com
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:34:17 GMT+00:00
, Nicely done, on display at UNCW StarNewsOnline.com Buttons, beads and pieces of rusting metal are some of the objects contemporary folk artist Sammie Nicely has used in his artwork over the past ...

Midwestern modern art on display at Massillon Museum - Plain Dealer
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:04:31 GMT+00:00
on display at Massillon Museum Plain Dealer The holdings range from a vast (more than 6000 examples) collection of primarily local photographs, to apparel, fine art , ceramics, glass, furniture, folk ...

'The Oxford Book of Parodies' - Wall Street Journal
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:31:45 GMT+00:00
Wall Street Journal It can be erudite and allusive, but it is also a folk art a favourite with children, a natural resource for popular humour. Swift's poem 'A Description of ...

ACM, Mansaray, Rigo 23 & Volyazlovsky - New York Times
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:00:14 GMT+00:00
New York Times He reserves a slightly archaic folk - art style for his pen-and-pencil drawings on textiles. On No. 4 of his Folk Medicine series, a gamine's almond-eyed ...

Christie's to Offer Works from the Alastair Bradley Martin Estate - Art Daily
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:29:48 GMT+00:00
Art Daily While the Martins had a broad range of interests - from ancient Egyptian stone figures to 19th century American folk art and 20th century decorative arts ...

Slow down, it's a turtle! Neighbors paint street mural - Seattle Times
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:17:01 GMT+00:00
Seattle Times She especially likes that the painting is being done by so many individuals, all offering their talents, coming together to make a folk - art piece on the ...

On the road to Guinness - The Hindu
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:51:12 GMT+00:00
The Hindu The participants were once again on their toes and eagerly provided glimpses of the folk art forms that they had already performed as part of their feat to ...

Artists sought for Herkimer County Arts & Crafts Fair - Little Falls Evening Times
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:24:52 GMT+00:00
Little Falls Evening Times Open categories include, but are not limited to, folk art , glasswork, leather, paper, gourmet and specialty foods, bakery items, dried floral, photography, ...

Fall Arts Listings - Colorado Springs Independent
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:18:53 GMT+00:00
Colorado Springs Independent 32nd annual Holly Berry Folk Art Festival, this long-established country craft and folk art display features more than 165 artists, live music, ...

Library displays 'Paintings from India' - Boston Globe
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:08:44 GMT+00:00
Boston Globe Her work is in the Indian folk art style, depicting various themes, ranging from scenes of nature and village life to expressions of her inner feelings. ...

Financial 411: Cultural Institutions in a Struggling Economy - WNYC
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 23:12:18 GMT+00:00
wnyc the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan can't pay its debts, and is struggling to survive. It's one of many cultural institutions facing challenges in a ...

Art notes: Choberka's colors, Latino aesthetics and rock art - Salt Lake Tribune
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:48:32 GMT+00:00
notes: Choberka's colors, Latino aesthetics and rock art Salt Lake Tribune First up is the speech by Marion Oettinger Jr., director of the San Antonio Museum of Art, who will address Latin American folk art's links with the ...

Heady Intersections of Ancient and Modern - New York Times
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:00:18 GMT+00:00
New York Times Projecting nostalgia for preindustrial times, they resemble a modern children's book version of folk art . Potential for narrative and symbolic elaboration ...

Buy art for Haiti earthquake relief - SnoValley Star
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:25:57 GMT+00:00
for Haiti earthquake relief SnoValley Star By Staff Pieces of Haiti's colorful folk art tradition will be for sale at Isadora's Cafe in late August to raise money for the country's redevelopment. ...

There's art in these crafts - San Jose Mercury News
Sat, 07 Aug 2010 11:57:29 GMT+00:00
in these crafts San Jose Mercury News For example, on Friday night the Museum of Craft and Folk Art will work with Etsy Labs to sponsor a Craft Bar where visitors can make a flower pin or sew a ...

Attempts to legislate its elimination won't stop local manifestations of ... - Winston-Salem Journal
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:05:46 GMT+00:00
Winston-Salem Journal ... local discussion of this topic is the fact that graffiti is a form of personal expression and cultural communication -- a multicultural folk - art form. ...