Category: Arts

Stan and Donna Hunter knew they had a special carousel on their hands. They just didn’t know how special. “It is by divine intervention that this carousel has been saved for all these years and is now in the midst of the National Mall,” said Donna Hunter, who has owned and operated the Washington, D.C., tourist attraction with her husband Stan for 25 years. “We knew we had something special,” said her husband, Stan. “It brings tears.” On Aug. 28, 1963 — the very same day the March on Washington was making history — the carousel was playing its own cameo role in the civil rights movement at an amusement park…

“The Art of Political Change” is an invitational show curated by DMV area artist Roy Utley – the show is all about art and politics and has been getting quite a bit of pre-opening attention from the press in this most political of towns. The show opens on my birthday (Sept. 6) and the Opening Reception is Sept 14th from 6:00 to 10:00. The exhibition runs through September 28 at the legendary MOCA DC gallery in Georgetown, and there’s an open mike political poetry night on Sept 20 from 6:00 to 10:00, followed by a Film screening night on Sept 21 from 6:00 to 10:00 (hosted by Lucy Gebre-Egziabher) …

From Sept. 13 to Dec. 31, 2006, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) presented an exhibition near and dear to my heart, The Big Three in Printmaking: Dürer, Rembrandt and Picasso. With 90 prints in a variety of media (including etchings, woodcuts, engravings and lithograph), the exhibition focused on three Western artists who were so solid in their ability to draw they pushed the boundaries of human achievement in printmaking during their lifetimes as well. Photo ©2013, Detroit Institute of ArtsAlbrecht Durer (German, 1471-1528), Adam and Eve, 1504, engraving printed in black ink on laid paper,9 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (25.1 x 19.3 cm), Accession No. F76.14. Deaccession No. ???My first exposure to the gallery world was in working with a space that focused on works on paper, where I developed huge respect …

Jenny Holzer has been using text in her work since the mid-1970s. Using words as her artistic medium, Holzer has been disseminating her provocative messages—“truisms”—into public spaces: on posters, on stickers placed on parking meters or telephone booths, on electronic display signboards from Times Square to Caesar’s Palace. Holzer was the first woman artist to represent the United States at the…

artMRKT SAN FRANCISCO, a contemporary and modern art fair, opens this week and will feature 70 galleries from around the globe. This year, the third for artMRKT SAN they will be located in the Fort Mason Center, a good location with ample parking. The Opening Preview will be Thursday, May 16, from 6-8pm, benefiting the de Young and Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The evening on continues with an Opening Night Party which runs until 10:30pm. Check the artMRKT SAN FRANCISCO website for additional details and ticket info.A few of artists and galleries that you’ll see at the art fair. Lee Materazzi, C-print on PlexiglassQuint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA Hung Liu, Oil on CanvasGail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, …

From Russia with love may not be the current sentiment felt by LGBT communities across the globe, but one Russian that is definitely screaming love to all her gay fans is pop star on the rise Natali Yura .

There is a new version of Conscientious, and you can find out all about it following this link (with its own, dedicated URL: cphmag.com, for Conscientious Photography Magazine). Starting immediately, this version of Conscientious is going to remain frozen. New content will now only appear at the new site (for reasons I am explaining here). Please update your bookmarks!