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Photo Flash: Gallery Valentine Kicks Off Art Southampton 2013

Gallery Valentine welcomed collectors to its new home on East Hampton's Newtown Lane for a kickoff for Art Southampton 2013 and a celebration for The Guberman Group. Scroll down for photos from the festivities! (more...)

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at Gagosian Gallery's RENZO PIANO BUILDING WORKSHOP: FRAGMENTS

In collaboration with Fondazione Renzo Piano, Gagosian Gallery presents 'Fragments,' an exhibition of more than thirty years of architectural projects by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop. The exhibition has been generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the exhibition! (more...)

Photo Flash: LeRoy Neiman Art Center's ART SPLASH 2013: LARGER THAN LIFE

The Council of Advisors of the Arts Horizons LeRoy Neiman Art Center and the Arts Horizons Board of Directors welcomed guests to the Second Annual a fundraiser, Art Splash 2013, Larger Than Life at the LeRoy Neiman Art Center (LNAC) in Central Harlem. The evening featured an awards ceremony, exhibition, buffet dinner, cocktails and a silent auction celebrated the legacy of the famed artist LeRoy Neiman and his vision to provide arts education to the young children of Harlem. Scroll down for photos! (more...)

Photo Flash: Nahum Tschacbasov Retrospective Opens at National Arts Club

Southampton art dealer Arthur T. Kalaher presented a fascinating survey of the works of Russian-born painter and poet, Nahum Tschacbasov at the National Arts Club covering his work from the 1930s until his death in 1984. This is the first important survey of his works in almost three decades. The exhibition which runs until June 16 is presented in conjunction with the 11th Annual Russian Heritage month sponsored by the Russian American Foundation in cooperation with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the New York Post. Scroll down for photos from the opening and examples of Tschacbasov's artwork! (more...)

Photo Flash: Columbus Creative Industry Mixer by Roharik Productions

The Columbus Creative Industry Mixer is Central Ohio's largest creative networking event, bringing together the who's-who of the creative arena on one highly anticipated night. Roharik Productions, commercial photography and video production studio, hosted the 5th annual Mixer on Saturday, May 18th at 9PM. Check out some photos from the event below! (more...)

Photo Flash: Preview Cynthia-Reeves Projects' CONNECTIVITY Installation in Charlotte

CYNTHIA-REEVES Projects announces the installment of its fifth annual off-site exhibition, Connectivity, in partnership with the McColl Center for Visual Art in Charlotte, NC, on view through June 15, 2013. Scroll down for a preview! (more...)

Photo Flash: First Cars of SENSUOUS STEEL: ART DECO AUTOMOBILES Arrive at Frist Center

Yesterday morning, the first cars of Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles arrived at the Frist Center and were maneuvered into the galleries. It was quite a site to see these magnificent vehicles rolling through the Center's Grand Lobby. Scroll down for photos! Cars will continue to arrive through Thursday, June 6. (more...)

Photo Flash: Sculptor, Artist Dashi Namdakov Presents THE NOMAD: MEMORY OF THE FUTURE, 6/16

The Russian American Foundation is pleased to present The Nomad, Memory of the Future, the largest exhibition in the United States of works by Dashi Namdakov, a renowned Buryat artist and sculptor. Curated by Marina Kovalyov, the exhibition will be on view June 16-30, 2013 at the National Arts Club and will feature over 60 pieces including bronze sculptures, graphic art and jewelry. The exhibition will showcase the artist's extraordinary craftsmanship and highly original style, which blends visual art traditions and techniques of the East and the West. The Namdakov exhibition will be part of the 11th Annual Russian Heritage Month, a celebration of events and exhibits highlighting Russian culture. (more...)

Photo Flash: John Evans, Robert Jackson & More Featured in New Gallery Group Show at Henoch Gallery

Gallery Henoch has announced that tomorrow, Saturday, May 25th, 10:30 am - 5pm, will be the last chance to see the collection of Alexandra Pacula & Gary Ruddell's paintings, which you can preview below! In addition, Gary Godbee's serene sound from the Jersey Shore? are on display, while next week, the gallery's Summer Show opens, which will feature new paintings from gallery artists. (more...)

Pivot Multi-Arts Festival is Presented, 6/6 - 6/22

Pivot Arts launches a new celebration of innovative theater, music and dance in unique and often historic spaces from June 6 – 22, 2013 throughout Chicago's Uptown and Edgewater neighborhoods. The inaugural PIVOT MULTI-ARTS FESTIVAL answers the City's call for a reinvigorated Uptown Entertainment District by uniting artists, businesses and local organizations around multidisciplinary “pop-up” performances occurring in a former Vaudeville Theater, an at-one-time Charlie Chaplin film studio and other historic spaces throughout these communities. Tickets are now on sale, with a range of free events and no more than $15 per event. To purchase tickets, and for complete festival information, visit www.pivotarts.org/festival or call 773-609-0782. (more...)

Photo Flash: NAHUM TSCHACBASOV: A RETROSPECTIVE

The Russian American Foundation presents a retrospective of work by Russian-born American artist Nahum Tschacbasov (1899-1984). Curated by Marina Kovalyov, the exhibition includes over fifty paintings and will be on view June 1-16, 2013 at the National Arts Club, as part of the 11th Annual Russian Heritage Month, a celebration of events and exhibits highlighting Russian culture. Check out a sneak peek below! (more...)

BWW Interviews: Sven Ortel, Master Projection Designer

It's not your imagination. There are more projections at the theatre. Are they just glorified PowerPoint slides? Not at all. Sven Ortel, the projection designer, explains it all to you. (more...)

Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at The Met's PUNK: CHAOS TO COUTURE, Opening 5/9

The Met's spring 2013 Costume Institute exhibition, PUNK: Chaos to Couture, runs from May 9, 2013 to August 14, 2013. It will examine punk's impact on high fashion from the movement's birth in the early 1970s through its continuing influence today. Featuring approximately one hundred designs for men and women, the exhibition will include original punk garments and recent, directional fashion to illustrate how haute couture and ready-to-wear borrow punk's visual symbols. (more...)

Photo Flash: Behind the Scenes at the 2013 Brooklyn Artists Ball

On April 24, 2013, the Brooklyn Museum hosted its annual fundraising gala, the Brooklyn Artists Ball, celebrating Brooklyn's creative community. Notable guests included: Prince Amukamara (New York Giants), Vik Muniz (artist and gala honoree), Wangechi Mutu (artist and gala honoree), Roxy Paine (artist and gala honoree), Barbara Knowles Debs (museum trustee/curator/gala honoree), Arnold Lehman (Director, Brooklyn Museum), Tamara C. Belinfanti (gala chair), and artists Jules de Balincourt, Jennifer Catron and Paul Outlaw, Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller of FAILE, Emily Noelle Lambert, Navin June Norling, and Jose Parla, and more. Scroll down for photos from the event! (more...)

BWW Blog: Amy Parrish - The Space Between

There's a concept I learned from a college acting class that I've carried with me into the world of photography: the space between. Essentially, this principle describes how an actor meets a fictional character in this "space between" each separate entity. Your own emotions and experiences help breathe life into the imagined world of who you portray. (more...)

BWW Blog: Amy Parrish - Hush

Getting away can be good for the soul. My dear friend, Michelle Black, and I hopped in a car last week and ventured down to Asheville, North Carolina to spend a couple of nights camping in the mountains. We made our trip with the intent of planning a simple workshop back home in Ohio and, instead, returned with boundless inspiration and the bones of an incredible retreat to help share some of the same discoveries we've made in our own journeys. (more...)

BWW Blog: Amy Parrish - Inspiration Photography

Conceptual photographer, Brooke Shaden, has a book in the works titled Inspiration in Photography. It will be released later this year through Ilex press in the UK and Focal Press in the United States, but I've gotten an inside peek at some of the images that has me anxiously waiting for its release. (more...)

Photo Flash: Greenfield Prize Weekend Features Arts Leaders and More

The Hermitage Artist Retreat and the Greenfield Foundation announce an exciting schedule of public events involving national arts creators, curators and producers who are participating in the Greenfield Prize weekend, April 18-21. Beginning with a professional reading of a new play by famed playwright John Guare and culminating with the 2013 Greenfield Prize award presentation to Painter Trenton Doyle Hancock, the four days promise to be filled with arts experiences, discussions and dinners with access to some of the most sought-after arts experts in the country. (more...)

Photo Flash: Simon Nicholas, Eric Zener & More Featured in Gallery Group Show

Featured in the Gallery Group Show are two new paintings by Simon Nicholas. The artist pictures grand spaces that are densely populated. The compositions are cleverly constructed to reveal vast planes of tone interrupted by the colorful marks suggesting the clothing of the figures. These are dynamic paintings. (more...)

Photo Flash: INVETERATE COMPOSITION FOR CLARE Sculpture Installed at Nashville's Frist Center

Today the Frist Center for the Visual Arts installed its newest outdoor sculpture, Inveterate Composition for Clare by Brooklyn-based artist Rachel Owens. The multimedia sculpture-composed of Humvee shells, lights and an internal sound system that emits whale sounds-is stationed at the Center's Demonbreun Street entrance; it will remain on view through August 1, 2014. Scroll down for photos from the installation! (more...)

Photo Flash: 2013 Mercer County Artist Award Winners Announced in New Jersey

Artistic vision comes in all colors, shapes and sizes at the Mercer County Artists exhibit now on display at the Gallery at Mercer County Community College through April 4. One-hundred-seven works by 88 artists include paintings in oils, acrylics and watercolors, as well as sculptures and mixed media collages. The winners of 16 awards were announced at an Opening Reception on March 13. Scroll below for a list of the winners, as well as photos from the reception! (more...)

Photo Flash: Art Wynwood Wraps 2nd Edition; Announces Record Attendance

The second edition of Art Wynwood, the Wynwood Art District's highly anticipated international contemporary art fair hosted by Art Miami LLC, closed its doors Monday, Feb. 18, following sales by more than 90 percent of participating galleries and more than 27,500 visitors - an increase of more than 4,000 from last year's inaugural fair. Once again the five-day fair was held during President's Day Weekend coinciding with the Yacht & Brokerage Show. Many of the 70-plus exhibitors also notEd Strong leads and anticipated follow up sales with serious collectors in the days following the fair. Scroll down for photos from the weekend! (more...)

Photo Flash: Trigg Ison Fine Art, Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake Present Darren Le Gallo Exhibition in Hollywood

On February 7, 2013, Trigg Ison Fine Art in association with Amy Adams and Justin Timberlake presented the opening of landmark exhibition "Darren LeGallo: Nothing You Don't Know," produced by Trigg Ison Fine Art within the Avenues: Art, Fashion & Design District, West Hollywood. Trigg Ison, Justin Timberlake and Amy Adams hosted the private event with guests including Jessica Biel, Dermot Mulroney, Virginia Madsen, Alex Pettyfer, Adam Shankman, and Timbaland. (more...)

Photo Flash: First Look at Works by Sharon Sprung, Canyon Castator and More at Gallery Henoch

Gallery Henoch presents new workds from Sharon Sprung (FIGURES), Canyon Castator (YOU DESERVE TO BE CONFUSED), Steve Mills (NEW WSJ), John Evans (BOTANIC POOLS), Richard Combes and Robert Jackson. Check out the pieces below. (more...)

Photo Flash: Conrad Miami's THREE FACES OF MIAMI 3rd Annual Art Unveiling

A world of style came together on Wednesday, January 30 at Conrad Miami Hotel for the 3rd Annual Art Unveiling Event 'Three Faces of Miami.' Featured artists included Sheila Elias, Robert M. Swedroe and Mike Rivamonte. Scroll below for photos from the event! (more...)