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At Salisbury University, glass blowing is an art

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:55:24 -0400

SALISBURY, Maryland - From a roaring furnace, a miniature volcano of sorts at Salisbury University, Riley Greenwood pulled a glob of molten glass at the end of a blow pipe. Yet he saw a finished vase, shining all smooth and hard. It was the same furnace from which his award-winning pieces came, all of which began as flowing, glowing balls of thick, molasses-like soft glass.

Renaissance underway at Port Huron's Studio 1219

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:35:10 -0400

PORT HURON, Michigan - The past year has been marked by significant leadership changes and repairs to the Port Huron arts center Studio 1219.

Plans would turn naturalist's home into refuge

Sun, 19 May 2013 04:04:14 -0400

OLD LYME, Connecticut - Tucked amid hardwood forest off Route 156, a modest white house with doors and windows covered with plywood awaits its transformation into a kind of entryway into the world of Roger Tory Peterson.

Largest Spoleto season to unfold next week in SC

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:39:11 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - From comic book art to Shakespeare and Japanese opera, the new season of the Spoleto Festival USA will be the largest ever, offering 160 performances during the 17 days the festival lights up stages across this seaside city.

NC junior cadet brightens school walls with art

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:51:08 -0400

PINETOPS, North Carolina - Two years ago, students likely would not have paused to look at the nondescript yellowing walls of the hallway at SouthWest Edgecombe High School leading to the Air Force JROTC classroom. These days, people often stop and admire the vibrant colors on the walls refreshed by JROTC Cadet Chris Varnell.

Cleveland Institute of Art proceeds with expansion

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:23:06 -0400

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Institute of Art is set to break ground next month for the second and final phase of a $63.5 million expansion and renovation project that began in 2009.

Largest Spoleto season to unfold next week in SC

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:36:15 -0400

Fort Worth museum displays art of 91-year-old

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:04:44 -0400

FORT WORTH, Texas - A Fort Worth museum has granted the wish of a 91-year-old amateur artist by exhibiting her works.

Altoona unveils first public sculpture on Saturday

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:05:18 -0400

ALTOONA, Iowa - The city of Altoona is unveiling its first public sculpture, an Iowa artist creation that is the first piece to be installed in a new family park.

Miami Art Museum gets $15 million gift

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:04:33 -0400

MIAMI - A new art museum being built in South Florida has received a $15 million gift from an anonymous donor

In Miami, Donna Karan showcases Haitian artisans

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:26:12 -0400

MIAMI - The handbag Donna Karan was showing off Friday lacked her signature logo, or any designer's logo. It was made of paper mache and, the fashion designer said, represented Haiti's handmade carnival masks - in wearable form.

NYers furious over photos taken through windows

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:16:10 -0400

NEW YORK - In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap.

Hope College in western Michigan plans new museum

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:37:08 -0400

HOLLAND, Michigan - Hope College in western Michigan announced Friday that it's planning a new art museum to provide exhibition space and house the college's permanent collection.

Wax and mirrors: Anish Kapoor opens show in Berlin

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:52:23 -0400

BERLIN - Conveyor belts hum quietly, towering over piles of dark red wax. A giant mauve object that looks like a deflating balloon sprawls and sags its way across three rooms. A dark pigment circle creates the illusion of a black hole opening up in the floor. And there are lots of mirrors: convex, concave, twisting and a painted "blood mirror."

Bea Arthur topless painting fetches $1.9M in NYC

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:01:05 -0400

NEW YORK - A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction.

5 free things in South Dakota's Black Hills

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:39:07 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Mount Rushmore National Memorial may be the most famous landmark in the Black Hills of South Dakota, but it's not the only one.

Honolulu seeks artists for rail transit stations

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:04:23 -0400

HONOLULU - The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is putting out a nationwide call for artists to create public art in stations of the city's planned rail system.

Famous sculptor will add to Md. sculpture park

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:34:46 -0400

WESTMINSTER, Maryland - Antonio Tobias "Toby" Mendez, the sculptor who created the statues of Cal Ripken Jr. and other Orioles players at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, will be sculpting a bronze relief for the Westminster branch of the Carroll County Public Library.

Basquiat painting fetches record $48.8M in NY

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:40:12 -0400

NEW YORK - A Jean-Michel Basquiat (zhahn mee-SHEHL' BAH'-skee-aht) painting has set a new auction record for the graffiti artist at a sale of postwar and contemporary art in New York.

Ann Arbor photographer showing off his Cuba pics

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:07:52 -0400

DETROIT - An exhibit of Cuba pictures taken by an Ann Arbor photographer is on display at a gallery in Detroit.

Vatican re-enters art world with Venice Biennale

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:19:35 -0400

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale, commissioning a biblically inspired show about creation, destruction and renewal for one of the world's most prestigious contemporary arts festivals.

Richter painting sells for $37 million in NYC

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:46:31 -0400

NEW YORK - A monumental 20th-century masterpiece by German artist Gerhard Richter (GEHR'-hahrd RIHK'-tur) has sold for $37 million at a New York City auction.

Northwest Missouri State grad announces $500K gift

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:06:26 -0400

MARYVILLE, Missouri - Northwest Missouri State University says a graduate will donate $500,000 to benefit art students at the Maryville school.

Romanian artist takes his art on the street

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:34:04 -0400

BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian artist Vasile Muresan, known as Murivale, thinks art belongs on the street. The white-bearded painter can often be seen sitting on the colorful canvases that he displays in the street, while he is followed by the street dogs who are his companions and also inspire his work.

Barnett Newman painting auctioned in NY for $43.8M

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:53:05 -0400

NEW YORK - A large 1953 painting by abstract expressionist artist Barnett Newman has sold for $43.8 million at a New York City auction, setting an auction record for his work.