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University of Missouri plans $23M hall upgrades

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:07:09 -0400

COLUMBIA, Missouri - The University of Missouri is considering a proposal to renovate its main administration building and two other halls that currently house museums.

WA lawmakers' official portraits touched up

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:27:28 -0400

TACOMA, Washington - State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, had some gripes about his official legislative portrait after it was shot in 2011.

Museum art collection at risk amid Detroit's woes

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:03:35 -0400

DETROIT - The Detroit Institute of Arts' collection could be sold to help satisfy creditors if the financially troubled city of Detroit seeks bankruptcy protection, officials said.

Detroit museum: City can't sell art to cover debt

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:49:47 -0400

DETROIT - The Detroit Institute of Arts says the city can't sell its collection to cover long-term debt.

ToonSeum hosts National Cartoonists Society meetup

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:42 -0400

PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh adds to its geek cred this weekend when the city is host to the National Cartoonists Society Conference, a dream come true for ToonSeum director and illustrator Joe Wos. He created a chapter of the society along with first a Children's Museum gallery and then the Downtown museum dedicated to cartoon art, and set as his goal attracting the conference.

Tony-nominee David Rockwell reveals his first love

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:25:44 -0400

NEW YORK - One clue to understanding how David Rockwell's mind works is by finding out what he collects. It turns out to be kaleidoscopes.

BYU museum hosts art about UT women by UT women

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:03:40 -0400

PROVO, Utah - On one side of a wall, the first side you encounter, white string hangs in a neat, orderly fashion. On the other, the strings twist and tangle, weaving themselves into a towering knot of rope.

Edward Hopper painting of NY island sells for $19M

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:29:21 -0400

NEW YORK - An Edward Hopper painting of New York City's Roosevelt Island has sold for just over $19 million at auction.

Sculptures stolen from outdoor Madison exhibit

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:34:33 -0400

MADISON, Connecticut - Two bronze statues worth a combined $15,000 have disappeared from a sculpture display in Madison.

Mural gives struggling high school student purpose

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:01 -0400

KOKOMO, Indiana - An unfinished mural in the halls of Kokomo High School gave senior Trevor Douglas a reason to come to school every day and a reason to aim higher in life.

For some homeowners, a house is a canvas

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:27:17 -0400

SEATTLE - It's hard to miss the enormous 20-foot (6-meter)-wide American flag on the side of Richard Ormbrek's home. Comprised of around 180 tiles painted with scenes of Americana against a background of red and white stripes, the flag pops from the orange cedar shingles with traffic-stopping audacity.

Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:19:22 -0400

ORINDA, California - Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94.

Dallas exhibit reunites art JFK saw before death

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:22 -0400

DALLAS - Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential."

Vets get into Milwaukee Art Museum free all summer

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:03:20 -0400

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Art Museum is offering free admission to veterans and active military members all summer starting on Memorial Day.

Monroe's photos for Prague exhibition stolen

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:40:48 -0400

PRAGUE - A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen.

Lincoln's library honors Illinois fallen soldiers

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:04:05 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is hosting an exhibit of drawings of fallen Illinois soldiers.

Vets get into Milwaukee Art Museum free all summer

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:11:34 -0400

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Art Museum is offering free admission to veterans and active military members all summer starting on Memorial Day.

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:50:08 -0400

BEIJING - Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.

NY art dealer is charged with tax fraud

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:40:26 -0400

NEW YORK - A Long Island-based art dealer has been charged with tax fraud in connection with the sale of fake works attributed to famous artists.

Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:29:21 -0400

HOUSTON - A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum - an act that was caught on cellphone video - agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.

Ex-corporate attorney drawn to Dallas art work

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:03:57 -0400

DALLAS - If life experience can be compared to the solar system, Jim Lively has rocketed from one planet to another.

Stained glass windows on Bay City church get fix

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:26:24 -0400

BAY CITY, Michigan - Faded, darkened and broken glass obscured the beautiful stained glass windows in the nave of Trinity Episcopal Church in Bay City.

Dothan museum hosts exhibit of World War II images

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:56:16 -0400

DOTHAN, Alabama - A new exhibit at a southeast Alabama museum includes dozens of photographs from World War II.

Governor's arts awards recipients to be honored

Mon, 20 May 2013 05:07:07 -0400

SANTA FE, New Mexico - The New Mexico Arts Commission says seven artists and supporters of the arts are recipients of this year's Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts.

Museum in Knoxville to host 'Birds in Art' exhibit

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:34:23 -0400

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee - A new museum exhibit at the University of Tennessee that is scheduled to be unveiled later this month will celebrate the timeless appeal of birds.