Press Releases by Category Arts & Culture
Ciceros Paints Primal Expressions of the Human Soul in The Rhythm of Color at Ag …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Colombian artist, Ciceros, in The Rhythm of Color. The exhibition is scheduled to run from November 20, 2009 through December 11, 2009 (opening reception: Thursday, December 3, 2009).
Ciceros’ art is shaped by a combination of shamanistic inspiration and a highly charged political/cultural awareness. His work at times presents volcanic eruptions of color, as dramatic events are framed in sprays of fiery tones bursting forth…
Brian Reed Creates Psychological Color Games in Metamorphosis
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature New York artist, Brian Reed, in Metamorphosis. The exhibition is scheduled to run from November 20, 2009 through December 11, 2009 (opening reception: Thursday, December 3, 2009).
New York-based artist, Brian Reed’s work moves between extremes that share a psychedelic color palette and kinetic sense of movement and energy. Always working from those visual constants, Reed experiments with traditional, region-specific aesthetic styles, like the torturous,…
Jazz from New York City | Live in Europe - ANTONIO CIACCA QUARTET NOVEMBER 2009
Antonio Ciacca is a pianist, composer and also programme director of the well-known Jazz At Lincoln Center in New York. "A great jazz man and fine pianist", saxophonist Benny Golson explains in Italian newspapers. Antonio Ciaccas international reputation started with his collaboration in Benny Golsons quintet and in the quartet of Steve Lacy, with whom he toured widely all over the world.
With his appointment as the programme director of New…
Dummies and Dignitaries An exhibition of painting and drawing by artists Rachel …
Private View: Friday 27th of November 2009 - 6 pm to 11 pm
Second Viewing: Saturday 28th of November – 3pm to 10pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 27th November to Thursday 3rd of December 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed: 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 3rd of December: 11.00am to 5.00pm
‘Dummies and Dignitaries’ is a collaborative exhibition of painting and drawing that brings together…
This is Maroc A Reportage including Film & Photography documenting contemporary …
Private View: Friday 4th of December 2009 - 7 pm to 2 am
Film Screening: 9.30 pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 4th to Saturday 5th of December 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri - Sat: 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm
"This is Maroc", is a reportage documenting recently emerging trends of contemporary and eclectic Moroccan music. The exhibition will include photographs representing the spirit of present day Morocco as well portraying cultural aspects that…
Michel Montecrossa's 'Jesus Symphony' has its premiere on November 14th, 2009 in …
On November 14th, 2009 Michel Montecrossa and his Lightsound Orchestra will present the premiere of 'The Jesus Symphony' at the St. Martin Church in Lagerlechfeld, situated in the Augsburg region.
'The Jesus Symphony' composed by Michel Montecrossa is a modern Christian Spiritual Symphony for electronical instruments, choir and solo chants in English and German language based on the gospel of Thomas.
'The Jesus Symphony' is modern classical music of light and love…
The First Annual Culture Machine Award Ceremony To Honor Music, Media, And Youth
CultureMachine, a youth program that teaches music production and media literacy to inner city kids in NY and NJ, will host its 1st annual Awards & Celebrity Auction at the Grill Room, located inside the World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 7-10pm. The event will be hosted by Entertainment Reporter, Julie Chang.
Three non-profit organizations will be honored and a live auction from celebrity-donated memorabilia…
Studio Six of The Moscow Art Theater performs Dostoevsky at Baryshnikov Arts Cen …
Studio Six Theater Company is hosting internationally renowned director, Alexandre Marine to direct an original adaptation of Dostoevsky’s “The Possessed”, titled, …the Itsy Bitsy Spider… for a limited preview at Baryshnikov Arts Center.
Alexandre Marine, honored as a Distinguished Artist of Russia, and a recipient of many awards for theatrical excellence. Marine has been one of the principal directors of The Moscow Art Theater and…
Boston Jazz Tension Boils Over into Four-part Christmas Harmony
Nov 2, 2009, Boston, MA -- Jazz vocalists in Boston, home of the world-renowned Berklee School of Music, are rebelling against a slow economy by creating a vocal group just for them. While there has been discussion in this musical community for years about the possibility of a tight-harmonied caroling group, it took a transplant from LA to push the idea to reality.
The director of The Boston Carolers, Anna…
Stone sculpting classes 2010 at Villa La Rogaia in Italy with master sculptor Wo …
In this art class participants can experience three of the oldest arts and crafts of mankind. They will get individual advice to sculpt a stone after their own design and will learn stone carving: How to use stonemasons’ tools, like they have been used for thousands of years. In addition th participants may form sculptures with clay, using self made attrezzi (tools) of olive wood, fit to their necessities. If…
Jung Chang is represented for her speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers
Sofia, Bulgaria – Jung Chang, Celebrated Author of ‘Wild Swans’, a compelling writer and raconteur is represented for her speaking engagements by CSA Celebrity Speakers. ‘Wild Swans - Three Daughters of China’, which has sold over 12 million copies and been translated into 30 languages and has won many awards. CSA Celebrity Speakers the leading speakers’ represents her for her speaking engagements.
“A gifted storyteller, Jung Chang’s presentations stimulate emotions and…
Neschen Parts Company with Archive Centres - Bückeburg coating specialist concen …
Bückeburg, 30 October 2009 - As of 1 June Neschen AG has withdrawn from the business operations of Archive Centres / Bückeburg Conservation Process. All activities in this field were transferred to GSK - Gesellschaft zur Sicherung von schriftlichem Kulturgut, which has its registered office in Brauweiler.
With considerable expense and effort Neschen prepared the technology of industrial paper deacidification for the market and operated this division on a profitable…
South Bay Ballet's Nutcracker -- An Exemplary Holiday Production
TORRANCE, CA (November 2, 2009) – There are many things that turn a city into a place of distinction. In the Arts, one of the primary points of pride is an exemplary holiday Nutcracker production. That’s exactly what South Bay Ballet delivers annually at the Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College Center for the Arts! This year’s production sparkles with dazzling distinction as it marks the opening…
Solo Show Peter Feiler - Galerie Adler, Frankfurt am Main
We all struggle with inner contradictions – this also applies to Peter Feiler (1981, Halle an der Saale, Germany). The artist uniquely demonstrates this in his third solo exhibition titled “Gruppenausstellung” (group exhibition). Mostly, his works inhabit the borderline between wit and horror. This time, however, the artist has not constrained himself to only displaying works that focus on his central theme: the abyss of human existence. Peter Feiler captures…
‘GREEN’ ART ‘ PREMIERES AT SPLURGE
KEVIN JENNE, a renowned Canadian artist, is at the centre of the gallery’s vernissage. Kevin uses paints from Tri-Art, a company that recycles all its water: nothing goes to waste at Tri-Art, a truly socially responsible company. Kevin’s piece, “Bucerias”, showing the brilliance of Mexican colours and the spirit of its people, will be on display for the first time in North America.
Splurge Art Gallery will have its grand…
Comedy Invades San Pedro
San Pedro BrewHaHa is a new Comedy and Beer Festival produced by Ray Buffer and Mark Tomaino, happening in November from the 6th to the 22nd at Warner Grand Theatre in the historic waterfront and arts district of downtown San Pedro – the Port Town of Los Angeles. San Pedro BrewHaHa is a one-of-a-kind event that brings together great comedic acts, an expanded selection of beers and libations, plus…
Comedian Kevin Nealon of SNL Headlined at Show to Benefit Foster Care Children
(Pasadena, CA)—The Ice House Comedy Club celebrated its 49th anniversary with a spectacular All-Star comedy show on Sunday, October 18 at 7 p.m. Featuring Weeds and SNL star KEVIN NEALON, along with some of the best and brightest acts who have performed at the club over the years, the event raised over $17,000 to benefit Hillsides, a foster care children's charity in Pasadena.
A pre-show silent auction was held on the…
First MCO Academy Concerts under the Direction of Daniel Harding in Cologne and …
At the end of October, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) returns to its residence in North Rhine-Westphalia to rehearse and perform its first programme together with students of the Orchesterzentrum|NRW. Under the direction of Daniel Harding, this concert, the first of the so-called MCO Academy Concerts, will be performed in the Cologne Philharmonic (Nov 2) and at the KONZERTHAUS DORTMUND (Nov 3). The programme features Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, one…
JUNO AWARD WINNING RAPPER BELLY RELEASES MIXTAPE WITH DJ SMALLZ TITLED "BACK FOR …
For Immediate Release
October 27th, 2009 – Toronto, CA – After 3 successful months of viral online marketing, Belly is ready to release his fourth mixtape to date “Back For the First Time”, this time partnering up with the Southern Smoke brand, DJ Smallz and his Fear Factor Music.
Belly’s first three mixtapes were released prior to his debut album “The Revolution” and featured Whoo Kidd, Kay Slay and Big Mike solidifying…
Calendar - Kirgisien – Kyrgyzstan 2010
Under the title „ Kyrgyzstan 2010 “has just published the calendar of the German globetrotter Jan Balster.
The calendar:
The highest land in Central Asia, situated at the foot of the mighty Tien Shan of mountains: Kirghizia counts to in the least visited state of our earth with an interesting history and culture. When the eye can look, varied and untouched nature applies above valleys and mountains, moulder the capital Bischkek…
JOHN LENNON´s ORIGINAL QUARRYMEN - DVD- and new CD-Release
The Quarrymen Live in Dahme (Germany) - Interviews - how the Beatles really originated - newly discovered photos - the day John Lennon first met Paul McCartney - the first new Quarrymen-Single since 1958 - and much more...
In conjunction with Horst Fascher, founder of Hamburg's celebrated Star-Club, the German media company Garrelt Danker Medienproduktion, brings music legends into the limelight, especially those from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. What…
La Rogaia Painting holidays 2010 Painting with Water Colours and Oil - Landscape …
Born in London Julia has painted in both watercolour and oil all her life. She worked as a family doctor until 2000 and then trained as an Alexander Technique teacher whilst she also developed her artistic skills. She learned fine art oil portraiture from Zohar (an internationally acclaimed London portraitist), and portrait commissions form most of her oil painting work. She has taught watercolour classes of mixed abilities for…
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra participates in the first EU conference on the topi …
On 25 and 26 October, representatives of culture, business and politics come together at the University of Ferrara to discuss questions of cultural development and European identity in times of crisis. The conference will promote an exchange about how art and culture can survive the current economic crisis for the long term.
The forum was created by the University of Ferrara and the CRUI Foundation (Conference of Italian University Rectors)…
GISART’s Imaginative Digital Photo-Collages on Display in Agora Gallery’s Altere …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will unveil a three-part exhibition that is scheduled to run from October 27, 2009 through November 17, 2009, featuring work from photographer GISART in Altered States of Reality.
GISART’s imaginative digital photo-collages weave a dreamlike narrative with intriguing images. Early in his career, GISART, undoubtedly influenced by the Surrealists, has in recent years found inspiration in the works of Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg. But,…
New Creative Arts Catalog from Delphi Glass
Delphi Glass, celebrating 37 years in the art glass community, has released their 2009-2010 Annual Creative Arts Supply Catalog. At 452 pages, it is their largest catalog to date.
The full-color catalog is densely packed with a wide variety of glass, tools and supplies. Over 5800 new products have been added, including more fusing and dichroic glass, Delphi Exclusives and the latest jewelry findings. Still included are Artists Spotlights, quick step-by-step…
Obituary - In memory of Wolfgang Ketterer
Munich, 14 October 2009, (kk) - Wolfgang Ketterer, “one of the most renown European art dealers“ (Abendzeitung, 09 September 2000) and “precursor of the German auction market“ (Handelsblatt, 08/09 September 2000), died in his home in Kreuth on Tegernsee near Munich today on 14 October 2009.
Wolfgang Ketterer “made history in the German art business“, wrote the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on occasion of his 80th birthday on 9 September 2000.…
The University of Chicago Department of Music Announces Its Fall 2009 Season
This October, the University of Chicago Department of Music integrates performances of popular music, classical fare, and new works with reports on ground-breaking research, embodying the mission of the University.
The fall 2009 season kicks off with two international guest appearances, including the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Symphony Orchestra, which performed a free concert on Thursday, October 1 at 8:00 PM in Mandel Hall as part of their first international tour.…
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra opens the season at its Italian residence in Ferrar …
BERLIN, 13 October 2009 – In October 2009, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) travels to Ferrara for its annual series of season-opening concerts. This year, the autumn period is made up of three concerts, including a concert performance of Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde with Waltraud Meier in the title role. Chamber music concerts are also planned in cooperation with the concert promoter Ferrara Musica and the Torrione Jazz Club…
Photographs Speak the Truth About South Aftica
Ezra Mabengeza, South African photographer, along with artist Jonathan Freemantle paint a powerful portrait of Africa that opens October 13, 2009 at the Alliance Française in Cape Town. Dedicated to the late Helen Suzman, one of South Africa's most fearless anti-apartheid activists, the show "A Truth in Black and White" is also showing at the Africa in Motion Film Festival in Edinburgh through November 3, 2009.
Mabengeza's work portrays the…
James Turrell. The Wolfsburg Project: 24 October 2009 – 5 April 2010
On 24 October, the monumental Wolfsburg Project lighting installation created by famous lighting artist James Turrell will be presented to the public at the Wolfsburg Art Museum.
The Wolfsburg Ganzfeld Piece – as this work of art has been named – is the largest installation ever implemented by the American artist in a museum. Encompassing an area of 700 square metres and 12 meters in height, the installation comprises two rooms…
"Kopfarbeit" – An exhibition of Margot Stoeckl
"Kopfarbeit" – An exhibition of Margot Stoeckl
Margot Stoeckl was born in 1963 in Gerlos (Tyrol). From 1979 to 1983 she finished the higher technical educational establishment for art craft and wooden processing in Innsbruck. Later she worked in the parental company, a carpenter's workshop, and signed from 1986 for the construction of a hotel, with inside planning and creation of that responsibly. Since 2004 she is active exclusively as a…
Magistrates. A group show featuring international pop-surrealist artists. Also s …
Magistrates features Ray Caesar, Michael Forbes, Chet Zar, David Hochbaum, Guillermo Rigattieri, Cliff Wallace, Tim Roosen, Dean Flemming, C.C. Askew, Luis Lorenzana, Mikael Alacoque, Jon Jaylo, Marco Rea, Michael Page, Manuel Cortez, Jason Limon, Ali Eckert, Chase Tafoya, Scott Altmann, Jaimes Zacarias, Bruce Mitchell, Steven Daily, Raf Veulemans, François Escalmel, Donato Giancola, Richard Kirk and others. Opens November 13th at 7 pm.
Magistrates features over 25 internationally renowned artists such…
New Work from Kate McKinney, Los Angeles Artist
Kate McKinney, a Los Angeles artist, is currently showing at Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. Her installation in the exhibit “Fresh Voices of Jewish Art,” presents the viewer with a spiritual tableau aptly titled “The Amazing Experience.” The elements of her piece, which have been assembled with loose spontaneity, are suggestive of itinerant theatre or a child’s urgent drawing that witness a profound event. The entire installation is hung…
Calendar Russia 2010 – Moscow and Golden Ring
Under the title „Russia 2010 – Moscow and Golden Ring“has just published the calendar of the German globetrotter Jan Balster.
The calendar:
The region of the power. The mighty churches of the "Golden Ring" always interest the traveler. The old Russian architecture reflects the changeable past of Russia again. There is not only the capital of Moscow, There is a many cities at the river Wolga. The observer succumbs to the…
HEIMSPIEL 09 : ARTISTS OF THE GALLERY at Berlin Art Projects
From September 23 to November 5, 2009, Berlin Art Projects proudly presents “Heimspiel 09,” an exhibition of gallery artists. An opening will be held on Friday, September 25 from 7-9 p.m. in the Project Space on Auguststraße 50b.
HEIMSPIEL 09 – A “home game” on the occasion of the Berlin art fairs, Berlin Art Projects will be showing new painting and sculpture from the gallery’s program of artists. The…
Featuring the Playful Mixed Media Works of Michel Picotte in Agora Gallery’s Bey …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will host an exhibition of fine art from Canada that is scheduled to run from October 2, 2009 through October 23, 2009.
Beyond Borders is an exhibition of innovative and stunning Canadian Art. Works span the range of artistic expression, each artist imparting with their unique style a little piece of the Canadian spirit. Playful, humorous, saturated with color, and presented in unique fashion, this…
Paul Tappenden & Joanna Dickey Bring the Mysteries of the Natural World to Life …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery is pleased to present a four part collective exhibition that is scheduled to run from October 2, 2009 through October 23, 2009.
The journey of exploration into the elusive mysteries of the natural world is the creative motivation behind the artistic partnership of Paul Tappenden and Joanna Dickey. Streambeds provide an endless number of intimate environments that naturalists Tappenden and Dickey reveal through their art. The subject…
The gallery STEINER - art & wine presents: "Kopfarbeit" – An exhibition of Margo …
"Kopfarbeit" – An exhibition of Margot Stöckl
Margot Stöckl was born in 1963 in Gerlos (Tyrol). From 1979 to 1983 she finished the higher technical educational establishment for art craft and wooden processing in Innsbruck. Later she worked in the parental company, a carpenter's workshop, and signed from 1986 for the construction of a hotel, with inside planning and creation of that responsibly. Since 2004 she is active exclusively as a…
South Bay Ballet Opens 30th Anniversary Season with The Nutcracker
South Bay Ballet’s 30th Anniversary Season will open with its annual production of "The Nutcracker" on December 19th and 20th, at 2 p.m. in the Marsee Auditorium at El Camino College Center for the Arts.
Under the direction of Diane Lauridsen, this enchanting ballet’s vibrant costumes, stunning sets by Jenny Tomich, along with the brilliant score of Peter Tchaikovsky, present Clara as a young girl who dreams of becoming…
"The Brain That Wouldn't Die: A New Musical" World Premiere at the Overtime Thea …
Considered one of the cult classics of bad movies, "The Brain That Wouldn’t Die" is an American film in the public domain that has enough melodramatic action, ludicrous dialogue, and incidental gore to make it perfect for adapting to the stage…and even turning into a musical! The Overtime Theater does just that, presenting the world premiere of "The Brain That Wouldn’t Die: A New Musical," opening October 2…
Orange, Lemon & Lime. A selection of recent works in oils by Melanie “Shay” LaRo …
Private View: Saturday 31st of October 2009 - 7 pm to 11 pm
Sunday 1st November 2009 - 2pm to 5pm
Exhibition runs from: Friday 30th to Thursday 5th of November 2009
Gallery Opening Hours: Fri, Sat, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs: 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 5th of November: 11.00am to 5.00pm
“Citrus are composed of various fruits joined to form an apparently simple fruit.”
- pg.346, Healthy Foods…
THE MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA GIVES ITS DEBUT AT THE BEETHOVENFEST BONN UNDER THE …
On 3 October, the musicians of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) give their debut at the Beethovenfest Bonn under the direction of Kent Nagano. The performance, featuring works of Beethoven, Strauss and Brahms, is both the final concert of this year’s festival and also the MCO’s first symphony concert under the baton of the American conductor.
The Beethovenfest focuses its attention each year between the end of August and the…
Agora Gallery to Feature Paul Kelley’s Portraits of Nostalgia, Beauty and Sensua …
Chelsea’s Agora Gallery announced they will host an exhibition of fine art from Canada that is scheduled to run from October 2, 2009 through October 23, 2009.
Canadian artist Paul Kelley's works are portraits of nostalgia as well as studies in beauty, sensual art and a celebration of the human body. There are bobby socks and high heels, classic cars and black lace, Victorian homes and teasing hints at nudity.…
International Masterclasses for Directors and Trainers 2009-10
The Art of Dialogue
an intercultural theatre research project (2008 – 2010)
artistic director: Prof. Dr. Jurij Alschitz
The year of intercultural dialogue 2008 invited us to give a thought on the very nature of the Dialogue itself – to look at its different forms and various meanings.The Art of Dialogue is an inter-cultural theatre research project with work¬shops, master classes, colloquia, laboratories, and performances. Research, teaching and production form one insepa¬rable unity.…
Ketterer Kunst auctions off rare salvific history
Hamburg, 24 September 2009, (kk) - It can be yours, for € 25.000, the almost complete copy in an old coloring of the very rare “Sepculum humanae salvationis“. The fifth German edition of the so-called “spiegels menschlicher behaltnuß“, with some 272 woodcuts in the text, is a highlight in our upcoming Hamburg auction of Rare Books - Manuscripts - Autographs - Decorative Prints with Marine and North German Art.
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The Irish Troubles and the Assassination of the First Minister of Northern Irela …
Greenfield, MA, September 22, 2009. Copperhill Media Corporation announces the release of Wilfried F. Voss' new novel, "The Bleeding Hills".
About the book:
The Irish War is officially a part of history, but not for Finnean Whelan, an IRA veteran of almost 40 years. British Intelligence has produced evidence that he is the mastermind behind a conspiracy to assassinate the First Minister of Northern Ireland. Finn is protected in his exile in…
Six Frida Kahlo paintings come home in Baden-Baden
Six additional paintings have joined the permanent Frida Kahlo exhibition “Pain and Passion” in Baden-Baden.
The exhibition, which opened on February 2009 in Kunstmuseum Gehrke-Remund, shows the most complete collection of Frida Kahlo paintings ever.
The 111 paintings, unique in the world, are hand painted replicas licensed from © Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2008.
“Very ugly” is among the newly arrived paintings, this…
Current Programming on VernissageTV: Focus Istanbul
Basel, Switzerland, September 22, 2009 -- The current episodes on VernissageTV Art TV focus on the art scene in Istanbul / Turkey. Apart from coverage of the 11th Istanbul Biennial for Contemporary Art, VernissageTV had a look at exhibitions at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, the Sakip Sabanci Museum, Artane Art Gallery and a temporary exhibition venue in an old Synagog.
Focus Istanbul
VernissageTV produced two exhibition walkthroughs of the 11th…
Garden Of The Dispossessed - New Mixed Media works by David Hochbaum
Also featuring Myths, Omens and Misunderstandings - Ver Mar in The Vault.
Reception for the artists October 9th at 7 p.m.
After his last solo show at Strychnin Gallery Berlin in November 2008, American artist David Hochbaum returns with new works – this time going back to his roots in the darkroom. Presenting mixed media works based on black and white photographs, Hochbaum’s preoccupation with houses, labyrinthine streets and cityscapes reaches a…
Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche to Confer an Empowerment of Tara and a Teaching …
Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche will be conferring an empowerment for the Vajrayana Buddhist practice of Tara at Thubten Lekshey Ling (Dharma Subhashita) Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Meditation and Study Center (www.dharmasubhashita.org), Bangalore on the morning of 26th of September. This will be followed by a teaching by Rinpoche on "The Four Stakes that Bind the Life-force".
The teaching explains how to practice Deity Yoga. It will be based on the text "The Four…
