Press Releases by Category Arts & Culture
Students with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Open Up "Through the H …
Rehearsing with Television and Broadway Stars Adds Captivating Authenticity to Powerful Documentary in Preparation for April 21st Charity Ball
Los Angeles, CA, April 11, 2012 -- The second round of rehearsals for the pairs of " Through The Heart of Tango", a Dance Into Unity documentary from Joey Travolta's Inclusion Films, delivered more than anyone could have anticipated. Veteran Hollywood director, Ray Martino and his crew from Inclusion Film’s workshop, themselves…
The Discovery Eye Foundation Hosts Screening Honoring Famed Director Arthur Hill …
Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 2012—The Discovery Eye Foundation, a leading nonprofit that supports research, education, and advocacy related to sight-threatening eye-diseases and their treatments, will host a special screening of The Americanization of Emily starring Julie Andrews and James Garner, honoring the famed director Arthur Hiller. The event will take place on April 22, 2012, at 2pm at The Linwood Dunn Theater, Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study. …
Ramón A. Olivares Explores the Mystery of Vectors at Agora Gallery
Digital artist Ramón A. Olivares uses line and pattern to explore the visual impact of rhythm, symmetry, and declarative contrast on his audience. Working from a mathematical base, Olivares begins with a black canvas and digitally draws a matrix of vivid curves and ghostly geometric figures. The result is at once traditional and completely new: familiar, organic paisleys and rosettes, but tinted in otherworldly neon. “From the beginning of my…
Julio Lugo Rivas’ Organic Visions at Agora Gallery
A harmonic sense of balance and motion rests at the heart of all the works of Puerto Rican artist Julio Lugo Rivas, as he seeks to express the stability between disease and wellness. Capturing the microscopic universe of cells and their environment in acrylic and mixed media on canvas, Lugo paints an ethereal and energetic vision, creating an organic abstraction in his mix of atmospheric brushstrokes,…
Piano Students Named State Winners
Charlotte Academy of Music is pleased to announce that piano students Mikaela Anderson, Melissa Olarte, Meghan Speed and Hannah Williams all earned Superior ratings at the NC Music Teachers Association Piano Contest. These District Winners were invited to perform at the State Piano Contest at Queens University on March 31, 2012. There Mikaela Anderson and Meghan Speed were awarded top honors and invited to perform in the NC…
Survivors of an industrialized world - The Search return with a new album in Apr …
After their dreamlike-melancholic success album "The Search for Connection Contact And Community" in September 2011, THE SEARCH return with a new line-up and album. While the rather silent and melancholic tunes were dominating on the forerunner, the new album "Staying Alive In A Country Industrialized" builds the bridge to the early days of the Swedes.
Survive? In a world, permanently getting faster and more industrailized this doesn’t seem so easy. The…
DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG plans warm-up dividend of 4 cent
Berlin - April 2, 2012: Both Executive and Supervisory Board of DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG (ISIN DE000A0Z23G6) will propose the payment of a warm-up dividend for FY 2011 of 4 cent to the Annual General Meeting scheduled for June 22, 2012. Despite the aspired further growth shareholders are to benefit from the significant profit rises of the company and receive a dividend for the first time in company history.
During fiscal…
Mississauga Hinduism Summit to Present Hinduism’s Science, Denigration and ‘Dige …
Mississauga, ON. Recent surveys are showing that many North Americans are leaning towards Hindu thought. At the same time, a study indicates that over 1/3rd of youth from Hindu families in North America may be converting out of Hinduism. While the growing interest in Hinduism is a testimony to Hinduism’s science and universal nature, the counter trend shows ignorance about Hinduism’s uniqueness among many born Hindus. …
Harry Stendhal Presents Knowledge as Art: Chance, Computability, and Improving E …
The George Maciunas/Fluxus Foundation is pleased to present the conceptual web exhibition, Knowledge as Art: Chance, Computability, and Improving Education, in its newly renovated exhibition space at 454 West 19th St.
New York, NY, US, March 31, 2012 -- The George Maciunas/Fluxus Foundation is pleased to present the conceptual web exhibition, Knowledge as Art: Chance, Computability, and Improving EducationKnowledge as Art: Chance, Computability, and Improving Education, in its newly renovated exhibition…
Campanella Children’s Choir at Zemer Am Festival
March 30, 2012
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Campanella Children’s Choir at Zemer Am Festival of Jewish Choral Music in Chicago
An all-day event, culminating in a joint concert featuring synagogue choirs and Jewish singers from the greater Chicago area and beyond. This year’s festival was dedicated to the music of Max Janowski in his home synagogue Kam Isaiah Israel, on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
Zemer Am Festival was a spectacular event. The festive…
Nadine Y. Jeners: Matches Color to Words at Agora Gallery
German painter Nadine Y. Jeners creates bold compositions that simultaneously assert themselves — the words “made by me” often appear in their lower halves — and let viewers determine meaning. These visually arresting works evoke fusions of color field paintings and text-based conceptual art, the two-toned canvases divided horizontally with text in both sections. One is invariably tempted to draw meaning from the combinations of words like “luck” or “energy”…
Inti-Illimani Celebrates 45 Years of Music, Culture, and Life in a Special Conce …
Luminary Chilean musicians Inti-Illimani appear in a rare Canadian engagement on April 24, 2012 at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts. The eight-member ensemble will present a unique and celebrated fusion of Latin American folk and world music.
“Inti-Illimani are living proof of the incredible change that can be wrought by a small group of passionate, talented individuals,“ says Waldo Brino, Producer of the Vancouver concert. “In their remarkable career the…
Fin de Ciel: Fred Friedrich / a Solo Exhibition
Fred Friedrich displays in his work a characteristic bold, abstract style which immediately captures the attention, and which owes some of its tremendous power to the artist’s experience as an architect. His powerful paintings bear the traces of acrylic paints pooling and running off the canvas in thick streaks, the result of his controlled but emphatic movements as he works, and very thin, delicate lines that evoke illustration. By allowing…
Learn to Play the Piano with the Stillpoint Piano Method
PORTLAND, OR – According to a recent Gallup Poll on music making, 85% of Americans believe that music is a very important part of their lives while 82% wish they had learned to play a musical instrument. The adage “it’s never too late to try something new” rings true when it comes to learning one of the world’s most popular instruments—the piano. Although there are numerous ways to learn…
Tribal Art Hunter Guides Collectors of Ancient Art Through Legal Pitfalls
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, March 6, 2012 – The Director of Tribal Art Hunter has written an article entitled, “Tribal Art: Collecting Made Easy and Ethical.” Stacey A. Giulianti, Esq., an attorney and Managing Director of Tribal Art Hunter, wants collectors to purchase with confidence. “Simple guidelines and rules of thumb – along with appropriate advice, when necessary – will keep the average collector far away from any…
Former Pro Basketball Star Tommy Hawkins Named Celebrity Judge for ‘Get Lit’ Fir …
Los Angeles, CA, March 23, 2012 — Former pro basketball star Tommy Hawkins has been named a celebrity judge at Get Lit-Words Ignite’s first-ever-in-the-nation “Classic Poetry Slam.” Get Lit, a leading Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that fosters literacy by engaging at-risk youth in literary performance, education and teen poetry programs, will host the “Classic Poetry Slam” at the Los Angeles Theatre Center (LATC) and The Wiltern Theater during National Poetry…
Asia’s Biggest Launch Party in 2012 to include incredible gravity-defying stunt …
Talents and Productions, the international talent agency based in Monte-Carlo, is proud to take part in the opening of Sands Coati Central on April 11th, 2012 which promises to be Asia’s Biggest Launch Party in 2012.
Sands® Cotai Central is the centre point of the Cotai Strip® – the pathway to adventure, fun and fortune. Featuring three celebrated hotel brands – Conrad, Sheraton and Holiday Inn – Sands Cotai Central offers…
OnCell Systems and Mississippi Museums Association Announce Mobile Technology Pa …
A new mobile technology partnership is now in place between OnCell, the leading mobile tour provider and Mississippi Museums Association (MMA). Located in Jackson, Mississippi, MMA is an all-volunteer program, and was founded in 1976 by an interested group of museum professionals. The partnership will offer a substantial discount off OnCell’s industry-leading flat-rate pricing on mobile tour services to MMA members.
Bo Stewart from Amory Regional Museum and President of Mississippi…
Traditional Music Instruction at Historic Folk School
Musicians from novices to experts have the opportunity to enjoy instruction in Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Folk Harp, Guitar, Dulcimer, Dobro, Ukulele, Autoharp, Musical Saw, Native American Flute and more.
The setting is the 300-acre historic campus of John C. Campbell Folk School in picturesque Western North Carolina.
The school is the largest program of its type in the country. A music class is scheduled at the Folk School just about…
Reclaimed Wood for Handmade Crafts launched by Re-crafted Woods
Lincolnshire, UK: Re-crafted Woods, a company dedicated to the promotion of Arts and Crafts through the distribution of top reclaimed wood and natural materials, has announced the introduction of a new approach with reclaimed wood for handmade crafts.
The organic market is booming and demand for sustainable materials is rising. Oliver Marples brings a great decor option. The neutral color palette of the Handmade Crafts collection is impressive. Each of the…
Call for Art - Theme CityScapes Art Contest - Deadline March 29th
Jupiter, Florida - March 20, 2012 -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a Juried Art Contest with the theme "CityScapes". The gallery would like for all 2D artists (including photography) to send us your best interpretation of the theme "CityScapes" by depicting scenes of cities, towns, urban imageries and any related metropolitan subjects for inclusion into the gallery's April 2012 online group art exhibition.
Light Space & Time…
Howard R. Miller Named to City of Miami Arts and Entertainment Council Foundatio …
MIAMI – Mar. 16, 2012– Howard R. Miller, President of Howard R. Miller Communications (HRMC) and Chairman of the Synergy Entertainment Group, has been appointed to the foundation Board of Directors of the City of Miami Arts and Entertainment Council.
The purpose of the new 501(C) (3) nonprofit is to raise money to support major arts and entertainment special events in the City of Miami. Moreover, it will…
Xander Demos Inks New Management Deal
MTS Management is proud to announce that it has signed metal guitarist extraordinaire, Xander Demos to an artist management deal. MTS has been acting in a publicity and promotions capacity for Xander since June 2011, and it will continue to do so, in addition to handling management duties. Effective immediately, MTS is shopping for a label for Xander's newly completed CD, "Guitarcadia."
Xander, who is a member of the east…
MUSIC SPEAKS Program with WENDY BAIN Celebrates 1 Year and Expands to 23 Classes
(Englewood Cliffs, NJ March 1, 2012) beyondMUSIC celebrates their one year anniversary by expanding the Music Speaks program to twenty three classes. Music Speaks is an early childhood music program that provides developmentally appropriate music for infants, toddlers, and pre-school children, ages 0 through 4 1/2 years old. The music program uses a mix of traditional and contemporary songs with a world beat bringing out the innate musical nature of…
Art Labs at Art San Diego 2012 Launches KickStarter Campaign to Compensate Artis …
ART SAN DIEGO (ASD) has launched a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising $25,000 to commission 15+ art groups to create “Art Labs”, which are site-specific works in conjunction with the fair.
San Diego, CA, March 12, 2012 -- ART SAN DIEGO (ASD) has launched a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising $25,000 to commission 15+ art groups to create “Art Labs”, which are site-specific works in conjunction with the fair.…
H.E.H. The Nizam’s Museum Inaugurates the City Museum wing
Hyderabad, 11th March, 2012: H.E.H. The Nizam’s Museum has inaugurated the City Museum wing today. The Nizam’s Museum is located at Purani Haveli which holds a special place for the Asaf Jahis, the dynasty of the Nizams of Hyderabad.
The museum was inaugurated by the Chief Guest -------------------- The event was graced by ------------------------
The museum, covering an area of over -------- was built in without disturbing the landscape which…
College for Creative Studies Hosts “Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of Internatio …
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – College for Creative Studies is the next stop for Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Awareness Posters 1985-2010”, a major exhibition traveling through across the United States and running March 12-31, 2012 at College for Creative Studies, Valade Family Gallery. For additional information, please visit GraphicIntervention.org.
Graphic Intervention is drawn largely from the collection of Jim Lapides, founder of International Poster Gallery in Boston, and was…
Xander Demos Teams With Cameron Tilbury For International Radio Campaign
Shred metal phenom, Xander Demos has hired Cameron Tilbury Publicity to handle the international radio promotion for his new single, "White Knuckle Driving (WKD.)" The single is from Xander's just-released CD, "Guitarcadia," which was mixed and mastered by CJ Snare of the band, Firehouse.
Mr. Tilbury will be promoting "WKD" for airplay on stations around the world, with heavy saturation to Europe and Asia. "Cameron Tilbury…
Knit and Crochet for All Ages with New Red Heart and FaveCrafts eBook
March 7, 2012—Northbrook, IL - Don't let a busy lifestyle get in the way of crafting for loved ones. Inside Red Heart Yarn’s and FaveCrafts’ latest eBook, From Head to Toe, Young to Old: 26 Knit and Crochet Accessories, knitters and crocheters will find an assortment of easy-to-make accessories for people of all ages, young and old.
According to an online survey conducted by the Craft Yarn Council, 80 percent…
The Miami Arts & Entertainment Council Presents its Second Annual “Paint Me Miam …
MIAMI – March 7, 2012 – The City of Miami Arts & Entertainment Council presents its second annual art competition “Paint Me Miami” and invites talented Miami artists, from art students, up and coming artists to art aficionados, to get inspired by the Miami urban scenes and landscapes.
All paintings must be inspired by a location identified within the City of Miami boundaries (see map on www.paintmemiami.com). The size of paintings…
OutRaleigh 2012 Festival to Address Social Equality Concerns
The LGBT Center of Raleigh announces today that OutRaleigh 2012 will include expo booths and activities that address social, economic and legal inequalities faced by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. From equal-opportunity employment, to healthcare, to parental rights, festivalgoers will have the opportunity to learn about the struggles different groups face and how they can help. Addressing these issues will be Workplace Options, the world's largest integrated employee…
Frida Kahlo Exhibition celebrates third anniversary (2009 – 2012)
On March 10 and 11 2012, the Kunstmuseum Gehrke-Remund in Baden-Baden will celebrate the third anniversary of its Frida Kahlo Exhibition.
The Kunstmuseum Gehrke-Remund is an entirely privately founded museum; it is the sole holder of the license to replicate and exhibit all the works of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo; the license is granted by © Banco de México Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn…
RCC Institute of Technology Websites Have a Been Relaunched With a New Look
RCC Institute of Technology (RCCIT) and its three schools, Academy of Design, Toronto Film School and School of Engineering Technology & Computing have undergone a transformation with new websites. The main objectives of the new websites are to clearly illustrate RCCIT’s brand story and allow viewers the ability to educate themselves of all program offerings. Viewers can easily get a feel for the student experience at the schools by viewing…
afmusic releases compilation "Join the dark side, we have the music!"
On March 13th 2012 the new compilation "Join the dark side, we have the music!" will be released for the first time on CD and digitally on afmusic. Formed in 2008 as a pure digital label, afmusic established sucucessfull the strategy to offer a large part of their repertoir as a netlabel under free license-download, next to the commercial releases in the Dark Wave-, Gothic-, Post Punk- and Independent-scene and…
Online Piano Accompaniment Techniques Course From Pianomother Achieves Amazing P …
Corona, California.
Learning the piano accompaniment techniques has just got easier, thanks to the online tutorial from renowned performing pianist Ms. Yoke Wong. The online tutorial teaches the secrets of playing piano with a song in an enjoyable and effective way. Ms. Wong’s popular website Pianomother has a wide variety of learning options for people who want to master the art of playing piano. These tutorials have helped thousands of…
The Landscapes Art Exhibition Overall Winning Artists Announced
Jupiter, Florida - March 01, 2012 -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that its March 2012 juried art exhibition is now posted, online and ready to view on their website. The theme for this art exhibition is “Landscapes” and artists where asked to interpret and depict the natural world, outdoor scenery, geographical environments’ and any related landscape subjects. Due to the volume of entries,…
Photokore opens the ‘Asian Flavors’ Photo Contest to all photographers
Asia-based stock photo company, Photokore, launches an Asian-themed photo competition today, inviting image submissions that portrays each contestant’s concept of Asia. Images are being accepted from today, March 1.
The contest, ‘Asian Flavors’, is open to all photographers around the world, and is accepting single or multiple image submissions that illustrate the photographer’s personal concept of Asia. Participants can submit images to two categories – People, and Still Life/Objects. Subject matter…
Noriko Kinouchi: Eye-Catching Digital Artworks at Agora Gallery
Japanese artist Noriko Kinouchi has developed an innovative approach that transforms her original delicate representations of the natural world into something decidedly more powerful. Through digital print media, Kinouchi has found a way to create an entirely new visual representation, freeing her from the expressive limits of more traditional art forms. The computer enables her to create much bolder images than she could by using paint on canvas. As Kinouchi…
Nicholas Vitale: Nature Itself at Agora Gallery
Nicholas Vitale charts new ground where the like-minded Fauvists and psychedelic artists of the 1960s left off. Using gouache or oil paint, he paints still lifes and landscapes of the rugged natural regions of the western United States. The surface of each canvas is active with texture, while the images themselves exude energy through the artist's intense use of unadulterated complementary colors. If a faraway mountain range seems to have…
The Art of Ballet by Nataixa Ros at Agora Gallery
Franco-Spanish artist Nataixa Ros worked in Paris and Madrid fashion houses for years before moving to Barcelona and devoting her life to painting. The acute sensitivity of the designer to the shape and proportions of the female form continue to serve her well, particularly in a recent series of ballerina portraits. She eschews the unspecific and stylized imagery of fashion illustrations for an arresting aesthetic that, as she acknowledges, draws…
JAYLENE CLARK WINS FIRST PLACE IN AMATEUR NIGHT COMPETITION AT THE WORLD FAMOUS …
February 17, 2012- Jaylene Clark, Executive Director of Harlem KW Project, LLC and Director of the Off-Broadway play, Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale was the first place winner in Wednesday night’s Amateur Night competition at the Apollo Theater. Clark performed a spoken word piece from Killer Whale entitled “SoHA”, in which she creatively expresses her sentiments against the renaming of Harlem and the changes to the neighborhood…
St Louis Public Radio Interviews Photographer Steve Giovinco Photography Exhibit …
Steve Giovinco, Widely Exhibited Contemporary Fine Art Photographer, Interviewed on KWMU 90.7FM and Discusses Poetic Night Landscapes in St. Louis Photography Exhibition.
Steve Giovinco, widely exhibited contemporary fine art photographer, will be interviewed on KWMU 90.7FM Friday, February 24 at 11:30am, CST. Steve will discuss his recent poetic night landscape photographs exhibited at the Sheldon Art Galleries in St. Louis on the local arts show, Cityscape, hosted Steve Potter.
The…
Johansson Projects presents Hymns to the Moon featuring Tadashi Moriyam + Robert …
Johansson Projects presents Hymns to the Moon, where sublime omens haunt everyday spaces, both of the landscape and of the imagination. Robert Minervini and Tadashi Moriyama depict visions of a timeless future.
Moriyama's works swarm with details in their depiction of the last judgment for the digital age. Weeds, wires, blood and guts coil around classical sculpture, original sin and corporate headquarters. At the crux of his painted paranoia, viewers…
Experience the Battle on Snowshoes at Fort Ticonderoga
(Ticonderoga, NY) Experience an exciting living history event at Fort Ticonderoga highlighting Major Robert Rogers and the Battle of Snowshoes on Saturday, March 10 from 10 am – 4 pm! Visit the French Garrison in the middle of winter inside Fort Ticonderoga and tour through opposing pickets of British rangers and French soldiers, both well trained and adapted to frontier, winter warfare. At 1 pm on Saturday, visitors will experience…
Sultry Chanteuse Ute Lemper Brings Weimar to the Chan Centre Stage
Vancouver, BC - The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) presents Berlin Nights/Paris Days: The Art of Chanson; an intimate evening of cabaret, jazz, and tango evoking the bygone Weimar era on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 8pm in the Chan Shun Concert Hall. Leading this journey, through the work of Weill, Piazzolla, Schulhoff and Piaf, is the multi-talented singer, actor, dancer, and…
Author Rusty Blackwood Releases New Children's Book For Parents And Grandparents …
Acclaimed Canadian author Rusty Blackwood, author of the 'Passion In Paris' series, has announced the release of her new children's book, 'Through The Eyes Of Innocence'. The book is a collection of short stories based on her experiences growing up in rural Ontario, Canada.
"Our childhood warrants more than we realize with regard to who we become as adults," says Rusty wholeheartedly. "A child who was allowed to laugh, explore, and…
Grays of Westminster Wins Amateur Photographer 'Gold Winner' Good Service Award …
The Nikon-only camera shop received a large number of votes online via their Twitter profile, Facebook Page and blog
The esteemed Nikon-only dealer, Grays of Westminster, was presented with the What Digital Camera/Amateur Photographer 'Gold Winner' Good Service Award, as voted for by What Digital Camera readers and website visitors for the second year in a row.
This prestigious award was presented to Gray Levett, founder of Grays of Westminster,…
Altenbourg exhibition allows intimate insight - Boycotted in the GDR – on displa …
Berlin, 21 February, 2012, (kk) – Gerhard Altenbourg counts among the most renowned artists of the second half of the 20th century. Even though his accomplishments are tremendous, he was officially boycotted by the GDR up until the early 1980s.
Some 100 works, among them 30 woodcuts in colors, almost 40 lithographs, a dozen woodcuts as well as drawings and India ink works from between 1953 and 1989 are on…
Silver Plume Gallery Presents Red Rug Red Earth a Collection of Navajo Textiles …
The Silver Plume Gallery proudly presents their ‘Red Rug Red Earth’ exhibition, described as ‘A Collection of Navajo Textiles’ at their Native American and Indigenous art gallery, located in the prestigious Double Bay area of Sydney.
‘For one month and one month only we would like to invite you to explore an exclusive collection of Navajo textiles from the 1880 to the 1930s’ Says the Silver Plume gallery’s owner’ Tad Anderman.…
Michel Montecrossa's 'A Song' appeals to conscience of leaders of Iran, Russia, …
‘A Song‘ – Michel Montecrossa’s Topical-Evolver-Song & Movie (from his Slam Poetry Earth and Peace Musical ‘The Invisible Wall), released by Mira Sound Germany on Audio-single and DVD, is a passionately non-propagandistic appeal to the conscience of the leaders of Iran, Russia, Israel and America not to lose sight of the people and not to send millions and billions of children, mothers and fathers to death.
Michel Montecrossa about ‘A Song’…
