Arts News For: April 20, 2008
International Trends in Art and Design: Art and Style Fair 2008 Olma Trade Fairs St.Gallen - St. Gallen, CH Switzerland ART & STYLE St.Gallen Switzerland is the international fair and trade show for artworks and design-products in the region of four countries between Switzerland - Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein. The Art Event ART & STYLE is a trade and public fair and a Swiss and International Forum for galleries, artists and designers. The fair offers a forum of exchange for art dealers, artists and designers on all levels, the theoretical, the practical and the direct. Many international exhibitors will show their work personally to the public of St.Gallen, so the visitor can get the personal contact directly to many of the producers and artists. Exhibiting this year is Greg Gierlowski, who works in glass, both two and three dimensionally, as well as creates oils which are inspired by the luminescence of glass. Gierlowski has been a Premiere Portfolio Artist at absolutearts.com since 2001. Read Indepth Article
LACDA 'TOP 40' JURIED EXHIBIT Los Angeles Center For Digital Art - Los Angeles, CA USA United States of America The Los Angeles Center For Digital Art congratulates all of the entrants to the 'Top 40' LACDA Juried Competition, which runs from April 12 through May 3, 2008. "You have all made excellent contributions to the pioneering field of digital art and have made art history by participating in a new area of creativity and a new kind of competition," comments Rex Bruce, curator at the LACDA. Digital art defines the contemporary. The Los Angeles Center For Digital Art is dedicated to the propagation of all forms of digital art, new media, digital video art, net art, digital sculpture, interactive multimedia, and the vast panorama of hybrid forms of art and technology that constitute our moment in culture. Read Indepth Article
Call for Artists: Scholarships Available for MFA Program Transart Institute, O.K. Center for Contemporary Art - Linz, AT Austria TRANSART INSTITUTE announced today that three scholarships of USD 15000 each are available for students from Eastern Europe and developing countries and six scholarships of 2000 and 1000 USD respectively are available to students from anywhere to participate in the international MFA program. In the highly individualized low-residency MFA program students create their own course of study working on art and research projects off-site with the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors. The independent study is complemented by three intensive summer residencies where lectures, critiques, seminars, performances, exhibitions, and workshops take place on-site in Europe. The low-residency format permits continuing a professional life while participating in the program. Read Indepth Article
Pulp Function: An Extraordinary Exhibition of Artwork Made from Paper Worcester Center for Crafts - Worcester, MA USA United States of America When you hear the word paper, are you thinking of the daily news? Recycling? The quicker picker upper? Think again. The Pulp Function exhibit at the Worcester Center for Crafts Gallery takes what you thought you knew about paper and turns that notion on its head. From April 17-May 26, 2008, move beyond the traditional function of pulp as emerging and established artists from across America revisit paper as a medium for art, including vessels, jewelry, clothing, furniture, books and sculpture. Read Indepth Article
The Season of Discontent: Paintings by Barun Chowdhury Aakriti Art Gallery - Kolkata, WB IN India From April 12 until April 27, 2008 Aakriti Art Gallery in Kolkata, India, presents The Season of Discontent: Paintings by Barun Chowdhury. Barun Chowdhury (b. 1971, dst. Midnapur, West Bengal) an almnus of the Calcutta Art College and the M.S. University's Fine Arts Faculty of Baroda, also had a stint of advanced training in print making in Glasgow on a Charles Wallace and The commonwealth art scholarship. But painting is what has been engaging him lately. Aakriti Art Gallery promotes their artists with a Gallery Portfolio at absolutearts.com. Read Indepth Article
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Pixel Perfect to Feature Work by J. Coleman MillerLED Digital Mural to Highlight Work by Cris OrfescuA Beautiful Distance: Work by Edem Elesh to be FeaturedThe Season of Discontent: Paintings by Barun ChowdhuryInternational Trends in Art and Design: Art and Style Fair 2008Gerhardt Thompson: The Sun-Drenched Nude (Photography) for FOTOFREO 2008Salon International 2008 to Feature Work by Jane MayerFili Plaza - Sculptures and JewelryItalia by MorantHonoring the Big Leaguers II (A Visual Metaphor) - Enriquillo AmiamaVolere Volare - Will to FlyThey Build Their Own Mountain: Photos by Don MurphyEUTERPE'S DISCIPLES - Classical, Latin, and Jazz Musicians by Suzi EvalenkoRichard Solstjarna to Exhibit During AprilThe Accessibility of Contemporary Art - New Book by Michael Corbin Helps “Everyday Joes” Become Art CollectorsExhibition to Feature Works by Edward LongoNumber Trance Face: Solo Exhibition by Rajinder SinghJulia Cake to be Featured on Cover of Spring 2008 IssueWild Life/ Wildlife: An Artist's ResponseAu Naturel: The Nude in the 21st CenturyYour First Stop for Art Online! Discover over 160,000 works of contemporary art. Search by medium, subject matter, price and theme... research over 200,000 works by over 22,000 masters in the indepth art history section. Browse through new Art Blogs. Use our advanced artwork search interface. Call for Artists, Premiere Portfolio sign-up for your Free Portfolio or create an Artist Portfolio today and sell your art at the marketplace for contemporary Art! Start a Gallery Site to exclusively showcase your gallery. Keep track of contemporary art with your free MYabsolutearts