Coming Exhibitions

“SAN BERNARDINO: Famous Poster Art on Display”

“SAN BERNARDINO: Famous Poster Art on Display”

by Fielding Buck via “The Press Enterprise“

Exhibition: Music to my Eyes

Location: 

Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art at California State University,
5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino

Dates: Now through March 15, 2014

Further Information: http://raffma.csusb.edu

“David Edward Byrd has a thing about eyes.

You can see it in his work.

“That’s how I meet you, see your face. Your eyes,” said the artist. “I always thought that was a real grabber … I kind of made it a trademark.”

A selection of Byrd’s work is on display at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art at California State University, San Bernardino. The exhibit is called “Music to My Eyes, David Edward Byrd: Posters and Music-related Designs 1968 — Now.”

Born in Tennessee, educated in Boston and now based in Los Angeles, Byrd became known for his posters created for rock concert promoter Bill Graham in the late 1960s. . . . .”

 

“Art Exhibits for the Selfie Set”

“Art Exhibits for the Selfie Set”

by Richard Morgan via “Wall Street Journal“

“Carmelle Fernandez came down to Chelsea from the north Bronx with her cousin to stand in front of a pair of 18-feet-tall wooden characters. She asked a fellow visitor to Mary Boone Gallery to photograph them in similar poses as the sculptures—a shot destined for Instagram, Ms. Fernandez, a 30-year-old office assistant, said.

“It just makes you feel like you’re part of it,” she said. “It’s just fun. I think a lot of people take these photos. It’s hard not to.”

The exhibit, of sculptures and paintings by the artist KAWS, isn’t . . . .”

Out of curiosity, how long until the selfies themselves are considered works of art? I fully expect an exhibition to appear within the next 1-2 years focusing on the “best selfies” or “selfies that tell a story” theme.   It is a surprisingly important part of modern culture–the obsession with oneself and one’s own interaction with the world as opposed to merely appreciating the works and experiences of others. That being said, this is a great way to involve otherwise un-interested audiences in the arts.

“Rediscovering China, India and Southeast Asia at the Cleveland Museum of Art: The new West Wing”

“Rediscovering China, India and Southeast Asia at the Cleveland Museum of Art: The new West Wing”

by Steven Litt via “Cleveland Art“

Exhibition: “Chinese, Indian and Southeast Asian Galleries”

Location: 

The Cleveland Museum of Art
11150 East Blvd., Cleveland

Opening Date: Jan. 2., 2014

Cost of Admission: Free

Further Information: www.clevelandart.org

“They were destinations of conquest and desire for millennia. Reaching them by caravan or by sea was dangerous, if not deadly. Yet traders and invaders from across Europe and Asia couldn’t resist the allure of China, India and Southeast Asia.

Thanks to the completion of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s new West Wing, Northeast Ohioans can now travel with ease – artistically speaking – to places that once fired the imaginations of Alexander the Great, Marco Polo, Columbus and Magellan.

 On Thursday, the museum will launch a members-only preview of six new galleries containing nearly 500 works of art in jade, silk, bronze, gold, porcelain, ink on paper and dozens of types of stone, including the blue-gray schist of Afghanistan and the red sandstone of the Ganges Valley. . . . .”

 

“In Brookhaven, Santa Claus is Coming to the Museum”

“In Brookhaven, Santa Claus is Coming to the Museum”

by Joe Earle via “Reporter Newspapers“

Santa Claus to meet children at Oglethorpe Museum of Art

“An exhibition of paintings of Santa Claus that artist Haddon Sundblom created for Coca-Cola ads has been extended through Dec. 21. Santa Claus and Elf Evie will appear at the museum to greet children on Dec. 7, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21. Photography of Santa, the elf and children is encouraged. 

When: Santa appears Dec. 4, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21, 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The museum is open to the public from noon until 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.

Where: Oglethorpe University MuseW2272 sum of Art, located on the Oglethorpe University campus at 4484 Peachtree Street NE in Brookhaven.

Cost: Free for children 12 and younger. Museum admission for adults . . . . .”

 

The Kindertransport Journey Museum QuiltingTraveling Exhibit

The Kindertransport Journey Museum Quilting Traveling Exhibit

The Story Behind the Exhibition:

Most people have forgotten about it, if they ever even knew in the first place.  They called it Operation Kindertransport–the mission that to save endangered children.  At the time it began, Hitler already ruled Germany and Austria; the holocaust was in its beginning stages.  Then Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass) saw Nazi forces implementing a series of programs against Jewish families resulting in the death of 91 and the arrest and assignment to concentration camps for 30,000 others.  Suddenly, those watching knew that things were about to get a lot worse.  

Five days later, several concerned Jewish and Quaker UK citizens went to the British government asking for help in a rescue mission  they were planning to help children most at risk. The original idea was to collect children or teens in danger of arrest, orphans, and children whose parents were imprisoned.  The UK would then house and

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