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The Unjuried Art Show

Kristen Hotham Carroll | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Art Gallery, Art Show, Key West, Traditional Arts, Artist, Thomas Kinkade, Modern Art, Unjuried, Arts News

As the visual arts teeter on the edge of irrelevance, perhaps our best next step is to let our consumers have more of a voice. Inclusion is almost always a better strategy than exclusion, isn't it?

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Self-Portrait of the Artist as Smoker

Dr. Daniel Seidman | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Addictive Spell, Pleasure, Chemical Addiction, Artist, Smoking, Unpleasure, Withdrawal, Nicotine Addiction, Cigarette Smoking Addiction, Addiction and Recovery, Smoking Habit, Smoking Addiction, Addiction to Smoking, Healthy Living News

Addicts under the addictive spell of smoking always have a reason or an excuse to smoke, whether these make sense or not. The real question is whether they truly believe their lives will be better if they free themselves from the familiar thrall that smoking reliably provides them.

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The Change You Want To See

Bessie A. Winn-Afeku | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Photography, Images, Change, Art, Purpose, Books, The Arts, Rico Ball, Spring-Into-Action, Social Good, Artist, Media, Home News

I wanted to find a creative way to capture the WHY for everyone -- the reason WHY they are the change they want to see. Our "why," or the reason we are the change, is also tied into our purpose on this earth, the reason we were sent here.

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The New Kid on the Block: Austyn Weiner, Student at the Parson's School of Design, Breaks into the New York Art Scene

Samantha Tritsch | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Young Talent, Artist, Austyn Weiner, Art, Female Artists, College, Students, Parsons School of Design, College News

Her ability to follow her passions may not have been the most atypical college experience that most are expected to have. Nevertheless, her decisions have made her the person and artist she is to this day.

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Not to Be Missed Japanese Paintings at the National Gallery of Art

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 04.30.2012

One of Japan's most celebrated cultural treasures, "Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings" by Itō Jakuchū (1716-1800) is on view at the National Gallery of Art in Washington through April 29.

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Spotlight: Out of Focus at the Saatchi Gallery (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Photography, Exhibition, Noemie Goudal, Adam Broomberg, Oliver Chanarin, London, Images, Art, Photographers, Mitch Epstein, Out of Focus, Artist, crane.tv, I Am a Camera, Gallery, Pictures, Saatchi, Video, Arts News

The Saatchi Gallery is one of London's most well respected arts establishments, but it may surprise people to know that, despite this, there hasn't be...

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Cleto Munari Auctions His Collection

J. Michael Welton | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Furniture, Carlo Scarpa, Jack Kerouac, Poet, Architecture, Robert Venturi, Jewelry, Allen Ginsberg, Silverware, Gregory Corso, Artist, Designers, Richard Meier, Michael Graves, Cleto Munari, Arts News

Designer Cleto Munari is putting his personal collection of art, furnishings and objects -- many created in conjunction with architects like Michael G...

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Nick Hornby: Uniquely Referential (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Artist, Art, Rodin, Nick Hornby, Technology, London, Roland Barthes, Sculpture, Video, Arts News

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Why Your Site Is Not on My Pinterest

Karen Atkinson | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Pin, Art, Linking, Artist Image, Arts Organization, Social Networking, Pinterest, Nonprofit, Logo, Postingg, Pinning, Artist, Arts News

I decided to use Pinterest in a new way. I am creating lists of organizations that are helpful to artists, both locally in Los Angeles as well as nationally.

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Do People Who Heavily Self-Promote Not Feel Shame at the Tackiness of It or Do They Power Through It?

Quora | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Self-Promotion, Self Promotion, Writer, Artist, Art, Artists, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Filmmaker, Studios, Arts News

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Marco North, Creative Director, Bittersweet Group There is a sort of defeatist position held by som...

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George Lois's Innovation Bible 'Damn Good Advice'

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.19.2012

Long considered a legend for giving Esquire's covers in the sixties the force of Picasso's "Guernica," Lois shares his 120 commandments for creativity in Damn Good Advice (for people with talent!).

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RIP, Performance Artist, Playwright, And 'Alien Comic' Tom Murrin

Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: New York Artists, Alien Comic, Video, Luna Macaroona, East Village, Tom Murrin, Artist, Moon, Performance Art, La Mama, Full Moon Spectacular, Playwright, Ps 122, Arts News

Tom Murrin, the beloved New York performance art icon, passed away yesterday after a long struggle with cancer, The Village Voice reports. "The Ali...

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The Pandemonia Phenomenon (VIDEO)

Crane.tv | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Fetish, White Cube Gallery, London Fashion Week, Performance Art, Art, Tracey Emin, Fashion, Latex, Artist, Socialist, Celebrity, Video, Arts News

The smell of latex fills the air as a leggy blonde teeters towards you on sky-high heels. Dark glasses shade her eyes, a small dog is nestled under he...

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The Moment I Knew I Wanted To Become An Artist

Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: The Moment I Knew Arts, Becoming an Artist, The Moment I Knew, Video, The Moment I Knew I Wanted to Become an Artist, Artist, Etc., Arts News

At HuffPost, we're kicking off an exciting new project and we'd love you to participate! It's called "The Moment I Knew," and is a user-submitted vide...

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The Art of Dining: Turner Prize Winner Martin Creed (VIDEO)

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Michelin Star Restaurant, Dessert, Barnaba Fornasetti, Sketch, London, Pierre Gagnaire, Art, Ikea, Martin Creed, Dining, Menu, Restaurant, Victoria Brooks, Designer, Turner Prize, Michelin Stars, Artist, crane.tv, Chef, Konstantin Grcic, Video, Arts News

Turner Prize winner Martin Creed gives Crane.tv lessons on the art of dining. In a quest to revamp a room in iconic London restaurant Sketch, Creed ma...

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National Medal Awards at the White House

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Classical Music, President, America?S Artists, Music, Writer, Arts, Award, National Medal of Arts, Charles Rosen, America, The White House, Author, Creativity, Painting, President of the United States, Rita Dove, Portrait, Pianist, National Medals, Economics, Mel Tillis, Contemporary Art, Artist, Al Pacino, Andre Watts, Sculptor, Washington DC, John Ashbury, United States, The National Endowment for the Humanities, The National Endowment for the Arts, Art Patron, Country Music, Nobel Laureate, First Ladies, Martin Puryear, Actor, Culture, Visual Arts, Painter, Philanthropist, Jim Watson, Printmaker, Arts News

Every visit to the White House is special, but there is something very exciting about witnessing this event. Perhaps it is because I am a painter and I understand the years of work that went into what they have achieved and I can rejoice with them in their successes.

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It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over: The Artist Inside Her (PHOTOS)

Lori Weiss | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Marlo Thomas, Reinvention, Schimmel Gold, Sandhi Schimmel Gold, Baby Boomers, Sandhi Schimmel Gold Art, It-Aint-Over, The Post50 Entrepreneur, Second Acts, Artist, Women Artists, Second Act, Slidepollajax, Second Career, Fifty News

One of the reasons I started my website, Marlothomas.com, is that I wanted a place for women (including me!) to come together and dream. Women should ...

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With New Exhibit, Subway Artist Takes Stock of His Success

Vera Haller | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Pratt Institute, Williamsburg, Artist, Art, Mta, Subway, Transportation, Subway Artist, Subway Art, My Ny, Enrico Miguel Thomas, New York News

Enrico Miguel Thomas takes his moniker, "The Subway Artist of New York," seriously. He sets his easel on platforms and draws as people rush by and the wind from arriving trains whips his canvas.

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Artist Mike Kelly Found Dead In His Home

AP | By DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Artist Mike Kelley, Suicide, Mike Kelley, Artist, Los Angeles, Artist Deaths, Arts News

LOS ANGELES -- Mike Kelley, the daring and influential contemporary installation artist who counted the band Sonic Youth and artist Paul McCarthy amon...

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Meet the Bad Boy of the Art World: Brian Ermanski (VIDEO)

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: New York Times, Art, Brian Ermanski, Vogue, Mtv, New York, Painter, crane.tv, Provocative, Artist, Video, Arts News

New York City just can't get enough of him. And that's not to mention some major collectors on either side of the pond whose interest is piqued by the artist in eyeliner and a top hat, toting a hand painted boombox wherever he goes.

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Dustin Yellin - On Building 12-Ton Sculptures and a 'Utopian Art Center' in Brooklyn

Annie Fabricant | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Dustin Yellin, Intercourse Magazine, Art, Art-Education-Reform, Kidd Yellin, Red Hook Brooklyn, Artist, Warehouse, Alternative, Residency Programs, Vito Schnabel, Slidepollajax, Art Spaces, NY Around Town, NY Arts, Arts News

The art world often seems like a game, where no one is quite sure of the rules, but no one wants to be the first to admit it. You begin to crave authenticity. Then, I discovered artist Dustin Yellin and his very big, and brave, new project.

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Images From A Long-Running Conflict

Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Photography, James Lukoski, Video, Photographers, Artist, Exposure, Photojournalist, American, Photojournalism, Arts News

James Lukoski, a New York-based photojournalist, has covered numerous domestic and international events during his storied career. Some of his most no...

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Lesson From Rwanda: Making The Creative Life A Priority

Patricia Crisafulli | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Rwanda, Creativity, Artist, Art, Inspiration, Creative Writing, Fifty News, Writing, Fifty News

The "stuff" that we consider the mark of a good life is a burden that impedes us from fully experiencing the creative one.

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PHOTOS: 10 Awesome Space Illustrations from the 1870's

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Searles | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Illustration, Stars, Planets, Historical, Astronomy, New York Public Library, Space, Drawing, French, Artist, Moon, Painting, Trouvelot, Science News

Today's giant telescopes offer amazing views of distant worlds. But it doesn't take modern technology costing millions to capture the awesome beauty a...

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End of the Year Checklist for Creatives

Karen Atkinson | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Taxes, End of the Year, Thanks, Blog, Artist, Marketing, Studio Visit, Creative, Arts News

Just a few thoughts for the end of the year.

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