Tagged by: John
Posted: Feb 2nd, 2010
Source: Art Stories, Google Blogs

Great read: Lynda Resnick: Why Art Education Matters

Right on, Lynda!!

So, how is it that, when it comes to art education, California comes in dead last out of all 50 states – even below Guam? According to State Councilman Bobby Shriver, California’s public schools no longer even offer arts education. … If art means as much to you as it does to me, or even if you’re just exploring the art world for the first time, I invite you to turn off the boob tube, pry the Wii controllers from your kids’ hands, and drag them to a museum….

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Lynda Resnick: Why Art Education Matters

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Tagged by: John
Posted: Jul 29th, 2009
Source: SD Arts Examiner

Sculptor Alexander Calder’s wearable art on display at SD Museum of Art

American artist Alexander Calder studied and worked with many of the abstract artists who inspired a new generation in Paris of the 1920’s. While Picasso, Miro and many others focused on drawings and paintings, Calder expressed his artistic vis…

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Tagged by: John
Posted: Jul 28th, 2009
Source: Art Stories, Google Blogs

Daily Painters International Art Gallery

Dominique Amendola – Santa Rosa, California We have two openings this Thursday for a 6 hours painting session from the live model 9:30 to 4:30 pm July 9 th. The first two artists answering positively to this email will be accepted. …

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Tagged by: director
Posted: Jul 27th, 2009
Source: Art As Authority, UK

Life Triumphs Over Art Once Again

by Kevin Freitas ( top: Enrique de la Osa / Reuters – bottom: LONDONRUBBISH photoblog by Mark Sheldon ) before : Cuba blocks US ticker with flags of mourning after : US pulls the plug on ticker in Cuba

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Life Triumphs Over Art Once Again

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Tagged by: John
Posted: Jul 21st, 2009
Source: Art As Authority

La Jolla Art Festival

Watch this video on the La Jolla Art Festival–2 days, 200 artists, 8000 visitors– by Richard Gleaves from YouTube. (We originally found it on the excellent Art as Authority local San Diego art blog.