Art Business News articles from December 2006

Art Business News archives from December 2006

Beyond bronze: artists turn to other metals to create unique, individual art.(Fabrication Arts installed metal sculpture in the city of Anaheim)
December 1, 2006... Art fulfills many roles, as illustrated by a recent installation in Anaheim, CA. There, city officials wanted to create something to unite the people of Anaheim and Mito, Japan, its sister city. Officials wanted an everlasting symbol that would...

Painting passion: the art and persona of painter Fabian Perez are products of an unusual environment.(artist profile: Fabian Perez)(Biography)
December 1, 2006... "I never decided to become an artist, it was just a consequence. Talent is something you have and maybe you develop it if you recognize it. I paint because I enjoy it. My career today is the consequence of the events in my life," says artist...

Looking ahead.(Editorial)
December 1, 2006... The year's end is often a time of laughter, celebration and quality time with friends and family. It's that one time of year when we put our day-to-day routines aside to slow down and think about what matters most in our lives. For many, the...

Digital coverage is picture perfect.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
December 1, 2006... Congratulations to ABN and Barden Prisant for his [October cover] article, "Time for Digital." The article did an excellent job of cutting through some of the hype that accompanies the marketing of digital cameras. I'm one of the co-owners...

Larson-Juhl targets "Generation C" via Artaissance.
December 1, 2006... NORCROSS, GA -- The "Content Generation" or "Generation C"--Web-based, content-creating consumers--is the target of a new publishing division launched by Larson-Juhl, a world leader in picture frame design and manufacturing. The newly...

PAG launches market-specific framed art offerings with web catalog.(Pacific Art Group)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... EMERYVILLE, CA--The Winter 2006 Framed Art Collection is the first of Pacific Art Group's monthly Web catalogs that will feature dozens of proprietary and copyrighted fine art pieces created exclusively for private label retail programs. ...

Stage is set for Artexpo Las Vegas.(Entertainment Capital of the World)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... CLEVELAND -- The "Entertainment Capital of the World" will play host to the art world at large next year when the Artexpo Las Vegas is held Sept. 28-30, 2007, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. "With 39 million visitors to Las Vegas...

And the name is ...(news)(Correction notice)
December 1, 2006... CLEVELAND -- The image above was shown on the November cover but wasn't identified on the contents page. For those readers left wondering the name of the work and artist, please see the caption above.

The Met opens art Gallery.(Metropolitan Opera's new venue "The Arnold and Marie Schwartz Gallery Met")(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Opera recently opened its new contemporary visual art venue, "The Arnold and Marie Schwartz Gallery Met." The inaugural exhibition, "Heroines," features works inspired by the heroines of the Met's new productions...

Rembrandt 400 passes 1.5 million visits.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- Although the Rembrandt 400 year is still ongoing, it is already a huge success throughout the Netherlands. The various museums participating in the core program welcomed up to 1.5 million visits in the first eight months of the...

BMG releases Disney suite.(Bruce McGaw Graphics)(Walt Disney Art Classics)(The Art of Romance)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... WEST NYACK, NY -- Bruce McGaw Graphics (BMG), exclusive publisher for Walt Disney Art Classics, announces the release of a new suite of Petite Format prints called, "The Art of Romance" The suite of four images featured in BMG's new catalog,...

Brice Marden exhibition premieres at MoMA.(Museum of Modern Art)(Brice Marden: A Retrospective of Paintings and Drawings)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- "Brice Marden: A Retrospective of Paintings and Drawings," on view at MoMA through Jan. 15, 2007, and organized by Gary Garrels, senior curator, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, is said to be "an unprecedented gathering" of the work...

Art world gains opportunity to 'get in on' Baltimore.(Decor Expo Spring)
December 1, 2006... CLEVELAND -- Joining DECOR Expo Atlanta next year will be the Mid-Atlantic/Eastern version, DECOR Expo Spring at the Baltimore Convention Center, April 27-30. More than 130 exhibitors, showing a wide range of decorative artworks, are expected....

Exhibition breaks the mold.(Transitional Objects: Contemporary Still Life)(Neuberger Museum of Art)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... PURCHASE, NY -- Popular for hundreds of years, still life paintings containing arrangements of inanimate natural objects, such as fruits, game, vegetables and flowers, and manmade objects, such as books, pipes, cutlery, and porcelain, were used...

Artist Nathan Janes partners to protect animals.(news)(Rational Animal)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- Nathan Janes announces a partnership with Rational Animal, a New York nonprofit organization, which creates media campaigns to increase public awareness about at-risk animals. To support the organization's Animal Guardian Ribbon...

School of visual arts to launch MPS in digital photography.(news)(master of professional studies)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- The School of Visual Arts (SVA) announces the recent authorization by the New York State Education Department to offer a Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Digital Photography beginning in the fall of 2007. The new one-year...

VMFA closes capital campaign with $171.8 million.(Virginia Museum of Fine Arts)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... RICHMOND, VA -- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts closed the books on its capital campaign, raising $171.8 million for VMFA's expansion, art acquisitions, operations and endowment, and exceeding its goal of $150 million by $21.8 million. The...

Barcelona comes to the partially re-opened Cleveland Museum of Art.(Barcelona and Modernity: Picasso, Gaudi, Miro, Dali)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... CLEVELAND -- Though it closed last January for a six-year, $258 million expansion and renovation, the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) recently opened (partially) to the public for the first time in 10 months with the exhibition, "Barcelona &...

BMG names president.(people IN THE NEWS)(Bruce McGaw Graphics Inc. appoints Amy Wessan)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... WEST NYACK, NY -- Bruce McGaw Graphics (BMG) has named Amy Wessan, president. Wessan has spent 15 years with BMG as an account executive, product development manager, creative director, and most recently as vice president of sales and design....

CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts appoints director.(Jens Hoffman)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Michael S. Roth, president of California College of the Arts (CAA), recently named Jens Hoffman as director of the CAA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts. Hoffman succeeds Ralph Rugoff, who assumed the position of director...

Arts for LA gains executive director.(appointed Danielle Brazell)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Americans for the Arts has named Danielle Brazell, executive director of Arts for LA, a newly incorporated nonprofit service organization in Los Angeles. Brazell most recently served as director of special projects for the Screen...

Art Center College of Design announces VP and CFO.(appoints Glenn Baker as vice president and chief financial officer)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... PASADENA, CA -- Art Center College of Design has named Glenn Baker executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to the appointment, Baker served as vice president, chief financial officer for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and...

Cincinnati Art Museum announces new director.(Aaron Betsky)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Art Museum announces the appointment of Aaron Betsky as director. The Art Museum selected Betsky, formerly director of the world's largest architecture museum--the Netherlands Architecture Institute--from a field of...

Soho Editions names VP of sales.(Klint Callaghan ad vice president)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... NEW YORK -- Klint Callaghan has been appointed vice president of sales for Soho Editions Inc., the Irvington, N.Y.-based fine art publisher of such artists as Malcolm Farley, Rob Hefferan, S. Sam Park, Victor Shvaiko, Thomas Stiltz, and...

White creates official artwork for Grammy Awards.(people IN THE NEWS)
December 1, 2006... LOS ANGELES -- Impressionist artist Todd White has been selected by the Recording Academy to create the official artwork for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards to be held on Feb. 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. White's painting will be used...

Show dates.
December 1, 2006... DECEMBER DEC. 7-10 Art Basel Miami Beach Miami Beach Convention Center Miami 212-627-1455 www.artbasel.com JANUARY JAN. 4-7 Miami Beach International Gift Show Miami Beach Convention Center ...

Joseph Guggino.
December 1, 2006... Cathedral Doorway III, 57" x 38," retail $3,800. Contact Joseph Guggino at 509-962-2799 or email josephguggino@hotmail.com. See Guggino's Cathedral Doorway, Sky Corner, and Pool Steps series at www.josephguggino.com. All paintings are oil on...

Americans for the Arts Grades Congress.(arts report card of congressional candidates)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- The Americans for the Arts Action Fund PAC has issued its Congressional Arts Report Card, which covers the 109th Congress (2005-2006). It addresses only the U.S. House of Representatives, since the U.S. Senate has taken no...

The Golden Ticket to California: win a first-class educational tour of the industry's premier publishers.
December 1, 2006... YOUR CHANCE TO WIN What better way to stay up on the trends and gain publishing and marketing knowledge than taking a trip to the Golden State? Art Business News, in conjunction with Collectors Editions, Linda Jones Enterprises and...

Q&A with Robin Critelli: meet the owner and director of Gallery Bergelli and Bergelli Limited, Robin Critelli.(Interview)
December 1, 2006... Q. What was it like growing up in Montana? Montana was a great place to grow up. Nice people and beautiful open spaces. There's something really genuine about the people there. I grew up in Billings, which is the largest city in the...

You have a newsletter; now what? How you choose to distribute your newsletter may be more important than you know. Read on.(marketing moves: advice)(Column)
December 1, 2006... Last month I encouraged you to start a newsletter and discussed the breadth of content that is possible for each issue. In case you missed that, here's the CliffsNotes version: Newsletters are relatively free advertising space for your business...

Solo.(Artexpo New York )(individual artists paintings and photography exhibition)
December 1, 2006... Artexpo NEW YORK * Meet the SOLO Artists * JACOB K. JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER * MARCH 1-5 SOLO at Artexpo New York is the ultimate venue for independent artists to be discovered, not only by gallery owners and art publishers, but by...

On board with Maine's art scene.(art museums)
December 1, 2006... Mention the word "Maine," and many classic images spring to mind: jagged coastlines, lonely lighthouses, seaside villages and lobster feasts. But beyond its romantic imagery, Maine cultivates a lively artistic environment that often goes...

Hochstein Fine Art announces the release of "The King," a hand-embellished limited edition giclee by Daniel H. Hochstein.(NEW editions)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... HOCHSTEIN FINE ART announces the release of "The King," a hand-embellished limited edition giclee by DANIEL H. HOCHSTEIN. Available in an edition of 100, it measures 36 x 24 inches and retails for $500 unframed. For more information, call...

Artaissance announces the release of "Courtesan Suite #115," by Stanley Grosse.(NEW editions)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... ARTAISSANCE announces the release of "Courtesan Suite #115," by STANLEY GROSSE. The piece is available as a giclee on canvas or paper in custom sizes. For more information, call 770-279-5225; e-mail annekatz@artaissance.com; visit...

Humberto Benitez.(released "Un Danzon en la Glorieta" )(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... HUMBERTO BENITEZ announces the release of "Un Danzon en la Glorieta" (a dance sung under the gazebo). The giclees on canvas are sized at 25 x 50 inches and are available in an edition of 100. The piece retails for $1,500. For more information,...

Monarch Editions announces the release of "The Man in the Moon" by artist Daniel Merriam.(NEW editions)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... MONARCH EDITIONS announces the release of "The Man in the Moon" by artist DANIEL MERRIAM. The giclees on canvas, in an edition of 150, are sized at 30 x 32 inches and are priced at $1,600. For more information, call 415-336-7507; e-mail...

The Klimt collection.(introduced "Mother and Child" painting)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... THE KLIMT COLLECTION announces the release of "Mother and Child." The exclusive copyrighted version is derived from the Gustav Klimt painting, "Three Ages of Woman." The canvas giclee is hand-enhanced with metallic, gold, silver and copper, and...

Atelier Saint James announces the release of "Brilliance" by Synthia Saint James.(NEW editions)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... ATELIER SAINT JAMES announces the release of "Brilliance" by SYNTHIA SAINT JAMES. The giclees on canvas are sized at 18 x 22 inches and 35 x 40 inches and are available in editions of 100. The retail prices are $650 and $1,375, respectively....

The secondary art market.(art companies)(Directory)
December 1, 2006... AJ Fine Arts, Ltd. 6208 Mill Lane Brooklyn, NY 11234 Telephone (718) 531-7830 Fax (718) 241-4389 VAST INVENTORY OF WORKS BY: Artists: Erte: Objects of Art, Jewelry, Sculpture, and Champagne Flutes ...

Rochester, NY.(Nan Miller Gallery's expansion)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Shown, left to right, during the celebration to mark the 10,000-square-foot expansion of the Nan Miller Gallery are, Rosalie Lewis, client; Brian O'Neill, artist; and Nan Miller gallery owner. O'Neill's artwork is featured in the background....

Beachwood, OH.(Peter Max at the "Pop to Patriotism" exhibition )(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Peter Max (center), the renowned Pop cosmic artist of the 1960s, is shown with two of the many collectors who recently turned out for his "Pop to Patriotism" exhibition at the City of Beachwood Community Center. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Great Neck, NY.(Marjorie Tomchuk expains embossy works at the Allison Corey Fine Art)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Allison Corey Fine Art recently welcomed artist Marjorie Tomchuk, who gave a talk describing the process involved with creating her embossed works, which are a combination of handmade paper with rich colors and photography. Shown, left to...

Lahaina, HI.(Picture Gallery)(Lahaina Gallery Inc. anniversary)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Lahaina Galleries' 30th anniversary event was coordinated with the grand opening of its sixth gallery located in the Shops at Mauna Lani, Big Island of Hawaii. Clients flew in for a four-day weekend of golfing, fishing, horseback riding,...

North Point, NY.(Picture Gallery)
December 1, 2006... Artist Hessam Abrishami (far right) is shown with LaMantia Gallery co-owners, James LaMantia (left) and Robert Bluver (second from right), and Carol M. Baldwin of the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The group is shown with...

Cedarhurst, NY.(Picture Gallery)
December 1, 2006... Central Galleries recently hosted an exhibition of works by renowned 3D artist, Charles Fazzino. The exhibit featured more than 150 works including sculpture, 3-D serigraph and lithograph constructions, limited edition and original paintings,...

Northville, MI.(Picture Gallery)
December 1, 2006... The Sherrus Gallery of Fine Art recently hosted "The Feminine Touch" exhibition. Shown, left to right, are gallery owner and acrylic artist Sherri Mewha with sculptor Carol Taft and abstract artist and muralist, Shadia Zayad. [ILLUSTRATION...

New York.(Picture Gallery)
December 1, 2006... The Multiple Impressions Gallery in Soho recently hosted the solo exhibition, "What Lies Beneath," for emerging artist Jennifer Scott McLaughlin. The 2006 Rocky Mountain Biennial winning artist is shown (at right) with gallery owner, Betty...

Woodmere, OH.(Picture Gallery)
December 1, 2006... Shown during the grand opening of the Dick Kleinman Fine Art Gallery are Dick Kleinman and his wife, Bobble, along with Dick and Bobbie's daughter Mindi Treister (middle)' and her daughters Bailey and Carrie Treister. [ILLUSTRATION...