13 March 2009
By Lisa Petrulis
In Controversy
Hey, I’m back to the blog.
Here is the peculiar situation I find myself in, it is quite a conundrum:
I am tasked to write and talk about visual art.
Sounds simple enough doesn’t it?
But if, as I believe, the arts are each a unique language,
each providing an experience unlike the others,
then how does one interpret unique visual [...]
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10 March 2009
By Stephanie Standish
In Uncategorized
In keeping with the great and grand tradition of listing my top five _____(fill in the blank). I have decided to share my top five movies. Why here, why now, what has brought this on, you ask? The recent release of “The Watchmen” has had me thinking about my top five’s of a lot [...]
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10 March 2009
By Brian Lee Whisenhunt
In Article, Indiana, Museum, Terre Haute art community
In case you missed Mike Lunsford column from the Terre Haute Star-Tribune yesterday, you can find it here.
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Article, Museum, Swope
02 March 2009
By Brian Lee Whisenhunt
In Article, Collections, Exhibitions, Indiana, Painting, Scultpure, Swope, Terre Haute art community
The Alliance of the Swope Art Museum was awarded first prize in Arts Illiana’s Tablescapes fundraiser. The award was determined by visitor votes during the four-day exhibition of tables decorated by local businesses, agencies and individuals. The Alliance of the Swope created a ‘Moroccan fantasy’ table setting inspired by the painting Harem Girl by Oliver [...]
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Alliance, collection, Harem Girl, Publicity, Swope
02 March 2009
By Brian Lee Whisenhunt
In Article, Controversy, Sculpture, Scultpure
The NYTimes has an interesting article about the Jimenez sculpture located at the Denver Airport.
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Controversy, Jimenez, Sculpture