Don’t sleep on this show! Change your plans, reschedule your appointments and get yourself to the Mount Dora Center for the Arts ASAP! I am strongly encouraging a sense of urgency because the Diaspora exhibition at the MDCA closes Sunday, October 8th and if you miss it, well, let’s just say… you do not want […]
Read more "“Diaspora” at the Mount Dora Center for the Arts"You all know how much I love animated films, so this week I’m choosing to highlight a very special movie that looks absolutely incredible and has a strong art historical theme. Combining both stop-motion and 2D animation, The Inventor tells the story of Leonardo da Vinci as he tests out his more ambitious inventions in […]
Read more "“The Inventor”"The Art of Food at the Asheville Art Museum sounds like a super fun exploration of the role food plays in art historical tradition and to some degree, that’s exactly what it is. However, upon closer inspection, this exhibition is filled to the brim with satire, dark humor and social commentary that hits like a […]
Read more "The Art of Food at the Asheville Art Museum"Romare Bearden: Ways of Working at the Asheville Art Museum in North Carolina is an apt title for this exhibition that I highly recommend, especially to those art enthusiasts who also consider themselves artists or creatives. File this exhibition under “small but mighty” because while it showcases only a few of Romare Bearden’s works, it […]
Read more "Romare Bearden: Ways of Working at the Asheville Art Museum"The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel is a book I highly recommend for all art lovers. Whether you are a seasoned museum-goer or someone new to art appreciation, this book is required reading. In fact, I believe it should be used as a sort of textbook, or at the very least a […]
Read more "The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel"If you’re like me and you saw Christopher Nolan’s epic Oppenheimer this weekend then it’s probably safe to say that your brain is STILL recovering from the onslaught of scientific information, rapid-fire dialogue and existential quandaries that make up the three hour masterpiece of cinema. Honestly, I think it broke my brain… in a good […]
Read more "A Picasso in Oppenheimer?"I am fascinated by the idea of art theft, to the extent that I have covered the topic in a few of my classes/lectures and in my book club discussions. As a huge museum nerd, I see artworks almost like holy objects, sacred to all of humanity. If you wouldn’t steal something from a church […]
Read more "The Questions Surrounding Art Theft"This is going to sound crazy but I recently discovered a FREE online app that allows users to create their own Medieval work of art. Yes, I know how wild that sounds, but it’s true! The Historic Tale Construction Kit provides hours of endless fun. I’m not kidding – the possibilities are infinite! This app […]
Read more "Create Your Own Medieval Tapestry!"There’s an old joke from my long-ago museum education days that has always stuck with me. It goes something like, “If you want people to come to your museum, you have to have one of three things – dinosaurs, Ancient Egypt or Impressionism.” *insert laugh track here* It was with this bit of museum humor […]
Read more "“Impression & Reality” at the Mennello"By now I am sure that all my blog followers know that I am a huge fan of the Healthy West Orange Arts & Heritage Center at the Town of Oakland, FL. One of the many reasons why I appreciate the Arts & Heritage Center so much is that they routinely host art exhibitions that […]
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