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Living Through the ArtsFour thumbs up for the Studio Italia workshop!
By Marion Jean Hall Painting workshops are easy to find on the Internet. However, thrifty artists must ask the big question: Which ones are worth the investment of time, effort and money? Based on my recent experience at a ten-day workshop in Tuscany, I can heartily...
New Museum 2012 Triennial “The Ungovernables”
More to see during New York art trip 2012 (March 8-11) Undoubtedly, upcoming spring in NYC will be bursting with Art! Besides the Armory Show, the Whitney Biennial and special exhibits such as Cindy Sherman at the MoMa and John Chamberlain at the Guggenheimm, the New...
Art in Colombia 5 – culinary art
Arepa con huevo frying; cost 1 500 pesos... 75 cents. Our last post from Colombia. Still in the Colombian Caribbean region and already missing some delicious typical food! Would love to go back to Canada with tons of queso campesino (fresh white cheese, great for...
Art in Colombia 4
The museum infrastructure in Cartagena It must be lack of political will, maybe corruption, and worst, complacency, but since the last 11 years in Cartagena in Colombia, its Museum of Modern Art did not evolve at all. I would have expected fixed walls, a better...
Art in Colombia 3
The Cathedral Maria Reina Today, I finally visited the Barranquilla’s cathedral. I walked downhill from El Prado to the much poorer city sector, the centre. I found the church extremely well designed, noticed the purity of lines and spaces, the reason I am sharing...
Art in Colombia 2
Colombian Art 101 Today, I visited the Museo d’Arte Moderno de Barranquilla. Fortunately, and thanks again to the great Colombian amiability, they opened it just for me since it was close for renovation, and the guard noticing that I was a gringo from Canada... - on...
Art in Colombia 1
Art in Atlántico Today, we attended the official inauguration of the new Museo del Atlántico in Barranquilla, a city on the north coast of Colombia, capital city of the department (or state) of Atlántico. The celebration brought forth two exhibitions: a curated show...
Tintin, Spielberg, Jackson and walkthearts
Tintin and Pop Art As you already know, we offer art history and painting courses at the Ottawa School of Art. In one of our courses, students were asked to develop a conceptual work that reflects the confluence of Pop Art and Tintin. All this ended up with a student...
Last night’s icscis alumni holidays get together
“Creativity in our everyday lives” Last night we had our icscis alumni holidays get together and we had lots of fun! We ate and drank well among discussions about art and life. A common topic among our group was the importance of creativity in our everyday lives. ...
Check out The Québec Triennial 2011 at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
“The Québec Triennial 2011: The Work Ahead of Us” On view until January 3, the second edition of the Quebec Triennial at The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal is worthwhile to visit! The title “The Work Ahead of Us” is borrowed from an installation by Grier...
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