Latest news releases for Art and Entertainment Museums from PRWeb 2008-10-07T00:26:52Z http://ww1.prweb.com/images_v4/prw_logo.gif PRWeb xml@emediawire.com http://www.prweb.com/atom10/ $lastmod Eloquent Systems has recently re-packaged the base components of its Eloquent Librarian™ and Eloquent Archives™ products to create an introductory solution for Special Libraries and Archives. The Eloquent offer provides librarians, archivists and other knowledge managers with a very affordable solution for managing their collections while also allowing them to make their collections more accessible to global Internet searchers.A software vendor for the heritage industry (specialized libraries, archives and museums) as well as the public sector and Global 2000 corporate records markets, Eloquent provides both an enterprise version of its software, as well as their hosted solutions -increasingly popular options for organizations of all sizes. (PRWeb Oct 7, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/heritage/system/prweb1434124.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/heritage/system/prweb1434124.htm $lastmod Mickie Bellah's Luminescence Series paintings will be opening at the Amsterdam Whitney International Fine Art Gallery in the Chelsea District of New York City. (PRWeb Oct 7, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Mickie_Bellah/Artist/prweb1419664.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/Mickie_Bellah/Artist/prweb1419664.htm $lastmod Spanierman Modern is pleased to announce the opening on October 16, 2008 of "Dan Rizzie", an exhibition and sale of this contemporary artist's recent mixed media work. Focusing on a single form or motif, in his images, Rizzie creates meticulously detailed collage-like environments in which he blends a fastidious attention to detail with a pared-down minimalist approach with which he modifies nature rather than producing pure abstractions. A catalogue accompanying the exhibition includes an essay by Robert Hughes, the art critic for Time Magazine and the author of numerous books on art, along with twelve full-page color illustrations. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Spanierman-Modern/Dan-Rizzie/prweb1427064.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/Spanierman-Modern/Dan-Rizzie/prweb1427064.htm $lastmod Ingram Micro Authorized to Distribute SceneStudio Digital Signage Application in the United States (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1407204.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1407204.htm $lastmod The New Orleans Museum of Art is sharing 89 of its finest works of European and American art - works that survived the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that ensued. The exhibition, Spared from the Storm: Masterworks from the New Orleans Museum of Art, will open at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts on Saturday, November 8, and continue through Sunday, February 8, 2009. Spared from the Storm features works from the 17th through the mid-20th century. Among them are paintings and sculptures by some of history's most influential and well-known artists. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1407054.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1407054.htm $lastmod The October issue of the Internet e-Zine OldWestNewWest.Com Travel & History Magazine is now available online and it features travel stories about how to enjoy some of the West's less-traveled places to visit, including one of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's favorite Wyoming saloons. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1410594.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1410594.htm $lastmod Columbia Art Center Galleries will feature in October a collage exhibition that captures the tenor of America's society today following the past six years of war and deals not only with the decisions of the first year, but portrays the aftermath of war and its impact on society. (PRWeb Oct 1, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1414214.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1414214.htm $lastmod The enigmatic project, "Everything is OK" which uses police-style barricade tape to distribute positive messages has been nominated for the Cooper Hewitt's annual People's Design Award. (PRWeb Sep 30, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1398534.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1398534.htm $lastmod "The National Book Festival is a joyous celebration of reading and an inspiration for new generations of creativity," said Dr. James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress. (PRWeb Sep 29, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1398494.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1398494.htm $lastmod The Salon des Artistes Indépendants will host the Passion for Life art exhibition in support of the Institut Curie at the Grand Palais: Together in the fight against cancer, 15 international artists will exhibit their artwork. (PRWeb Sep 28, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1390744.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1390744.htm $lastmod Strange recommended the re-launch as the first step in its online marketing strategy for MovieMail (www.MovieMail-Online.co.uk). A specialist in classic, art house, independent, foreign and acclaimed films (delivered on DVD), MovieMail bills itself as ‘the quality film shop’ and has been established for over 12 years with a second to none reputation for a love and knowledge of film. (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/online_marketing/initial_results/prweb1386074.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/online_marketing/initial_results/prweb1386074.htm $lastmod "Our concept to integrate exhibit structures and the built environment was developed in collaboration with Renzo Piano Building Workshop. It's what Renzo calls the 'Kit-of-Parts,'" says Cinnabar CEO Jonathan Katz, who executive produced 35,000 square feet of exhibits for the new California Academy of Sciences, which is set for a grand re-opening on 27 September in San Francisco. (PRWeb Sep 25, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1376174.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1376174.htm $lastmod The Library of Congress' National Book Festival offers fun-filled activities for the whole family. New teen and children's authors, NBA and WNBA players, and popular storybook and television characters to appear on National Mall throughout the day. (PRWeb Sep 24, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/library-of-congress-book/92008/prweb1378414.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/library-of-congress-book/92008/prweb1378414.htm $lastmod "This new series of small art by Paula Parker makes a big impact on everyone who sees it." - Ginger Huggins, owner, Beyond the Red Door boutique and studio. (PRWeb Sep 24, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1372064.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1372064.htm $lastmod New Permanent Gallery Combines Learning with Interactive Family Fun: Big Nose, Interactive Games, Human 'Innards' and Chicken Wire Tell the Story. (PRWeb Sep 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1352664.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1352664.htm $lastmod Yvon Lambert New York is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Flemish artist Berlinde de Bruyckere. This is the artist's first solo exhibition in the United States. The exhibition will be on view from October 10th through November 15th, 2008.Berlinde de Bruyckere is a celebrated sculptor whose transitory sculptures first came to prominence in the early twenty first century; most famous are her sculptures of horses arranged in complex positions. (PRWeb Sep 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1350124.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1350124.htm $lastmod St. Mary's Cathedral of San Francisco will feature floral creations from international designers amongst historic vessels and vestments at the Cathedral Festival of Flowers from October 3-5, 2008 (PRWeb Sep 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1351154.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1351154.htm $lastmod International Artist, Sean McConnell, establishes residence in the Austin, Texas area, bringing his amazing talent to the art oriented community of this city. Sean specializes in a technique known as "Trompe L'oeil" which literally means "trick the eye". His work has been exposed in various prestigious galleries and has been hailed for its amazing detail and perspective. (PRWeb Sep 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1349204.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1349204.htm $lastmod ArtsPRunlimited presents John J. Trause, Poet, Performer, A Poetic Lunch with Poetry, Opera & Books. October 12 @ 1:30pm $25/pp (Cash bar available) Riverside Bar & Grill 2 South Parkway, Clifton, NJ 07014 973.859.0777. (PRWeb Sep 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1227664.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1227664.htm $lastmod London's Science Museum opens its doors for its first late night event on 24 September 2008; adults can have the Museum all to themselves. (PRWeb Sep 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/sciencemuseum/lates/prweb1334224.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/sciencemuseum/lates/prweb1334224.htm $lastmod Charles Vickery's most committed protégé Tadeusz Seidel yet again shows his support for spinal cord injury research by donating a painting to the silent auction for 'Comedy for a Cure' Benefit event starring E!'s Chelsea Handler. (PRWeb Sep 17, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/chicago/art/prweb1340154.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/chicago/art/prweb1340154.htm $lastmod The ShowSource™3D is the first-ever giant screen cinema digital sound and video playback source with built-in theater automation. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/sound_source/theater_automation/prweb1332574.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/sound_source/theater_automation/prweb1332574.htm $lastmod Janet Ault, The Voice of Choice ™, is sponsoring the Jewell Lewis Award at a local golf tournament. The tournament is sponsored by the House of Broadcasting, a Phoenix, Arizona radio and television museum. The Valley's most renowned broadcasters, past and present, will gather together to raise funds for this Arizona landmark. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/female/narrator/prweb1338384.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/female/narrator/prweb1338384.htm $lastmod Magical Memories Travel Agency has been offering amazing Disney vacation packages for a great deal of time now. Recently they have decided to launch a new section of their company offerings and venture into the area of Disney Cruise Line Vacations at discount prices. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/disney/vacation/prweb1334944.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/disney/vacation/prweb1334944.htm $lastmod Silver Starr Art Studios LLC: (PRWeb Sep 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/washington/artists/prweb1343894.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/washington/artists/prweb1343894.htm $lastmod Lore Eckelberry is exhibiting at the Asian Art Museum in Fukuoka, Japan. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1333504.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1333504.htm $lastmod New online ticketing system offers features tailored to railway museum and tourist railroads (PRWeb Sep 10, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1304944.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1304944.htm $lastmod OpenEye recently announced that is has completed work on the development of a dynamic digital wayfinding system for the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. Continuing on OpenEye's efforts in the Digital Signage Industry, Bryan Meszaros has recently been selected to sit on the Digital Signage Expo's Advisory Board and POPAI's Panel of Experts for their new Digital Signage Blog. (PRWeb Sep 9, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1307614.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1307614.htm $lastmod 23 original works of art created to honor annual awards event and benefit The Carle Museum. (PRWeb Sep 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1292524.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1292524.htm $lastmod New York film production company Certain Pictures announces that The Museum of Modern Art is featuring a short documentary by company principal Anthony Rossello. The film is part of MoMA's current and acclaimed show Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling. It runs through October 20, 2008. (PRWeb Sep 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/certainpictures/documentary/prweb1297694.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/certainpictures/documentary/prweb1297694.htm $lastmod Macau.com is the official online travel agency for the World Heritage Travel Expo 2008. (PRWeb Sep 7, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/macau-expo/world-heritage-travel/prweb1275834.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/macau-expo/world-heritage-travel/prweb1275834.htm $lastmod The Bates College Museum of Art and 217 Films announce the world premiere of the Marsden Hartley documentary "Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet." The Bates museum is home to the world's largest collection of Hartley artifacts, and "Visible Silence" features many pieces from this extensive archive. (PRWeb Sep 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1291024.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1291024.htm $lastmod The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery negotiated a purchase and acquisition from Andreeva Portrait Commissions of portraits of Cormac McCarthy and Murray Gell-Mann by acclaimed artist Andrew Tift for their distinguished collection. (PRWeb Sep 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Smithsonian/portraits/prweb1263134.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/Smithsonian/portraits/prweb1263134.htm $lastmod Old Chinese culture interpreted through the 20th and 21st centuries, global perspectives of esteemed Chinese watercolor and calligraphy artists Chow Chian Chiu and Chow Leung Chen Ying are now available as first edition prints through the newly opened online gallery OldPinePress.com. (PRWeb Sep 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Asianhomedecor/inspirationalwallart/prweb1265854.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/Asianhomedecor/inspirationalwallart/prweb1265854.htm $lastmod Bluewater Productions launches a new horror series this September with a cutting edge style of art comprised of wood burned cover and interior panels created by artist Daniel Crosier. (PRWeb Sep 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Crosier/Artist/prweb1273694.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/Crosier/Artist/prweb1273694.htm $lastmod It has been 63 years since Japan's unconditional surrender ended history's most destructive war. On Sept. 2, the Battleship Missouri Memorial will commemorate the anniversary with a ceremony featuring keynote speaker United States Senator Daniel K. Akaka, and guest speaker, U.S. Navy Captain Gregory R. Thomas, Commander, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. (PRWeb Aug 30, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Battleship_Missouri/World_War_II/prweb1266904.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/Battleship_Missouri/World_War_II/prweb1266904.htm $lastmod Today the Louisiana Writers Foundation announced plans to create a museum honoring writers who have lived in New Orleans that will also provide services to support those presently living and writing in the city. (PRWeb Aug 28, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/NewOrleans/writers/prweb1257874.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/NewOrleans/writers/prweb1257874.htm $lastmod Black Cat Displays has announced that 21 of its customised Opus interactive touchscreen-based kiosks are installed in the prestigious National Cold War Museum, Cosford, UK. (PRWeb Aug 27, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/interactive/kiosks/prweb1246484.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/interactive/kiosks/prweb1246484.htm $lastmod Selected National Media Museum Collections to be available at www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmediamuseum/ (PRWeb Aug 27, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/photography/museum/prweb1256934.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/photography/museum/prweb1256934.htm $lastmod India Association of Western Washington: (PRWeb Aug 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/gates/association/prweb1250714.htm http://www.prweb.com/releases/gates/association/prweb1250714.htm