The Art of Steven Naifah: Found In Translation

I attended the opening of Found In Translation: The Art of Steven Naifah last night at the Columbia Museum of Art. Inspired by Islamic art and architecture, the geometric abstractions are illuminating!

A Day at Longwood Gardens

Every time I go to visit my family in Delaware, I always plan a visit to Longwood Gardens outside of Philadelphia, one of the largest public gardens in the United States. I am continually amazed by the transformation of the gardens and loved being there this spring!

Washington, DC in the Spring!

I recently visited Washington, DC with my sister and although the cherry blossoms had already bloomed, the city was still vibrant in color and with art.

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Working in creative harmony, art collaborators Doni Jordan of Columbia, SC and Janette Grassi of Charlotte, NC  have created 5 artful violins, 4 for the South Carolina Philharmonic and one for the Chapin High School Philharmonic. They added paint, typography, heavy string and feathers to their violins. However, their favorite solution was play, a rhythmic painted violin which they created in 2008 and derived inspiration from the black and white lines on a printed score of musical composition.

Featured on the cover of the 2008 art benefit program and also in Painted Violins, a small commemorative handbook designed by graphic designer and artist Lani Stringer to benefit the South Carolina Philharmonic, Jordan and Grassi decided to revisit play again this year. So, they took the original photograph of the image by Les Stringer and with the help of nature photographer, Kent Porth, expanded the image it to create a tryptic on canvas.

play: 02 is one of 15 violins and six guitars that will be included in Painted Violins which opens on Thursday, March 7, 2013 from 6 to 9pm at the Anastasia and Friends Gallery at 1534 Main Street, Columbia, SC, across from the Columbia Museum of Art.

A closing reception will be held on Tuesday, April 9 at Gervais & Vine at 620 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC from 5 to 8 p.m. Both receptions are free and open to the public. 

Since it began in 2006, Painted Violins has raised almost $30,000 for the educational programs of the South Carolina Philharmonic. 

ev(e)olution III in New York City

Across from Lincoln Center, the National Association of Women Artists (N.A.W.A.) celebrates Women's History Month,  March 1  - 31, 2013 with an outstanding exhibit, EV(e)OLUTION III at the Riverside Branch of NY Public Library, 127 Amsterdam Avenue at 65th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

On display are works of 29 contemporary professional women artists from across the country:

Marcia Gloster Ammeen * Lolita Bronzini * Sheila Cappelletti * Julie Castillo * Judy Cooperman * Irene Gennaro * Robin S. Halpern * Susan G. Hammond * Gladys Hanft * Andrea Harris * Veronica Jaeger * Annette Jaret * Doni Jordan * Carole Richard Kaufmann * Mildred Kaye * Salvadora Lorelli * Sharon Navage * Irene Nedelay * Ruth Bauer Neustadter * Trish Elwood O'Day * Connie Legakis Robinson * Meredith Rosier * Caroline Rust * Istar Schwager * Nanette Shapiro * Kathy Stark * Miria Untoria * Georgette L. Veeder * Kathleen Zimmerman.   

See their ascendance in sculpture, painting, photography, graphics, drawings and mixed media.

See you at TEDx on Monday, January 21, 2012 at Harbison Theatre!

Upload: Art of the Digital Camera Phone

Just saw this announcement from the Upstairs Artspace in Tryon, NC…

At Upstairs Artspace, the 35th year kicks off with "Upload: Art of the Digital Camera Phone, an exhibit which explores the daily presence of the camera phone in our lives. Over 100 submissions included in this exhibit have come from from Turkey, Haiti, and Italy, and the USA from Maine to Florida and right in our own backyard. From children, photographers, artists and non-artists, this exhibit showcases works that might never have been seen if the digital revolution had not made cameras so accessible. This exhibit demonstrates everything from the spontaneity of the always-present mobile device to the creative manipulations and editing within the phone.

Colby Caldwell, professor of art at St. Mary's College of Maryland, the juror for the juried portion of the exhibit is a photographer who has shown widely both here and abroad. This show has been conceived and organized with the endless energy and creativity of Chris Tinkler.

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Arline Boyce Judd E. Daniel Christopher Funk Brian Ghiloni Alessandro Greganti Diana Gurri

Doni Jordan Jennifer Kamell Kimberly Nelson Mellissa Parrish Pittman Gary Peoples

Desmal Purcell Amy Goldstein Rice Harry Strider Chris Tinkler Gregory Wright