2,000 volunteers ask David Cameron to do more for homeless people

December 6, 2011 – 8:06 am | Comments Off

More than 2,000 volunteers have signed a letter calling on the Prime Minister to ensure people get the help they need when they approach their local council as homeless. The 2,097 volunteers voiced their shock that a homeless single person can approach their council for help and “still be turned away to sleep on the streets”. Under the existing law most single homeless people are not considered a priority for housing. They should still get advice and ... more

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Artpace Names Regine Basha as New Executive Director

January 19, 2012 – 8:16 am |

Artpace in San Antonio announced that Regine Basha has been appointed Executive Director. A search committee headed by Board of Directors Chairperson J. Travis Capps, Jr. announced that Basha will assume her post by March 1, 2012.
“Regine brings a u…

Canadian Museum of Civilization partnership prepares Haida exhibition for European tour

January 19, 2012 – 8:14 am |

The Canadian Museum of Civilization is pleased to announce that it has forged a groundbreaking partnership with two other Canadian museums to produce Haida: Life. Spirit. Art., a travelling exhibition that will be presented exclusively in Europe. The p…

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Detroit Institute of Arts Hire African Art Curator

January 19, 2012 – 8:01 am |

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Detroit Institute of Arts announce a shared relationship of curatorial expertise. Directors from both institutions are part of the Association of Art Museum Directors, which is holding its mid-winter meeting in San F…

Westcoastcloud offers free email archiving to Webroot customers

January 18, 2012 – 4:26 pm |

UK hosted cloud services provider Westcoastcloud, is offering Webroot customers the chance to transfer their email archiving to its BusinessMail service for free after it was announced that the US company would no longer offer email archiving from the …

Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership Appoints Arthur Brian Leander

January 18, 2012 – 4:22 pm | Comments Off

The Long Island Center for Nonprofit Leadership at Adelphi University has appointed A. Brian Leander as assistant director. Brian Leander was formerly the senior planning consultant with the Institute for Organizational Leadership (IOL), a nonprofit educational institution based in Jasper, Georgia. At IOL, he delivered strategic planning, leadership development, and organizational development for nonprofit organizations. Mr. Leander has 20 years of proven leadership ... more

Kunsten Museum of Modern Art announces Marc Quinn. All of Nature Flows Through Us

January 18, 2012 – 11:13 am |

The Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg presents Marc Quinn: All of Nature Flows Through Us an exhibition on view January 21st– April 29th 2012.

Marc Quinn: All of Nature Flows Through Us Kistefos Museum, Norway
Marc Quinn is one of the foremos…

American Folk Art Museum opens Jubilation | Rumination. Life, Real and Imagined

January 18, 2012 – 10:58 am |

The American Folk Art Museum in New York presents Jubilation|Rumination: Life, Real and Imagined an exhibition on view January 17–September 2, 2012.
Life is not lived in black and white: reality may have the tinge of dreams and dreams an air of reali…

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum announces Free Education Program

January 18, 2012 – 10:58 am |

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will kick-off the new year with a set of educational evening programs offered free of charge this month surrounding the Rock Hall’s latest exhibit, Women Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power. The month will begin…

Royal Academy of Arts presents David Hockney RA. A Bigger Picture

January 18, 2012 – 10:55 am |

The Royal Academy of Arts in London presents David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture an exhibition on view 21 January—9 April 2012. the first major exhibition in the UK to showcase David Hockney’s landscape work.

David Hockney, Woldgate-Woods, 2006 Oil…

Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University opens The Europeans. Photographs by Tina Barney

January 18, 2012 – 10:19 am |

The Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University presents The Europeans Photographs by Tina Barney an exhibition on view January 18 – May 20, 2012.

Tina Barney (American, b. 1945), The Daughters, 2002. Chromogenic color print, 48 x 60 in.
The Euro…

Bridgeman Art Library presents A Snapshot of Life on the Titanic

January 18, 2012 – 10:10 am |

In 1985, a collection of 42,000 photographs – among them, remarkable images and mementos of the Titanic – was uncovered in a Dublin basement. They were the work of a Jesuit priest named Francis Browne, who held passage on the first legs of the Tita…

New Museum opens Second Exhibition for Studio 231 Series. Enrico David. Head Gas

January 18, 2012 – 10:07 am |

The New Museum presents the second exhibition for ‘Studio 231’ Series; “Enrico David: Head Gas” featuring a new body of work for the artist’s first New York presentation, on view from January 18 – April 22, 2012.

Enrico David, Untitled, 20…

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Rock Hall opens 1950s Radio in Color. The Lost Photographs of Cleveland Deejay Tommy Edwards

January 18, 2012 – 8:47 am |

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Rock Hall presents 1950s Radio in Color: The Lost Photographs of Cleveland Deejay Tommy Edwards.
Songwriter, musician and music historian Christopher Kennedy discovered Cleveland deejay Tommy Edwards’ photogr…

Miami Art Museum announces The Record. Contemporary Art and Vinyl

January 18, 2012 – 8:29 am |

The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl, on view March 18 – June 10, 2012, is the first museum exhibition to explore the culture of vinyl records within the history of contemporary art.

Jeroen Diepenmaat, Pour des dents d’un blanc éclatant…

Miami Art Museum announces Restless. Recent Acquisitions from the MAM Collection

January 18, 2012 – 8:27 am |

Miami Art Museum presents Restless: Recent Acquisitions from the MAM Collection on view February 16 – May 13, 2012.
As part of its commitment to serving the greater Miami community and in anticipation of its move to a new and expanded facility, M…