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
The University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum presents Mark Dion. Troubleshooting an exhibition on view through March 3, 2012.
For decades, Mark Dion has created drawings, prints, cabinets of curiosity, archaeological digs, and sprawling inst…
The Portland Art Museum presents Tanja Alexia Hollander. Are You Really My Friend? open February 4, 2012 – June 17, 2012.
Tanja Hollander, June Fitzpatrick, Portland, Maine, 2011, Archival pigment print. Courtesy of Carroll & Sons, Boston, M…
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion presents School of Art + Design Bachelor of Fine Arts an exhibition on view May 6 through 13, 2012.
In this annual exhibition, BFA graduates present a range of art and design studio practices that illustrate ne…
The Oakland Museum of California presents Space-Light-Structure. The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta an exhibition on view February 4, 2012 – May 13, 2012.
Presented in conjunction with the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Oakland Museum o…
The McLoughlin House unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will re-open to the public on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. The site’s opening will showcase some exciting new programs: a new exhibit of historic nineteenth century q…
Vicksburg National Military Park will celebrate the observance of National Black History Month with a series of special programs and exhibits during the month of February.
African-American Monument sculpted by Kim Sessums, NPS PHOTO
Beginning February …
The Lewis Glucksman Gallery presents From Highwood to Home. Highlights from a private collection an exhibition on view through 18 March 2012.
Taking its title from a Nick Miller painting featured in the exhibition, From Highwood to Home presents the wo…
The National Gallery of Denmark presents Hammershoi and Europe an exhibition on view 4 February – 20 May 2012.
Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864 – 1916), Interior from Strandgade with Sunlight on the Floor, 1901. Oil on canvas, 46,5 x 52 cm. National…
Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum announce the appointment of Beth Comstock as president and Judy Francis Zankel as secretary of its board of trustees. The Smithsonian’s board of regents voted Jan. 23 to appoint Dr. Alberto Eiber …
The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MOCP) presents The Limits of Photography an exhibition on view through March 25, 2012.
Randy Hayes, Kyoto Japan, 2011
“The Limits of Photography” explores the area where the viewer loses confidence in th…
The Mosaic Rooms presents Iraq-How, Where, For Whom? an exhibition on view 20.04.12 —08.06.12.
Kennard PhillippsPhoto Op 2005
A collaborative exhibition between Iraqi artist Hanaa’ Malallah and the UK duo kennardphillipps.
The work of Hanaa’ Mala…
The Philadelphia Museum of Art announced that Cheryl McClenney-Brooker, the Museum’s Director of External Affairs since 1987, will retire on March 2, 2012, after 29 years of service. Over the years, Ms. McClenney-Brooker has been a key member of the …
The Morris Museum of Art presents Fore! Images of Golf in Art an exhibition on view FEBRUARY 4–APRIL 15, 2012.
LeRoy Neiman, Tiger in the Woods, 2006. Oil and enamel on panel. Image courtesy of the artist
A society of golfers was, apparently, organiz…
The Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art presents The Scholastic Art Competition & Exhibition open January 27 – February 19.
The competition is the oldest and one of the most prestigious student art competitions in the country. Pa…
Over 30 stunning printed panels showing newly-commissioned photographic portraits of top athletes and key figures involved in the staging of London 2012 can be seen outdoors twenty- four hours a day in British cities throughout this Spring and Summer.
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