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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ResellerClub Announces Reseller Hosting with Free WHMCS and WHM

February 1, 2012 – 9:50 am |

ResellerClub’s all new hosting product comes with leading Industry Control Panels like WHM & WHMCS, all offered for free. After being alpha and beta approved by more than 800 Resellers, this new offering has been launched with special introducto…

National Gallery of Victoria announces Fred Kruger. Intimate Landscapes

February 1, 2012 – 8:25 am |

The National Gallery of Victoria presents Fred Kruger. Intimate Landscapes an exhibition on view 04 FEB 2012 – 27 MAY 2012.
This exhibition is a comprehensive survey of the work of Fred Kruger (1831–88), a German migrant to Victoria with a high…

National Gallery of Victoria opens Linda Jackson Bush Couture

February 1, 2012 – 8:20 am |

The National Gallery of Victoria presents Linda Jackson Bush Couture on view 26 JAN 2012 – 09 SEP 2012 in The Ian Potter Centre.

Linda Jackson Bush Couture, National Gallery of Victoria
For more than 40 years of practice, Linda Jackson played a…

Children’s Chesapeake Bay art on display at CBMM

February 1, 2012 – 1:06 am |

The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in St. Michaels, MD is hosting a display of 50 pieces of original art from elementary school students in its Van Lennep Auditorium now through March. The show represents young artists from across the Mid-Atlant…

Wave Hill Launches 2012 Sunroom Project Space

February 1, 2012 – 1:04 am |

Now for the sixth season, Wave Hill, a public garden and cultural center in the Bronx, commissions a diverse set of emerging New York-area artists to create a new body of work or site-specific project for a solo exhibition in Glyndor Gallery’s Sunroo…

The Ashmolean Museum Receives Grant From The Leon Levy Foundation

January 31, 2012 – 10:01 am |

The Ashmolean recently received a substantial grant from the Leon Levy Foundation in support of the Museum’s Restoring the Past Gallery. In recognition of this grant, the Gallery has been named in memory of Leon Levy, the distinguished financier whos…

Corcoran Gallery of Art to take part in the Cherry Blossom Festival

January 31, 2012 – 9:54 am |

As a partner in the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design will partake in one of the most celebrated springtime events by hosting “Fly a Kite!,” an all ages hands-on workshop o…

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) announces The ICAA Peter C. Marzio Award

January 31, 2012 – 7:37 am |

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) and ICAA have announced the establishment of The ICAA Peter C. Marzio Award for Outstanding Research in 20th-Century Latin American and Latino Art.
Named for late MFAH Director Peter C. Marzio, who founded the IC…

MAXXI Arte/Collection opens Regarding Marisa Merz

January 31, 2012 – 7:30 am |

MAXXI Arte/Collection presents Regarding Marisa Merz an exhibition on view 26 January 2012 – 6 January 2013.

The latest presentation of the MAXXI Arte collection reflects museum’s intention to explore the confines of the history of recent Italian …

Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art opens Memories Arrested in Space, a centennial tribute to Jackson Pollock from the Archives of American Art

January 31, 2012 – 7:20 am |

The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art presents “Memories Arrested in Space, a centennial tribute to Jackson Pollock from the Archives of American Art” on view January 28, 2012 – May 15, 2012.
Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner’s marriag…

Explore how children learn through play March 3 at Cincinnati Museum Center

January 31, 2012 – 7:02 am |

Registration is now open for the fourth annual Learning Through Play conference
CINCINNATI – Did you know that children learn through play? It’s true! Playing is one of the most important parts of a child’s development. Not only does it promo…

Casino Luxembourg opens L.A. Raeven. Ideal Individuals

January 31, 2012 – 7:00 am |

Casino Luxembourg opens L.A. Raeven. Ideal Individuals an exhibition on view 28 January–22 April 2012.
L.A. Raeven, Wild Zone, 2011, digital photo. Witte de With invitation card
Twin sisters Liesbeth and Angelique Raeven (born in 1971, Heerlen, Neth…

Aargauer Kunsthaus presents Blick

January 31, 2012 – 6:00 am |

Aargauer Kunsthaus presents Blick Artists work with the Ringier image archive, 28 Jan 2012 – 22 Apr 2012.
Georg Gatsas, Ohne Titel, 2011. Inkjet print, 60 x 90 cm© StAAG/RBA, Bruno Bisang
In 2009, the Swiss Media Company Ringier committed its archiv…

National Portrait Gallery to Install Portrait of Fred Korematsu

January 31, 2012 – 1:12 am |

Just three days after Fred Korematsu Day, Korematsu’s acheivements will be recognized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery with the installation of his portrait in a private ceremony at the museum. Two 1940s’-era photographs will become…

Smithsonian to celebrate Black History Month in February

January 30, 2012 – 11:36 pm |

The Smithsonian celebrates Black History Month in February with a series of films, lectures and performances at museums around the Institution.
The Institution will kick off Black History Month at the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American …