William Wegman News

HAMPTON, Va., April 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ The Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News, Virginia, will host Soaring, a NASA art exhibition from April 8 through June 25, 2017. The exhibit honors the 100th anniversary of NASA Langley Research Center.

Artist, cook, creative director, and author Julia Sherman is proud to announce the upcoming release of her debut cookbook, Salad for President: A Cookbook Inspired by Artists.

The Muskegon Museum of Art will present Expressions of Faith: Religious Works from the Permanent Collection with Rare Manuscripts from the Van Kampen Collection as its main winter exhibition.

Through March 5, 2017, all of Nassau County Museum of Art's galleries are devoted to the art of photography. On view in the Main Galleries on the first floor are two exhibitions drawn from the collection of the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts (KIA), Kalamazoo, Michigan: 'Ansel Adams: Sight and Feeling' and 'Light Works: 100 Years of Photos.' On view in the Second Floor Galleries is 'New Photos: Long Island Collects,' important photographic works of the last half century from private Long Island art collections.

Madison Square Park Conservancy has announced its 34th exhibition, Prismatic Park by artist and MacArthur Foundation Fellow recipient Josiah McElheny.

On Tuesday, May 24, 2016, from 7:30PM to 10:00PM, Madison Square Park Conservancy and School of Visual Arts will host Dreaming Public Art, a free symposium featuring a keynote conversation with artist Martin Puryear and Columbia University art historian Dr. Kellie Jones. Martin Puryear's Big Bling will be on view in Madison Square Park from May 16, 2016 through January 8, 2017.

On Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 6:00PM to 7:30PM, Madison Square Park Conservancy will host Poetry Under Fata Morgana, a free, public poetry event showcasing leading voices in spoken word poetry and performance, organized by artist Teresita Fernandez and poet Emanuel Xavier.

The Skirball Cultural Center presents The Singing Posters: Poetry Sound Collage Sculpture Book, artist Allen Ruppersberg's homage to poet Allen Ginsberg's famous poem Howl (1955-1956). It will be on view from May 7 through August 23, 2015. Ruppersberg first conceived of the work when he discovered that his students at UCLA had never heard of the poem. For the artist, it was a way to introduce Howl - which marks its sixtieth anniversary this year - to a new generation. By examining this seminal work of Ginsberg - a prominent American Jewish poet, free thinker, and voice of the Beat Generation - Ruppersberg revives the spirit of the era.

The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce Puppets!, an interactive installation for all ages celebrating the art of puppetry, opening tonight, December 6, 2014, and continuing through June 6, 2015.

The Art Institute of Chicago is pleased to announce Puppets!, an interactive installation for all ages celebrating the art of puppetry, opening December 6, 2014, and continuing through June 6, 2015. Puppets! will include unique performances, puppet-making workshops, and the opportunity for visitors to the Art Institute's Ryan Education Center to interact and explore creativity through puppets. Inspiration for these fantastical and imaginative puppet creations are drawn from works in the Art Institute's collection, including the monumental drawing The Temptation of St. Anthony, the centerpiece of this winter's special exhibition, Temptation: The Demons of James Ensor. Puppeteers of all ages can experiment with ways to develop stories and use sound effects and props in order to create playful, one-of-a-kind performances.

MAD ABOUT ART, Fountain Gallery's Annual Art Auction and Benefit, will take place on Thursday, November 21, 2013, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, at Cedar Lake, located at 547 West 26th Street in Manhattan. This year's event is “A Black and White Affair,” featuring striking black and white décor; the 500 guests expected to attend are requested to wear black and white cocktail attire. One hundred original artworks will be presented at auction to benefit the member-artists of Fountain Gallery, New York City's premier venue representing artists living with mental illness. Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega is the special musical guest.

Since the birth of photography in 1839, artists have used the medium to explore subjects close to home-the quotidian, intimate, and overlooked aspects of everyday existence. Everyday Epiphanies: Photography and Daily Life Since 1969, an exhibition of 40 works at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents photographs and videos from the last four decades that examine these ordinary moments. It will be on view today, June 25, 2013 through January 26, 2014 in the Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography.

Since the birth of photography in 1839, artists have used the medium to explore subjects close to home-the quotidian, intimate, and overlooked aspects of everyday existence. Everyday Epiphanies: Photography and Daily Life Since 1969, an exhibition of 40 works at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, presents photographs and videos from the last four decades that examine these ordinary moments. It will be on view June 25, 2013 through January 26, 2014 in the Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography.

Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing tonight, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN.

The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, today announced the participants of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards Program, sponsored by CHANEL. Twelve contemporary artists, including Stephen Hannock, David Kratz, Curtis Kulig, Gillian Laub, Robert Longo, Angelina Nasso, Erik Parker, Jose Parla, Joyce Pensato, Clifford Ross, William Wegman and Dustin Yellin will donate their artwork to be presented to the filmmakers whose films are selected by the TFF jury as winners in their respective categories. The Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards Program was created by TFF co-founder Jane Rosenthal to celebrate New York artists. This year's TFF will run April 17-28, 2013.

The 2013 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF), presented by American Express, today announced the participants of the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival Artists Awards Program, sponsored by CHANEL. Twelve contemporary artists will donate their artwork to be presented to the filmmakers whose films are selected by the TFF jury as winners in their respective categories.

Academy Award winning actress Meryl Streep will narrate Pioneers of THIRTEEN's The '70s - Bold and Fearless, the second episode of a four-part series, airing Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 9 p.m. on THIRTEEN.

Parthenia and Julianne Baird's As It Fell on a Holie Eve - Music for an Elizabethan Christmas will be presented by Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) and Trinity Wall Street Church tonight, December 27, 2012 at 7:30 pm.

Parthenia and Julianne Baird's As It Fell on a Holie Eve - Music for an Elizabethan Christmas will be presented by Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) and Trinity Wall Street Church on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 7:30 pm.

Yale Repertory Theatre, in a co-production with American Repertory Theater, presents the world premiere of Marie Antoinette by David Adjmi, directed by Rebecca Taichman. Marie Antoinette will be performed at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street) October 26 through November 17. Opening Night is Thursday, November 1. The cast includes Fred Arsenault, Hannah Cabell, David Greenspan, Marin Ireland, Vin Knight, Jo Lampert, Polly Lee, Steven Rattazzi, Jake Silbermann, Teale Sperling, Brian Wiles, and Ashton Woerz.