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Artdaily (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
TULSA, OK.- The University of Tulsa , which manages the world-renowned Gilcrease Museum, has acquired the C.M. Russell Research Collection that contains more than 13,000 objects that cover a full range of the artist's life and work. Russell's biographer, Homer Britzman, gathered the items with the assistance of Nancy Russell, the artist's widow, following the artist's death in 1926. The collection...
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Westword | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
The sluggish economy has affected the bottom line for art galleries, just as it has other businesses, but you wouldn't know it from looking. In recent months, exhibits as good as, if not better than, ever have been unveiled one after another. And with the fall season now underway, you'd hardly kn...
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Artdaily (Free subscription) | 15/08/2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.- The American Association of Museums (AAM) has reaccredited the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center . The Accreditation Commission decision was announced this week. AAM Accreditation is a widely recognized seal of approval that brings national recognition to museums, regardless of their size or location, which recognizes museums' commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional...
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Artdaily (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.- The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center 's art collection began with a gift. Beginning in the 1930s, major gifts of Hispanic and Native American art from Alice Bemis Taylor and Modern American art from Elizabeth Sage Hare formed the foundation of the FAC's permanent collection. Since then, gifts of art have constituted a majority of the FAC collection through today with the recent...
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Westword | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
One of the interesting things about the art world is how open it is. I've been at many events where the attendees ranged from the classic starving artists who lived in their studios to zillionaire donors, along with lots of people like me, whose circumstances lie somewhere in between. A good exam...
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Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 04/05/2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is pleased to present, The Baroque World of Fernando Botero , the artist’s first American retrospective in over 30 years. The unforgettable works of the Colombian painter, sculptor, and draftsman resonate with thought-provoking political and social commentary. His exaggeratedly rounded forms depict the comedy of human life –...
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brandcurve.com (Free subscription) | 04/04/2009
Since I’m loving the concept of putting your company’s logo in the hands of your customers, I thought I’d share an initiative by an El Paso County children’s museum. The Pikes Peak Children’s Museum, still in the early stages, is asking the children of the community to inspire the design of the logo. They’re holding a [...]
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Artdaily (Free subscription) | 19/01/2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.- In the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Modern 's exhibit, Atomicelroy's Hometown, artist Atomic Elroy explores the myth and madness of his 40-year dysfunctional relationship with his residence and artistic career in Colorado Springs.
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C-MONSTER.net (Free subscription) | 13/01/2009
Andy Piedilato at English Kills in Brooklyn. (Image courtesy of Bloggy.) In NYC: Andy Piedilato at English Kills, in Brooklyn, through Feb. 15. In NYC: My Eyes: Ad Nauseum Lyceum at chashama UWS, opens Thursday at 6:00 p.m. In Palm Beach: Palmbeach3 Contemporary Art Fair, opens Thursday. In Colorado Springs: Designing Women of Postwar Britain: Their Art and the [...]
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Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center presents a new exhibit of works by contemporary artist Mikel Glass from Jan. 17 through April 19. Glass’s art ranges from Realist paintings to postmodern sculpture of such items as a used pizza box or shipping box. The 12 sculptures, 23 paintings and an installation piece in Mikel Glass | The Discarded reflect the artist’s Realist...
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Westword | Complete Issue (Free subscription) | 18/12/2008
As regular readers of this column know, I have a special place in my heart for the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Sure, it's far away and in the heart of a town known for its right-wing religious zealots. But there's so much art history associated with Colorado Springs that it helps to break ...
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