From the Sacred Realm: Treasures of Tibetan Art from the Newark Museum (African, Asian & Oceanic Art)
MSNBC.com: Today (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
"Dream House: The White House as an American Home,” by Ulysses Grant Dietz and Sam Watters, describes the history of the presidential residence, and how changes made to it have reflected Americans' changing ideals about what a home should be.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Lady Bird Johnson said walking through the White House was like walking "through history." Hillary Clinton called the home "a repository of America's storied past." Michelle Obama has called it "awe inspiring."
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Energy Secretary Steven Chu likely won't get the network of new biofuel research labs he wanted. That's because Congress has loaded an energy-spending bill with...
The Wall Street Journal (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
Energy Secretary Chu set out this year to address the U.S.'s energy future with a network of new research labs. But lawmakers have drafted their own blueprint.
Serge the Concierge (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Well not quite a whole night, a great way to spend the evening though. The closest many people get to...
JerseySmarts.com (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
The other day I received some information on two events taking place in Newark at the end of October that I wanted to share with you all. You can read the information that I received below – if anyone decides to go to these events, please feel free to send me a report to [...]
Serge the Concierge (Free subscription) | 25/09/2009
With many people experiencing tough times and pinching pennies, besides the pocket book issue what could be better for the...
ArtCal (Free subscription) | 20/09/2009
Tisch School of Art's Gulf and Western Gallery 721 Broadway, 212-998-1930 Greenwich Village September 1 - October 18, 2009 Web Site The Department of Photography & Imaging in the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts has announced its first fall show will be Posing Beauty, an exhibition of approximately 80 works—including black and...
Paramus Post (Free subscription) | 20/09/2009
First Architect to Be Nominated; Nomination Championed by AIA-NJ The New Jersey Hall of Fame (NJHOF) announced Sept. 15 that architect Michael Graves, FAIA, of Princeton, N.J., has been nominated for its Class of 2010. Graves’ nomination was championed by the New Jersey chapter of the American Institute of Architects (NJ-AIA). Graves -- the first architect to be nominated -- was nominated in...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 24/07/2009
NEWARK, NJ.- The Newark Museum art pottery collection began with an exhibition in 1910, just one year after the institution was founded by John Cotton Dana, and since has grown to be one of the country's premier holdings. Exhibited as a collection only twice in the past 25 years, in 1984 and 1994, the Museum honors its Centennial with a remarkable exhibition, 100 Masterpieces of Art Pottery, 1880-1930,...
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 20/07/2009
NEWARK, NJ.- The Newark Museum, located in Newark, New Jersey, has commissioned a major site-specific installation by the internationally acclaimed artist Yinka Shonibare MBE to commemorate the Museum's Centennial. One of Shonibare's most ambitious works to date, Party Time: Re-imagine America is set in the mahogany-paneled dining room of the Ballantine House, the 1885 mansion and National Historic...
Getting Attention (Free subscription) | 16/07/2009
The Newark Museum is a marketing star, and I'm continually impressed with its creativity in engaging its diverse base. 2009 is the Museum's centennial and its marketing team has done a stellar job in making the most of that with...
C L I P S (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
PLAINFIELD TODAY: "Plainfield phone store busted" Be sure to check out fellow Plainfield bloggers: Bernice spots mayor's image being recycled. Maria on road repair questions and blaming Jerry. Councilor Burney notes Mayor Robinson-Briggs has called a special Council meeting for Monday. Olddoc questions the legal notice for Monday's special Council meeting. Plainfield Sports News has
A Boat Against the Current (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
July 2, 1909—One of the unsung generators of the spectacular growth of American business in the 20th century, the Special Libraries Association , was established. The new organization elected as its president John Cotton Dana , who already had his hands full that year as director of the Newark Public Library and founding director of the Newark Museum. When I tell people unfamiliar with the profession...
C-MONSTER.net (Free subscription) | 23/06/2009
Lady Walking a Tightrope, by Yinka Shonibare, at the Newark Museum. (Photo by C-M.) In NYC: Yinka Shonibare at the Brooklyn Museum, opens Friday. Read the NYT story here. In NYC: A screening of Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry, a film about the life of tattoo master Norman Collins, at Tribeca Cinemas, this Wednesday at 7 p.m. In NYC: [...]
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