Thursday, January 19, 2017

Art Scam Alert!

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Beware of this rip off art scammer: From:   "Dave Gordon" Hello, I would like to make an order for some works. Do you ship i...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Opportunity for PG artists!

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Deadline to Apply:  January 30th, 2017, 4:00PM $500 Honorarium   The Prince George’s County Traffic Box Art Wrap project, coordinate...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Open Studio - Go see this!

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Monday, January 16, 2017

17 graduating artists!

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Artists & Makers Studios Presents “Compass Atelier Thesis Exhibition” with seventeen graduating artists   Artists & Makers Stu...
Sunday, January 15, 2017

Auction Good Deals!

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These two signed framed prints (each from a tiny edition of 2) are being offered at a starting bid that is less than the cost of the frames...
Saturday, January 14, 2017

Anatomy of a another commission

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Background: At the 2016 SOFA art fair in Chicago, a local Chicago collector acquired one of my large drawings, and told the gallery that he...

Tania Bruguera Brutalized Again

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The criminals of Castro's Cuban Workers' Paradise have once again... Bruguera and Casanella were pulled over due to an alleged te...
Thursday, January 12, 2017

The Alper Initiative's Birthday!

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The Alper Initiative for Washington Art is one year old! The initiative promotes an understanding and appreciation of the art and arti...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017

The curious case of the disappearing/reappearing Capitol painting

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The story so far: A Congressman selects a painting from his district to hang in the U.S. Capitol building, and the painting depicts cops a...
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Artomatic Moves into Crystal City for 2017

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Artomatic , the planet's greatest visual arts show that everyone on Earth loves and that most art critics hate, returns for its signa...
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

The curious case of the most expensive photo ever sold

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So six months ago, he had an idea. Nearly every Peter Lik photograph is printed in a “limited edition” of 995; the first print sells at ...
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Monday, January 09, 2017

Portrait painting gets politico in hot water

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Former Senate minority leader Harry Reid used leftover campaign funds to pay one of his staffers to paint a portrait of himself, campaign ...

Artists and Obama

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Sarah Gottsman's editorial titled "From Chuck Close to Shepard Fairey, How Artists Captured Obama’s Historic Presidency" tak...
Sunday, January 08, 2017

Racy HRC

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A local council in Melbourne, Australia has demanded that a mural of Hillary Clinton in a swimsuit be removed from a public wall. Details...
Saturday, January 07, 2017

Looking back in time

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Just got a note in the emails about this piece being acquired by a California Hollywood-type from a secondary market dealer for a lot more ...
Friday, January 06, 2017

Portrait of Lucifer

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Satan wears many faces... this is one of them...

Multiple Exposures Gallery looking for new members

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Multiple Exposures Gallery is looking for new members... Multiple Exposures Gallery (MEG), a cooperative fine art photography gallery ...

On the second anniversary of a hero's death

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Two years ago my father died on this day... here's my eulogy from two year s ago: "Hoy se ha caido otro roble en la selva del...
Thursday, January 05, 2017

Artists & Makers Studios is hiring additional staff

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My strongest possible recommendation: Seeking positive, forward-thinking, organized & innovative individual, looking to job share O...
Wednesday, January 04, 2017

New van research

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The gallery van is closing on 300K miles, and as a consequence, I spent half a day researching the best deal for another van... then my am...