Southworth and Sislen open today

Home and Abroad: Two New Views, a photography exhibit featuring new works by the very talented Barbara Southworth - titled “Homelands," the show revisits many of her favorite streams and marine sites, from Virginia to Maine, but rather than her usual panoramic format, she approaches these scenes with a subtly altered perspective and Alan Sislen's “Tuscany in Shades of Gray." After numerous trips to this beautiful area, instead of his usual color interpretation, Sislen explores the infrared spectrum (one of myu favorite genres of B&W photography) to capture the graphic beauty of this land.

Opening today from 3-5 PM at Multiple Exposures Gallery, in gallery 312 of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, in Old Town Alexandria in Virginia. Through May 7, 2007.

First Fridays at Philly and DC

Projects Gallery in Philly presents Tom Judd’s solo exhibition "The New World." This exhibition features Judd’s new work, including a 6 x 15 foot painting entitled “The New World." The exhibition opens with a First Friday artist reception April 6th from 5-9 p.m. and a Second Thursday reception April 12th, 5-9 p.m., and continues through April 29th.

In DC, as usual, the Dupont Circle Galleries will also have their first Friday openings and extended hours.

Airborne again today and returning home. More later...

Tortillism

Painter Joe Bravo is raising eyebrows with his current exhibit at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Los Angeles because Bravo paints on tortillas.

His tortilla paintings sell for as much as $1,800.

No truth to the rumor that a new series of pico de gallo installations are forthcoming.

MacO'Sullivan?

What's it with Washington Post art critics wanting to wear kilts? First Blake Gopnik wants to be a MacGopnik and now I get the below image showing WaPo art critic Michael O'Sullivan.


Seen here, Michael O'Sullivan (on the left getting ready to photograph the gent wearing the utilikilt) contemplates the possibilty of adding a utilikilt to his DC wardrobe.

It's a rare thing

For DC area TV stations to pay any attention to the visual arts, and thus we applaud the fact that tomorrow morning (Thursday April 5) Fox 5 Morning News will be broadcasting the morning news from the Washington Glass School.

From 6 am to 9 am, reporter Tony Perkins will be doing live segments where Tony tries his hand at new skills. Tony is scheduled to make cast glass awards, lampwork, draw with glass powder, and try other glass related workings with the gang at the Washington Glass School.

Grant for Artists

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation invites painters, sculptors, mixed media, installation artists, and artists who work on paper to apply for grants ranging from $1,000 to $30,000. The sole purpose of the foundation is to provide financial assistance to individual working artists of established ability. For more information, contact:

Pollock-Krasner Foundation
863 Park Ave.
New York, NY 10021

Fax (212) 288-2836; email: grants@pkf.org