Monday, October 4, 2010

Blessing of the Animals in Honor of St. Francis of Assisi, patron St. of Ecology

St.  Francis " My brother, birds, you should praise your creator"... . Franco Zeffirelli made the film "Brother Sun,  Sister Moon", telling the poetic story of St. Francis. Donovan wrote the music. Below local pets being blessed. I took my three dogs.




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Thursday, September 30, 2010

ATOA Fall 2010 Panel Series ~ Sept. 30 - Dec.16

ATOA Fall 2010 Panel Series ~ Sept. 30 - Dec.16
Thursdays - 6:30 Reception, 7:00 Discussion - Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, 547 W. 27th St., #301 
Admission: $7 Adults, $3 Seniors/Students with ID



FIRST PANEL This Thursday ~ September 30, 2010

Please Appropriate Me: 
The Art of Using Art to Make More Art
Moderator:  Ed Herman
Panelists:  Mary Close, painter · Russell Conner, painter · Marcy Freedman, painter & performance artist · Sam Weiner, sculptor & collagist
Organizer: Lynne Mayocole

October 14, 2010
Jay Milder - A Film by Ray Grist:  Film Screening & Dialog
Featuring: Jay Milder, artist & Ray Grist, filmmaker
Organizer: Ray Grist

October 21, 2010
Three Dimensions: Hand or Digital?  Sculptors Consider the Alternatives
Moderator:  Doug Sheer, chairman of ATOA
Panelists:  Donna Dodson, wood carver · Ayami Aoyama, stone carver · and other sculptors (stay tuned)
Organizers: Lynne Mayocole & Doug Sheer

October 28, 2010
Raising the Dead
A Conversation with:  Flash Light, artist · Dr. Chic Schissel, lecturer on the medical system, science, quackery & music · John Rafferty, author, editor & president of the Secular Humanist Society of NY · Dr. Barnaby Rhue, artist and NYU professor
Organizer:  Flash Light
November 13, 2010
Art & Wall Street: The Mel-Moses Art Index - Art as Assets
Featuring Ron Morosan, artist & Robert A. Schwartz, PhD, Economics & Finance, Baruch College
A discussion on how this Index will allow non-profts to issue bonds and other financial instruments to allow supporters to "invest" in arts orgnizations.
Organizer: Ron Morosan

November 18, 2010
From Performance to Painter's Tape: 
Abstract Art & Materiality
Moderator: Kat Griefen, curator
Panelists: Bibi Calderaro · Creighton Michael · Ray Oglesby · Rebecca Smith
Organizer: Kat Griefen

December 9, 2010
Performance, Re-Performance & All That
Host: Vernita N'Cognita, performance & visual artist
Featuring 10-20 Artists in Performance (stay tuned for playbill)
Organizer: Vernita N'Cognita

December 16, 2010
Hans Hofmann in Film
Moderator: Patricia Stark Feinstein, independent curator
Panelists: Irving Sandler, art historian · Thorpe Feidt, artist, teacher · plus additional panelists to be announced
Featuring an excerpt from Sam Feinstein's film 
on Hans Hoffman.
Organizer: Patricia Stark Feinstein





Babelgum is pleased to announce the shortlisted films for its inaugural Animatron Animation Film Festival.

LONDON / NEW YORK (September 30, 2010) – Digital broadcast network Cash prizes will be awarded to first-place and runner-up winners in each of four categories by an international jury of animators and industry leaders including:

in reference to: Fine Art Magazine Home (view on Google Sidewiki)

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Hans Mertens Online Gallery <a href="http://www.hansmertens.nl">www.hansmertens.nl</a>

My Test from Face Book

Dutch to English translation
Hans Mertens Online Gallery
www.hansmertens.nl
Hans Mertens trained HBO publicity design and Mark Linne School at the academy. He specialized in taking various techniques can be applied and drawing, painting and illustrating. H
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in reference to:

"Hans Mertens Online Gallery www.hansmertens.nl"
- Facebook (52) | Jamie Schaller Forbes (view on Google Sidewiki)