Seven rare and priceless artifacts were repatriated to Italy, as part of an on-going international effort to track down, recover and return trafficked works and objects of art. Continue reading
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Blanca Santander: Artist Triumphs Over Shining Path
With a gun held at her stomach and threatened with immediate death, Santander calmly was able to convince them she was an artist. An artist with a passion to paint the wildlife for children. As darkness squeezed out the remaining light, Santander says “miraculously’ she and her friend were released. Minus their motorcycle they began the silent, slow walk home through the jungle. Their walk became a journey through the blackness and certain death to life, freedom. Continue reading
Oohh, la la, Turn On those Luscious Lamps!
Ooohh, la la! Turn on those Luscious Lamps! Sylvia Miller turns on the ‘wow’ light meter with her unique eye-catching Luscious Lamps. Premiering at Miss Pixie’s Furnishings & Whatnot Thursday night, Luscious Lamps sparkle with creativity, design and ingenuity. She always starts with the base. This is where her passion begins. “Be at one with the lamp,” says … Continue reading
Lefebvre Reveals the Ancients of Peru
Stephane Lefebvre, a painter from Brussels, is like a magician who brings ancient cultures forward to the present with the ease only an illusionist can accomplish leaving the viewer reaching forward to touch the canvas — wondering out loud, “C’est vrai?” He responds, “Oui.” Continue reading
Improve: Ephemeral, in the Moment
Improv is an original act of art created in an instant and then gone forever. Topher Bellavia, managing director of the Washington Improv Theater (WIT) explains, “It is completely ephemeral, in the moment.” With no art form as free as improv, it ignites passions, dreams, fantasies and ultimately truth in human nature, which therein lies the comedy. Catch … Continue reading
Remember You Will Die
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Inuit Artists Refreshing, Bold and Whimsical
Cape Dorset artists on display at the Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC. Continue reading
Betty Wells: Award Winning NBC News Artist – Eye Witness to History
Betty Wells, award winning NBC News artist – Eye Witness to History at the Supreme Court, US Congress, White House and countless trials. Continue reading
What Are Canadians Reading?
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Art of Gaman: Truth and Beauty at Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Art releases the soul. Whether free or imprisoned, the soul needs to express, release and share its truth. Across the street from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., the Renwick Art Gallery of American Art presents The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps from 1942 to 1946. The show is introduced with the following passage on the wall, “Everything was lost except the courage to create.”
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