Art Business News back issues from August 2000:
Current Hawaiian Art Market Merges New Trends and Old.
Aug 01, 2000; LYONS, JESSICA ... While tried-and-true tropical scenes are still hot sellers on the islands and beyond, a new brand of art is exploding onto paradise's art scene HAWAII--Aloha. Welcome to Paradise, the land of romantic sunsets, exotic marine animals and vibrant flowers--and galleries boasting ...
New Legal Rulings.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000; KAUFMAN, JOSHUA ... Canvas transfers and publicity take spotlight This month marks the resolution of a set of landmark cases that could have an impact on the art world. The courts have handed down decisions on canvas transfers and opened a legal loophole regarding the rights of publicity and ...
To All Things Being Equal.(Editorial)
Aug 01, 2000; MACDONALD, JULIE ... DEAR READERS, I recently attended a business meeting of people outside the artworld and about halfway through the first session noticed I was the only woman in the room. It took me by surprise because I am of the generation that has not experienced this phenomenon on a regular ...
San Francisco, Here We Come.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000; JONES, WENDY ... DEAR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL, First, let me take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Wendy Jones and I am the show director for the Artexpo events owned and operated by Advanstar Communications. I asked Art Business News for this space to personally invite you to the ...
Conventions 2000: A Tale of Two Art Cities.
Aug 01, 2000; MEYERS, LAURA ... SPECIAL REPORT--The trees are trimmed, coats of paint are dry, banners are waving, and the colors red, white and blue are seemingly everywhere in evidence. Welcome to Democratic and Republican Conventions 2000, playing out this summer in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, where political drama ...
Winn Devon Introduces Summer Poster Supplement.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... SEATTLE--The Winn Devon Art Group recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of its poster catalog and released a second poster supplement. The new summer release catalog showcases more than 100 images, includes 20 oversized posters and introduces 17 new artists to the Winn Devon poster ...
Whimsical Artist Stewart Moskowitz Returns to Publishing.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... TARZANA, Calif.--Stewart Moskowitz, an artist who generated millions of dollars in poster sales in the 1980s and then took a long creative retreat from publishing to paint in the private sector, is again releasing poster art throughout the City Kitty company here. ...
FrameYourArt.com Growth Creates New Corporate Structure.(Extreme Velocity Group formed)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--Al Marco recently announced the formation of a new corporate organization to oversee the rapid growth of multiple sites previously operating under FrameYourArt.com. The new corporate name, Extreme Velocity Group (EVG), will lead this Internet consortium. ...
Office Art Flourishes As Lucrative Business.(art dealers work with corporate clients)
Aug 01, 2000; WOLFF, MAJA ... Several galleries and designers are finding a profitable niche in the world of corporate America and beyond SPECIAL REPORT--For years, executives on the 47th floor of the Sara Lee Corp. spent their work days in a way usually reserved for museum docents and curators-- surrounded ...
Spotlight On Media Arts.(Media Arts Group grows, acquires two new artists)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Aug 01, 2000; KELLER, JULIE ... SAN JOSE, Calif.--For Media Arts Group, the publishing company that's round phenomenal success with the work of the "Painter of Light," artist Thomas Kinkade, growth is a top priority. "We've had a mission to be the preeminent publisher in the art industry, and we've kind of ...
NEWS briefs.(News Briefs)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Art Veteran Launches Publishing Company RONKONKOMA, N.Y.--Craig Hansen, a 15-year veteran of the art and framing industry, recently launched Hansen Art Associates, a fine art publisher of limited-edition, giclee prints. Initially, the company will publish the works of ...
Atlanta's Hot Hot Hot!(museums and attractions)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... ATLANTA--Though nicknamed Hot-Lanta for its steamy weather, this southern city's art scene also sizzles. From a thriving museum community boasting several museums and historical societies, to its growing gallery presence, to several dance, visual and performing arts groups, to various ...
Art World Mourns the Loss of Jacob Lawrence.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2000 ... SEATTLE--Forecasters in Seattle last week may have credited recent uniquely dry skies to a warm front and the science of the season, but it seems the phenomenon could be more accurately explained: Since artist Jacob Lawrence had left the living world behind on June 9, the heavens simply ...
George Segal Leaves a Legacy of Sculpture.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Aug 01, 2000 ... SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J.--On June 9, pop sculpture legend George Segal died of cancer at his home in South Brunswick, N.J. He was 75 years old and is survived by his wife of 54 years, Helen Segal, as well as daughter, Rena; son, Jeffrey; and brother, Morris. Part Norman Rockwell, ...
Art Affairs and Bentley House Form E-commerce Partnership.(ArtAffairs.com and Bentley Publishing Group building electronic commerce engine)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... TORONTO--ArtAffairs.com and Bentley Publishing Group have created an affiliation in order to build a shared e-commerce Internet engine. Robert Sher, president of Bentley Publishing Group, will be acting as an advisor in this venture. ArtAffairs.com will build the e-commerce ...
New Fine Art Web Portal Brings Online Art Sites Together.(ArtRover.com)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... NEW YORK--ArtRover.com, a cooperative Internet portal dedicated to fine art, launched in June. The site aggregates images and information from several online art and art-related sites into one place. Among the ArtRover.com affiliates are Allposters.com, ArtAffairs.com, ArtGalleryLive.com, ...
FrameYourArt.com Launches Marketing Campaign.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--FrameYourArt.com (FYA), an art and framing Web site dedicated to the needs of galleries, publishers and art-related manufacturers, recently launched a $3.5 million marketing campaign. According to FYA, the campaign will drive consumers into the front door of every ...
eArtGroup.com Partners with Strategic Planning, Advising Services Company.(Webstages to assist eArtGroup.com)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... NEW YORK--eArtGroup.com, an online network of fine art galleries and related services, has recently announced a partnership with Webstages, an online consulting group specializing in assisting e-commerce companies with the development of business strategies, marketing and advertising ...
ARTonline Offers Free Professional Services.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... LAS VEGAS--ARTonline, Inc. and myARTonline.com are now offering many of their professional services for free. These services include research, classified and auction listings and an in-house escrow service. Access to all ARTonline.com content, such as artists biographies, ...
Ford Foundation Launches Initiative for the Arts.(funding initiative New Directions/New Donors for the Arts)(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... SPECIAL REPORT--The economy is better than ever. The arts are flourishing. What more could a theatergoer, art lover or ballet fanatic ask for? Ask the Ford Foundation, one of the country's largest supporters of the arts, and the answer is simple: How about an assurance of longevity? ...
New York Poster Auctions Break Sales Records.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... NEW YORK--Giving new meaning to teenage cousin Billy's poster collection of supermodels sporting only tan lines and high heels, was Poster Auctions International's 30th semi-annual International Poster Auction this spring. The record-breaking event brought nearly 700 bidders ...
Trade Guild Awards Artists.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... STRATFORD, England--The Fine Art Trade Guild recently awarded artists B.H. Brody and Mackenzie Thorpe at its business awards ceremony here. Brody was named the year's Up and Coming Published Artist, an award for living artists whose work ...
Picture Gallery.
Aug 01, 2000 ... PORTLAND, OREGON Gallery 33 recently featured four of actor/painter Richard Chamberlain's original paintings. Pictured from l to r are owners Linda and Walter Barnett, Chamberlain and staff. TORONTO Artist Douglas Edwards and his wife, Natasha, celebrate ...
Strong Customer Service Plans Make Business Sense.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Aug 01, 2000; RAPHEL, MURRAY ... A recent Gallup Poll revealed that the most important factor in business during the next few years is quality of service. In 161 B.C., Terence, a Roman comic dramatist, wrote a prologue to his play The Eunuch saying, "nothing is said now that has not been said before." And so it is with ...
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employee Rights.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000; WEATHERINGTON, RICHARD ... When the U.S. Supreme Court speaks on employment issues, art dealers know it is time to listen. But this time, not only did the Supreme Court speak unanimously, its most recent ruling concerning workplace discrimination was loud and clear: If an art dealer lies about the reason for ...
Jazz Art Still Swingin' the Market.
Aug 01, 2000; SILBERMAN, VANESSA ... Grooving to the sounds of bebop and swing, a growing number of artists are turning to Jazz for inspiration and finding success along the way When the revival of swing music made a splash into the mainstream a few years ago, a whole new generation of listeners were introduced to ...
Labors of Love.
Aug 01, 2000; SILBERMAN, VANESSA ... Charm and elegance dominate the work of Edna Hibel--expect no less from the artist herself. Internationally renowned artist Edna Hibel has been referred to as many things, including `hippie grandmother' `the heart and conscience of America' and `great humanitarian.' But after ...
NEW editions.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... New Editions is our editors' forum for selecting the latest, most exciting, most innovative releases from publishers, artists and galleries worldwide. We realize this page is important to your business, and we welcome all submissions. Please send your company's new editions to: Vanessa ...
murmurs.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... In New York, nudes were making news. Despite Mayor Giuliani's objections and injunctions, photographer Spencer Tunick finally got his way: he shot 150 nude men and women who were lying on an empty stretch of Delancey Street under the Williamsburg Bridge after the U.S. Supreme Court decided ...
ART hotline.
Aug 01, 2000; MURPHY, EMMETT ... SEATTLE * A federal district court has reversed itself and will allow the Seattle Art Museum to sue the New York gallery Knoedler over the sale of a painting to the museum's donors, now deceased, 50 years ago. The museum is seeking to recover from Knoedler the current full ...
Multi-Angle Frames Template.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Multi-Angle Studios of Brooksville, Fla., has announced that a cardboard template is now included in every multi-angle frame. This allows ease in tracing the shape for backings, mats ...
Banister Collection.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Larson-Juhl of Norcross, Ga., recently introduced the Victorian-inspired Banister[TM], which includes six period-embossed ...
Mission Mica Artboards.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Tru Vue of McCook, Ill., introduces its new Mission Mica matboard line, available in a variety of colors the company says are reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Designs: Prairie Purple, Glasgow Gold, ...
Creative Framing Techniques Complement Artist's Work.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... SPECIAL REPORT--For artist Elizabeth Myers Castonguay, the use of creative framing and matboards has complemented her mixed-medium art work. What makes her pastels and acrylics so unusual is her "out of the box" thinking and the way she creates drama on Bainbridge Alphamat matboard instead ...
Williamson's Keepsakes Frame School Projects.
Aug 01, 2000 ... UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo.--The third grade class at Jackson Park Elementary School here, recently completed "A Coat of Many Colors," a group art project that is part of the Returning Artist Series, created in 1984 and sponsored by the Municipal Commission on Arts and Letters. Dennis ...
FRAMING briefs.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Mouldingworld.com Launches New Auction Capability DALLAS, Texas--Mouldingworld.com recently announced that it has added an auction capability to its Web site. This new capability, according to the company, will enable buyers to save money on moulding and other framing-related ...
Quadrum Returns to Florence After Successful Debut Show.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2000; KELLER, JULIE ... FLORENCE, Italy--Quadrum, an international mouldings, frames, graphics and accessories exhibition, is returning to Italy Sept. 28 through Oct. 1. And show organizers say they plan to build on the success of last year's debut show for an event that's twice as nice. "We're ...
Millennium Design Trends Focus on Tranquility & Opulence.
Aug 01, 2000; WONG, JENNIFER ... Recognizing new trends in furniture design and color is an important way for framing companies to stay in tune with the needs and desires of consumers Like any other design industry, the framing industry must constantly keep on top of the trends shaping consumer choices in ...
Framing Product News.(Review)
Aug 01, 2000 ... Brass Easel Easels by Amron offers more than 300 styles, colors and sizes of easels, stands, and holders. The easel pictured here measures 19 inches tall and is available in a solid lacquered brass finish. For further details and a free catalog, call 800-44-EASEL or visit the ...
