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Creating art for heaven's sake: religious art is experiencing a comeback among believers and non-believers alike.(news)
Dec 01, 2003; Hagan, Debbie ... Art publishers and dealers have seen the light. They've discovered that inspirational and religious art sells well--even in a lusterless economy. Greenwich Workshop reported a 23-percent increase in religious art sales last year. The Seymour, Conn.-based publisher also sold out of its 2002 ...
Publishers help bust Chinese counterfeiters: investigation leads to seizure of 166,000 fake prints at two Chinese warehouses.(Special Report)
Dec 01, 2003; Butler, Elisabeth ... An investigation led by a group of fed-up art publishers has resulted in a groundbreaking lash against counterfeiting in China. Led by Canadian Art Prints of Vancouver, British Columbia, eight publishing houses traced counterfeit art back to a massive printing operation in ...
ABN adds a few new faces.(From The Editor)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003; Leibrock, Amy ... DEAR READERS, We've had a few changes here at Art Business News in the last few months. First of all, you may have noticed a few new names on the masthead lately. Senior Editor Keith Pandolfi and Assistant Editor Jenny Sherman have recently joined the ABN team. They both have ...
World's first photograph.(Letters)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
Dec 01, 2003; Johnson, Harald ... Your October 2003 photography issue was great, and the glossary of photographic processes was well-done. In your introduction to the glossary, you correctly identify Joseph Nicephore Niepce as the world's first photographer. Your readers might like to know that ...
Curtain calls.(Letters)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
Dec 01, 2003; Rodriguez, Ernie ... The article on "The Art of Healing" [September, 2003] inspired me to send you a little snippet about what I am doing with my art. Three years ago, I began to tinker with putting artwork on cloth to make hospital curtains. I now have a successful line of curtains in hospitals ...
Corrections.(Letters)(Correction Notice)
Dec 01, 2003 ... In the article "DECOR Expo Atlanta Proves to Be an Upscale Affair" in the November issue, we incorrectly ...
Rosenbaum Fine Art expands facilities, offerings.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Rosenbaum Fine Art recently secured a new facility in Phoenix which doubles the size of its artist workspace. The additional space will give the company the space to produce its new "Visage" collection of giclees and embellished giclees from a group of 50 of its ...
Artist Jim Buckels creates image for tree-lighting ceremony.(Up Front)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... BOSTON -- American artist Jim Buckels has created the official painting for the 2003 Christmas Pageant of Peace, the lighting of the national Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. The commemorative painting, titled "The Final Touches," celebrates the 80th anniversary of the tree lighting. ...
Media Arts Group, Kinkade announce merger.(Up Front)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... MORGAN HILL, Calif. -- Media ArtsGroup Inc.--which markets the work of artist Thomas Kinkade--has signed an agreement with the artist to take the company private. Holders of the company's outstanding common stock (other than Mr. Kinkade and his affiliates) will receive $4 per ...
Landscape artist Victor Elford dies.(Up Front)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... LONDON -- Noted landscape artist Victor Elford passed away in September. A self-taught. Aritst, Elford served during World War II in Great Britain's Royal Air Force. He spent time in West Africa during the war and was inspired ...
Unity debuts consumer tracking service.(news)
Dec 01, 2003 ... STEVENS, Pa. -- To help marketers of luxury products gain more insight into their affluent base of consumers, Unity Marketing, a marketing research and consulting firm, is launching a new Luxury Consumer Tracking Survey, which will sample a group of high-income consumer households. ...
Spotlight on Fortune Fine Art.(news)
Dec 01, 2003; King, Carol ... Fortune Fine Art Inc. recently opened its doors in Torrance, Calif. The company is, in some respects, the reincarnation of the 22-year-old Colville Publishing, which was sold earlier this year when founder and chairman Christian Title opted for retirement after spending 40-plus years in ...
Canadian Art Prints introduces Si Huynh.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... RICHMOND, British Columbia -- Canadian Art Prints has signed artist Si Huynh. Huynh's illustration style draws from the vintage advertising style of the 1920s and '30s. In his work, Huynh said he tries to harmonize and blur the distinction between fine art and commercial art. ...
Cza signs exclusive agreement with ArtVisions.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Free-form figurative painter Cza has signed with licensing agent ArtVisions and will be published by Miami Beach, Fla.-based GrantSterling Galleries. Cza finds inspiration in the myths and symbols of different cultures. Working in acrylic and only with primary ...
North American Artworks signs Valera Iskhakov.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... PHILADELPHIA -- North American Artworks has added its second artist to its roster: Russian-born Valera Iskhakov. Iskhakov's compositions explore traditional subject matter, including the human form and still life. His formal education includes a masters of fine art from The ...
Top Art to publish works by artist Joy Broe.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... SAN DIEGO -- Art publisher Top Art has entered into an agreement with Florida-based TeleGraphics to publish the abstract work of Joy Broe. Broe's mixed-media paintings alternate layers of rich textures, metals, paints and hand-made finishes that create unconventional and distinctive ...
Blakeway adds new lighthouse Panoramas.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... MINNEAPOLIS -- Five new lithographic prints of lighthouses have been added to the Blakeway Worldwide Panoramas Inc. collection. The new images include four lighthouses in Maine--Bass Harbor Head Light, Cape Neddick (Nubble) Light, Pemaquid Point Light and Portland Head Light--and one in ...
John M. Barber celebrates 25 years of painting.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... RICHMOND, Va. -- Artist John M. Barber has been painting scenes of the Chesapeake Bay for 25 years. To celebrate, two special retrospective exhibitions were recently on display at The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., and at The Barber Gallery in Richmond, Va. ...
Haberman launches Oak Creek Printworks.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Electronic publishing veteran Nancy Haberman has launched a new digital printing company. Oak Creek Printworks offers short-run digital printing that allows artists to turn their artwork into matted prints, standard note cards or greeting cards. ...
ADAA elects new officers and board.(news Art Dealers Association of America )(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK -- The Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) has announced the election of new officers and members of its board of directors. The association has named Richard Solomon as president, Mary-Anne Martin as senior vice president, Jane Kallir as vice president, Roland ...
Mill Pond Press signs Cole Johnson.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... VENICE, Fla., -- The Mill Pond Press Companies recently agreed to publish limited-edition prints of wildlife artist Cole Johnson's works. Johnson has a bachelor's of fine art in painting but prefers to work in graphite powder and pencil. After drawing his subjects, he uses an ...
Sally Caldwell Fisher joins Greenwich Workshop.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... SEYMOUR, Conn. -- The Greenwich Workshop has signed New England coastal painter Sally Caldwell Fisher. She illustrates everyday life in rural America, painting her surroundings, favorite locales or fond memories. "New England's, especially Maine's, strong connection to the past ...
Wilkinson releases larger sculptures.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Meisner Gallery recently released a new edition of sculptures from artist Michael Wilkinson. The acrylic sculpture, titled "Lodestar," is one of his largest to date, measuring five feet tall. The edition size ...
Galaxy of Graphics and Arthur Kaplan Company relocate.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- After 47 years in New York, Galaxy of Graphics and Arthur Kaplan Company have moved across the Hudson River to East Rutherford, N.J. "[The relocation] will provide our staff with a much [better] quality of life and will allow us to provide our customers with ...
Rosen Group lobbies for indelible name tags.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... BALTIMORE -- The Rosen Group is working to make sure American-made products carry their name tags with them wherever they go. Using tactics ranging from informative booklets to government lobbying efforts, the Baltimore-based arts marketing and publishing agency is advocating ...
French Academy of Arts accepts Kondakova.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... GREENWICH, Conn. -- Chalk & Vermilion artist Liudmila Kondakova has been admitted to the Academie Europeenne des Arts, France (the French Academy of Arts). The international arts society, based in Paris, admits only a few artists each year. Each spring, the Academie sponsors a ...
Thomas Anderson signs with Drybrush Graphics.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Thomas Anderson recently signed an exclusive agreement to publish giclees of his work with Drybrush Graphics, a division of Editions Limited Galleries. Anderson's original art is comprised of a mixed media that includes metal and paint, and his giclees on ...
Creative Brands Group signs Chayan Khoi.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Creative Brands Group Inc. (CBG), a brand development and licensing agency, recently formed Chayan Khoi Media, LLC, an art and entertainment company with the exclusive license to market and promote the works of Iranian-born artist Chayan Khoi. Khoi, who ...
McGaw introduces Petite Format catalog.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK -- Bruce McGaw Graphics has released its new Petite Format catalog. The catalog features more than 700 11- by 14-inch prints, which are available matted and packaged for display. The collection offers a selection of prepackaged imagery that can be easily and ...
Roland wins two Product-of-the-Year awards.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... ATLANTA -- Roland DGA Corporation's SOLJET Pro II EX Series printer has won two "Product of the Year" awards from the Digital Printing & Imaging Association (DPI). The 54-inch SC 540EX won in the poster category, and the 74-inch SJ-740EX won in the grand format category. The ...
California Art Club awards two gold medals.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... PASADENA, Calif. -- Artists Steve Huston and George Carlson received "Best of Show" honors at the California Art Club's 93rd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Huston, a painter from Monrovia, Calif., and Carlson, a sculptor who ...
Winn Devon signs Denis Jully.(introducing)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... SEATTLE -- Winn Devon Art Group recently signed French artist Denis Jully to a publishing contract for both open-edition posters and limited-edition giclees. Jully was born in Mulhouse, France, the cradle of the Alsatian textile industry. He began his creative training as a ...
Greenwich Workshop publishes Crowley book.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... SEYMOUR, Conn. -- The Greenwich Workshop has published the new book "Desert Dreams: The Western Art of Don Crowley," by Don Hedgpeth, with a forward by Howard Terpning. The hardcover book, which comes individually boxed, is a major retrospective of the Western artist's work. ...
Animation publisher offers Nickelodeon cels.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK -- The Animated Animations Company recently entered into an exclusive arrangement with Nickelodeon to publish original production cels and drawings from select animated television shows, including SpongeBob SquarePants and ...
Levine launches new art publishing company.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... HARTSDALE, N.Y. -- Gary Levine has stepped out on his own to form a new art publishing and licensing business. Roaring Brook Art Company Inc. focuses on art for department stores and the home-furnishing and gift businesses. Levine has spent the past 11 years selling art ...
Amerlux announces new name and tagline.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... FAIRFIELD, N.J. -- Amerlux Lighting Systems has changed its name to Amerlux Lighting Solutions. Along with the new name comes a new company tag line: "Adapt. Ability." "Our new name and tagline indicates our focus on adapting the Amerlux design and manufacturing capabilities to ...
Yuroz to create commemorative U.N. stamp.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... NEW YORK -- Yuroz, a painter, sculptor and ceramist, has been selected by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to create a painting for commemorative stamps that will be issued by the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA). The painting will encompass ...
Artist Lori Kay awarded art residency at San Francisco dump.(news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... SAN FRANCISCO -- Lori Kay, a sculptor and mixed-media artist, has been named the 42nd artist in residence at Norcal Waste Systems' San Francisco site, which includes a transfer station, public dump and recycling facilities as well as an artists' studio and sculpture garden. The ...
New gallery opens in Sarasota.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... SARASOTA, Fla. -- More than 36 Florida artists working in a range of media and styles are being represented by the new Sarasota Artists' Gallery. Owner and chief executive officer Ellen Howard plans to hold monthly openings, charity fundraisers, classes and lectures in the ...
Craft Alliance embarks on year-long anniversary series.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... ST. LOUIS -- The Craft Alliance, a fine contemporary craft organization, is turning 40 in 2004 and will be celebrating the anniversary with a series of exhibitions running Jan. 9 to Dec. 24 in the Craft Alliance Gallery. The exhibitions will feature contemporary craft objects ...
New gallery provides art shows for touring.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... FREDERICK, Md. -- NewVision Gallery, a gallery committed to exhibiting the work of new, emerging, and established artists, opened in the Frederick's historic district in November. The gallery's debut show," Patriarchs & Prophets," is comprised of a series of original ...
Arizona gallery buys new space.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The owners of the Cultural Exchange Gallery recently acquired a 5,200-square-foot building in downtown Scottsdale and plan to relocate their contemporary art gallery there in 2004. The new space will allow the 12-year-old gallery to showcase more artwork ....
Rosamond Gallery relocates.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... CARMEL, Calif. -- The decade-old Rosamond Gallery recently moved to a new location. The grand opening was held in October. The gallery features the work of Christine Rosamond, a self-taught artist who was discovered at an art street fair in Los Angeles. By 1976, her work had ...
Boston photography gallery opens additional space.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... BOSTON -- Panopticon Gallery, one of the oldest photography galleries in the United States, is opening a new exhibition space this month at the Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square here. For 30 years, the gallery was located in a small brownstone in Boston's Back Bay, with a ...
Tobey C. Moss celebrates 25 years.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... LOS ANGELES -- Tobey C. Moss Gallery has reached its 25th anniversary and is currently celebrating the milestone with an anniversary exhibition. The exhibit, which is accompanied by a publication illustrating the gallery's exhibition history, features several of the gallery's ...
High Desert Gallery relocates.(gallery News)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... SISTERS, Ore. -- High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing has relocated its fine arts and custom framing gallery to 281 West Cascade. The 1,400-square-foot retail store opened in October. "The larger space will accommodate our continued growth in addition to allowing us to combine ...
Sales down slightly at wholesale craft show.(Show news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Buyers Market of American Craft has reported that sales for exhibitors at its summer 2003 show were down 5.9 percent to $8.8 million. Sales were up, however, for fiber, wood and mixed-media artists. New artists claimed 10 percent of total reported sales at the show,, ...
Outsider art fair debuts in London.(Show news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... LONDON -- A new contemporary art fair featuring works by outsider artists drew more than 4,000 people during its debut in October. The Inspired Art Fair also attracted 49 painters, photographers, sculptors and other artists. Organizers said the fair will become an annual event ...
SOFA Chicago 2003 posts encouraging sales figures.(Show news)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... CHICAGO -- This year's International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art (SOFA Chicago 2003) posted attendance figures of more than 30,000 visitors for the second straight year during its 10th-anniversary show held at Chicago's Navy Pier in October. Ninety-two ...
For some galleries, marketing is kids' stuff: two galleries find involving children in their businesses exposes a generation of potential collectors to art.(Strategy)
Dec 01, 2003; Janes, Erika Rasmusson ... If the thought of kids running through your gallery conjures images of wiping sticky, chocolatey fingerprints off of your pricey pieces of art, or sweeping up shards of broken sculpture, chances are you're missing out on a growing marketing opportunity. Increasingly, galleries ...
How to stop wasting your customers' time: new restrictions on junk mail and spam should change the way you do business.(advice)
Dec 01, 2003; Raphel, Murray ... Remember the scene in the movie "Network" where TV announcer Howard Bear leaned out the window and yelled, "Get up. Open your windows, stick your head out and yell, 'I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore?'" That's the growing attitude of American consumers ...
Aviation art soars to new heights: the centennial of the Wright brothers' first flight and the predominance of the military in the news brings aviation-themed art into the spotlight.
Dec 01, 2003; Keller, Julie ... One century ago, Wilbur and Orville Wright made history with the first successful powered flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C. Dec. 17 marks the 100th anniversary of this historic flight, and this centennial celebration, coupled with the recent military activity in the headlines and an increase in ...
Launch into growth: after brainstorming to determine where and how you want your business to grow, it's time to fine-tune goals, assess risks and get to the exciting part--embarking on your plan.(creative planning)
Dec 01, 2003; Smith, Kevin M. ... In the last few issues, I've been discussing a framework for planning for the future of your business. I have focused on three-year plans that are centered on setting growth objectives. I've talked about the compelling reasons to be growth oriented, and I have presented the basic ...
Programming digital art: despite technological and ownership issues, galleries are connecting with this high-tech market.(Digital art)
Dec 01, 2003; Mehta, Julie ... Computer use has permeated almost every facet of life in the 21st century, from paying bills online to downloading favorite songs to e-mailing pictures. So it's hardly surprising that digital art, or art made with a computer, is one of the most active, dynamic art forms today--for artists ...
Michael Maskarinec.(Emerging Artists)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... While field sketches are still the best way to gather information about the plants and flowers botanical artist Michael Maskarinec chooses as his subjects, the drawings are just the first step in his artistic process. They are scanned into his computer and crafted into finished products ...
Eva Skierska.(Emerging Artists)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... Eva Skierska first pursued art as a career by painting reproductions of religious icons and selling them. The Polish-born artist didn't see much value in icons, thinking that they lacked dimension and expression, but she needed to make a living after losing both of her parents to cancer. ...
Focused on figures: Jessica Rice's figurative artwork transcends the diverse locales she's lived in.(Artist profile: Jessica Rice)
Dec 01, 2003; Sherman, Jenny ... In 1998, the G. Ray Hawkins Gallery in Santa Monica, Calif., hosted an exhibit displaying the photography of Dr. Frank L. Lambrecht, a scientist who worked in the Belgian Congo. From 1945 to 1949, while researching tropical diseases as a health officer for the Congo Red Cross, Lambrecht ...
Starbucks Corp. and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago joined forces recently to present an exhibit of original artwork by Starbucks employees.(Chicago)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... Starbucks Corp. and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago joined forces recently to present an exhibit of original artwork by Starbucks employees. "Avant-Grande: An Art Exhibit by Starbucks Employees to Benefit the Museum of Contemporary Art" took place Nov. 7 at the Museum of ...
The Malton Gallery drew both art and music lovers last month when it displayed a guitar once owned and played by Pablo Picasso.(Cincinnati)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... The Malton Gallery drew both art and music lovers last month when it displayed a guitar once owned and played by Pablo Picasso. While the instrument was available to anyone willing to foot the $125,000 price tag, gallery owner Sylvia Rombis said that, so far, there have been no takers ....
Tod Volpe is taking the art world by storm once again, this time with his new autobiography, "Framed.".(New York)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... Tod Volpe is taking the art world by storm once again, this time with his new autobiography, "Framed." In it, the former "art dealer to the stars" recounts his rise and fall as an international art dealer representing A--list celebs such as Jack Nicholson, Madonna, Bruce Willis and Barbara ...
American artist Richard Clar has taken his art where few men have gone before--space.(Paris)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... American artist Richard Clar has taken his art where few men have gone before--space. His massive interstellar sculpture, which is really a computer simulation, is meant to call attention to the problem of orbital space debris. "Collision II," which was recently featured at the ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art's.(Museum Matters)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... On display until Jan.4 is the Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque creche (a representation of the Nativity scene) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Medieval Sculpture Hall in New York. A lighting ceremony every Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. will ...
Met.(Museum Matters)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... The Met's other big news is the reopening of its Medieval Gallery at the Cloisters following two years of construction, cleaning and the reinstallation of the 12th-century ...
In the opening scene of Quentin Tarantino's new film, "Kill Bill," actresses Vivica Fox and Uma Thurman duke it out while, in the background, furniture is demolished and paintings fall from the wall and are destroyed.(Denver)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... In the opening scene of Quentin Tarantino's new film,"Kill Bill," actresses Vivica Fox and Urea Thurman duke it out while, in the background, furniture is demolished and paintings fall from the wall and are destroyed. Among those destroyed paintings are ...
Fall brought a spate of hirings and nominations at several major museums.(Museum Matters)(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2003 ... Fall brought a spate of hirings and nominations at several major museums. James N. Wood of the Art Institute of Chicago announced his intention to make his 25th year at the institute his last. The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland elected Kristen Bihary as its next president, while the ...
