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PROVO, Utah, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- "Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture" opened Friday, February 24th at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art in Provo, UT. The show marks the first time that a major Mormon institution will present a show of Islamic art. Dr. Sabiha Al-Khemir, the project director, was the Founding Director of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. The exhibition features more than 250 objects from 10 countries, 42...

LONDON, November 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Home to some of the world's most recognisable pieces of artwork, New York is rightly considered the cultural capital of the world by critics and artists alike. New York's fabled Art scene continuously attracts thousands of tourists and budding artists to the city every year. DialAFlight, one of the UK's leading travel operators, are therefore proud to unveil their top 5 New...

MIAMI, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Having established itself during its Art Week 2010 debut as the first international art show with a unifying message, Arts For A Better World (AFABW) will stage its second edition before the thousands of collectors, dealers, curators, artists, journalists and opinion leaders who flock to Miami annually during the first week of December. The 2011 Edition will host galleries hand-selected by a highly experienced team of curators and fine art advisors,...

Premier San Francisco art gallery presents the Twentieth Century-inspired creations of renowned sculptor San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 14, 2011 On Thursday, October 20, 2011, Nieto Fine Art San Francisco premier art gallery located in the heart of the Financial District, is hosting an opening reception to celebrate the creations of renowned multi-medium sculptor Bella Feldman from 6-8 PM. In an exhibition entitled “Anxious Objects,” Feldman presents her train of visual...

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HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The inaugural Houston Fine Art Fair reported robust sales for its exceptional roster of prominent exhibitors including galleries from 13 European and Latin American countries. Fair officials estimated sales at approximately $6 million and total attendance at the George R. Brown, Sept. 15 - 18, for the inaugural fair was 10,500 with 3,000 attending opening night. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110921/DA72796) Strong sales were reported...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Art Museum of America (IAMA), a non-profit, permanent art museum located at 1025 Market Street (near 7th Street) in the new downtown San Francisco Central Market Art District, will open to the public on October 15, 2011 from 11 am - 5 pm. The day will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a proclamation from the Mayor of San Francisco and entertainment featuring international opera diva Ms. Brenda Jackson. Admission...

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To complement the 2011 Art of the State exhibition currently on view, The State Museum of Pennsylvania will offer its third and final insiders' tour at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11. Artist Lydia Panas, winner of the Art of the State's first prize in photography as well as Best of Show, and awards juror Ricardo Viera, director/curator, Lehigh University Art Galleries, Bethlehem, will collaborate to share their perspectives on the...

PALM DESERT, Calif., July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Heather James Fine Art is pleased to announce its exclusive representation of the estate of renowned American painter Earl Cunningham. The exquisite paintings of Cunningham are from the collection of Marilyn and Michael Mennello, founders of the Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando, Florida. A portion of the proceeds generated from the sale of the paintings will directly benefit the Mennello Museum of American Art endowment. For more...

HOUSTON, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The prestigious starting line-up of galleries participating in the inaugural Houston Fine Art Fair, Sept. 15 - 18, 2011, was announced at a cocktail reception yesterday at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Over 150 art patrons, collectors and gallery supporters were on hand as the first wave of local, national and international galleries was unveiled by Hamptons Expo Group, the fair organizer. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110518/LA04064)...