San Francisco SPCA Condemns Animal Killings in San Francisco Art Institute Exhibition San Francisco SPCA President Jan McHugh-Smith today condemned the content of a current exhibition at the San Francisco Art Institute, describing it as barbaric and depraved. The exhibit, "Don't Trust Me," is the work of Paris-based Adel Abdessemed, and includes videos of six animals - a pig, goat, doe, ox, horse and sheep - being bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer. - 2008-03-27

Marsden Hartley Documentary Has World Premier in Lewiston, Maine this Fall The Bates College Museum of Art and 217 Films announce the world premiere of the new Marsden Hartley documentary Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet at the Olin Arts Center in Lewiston, Maine on Thursday, September 25 at 7:00 pm. Bates College Museum of Art is home to the world's largest collection of Hartley artifacts, and Visible Silence features many pieces from this extensive archive. This documentary includes more than 45 of Hartley's paintings and drawings -- from his earliest work as a child to the last painting found on the easel in his studio in Corea, Maine the day he died in 1943. - 2008-03-28

Orensanz 2008, The Far Reaches of Space Spotted around the island this upcoming Armory Show weekend will be a silver shuttle embodying the imaginative voyage of renowned Spanish/American artist Angel Orensanz. Continuing his challenge to conventional ways of exhibiting, this interventional project encompasses Orensanz' recent explorations of time, space, and memory. - 2008-03-27 Friend of PRWeb - 3

Harley-Davidson® Museum Rolls Out Invitation to Adventure Museum announces Membership program and ticket admission pricing. - 2008-03-27

Counter Culture Movement in New Mexico Documented in Recent Issue of El Palacio The Counter Culture of the 1960s in New Mexico is documented in the pages of the most recent edition of the quarterly publication of the Museum of New Mexico, El Palacio. - 2008-03-29

Don't Change Out Film Systems for Digital Prematurely, Thorburn Tells Museums Digital projection systems currently on the market have some ideal applications for small theaters in educational institutions, but for theaters with screens wider than 20 feet that show nature and science documentaries and other visually detailed material, museum operators are better off keeping their film projectors for now, says consultant and audiovisual expert Steven J. Thorburn PE, in an article appearing in the April-May 2008 issue of IPM Magazine, a trade publication serving the museums and attractions industry. - 2008-03-31

More Music From the Newest British Invasion to Hit America North Hudson Music celebrates their #1 Single in the UK with British musical artist, Estelle's "American Boy" featuring the one, the only, and undeniable "Kanye West" guesting. - 2008-03-28

Best Arts Web Site Trends Detailed in New Report from Web Marketing Association Updated Web Marketing Association' Internet Standards Assessment Report Includes Historical Data Derived from a Decade of Hosting Internet Award Competition, WebAwards, and Provides Best Practices for Arts Web Design - 2008-03-30 Friend of PRWeb - 12

Italian Artist Lucio Salvatore 'Stands for the Environment' at the International Furniture and Design Fair in Milan. Lucio Salvatore will exhibit his new paintings -- a denounce of the violence against the environment -- at MOBJECTS+ART, the event that will open the most important design fair in the world. - 2008-03-31

Vatican Searches for Donor for Richard Lippold Sculpture Search begins for modern-day Medici to acquire famed Richard Lippold sculpture for new wing of Vatican Museum. - 2008-04-08

The National Museum of Dance Presents Resident Photographer Mark Andrew, and the Opening of his Two Exciting Photographic Exhibitions, "STEEL: physique of a dancer," and "Smoke & Mirrors" Both exhibitions feature the world's most famous dancers from NYC Ballet, Martha Graham Dance Company, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Rebecca Kelly Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company, and NY Institute of Dance and Education, portraying the true art of dance through two entirely different approaches. The "STEEL" exhibit is a new form of photography that amalgamates the images into steel and glass plate frames, while "Smoke & Mirrors," is a more lighthearted approach, toying with smoke, mirrors, and the dancer. There will be performances by many of the participating dancers at the opening reception on June 6, 2008. - 2008-04-02

Artist and Filmmaker Exhibits 8mm Film Prints in May at Morrison Arts Initiative Kelly Koeppel will be the featured artist in May at the Morrison Arts Initiative. She will exhibiting work from her recent series of large format 8mm film prints. The exhibition runs from April 29 through June 2, 2008. The public is invited to attend the opening reception with the artist on May 14, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - 2008-04-03

Scots to Close NY Tartan Week on Ellis Island Tartan Week in New York concludes with a family-friendly Scottish festival featuring pipers, drummers, singers and dancers who represent Scotland's "portable culture" that were brought to this country by Scottish immigrants. Program scheduled for Sunday, April 6, 2008 from 10AM to 4PM. - 2008-04-04

Herman Leonard Jazz Archive Awarded Grammy Foundation Grant for Archiving and Preservation Funds will Provide Support for Archiving and Preservation of one of the World's Largest Collections of Jazz Images by a Single Photographer - 2008-04-03

Exhibition "The Question is Known: (W)here is Latin American/Latino Art?" at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (San Francisco), April 18 - May 24, 2008 Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) presents "The Question is Known: (W)here is Latin American/Latino Art?" in the MCCLA gallery, 2868 Mission St, San Francisco, April 18-May 24, 2008. Opening reception Friday, April 18, 7-10pm ($5). "The Question is Known" includes works by 30 Latino/Latin American artists as well as non-Latinos. Curator Anthony Torres writes that the exhibition "is concerned with making what should be a simple and obvious statement -- that Latino artists and art practices are diverse." A related symposium takes place Saturday, April 19, 10am-3:30pm at San Francisco Art Institute (800 Chestnut St., San Francisco). - 2008-04-07

DC Healing Arts Gallery Grand Opening, May 9th First-of-its-Kind Facility Launches in Heart of the U Street Revival - Programs Open to the Public - 2008-04-07

Artist Mara G Haseltine to Present Her Work Estrogen Tales at Eugene Lang College/The New School for Liberal Arts Artist's Mara G Haseltine's internationally acclaimed work, Estrogen Tales: The Untold Story of Nine Molecules and How They Bonded, opens on April 8th at Eugene Lang College/The New School for Liberal Arts. - 2008-04-07 Friend of PRWeb - 79

The American Village Presents The First Ever Liberty Legacy Award to The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union At the 2008 Liberty Legacy Celebration Dinner held at the Wynfrey Hotel on Saturday night, The American Village awarded The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union with the first ever Liberty Legacy Award for Visionary and Exemplary American Leadership. - 2008-04-09

The Far Reaches of Space (The Orensanz Shuttle Completes its Journey); Video Documentation Now Available Spotted around the island during Armory Show weekend is a silver shuttle embodying the imaginative voyage of renowned Spanish/American artist Angel Orensanz. Curated and conceptualized by Greggory Bradford and Jan Van Woensel, Orensanz 2008: The Far Reaches of Space, physically and symbolically expressed Orensanz's ideas of space and travel. The nomadic shuttle temporarily stationed at strategically selected art havens in the city and the documentation and the videos are available now courtesy of Artscape Magazine. - 2008-04-08 Friend of PRWeb - 3

Armed With A Camera: Photographs by Eddie Adams at Monroe Gallery of Photography A major exhibition of more than 60 photographs that spans the entire range of Adams' legendary career, and includes rare vintage prints from the personal studio collection of Eddie Adams. Opening reception with Alyssa Adams, Eddie Adams' widow, on Friday April 25 from 5 - 7 PM. - 2008-04-17

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