AAM President Ford W. Bell made the following statement in response to President Obama’s FY13 budget request, released on Monday, February 13: “I am heartened to see that President Obama has recognized the value of museums by retaining current funding levels for the IMLS Office of Museum Services ($30,859,000), especially when he proposed cuts for
Dates: March 8 – 30, 2012 Opening Reception: Thursday March 8, 6-9p Curated by: Bonnie K Mancini Artists Include: Abdi Farah, Ali Aschman, Avneet Pannu, Christina Long, Dan Callis, Dan Morgan, David Carpenter, Emily Weiss, Jake Saunders, Jennifer Mills, Jess Poplawski, John McCormick, John Silvis, Josh Dihle, Joshua Cave, Joyce Lee, Kate Mangold, Kathryn
bk: So, Jennifer, From whence did you come? Is there a place that you currently associate with ‘home’? JM: I was born in England which is fun to say, but mostly grew up in Minnesota. My current home is in Chicago. bk: Is it safe to say that you are part comedian/performance artist and part
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I decided to glance over the bill that I had mentioned just a couple posts ago… After looking it over, I found the below excerpts interesting – having not previously read the bill before posting: …OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, MARINE CORPS For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps,
Congress just agreed on Bill, ref. H.R. 2055; expected to be signed by President Obama this week, and will provide the following: Update taken from AAM email newsletter… $30.918 million for the Office of Museum Services (OMS) at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) A decrease from the current $31.5 million $146.255 for the National
Mixed News for Museums as Congressional “Super Committee” Fails The failure of the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the “Super Committee”) signaled a temporary reprieve from the proposed limitation in the deductibility of charitable gifts, which was being seriously considered as the negotiations broke down. The bad news is that massive across-the-board spending
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bonnie kate: Do you have a nick-name? Qing Zhong: “Eos” It’s a greek name given by my mother. bk: Where are you from? QZ: Hong Kong bk: Where are you living now? QZ: New York, Manhattan, SOHO bk: Where do you see yourself building your career in the Arts? QZ: I really love fashion, so I would like to
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“This video provides you with a tour through the fair on the opening day. When you stroll through the exhibition hall you see latest works by artists such as Olafur Eliasson, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, Nick Cave, Anish Kapoor, Olaf Nicolai, KRIWET, Kris Martin, Takashi Murakami, Haroon Mirza, Rob Pruitt, and Paul McCarthy. But there are also
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Time Sunday, November 13 · 4:00pm – 6:00pm Location Rush Galleries/Corridor Gallery 334 Grand Avenue Brooklyn, New York sophia’s site.
NYU MFA Open Studio Saturday, November 19th, 6-10pm AND Sunday, November 20th, 6-9pm.NYU NYU Steinhardt, Barney Building 34 Stuyvesant Street New York, New York first-year students Sarah Feehily David Flaugher David Hawkins Michelle Young Lee Sam McKinniss Davida Newman Lee Perillo Lily Stockman James Woodward sorbonne exchange students sponsored by the Bruni-Sarkozy Foundation Antoine Lefebvre
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