Indianapolis Museum of Art to Celebrate Art Museum Day on May 18

May 16, 2012 – 10:38 am |

The Indianapolis Museum of Art will offer special tours and a sneak preview of a documentary as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors’ (AAMD) Art Museum Day, coinciding with International Museum Day on Friday, May 18, 2012. In recognition of the important role museums play in their communities, the IMA will encourage visitors to share their experiences during Art Museum Day through museum activities and via social media with the hashtag #ArtMuseumDay. Special programming ... Read the Full Story

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Raw Material Company center for art, knowledge and society presents Faites comme chez vous exhibition

May 23, 2011 – 8:10 am | Comments Off

Faites comme chez vous presents 11 international artists and artists’ groups whose works address the notion of hospitality.
The notion of hospitality forcedly embodies the concept of the other or the foreigner, for the word requires a framework …

2012 Conference Programme For AIDS

May 23, 2011 – 7:56 am |

The International Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases (ISHEID) Congress has released its preliminary programme for the upcoming 2012 Symposium, being held in Marseille, France, May 23-25, 2012. Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, May 21, 2011 — Exceptional health professionals and research scientists in the field will speak during the three-day conference, discussing their latest research and touching base with colleagues. The life of an HIV-infected person has improved over the ... Read the Full Story

Edinburgh Hosts second Annual DrupalCamp

May 19, 2011 – 9:46 am |

DrupalCamp Edinburgh will take place at the University of Edinburgh’s Informatics Forum on 21 May 2011. Drupal users from across Scotland will come together this weekend for the second annual DrupalCamp Edinburgh. The focus of the free event will be on building the Scottish Drupal community and encouraging its adoption by developers and businesses. Drupal is an open-source content management system written in PHP. It is supported by an active developer community and is free to download ... Read the Full Story

Fifth Global Partners Forum on Children affected by HIV and AIDS

May 18, 2011 – 2:51 pm |

Under the heading of ‘taking evidence to impact’, the Global Partners Forum will present evidence based programmatic approaches for children affected by AIDS. The event is co-hosted by UNICEF, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and UNAIDS. The two-day Forum will focus on *Strategies for reaching the most vulnerable children affected by HIV and AIDS; *Country level lessons on what has worked in scaling up interventions; *Aid effectiveness – making the ... Read the Full Story

Metropolitan Art Show New Art and Antique Fair Replaces the American Antiques Show

May 18, 2011 – 10:37 am | Comments Off

The Art Fair Company, which presents the Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fairs and the Art and Antique Dealers League Spring Show NYC, will launch The Metropolitan Art Show: Art & Antiques @ The Pavilion, a new art and antique fair which r…

World Peace and Health Organization Celebrates World Peace and Health Day

May 18, 2011 – 9:47 am |

Today, the World Peace and Health Organization celebrated World Peace and Health Day at its headquarter – Western Shrine – outside of Amsterdam NY. Lining the road to the conference building were the flags representing many nations. People who speak different languages, from all walks of life, gathered together to play gong and drums, and sing songs and dance to welcome the day. Despite the festive mood, the reason for World Peace and Health Day was to highlight the fact that ... Read the Full Story

Robert Morat Galerie Presents Jessica Backhaus and Adam Bartos Exhibitions

May 16, 2011 – 8:29 pm | Comments Off

Robert Morat Galerie presents two exhibition shows on view from May 14th through June 25th, by Jessica Backhaus “New Works” and Adam Bartos “Yard Sale”. The Robert Morat Galerie in Hamburg focusses on contemporary positions in p…

Romare Bearden Exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora

May 16, 2011 – 10:28 am | Comments Off

The Museum of the African Diaspora’s exhibition, a celebration of the work of Romare Bearden, one of the most talented and original visual artists of the twentieth century, drew nearly 400 guests to a jam-packed opening night reception Friday, May 6,…

Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Presents Walid Raad Exhibition

May 16, 2011 – 9:47 am | Comments Off

Scratching on Things I Could Disavow. A History of Art in the Arab World is the latest project by the New York-based Lebanese artist Walid Raad. The presentations in English and German language which take place within the exhibition will be presented f…

St. Louis Antique Festival Fall Show Sep 3-4

May 13, 2011 – 9:41 am | Comments Off

Fine antiques and collectibles abound at the St. Louis Antique Festival held twice yearly at the Belle Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville, Illinois. The fairgrounds have been home to the festival for over 20 years with a spring and a fall show most years….