Last week, pilgrims queued round the block at Westminster Cathedral to see the last mortal fragments of St Thérèse of Liseux. This week, the same sort of people could well be expected at the National Gallery's latest show. The Sacred Made Real is a decidedly quirky if not downright eccentric exhibition. It looks at the painted wood sculptures created for religious purposes in 17th-century Spain. It might prove disconcerting to the staunch Protestant psyche. Here is the art of the Counter-Reformation in all its glory and gore. So forget the stripped altars and pared down practices of our...
B.C. anthropology museum unveils new gallery
CBC
CBC
An image from the video installation by Malaysian artists Hayati Mokhtar and Dain Iskandar Said. (Museum of Anthropology) The UBC Museum of Anthropology will open a new gallery on Saturday with an exhibit of contemporary...
Andy Warhol Art Distributed To More Than 180 Colleges, Museums And Galleries Across America
Huffington Post
Huffington Post
Richard Shaw exhibit at Sonoma County Museum shows whimsy, artistry
The Press Democrat
The Press Democrat
Visitors to the new retrospective exhibit, “Richard Shaw: Four Decades of Ceramics,” opening Saturday at the Sonoma County Museum, will spot the artist's flair for comedy right away. Just take a look at...
Unique art galleries make Wilmington, Delaware an art-lovers destination!
The Examiner
The Examiner
Historic Breck's Mill on the Brandywine - home of the Somerville Manning and Andre Harvey Galleries Photo by Gregory Coin If you like this ... An insiders guide to the award-winning museums IN WilmINgton, Delaware Fine...
Gallery 25 show makes distinctive statement
Fresno Bee
Fresno Bee
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The National Portrait Gallery Announces "Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009" Awards
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
$25,000 first prize goes to Dave Woody of Fort Collins, Colo. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery announced that Dave Woody of Fort Collins, Colo., has received...
Cathie Joy Young & Gaelyn Lakin at Guardino Gallery
The Examiner
The Examiner
Cathie Joy Young & Gaelyn Lakin Guardino Gallery...
Warhol's snaps donated to small U.S. museums
CBC
CBC
Thousands of snapshots by pop art icon Andy Warhol have been donated to smaller U.S. museums and galleries. (Evening Standard/Getty Images) Thousands of Andy Warhol's snapshots — including photos of celebrities, still...
Museum of art lights up downtown Tampa
The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
TAMPA -- The $32.8 million Tampa Museum of Art, which opens to the public Saturday, rises on the historic banks of the Hillsborough River across from a Moorish, late-19th century, minaret-topped University of Tampa...
UCA's Baum Gallery Announces Spring Exhibits
MSNBC
MSNBC
The University of Central Arkansas's Baum Gallery will feature two exhibitions this spring titled Tagged, Stamped and Stenciled: Guerilla Art Goes Gallery and Polarized Dispersions. The exhibits will run from January 21-...


