Visual Arts News from the Vancouver Art Gallery Library June 24, 2010
Submitted by VAG Library on June 24, 2010 - 9:04am
Vancouver
The Cheaper Show brings a big art show for a small price
“One word to describe this Saturday’s ninth annual Cheaper Show is big—too big for just Vancouver. The single-night event supports emerging artists and also makes art accessible for younger buyers through a flat fee for all artwork—this year $200.” Georgia Straight, June 24, 2010
Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants Project gives Vancouver artists a chance to advance careers
The Downtown Eastside Small Arts Grants project’s main objective is to help emerging artists advance their careers. Georgia Straight, June 24, 2010
Vancouver photographer describes horror of Gulf of Mexico oil spill
“On June 22, Vancouver photographer Kris Krug finished up a week-long shoot in the Gulf of Mexico. He couldn’t believe what he saw.” Georgia Straight, June 23, 2010
Toronto
MOCCA: A vision of the city, warts and all
“Study of the built environment gives our city of outsiders a sense of place.” Toronto Star, June 23, 2010
Seattle
'The New Normal' For Many: The Ever-Tighter Budget
"Locally and nationally, as large arts organizations plan for their next fiscal year -- which for many begins in July -- some are cutting deeper than they have even the previous year. They're reducing hours, eliminating positions, freezing or cutting pay, and halting employer matches for retirement funds." For what's believed to be the first time in its 77-year history, Seattle Art Museum plans to close its doors for two weeks next year for budget reasons. Seattle Times, June 24, 2010
Berkeley, California
Berkeley Art Museum Taps Diller Scofidio + Renfro
"The choice signals that UC Berkeley remains serious about a cultural expansion that would bolster city efforts to position its downtown as a cultural destination. The selection also is an implicit act of one-upmanship to a friendly rival across the bay: The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has DS+R on a list of four finalists to design an expansion to its home...." San Francisco Chronicle, June 23, 2010
Los Angeles
Art Bibliography Saved! ProQuest Takes Over the Dormant Research Database
ProQuest, an information technology firm supporting global research, and the Getty Research Institute (GRI), dedicated to advancing understanding of the world's artistic heritage, announce an agreement that will allow ProQuest to take over the indexing of the International Bibliography of Art (IBA), providing a secure future for a resource considered central to the study of art history. The agreement assures the database's continuing development and accessibility to researchers around the world. Culture Grrl (blog), June 23, 2010
New York
A Museum’s Success, as Measured in Brooklyn
Readers respond to an article about low attendance at the Brooklyn Museum. New York Times, June 24, 2010
London
“Pablo Picasso's 1903 Portrait d'Angel Fernandez de Soto sold Wednesday in London for $54 million, but a Claude Monet water lily painting failed to find a buyer.” CBC News, June 23, 2010
