ARTSCAPE

Dr. Jeffrey Weiss, Curator and Head of Modern and Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Art, 4-27-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:30:00 -0700

Jasper Johns, National Gallery of Art, modern and contemporary art. Dr. Jeffrey Weiss is the curator of the National Gallery of Art exhibition, 'Jasper Johns - An Allegory of Painting, 1955-1965'. His book 'The Popular Culture of Modern Art' was published by Yale University Press in 1994. He is also the editor and author of exhibition catalogues on Mark Rothko and Pablo Picasso. In preparation is the exhibition, 'Matisse - Painting and Drawing, 1935-1948'.

Ruth Weisberg, Artist, and Dean of the Roski School of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, 4-27-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:30:00 -0700

Ruth Weisberg, The Scroll, figurative art, feminist art. Ruth Weisberg is known for her work in painting, printmaking, drawing and large-scale installations. Ms. Weisberg has recently completed a major mural commission for the New York Jewish Federation. Her work is included in 60 major museum and university collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, and Whitney Museum of American Art.

Paul Scheele, Co-founder of Learning Strategies Corporation and Developer of PhotoReading, 4-13-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:15:00 -0700

PhotoReading, Learning Strategies, Accelerated Learning. Paul Scheele has unique expertise in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Accelerated Learning, and Preconscious Processing. Paul speaks with us about PhotoReading, a simple, comprehensive system that virtually anyone can use to process large volumes of information at speeds in excess of 25,000 words a minute, with increased comprehension.

Kat Wildish, Ballerina and Dance Educator, 4-13-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:15:00 -0700

Ballet, dance instruction, Alvin Ailey Dance Studio. Kat Wildish is one of America's few ballerinas whose career has traced a path through the likes of Balanchine, Baryshnikov, and Nureyev, as well as Europe's most-revered choreographers, performers, and master teachers. Her performing credits include New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and numerous international companies.

Danny SLAPJAZZ Barber, Master Body Percussionist, 4-13-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:15:00 -0700

Body percussion, slapjazz, hambone. Danny Barber has performed at the SONY Company 25-year anniversary celebration, The New World Africans stage show, the First Annual San Felipe Jazz Festival, the 'Just Ellington' Concert in Palm Springs, CA, and 'Artist On the Cutting Edge' at the La Jolla Museum of Contempory Art.

Elizabeth Kemp, Chair, Acting Department, Actors Studio MFA Program at Pace University, and Director of La Magnani, 3-30-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:45:00 -0700

Actors Studio, acting, directing, set design. Elizabeth Kemp is a member of the Actors Studio and the Board of Directors, and has worked extensively in theater, film, and television. Ms. Kemp has guest starred in shows such as LAW AND ORDER and LA LAW, for which she received the Glaad Award. As a director and set designer Ms. Kemp has had productions in New York including 'The Glass Menagerie', 'Elektra', and 'Wound of Love'.

Judith Martin, author of No Vulgar Hotel - The Desire and Pursuit of Venice and Dr. Eric Denker, Senior Lecturer, Education Division, National Gallery of Art, 3-30-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:45:00 -0700

Venice, travel, art, architecture, literature. Judith Martin well-known as 'Miss Manners' and has received a National Humanities Medal. She is the author of two novels, twelve Miss Manners books, and a columnist for the United Feature Syndicate, the Microsoft Network, and 'Child' magazine. Dr. Eric Denker has been at the National Gallery of Art since 1978. He frequently lectures in Italy for the Smithsonian Institute and for the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, and around the Washington area on Venice, Italian art, and the history and techniques of printmaking.

Lisa Melandri, Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Programs, Santa Monica Museum of Art, and Dr. Josh Kun, Associate Professor, Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California, 3-30-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:45:00 -0700

Santa Monica Museum of Art, Strange New World, Tijuana art. At the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Lisa Melandri was curator for 'Enigma Variations: Philip Guston and Giorgio de Chirico', and the upcoming 'Art After White People: Time, Trees, and Celluloid'. Professor Josh Kun directs The Popular Music Project at The Norman Lear Center at USC. A former Arts Writers Fellow with The Sundance Institute, Professor Kun is the author of 'Audiotopia: Music, Race, and America', which won a 2006 American Book Award.

Councilwoman Jan Perry, City of Los Angeles Ninth District, 3-21-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles, Ninth District, Councilwoman Jan Perry, Grand Avenue Project. Councilwoman Jan Perry's priorities for her second four-year term in office include greater access to basic city services, expansion of after-school programs for kids, increasing green space, and fostering economic growth in all parts of the district. She continues to work with the community to bring millions of dollars in capital improvements to parks and recreation centers, to increase public safety, and to achieve environmental justice for all. She recently unveiled the Augustus Hawkins Wetland, the first-of-its-kind, man-made wetland in a highly urban area in the nation.

Gail Goldberg, Director of Planning, City of Los Angeles, 3-21-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles, urban planning, sustainability, transportation infrastructure. Gail Goldberg is responsible for organizing and directing the policies and planning activities of the City's Planning Department. Those activities include the development, maintenance and implementation of all elements of the City's General Plan as well as a range of other special zoning plans. worked for 17 years in the Planning Department of the City of San Diego, the last five years serving as Planning Director.

Tom Murphy, ULI Senior Resident Fellow and former Mayor of Pittsburgh, PA, 3-21-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:00:00 -0700

Urban Marketplace 2007, Los Angeles, revitalization, urban development. Tom Murphy is an Urban Land Institute Senior Resident Fellow and former Mayor of Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Murphy served three terms as the mayor of Pittsburgh, from January 1994 through December 2005. He initiated a public-private partnership strategy that leveraged more than 4.5 billion dollars in economic development in Pittsburgh, and he oversaw the development of more than 25 miles of new riverfront trails and urban green space.

Tom Cody, Principal, Gerding Edlen Development and The South Group, 3-21-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:00:00 -0700

Urban Marketplace 2007, mixed-use urban development, downtown Los Angeles. Tom Cody is Principal with Gerding Edlen Development, responsible for California real estate development. Tom and Gerding Edlen specialize in large scale, mixed-use, urban development and are leaders in environmentally responsible development. They have completed approximately 4 billion dollars and have another 3 billion currently in development.

Jackie Keller, Founding Director of NutriFit, and Author of Body After Baby, 3-16-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:30:00 -0700

Nutrition for children, diabetes, obesity, NutriFit. Jackie Keller is dedicated to a healthier body and mind, and is a healthy lifestyle coach, nutrition educator, and culinary expert. She has appeared as a nutritional expert and health coach on the Today Show, Discovery Health, History Channel, and Access Hollywood.

Ethan van Thillo, Founder and Executive Director of the San Diego Latino Film Festival, 3-16-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:30:00 -0700

San Diego Latino Film Festival, documentary production, film. The 2007 San Diego Latino Film Festival is presenting more than 185 films from Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Spain and the U.S. Highlights include workshops on On-line Filming, Indy Film Promotion, Documentary Production, and a Retrospective of Chilean Films.

James Cook, Artist, 3-16-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:30:00 -0700

Landscape painting, industrial cityscapes, James Cook. James Cook. James Cook is a painter who is in love with painting, with the feel of paint, its smell, its application, its color, and its movement on the canvas. He paints quickly creating richly colored and exciting surfaces. Indeed, his bravura use of paint is akin to the Abstract Expressionists. Unlike them, however, he provides the viewer with a recognizable reality, ordered by his own personal vision and controlled by his technical mastery.

Elisabeth Sussman, Curator and Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography. Whitney Museum of American Art, 3-9-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:30:00 -0700

Gordon Matta-Clark, Whitney Museum of American Art, Elisabeth Sussman, art history. Elisabeth Sussman is curator of the Gordon Matta-Clark exhibition - 'You Are the Measure' at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She will be co-curating an upcoming exhibition on the work of William Eggleston. For the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Ms. Sussman also organized, with Sandra Phillips, a retrospective of the work of Diane Arbus.

Greg Miller, Artist, 3-9-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:30:00 -0700

Industrial artist, collage, photography, language. Greg Miller has been labeled by critics as a 'post pop industrial artist'. Miller, a child of the fifties and sixties, is very much a romantic, with a strong yearning for the simple beauty of yesteryear America. Miller paints billboards, motels and old Hollywood haunts, building his surfaces with a subtle yet very physical process, starting with collage, then layering paint, airbrush and finishing off the surface with resin. The artist views his work as looking into the past to find the future.

John Menier, Arts and Humanities Producer, UCSD-TV, 3-9-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:30:00 -0700

UCSD-TV, documentary, film, arts education. John Menier has contributed to the production of over 500 hours of original programming, in collaboration with campus and community partners such as San Diego Opera, the Old Globe Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, UCSD Theatre and Dance, and the La Jolla Music Society. His work has been honored by numerous regional and national awards, including the Emmy, Aurora and Telly awards for excellence in broadcasting.

Jay Dickman, Photographer and Olympus Visionary, 2-23-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:30:00 -0700

Photography, photojournalism, digital cameras, First Light Workshops. In the past 10 years, Jay Dickman has had over 20 assignments for 'National Geographic', and has worked on most of the 'Day in the Life' series, including America, China, Italy, and Africa. Jay's work appeared in 'Passage to Vietnam' and was highlighted on the interactive CD. Jay has won a Pulitzer Prize, World Press 'Golden Eye', Sigma Delta Chi 'Distinguished Service in Journalism', and many other national awards.

Amy Rogers, Director, Musical Theatre Program, Pace University, 2-23-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:30:00 -0700

Musical theater, Pace University, performing arts. Amy Rogers created and developed the BFA Musical Theatre degree program at Pace University, the second of its kind in New York City. Amy's professional directing credits include 'Flora The Red Menace', 'The Music Man', and 'Guys and Dolls'. Productions at Pace University include 'Pippin', 'Into The Woods', and 'Funny Girl'. Amy has taught master classes at numerous universities, summer programs and is an audition and repertoire coach in New York City.

Beatriz Colomina, Professor of Architecture, and Founding Director, Program in Media and Modernity, Princeton University, 2-23-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:00:00 -0700

Architecture, design, Clip-Stamp-Fold. Beatriz Colomina is the author of 'Domesticity at War' and 'Privacy and Publicity - Modern Architecture as Mass Media', both published by MIT Press, and the editor of 'Architectureproduction', 'Sexuality and Space', and 'Cold War Hot Houses - Inventing Postwar Culture from Cockpit to Playboy'. Beatriz is the organizer of the exhibition 'Clip-Stamp-Fold - The Radical Architecture of Little Magazines' at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York and the CCA in Montreal.

Stanley Nelson, Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker, MacArthur Fellow, and Executive Producer, Firelight Media, 2-16-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Firelight Media, documentary filmmaking, 'Jonestown', 'Murder of Emmett Till'. Stanley Nelson is acknowledged as one of the premier documentary filmmakers working today. He is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking historical documentaries, films that illuminate critical but overlooked history. His 2003 film, 'The Murder of Emmett Till', was broadcast nationally on PBS's 'American Experience' to rave reviews, and Mr. Nelson went on to win the Primetime Emmy for Best Directing, nonfiction; the Special Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival; and the highest honor in broadcast journalism, and the George Foster Peabody Award.

Art Greco, Producer, and Ned Davies, Co-Producer, RED DOT, 2-16-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0700

RED DOT Art Fair, fine art, art collecting. RED DOT is a new, vetted, hotel-based art fair in New York where approximately 50 galleries will show and sell works to the public on three adjacent floors of the elegant Park South Hotel. RED DOT will run from Friday, February 23 through Monday, February 26. Galleries participating in RED DOT include an important representation of young West Coast dealers, including DEN Contemporary, Patricia Faure, and Taylor de Cordoba from Los Angeles, and Andrea Schwartz, Bucheon, and Toomey-Tourell from San Francisco. Prestigious established galleries, such as Nancy Hoffman, Elizabeth Harris and Littlejohn Contemporary are also participating.

Hassan Christopher, Artistic Director, Company of Strangers, and Monica Gillette, Filmmaker and Professional Dancer, 2-16-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0700

Company of Strangers, 'Knock Knock', dance, film. Hassan Christopher's career in the performing arts has spanned nearly 15 years. Using an experimental approach, he draws from classical, modern and contemporary urban dance forms to realize his vision of 'Post-Hip Hop kinetic storytelling'. His worldwide travels have deeply influenced his belief in the transformative power of dance and theater. Monica Gillette is an experienced filmmaker and professional dancer. She grew up training as a ballet dancer on scholarship with Stanley Holden Dance Studio and with the Joffrey Ballet. She also fell in love with the craft of film editing and quickly rose through the ranks of the commercial film world, working on such shows as 'The Sopranos', and Dick Wolf's 'Crime and Punishment'.

Hope McMath, Director of Education, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL, 2-9-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:30:00 -0700

The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Temples and Tombs, Women of Vision. The Cummer Museum is presenting Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from The British Museum, on view until March 18, 2007. Hope McMath has been responsible for creating a nationally recognized art festival for over 2000 students with profound disabilities and Women of Vision, a program bringing art making and literacy to a group of women who are blind and visually impaired. Hope was named Museum Educator of the Year for the state of Florida in 2003 by the Florida Art Education Association.

Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith, Performers and Choreographers, 2-9-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:30:00 -0700

casebolt and smith, choreography, dance, performance art. While enjoying two distinctly individual careers, Liz Casebolt and Joel Smith met and discovered a shared desire to make dances that confront conventional notions of dance making. They formed 'casebolt and smith' in the spring of 2005. Their focus on collaboration has enabled them to collide two diverse histories, exposing layers of social, cultural, gendered, sexual, and educational differences. 'casebolt and smith' have presented work all over Southern California.

Victoria Robertson, Singer and Composer, 2-9-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:30:00 -0700

Victoria Robertson, Say New You, composer. Victoria Robertson's first full album of original compositions, 'On My Mind', was nominated for 'Best New Artist' by the San Diego Music Awards in 2005, and 'Best Record of the Year' by the LA Music Awards in 2006. She co-produced her most recent album of energetic original music, 'Say New You', her edgiest album to date. A singer-composer with a unique vision, Victoria is comfortable stretching musical boundaries.

Robert Weiss, Artistic Director, Carolina Ballet, 2-2-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sun, 4 Feb 2007 11:45:00 -0700

Carolina Ballet, Monet Impressions, dance, choreography. After only eight seasons, Carolina Ballet is being recognized as one of the top ten ballet companies in the U.S. 'Monet Impressions' is an evening of new work created by Artistic Director Robert Weiss and Principal Guest Choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and coinciding with the North Carolina Museum of Art's exhibition. Mr. Weiss is a former principal dancer with New York City Ballet.

John Malashock, Artistic Director, Malashock Dance, 2-2-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sun, 4 Feb 2007 11:45:00 -0700

Malashock Dance, Dance Place San Diego, dance film. John Malashock is recognized as one of California's most productive choreographers over the last 20 years. He has created nearly 60 original choreographic works for Malashock Dance, which he founded in 1988 after a distinguished performing career with Twyla Tharp Dance in New York. Most recently, he founded The Malashock Dance School at Dance Place San Diego at NTC Promenade, which he was instrumental in developing for the San Diego dance community.

Tony Eprile, Author and Educator, 2-2-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sun, 4 Feb 2007 11:45:00 -0700

The Persistence of Memory, The University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. Tony Eprile has had two books on the New York Times Notable Books List. He grew up in South Africa and has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ingram Merrill Foundation. He is Visiting Writer at The University of Iowa Writers' Workshop for the year 2006-07.

Judith Friedel, Chair, San Diego Jewish Film Festival, 1-26-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:15:00 -0700

San Diego Jewish Film Festival, film, documentary. The 17th Annual San Diego Jewish Film Festival, sponsored by the Mizel Family Foundation, and presented by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, showcases nearly 50 of the best contemporary Jewish-themed films from around the world celebrating life, human rights, and freedom of expression.

Brooke Hodge, Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1-26-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:15:00 -0700

Brooke Hodge, fashion, architecture, fine art. Brooke Hodge's most recent project is 'Skin and Bones - Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture', a major thematic exhibition that examines the intersections and overlaps between fashion and architecture. Ms. Hodge is also one of four curators of the National Design Triennial, which is currently on view at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, in New York.

Mira Cook, Dancer and Choreographer, 1-26-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:15:00 -0700

Mira Cook, dance, choreography. Choreography by Mira Cook includes 'Two Fold', performed by City Ballet of San Diego in 2006, 'Radial', performed in 2005, and 'Midnight in a Perfect World', performed by the Austin Dance Ensemble in 2001. She is in her fifth season as a company dancer with City Ballet of San Diego.

Kim Martindale, Producer, Los Angeles Art Show, 1-19-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Art Show, art collecting, contemporary art. The acclaimed Los Angeles Art Show, considered one of the most prestigious annual expositions in the United States, is returning for its 12th year, January 24-28, 2007. Presented by the Fine Art Dealers Association, the Los Angeles Art Show is a rare opportunity for both seasoned collectors and the general public to view and purchase works representing 'Five Centuries of Fine Art'.

Jori Finkel, Art Critic and Journalist, 1-19-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:00:00 -0700

Jori Finkel, art collecting, Collector's Boot Camp. Jori Finkel is an art critic and journalist based in Los Angeles, where she regularly covers contemporary art for The New York Times. Ms. Finkel lectures widely on topics in the art market, contemporary art, and the history of photography.

George Billis, Founder and Owner, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA, 1-12-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:00:00 -0700

George Billis Gallery, Chelsea, art collecting. When George Billis first opened his gallery in March 1997, he was one of a small sprinkling of galleries on what was then a culturally desolate stretch of West 26th Street in New York City. As only the twelfth gallery to open in Chelsea, a neighborhood that currently is host to over 300 galleries, he was successful in establishing himself while the Chelsea art scene continued to grow as he predicted. In September 2004, a Los Angeles branch was opened in the Culver City arts district.

Kari Nevil, President, JuneBug Films, 1-12-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:00:00 -0700

JuneBug Films, documentary filmmaking, feature films. JuneBug Films' diverse array of award-winning short films and feature films includes At Risk, which Kari Nevil produced, Planting Melvin, and Car Stories, which she wrote, directed and produced. Ms. Nevil is currently writing the screenplay for JuneBug's upcoming feature film, Jonathan's Wedding. Car Stories, JuneBug's first foray into documentary films, made its debut at Cinequest, and won the Audience Award at the 2006 California Independent Film Festival.

Steven J. Vasilion, Principal, Vasilion Architects, 1-12-07

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:00:00 -0700

Vasilion Architects, architecture, design, community service. Vasilion Architects specializes in the design of medical facilities and custom residences. Mr. Vasilion also mentors high school students interested in a career in architecture. Each year he works with six students. He creates a hypothetical project, using a real site and owner to interact with the students. Through their research, instruction, design and presentations, students receive an inside look at an architectural practice, and are able to make a better informed decision as to whether they wish to pursue architecture as a profession.

B.J. Adler, Executive Director, Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, and Carina Del Valle Schorski, Portfolio Gold Award Winner, Scholastic Writing Awards of 2005, 12-15-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:15:00 -0700

Scholastic Writing Awards, Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers provides resources nationwide to encourage, connect and empower creative youth - through event and online networking, workshops, scholarships and career exploration with alumni role models and industry mentors. B.J. Adler has served as a consultant to a number of arts education organizations, including the 92nd Street Y, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the New York Philharmonic.

Leo Eylar, Music Director and Conductor, California Youth Symphony, 12-15-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:15:00 -0700

California Youth Symphony, classical music, composers. Founded in 1952, the California Youth Symphony has taught thousands of students and includes two full symphony orchestras - the CYS Orchestra and the CYS Associate Orchestra, as well as a percussion ensemble and six additional groups for younger musicians. Leo Eylar is a composer of international stature. His compositions, which blend a rich, coloristic neo-romanticism with elements of jazz and driving Eastern European rhythmic vitality.

Dr. Franklin Kelly, Senior Curator of American and British Painting, National Gallery of Art, and Professor, Department of Art History and Archaeology, University of Maryland, 12-8-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:15:00 -0700

National Gallery of Art, John Constable, art history, landscape painting. Dr. Franklin Kelly is the curator of Constable's Great Landscapes - The Six-Foot Paintings, on view at the National Gallery of Art through December 31st, 2006. Dr. Kelly's concentration is on 19th- and early 20th-century American painting. His publications include 'Frederic Edwin Church and the National Landscape', 'Thomas Cole's Paintings of Eden', and 'Nineteenth-Century American Paintings in the National Gallery of Art', as well as articles and essays on a wide range of artists, including Thomas Eakins, George Bellows, and Edward Hopper.

Dr. William Henry Banchs, President, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, 12-8-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:15:00 -0700

National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, arts education. The NFAA encourages artistic growth and career development through workshops, public performances and exhibitions, internships, underwriting of creative projects and residency fellowships. The foundation awards high school seniors more than 500,000 dollars in cash prizes each year for achievement in the performing, literary and visual arts.

Julie Shigekuni, Editor, Blue Mesa Review, and Associate Professor of English, University of New Mexico, 12-8-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 1 Dec 2006 16:15:00 -0700

Blue Mesa Review, creative writing, University of New Mexico. The Blue Mesa Review is committed to publishing regional writers alongside nationally recognized artists and exceptionally talented newcomers. Distinguished by the multi-ethnic and diverse cultural heritage of its contributors, Blue Mesa Review strives to combine personal vision and aesthetics with a high degree of intellectual curiosity. Julie Shigekuni Julie Shigekuni has won several awards for her writing, including the PEN Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature, a Henfield award, and the Japanese American National Literary Award.

Andreas Manolikakis, Chair, Actors Studio MFA Program at Pace University, and member of the Acting and Directing Faculty; and Dr. Bill Coco, Director, Theater History Department, and member of the Theater History and History of Directing Faculty, 12-1-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 1 Dec 2006 12:15:00 -0700

Actors Studio MFA Program, Pace University, acting, writing, directing. In the Actors Studio MFA Program, every student, actor, director, and writer, is undergoing intensive - and intense - training in his or her own discipline, led by one of the most distinguished acting, directing and writing faculties ever assembled.

Jenny Lyn Bader, Playwright and Author, 12-1-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 1 Dec 2006 12:15:00 -0700

Playwriting, Manhattan Casanova, He Meant, She Meant. Jenny Lyn Bader's plays include 'Manhattan Casanova' - which just received its world premiere at New York's Hudson Stage. She co-authored the book 'He Meant, She Meant - The Definitive Male-Female Dictionary - What Men Think They're Saying, What Women Really Mean', published by Warner. In December, her one-act cycle 'Out of Mind - 7 Short Plays with Some of the People Missing' will be produced at NYU - Strasberg.

Dr. Elizabeth Hutton Turner, Senior Curator, The Phillips Collection, 11-17-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:45:00 -0700

The Phillips Collection, The Soci�t� Anonyme, Kandinsky, Mondrian, Calder. Dr. Elizabeth Hutton Turner is a specialist in early twentieth century modern art. At The Phillips, Dr. Turner has directed a series of traveling exhibitions derived from the permanent collection, including Two Lives - Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, and Jacob Lawrence - The Migration Series. Dr. Turner also has curated and directed significant large loan exhibitions, including Americans in Paris - Man Ray, Gerald Murphy, Stuart Davis, Alexander Calder.

Wesley Jessup, Executive Director, Pasadena Museum of California Art, 11-17-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:45:00 -0700

Pasadena Museum of California Art, Liquid Los Angeles, California Design Biennial. Wesley Jessup has organized several exhibitions at PMCA, including Liquid Los Angeles - Currents in Contemporary Watercolor and the California Design Biennial in 2003 and 2005. Previously, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, Mr. Jessup helped organize and travel Robert Rauschenberg - A Retrospective, and Picasso and the War Years - 1937-1945.

Rey Bustos, Artist and Educator, 11-17-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:45:00 -0700

Artistic anatomist, figure drawing, arts education. Rey Bustos is one of the leading artistic anatomists in the U.S. today. A former freelance illustrator, he is now almost solely dedicated to art education at every level. Mr. Bustos has developed a type of painting he calls SURREAL-REALISM, whereby he uses collage and paint to create a surreal new environment.

Kimberli Meyer, Director, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles, 11-10-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:15:00 -0700

MAK Center, architecture, art, Schindler House. The MAK Center's mission involves creating and supporting programming that explores the dynamic intersections of art, architecture, and culture. The MAK Center produces a year-round schedule of exhibitions, lectures, concerts, film screenings, and performances, and hosts an international residency program for visiting artists and architects.

Andreas Manolikakis, Chair, Acting and Directing, and Edward Allan Baker, Playwriting, Actors Studio MFA Program at Pace University, 11-10-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:15:00 -0700

Jocelyn Kress, Art Historian and International Lecturer, 11-10-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:15:00 -0700

Samuel H. Kress Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, art history, old masters. Jocelyn Kress has achieved international recognition for her varied and significant contributions to the world of Art. Her informational and engaging lectures reflect an extension of her lifelong interest in preserving the legacy of the Samuel H. Kress Collection, which many consider the most extensive and encyclopedic art collection of old masters ever amassed by an American.

Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, Director and Chief Curator, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, 11-3-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 3 Nov 2006 13:15:00 -0700

Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Latin American contemporary art, Art Basel Miami Beach. Cecilia Fajardo-Hill is a British-Venezuelan art historian and curator of contemporary art. The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation Grants and Commissions Programs support emerging and mid-career artists from Latin America, and offer support to other cultural endeavors including Miami Art Central. Ms. Fajardo-Hill has curated and organized numerous exhibitions, and written about the work of contemporary art and artists from Latin America.

Asuka Hisa, Education Director, Santa Monica Museum of Art, 11-3-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 3 Nov 2006 13:15:00 -0700

Santa Monica Museum of Art, arts education, Wall Works. Asuka Hisa is the creator of such groundbreaking programs as 'Wall Works', where acclaimed mid-career artists create large-scale public art projects with K-12 students. She is a board member of the Museum Educators of Southern California, member of ART TABLE, and sits on the City of Santa Monica Arts Education Commission. In 2003, Ms. Hisa was awarded the distinction of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by France's Ministry of Culture.

Robert Korda, Concert Violinist, 11-3-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 3 Nov 2006 13:15:00 -0700

Chamber music, film scores, Los Angeles Philharmonic. Robert Korda was a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra for 20 years playing under directors Sir George Solti, Zubin Mehta, and Carlo Maria Giulini. Mr. Korda has performed for six U.S. Presidents and other world leaders. Currently, he is a soloist for concerts, films, television, and chamber music.

Maki Kawakita, Photographer and Olympus Visionary, 10-27-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:30:00 -0700

Maki Kawakita, photography, fashion, digital multimedia, Olympus. Maki Kawakita covers as diverse a range of photography as the cultures Japanese, American, and European - that have most influenced her. Fashion, editorial, advertising, portraiture, fine art and dance all provide areas for her expression and for her professional work, which has also included invitations as guest lecturer at art colleges in Philadelphia, New York City, and Tokyo. Ms. Kawakita was selected in 2006 by Commercial Photography as one of the best 100 Photographers of Japan. Additionally, she was awarded the 2003 Advertising Photography Award.

Anne L. Strauss, Associate Curator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Nineteenth-Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art, 10-27-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:30:00 -0700

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, art history, Sean Scully, Cai Guo-Qiang. Anne Strauss organized The Metropolitan Museum of Art's presentation of 'Sean Scully: Wall of Light'. Also at the Metropolitan, she curated the recent exhibitions 'Christo and Jeanne-Claude: The Gates, Central Park, New York' (2004) and 'Andy Goldsworthy on the Roof' (2004), and co-curated 'Cai Guo-Qiang on the Roof: Transparent Monument' (2006), among other exhibitions

Professor Christopher Merrill, Director, International Writing Program, The University of Iowa, 10-27-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:30:00 -0700

International Writing Program, University of Iowa, poetry, film. Professor Christopher Merrill has published four collections of poetry, including 'Watch Fire', for which he received the Peter I. B. Lavan Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Poets; several edited volumes, including 'The Forgotten Language: Contemporary Poets and Nature', and four books of nonfiction, including 'The Old Bridge: The Third Balkan War and the Age of the Refugee', and 'Things of the Hidden God: Journey to the Holy Mountain'. Professor Merrill's work has been translated into 20 languages.

Sean Scully, Artist - 'Sean Scully: Wall of Light' is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from 9-26-06 to 1-15-07, 10-20-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:30:00 -0700

Wall of Light, Metropolitan Museum of Art, history of painting. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is currently exhibiting 'Sean Scully: Wall of Light', the first U.S. museum presentation of Mr. Scully's 'Wall of Light' series. The exhibition began its national tour at The Phillips Collection, followed by showings at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and the Cincinnati Art Museum.

David Erdman, Partner, servo, and Design Faculty, UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design, 10-20-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:30:00 -0700

servo, architecture, digital technology. David Erdman and each founding member of the research design collaborative servo blends the work of the practice with academic research. Mr. Erdman has coordinated the participation of his student's work in exhibitions internationally including the 'Florence Festival for Architecture in Video', the 'Gray, Green and Brown' competition at the Museum of Contemporary Art and the '2x8' exhibition at the A plus D museum in Los Angeles.

Joe Nalven, Founder, Digital Art Guild, 10-20-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:30:00 -0700

Digital art, photography, Photoshop, Multiple Universes. Joe Nalven founded Digital Art Guild in 2003. He is the co-author of 'Going Digital - The Practice and Vision of Digital Artists'. Recently, Mr. Naiven helped the San Diego Art Institute launch its first ever 'International Digital Fine Art Exhibition'.

Jerrilynn Dodds, Distinguished Professor of Art History and Theory, School of Architecture of the City College of the City University of New York, 10-13-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:30:00 -0700

Art history, architecture, filmmaking, Medieval Spain, New York Masjid. Professor Jerrilynn Dodds's work has centered on issues of artistic interchange, and how groups form their identities through art and architecture. She is known in addition as an author, curator and documentary filmmaker. Professor Dodds is the author of 'Architecture and Ideology of Early Medieval Spain', 'Al Andalus - The Arts of Islamic Spain', and 'New York Masjid. The Mosques of New York'.

Larry and Debby Kline, Artists/Curators, 10-13-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:30:00 -0700

Art, performance art, Shmata Nouveau, Forty Acres. Larry and Debby Kline are artists who create untraditional artwork that addresses social concerns. Their unique approach to art has been awarded three grants from The Gunk Foundation, New York, and a grant from the Potrero Nuevo Fund, San Francisco. Their work has been featured in internationally distributed publications such as Orion, Utne, Public Art Review, Camerawork, and ArtPaper.

Rebecca Bryant, Dancer-Choreographer, 10-6-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 7 Oct 2006 18:00:00 -0700

Dance, choreography, performance art, improvisation. Rebecca Bryant collaborates with dancers, musicians, actors, and visual artists on dance pieces that combine movement, sound, text and visuals. She is a recipient of the Glorya Kaufman, Jean Irwin and Forti Family Awards, Artsbridge Scholarship, and a residency at the Djerassi Resident Artist Program. Her choreographic work was selected for the Gala Concert at the Southwest Region American College Dance Festival in 2000.

Amanda Shore, President, Cambridge Art Gallery, 10-6-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 7 Oct 2006 18:00:00 -0700

Landscape painting, Benjamin Williams Leader, Cambridge Art Gallery. Cambridge Art Gallery is unique in presenting works by both emerging artists and their stylistic predecessors. The gallery also holds an exceptional program of lectures and related events throughout the year inviting the most distinguished historians and curators from around the world.

Daniel Marshall, Artistic Director of LaDiego Dance Theater, 10-6-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 7 Oct 2006 18:00:00 -0700

Dance, choreography, LaDiego Dance Theater. Daniel Marshall received the National Choreography Award in 2002 and was named 'One of the 25 Dancers to Watch' in 2001 in Dance Magazine. LaDiego Dance Theater is currently setting pieces for the November 2006 premier of Harlem Nutcracker 'Land of the Sweets'.

Lynn Simonson, Founder of the Simonson Technique and Co-Founder of Dance New Amsterdam, 9-29-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:00:00 -0700

Dance, choreography, dance education, Simonson Technique. Lynn Simonson is a choreographer and was director of the Jazz Project and New Vision for Dance at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival for over 12 years. The Simonson Technique is a concert jazz dance form founded on anatomically based principles of body awareness and alignment. The Technique is currently taught in 19 countries worldwide.

April Greiman, Artist and Designer, 9-29-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 15:00:00 -0700

Digital photography, graphic design. April Greiman pioneered digital design and became renowned for her unique experiments with the Apple Macintosh. Drive-by Shooting -- April Greiman Digital Photography is April Greiman's current exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art.

Dr. Jennifer Tonkovich, Associate Curator, Drawings and Prints, The Morgan Library and Museum, NYC, 9-22-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:30:00 -0700

Rembrandt etchings, Morgan Library and Museum, art history, Van Gogh. Dr. Jennifer Tonkovich is curator in charge of the upcoming exhibition at The Morgan, 'Fragonard and the French Tradition'. She is currently preparing an exhibition of Vincent van Gogh's letters for Fall 2007. Dr. Tonkovich is widely published in such journals as 'The Burlington Magazine' and 'Master Drawings'.

Colleene Fesko, Vice President, and Director of American and European Paintings and Prints, Skinner Inc., 9-22-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:30:00 -0700

Art auctions, contemporary art, Antiques Roadshow. Colleene Fesko is responsible for four major auctions per year, overseeing sales that include American and European paintings, prints, and sculpture from the 16th through 21st centuries. A familiar face on the PBS series 'Antiques Roadshow', Ms. Fesko has also been a featured guest on NPR's 'Talk of the Nation'.

Tina Landau, Writer and Director, 9-19-06, Part One

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:45:00 -0700

Tina Landau, Viewpoints, acting, theater, Steppenwolf. Tina Landau is a writer and director whose original work includes the music-theatre project BEAUTY, which won the 2003 San Diego Critic's Circle Award for Outstanding New Play; the play SPACE, one of Time Magazine's 1997 Ten Best; the music-theatre piece DREAM TRUE which won the Richard Rogers Award; and the musical FLOYD COLLINS which received the 1996 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical, seven Drama Desk nominations, and seven 1999 Barrymore Awards, including Best Overall Production (Musical) and Best Direction (Musical). Ms. Landau's adaptations include versions of DuMaurier's REBECCA, Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and the epic of GILGAMESH. Directing credits include her Broadway debut in 2001 with the revival of BELLS ARE RINGING starring Faith Prince, which was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Musical Revival. Ms. Landau is the co-author (with Anne Bogart) of 'The Viewpoints Book', published in 2005 by Theatre Communications Group.

Tina Landau, Writer and Director, 9-19-06, Part Two

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:45:00 -0700

Tina Landau, Viewpoints, acting, theater, Steppenwolf. We continue our ARTSCAPE conversation with acclaimed writer-director Tina Landau.

Annie MacManus, Host of the Annie Mac Show, BBC Radio 1, 9-15-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:45:00 -0700

Annie Mac, BBC Radio 1, club DJ, hip-hop, house music. Since July 2004, the Annie Mac show has gone from strength to strength, attracting a host of loyal followers from around the world, and Annie has established herself firmly as part of Radio 1's 'In New Music We Trust' evening output. Annie is also a talented club DJ and is booked regularly to play the UK's most credible clubs. Annie's DJ tour, Annie Mac Presents II, will begin in September 2006.

Anne-Brigitte Sirois, Director of Real Estate Development for the Arts, Lerner Group, New York City, 9-15-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:45:00 -0700

Chelsea art district, real estate development, art galleries, art investment. In the mid-1990s, Anne-Brigitte Sirois initiated an ongoing project to market the then-isolated area of Chelsea West and formally advocated the creation of a new art gallery community. Today, Chelsea is home to almost 300 art galleries and hosts a vital scene for contemporary art in New York City. Between 1996 and 2006, Ms. Sirois has directly represented transactions totaling over $250 million on behalf of various art organizations in the Chelsea district.

Sage Tucker-Ketcham, Founder, Director, and President, Studio STK, 9-15-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:45:00 -0700

Studio STK, art center, art classes, painting. Studio STK, located in Burlington, VT, combines a community art center and gallery with the mission of supporting and showing emerging artists, as well as creating a space that encourages creativity and promotes the growth of art. Sage Tucker-Ketcham has curated over 120 different artists at Studio STK's Gallery, which is fully booked through August 2007. Sage is currently expanding her body of paintings to be submitted to galleries in New York, Boston, and London.

Jillian Chu, Founding Director, BOUNDcontemporaryDance, 9-8-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:30:00 -0700

BOUNDcontemporaryDance, choreography, ballet, modern dance. BOUNDcontemporaryDance performers are connected by a common thread -- the search for truth in movement and communication. BOUND dancers share with audiences the power of movement as an entry point into the human condition through dance that is visually and intellectually stimulating. In Chicago, Jillian Chu's choreography was featured in the acclaimed 'New Dances' annual series. Ms. Chu was awarded 'Outstanding Performer' by the American College Dance Festival Association in 2002.

Charles Santos, Executive Director, TITAS, 9-8-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:30:00 -0700

TITAS, ballet, dance, music. Established in 1982, TITAS is the premier Texas presenter of major dance attractions in a series format. Now entering its 23nd season, TITAS has presented over 130 of the world's finest performing ensembles, ranging from the greatest classical companies, to the young American ensembles currently leading the dance world, to ethnic troupes rich in the history of other cultures. Previously, Mr. Santos was the Managing Director and Producer for the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in New York, producing the highly acclaimed Evening Stars series at the World Trade Center.

Peter Mays, Executive Director, Los Angeles Art Association, 9-8-06

david@artscapemedia.com (David Lemberg) — Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:30:00 -0700

Los Angeles Art Association, emerging artists, Gallery 825, LAAA South. The mission of Los Angeles Art Association is to provide emerging artists with the experience, education and exposure needed to create and sustain a career in the arts. Peter Mays is also an experienced painter, printmaker, book illustrator and graphic designer whose artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums. brings his vast experience with creative and nonprofit management to the Los Angeles Art Association.

Dr. Eric Denker, Senior Lecturer, Education Division, National Gallery of Art, 8-25-06