by Jeff Maisey | Apr 18, 2019 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio Juried art shows are peculiar animals. They are one person’s vision of what the viewing public needs to see from what was submitted, usually during an open call for entries, often with a fee, sometimes that includes a museum membership. In the case...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 15, 2019 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio The best thing to do when Gayle Paul is afforded the opportunity to curate a show her way is to not ask questions or debate whether it will be worth your time and simply go see it. At the very least, you can expect an elegantly installed and expertly...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 22, 2019 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
By Betsy DiJulio This is the story of how thread—and beads—became a lifeline. In 1999, Ntombephi “Induna” Ntobela and Bev Gibson, the former with a traditional education and the latter with a self-described Western education, formed the Ubuhle (oo-buk-lay)...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 17, 2019 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
By Jeff Maisey Works of art from Sub-Sahara Africa are on display at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center in an exhibition called “The African Art: Identity & Power.” The exhibition, on view through April 28 and paired with the complimentary “Cash Crop” exhibit, is...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 13, 2018 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
Dickens Christmas Towne is one of the region’s most solid and intriguing must-see holiday events By Michael Curry Over the past few years, the wonderfully interactive experience (much more than an exhibition) at the Decker Half Moone Center at Nauticus has been...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 19, 2018 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
By Jeff Maisey Jennifer Lucy makes her artistic debut as exhibit curator September 15 with the hip, very “now” show titled 3D Printing the Smithsonian. The exhibit will remain on view until December 16. The craft/art of 3-dimensional printing is a relatively new...
