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Category Archives: Art
Dramatic close-ups capture something percolating and exploding – but what is it?
From Aeon: Winner of the Jury Prize in the 1981 Cannes Film Festival’s Short Films competition, Zea is an impressive and exhilarating piece of macro filmmaking. In a montage, close-ups capture a mysterious yellow subject as it heats and bubbles. But what … Continue reading
Love and loss
Thanks to Linda W. Today is the birthday of choreographer Donald Byrd AND composer Emmanuel Witzthum. To celebrate, we’re sharing a full dress rehearsal recording of one of their collaborations: Love and Loss. This video is open to the public, so please … Continue reading
Art like you’ve never experienced
Thanks Sybil-Ann
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Italy’s Museums Reopen With Vibrating Social-Distancing Necklaces, Limited Admission
A guard will “chaperone” groups of six through the Scuderie del Quirinale’s blockbuster Raphael exhibition By Theresa Machemer SMITHSONIANMAG.COM (thanks Ann M.)MAY 22, 2020 As Italy relaxes its stay-at-home-orders, museums are beginning to reopen with new safety measures that allow visitors … Continue reading
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Apples on display
Just in case everyone doesn’t know, the lovely apples on display as Art of the Month are the work of Ryan Miller’s wife Liisa. She is certainly a gifted artist and I very much appreciate her sharing her work. … Continue reading
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Near the Elliot Bay Bookstore
Thanks to Mary Montgomery who’s prowling the local streets uncovering artistic gems
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Greenlake Dragonfly
We have some’Artistes de Rue’ in Seattle, too. As a community art project my niece, Lisa Cach, designed the dragonfly and obtained the grant for money, mainly for the cost of the paint, from the city’s neighborhood art fund. They … Continue reading
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Smiles on the street by Artistes de Rue
Make sure you scroll down to enjoy the street art
Virtual Asian Museum Tours
Thanks to Ann Milam. Here’s the corrected link.
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Inspiration in the sky in Italy
Quite a tribute! Thanks to Gordon G. As Italy is in quarantine, the Italian Air Force flies a single jet, representing the virus, to meet other jets that stream the colors of the Italian flag while Pavarotti’s Nessus Dorma plays with the … Continue reading
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Finally, some quiet time at the Louvre
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Plensa’s precautions in the Sculpture Garden
Thanks to Mike C. and, yes, we need to be able to smile! We know what art critics think of that 46-foot-tall head, the sculpture that is installed at the Olympic Sculpture Park: Magnifique. Jaume Plensa, the Spanish artist who made it, … Continue reading
Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch (Video)
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours?utm_source=smsshare From Alice and Joe’s daughter – enjoy!
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Tchaikovsky’s Divine Liturgy – Performed by Cappella Romana
The link to the broadcasted performance is https://www.facebook.com/cappellaromana/videos/1294997770699445/ You can also watch from Cappella Romana’s homepage at cappellaromana.org PROGRAM Peter Tchaikovsky: Divine Liturgy, with: Kalinnikov: First Antiphon Sheehan: Second Antiphon, Alleluiarion Rachmaninoff: Beatitudes for double choir, from his Divine Liturgy Chesnokov: Choral concerto, … Continue reading
Greetings from Brussels!!
Last month you may recall that Spotlight on the Performing Arts sponsored a pre-competition recital by Yvette Kraft on February 29th. What follows is an email from Yvette and her mother Karen Sent to Mary Ann Hagan. Just an update … Continue reading