Thursday, October 2, 2008

Art Openings and Events: October ‘08

By Laura Seewoester

Andreas F. Voegelin, Antikenmuseum Basel and Sammlung Ludwig

Canopic Stopper of Tutankhamun: Tutankhamun’s canopic chest had four compartments, and each had a lid in the shape of the king’s head. He wears a royal nemes headdress with a vulture and cobra (uraeus). Some scholars have questioned whether the facial features indicate a previous ruler, but Tutankhamun’s name on the exterior appears original. Dynasty 18, Reign of Tutankhamun 1332-1322 BCE

October 3-5:

• HCG Gallery is opening a show for Brazilian born artist Adriana Carvalho. Carvalho uses household and industrial items to make delicate works.
• Matt Clark and Sean Ibanez are opening a show at 500X. Ibanez works with manipulating paper and fabric, while Clark uses materials into forms that relate to human modes of transit. Also in the Project Room: A collaboration between Jessica Cook and Natalie Macellaio.
• The Cottonwood Art Festival is going on out in Richardson this weekend. There will be over 240 local and regional artists, as well as a variety of music.
• There is another art/music festival in Sundance Square this weekend. Music Arte de Fort Worth will be celebrating the arts of the Americas (south, central and north) with art and music. It's free, and the word "wine" comes up twice in the description. That's enough for me.
• In case you've been living under a rock and haven't heard, the King Tut exhibit starts Friday at the DMA. You know you want to be part of the Tut mania. It's calling you.

October 10-12:

Photo by Laura Seewoester

James Gasowski: Poor William Acrylic on canvas

• There is an opening reception for James Gasowski at Decorazon in the Bishop Arts District. Stop by and see his colorful, geometric paintings.
• There is a lecture at the Kimbell titled Berthe Morisot and Eva Gonzalès: Artists and Muses, given by the David and Mary Winton Green Curator of Medieval through Modern European Painting and Sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago. Wow, I think that's the longest job title ever.
• On Sunday the Latino Cultural Center is hosting the Festival Sabor a Mexico. It's free and will have all kinds of arts and crafts that are, obviously, inspired by Latin American culture.

October 17-18:

Image provided by PDNB

John Albok, Flirtation, 1943

• PDNB is opening a solo show for John Albok, whose career spanned some seventy years (1894 - 1982). Albok shot a variety of themes, including the streets of New York during the Great Depression.
• The MAC is hosting the David Dike Fine Art 13th Annual Texas Art Auction. The auction will benefit the Texas Art Exhibition Fund.
• There is a William Steiger show opening at Holly Johnson. Destination is a series of oil paintings and works on paper that explores topics of landscape, architecture and evolvement of the early 20th century.
• Conduit is opening a show for Fahamu Pecou, a hip-hop graphic illustrator out of Atlanta. This is good stuff people, check it out.

October 24-26:

• Plano is having their 5th annual Trick Art Treat event with special exhibitions and refreshments. And the best part - it's free!
• Kittrell/Riffkind is hosting a beadmaking class for anyone who is an artsy craftsy beader type. They have all kinds of cool beads and glass to work with, and whenever I go there they always seem to have cookies and stuff (just an observation, no promises on that one).
• The Amon Carter Museum is hosting a lecture with artist/photographer Laura McPhee (not to be confused with Nanny McPhee). She will be describing her last project, River of No Return.
• The Kimbell continues with its films showing in conjunction with The Impressionists. This Sunday it is on Vincent Van Gogh.

On goings and goings on:

• If you're into quilting, the Irving Arts Center is the place for you to be. They have three quilt exhibits going on through the end of November. There is also a bit of Quilt Mania going on at the Arlington Museum of Art.
• From Manet to Miró: Modern Drawings from the Abelló Collection is going on through December at the Meadows Museum. I know it sounds lame to see the drawings, not paintings, of these artists, but the drawings are actually pretty cool because they give you a little peak into the artists' process.
• Every Friday in the month of August, ArtLoveMagic will be having coffee and art (and music) at Saxbys in Farmers Branch. For all you Addisonites, it's right down the road and the chances of a popped collar sighting are minimal.
• Jool Rocks is a competition where local artists compete annually in making pieces with either the same stone or theme (this year it's King Tut). Stop by during business hours and vote for your favorite. This year a portion of the proceeds will go to one of our own, artist Sharon McCartney who was in a catastrophic car accident that left her partially paralyzed. The event is ongoing for about two weeks this month.

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