Lucian Freud dies at 88
Tributes have been paid to the British artist, Lucian Freud, who has died at his home in London at the age of 88. A grandson of the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, he was born in Berlin in 1922 and moved with his family to England in the early 1930s to escape Nazi persecution. The Tate Gallery said his early paintings redefined British art and his later works stand comparison with the great figurative painters of any period....
Turner Contemporary flourishing
How art and culture has turned the tide for Margate – Turner Contemporary reaches 156,000 visits in 3 months Only 3 months after opening Turner Contemporary passed its 12 month target of 156,000 visits. The 156,000th visitor, Edoardo Pacchett from Monza, Italy was congratulated and presented with a bottle of Kentish sparkling wine by Director Victoria Pomery. Ms Pomery said, “It is fantastic to have hit our visitor target so...
ExhibArt launches national art fundraiser
Exhib’Art launches national art fundraiser for London bound athletics team SAINT-LAURENT, QC – Exhib’Art, in partnership with Athletics Canada, is officially launching today an innovative fundraiser for the track and field team on the road to London 2012. The announcement was made at the Salon Exib’Art in the presence of Christine St-Pierre, Minister of Culture, Communications and the Status of Women and Alan DeSousa, Mayor of...
Arts, Culture to re-align its funding
Pretoria – The Department of Arts and Culture has embarked on a process of re-aligning its funding to the priorities identified at the Consultative Conference, says Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile. The conference had agreed in April that the "creative sector in South Africa had the pote GlobalBuzz-SA – ArtnSpire
Dept to support youth in arts
Pretoria – The Department of Arts and Culture will this financial year focus on identifying and developing young talent to ensure that arts become a career of choice among the youth. Presenting his department’s 2011/2012 Budget Vote on Wednesday, Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile ackn GlobalBuzz-SA – ArtnSpire