| Native artists depend on ash trees
West Michigan's Native American community has good reason to worry about the Emerald Ash Borer, the invasive species that is killing Michigan's ash trees. To indigenous artists who create black ash baskets, the end of the trees could mean the end of a craft that has been passed from generation to generation. "Since the discovery of the EAB in Michigan in 2002, Michigan has lost over 20 million ash trees and the numbers continue to rise," said Kelly Church, of Hopkins. Church, along with her daughter, Cherish Parrish, and basket weaver John Pigeon are nationally recognized Native American artists. All three learned basketry from their elders and are passing their knowledge to a younger generation. Church and Parrish show and sell their work at the National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian in Washington, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the IAIA Museum in Santa Fe.
College Students Organize First-ever Remote Astronomy International Messier Marathon
Michael Pagitz, of Austria and Evan Fischler, of Seattle, Washington have presented to the global astronomical community a challenge to participate in the world's first ever organized, remote astronomy Messier Marathon. For those of you that are interested mark your calendar for March 28 and March 29, 2008. Find below more details and links to websites where you can learn more of the details and actually register for the competition. Fountain Valley, Calif. (PRWEB) March 24, 2008 -- For the first time in history, amateur astronomers will have an opportunity to participate in an international competition. Michael and Evan have formulated plans to dramatically demonstrate the unbelievable efficiency of using remote astronomy to accomplish this popular challenge. The Messier Marathon is frequently performed at Star parties.
Maine awards $265K in latest tech grants
The Maine Technology Institute reports it has awarded about $265,000 in 25 seed grants to technology companies in the Pine Tree State. The MTI said it gives seed grants of up to $12,500 on a competitive basis to support early activities for product development, commercialization or business planning and development. The MTI requires a 1-to-1 match of cash, salaries, staff time or equipment for each grant. Seed grants are awarded six times a year. The application deadline for the next round of grants is April 17, 2008. The following companies received grants: Advanced Technologies for Forestry and Agriculture Compost Utilization & Systems; China Village; $12,202 for evaluation of lime stabilized soil over a year as a substitute for concrete for manure storage.
Dan Perjovschi to promote the Museum of Modern Art from Manhattan in the New York Times
Museum of Modern Art from New York hired Dan Perjovschi to create a page promoting the museum for the daily paper The New York Times, the subsidiary of the Romanian Cultural Institute from the American metropolis informs.
The March 12, 2008 edition of the American daily paper includes in the special "Museums" section a page of drawings by Dan Perjovschi. Selected by the Museum of Modern Art to present the image of the institution in this edition of The New York Times, Perjovschi started his work with a modern comment referring to contemporary art and to the manner it is presented today by the great museums (including the Museum of Modern art), a list including "Cubism, Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Modernism, Cafeteria, Shop." Last year, the Museum of Modern Art hosted the first individual exhibition by Dan Perjovschi in the United States, entitled "What Happened to US?" In front of the audience, for several days, Perjovschi sketched graphic comments on the relations between present social and political circumstances and art on one of the walls of the Donald B.
Enjoy the arts without breaking the bank
In a shaky economy, we all know what the financial experts advise: cancel your cable, drop your season tickets and start staying in. In essence, stop having fun. But being frugal and being cultured don't have to be mutually exclusive.
The Sun's critics and arts writers offer up their best advice on now to enjoy the Baltimore arts scene on a budget.
THEATER
• Go on a weeknight: If you've been to the Charles Theatre in the past year, chances are you've seen commercials featuring Irene Lewis, Center Stage's artistic director. Lewis expresses mock outrage upon learning that a popcorn and soda cost $10, commenting: "You can see a play at Center Stage for $10!"
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The man who invented appropriation
Painter and sculptor Richard Prince is famed in the art world for taking other people's work and presenting it as his own. Some people see it as theft, others see it as creating a new cultural understanding. An exhibition of Richard Prince's work called "Spiritual America" opens this weekend at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. .
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