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THE insistent groan of an industrial cherry-picker made for an odd siren song at the Royal Academy of Art over the weekend. Casual strollers wandered into the plaza, their curiosity piqued by the small army of construction workers unfurling and hanging a tapestry-like artwork across the façade of the RA’s Burlington House. “It reminds me [...]

You can still party arty, even though the New Year is no longer the reason. The Art Center of Estes Park proudly presents a reception for its new artists on Jan. 11, from 5 to 7 pm at the art center gallery. The free artists party is sponsored by the Fred Wojcik Memorial Fund and [...]

The dingy carpets and heavy drapes worked: Sharon Seymour, the production designer for â??Argo,â? made the cut with the Art Directors Guild, which has announced its annual award nominees. Ms. Seymour made the list for period film, alongside Sarah Greenwood for â??Anna Karenina,â? J. Michael Riva for â??Django Unchained,â? Eve Stewart for â??Les MisÃrablesâ? and [...]

The very first First Friday of 2013 offers everything from exhibits of traditional painting and printmaking to work by a pair of re-use artists and art inspired by the movies. The monthly First Friday Art Walk, led this month by Lane Arts Council Executive Director Liora Sponko, kicks off at 5:30 pm Friday at MECCA, [...]

Dont rejoice in his defeat, you men. For though the world stood up and stopped the bastard, the bitch that bore him is in heat again. So says Bertold Brecht at the end of Sam Peckinpahs 1977 war film Cross of Iron as Corporal Steiner (James Coburn) sardonically laughs through the credits over ghastly pictures [...]

At many hotels nowadays, youre just as likely to stumble upon a poetry reading or writing workshop as you are a wedding reception. Some of the lobbies are starting to feel more like coffeehouses or French salons, where guests and neighbors can pursue intellectual curiosities. STORY: Two-in-one hotels please different clienteles Think artist-in-residence, guided discussions [...]

Facts Game info Score: 4 stars (out of 4)Rating: E (for Everyone)Best for: Ages 8-upPublisher: Nintendo, http://artacademy.nintendo.comPlatform: Nintendo 3DSCost: $39.99

Forget about the Pentagon as potential victim in the stylized Kabuki drama of fiscal cliff negotiations. In an era of exceptional partisan bitterness that all too often forecloses thoughtful political discourse, it is the very lack of divergent views and spirited debate about defense that endangers American national security. In the absence of a clash [...]

Ken Harman describes his path in life as one of happenstance and coincidence and serendipity. Thursday, Spoke Art, his small storefront gallery space in San Franciscos Nob Hill, should be a happy madhouse as it inaugurates its first show of the new year, the second annual Supersonic Electronic Invitational. Not only is it First Thursday, [...]

In London last November, the director of the Tate, Nicholas Serota, said that it would be spending around £2m a year–40% of its acquisitions budget–on art from outside Europe and North America. The Guggenheim and Museum of Modern Art in New York have announced similar policies. The question is, how to find out about art [...]