9/11 memorial a challenge Oct 14, 2008
Using sunlight seemed like such a no-brainer to us, and I think that s why we were unanimously selected (by the 9/11 Memorial Commission), said Eddie, who started Jones Studio in 1979 ... Jones Studio and its partner, in Tempe, were selected to create the memorial after a public competitive process, which began with Gov. Janet Napolitano forming the. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Nature-friendly Yurts Popular with Green Builders Oct 14, 2008
Because of their affordability, durability and stylish design, modern yurts are used across the United States as a home addition, living area on vacation land, an art studio and even as a business establishment. "The serene, circular space and natural light of a yurt offers a more open connection to the natural world," says Scott Campbell, president of Rainier Industries, a company in Seattle that makes yurts. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Artists shed light on their muses Oct 14, 2008
Philomath Open Studios provide tour of surprises. PHILOMATH This weekend and next Corvallis painter/printmaker Bill Shumway will be one of 12 visiting artists joining eight member artists for the Sixth Annual Philomath Open Studios Art Tour and Sale ... There, he has two studios: one for painting, one for printmaking. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Judith Belzer has a feel for the natural world Oct 14, 2008
The autumn light is soft and the air through her window balmy as Belzer, 52, sits in the basement studio of her home in North Berkeley to talk about painting ... She doesn't take photographs or draw sketches on her wanderings, but returns to her studio and makes paintings "very much out of my head and my imagination." When she works she's always listening - to the radio, to a podcast or more often to a book on tape ... " As she speaks, workers are hammering and sawing upstairs. Pollan's writing... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Universal Pictures to distribute DreamWorks films Oct 14, 2008
Steven Spielberg and partner Stacey Sniders ambitious plans to fund their new studio have been slowed by the global credit crisis. By Claudia Eller, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 14, 2008 In a move that brings Steven Spielberg closer to reestablishing his independence, Universal Pictures will distribute the movies produced by the filmmaker's new DreamWorks studio ... Spielberg and Snider have already begun the initial phase of bringing over some key executives with hopes of hiring the... (Los Angeles Times)
Whitney Gallery renovation begins Oct 14, 2008
The studio of W.H.D. Koerner also is being remodeled. We'll still have the Remington studio, but it will be more open and easier to view, Besaw said ... We will have a new studio featuring a Teddy Roosevelt work by Alexander Phimister Proctor, which will show how a sculpture is created from scratch. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Open Art Studio Tour (3) Oct 14, 2008
Open Art Studio Tour ... Local artist Tony Segale, right, shows off his 5-by-7-foot paintings hanging in the Lodi Beer Company to Sean and Viki Leonard, at Segale's home and studio ... Eleven local artists gave tours of their studios on Saturday and Sunday as part of the annual Open Art Studio Tour. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Joy of comfort: Take the path to pleasure Oct 14, 2008
My comfort zone is in my art studio in my home ... I paint and could go into my studio and escape to a different world through my creative efforts. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Hathaway isn't bashful over her pride in latest role Oct 13, 2008
He shoots it in a home-movie style that more closely resembles his documentaries than his mainstream studio work, which includes The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia ... No major studio ever would have approved the script, let alone allowed him to direct in such a radical way, he says. (Houston Chronicle)
Aberdeen shows off for annual Blue Bluff Festival Oct 13, 2008
Mary Jo Williams, owner of Catawba Corner, an art studio and gallery in Hamilton, said it s 100 percent necessary for festivals to be held. If for no other reason than community fellowship, she explained, noting it s hard to say what impact the economy will have on people. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Off to an opening in earnest Oct 13, 2008
October 13, 2008 10:48am AEDT. After a weekend of depression, lust, abuse, rage and anguish, will arts lovers dive in for a second week. (The Australian)
A Moving Collaboration Oct 13, 2008
A: It's never the same on the road as in your own home studio because there's a feeling, there's a smell, there's a comfort, and in these new spaces, as beautiful as they are, it's not home. I'm having to retrain myself to not let circumstances have an effect. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
LOCAL FOLKS:THS artist likes to surprise with her work Oct 13, 2008
Her Advanced Placement Studio Art teacher, Karen Barclay, said Riley has a way of going against expectations. "She sparkles. She thinks outside of the box," Barclay said. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Call for Artists: 2009 MASTER ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM Oct 13, 2008
Located just four miles from the east coast beaches of central Florida, the pine and palmetto wooded environment contains award-winning studios that include a resource library, painting studio, sculpture studio, music studio, dance studio, black box theater, writers' studio, and digital computer lab ... Atlantic Center for the Arts provides housing (private room/bath with work desk), weekday meals (provided by ACA chef) and 24 hour access to shared studio space ... Image:ACA's Roberson Dance... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Unicorn Media site offers new content Oct 13, 2008
As one of the co-founders of , Rinehart said while the company specialized in the underpinnings of the technology allowing streaming content via the Internet, there was a large call from artists -- professionals not affiliated with a studio -- looking for a place they could load digital content. We are trying to give these artists the same way to distribute their media as the big players do, Rinehart said. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Local artists featured in Invitational Art Show Oct 13, 2008
Wright is a member of the Chestnut Plein-Air group, the Williamson County Arts Council and the JGP (Julia Green Parks) artists group in Franklin where she shares studio space with 10 other artists. Most of her instructional time has been spent with well-known artist, Charles Brindley, and most recently she has studied with California artist, Elio Camacho. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Art.view: On the giants' causeway Oct 12, 2008
Mr Freud was called to the studio for his first portrait by Bacon in 1951 ... When he returned to the studio after his first sitting, he found that in his absence the portrait had metamorphosed into something quite different; it now looked very much like the snapshot of the Prague-born early 20th-century writer, Franz Kafka, that was to be found among the debris littering the floor where Bacon worked. (The Economist)
Entrepreneurs see upside in downturn Oct 12, 2008
The retail store at 1003 N. Abby St. sells art and clay supplies and includes a studio ... The studio is used for adult classes and children's parties. (Fresno Bee)
A lake like a movie set, California cool Oct 12, 2008
(LESLIE SAINT MCLELLAN (ABOVE); MICHAEL BLANCHOT/LAKESIDE STUDIO) By Jeanne Umana Globe Correspondent / October 12, 2008. . (Boston Globe)
A time to see, breathe, and live art Visitors view works of 600 artists at Jersey City Artists' Studio Tour Oct 11, 2008
The Hudson Reporter - A time to see, breathe, and live art Visitors view works of 600 artists at Jersey City Artists' Studio Tour ... Visitors view works of 600 artists at Jersey City Artists' Studio Tour ... For those admirers of the legendary president Abraham Lincoln and current presidential candidate Barack Obama, premier pop artist Ron English (who has roots in Illinois like Lincoln and Obama) unveiled his wall-sized exhibit AbrahamObama at the Studio Tour kickoff. (West New York Reporter, NJ)
Utah State Football Supplemental Notes at San Jose State Oct 11, 2008
The network features extensive studio programming and live coverage of games, including college football, college basketball and other Olympic sports from over 20 Division I conferences. ON THE AIR -- All Utah State football games are carried on KVNU 610 AM and KLZX 95. (Utahstateaggies.com)
North Shore Artists Studio Tour to feature seven artists Oct 11, 2008
The fifth annual North Shore Artists Studio Tour, happening the weekend of November 15-16, 2008, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Pupukea to Mokuleia, is continually gaining both momentum and prestige for the North Shore Community ... The self-guided "behind the scenes" weekend tour of the personal studios of these seven creative and willing artists gives a glimpse into not only the lives of some of our state' s emerging and established artists, but into their places of inspiration and devotion to their... (Honolulu Advertiser)
All Together Now!: All you need is Cirque Oct 11, 2008
If they were to do anything to damage the music of the Beatles, Giles Martin says, exaggerating to make the point, "I might come home to find my house burned down." Nevertheless, his father, who is a font of Beatles anecdotes, goes into the studio with some classical musicians to conduct additions to the score of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps.". LOVE director Dominique Champagne talks of his ideas for a show that would develop the characters from the song, touch emotions and become "a rock `n'... (Toronto Star)
Donovan still a Sunshine Superman at 62 Oct 11, 2008
Donovan taught John Lennon a finger-picking technique used in "Dear Prudence." Some of the studio musicians on "Hurdy Gurdy Man" went on to form Led Zeppelin. While accounts vary, Donovan says Jimmy Page played guitar on the track. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The power of positive singing Oct 11, 2008
Between touring, McBride is working on her eighth studio album, due in March ... McBride has always been hands-on in the studio, co-producing each of her albums, and solo-producing her last two, but she'll share the workload with veteran producer Dann Huff this time. (The Palm Beach Post)
Glass impressions Oct 11, 2008
They could schedule art hops, where an artist opens his or her studio to other artists for sharing and technical talk ... She creates the pieces in the studio behind the gallery. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Exhibits & Shows Oct 11, 2008
Studio 14 exhibits art from around the world as well as local artists including: David Silverberg, Yvon Gallant, Romeo Savoie, Alex Colville and any more ... Studio 14 is located at 114 Highfield St. Phone number is 389-1414. (Times and Transcript)
Survivors angry that pilot tried to land plane in monsoon storm Oct 10, 2008
bar, concert site, dance venue and tv studio. catch the hottest concerts and learn the newest dance steps. (Yahoo News -- Thailand)
Stanford gets $200 million for arts education Oct 10, 2008
The current Cummings Art Building is cramped for space and doesn't house all the department, at the same time that student interest in studio art courses has increased. "Great sparks happen when people come together in one place," Kristine Samuelson, chair of the Department of Art and Art History, said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Jewel finds new facets of life Oct 10, 2008
"Perfectly Clear," her eight studio album (if you count her Christmas record), was released in June and marketed specifically as a country CD. It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Country Album Chart and landed two singles in the Top 20 ... For example, "Who Will Save Your Soul," Jewel said, could easily have been a country song if not for some pop additions in the studio. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Sarah McLachlan At Her Best Oct 10, 2008
Mclachlan stopped by The Early Show studio to chat with Harry Smith about the new album and her successful career ... "I have a piano upstairs in my house. I have a piano in my studio, which is at my house, as well, which is nice. So I just noodle late at night," she said. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Osama bin Fragged: a review of terrorist propaganda games Oct 10, 2008
Developed by an independent "studio" called the , Quest For Bush attempts to fit into an already-stuffed first-person shooter genre by introducing a novel, anti-American twist. The game picks up where its "predecessor" and full stateside retail release, Quest For Saddam, left off. (Ars Technica)
Click here to read more. Oct 10, 2008
Wouldn't mind hanging out with people his age, but he's so determined to make it in music, he spends all his free time practicing in the two-car garage his family turned into a studio. FUTURE: Can see himself playing regularly in front of audiences of 40,000 or more. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Slash to play at Rock Hall's tribute to Les Paul Oct 10, 2008
In this Sept. 7, 2008 file photo, guitarist Slash arrives at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards held at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file) ~ADVERTISEMENET~ Slash to play at Rock Hall's tribute to Les Paul By JOE MILICIA CLEVELAND - Slash couldn't miss a chance to pay tribute to his own guitar hero, Les Paul. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Waterloo artist blends parts together Oct 10, 2008
I was so busy with work (there) that I didn t do work at home in my studio, Taylor explained ... I recognized that that s the precise state I m in when I m creating art and I decided I needed to get back in the studio. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Artists shed light on their muses Oct 10, 2008
Philomath Open Studios provide tour of surprises. PHILOMATH This weekend and next Corvallis painter/printmaker Bill Shumway will be one of 12 visiting artists joining eight member artists for the Sixth Annual Philomath Open Studios Art Tour and Sale ... There, he has two studios: one for painting, one for printmaking. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
PHOTO GALLERY / Dancing in the village Oct 10, 2008
In a short time, the space has been completely transformed from the convenience store into a bright and airy dance studio ... Then she opened her own studio with her own vision in 1999 ... At Creative Dance Studio, dance is less about the steps and more about movement and creativity. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Small business owners feel the squeeze of slowing credit Oct 10, 2008
The mosaic artist runs a production studio with about 22 employees and she s looking to expand. She has tried to refinance her house and get a line of credit, without success. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Art colony holds closing reception Oct 10, 2008
Roger Dale Brown instructed a class in plein air art which focused on an outdoor setting for the class instead of the traditional studio. George said the reaction from participants in this year s colony was great. (Alexander City Outlook, AL)
Welch Art Studio draws Drive visitors Oct 10, 2008
SMITHFIELD -- A step back in time takes Spoon River Scenic Drive visitors into the art studio of Harold Kee Welch in Smithfield ... Lisa was on hand to welcome visitors to her father's art studio and to talk about his work during the first weekend of the Spoon River Scenic Drive ... She will also be at the studio this weekend. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
You'll want to take the long way home in 2009 Acura TL Oct 10, 2008
Then somebody made room for the next project by pushing the wet-clay mockup against the studio wall, flattening the back end. That's what the brass approved, right. (USA Today -- Autos)
50 worst album covers, and a tiny bit of help (maybe) for investors Oct 10, 2008
Lee Bowers wrote on Oct 10, 2008 12:16 PM:" Nestor went back into the recording studio after the McCain rally. He's working on a new tune; it's called the "I've got the McCain drew only 4,000, while Obama drew 13,000 blues. " ". (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Boston buttons up art Oct 10, 2008
A series of buttons, by Boston College studio arts faculty member Karl Baden, show an eye of each of the presidents from the past five elections. The year they were elected or re-elected is written below the eye. (Northeastern News, MA)
A new art: On fringes of Frieze, design slips in side door Oct 10, 2008
The pieces were created in Quinze's vast studio at Kortrijk, east of Brussels, where he employs a team of about 80 architects, urban developers, product and graphic designers, and artists in a quest for ephemeral permanence - a philosophy summed up in his installation at last year's Burning Man celebration in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada; a giant hollow mushroom-like structure built from 150 kilometers, or more than 90 miles, of wooden laths, and ritually burned at the end of the festival.... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Belmont Media Center Notes Oct 10, 2008
The festival will be held at 3 p.m. on Nov. 22, at the Belmont Studio Cinema. Submission forms can be downloaded from www. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Getting your Monet's worth Oct 8, 2008
When Monet died in 1926, after an astonishingly long and prolific career during which he produced more than 2000 paintings over 65 years - better than one a fortnight - these canvases languished in his studio in Giverny, with no commercial value. This only changed after World War II, thanks, oddly, to painters such as Jackson Pollock. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Campus calendar Oct 8, 2008
Boston University Theatre, Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley Studio 210, 264 Huntington Ave., Boston. 617-933-8600. (Boston Globe)
Apple pickin' season Oct 8, 2008
Julia Reich, of Scipio Center is owner of Julia Reich Design, a graphic design studio, and self-proclaimed foodie, with interests in cooking (and eating). . (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Samantha says no to more sex in the city Oct 8, 2008
However, with Cattrall having failed to find the time in her schedule, the studio said it would not be developing a script without her. Cattrall's spokesperson Marvet Britto said: "She would have loved to have done the movie and she made a deal to do the movie. But she waited as long as possible with no script or start date and felt she had to take other offers that were presented to her after the hold period had passed.". (Yahoo News -- Sex and the City)
John Rich: Get Out And Vote Oct 8, 2008
The Early Show Co-Anchor Writes "Red State Blue State Blues"; Records It In Studio On Famed Music Row In Nashville. . (CBS News -- Early Show)
Juneau artist to be featured on national television tonight Oct 8, 2008
It goes on to document the process of creating the bronze sculpture in a studio on Sanibel Island, Fla. where the artist went to work when his Juneau studio proved too small for the production of two 10-foot high aviators and twice life-scale propeller and nosecone of a P-39 Bell Airacobra. (Juneau Empire)
John Singer Sargent's Madame X Oct 8, 2008
Two years later, after much pleading, Am;lie agreed to pose for him, and Sargent rented a studio near the Gautreau home. A black dress was decided upon almost immediately, but Sargent went through many pencil and watercolor sketches trying to settle on the best pose. (Suite101.com)
Cobra Starship Still Dancing On Third Album Oct 8, 2008
com that between the group's summer shows and the its current jaunt, Cobra Starship hit the studio in its native Manhattan for three weeks of recording with producers S*A*M O, who worked on the band's 2006 debut "While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets." "We wrote (the album) on Warped Tour, and we got home from Japan and the next day we were in the studio," Blackington reports. The group left the studio on Sunday (Oct. (Billboard.com)
Henson case reveals nation's fear of pedophilia: Marr Oct 8, 2008
"There are paintings hanging in galleries all around Australia of naked little girls - it was a big subject of art about 130 years ago - and the paintings are hideous, really hideous, but they are everywhere in galleries and they don't cause this level of concern at all. "It's something to do with the fact of the child (being) in the studio. "With a painting you can pretend there was not naked children posing for it, but you can't do that with a photograph. "You look at a photograph and simply... (Brisbane Times)
Local woman sews her way from Danvers High to high fashion Oct 8, 2008
Lori DiVincenzo, 24, sews at home, a makeshift fashion studio where she recently launched two new lines of designer clothing. Local woman sews her way from Danvers High to high fashion. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Alanis Morissette rocks the stage at Lyric Opera House Oct 8, 2008
Canadian musician Alanis Morissette returns to the music scene with her fifth studio album Flavors of Entanglement, which was released June 10 of this year ... Opening with her hit song from the 1999 Dogma soundtrack, "Uninvited," Morissette dazzled the audience with her uncanny ability to produce an even wider vocal range than is present in her studio albums ... Morissette is one of the few artists who does not need the help of studio technology to create beautiful music. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
NFS Undercover Online Oct 8, 2008
October 8, 2008 - Black Box, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) today unveiled the online modes in , including the all-new multiplayer mode, Cops and Robbers ... Winston Studios' Mark III armor revealed for the first time. (IGN PC Games)
League of Legends Oct 8, 2008
October 7, 2008 - There was a new game announced from a new studio today. And while you may not have heard of or its creator Riot Studios, you may have heard of something that the folks at Riot have previously created: Defenders of the Alliance Allstars, a popular mod for Warcraft III. DotA Allstars is popular enough that it is played globally and is often featured in professional gaming tournaments ... The developers themselves are veterans of the industry, coming from Valve, Blizzard,... (IGN PC Games)
Robin Thicke Hoped To 'Achieve Some Healing' On Something Else Oct 8, 2008
Having sympathy and understanding for what she goes through made me wanna write songs,' singer says of his wife, actress Paula Patton. by Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Tim Kash. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Can Sony's Lia Vollack Save the Music Industry? Oct 8, 2008
"A movie company is going to spend infinitely more money on marketing than a label will on a new album, so labels try to toe their artists onto the movie and also sell the soundtrack." The labels would certainly suffer if Vollack follows through with a plan that she's been flirting with: Cut out the middleman and be the first studio to self-release a major soundtrack ... "You have the filmmaker and producer and composer who want their dreams to happen. Then you have the labels and artists who... (FastCompany)
A rejuvenated Maxwell returns after 7-year break Oct 8, 2008
Looking there would have given his ego a boost: From the time the New York native made his debut in 1996, he was a sensation with hits like "Sumthin' Sumthin'," ''Fortunate," ''Lifetime" and "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)." His three studio albums - "Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite," ''Embrya" and "Now" - each sold more than 1 million copies. He had a strong fan base, and his poster-boy looks didn't hurt his popularity either, with his then-freeflowing Afro part of his signature look. But personally,... (The Trentonian, NJ)
Scituate Art Association fall classes Oct 7, 2008
All classes and workshops take place at the Charles W. Mahoney Studios, Ellis House, 709 Country Way, Scituate, unless indicated ... Portrait Group Open Studio Mondays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, call John Cornacchio at 781-585-6619 or Nancy Coveney at 508-790-1016 ... Woodcarving Classes Open studio session at Kukstis Woodcarving with Paul Kukstis. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
'Honey' is too sweet for its own good Oct 7, 2008
After releasing only five records over the first two decades of her career, Williams picked up the pace with her 1998 breakthrough, "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road." She's since issued roughly the same number of studio albums in half the time, and on "Little Honey," which is released next Tuesday, the results sound rushed. Coming after last year's "West," a saturnine work informed by the death of her mother and the end of a relationship, "Little Honey" finds Williams rebounding from those losses. (Boston Globe)
MSHDA Applauds New Round of Sponsors Supporting the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 Oct 7, 2008
"At MSHDA we are excited and privileged to spearhead this world class event and we are looking forward to learning a great deal from the thought leaders who will be bringing their passion and best ideas for recreating cities to Michigan and Detroit." Joining a list of notable CCS2 supporters and sponsors are: Fusicology Google Habitat for Humanity of Michigan Michigan Department of Labor mic Growth Michigan Department of Environmental Quality MASCO MSU Land Policy Institute Center for Michigan... (PR Newswire)
Judge orders RealNetworks to pull copying software Oct 7, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- RealNetworks Inc. said Monday it had temporarily stopped distributing its DVD copying software, RealDVD, at a federal judge's request in a copyright case brought by Hollywood studios ... Six major movie studios jointly sued the company Sept. 30, the day the software launched ... The studios asked the court for a restraining order, saying the software allows consumers to "rent, rip and return" movies and copy friends' DVD collections -- instead of buying legitimate downloads... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
