23/08/2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/enterprise-draws-art-australia-aboriginals-160822064007924.html
"Besides capitalising on the lucrative indigenous art market, providing employment to the community's youth is one of Blak Market's main priorities.
Teaching young Aborigines about their traditions is another objective."
Enterprise draws on art to help Australia's Aboriginals
Social enterprise in Sydney capitalises on demand for indigenous art to provide employment to community youth.
20/08/2016
http://www.khaledakil.com/blog/pokemon-go-in-syria-part-1
"As for my new works, the recent upheavals have had a major role in expanding my perspective on war; that is, I now know that war is the same all over the world, and that it is a global language that everyone understands. My role is to translate this global language into artworks that relate to a specific country called Syria."
-Khaled Akil
(per Anusha Yadav, The Memory Company)
Pokemon Go in Syria - Part 1
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09/06/2016
https://artstormer.com Transmissions from the blogosphere: Blogger Spotlight on the incisive eye of Betsy McNamara Wills
ArtStormer
Flash Storms of Art for the Visually Addicted
29/02/2016
Come and see AADI, March 1st-6th. Friday night from 5-8pm please join us for a celebratory reception with the artist
24/02/2016
http://www.openculture.com/2015/03/download-422-free-art-books-from-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art.html
Download 448 Free Art Books from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
You could pay $118 on Amazon for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's catalog The Art of Illumination: The Limbourg Brothers and the Belles Heures of Jean de France, Duc de Berry.
08/02/2016
Censorship can backfire.
Chinese Ambassador Forces Dhaka Art Summit To Cover Letters Of Tibetan Monk
On 19 December, 2013, Tsultrim Gyatso, “warrior of the snows”, set himself on fire for the welfare of all Tibetans. “The golden teardrops. Alas, tears. Heartbreak. Brothers, do you h
06/11/2015
"The Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane (QAGOMA) is known for its outstanding collection of contemporary Indigenous Australian art."
Kalpa Vriksha: Contemporary Indigenous and Vernacular Art of India
Traditional and contemporary India come together in a Special Project at QAGOMA.
29/10/2015
http://hyperallergic.com/248899/20-hieronymus-bosch-paintings-return-home-for-artists-500th-anniversary/
20 Hieronymus Bosch Paintings Return Home for Artist’s 500th Anniversary
For seven years, Charles de Mooij, the director of a tiny museum in the Netherlands has been struggling to secure loans to bring all the paintings by Hieronymus Bosch back to their humble birthplac…
24/10/2015
Looking forward to seeing you for the Midissage at 5pm today Alliance Française de Delhi to celebrate the works of Kalam Patua in association with Big Bongg Theory in support of Wildlife S.O.S!!!