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 August Artist of the Month
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 The September Artist of the Month is artist Joan Frederick.
Joan Frederick lives in San Antonio, and is an artist, writer, photographer and Indian art historian. Her current exhibition of work, So Much Art, So Little Time, a 30-Year Restrospective, is located at the Carver Community Cultural Center through September 30, 2009. The exhibit is part of FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA. One of the many Fall Art Festivals happening across the City.
Read more about Joan Frederick and her current exhibition at the Carver, HERE.
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  From StoneMetal Press to Blue Star
Gallery to UTSA Satellite Space and more, Linsey and Robb celebrate
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE at the Blue Star Art Complex. Watch HERE! |
 SA ArtsBeatFall Arts Festivals are here! Sebastian stops by the
Instituto Cultural de Mexico to talk to FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA festival
director, Michael Mehl, and Gabriela Franco, Director of the Instituto,
about the photography exhibits across the city. Also in September is
JazzS'Alive in Travis Park. Sebastian talks with Teresa B. Keck,
Executive Vice President, San Antonio Parks Foundation and musician
Henry Brun. Make sure to catch the end of the show for a special
musical performance! |
SAN ANTONIO
San Antonio earns international recognition for downtown projects
San Antonio Business Journal (9/17/09)
"Luminaria: Arts Night in San Antonio received the Pinnacle Award, the association's highest honor. Luminaria provides a comprehensive showcase of talent and creativity on a larger scale than any other city in the United States, according to IDA. San Antonio is the only city in Texas and only the second in the United States to have a day-long celebration in the arts."
TEXAS
ALO names artist-in-residence
Austin American Statesman (9/16/09)
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin
"The Austin Lyric Opera has named Vincent Frittelli, former concertmaster for the opera orchestra, as the artist-in-residence at the opera's Armstrong Community Music School."
NATIONAL
Fortune in Warhol Pop Art stolen
Los Angeles Times (9/12/09)
Joel Rubin
"Thieves took 'The Athletes,' a series done in the 1970s featuring such figures as Dorothy Hamill, Muhammad Ali and O.J. Simpson."
INTERNATIONAL
Pope Benedict XVI seeks to frame new relationship with artists
The Guardian (9/13/09)
Eliza Apperly
"The pope plans to meet up to 500 artists from around the world in November as part of efforts to turn the page on the Vatican's sometimes troubled relationship with the contemporary art world."
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