Guest blogger Lydia Regalado is an arts educator, crafter and blogger who writes about people who gather to make things. Last year, New York Times reporter Andrew C. Revkin wrote about the international “Buy Nothing Day” advertising campaign. For today’s post, he proposes an alternative: Make Something Day. So how about it? what will you [...]
Things are still quiet at Art&Seek HQ. But here are a couple pieces from our featured content to keep you entertained over the holiday weekend: An unusual holiday round-up, a Q/A with the author of a new children’s book about the Nasher Sculpture Center, and this week’s flickr photo winner, who takes art he hates [...]
It’s not that we have any problems with the annual presentations of The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol — these are holiday staples as firmly entrenched as Santa and eggnog. But we thought this weekend we would round up some of the non-traditional holiday fare available around North Texas: We all know the American holiday [...]
Writing and illustrating children’s books is one of the most competitive fields in all the arts. Everyone thinks it looks easy and many think they can do it. Mary Haverfield of Dallas has been illustrating for more than 20 years. She is the author of a picture book, Harriett the Homeless Raccoon, written when her [...]
The Art&Seek team has scattered across the country in search of turkey (or pie, for the vegetarians among us.) But Stephen, Betsy, Jerome and I wish you a very happy Thanksgiving. We leave you with a couple recent posts from our guest bloggers and commenters, who reflect on the the arts-related things they’re thankful for this year. [...]
I hate this time of year, and if given the opportunity I will spit in your hot chocolate and tell little children there is no Santa Claus. HOWEVER… I am an avid fan of culture on the cheap, and by cheap I mean free. Behold this fine press release: MODERN ART MUSEUM OF FORT WORTH [...]
The top 20 symphony orchestras in the world, according to Gramophone magazine. No, the Dallas Symphony isn’t on it, neither is the Fort Worth Symphony. But then, the Philadelphia isn’t, either, causing a degree of whispering. One promising note for the DSO, however: In the #1 spot is the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. That’s where the [...]
The Circle Theatre’s cast of A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant (l to r, front to back): Cayman Mitchell, Logan Kirkendoll, George Paddock, McKenna Booth, Riley Morrison, Taylor Fox, Madeline Paddock, Tayia Anderson The KERA radio review: The expanded online review: The Psalms tell us that even “out of the mouths of babes and [...]
Congratulations to Robert W. Howington, the winner of our Flickr Photo of the Week contest! Robert follows last week’s winner, Steve Lofton. More from Robert in a minute. First, a cool new application for our Flickr Photo winners. There’s a Google maps mashup called streetartlocator.com, which allows users to plot pictures of public art on [...]
With the economy the way it is, plenty of businesses have gone under. But when news came down yesterday that Western Warehouse and Boot Town are going out of business, the first thing I thought of was likely the first thought a lot of you had: There goes one of the most memorable, stick-in-your brain [...]
