Exhibitions of Interest January/February 2010

1. 2,000 Years of Geography and Mapping at the Bruce Museum Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1570. Private collection. GREE...

Some Thoughts from an Artist

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we d...

Friede - de Young Update

A few weeks ago, it was announced that a tentative settlement has been reached in the four- way dispute among the de Young Museum, John Fri...

Another Great Success for Nelson-Atkins

Credit must go to Marc Wilson, director of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and his exhibition "Magnificent Gifts for 75th" whic...

Washkuk figure - Picture of the Month

Channeling Other Worlds Washkuk Mindja figure 1st half 20th century

Insuring Your Art, A Sign of The Times

If there is one question I am asked more often other than "what kind of wood is this", it is what should I insure in the collectio...

Museum Directors Lead By Example in Budget Cuts

Last summer U.S. museums joined corporate America in adjusting budgets to reflect significant decreases in cash flow. The following statisti...

Scheduled ArtFact Auctions - January/February 2010

Upcoming Auctions January 25 - Leslie Hindman - Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts January 25 - Bruun Rasmussen - Paintings, Works of Ar...

Quick Takes - January 2010

1. DALLAS, TX.- The second annual Dallas Art Fair presented by Veuve Clicquot will return to the city on Friday, February 5 through Sunday...

Picture of the Month January 2010

On January 18, 2010 Ray Wielgus died in his home in Tucson. Long time friends Jim and DeAnn Cook, Ron Perry, Carolyn Leigh, Scott Clark and ...

Google - Changing Your Life Now and in the Future

Historically, the art world has been a bit behind the curve on the latest and greatest in technology. We have advanced past the blinking tim...

Channeling Other Worlds Exhibition

The exhibition will be online at http://www.valleyhouse.com/