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Artist looks to raise $5,000 via Indiegogo to support his campaign to produce a unique art calendar

KM Fine Arts Los Angeles hosted the VIP opening of Tête-a-Tête to a capacity crowd of over 200 art enthusiasts including esteemed collector Elaine Wynn and her daughters Gillian and Kevyn, business and music mogul Russell Simmons, Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter, Sex and the City actor Max Ryan, actor Jose Sanchez, and Lifestyle Columnist Anicia Bragg among others.

Scribble presents a special and one-of-a-kind scribble pen, created with a new technology, which helps customers to pick any color around them. The amazing thing is that the same color can be easily reproduced on a paper or on a mobile phone. The Scribble pen has more than 100,000 colors in its memory and can draw in more than 16 million unique colors.

In the April 2014 issue of American Painting Contractors (APC), the publication awarded distinguished painters in each region of the country with TOP JOB honors. For his superior attention to detail in his projects, and commitment to excellence in the painting industry, Mike Colkett of Colkett Painting is honored to announce he has been recognized with the Northeast Residential TOP JOB award. Specializing in marbling and wall murals in Philadelphia, the company doesn’t rush any job, making sure every facet of the design puts their creativity on display.

Incorporating art and sustainability in a way that celebrates the earth and its animals, Keiko Suzuki announces the launch of her new Oriental modern art collection on the official website and Etsy. Already enjoying the success of her hand-torn newspaper collage art collection Suzuki brings a new level of beauty to her sustainable artwork with the use of Japanese clay dyes and handmade stencils.

G.I.F.T.S stands for Giving is From the Soul. It’s Odhiambo Okeyo’s 3rd independent graphic art exhibit. It is the most definitive work to this point in his career. It serves as a sequel to a successful exhibit he had in Soho, NYC in 2010 called “Destroy Androids Rated X”. The work revolves around man and his journey towards, enlightenment, and reflective spirituality. The exhibit consist of 12 36” by 48” graphic art pieces printed on canvas.

'Audience with Bannockburn' is a fortnight festival of storytelling, history and music scheduled to bridge the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, the most famous battle in Scottish history where the Scots defeated the English in an epic conflict and gained their independence. The event's "Warrior Heart" is the making of the epic 9m x 4m battle mural at this 2 week festival in the Old Town of Edinburgh.

Ritch Gaiti, nationally acclaimed wild horse artist, is bringing his work back home to the Gold Light Gallery in New Hope (http://www.GoldLightGallery.com.

A recent article from Everything Entertaining takes an early look at the newest gallery show featuring Scott Tucker.

The objective of this project is to bring craftsmanship to life in a gallery space that will also sponsor the 2014 Art Festival in Tuscany.

Roschman Dance and DoubleTake Dance will present an evening of new exciting dance on June 6th & 8th at 7:30PM and June 7th at 2PM at Theater 80- 80 St. Marks Place, NYC. ARRIVAL brings together two of New York City’s most thrilling dance companies into one program. Tickets are $17.00 ($15 Students/Seniors) online (www.theatre80.net or www.roschmandance.com )

Co-hosts Ioan Gruffudd and Joely Fisher good-naturedly romped through bits and pieces of AS YOU LIKE IT, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and ROMEO AND JULIET, while seamlessly threading the mix of sonnets, monologues, scenes and music that made up the evening on April 25th, 2014.

MapShot!, the map based photo sharing app, is now available for free in the iTunes store. By leveraging geo-tagging, the app displays pictures ON the map (not as a pin on the map) where they were taken with users iPhones.

William B. Fretz, Jr. along with Dr. Stephen Somkuti, are headed to wine country in California on behalf of the Bacchanal Committee of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts the first week in May 2014. They are visiting in order to increase awareness for PAFA and the Annual Bacchanal Wine Gala and Auction.

"What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time" John Berger.

Amateur artist, Matthias Kamann has just recently released his latest art project. Produced in his native town of Växjö, Sweden, these hand built pieces feature seven hand-painted, large, white canvas, each with a black numerical figure on it. The first painting shows a “1”, the second a “10”, the third a “100”, up until the seventh, a “1.000.000".

The success of any individual depends on how seriously they take their inspiration or motivation factors. For Dennis Frates it is the nature itself that inspired him to excel in landscape photography. And he leaves no stone unturned to create the best images in fine art photography. Dennis is an award winning photographer and a highly published photographer with six books, 26 sole photographer nature calendars. The reason why Dennis’s work is so very much appreciated is because he does a lot more than just interpreting a scene.

The success of any individual depends on how seriously they take their inspiration or motivation factors. For Dennis Frates it is the nature itself that inspired him to excel in landscape photography. And he leaves no stone unturned to create the best images in fine art photography. Dennis is an award winning photographer and a highly published photographer with six books, 26 sole photographer nature calendars. The reason why Dennis’s work is so very much appreciated is because he does a lot more than just interpreting a scene.

“A fine art photograph should be visually stunning not only technically, but capable of calling up a deep emotional connection with the viewer”, says Dennis Frates, an award winning photographer in Fine Art and Landscape Photography. Photography is not just capturing beautiful things but creating images that have a long lasting impact on the viewers. Dennis is one such artist who believes that fine art photography is as soothing as a beautiful song or a musical composition. Both have the same kind of relaxing impact on people.

A legendary performance. In the trajectory of Bruce Springsteen’s career, May 9th, 1974 is a historic milestone. His performance that night at Harvard Square Theater opening for Bonnie Raitt was when journalist Jon Landau, his manager to this day, witnessed and proclaimed Springsteen, “rock and roll future.” It was also the night that “Born to Run” was played live for the first time as a way to impress The Real Paper writer.

Katy and Zach make an adorable collaborative pair of artist/musicians. They met playing music together back in 2001 at the Governors School for Performing Arts and fell in love pretty soon after. Here they are now; thirteen glorious years later, and they have the pleasure of making art and music together as their profession.

Opulen Studios is a Downtown Los Angeles Photography Studio and Event Space located only blocks from the Los Angeles Convention Center, Staples Center and LA Live. It’s an ideal space for art exhibitions, events, photography, studio rental or as a filming location.

When it comes to modern photography, people tend to expect to see their images on Facebook rather than on the wall of their home- traditional hung frames seem more like a thing for classical art. However, with kitsch and hipster design aesthetics becoming ever more popular, the idea of putting an Instagram image in a frame is becoming increasingly popular. Modern Art Framing in Australia is one of the first companies to offer such a service, which has incidentally made getting traditional art easier than ever in the process, and could revolutionize the way in which people decorate their walls. They have recently extended their range of image finishes and frames.

Restaurant Impossible and Chef Robert Irvine fans worldwide saw the handmade paper flower designs of Dallas artist and entrepreneur Jenny Jafek-Jones, owner of The Crimson Poppy, when her decorative wall panels were installed at Oklahoma City’s Urban Roots on Episode 308 of Restaurant Impossible (air date 4/9/14).

The iTemple Voyager is the concept of a traveling exhibit of spiritual and healing art from nationally recognized, Oregon-based, artist Aaron Michael Pyne. The traveling exhibit will include a large scale outdoor Visionary Art gallery, meditation workshops, projections, chill space, and energy healing sessions. The temple will also include a marketplace of spiritual and holistic products for sale. Each community visited by the iTemple Voyager will be exposed to a new, deeper, spirituality through its offerings.