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Casey O’Connell, an artist who has sold her beautiful and colorful works of art worldwide over the past decade, has just launched a creative experimental art fundraising campaign on the Kickstarter website. Called Look and C., Casey calls her project “an adventurous pursuit to bridge the gap between Creatives and so called ‘Non Creatives’.”

The College of Staten Island (CSI) recently had a fundraising event, “An Evening with CSI”. The goal of the event was to honor two professors at CSI and also raise money to support students, programs at the college and growth.

To be “A Voice for the Voiceless” through music and art that inspires positive social change -- that is Ingrid D Johnson and her company In the Closet Production’s mission as they launch a fundraising campaign at Indiegogo.com

First Night Virginia, a popular annual “community celebration of the arts” event, has just launched its early wristband sales. Through December 30, admission for adults is $15; children 6 to 15 are $5, kids under 5 can get in for free, and a family pack of 2 adults and 2 children is discounted to $35. Prices will go up on December 31. In addition, the event has also just released its entertainment schedule.

Jackson Fine Art in Buckhead is thrilled to present acclaimed photographer Tierney Gearon’s COLORSHAPE series opening Friday, November 8, 2013 from 6-8pm, through February 22, 2014. A contemporary artist who had gained both noted critical and commercial recognition in the US and abroad for her powerful and intense color photographs, Gearon’s new series COLORSHAPE revolves around subject of color and shape where upon the artist builds on site handmade vibrant colored Plexiglass structures in picturesque landscapes, snow-toped mountains, urban streets and neighborhoods. Known for her use of incorporating her children and their friends into her work, COLORSHAPE brilliantly captures her subjects, literally, suspended in a moment, in the multi-color plexi-shaped sculptures– while transporting both the subject and viewer to another world from the familiar to the unknown strange land of encased children and animals in prisms of reflecting color.

The artist is promoting his amazing artwork worldwide with his new website, video and interviews. His new collections are now available online along with his London and Spain galleries.

TapestryCatalogue.com, a popular online e-commerce site dedicated to a wide variety of wall art, wall tapestries and canvas art as well as oil paintings announces steady increases in online sales as the holiday season approaches. As one of the leading online distributors of art intended for interior design purposes, Tapestry Catalogue is preparing for anticipated substantial increases in online traffic and online sales as the holiday season quickly comes into view. Measuring a wide range of e-commerce metrics, the company has reported month over month increases in both traffic and revenue.

The 6th Annual Houston Press Artopia will take place from 8 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, January 25, 2014. The popular art festival, which features art, culture, fashion, music and food, will be held at Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St. in Houston, Texas.

The world is all set to celebrate the birth of Jesus. A Christmas without a Christmas tree is unimaginable as it symbolizes the life of mankind, offering hope and love. Thomas Kinkade Christmas Gifts and Collections is an online store that sells a wide range of Christmas gift items to online shoppers across the country. Thomas Kinkade reproduces a number of beautiful and small illustrations of cottages as well as pastel flower gardens. The attractive tabletop Thomas Kinkade Christmas tree is now available for sale online at thomasgifts.com.

A limited giclee print of “Martini Dog in Green” by the New York City artist Marko Stout is reported to have sold at New York City’s 2013 Spectrum Exhibition for the surprising sum of $64,000. The print of this semi-autobiographical “sophisticated urban canine” is labeled #2 of a limit set of 5. This left many enquiring about the remaining four prints.

MENASA art is the exclusive and rare art trend, particularly followed in the Middle East, North Africa and the South Asia. Lahd Gallery has been a pioneer in promoting the MENASA contemporary art since its very foundation in 2005, when the Saudi Arabian princess, H.H Princess Nauf Bendar Al Saud founded this gallery for the promotion of this particular art and to bring it to the mainstream. Today, the gallery showcases collections of several artists who are especially proficient in MENASA art and brings their latest collections from time to time. This month, the gallery features Asli Erel as the artist of the month and her collections are available for sale at the gallery.

Sandra Hilson, a Spokane-based painter and artist, has recently announced a series of upcoming free art shows. The shows will take place the first Friday of every month at Hilson's personal gallery, located at 9009 E. Euclid, Spokane Valley, WA.

SaveOnTapestries.com, an impressive online “interior art” site dedicated to the sale of a wide selection of wall art and wall tapestries proudly announces a substantial increase in online interest and customer traffic. These recent metrics are a clear indication that the demand for quality home interior art across a wide spectrum of the Internet is only expanding. With increasing website visitor numbers and a growing selection of what are considered some of the most beautiful wall tapestries found anywhere, SaveOnTapestries.com continues to exceed expectations.

Award winning photographer Andargé Asfaw announced that his traveling exhibition “Ethiopia from the Heart” was chosen for a solo show at the Washington Gallery of Photography in Rockville, MD. Andargé Asfaw is an internationally acclaimed commercial and fine art photographer who is known for his powerful portraits and luminous landscapes. The Washington Gallery of Photography has selected Asfaw’s work for the solo show as part of FotoWeek DC 2013.

A limited giclee print of “Martini Dog in Green” by the New York City artist Marko Stout is reported to have sold at New York City’s 2013 Spectrum Exhibition for the surprising sum of $64,000.

FotoBOOK.Platform is a web-to-print solution that provides enterprises with an opportunity to promptly run an online photobook editor, to integrate it with existing printing enterprise infrastructure and to provide online photobooks ordering and processing.

El Centro College presents "Jackie and Main Street," a gallery art show examining the influence of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy on fashion retail during the early 1960s, opening Monday, November 11, through Friday, December 13, 2013, in the H. Paxton Moore Fine Art Gallery.

Industry veterans and co-founders John Szal and Karen Davis launch Sphera Designs -- a new company presenting a unique designer collection of handcrafted globes, offering a fresh take for beautifying the world.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Michigan region will hold ArtWorks ADL: Justice, Advocacy, & Art™ ArtWorks ADL will be held on November 17th, 2013 at the Janice Charach Gallery at the West Bloomfield JCC. The exhibition will be from 4:00-7:00 PM and the program will begin at 5:30 PM. ArtWorks is an exhibition, fundraiser, and silent auction event, highlighting the talents of nationally and locally acclaimed artists for the benefit of ADL. ArtWorks ADL is the first annual art exhibition, fundraiser, and silent auction highlighting the mission and impact of the Anti-Defamation League. ArtWorks ADL features unique and donated artwork created by today’s leading emerging and established artists. Each piece of artwork – painting, photography, mixed media, or sculpture – focuses on one or more aspects of ADL’s mission, including anti-Semitism, extremism, racism, education, religious freedom, and Israel advocacy. The artwork displayed will share each artist’s perspective on the mission of ADL. All artwork will be included in a silent auction where guests can bid on the work. The goal of ArtWorks ADL is to engage, empower, and educate the Detroit community about the mission and impact of ADL through art. ArtWorksADL will celebrate ADL’s achievements over the last 100 years and recognize the League’s critical work as the voice of justice and fairness for all who have faced injustice, hatred, or bigotry. ArtWorks features unique artwork created by today’s leading emerging artists. Each piece of artwork, painting, photography, mixed media, or sculpture focuses on one or more aspect of ADL’s mission, including anti-Semitism, extremism, racism, education, religious freedom and Israel advocacy. “The artwork displayed will share each artist’s perspective on the mission of ADL, said Jaimee Wine, ArtWorks ADL. “This event promises to draw diverse members in the community for an amazing evening of entertainment, culture and education.”

While photography books have been a popular staple of the publishing world for generations, none are perhaps quite as unique or as diligently-created as William Quellec’s ‘Deconstructive Surrealism’. Offering readers a powerful and vivid journey through the island of Manhattan, buildings and their stories come to light with true artistic gusto.

Painting From, a company specialist in art reproductions, reproduces classic art masterpieces from various eras through the efforts of its team of world-class painters. With this, the company invites art enthusiasts and lovers to try its services and own close replicas of timeless paintings made by the master painters of their generations.

Paul Ray Effinger has just won the ‘Best of Show’ award for his bronze sculpture Volnus at the 2013 Texas Art Hop competition, beating 620 other artistic entries from 200 artists.

The POPPED exhibition showcased the work of various emerging artists who are part of London’s Imitate Modern gallery. Held 14th August to 21st September 2013, the event featured numerous works of art as a tribute to pop culture by representing the world’s most iconic figures. Paintings, photographs, pencil work, and crafted sculpture were featured to reflect humanity’s obsession with fame, vanity, and glamour.

The fifth annual Localpalooza, a music and arts festival featuring more than 100 acts, will rock Hampton Roads on Saturday, October 26th.

Combining work with pleasure Tim Lessard, Founder of Calls From The Wild has launched a crowdfunding project on Indiegogo to bring his art to a broader marketplace. With a $10,000 crowdfunding goal the artist hopes to amply show his love for nature through his work and grow his business in the process. “It’s such an honor to create art from items such as stone and iron and offer it to those who enjoy it so much. I feel extremely fortunate to be able to sell my nature influenced sculpture to those who can really appreciate my work.” said Lessard. “Now I hope Indiegogo crowdfunding supporters will get behind the work as well.”