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The second annual Lake Norman Folk Art Festival in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, presented by the Hickory Museum of Art, will take place at 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, October 2, at 4689 Giles Avenue. Admission and parking are free and open to the public.
Artist Tammy Leigh Brooks with one of her Roosters
More than 25 folk artists from North Carolina and surrounding states will offer their work for sale. In addition, there will be special hands-on activities for children, live bluegrass music and art-making demonstrations. Read the full story
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-Alastair Bradley Martin and the Guennol Collection at Auction-
He was a passionate collector. Mr. Alastair Bradley Martin’s collection will be sold at Christie’s in New York on September 29, 2010. Read about the man and about just what makes his Guennol Collection so impressive.
CARVED, PAINTED AND POLYCHROM-DECORATED PINE TREE OF LIFE- Photo Credit Christie's
“The true collector, like the artist, is an impassioned creator.” - Alastair Bradley Martin
For most of his 94 years, Alastair Bradley Martin was justly described as a most passionate collector – astute, inspired and individual in his tastes. A predilection for collecting began with stamps, books, rifles and cars but swiftly expanded to embrace vast new horizons, and eventually became his life’s mission. For, as Martin said, ‘if a man owns a collection, the collection owns him’. The result of his devoted efforts continues to astound scholars, collectors, curators and dealers throughout the world. Read the full story
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Nicholas Vasilieff, The Green Cloth, 1950 - Photo Credit Sheldon Museum of Art
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Sheldon Museum of Art has a new exhibit open to the public until October 17, 2010. The exhibit is curated by Sheldon Director Emeritus, Norman Geske. The exhibition is composed of pieces from the Sheldon’s permanent collection, loans and a selection of works by local Lincoln artist Jeffrey Randall. The museum is open free to the public during regular hours of opperation.
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln
WHERE: Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus, 12th and R Streets
“Parallel Starts: Outsider Art Inside Collections,” opening Aug. 6 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Sheldon Museum of Art, looks at the challenge of defining outsider art and how its inclusion in museum collections blurs traditional art historical definitions. Read the full story
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Everhart Museum’s New Exhibition – For Every Season: Folk Art in Daily Life and Celebration
Girl in Red Dress - Photo Courtesy Everhart Museum
The Everhart Museum, the largest general museum in Northeastern Pennsylvania-located in Scranton, opens a new exhibit, For Every Season: Folk Art in Daily Life and Celebration on September 24, 2010 and continuing on display through December 31, 2010.
For Every Season presents a new interpretation of the Everhart Museum’s premiere Folk Art collection and features over 50 museum objects alongside those borrowed from the community. In this exclusive exhibit, the universal stages of life are examined by looking at the rich assortment of hand-crafted objects representing America’s cultural heritage, both past and present. Read the full story
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Bill Traylor - Image Credit Slotin Folk Art
Folk Fest 2010!
The artists, tons of top notch galleries and dealers, Steve and Amy Slotin, and all you folk art “fans” – need we, at the Home of Folk Art, say more? It is all happening this Friday – Sunday, August 20-22, 2010 at the North Atlanta Trade Center in Norcross, Georgia. The tickets are cheap, the venue is cool, and the art is hot! With all those great galleries and dealers selling pieces of folk art to fit everyones budget and collecting level – the 17th Annual Folk Fest is a sure bet! Plus, don’t forget, the Friday night “Meet-the-Artists” Party and Show happening from 5-10 p.m.
But, don’t take our word for it – see what Atlanta INTown has to say about it. Read the full story
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Come Outside and Play with Intuit – House Tours 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
With three wonderful locations in the lineup – this year the Intuit House Tours is sure to please. 
Mixing 20th century popular culture and Americana, wind-up toys, advertising art, Imagist art, ’50s furniture, cowboy collectibles, ethnographic material, outsider and folk art, lake-inspired nautical art, Mary T Smith, Mose Tolliver, Howard Finster, Ras Dizzy, Jimmie Lee Sudduth, Edward Avila, and Bruce Wood – there is sure to be something for everyone! Plus, you are even invited to the Annual Labor Day Barbecue. Read the full story
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Purvis of Overtown - Film Festival Poster
Purvis Young Exhibit – Miami Art Museum
Open July 30 – November 7, 2010
Featuring Purvis Young – the Miami Art Museum is currently exhibiting his paintings in their Focus Gallery. Mostly taken from their permanent collection, the paintings will be on exhibit until November 7, 2010.
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Detour Art: Outsider, Folk Art, and Visionary Environments Coast to Coast is the current exhibit on display at 1911 Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The exhibit features self taught art from around the country. The collection is that from the author of Detour Art, Kelly Ludwig. The exhibit will be on display until August 21, 2010. Read the full story
