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An Irresistible Urge to Create: The Monroe Family Collection of Florida Outsider Art
ArtfixDaily / April 20th, 2021
The passion for Outsider Art runs deep in Florida, where self-taught artists have forged an indelible mark of special attention on the creative landscape of the state. An Irresistible Urge to Create: The Monroe Family Collection of Florida Outsider Art is the most comprehensive exhibition ...
Schwenke Auctioneers April 25th Spring Sale Features Paul McCartney’s Gold Record Award
ArtfixDaily / April 20th, 2021
Sale Comprises Estate Jewelry & Watches, Cameras, Folk Art, Americana, Political Ephemera, Fine Art & Outsider Art, Books & Rugs Woodbury, CT – On Sunday, April 25th Schwenke Auctioneers will hold its Spring Fine Estates Auction comprising over 600 lots of estate property including ...
ARTFIXdaily Closed Week of April 12, Returning Next Week With A Virtual Look at The Philadelphia Show
ArtfixDaily / April 11th, 2021
ARTFIXdaily will be closed for the week of April 12 and subscriber e-newsletter service will resume on April 19. Coming up, look for our coverage of The Philadelphia Show (April 23-30) as the 59th edition showcases stellar American fine and decorative arts along with European and Asian works. ...
High Museum Receives Major Gift of Self-Taught Art
ArtfixDaily / April 8th, 2021
The High Museum of Art continues to expand its unparalleled collection of American self-taught art with a gift of 47 works by Southern self-taught artists from Atlanta collectors Harvie and Charles (“Chuck”) Abney. The paintings, sculptures and drawings, which will be followed by 26 works to be ...
Philadelphia Museum of Art's New Galleries Will Present a Fresh Take on Art of the Americas with a Focus on Philadelphia
ArtfixDaily / March 29th, 2021
A Spotlight on Immigration, Colonialism, Trade, and Underrepresented Narratives On May 7, 2021, when the Philadelphia Museum of Art unveils its new Robert L. McNeil, Jr. Galleries dedicated to American art from 1650 to1850, visitors will enter a succession of generously proportioned spaces to ...
Huffman Gifts of Contemporary Southern Folk Art To Go On View At Asheville Art Museum
ArtfixDaily / March 15th, 2021
Huffman Gifts of Contemporary Southern Folk Art features gifts of contemporary southern folk art including paintings, ceramics, and more from the collection of Allen and Barry Huffman. The exhibition will be on view in the Asheville Art Museum’s Judith S. Moore Gallery from April 7 through ...
Smithsonian American Art Museum Receives Major Gift of Extraordinary Amish Quilts from the Collectors Faith and Stephen Brown
ArtfixDaily / March 9th, 2021
Textile Masterpieces Will Be Featured in an Exhibition in 2024 The Smithsonian American Art Museum has received an extraordinary gift of masterpiece Amish quilts from the collection of Faith and Stephen Brown. The group of quilts is the largest and most significant collection of ...
Decorative Arts Trust Announces Inaugural Recipients of IDEAL Internship Grants
ArtfixDaily / March 9th, 2021
IDEAL Internship Grants Awarded to the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University, The Historic New Orleans Collection and the Backstreet Cultural Museum, MFA Boston, and Newport Restoration Foundation — Inaugural Decorative Arts Trust Grants Support Young Scholars The Decorative Arts Trust ...
'Crafting America' Debuts At Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
ArtfixDaily / February 5th, 2021
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art debuts Crafting America, which will be on view February 6 to May 31, 2021, with an array of programs and a virtual experience of the exhibition. Crafting America is the first exhibition at Crystal Bridges dedicated to the subject of modern and ...
Gee's Bend Quilts Are Selling Quickly In New Shops On Etsy
ArtfixDaily / February 2nd, 2021
Online retailer Etsy announced on its blog a new offering of coveted quilts by makers from Gee's Bend on Monday. Sales appear to be brisk; 12 quilts were quickly sold from one quilter, Doris Pettway of KandKQuiltedTreasure, since the makers' shops debuted in honor of Black History Month. From ...
Browse New York's Antiques Week 2021 Online and With Select In-Person Exhibits
ArtfixDaily / January 15th, 2021
Precautions due to the pandemic have created more online opportunities for collectors worldwide to browse the events of Antiques Week, also known as Americana Week, in Manhattan this January. Some Antiques Week events have been moved online entirely while others present in a hybrid of in-person ...
Rare Ruth Clement Bond Quilt, Historical American Woodcarvings and European Prints Among High Museum of Art's Recent Acquisitions
ArtfixDaily / January 14th, 2021
In Atlanta, the High Museum of Art continued an expansion of its collection in 2020 with new acquisitions, including the major purchase of a rare “Tennessee Valley Authority” quilt designed by Ruth Clement Bond and important gifts of American sculpture and European works. The acquisitions ...
Artist/Designer Katie Stout Curates Objects on the 'Fringe' in This Shaker Museum Exhibition
ArtfixDaily / January 7th, 2021
Shaker Museum launched its latest exhibition Fringe Selects (through Feb. 28, 2021) in collaboration with artist/designer Katie Stout. Through a selection of Shaker material chosen by Stout from the Shaker Museum’s permanent collection, the exhibition explores the breadth of Shaker objects by ...
Craft in America Awarded $100,000 Inaugural Prize for Excellence and Innovation by the Decorative Arts Trust
ArtfixDaily / December 7th, 2020
As part of the Decorative Arts Trust's dedication to nurturing academic and educational programs, Executive Director Matthew A. Thurlow announced Craft in America as the recipient of the inaugural Prize for Excellence and Innovation in a special presentation last evening. Established in 2020, the ...
ARTFIXdaily's Holiday Gift Guide 2020
ArtfixDaily / November 29th, 2020
Find a selection of holiday gift ideas here, for your favorite people or to enhance your own collection, from upcoming auction sales, museum stores and gallery selections. {{image}} Color As The "Strongest Joy" New York-based Berry Campbell Gallery is participating in the 31st edition of ...
Anything but Simple: Shaker Gift Drawings and the Women Who Made Them
ArtfixDaily / November 30th, 2020
As a part of its 2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA initiative, The New Britain Museum of American Art (NBMAA) in Connecticut is now presenting Anything but Simple: Shaker Gift Drawings and the Women Who Made Them, through January 10, 2021. Organized by Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA, Anything but ...
Schwenke December 6th Auction Features Furniture and Decorations From Shagbark Farm, Washington CT Country Estate
ArtfixDaily / November 29th, 2020
Woodbury, CT – On Sunday, December 6th Schwenke Auctioneers will hold a Holiday Fine Estates Auction comprising over 400 lots of diverse and eclectic decorations and antiques sourced from various local and regional estates and collections. Shagbark Farm The sale features over 180 lots from ...
'Radical Tradition: American Quilts and Social Change' Opens at Toledo Museum of Art
ArtfixDaily / November 23rd, 2020
American quilts have long been connected with notions of tradition, with patterns and techniques passed down for generations in communities throughout the country. As nostalgic symbols of the American past, quilts have been viewed as antidotes to upheaval during times of change. Disrupting our ...
Crystal Bridges Announces $17.5M Gift from Windgate Foundation to Champion American Craft
ArtfixDaily / November 11th, 2020
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has announced that Windgate Foundation has provided a $17.5 million gift to advance the field of craft through a dedicated position, research, programmatic support, as well as an acquisitions fund to bring craft objects into the museum’s permanent ...
Preview Highlights of This Weekend's ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show Online
ArtfixDaily / October 5th, 2020
Following a successful virtual spring show, the Antiques Dealers' Association of America (ADA) is looking forward to hosting the annual ADA/Historic Deerfield Antiques Show online in the year of their 35th anniversary. The online show opens at 10 am October 9 and continues through 10 pm ...