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GOing to van Gogh

van Gogh at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt 

Rain, van Gogh
Why you must GO:
Van Gogh Up Close  at the Philadelphia Museum of Art through May 6, 2012 focuses solely on the works produced in response to his relationship with nature from 1886 until his death in 1890.Photographing artwork is one of the hardest things to do even for museum professionals. The photographs you...

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Five Not to Miss Art Shows in NYC Spring 2012

Best New Art Opening this Month Around Town
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt
Renoir, Impressionism, and Full-Length Painting 
now through May 13, 2012
Just because Valentine's Day is over you can still romance your sweetie with a trip to the Frick Collection. Nestled along fifth avenue, this former residence of Golden Age billionaire Henry Clay Frick, The Frick Collectionpossesses some of the world's...

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New American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Passionate Purple Painters
by Miriam Schulman, @schulmanArt
Mary Cassatt, Lilacs in a Window
February is a time to fall in love-- with people but also with painters. For those with a lifelong love affair with art, don't walk but run to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to check out the newly renovated American Wing. Many paintings pulled from its permanent collections are now arranged both...

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The Renaissance Portrait

Boticelli's Dream Girl


Botticelli, Ideal Portrait of a Lady
The latest exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art focuses on Renaissance portraiture. This is a must see for portrait artists, or anyone who loves romantic Italian art. The exhibition is broken down by geographical location as there is a Venice room, a Florence room etc and includes not just paintings but sculptural portrait busts as...

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Scarsdale High School Students Help Underprivileged Kids with Art

Inspiring Art Throughout the Community
by @lindsayleboyer, Lindsay LeBoyer, guest blogger



Students add a mural to the walls of Scarsdale High School
Among hundreds of clubs at Scarsdale High School, there's one in particular that stands out as being beneficial to both its community and members: The National Art Honor Society. This club seeks to cultivate interest in art through community service,...

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