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New Art Exhibit: Books Outside the Binding

posted by Heather Kearns
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
posted in: Alice C. Sabatini Gallery | Exhibitions Now Showing
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BoB postcard
Books Outside the Binding
12/5/2008 — 2/13/2009
We expect to find books at a library, but chances are you've never seen books quite like these.

Monday night on PBS: The Rape of Europa

posted by Heather Kearns
Friday, November 21, 2008
posted in: Alice C. Sabatini Gallery | Artblog - Life in the 700s
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PBS the rape of europa

THE RAPE OF EUROPA tells the epic story of the systematic theft, deliberate destruction and miraculous survival of Europe’s art treasures during the Third Reich and World War II.

In a journey through seven countries, the film takes viewers into the violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare that threatened to wipe out the artistic heritage of Europe.

‘Leave It to Beaver’ actor to show at the Louvre

posted by Heather Kearns
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
posted in: Alice C. Sabatini Gallery | Artblog - Life in the 700s
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Gee Wally, how'd you get to the Louvre?

New Art Exhibit: Kansas Impressions

posted by Heather Kearns
Friday, October 03, 2008
posted in: Alice C. Sabatini Gallery | Exhibitions Archive
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Kansas Impressions
October 3 - November 14, 2008

george stone painting



  

Kansas Impressions

This exhibit honors Beth Skoog, and celebrates some of the first artists in Topeka who worked in European traditions. As we were planning the exhibit, Beth's husband, Ralph Skoog, asked "Wouldn't it be great for people to know that we've had really good artists in Topeka for a hundred years, that the artists who are working now aren't a new thing?" The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery is proud to...

New in the Arts

posted by Heather Kearns
Thursday, September 18, 2008
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Local and global art news and opinion. Find out what's happening and what's next in the Arts. 

Dear Diary…

posted by Heather Kearns
Thursday, August 14, 2008
posted in: Alice C. Sabatini Gallery | Exhibitions Now Showing
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... Today was fun. I got to hang out with cool people and talk about art and build eye muscles.

When we discuss what we see, what an artist might be trying to say and consider the techniques they're using, we become better tour guides, docents and art professionals for YOU. Below are pictures from our travel log.

 

 

New Art Exhibit: The Printed Image 2

posted by Heather Kearns
Thursday, July 31, 2008
posted in: Alice C. Sabatini Gallery | Exhibitions Archive
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August 1– September 28
Alice C Sabatini Gallery (closes 9/19)
Mulvane Art Museum (closes 9/28)

View the exhibit online:
Printed Image 2

Read visitor comments here.

The Printed Image 2 is our national, biennial, juried graphics exhibit. It was established in 2006 and features emerging and veteran printmakers from across the United States using both traditional and breakthrough techniques. This year's show is diverse and visually stunning.

Global Warnings

posted by Heather Kearns
Thursday, July 03, 2008
posted in: Alice C. Sabatini Gallery | Artblog - Life in the 700s
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Remember the "very small object" guy and collecting we did as a community last summer? Our 2007 Children's Exhibit guest artist, Brian Collier, has reached a milestone.

Several tons of fun (almost)

posted by Heather Kearns
Sunday, June 08, 2008
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Big Lumpy Sculpture makes its way upstairs for a little fresh air.

Can't make it in? View the exhibit online.

Art for everyone: Design and the Elastic Mind

posted by Heather Kearns
Thursday, May 08, 2008
posted in: Alice C. Sabatini Gallery | Artblog - Life in the 700s
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Biojewelry made from donated bone cells. Body modification for love. Free-hand sketches drawn in the air, captured by video and instantly materialized. Fabric built 3-dimensionally, layer by layer on a computer. Victimless leather. Health labs on a card in your pocket. Housing and city planning based on six-sided nanoparticle growth patterns. Furniture design that mimics the human body's ability to generate bone to support different areas of pressure. Mapping neighborhoods that yeild higher levels of social injustice and incarceration. Internet dating site data made into individual portraits that can be perfected and changed by the viewer.

Prepare to be amazed!

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