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Auction Planned--On November 6th Christies-New York will auction a collection of paintings and sculptures to benefit the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Estimated to be worth $40 million, artists include Miro, Picasso, Leger and others.

Painting Reclaimed--A Norman Rockwell painting commissioned by the Coca Cola Co. 70 years ago for a calendar has been found and purchased by the company. The calendar with "The Barefoot Boy" was the company's most popular. The whereabouts of three of six Rockwell-commissioned paintings is unknown.

Tapestries Unveiled--Thirty-six tapestries measuring 7 ft. wide by 20 ft. high were recently unveiled in Belgium. Designed by California artist John Nava and produced by Belgian artisans, the works depict 135 saints and other figures and will be installed in LA's Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, scheduled to open in Sept. 2002.

Sculpture Installed--The Percent for Art program in Portland, OR, has installed seven major pieces, bringing the city's outdoor public art count to well over 100 works. Four were installed along the waterfront, two at a renovated baseball park, and one at the Metropolitan Exposition Center.

Halloween Fun Planned--The annual Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular will be held Oct. 11-31 from 6-11 p.m. at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI. A team of over 30 professional pumpkin carvers spent 6 weeks creating their intricate artistry on 5,000 pumpkins totaling 150,000 pounds in all. The illuminated pumpkins, with ornate lighting effects and musical themes, will be on display throughout a 3-acre woodland trail. Additional special activities are scheduled for October 11, 18, 25, and 31. The Library of Congress has named this event a national "Local Legacy." Call (401) 785-3510 or go to www.rwpzoo.org.

Expo Coming---The sixth International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, SOFA Chicago 2001, returns to the Navy Pier from October 5-7. Eighty-six select international art dealers will exhibit the innovative work of major artists and stylistic movements in the decorative and fine arts.

Festival Scheduled--The Sugarloaf Crafts Festival will be held October 26-28 at the Fort Washington Expo Center in Fort Washington, PA. The works of 375 artisans will be displayed; demos include papermaking, "sculptooning," woodturning, weaving, iron forging, wheel-thrown pottery, glassblowing, and more.

Holiday Show Planned--The Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen's 2001 Holiday Craft Show will be held Nov. 3-4 at the Berks-Lehigh Campus, Penn State U., Reading, PA. Attendees have the opportunity to view and purchase top quality traditional and contemporary crafts from juried artisans.

Western Art Offered--The Celebration of Western Art will be held at the Grand National Rodeo, Horse, and Stock Show at The Cow Palace, San Francisco from Oct. 26 Nov. 4. Juried paintings, sculpture and photographs will be presented for sale in a gallery adjacent to the main arena.

Exhibitions

Baltimore Museum of Art, MD--Picasso: Portrait and Figure--Picasso's in-depth study of the human figure and his ability to capture the creative intelligence of his portrait sitters are reflected in drawings and prints, including a striking pen and ink self-portrait, a rare etching of his mistress, and a remarkable gouache of Leo Stein. Through Oct. 28. Opening Nov. 14 through Feb. 3 is Picasso: Cubism to Classicism, which surveys Picasso's exploration of cubism and his return to classicism through a series of rarely seen drawings.

Phoenix Art Museum, AZ--Gold Fever--From intricate gold lace and embroidery on men's 17th century gauntlets to Gucci's gold leather coat from fall 2000, the objects in this exhibition give evidence to gold's display of power and status in politics, religion, and sexual allure. Through Nov. 11.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA--A Studio of Her Own: Women Artists in Boston 1870-1940--Presented are over 80 of the finest paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts created by women at the turn of the last century. Included are works by over 40 artists at all levels of fame. Through Dec. 2.

The Detroit Institute of Arts, MI--Artists Take on Detroit: Projects for the Tri-Centennial--In recognition of Detroit's tri-centennial year, the Institute has asked 14 artists to create installations taking the city as the theme. The 11 projects incorporate video and still photography, text and sound, and sculpture in a wide variety of materials. Through Dec. 31.

Corcoran Museum, Washington, D.C.--In Response to Place: Photographs of the Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places--In observance of the Conservancy's 50th anniversary, photographs explore the complex relationship between the natural world and human beings. Featured are 130 photographs by twelve well-known contemporary artists who were commissioned to work in the Conservancy's "Last Great Places," biologically rich lands and waters around the world. Through Dec. 31.

October Birthdays
  4    Frederick Remington
12    Al Held
22    Robert Rauschenberg
25    Pablo Picasso
27    Roy Lichtenstein
30    Alfred Sisley

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