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ArtPourriUSPS News—Wedding invitations never looked prettier as the Postal Service announced two new wedding stamps. The 61-cent Wedding Cake stamp depicts a 3-tier cake topped with white flowers and accommodates the heavier weight of an invitation, while the 44-cent Wedding Rings stamp features a photo of two gold wedding rings nesting on a small white pillow and is intended for use on response envelopes. Both photos were taken by Renee Comet of Washington, DC. New Statue Unveiled—A statue of abolitionist Sojourner Truth—created by California-based artist Artis Lane—has been dedicated in Emancipation Hall of the new Capitol Visitor Center in D.C. She is the first black woman to be so honored and the 10th statue of a woman to stand in the building out of 211 statues. Awards at La Biennale di Venezia—The 53rd International Art Exhibition will honor artists Yoko Ono and John Baldessari with the Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement award. This will be presented during the opening of the exhibition titled “Making Worlds” on June 6 and running until Nov. 22 in Venice. Top Museums—Among the top searched museums on AOL Search are Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY (1), Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA (2), Getty Museum, CA (3), Dallas Museum of Art, TX (4) and Brooklyn Museum, NY (5). NEA News—The NEA has announced its second round of funding for fiscal year 2009 in the categories of Access to Artistic Excellence, Learning in the Arts, Arts on Radio and TV, American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius and Partnership Agreements. The Endowment will distribute $83,472,100 to support 1,075 projects by nonprofit national, regional, state and local organizations nationwide.
Copyright ARTtalk Vol. 19 No. 8 — June 2009 |
