tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91923644105749930382011-06-08T06:50:36.533-07:00Nancy Sokolovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212488713670144976noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-78947578251399561202009-02-05T07:20:00.000-08:002009-02-05T07:25:56.309-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br />Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Works in Progress with Q+A</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">is tonight--February 5th--at 7:00 p.m. at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium</span>!! Tickets are available at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Box Office, www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 828.251.5505.<br /><br />Join us for this highly anticipated event!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SYsEfOKWLuI/AAAAAAAAALQ/LYar4NA-S0w/s1600-h/gates1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SYsEfOKWLuI/AAAAAAAAALQ/LYar4NA-S0w/s320/gates1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299334320955469538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Image Credit: </span><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0.1in;"><b><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;" >Christo and Jeanne-Claude,<br /><strong><b><i><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Gates, <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Central Park</st1:city>,<br /><st1:state st="on">New York</st1:state></st1:place> City</span></span></i>, 2005</b></strong><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-7894757825139956120?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kim Zdanowicznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-59417194200420798702009-01-28T09:38:00.000-08:002009-01-28T09:41:43.764-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SYCYdyUfSrI/AAAAAAAAALI/fjz6eGe5AgI/s1600-h/gates2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SYCYdyUfSrI/AAAAAAAAALI/fjz6eGe5AgI/s320/gates2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296400799279041202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Works in Progress with Q+A is Thursday, February 5, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.</span><br /><br />Join the conversation with Christo and Jeanne-Claude at the culmination of an exciting array of programming from the Asheville Art Musuem's smArt speak: Distinguished Artist Series. The talk on February 5th will center on their five decades of work together as well as works in progress. The extended Q+A period gives the audience the chance to delve into the minds of the innovative artists who brought NYC <span style="font-style: italic;">The Gates</span>!<br /><br />Don't miss it--get your <span style="font-weight: bold;">tickets</span> at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 828.251.5505 today!<br /><br />Visit www.ashevilleart.org or www.smartspeak.org for more information on this event and the related programming.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-5941719420042079870?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kim Zdanowicznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-59220873120290533992008-12-17T07:37:00.000-08:002008-12-17T08:01:39.240-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SUkeulH21sI/AAAAAAAAAIg/Q70Bd_wPWVc/s1600-h/Wrapped+Reichstag+03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SUkeulH21sI/AAAAAAAAAIg/Q70Bd_wPWVc/s320/Wrapped+Reichstag+03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280785823656498882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Christo and Jeanne-Claude</span> are coming to speak February 5th, 2009 and we are getting really excited! The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Community Poster Installation Project</span> begins January 15th. Be sure to visit the installation of signed high-quality prints in the windows of businesses around town. Maps will be available in the Museum Shop and on the Museum Web site, www.ashevilleart.org, beginning the week of January 15th. These framed prints, donated by the artists, will be available for purchase. Details will be on the Museum Web site as well.<br /><br />An exhibition of the innovative works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude, titled <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Projects</span> will be opening at the Museum on January 16th. Join us that evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. for an opening reception.<br /><br />Tickets are selling fast for the smArt speak Christo and Jeanne-Claude lecture February 5th, so get yours today at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Box Office or at www.ticketmaster.com. And be sure to take advantage of all the great upcoming programs!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SUkeuLxRHaI/AAAAAAAAAIY/RFy9WyL5wgA/s1600-h/Umbrellas+USA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SUkeuLxRHaI/AAAAAAAAAIY/RFy9WyL5wgA/s320/Umbrellas+USA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280785816850865570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SUket1870EI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/S-cUFsMCmm8/s1600-h/Surrounded+Islands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SUket1870EI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/S-cUFsMCmm8/s320/Surrounded+Islands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280785810994221122" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-5922087312029053399?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kim Zdanowicznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-11442259855969506382008-11-18T10:46:00.001-08:002008-11-18T10:48:04.067-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SSMNsqWW62I/AAAAAAAAAG4/zVY2fnoOWv8/s1600-h/Faith+Ringgold+for+ACT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SSMNsqWW62I/AAAAAAAAAG4/zVY2fnoOWv8/s320/Faith+Ringgold+for+ACT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270071049887083362" border="0" /></a>Today, Tuesday, November 18th, brings the highly anticipated event <span style="font-weight: bold;">Faith Ringgold: <span style="font-style: italic;">More Than 50 Years</span> at 7:00 p.m. at Diana Wortham Theatre</span>. Tickets are still available at the Diana Wortham Theatre Box Office or by calling 828. 257.4530. Get your tickets now and then join us after the lecture for a book signing and raffle! Raffle tickets are available at the event for $5.00 each for a chance to win a pair of Patron Tickets to Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Works in Progress with Q+A, these tickets include a special dinner with the artists, or <span style="font-style: italic;">Dancing at the Louvre: Faith Ringgold's French Collection and Other Story Quilts</span> signed by Faith Ringgold and Faith Ringgold notecards. Don't miss this exciting evening!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-1144225985596950638?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kim Zdanowicznoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-74666095778563654652008-09-11T09:25:00.000-07:002008-09-12T08:04:30.728-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SMlKAqU3YoI/AAAAAAAAACo/OUsrD3y2TNc/s1600-h/Spiegelman+Self-Portrait+%282%29+for+blog.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LR4N6ZzMT18/SMlKAqU3YoI/AAAAAAAAACo/OUsrD3y2TNc/s320/Spiegelman+Self-Portrait+%282%29+for+blog.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244804616271913602" border="0" /></a>The countdown has begun! It is only a matter of hours until we get to hear Art Spiegelman's much anticipated talk, History of Comix 101. Spiegelman is speaking at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. Books will be available for sale at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium before and after the event...and 100 books have been signed by Spiegelman!! So get there early to get your signed book and tickets to hear Art Spiegelman: History of Comix 101. See you there!<br /><br /><br />Image courtesy of Art Spiegelman.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-7466609577856365465?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kim Zdanowicznoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-4188491207553031332008-08-26T12:22:00.001-07:002008-08-26T12:22:41.618-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">XTO+J-C</span><br />that's the name of the book I'm reading right now - subtitled An Authorized Biography, by Burt Chernow. We'll be getting it into our Museum Shop soon. It's very informative!!!<br /><br />We've got tons of smArt speak books in our Museum Shop now - books by and about our artists (Ringgold, Spiegelman, Christo and Jeanne-Claude) as well as books by folks who are associated with our attendant programs - Hope Larson, Harvey Pekar, etc.<br /><br />It's awesome - everytime I walk past the counter I see something new. Books like, <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >Open Me, I'm a Dog</span>! by Art Spiegelman - it's a great children's book that adults won't mind reading 500 times to their 4 year old.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-418849120755303133?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nancy Sokolovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212488713670144976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-1969703766360731842008-08-26T12:16:00.000-07:002008-08-26T12:19:08.564-07:00Tix are now on sale for the remaining smArt speak artists!<br /><br />Go to the respective box offices - in person, on the web or over the phone - <span style="font-weight: bold;">Diana Wortham Theatre</span> for Faith Ringgold, or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thomas Wolfe Auditorium</span> for Art Spiegelman and/or Christo and Jeanne-Claude.<br /><br />See you at the talks!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-196970376636073184?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nancy Sokolovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212488713670144976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-68892309059789999072008-07-25T11:46:00.000-07:002008-07-25T11:50:18.012-07:00Tickets will be on sale soon for the remaining three smArt speakers:<br />Spiegelman tickets go on sale Friday August 8th and tickets for Ringgold and Christo/Jeanne-Claude go on sale Friday August 15.<br /><br />keep your eyes here or on the Museum's website: www.ashevilleart.org<br /><br />Museum Members: look for a special offer in your mail at the end next week - you can become a smArt Speak Patron!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-6889230905978999907?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nancy Sokolovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212488713670144976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-88390944900449673052008-07-21T09:23:00.000-07:002008-07-21T09:25:17.097-07:00We're happy to report that WCQS Public Radio has joined in as media sponsor for smART Speak!<br /><br />WCQS is in great company - see the bottom of the weblog homepage for our full list of sponsors, and please thank them when you visit.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-8839094490044967305?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nancy Sokolovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212488713670144976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-31367222976751199072008-07-21T09:17:00.000-07:002008-07-21T09:23:31.882-07:00I'm happy to report that with the help of our <span style="font-style: italic;">summer interns extraordinaire </span>(shout out to Crystal and Mallory!) we have posted a slew of programs for Spiegelman and Ringgold on the site. We still have some updating to do - as you'll see - so check in regularly for confirmation on dates and times.<br /><br />Also - and this is cool - each artist now has a page of <span style="font-weight: bold;">suggested reading</span>. Wait, that might not be posted yet but it's coming soon. Many of these artists are authors too, but suggested reading includes some critical analysis and biographies/autobiographies. <br />stay tuned and enjoy!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-3136722297675119907?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nancy Sokolovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212488713670144976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9192364410574993038.post-36145240310635871282008-05-19T12:35:00.000-07:002008-06-20T13:56:09.573-07:00The Asheville Art Museum is a proud recipient of a grant from MetLife Foundation Museums and Community Connections program, allowing us to bring four phenomenal artists to Asheville for our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">smArt speak: </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Distinguished Artist Series.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">The Guerrilla Girls</span> </span>came on March 31st for a performance and a workshop. Upcoming speakers include <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Art Spiegelman</span> on Thursday, September 11, 2008; <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Faith Ringgold</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);"> </span>on Tuesday, November 18, 2008; and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Christo and Jeanne-Claude</span> on Thursday, February 5, 2009.<br /><br />We will periodically update this blog to let you know about upcoming programs and lectures. <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">You can comment by clicking on the "comments" button below.</span> Tell us what you think of the series. What was your experience like at the Guerrilla Girls performance? What speakers or programs are you looking forward to the most in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">smArt speak</span> series?<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Or you can subscribe to the blog to receive updates.</span></span><br /><br />More information for <span style="font-weight: bold;">smArt speak</span> can be found at www.smartspeak.org or www.ashevilleart.org<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9192364410574993038-3614524031063587128?l=ashevillesmartspeak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nancy Sokolovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07212488713670144976noreply@blogger.com1