http://www.lockportjournal.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:34:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_178095926.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_178095926.html Every art gallery should have an opportunity to present its work the way the Castellani Art Museum is about to present some of its own.For the project “Currents: Movements in Western Art Since 1830,” opening this weekend, the biggest room in the building will have its walls covered salon-style (meaning paintings clustered together for easy comparison) with work from its permanent collection, and organized so that modern art’s major movements can be identified and compared. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_164165225.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_164165225.html A four-year bioterrorism investigation would hurt the career of most people.For Buffalo artist and University at Buffalo professor Steven Kurtz, such a probe was an inspiration. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:52:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_163155443.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_163155443.html This weekend is that special time in June where Allentown closes its streets and opens its arms to thousands of people, and Father’s Day might just have to take a back seat to the Allentown Art Festival, the area’s most prominent art festival. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:49:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_157095045.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_157095045.html This evening’s sampling of wines and desserts at Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Chateau des Charmes Winery is more than any old festivity kicking off or concluding another art project.The second annual “Art of Architecture” Gala will present the winners of the Binational Tourism Alliance’s photography contest and will open the door, so to speak, to this year’s cross-border Doors Open Niagara 2008 and Niagara by Design events. Wed, 28 May 2008 16:53:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_149165615.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_149165615.html The 100 American Craftsmen Show will be back in Lockport on Friday.The 38th annual edition of the show is three days long and showcases contemporary craft art. The show has many categories including clay, leather, glass, metal, wood and others. Artisans in the show will be there to showcase and sell their work, according to Elaine Harrigan, Marketing Director for the Kenan Center. Fri, 16 May 2008 09:54:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_137095730.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_137095730.html Lockport’s Kenan Center will present an art exhibition beginning Friday with the unassuming title “Works of Lawrence V. Badgery, Landscape Artist,” but that’s where the ingenuousness stops.The 125 works on display will offer stories of art and of history, to be sure, but also of a radical rethinking of the traditional subject of landscapes, and of artists handing down technique and theory to their students. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:40:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_120094956.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_120094956.html Artist Kearine Muizz draws her greatest inspiration from places many people spend their lives trying to avoid — cemeteries.For more than two years, Muizz has wandered through graveyards, searching for the spark that will guide her to complete her most challenging work: nearly two dozen impressionist paintings based on the statues she saw at Paris’ storied Pere-Lachaise cemetery.The project was inspired by the slaying of a close friend. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:07:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_092091219.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_092091219.html Niagara Falls native David Oliver will get an award Wednesday to pursue an original one-man performance of Vincent Van Gogh. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:16:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_072141730.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_072141730.html Paul Hanover wishes he could go back in time. But in lieu of inventing a time machine, Hanover creates his own blast from the past in his paintings. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_065152743.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_065152743.html The words “art” and “beer” don’t blend together very often.But they’ve become a winning combination for the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:22:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_044142402.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_044142402.html Knitting needles, barn animals, a toaster, a blender — all everyday objects.But could they be art? Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:47:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_030155539.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_030155539.html Mike Miller is one of “those guys” who wants people to view the world in a different way. Unlike the metaphorical way many people mean this, though, Miller lives it. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_016160912.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_016160912.html Fans attending Aaron Lewis’ sold-out shows this weekend at the Bear’s Den Showroom know they will hear the Staind lead singer in action.That’s about all they know they’ll get. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_016160629.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_016160629.html If “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” were a professional wrestler, it would be the good guy who gets the audience on his side by pumping up local landmarks at each visiting city. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_009155626.html http://www.lockportjournal.com/art/gnnnightanddayarts_story_009155626.html Ron Zito spends his days taking care of some 250 nursing home patients, but his off-time thoughts take a decidedly artistic turn.Zito, who serves as executive director of Our Lady of Peace in Lewiston, has dabbled in art since the 1970s. Much like his profession has adapted to great technological changes since then, so too has his hobby.