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23 September - 28 September 2007
NEW YORK, Sep. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Incredible India at 60! celebrates our arrival at the 60th anniversary of independent India. Tamarind Art is very proud to be a part of this celebration and is delighted to host an exhibition Incredible Diversity: rediscovering India's ancient legacy of compassion, photographs by Benoy K. Behl. This exhibition has been organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Government of India and is a part of the Incredible India celebrations in New York City.
Behl's photographs take us on an enthralling, 2,500-year journey of India where multiculturalism was a way of life rather than a lofty ideal. These images reveal a rich tradition of collaboration between various faiths that resulted in a unique artistic heritage and a gentle, sophisticated philosophy. This exhibition establish that every conceivable faith, be it Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Jain, Jewish, or Zoroastrian coexisted without division or discord in ancient India. This discovery transforms 'Incredible Diversity!' from a photography exhibition into a profound message from the past -- one that gives us hope for the future in an age of extreme ideological conflict.
DverCITY Magazine
Opening reception & press conference: 22 September 2007
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
RSVP - rsvp@tamarindart.com
About the Artist
Benoy K. Behl is a famous photographer, film-maker and art historian. He has traveled over 160,000 km within India documenting over 30,000 photographs of Indian monuments and art heritage. Behl has produced a landmark series comprising of fifty-two films on paintings and sculptures of India for Doordarshan, India's National TV Channel.
The gallery was inaugurated as a museum-gallery in April 2003. Tamarind Art's vision is to curate exhibitions that reflect a healthy balance between senior established artists and younger talents working in varied medium. Dedicated to contemporary Indian art, literature, and film, Tamarind Art Gallery is one of the foremost institutions in North America celebrating the continuing heritage of India.
For more information, please contact Tamarind Art Gallery at (212) 990-9000 ext. 105 or email info@tamarindart.com or visit our web site at www.tamarindart.com; or www.incredibleindia.org. Special gallery hours for India@60: 11am till 6pm Sept 23-28th 2007.
Source: Tamarind Art
Web site: http://www.tamarindart.com/
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NEW YORK, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Center for Arts Education (CAE), the leading voice in restoring, stimulating and sustaining arts education in New York City public schools, will host Arts Smart New York, A Friendraising Celebration on Thursday, September 27, 2007, at The Herman Miller National Design Center in Manhattan.
This inaugural event will bring together key decision makers to promote awareness about the benefits of and need for more arts education in NYC public schools. Arts Smart New York is not a fundraiser but a unique event designed to highlight the current state of arts education in NYC and discuss what still needs to be done to support arts education programs for our public schools.
In a recent survey by the NYC Education Department, 41% of parents said that their children are not being offered art programs in school. "Arts education is a basic and necessary part of a quality, well rounded education, and all New York City public school students deserve to have access to it," said CAE Executive Director Richard Kessler. "This event will encourage leaders in the City's business, government and education industries to help make arts education a standard part of every child's education."
CAE will honor Robert Jackson, New York City Council Education Chair and Domenic Recchia, New York City Council Cultural Chair, for their long standing and continued support for arts education in New York City public schools. The event will be hosted by WNYC's Leonard Lopate and Legally Blonde star Laura Bell Bundy will make a special appearance.
The Center for Arts Education is leading the charge to restore quality arts education for New York City's more than one million public school students and is committed to establishing New York City as the arts education capital of the world by making the arts a core component of every public school child's education.
Source: The Center for Arts Education
Web Site: http://www.cae-nyc.org/
WASHINGTON, April 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Celebrate 100 years of museums in America as the American Association of Museums (AAM) commemorates its 100th Anniversary during 2006 with the "Year of the Museum." The year-long, nationwide celebration includes the world's largest gathering of museum professionals at AAM's 100th Anniversary Annual Meeting, this week in Boston, two Congressional Resolutions, two books and a TV special on PBS .
From April 27 to May 1, 2006, some seven-thousand delegates from around the country, and the globe, gather at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston for the American Association of Museums 100th Annual Meeting. It will be the largest gathering of its kind in history and will feature an unprecedented number of programs, workshops and industry experts discussing the latest issues and trends. Featured speakers are Marine Reserve Colonel Matthew Bogdanos and board chairman of the Leader to Leader Institute, Frances Hesselbein.
Bogdanos is a classics scholar, former prize fighter and New York District Attorney known for his relentless prosecution of high-profile defendants. He was recalled to active duty in Iraq in 2003 to investigate terrorist networks. On Friday, April 28, Bogdanos will discuss his incredible experience helping to recover priceless antiquities and national treasures looted from the Iraq National Museum in Baghdad.
Hesselbein served as founding President and CEO of the Leader to Leader Institute, formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for NonProfit Management. In 1998, Ms. Hesselbein was awarded the Presidential Medal of Honor, the nation's highest civilian honor, recognizing her leadership as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA. On Sunday, April 30, Hesselbein will speak about the value of nonprofit leadership, as museums face the next century's challenges.
Information about the 2006 AAM Annual Meeting is available at http://www.aam-us.org/am06/.
In honor of AAM's Centennial, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate this year passed resolutions formally recognizing 2006 as the "Year of the Museum." House Resolution 389 was introduced by Co-Chairs of the Congressional Arts Caucus, Representatives Louise Slaughter (D- N.Y.) and Christopher Shays (R-Conn.), and was adopted February 8, 2006. Senate Resolution 437 was introduced by Senators Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and was adopted April 6, 2006.
The resolutions celebrate "the contributions museums have made to American culture and life over the past 100 years." These resolutions serve as Congressional recognition of the many outstanding museums serving the public in nearly every district and every state. They cite the following statistics:
-- "Americans view museums as one of the most trustworthy sources of objective information (second only to family and friends) ... and one of the most important resources for educating children...devoting more than $1 billion and more than 18 million instructional hours annually for elementary and secondary education programs;
-- "The...more than 16,000 museums (are) found in 9 out of every 10 counties...receive 865 million visits annually...with attendance being free at more than half; and
-- "Museums...(hold) more than 750 million objects and living specimens in the public trust to preserve and protect our cultural and natural heritage for future generations."
The Congressional resolutions are based on a resolution adopted by AAM's Board of Directors that proclaims 2006 the "Year of the Museum." A number of states, counties, cities and towns have passed, or are considering, similar legislation declaring 2006 the "Year of the Museum." Some of these include: North Dakota; Florida; California; Texas; Wyoming; Nebraska; South Dakota; Oklahoma; New Mexico; Colorado; and, New York.
During the past century, U.S. museums have transformed themselves into cultural landmarks of our society; institutions that educate, inspire and lead their communities. The story of that transformation is one that mirrors the history of the nation itself. It includes many notable, and some notorious, characters. This story is exquisitely told and richly-illustrated in Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America by San Francisco author Marjorie Schwarzer, chair of the museum studies program for the John F. Kennedy University in Berkeley, California.
Published by AAM to commemorate the Year of the Museum and mark AAM's Centennial, the book traces the rise of the American museum over the past century. Riches, Rivals and Radicals is AAM's first book published for general audiences in addition to museum professionals. It will be on sale at the Annual Meeting, and available through the AAM Bookstore at http://www.aam- us.org/bookstore.
Discover the commanding and charismatic characters whose fervor fueled the 20th-century revolution that changed America's museums, from dusty and exclusive to dynamic and inclusive. Also entitled "Riches, Rivals and Radicals: 100 Years of Museums in America," this landmark one-hour program is hosted by National Public Radio's Susan Stamberg and is a specially-produced 2006 segment of the award-winning public television series, Great Museums. It features museums coast-to-coast and reveals the story of how America's museums came to be. The "Riches, Rivals and Radicals" show is airing on public television stations throughout America , including those in: Tampa, Florida (May 30); Los Angeles / San Bernardino (May 31); San Francisco (May 27); New Orleans (June 2); and New York (June 1).
It has been said that laughter is a wonderful reminder of our shared humanity. If that is the case, this new AAM Centennial publication reminds each of us that not only do we have plenty of humanity to share, but also that much of our shared humanity is chock full of humor. To commemorate the American Association of Museums' 100th Anniversary, AAM has partnered with the New Yorker Magazine to produce A Masterpiece: The Museum Cartoon Collection.
Published by The Cartoon Bank, a New Yorker Magazine Company, The Museum Cartoon Collection is a delightful assortment of some of the most hilarious museum-themed New Yorker panel cartoons ever created, going back to 1930. The book, which retails for $24.95 ($19.95 for AAM members), is available through AAM's online bookstore, http://www.aam-us.org/bookstore.
As the national service organization representing the American museum community, the American Association of Museums' mission is to enhance the value of museums to their communities through leadership, advocacy and service. Since its founding in 1906, AAM has grown to more than 20,000 members, including more than 13,800 individual members, 3,000 corporate members, and more than 3,100 museums. For more about AAM, please visit our website at http://www.aam-us.org.
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