Columbia Arts

Art Gallery, Theatre, and Studio

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

In his photographs of African Americans, John Edmonds challenges the exclusionary history of art by expanding its roster of subjects. At 2, hear the artist in conversation with Jessica Bell Brown: https://t.co/2mhZtAL1VH

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

At noon, join a permanent collection gallery talk on "Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696–1770": https://t.co/g3KyvdKzGd [Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, "Apollo Pursuing Daphne," c. 1755/1760, oil on canvas, Samuel H. Kress Collection]

[Columbia Arts @Columbiaarts]

Visit our intriguing “Duality” exhibition this month, featuring @NationalGeoPixs photographers Randy Olson & Melissa Farlow

[Columbia Arts @Columbiaarts]

#artmatters

[SFMOMA @SFMOMA]

What do these works have in common?

For the rounded wall of a Belgian casino, #Magritte combined ideas and icons from other paintings for his 233 foot Enchanted Domain. Notice how the backgrounds shift like theater sets, allowing the “actors” to coexist. #MagritteSFMOMA

[National Gallery of Art @ngadc]

Our September 2018 newsletter is here, filled with new exhibitions, lectures, films, and more. Read it now: https://t.co/Yc3wdWrsGr [Thomas Cole, "The Return," 1837, oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection]

[Artnet @artnet]

MoMA’s Astonishing New Architectural Show Reveals Yugoslavia’s Ruins to Be More Than Just Monuments of an Alien Civilization https://t.co/HXXEAAd2cl

[Artnet @artnet]

James Turrell is known for his installation works, which challenge the way we perceive light and space. In this 2013 print, he translates this effect into a 2-dimensional form.

Live for bidding now in our "California Cool" auction: https://t.co/18XzgnWGPo

[Artnet @artnet]

"Picasso and Miró: Select Works"
The newest sale on artnet Auctions offers a selection of works by two of the foremost artists of the Modern era. Live for bidding now through July 26: https://t.co/O5wJ52myu5

[Artnet @artnet]

"The photograph isn't good enough. It's not real enough."

Happy birthday to David Hockney, who turns 81 today! Learn more about the British artist's life, artwork and exhibits now, on artnet: https://t.co/fBN3yKd6v9

[Oregon Historical Society @OrHist]

We've just added 700 new images to #ohsdigitalcollections from the Oregon Journal Photographic Negative collection, including a brand new series of photographs of Portland streets and buildings! Follow the link and be transported to early 1900s Portland. https://t.co/Ej2tHRnwYH

[Nat'l Endow f/t Arts @NEAarts]

NEW! Our just released Art Works podcast looks at the power of art to heal trauma, strengthen families + build community as well as the ways that art can help returning combat vets re-enter their communities. Listen here: https://t.co/lmlH2VfNxg [AUDIO] #CreativeForces

[Columbia Arts @Columbiaarts]

Blind Princess this weekend! Get tickets now https://t.co/79SA9Sws4h #artmatters #theatre

[Artnet @artnet]

Banksy's "Girl with Balloon" is the street artist's most recognizable and iconic image. The work has come to signify innocence and hope since it first appeared in London's West Bank in 2002.

It is live now through May 22 in our "Best of Britain" auction: https://t.co/VxruO5kjKo

[Artnet @artnet]

“Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it" - Jasper Johns

Happy birthday to the American painter, sculptor and printmaker, turns 88 today! Learn more about his life, exhibits and works for sale now, on artnet: https://t.co/p0dqC71dnj

[Columbia Arts @Columbiaarts]

Thanks to @oregonballet for an outstanding performance #ballet #artmatters

[Columbia Arts @Columbiaarts]

Jim Johnstone and Gallery Manager Carolyn Smith celebrate at First Friday. #artmatters #ceramics

[Columbia Arts @Columbiaarts]

Spotlight on 2018 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Janae Claxton https://t.co/1RvGvspBI1

[Columbia Arts @Columbiaarts]

#artmatters https://t.co/3mXujwWSgv

[Jazz at Lincoln Center @jazzdotorg]

John Coltrane began recording his breakthrough album and one of the most celebrated albums in jazz history – Giant Steps – on this day in 1959.

[Columbia Arts @Columbiaarts]

Oregon Ballet Theatre 2 is SOLD OUT at #CCA for May 11! If you didn't get tickets, hopefully you can go see them in Portland sometime soon. If you did get tickets, see you in the Theatre soon!

[Nat'l Endow f/t Arts @NEAarts]

"[Poetry Out Loud] really does change your life."

Today on the blog get to know 2018 @PoetryOutLoud National Champion Janae Claxton + listen to her recite "The Gaffe" by C.K. Williams! https://t.co/OTgN02xZz0 #POL18 @scartscomm @CityCharleston @FBHurricanes