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An exhibition celebrating the work of filmmaker and artist Tim Burton is set to open at New York's Museum of Modern Art, said Syfy, the event's lead sponsor. Scheduled to open Sunday and run through April 26, the exhibition brings together more than 700 examples of rarely or never-before-seen drawings, paintings, photographs, storyboards, moving-image works, puppets, maquettes, costumes and cinematic ephemera, ...

Celebrities. We love to hate them. We also love to watch their every move, laugh at their mistakes and scrutinize their decisions. Like them or not, their celebrity status means not only have they achieved career success, they’ve also got a hell of a lot to lose. And sometimes, whatever actions have helped catapult them to fame or rendered them ...

Walnut Creek, CA -From the moment one delves into the new Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco's Presidio, it becomes apparent that this is no Mickey Mouse operation. Yes, the cartoon rodent who helped spawn a vast entertainment empire is here in all his glory. But he's just a small part of a wide-ranging, state-of-the-art presentation intended to please ...

It’s funny for me to think that there was a time several years ago when I absolutely swore I would never make artist’s books, because I really felt that the whole medium had become this ghetto that women artists for whatever reason gravitated to, only to have relatively few people/institutions collect them… and in that way it was a sort of ...

Entering is simple: Record a two-minute video showing us why you love what you do for a living, and upload it to our "I Love What I Do" category. The 5 videos with the most thumbs-up on October 24, 2009 at 11:59pm will be chosen as finalists. Submission by finalists will be reviewed by editors who will screen each finalist's video ...

ArtBistro asked several career designers: what should a designer never say? They gave us good advice and great responses that will help you move forward in your career. You may guess some of these right on. However, sometimes we forget these guidelines when we are in a bind. Well, here is your reminder! *#15 "I'm a jack of all trades."* *You ...

Washington, DC - The controversial communications chief for the National Endowment of the Arts resigned Thursday after drawing fire from Republican senators for recruiting artists to create works that promoted President Barack Obama's policies, The Washington Post reported. Yosi Sergant, who specialized in public relations in Los Angeles before coming to Washington, gained fame for his work during the presidential campaign ...

  Paris celebrated its eighth annual “Nuit Blanche” festival of contemporary art overnight on Saturday until the early hours of Sunday with riotous displays of cutting-edge art installations across the French capital.  The French capital stayed up until the wee hours of Sunday as Parisians marked “Nuit Blanche” – literally “sleepless night” – an annual nocturnal celebration of contemporary art.    ...

Religious texts have inspired artist of all media for thousands of years. R. Crumb, a famous comic artist, has created a new illustrated Book of Genesis. It is a creative work within the graphic novel genre, however the story may be a familiar one to you. What do your think of his work? See how he has illustrated the Book of ...

This month's ArtBistro design gallery marks a flood of creativity to the portfolios on ArtBistro. The professionalism and fresh ideas collected here are the best design professionals have to offer. Congratulations to all selected for this month's exhibition. *"Skateboarding", photography by Karlie Mosher* *Why not?* Crocs are for the beach. For small children. For working in the garage or around the ...

Orphan Works advocates defend their proposals by saying they're necessary to put users in touch with copyright owners. They say this isn't happening now because of a market failure in commercial markets. Speaking at a Congressional Seminar March 31, 2006, Copyright Office attorney Jule Sigall explained why they believed artists needed Congress to "push" them to register their work with privately ...

I once received a letter from a woman who had just gotten a job offer. She had been unemployed for three months and wanted to know if she should accept the offer or try to negotiate for more. She felt the offer was low - less than she had been making at her last job - but was afraid that if ...

One of the most controversial measures of President Obama's stimulus package is his aid to the arts. "Singers, actors and dancers can stimulate audiences, but can they stimulate the economy? The authors of the current stimulus package seem to think so — they have included $50 million for the National Endowment for the Arts and $150 million for infrastructure repairs at ...

New York, NY - Rob Pruitt made art by organizing a flea market at 2007’s Frieze Art Fair and offering cocaine (for his Cocaine Buffet) at an opening in 1998. Now he has announced that he will host “Rob Pruitt’s First Annual Art Awards” as part of a “performance-based artwork” in conjunction with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, alternative art space ...

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Another Bookmark, a flash based shared bookmark site by web creators for inspiration and research, had nominated the best 14 sites that are outstanding and unforgettable to compete to become the Bookmark Of The Year 2008. You can go to the site and vote for your favorite site to claim the title. There are quite a few sites that are really ...

Do you live in a state that values the arts? If you do, chances are that you may have more artistic and design career opportunities. With the data we have collected, you will be able to compare and contrast your state’s spending on the arts. While how much money a state spends on the arts is not an exact way to ...

In the beginning ... The first page of chapter one of Robert Crumb's take on The Book Of Genesis, Illustration: R Crumb. Courtesy of WW Norton & Company, Inc. Los Angeles, CA - His religious upbringing might well be as unorthodox as the psychedelic-inspired comic-strip characters that have made R. Crumb the most famous underground artist of his time. Which, ...

h2. Calendar the hottest shows! Are you looking for the hottest shows this weekend? Look no further. ArtBistro has initiated its new calendar to be your art and design event guide. Before you plan your week, check the shows that you don't want to miss. h2. Submit Your Event As artist and designers, you will have openings and events that you ...