Arts

18 September 2007 -- Swedish police have ordered artist Lars Vilks out of his own home telling him it is no longer safe for him to live there.

The head of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, says he will pay as much as $150,000 to anyone who can kill Vilks because of what he calls offensive pictures of the Muslim Prophet Mohammad.

Lars Vilks says police have told him that the threats on his life are very serious. He says he was only allowed to return to his house in Stockholm to pick up a few items.    » read more »

Sept. 4, 2007, LAWRENCE — The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas will offer 21 courses and three special events this fall in Lawrence and Topeka, as well as its new locations in Overland Park and Clay County in Missouri.    » read more »

Sept. 4, 2007 -- Baylor University will welcome several distinguished speakers and performers to campus this fall. Below is a list of the lectures, conferences, symposia, and performances that will be held during the fall semester at Baylor.

SEPTEMBER 2007

Fall Chapel

10 a.m., 11 a.m. on Monday's Wednesdays in Waco Hall
Chapel is free and open to the public.

FOCUS - State BSM Conference

Sept. 7 - Sept. 9, Arlington Convention Center
Students from all across Texas will gather for this meeting for fellowship and inspiration! Sponsored by Baptist Student Ministries.    » read more »

Aug. 31, 2007 -- From Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, the Smithsonian celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of performances, lectures, exhibitions, family activities and tours at various museums around the Institution. All programs are free, unless otherwise indicated.

Feature Event
The Smithsonian will present "An Afternoon with Carmen Lomas Garza" Sunday, Sept. 16 in the S. Dillon Ripley Center. A family festival will be held from 1 to 4 p.m., and an adult program will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m.    » read more »

From Western Swing to Guatemalan Marimba, Irish Music to Hip-Hop, 18 artists added to 2007 lineup

August 30, 2007, Oklahoma City, OK – In combing through the archives of old photographs at the Oklahoma Historical Society, artist David Crismon came across some portraits that caught his eye. In his exhibit, The Light of Day, Crismon uses painting to translate a photographed history that has become marred and transformed with the erosion of time.    » read more »

August, 2007, PORTLAND, Maine - The Portland School of Ballet has recently hired Lesley Tunstall to join the school's faculty this fall. She will begin her new role as the director of the C.O.R.P.S. pre-professional program at Portland Ballet as the school commences with its yearly classes on September 6th. The program, a partnership with Portland High School, allows dancers to combine their academic interests with a passion for dance through an abbreviated academic schedule in the morning and intensive dance training each afternoon of the week.    » read more »

Takes Place on September 8, 2007 at Husson College, Bangor, Maine

August 2007, Bangor - Dancers, educators, classroom teachers, music and physical education teachers, choreographers, arts presenters, studio owners, school administrators, and dance and movement education advocates are invited to an information gathering to learn about this dance education opportunity.    » read more »

August 2007, Austin, Texas – The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) is now accepting applications for the 2008 class of the Young Masters scholarship program. The scholarships will help promising young school-aged students in Texas to excel in the arts.

The Young Masters Program will provide exemplary arts students in grades 8-12 with the financial help they need to pursue advanced study in the areas of visual arts, literature, music, theatre, dance and media arts.    » read more »

August 24, 2007 -- NASHVILLE - - The Tennessee Arts Commission will hold its next quarterly meeting in Historic Jonesborough, the state’s oldest city. The meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007 at the International Storytelling Center at 1:30 p.m. (ET). The Center is located at 100 West Main Street.    » read more »

August 2007 -- New Horizons features work by 11 Ohio artists who participated in the Ohio Arts Council’s domestic residencies program within the last 10 years. The result is artwork that reflects the tangible rewards artists gain from experiencing a new horizon.    » read more »

August 27, 2007 -- The North Dakota Council on the Arts (NDCA) announces the addition of Marilyn Hudson and Taylor Barnes, who have recently accepted appointments to serve on the NDCA’s board of directors; and announce the appointment of current board member Tom Porter, of Bismarck, to NDCA Vice-Chair.    » read more »

Michigan Author Leslie Helakoski's 'Big Chickens' Helps Kids Relate to Challenge of Overcoming Fears

- MCC and Arsenal Center for the Arts Present: In Sights: Photography by Award-Winning Massachusetts Artists September 11- November 18, 2007
- Opening Reception: Tues., September 18, 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Wednesday, August 29, 2007, FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Arts Council is now accepting applications for the Teacher Initiated Project grant program to help teachers bring professional artists into the classroom for one- to four-week residencies in the spring of 2008. The grants range from $540 to $2,160, depending on the length of the residencies. During these planned residencies, artists demonstrate their art forms and provide students and teachers in elementary, middle and high schools with repeated opportunities to learn about and experience the making of art.    » read more »