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Fluid Universe (Noble Savagery)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:12:00 GMT

While digging through and organizing some old personal papers, I ran across this poem. It's scribbled down from a siting at the American Visionary Art Museum. Enjoyed the feeling of connection with the Chesapeake Bay, which one could see out the window opposite the original inscription. "Oceana (a poem from the Ocean to Humanity)" One breath away from mother Oceana Your nimble...

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112-Year-Old Still Painting (Red Orbit )

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:47 GMT

... out of the early 20th century. And his colorful creations are gaining more attention in the art world.The works by a man who has lived about half his life in state mental health centers will be part of an exhibit this fall at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. His caretakers have suspended sales of his artwork until after the show after finding out some of his...

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112-Year-Old Artist Draws on Life Experience (NPR Blogs: News & Views)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:12:24 GMT

Artist Frank Calloway hard at work on one of his murals. Black Voices Frank Calloway isn't your normal, everyday modern artist. For starters, he was born in 1896. That makes him more than a decade older than John McCain's mother, Roberta. The 112-year-old diagnosed schizophrenic spends seven to nine hours per day drawing colorful 30 foot murals of the rural South that he remembers from his childhood....

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Frank Calloway, 112, visionary artist (Boing Boing)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:20:55 GMT

Frank Calloway draws pen, marker, and crayon murals on butcher block paper, some more than 30 feet long. Calloway is 112 years old and has lived in mental hospitals since 1952. His work will be featured in an exhibit at Baltimore's American Visionary Art Museum. The Associated Press profiled Calloway and created a wonderful slideshow with Calloway speaking. From the AP: Calloway...

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"You can't look at one of his paintings without seeing that smile, without seeing that gentle man" (A Bama Blog)

noreply@blogger.com (Lee P) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:11:00 GMT

A 112 year-old Alabama man turns early memories into art : The works by a man [named Frank Calloway] who has lived about half his life in state mental health centers will be part of an exhibit this fall at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. His caretakers have suspended sales of his artwork until after the show after finding out some of his drawings could sell for...

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A revelation of faith (FlipSide Blog)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:28:46 GMT

An exhibit at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore fascinates me. It's a collection of pieces that reveal what belief can mean for each of us, and it's stunning how the artists on display captured everything from prayer (in paint) to the Great Mother to the Ten Commandments.

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WestJet adding new routes for winter (atHome Top Story)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:30:00 GMT

... in Baltimore, Top of the World Observation Level and a choice of either Port Discovery Children's Museum or the American Visionary Art Museum. The pass is good for four days from the date of purchase and is 20 per cent cheaper if booked online. Additional savings are available by downloading Baltimore's new online summer coupons, which offer discounts to major attractions,...

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Harbor Magic Hotels Offer the Ultimate Way to Save (PR News Wire )

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

... National Aquarium, the Maryland Science Center, Top of the World Observation level, and either the American Visionary Art Museum or the Port Discovery Children's Museum. What's more, this deal even offers a Harbor Magic Passport, which entitles visitors to hundreds of dollars in savings, discounts, and special offers at retail shops, restaurants, and other locations...

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Baltimore Offers New 'Buy Two Nights, Get One Night Free' Hotel Promotion This Summer (PR News Wire )

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:18:00 GMT

... in Baltimore, Top of the World Observation Level and a choice of either Port Discovery Children's Museum or the American Visionary Art Museum. The pass is available for four days from the date of purchase, and offers a savings of 20 percent if booked online at . Additionally, for the first time, Baltimore has extended the pass to offer the new "Harbor Pass+" which...

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Hill alive with 'Sound of Music' (Baltimore Sun)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Flicks From the Hill, a free outdoor film series sponsored by the American Visionary Art Museum, opens Thursday with Robert Wise's 1965 adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music , starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer and a cast of youngsters. For a time, the film was the biggest cinematic moneymaker of all time. Showtime is 9 p.m., and films are viewable...

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A window on a Baltimore tradition (Boomer Girl stories)

Tue, 20 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Screen painting in East Baltimore won't die, not on Elaine Eff's watch. The folklorist has been on a crusade for three decades to preserve the kitschy art — landscapes painted on rowhouse window screens. The screens are for decoration, and privacy, too: The paintings allow residents to see out and prevent passersby from seeing in.

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Bank of America - Museums on Us (Art News Blog)

Sat, 03 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT

Bank of America has changed how its "Museums on Us" program operates this year. Last year the bank paid for museum entries around America for the whole month of May. This year they have added more museums to the list, but it is now year round, with the first weekend of every month being free to holders of a Bank of America check, ATM or credit card. Here's a list of the...

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Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race (TheWashCycle)

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:08:00 GMT

The annual Kinetic Sculpture Race in Baltimore is happening May 3rd. Applications are due April 21st. Kinetic Sculptures are amphibious, human powered works of art custom built for the race. Each May, the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) hosts the...

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DC House Tour: Polly’s Pomander Walk House (Apartment Therapy)

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:03:02 GMT

... a secret garden in the heart of Georgetown. RESOURCES Painting above the sink from Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum Mirrors behind the couch from Ballard Designs White table from Random Harvest Custom-cut rug from Georgetown Rugs [no website, 2208 Wisconsin Avenue, 202-342-2262] Pomander Walk has inspired a children’s book, The People in Pineapple Place . > > Enter...

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American Visionary Art Museum Fundraising gala (Baltimore Sun)

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Scene & Heard The tickets weren't cheap. After all, this was the annual fundraising gala for the American Visionary Art Museum . But for party outfits, many guests only spent as much as the cost of a newspaper. In fact, their outfits were the newspaper, in accordance with invitation instructions to dress along the lines of the evening's theme.

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Events to Spice Up Valentine's (Red Orbit )

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:00:51 GMT

'PostSecret' Signing at AVAM // Today, the American Visionary Art Museum hosts a book-signing with PostSecret creator Frank Warren and offers two-for-one admission. Warren's group art project receives thousands of anonymous postcards proclaiming secrets, which are published in his books. Three hundred of these postcards are on display at AVAM, 800 Key Highway. Admission to the...

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Blindness no barrier to good photos (Baltimore Sun)

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT

... are blindfolded and sent into the community with cameras and guides. Today, he comes to the American Visionary Art Museum for two such events, which he said can be enlightening and disarming."The whole experience isn't about senses - it's about experiencing the world in a different way," he said.In today's workshops, participants will be assigned 10 abstract topics on which...

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Norman's works make it hard to look away (Today's Tribune-Review)

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT

At the American University Museum, "Dark Metropolis: Irving Norman's Social Surrealism" offers a career-spanning survey of 14 works on paper and 25 large canvases by the obscure, Lithuanian-born artist.

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Bazaart offers shoppers 'madness with a heart' (Baltimore Sun)

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT

The American Visionary Art Museum's annual sale is part art exhibit, part flea market Twins from southern New Jersey marketed slightly deformed glass bottles recovered from a dump as "squottles." An Owings Mills candy maker offered chocolate chili pepper truffles. And a North Carolina sculptor found a buyer for her papier-mache pet made from old doll parts.

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Bazaars show an indie streak (Baltimore Sun)

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT

Bazaars show an indie streakNovember 24, 2007 Article tools Text size: CraftsCrafts[From Page 1D]ÀøÀÀßÀby.buro Stephanie Shapirosun reporter"Cute" is a seasonal verity, particularly at holiday bazaars. What's a Christmas craft fair without precious pine cone rings, crocheted tea cozies or knitted kittens wreathed in boughs of holly'With a sly spin on mainstream decorative culture, though, a legion...

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