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Five people on Crete are facing charges related to making up to €6 million by selling forged art works, attributed to well-known artists, to private individuals, collectors and auction houses overseas, following an investigation by police. The investigation of the five followed an incident in Sofia, Bulgaria, in February when authorities prevented the sale of…

By STEVE PFARRERStaff Writer Though she was too young to understand many details at the time, Mollye Maxner remembers the Vietnam War had a profound effect on her family. Her father, Steve Maxner, served as a combat medic in the war and endured emotional turmoil from his experience for years afterward. Mollye Maxner, who grew…

Thanks to the City of Loveland Cultural Services Department and Visual Arts Commission’s Art in Public Places initiative, the Rialto Theater’s Devereaux Room is getting a unique upgrade. The organizations partnered with Philadelphia-based musician and artist Aaron Harel to install a one-of-a-kind art piece made from upcycled hardwood drum shells. The drum shells will provide…

An artist book lecture, “Material as Content” and a 10-day artist book workshop will be presented by Department of Visual Arts and New Media Professor Timothy Frerichs at Vilnius Academic of Art, in Vilnius, Lithuania. Mr. Frerichs was awarded an Erasmus Plus Grant to support the presentation of his lecture and workshop to be held…

Alfred Heber Holbrook was nearly 70 years old when he had an epiphany. Holbrook, a native of Topeka, Kansas, and retired New York attorney, had a deep connection to the visual arts. He shared that connection with his wife, Eva, by visiting art museums, exhibitions, and even acquiring an enviable collection of paintings. After Eva…

MCKEESPORT — Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Secretary Dr. Khalid N. Mumin unveiled PDE’s new Arts Dashboard — an open data portal to view the state of arts education across the Commonwealth — during a visit to McKeesport High School in McKeesport Area School District. Davis and Mumin also watched…

With work by 50 contributors, “(Not) Strictly Painting” is an impressive survey of recent output by local artists who are (mostly) painters. For regular visitors to the area’s visual-art venues, though, the McLean Project for the Arts exhibition may prompt sensations of déjà vu. Sharp. Witty. Thoughtful. Sign up for the Style Memo newsletter. Painter-turned-sculptor…

Studio B Fine Art Gallery, 39A East Philadelphia Avenue in Boyertown, announces the opening of “VIVID,” the gallery’s annual holiday exhibit beginning Nov. 10, with a festive Holiday Awards Reception on Dec. 1, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., during Boyertown’s annual Holiday Open House Tour. The exhibit continues through Jan. 21, 2024. A virtual…