Leslie Kerby Guest Curates BRIC Biennial
…Wilson, a performance art pioneer. September 20-December 14. Opening reception September 19, 7:00-9:00 PM. BRIC presents contemporary art, performing arts and community media programs that reflect Brooklyn’s creativity and diversity.http://hyperallergic.com/144683/brooklyn-gets-a-neighborhood-centric-biennial/…
Eyerly’s “Arlington Sons” to Be Performed in Washington DC Area
…the Unknown Soldier (SHGTUS) 2014 reunion at Arlington. The chamber version of Arlington Sons is now available for download on CD Baby and iTunes. A CD version will be available next month. http://scotteyerly.com/…
Norbert Francis Attard’s “Feeling Wind” in Germany
…16”-wide opening to enjoy the strong sensation of wind created by the continuous cycle of ventilation. Feeling Wind will be on view at the Windpark Söhrewald in Kassel, Germany through August 31. http://norbertattard.com/en/projects-works…
Nussbaum’s “Topology”: the Arc of Life
…relation to family and “the arc of a human life…how we start and end and when we peak and fade out. That’s essentially what the piece is about,” he says. http://karlnussbaum.com/…
In Residence: Tanja Softić
…that brings together glimpses of botany, biology and technology. These complex arrangements of fragments relate to each other visually, but also have a potent relational significance to the artist. Recently,…
Gendler Named 2014-15 Writer in Residence at Hemingway Birthplace
…the Sun, and South Loop Review. Annette writes for the Washington Independent Review of Books as well asJewish Book World. After three residencies at VCCA, Annette considers it almost her second home. http://ehfop.typepad.com/the_ernest_hemingway_foun/2014/07/welcome-2014-2015-writer-in-residence-annette-gendler.html#sthash.pMyX4UBf.ZStQelFV.dpuf…
Julia Werntz’s Book Within a Book
…to completing the songs she was working on (for a spring 2015 performance), she also finished a book—“really a book within a book”—on microtonal ear training and composition. The book…
Noted VCCA Composer Dies
…at Northwestern’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music Theory and Composition, employed contemporary atonal idioms, elements of avant-garde jazz, rock and even punk in his complex compositions. Anthony Tommasini called his…
Joshua Zeman’s Creepy “Killer Legends” Gets Top Ranking on iTunes
…as creepy and fun focuses on the nexus of urban legends and true crime by exploring the origins behind four of our scariest campfire tales. Check it out here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/killer-legends/id882392667…
Photos from the VCCA Anniversary Celebration in Richmond
Click here to see the entire VCCA in Richmond Picture Show And stay tuned for the upcoming celebrations in New York, Charlottesville, Amherst and Auvillar, France. Go to vcca.com and…