Fine Art Today

Believe it or not, many of our nation’s public and private schools have remarkable art collections. The James A. Michener Art Museum explores the phenomenon during this fascinating show.

Two great galleries recently celebrated the First Thursday Artwork in Whitefish, Montana, and it featured the gorgeous works of Frank Hagel, Jack Lyons, Laurie A. Stevens, and Ben Pease. What’s the buzz?

In this occasional series, Fine Art Today delves into the world of portraiture, highlighting historical and contemporary examples of superb quality and skill. This week we detail a fantastic oriental masterwork circa 1882.

In this ongoing series for Fine Art Today, we take a longer look at the history and features of a soon-to-be-available artwork of note. This week we feature a luminous and tightly rendered 19th-century painting by little-known master Oskar Hoffmann.

Fine Art Today recently caught up with the magnificent and quickly ascending painter Katie G. Whipple for an in-depth inquiry into the woman, the artist, and her paintings. Her responses were attentive, complete, and sure to intrigue our readers. They deserved to be quoted in full.

In May, the White House released details on its proposed Fiscal Year 2018 "skinny budget," which will, among other things, give the 52-year-old National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) just enough money to wind down its activities and close permanently ($29 million vs. its previous allocation of $150 million).

In this ongoing series for Fine Art Today, we take a longer look at the history and features of a soon-to-be-available artwork of note. This week we feature just one of several outstanding Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite, and British Impressionist paintings available soon via Christie’s London.

Three prestigious New York institutions are pleased to be introducing a limited-time ticket that provides admission to each. Details here!

Edgewood Orchard in Door County, Wisconsin, will soon feature new bodies of work by several accomplished painters Summer, including a renowned native son.

The early 20th century in America was a period of brilliant change and growth in urban centers, which was beautifully captured by important printmakers such as Louis Lozowick, Reginald Marsh, Mabel Dwight, Gerald Geerlings, Victoria Hutson Huntley, and Martin Lewis.