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 Vallarta Living | The Art of Vallarta
Mexico's 'Giant Underwater Museum'
 Dhruti Shah
Visitors to a national park in Cancun could soon come face-to-face with life-sized sculptures in human form fixed in the seabed, as plans to create what could be the world's largest underwater museum start to become a reality.
Open House and Reception for the Peter Gray Art Museum
 Jerry Lafferty
The Peter Gray Art Museum on the campus of Centro Universidad de la Costa (CUC) will hold a reception and open house on Friday, November 27 at 5 pm to honor recent donors to its extensive art collection. Everyone is invited to attend, free of charge.
San Miguel Artist at Bucerias Art Walk
 Christy Ann Beguesse
On Thursday, November 19th, The Bucerias Art Walk welcomes visiting artist Patrice Wynn of San Miguel Design. Eva's Brickhouse will feature Mexican artists: a glass blower, a wood carver, basket weavers, a finger painter; and Pie in the Sky Art Cakes will be on display at A Broken Art Gallery.
Stylized Nudes Expected to Top Latin American Art Sales
 Walker Simon
A bronze of a voluptuous nude holding a cigarette and a volcanic landscape strewn with lifeless limbs top this week's Latin American art auctions.
 Dreaming in Green: Guadalupe Dipp's los Arroyos Verdes
 Roberta Rand
Exactly what IS this place? A botanical garden? A museum? A retreat center? Los Arroyos Verdes is a place where artists, poets and others could come and find peace, rest and inspiration; a unique place, east of Bucerias, for people who love nature and want to connect with their spirituality.
Green Art Premieres at Splurge
 PVNN
If you are looking for eco-friendly International art in the Riviera Nayarit and Puerto Vallarta Mexico area, don't miss the Grand Opening of Splurge Art Gallery in Bucerias on November 5th, during the first Bucerias Art Walk of the 2009 Season.
Body Worlds Plans Cadaver Show Dedicated to Sex
 Reuters
German anatomists plan a new show dedicated solely to dead bodies having sex as part of the Body Worlds exhibitions.
First Bucerias Art Walk of the Season
 Christy Ann Beguesse
The first Bucerias Art Walk of the season will be held on November 5th, which also marks the 1 year anniversary of the Bucerias Art Walk Plaza. The Art Walk will take place along four blocks of Ave. L. Cardenas, full of art galleries, fine jewelry stores and gourmet restaurants.
Frida Khalo, Forever Controversial
 Ricardo Castillo
An allegedly bogus collection of paraphernalia supposedly authored by Mexican art icon, Frida Kahlo, is kicking up a storm and is even the subject of a recent book written by Barbara Levine, "Finding Frida" was presented last week at a San Miguel de Allende library.
Prepare for Day of the Dead in Boo-cerias
 Harold Sokolove
Two fun activities in advance of the upcoming Day of the Dead celebration are planned to take place at The Bucerias (Boo-cerias) Art Walk Plaza. From October 26th-30th, there will be Day of the Dead shrine-making classes, and on October 31st there will be a Catrina Costume Contest.
Galleria Dante Reopens for the Season
 Claire Guarniere
After a busy summer, on October 1st Galleria Dante reopened its doors for the 14th year in Puerto Vallarta. To start off this season's Open Studios, Juana Cortez and Oscar Solis will be painting in the gallery on October 19th, 22nd and 26th from 10 am to 2 pm.
Photo Tip of the Week: Capturing the Colors of Fall
 Larry and Linda Bennett
Let’s talk about photographing trees. I know what you’re thinking, it’s not a big deal to stand back, put the tree in your view finder and push the button. Wrong! All trees are beautiful and you can create some great images - if you use some basic principles of photography.
Meg Munro to Receive National Watercolor Society Award
 PVNN
The Loft Galeria is proud to announce that Puerto Vallarta artist Meg Munro has been selected to receive the prestigious Artist Magazine award at the upcoming annual National Watercolor Society ceremony in Brea, California, for her watercolor painting entitled 'Adieu, Adios'.
Mexico's Mystery City of Gods, Teotihuacan, Goes to Paris
 Agence France-Presse
Feathered serpents and sacred jaguars from ancient Mexico's mysterious City of Gods, Teotihuacan, show in Europe for the first time at an unparalleled exhibition opening in Paris.
Lung Stolen from Peru Exhibition of Human Cadavers
 Associated Press
A traveling exhibition of human cadavers wants a stolen lung back. The left lung was taken in Peru from "Bodies: The Exhibition," which has traveled the globe displaying cadavers preserved through a process that replaces water in biological tissues with polymers.
In Hot Pursuit of Harvest Photos
 Mike Deering
The U.S. Grains Council is encouraging farmers to submit photos of the harvesting of food, feed and fuel to be entered in a drawing for free Council meeting registration for the 7th Int'l Marketing Conference and 50th Annual Membership Meeting in Puerto Vallarta February 13-17, 2010.
8th Annual Feria Maestros del Arte
 mexicoartshow.com
Mark your calendar for November 13-15, 2009 when the 8th Annual Feria Maestros del Arte folk and indigenous art show will be held in Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. More than 60 artists from all around Mexico will attend to sell their extraordinary art.
 2009–2010 Puerto Vallarta Art Walk
 PVNN
Every October kicks off the official opening of the Puerto Vallarta "art season," and this year's Viejo Vallarta Art Walk, which begins on October 28th, promises to be the best ever, with art galleries and events spotlighting local and internationally known artists.
London Show Sheds Light on Aztec Emperor
 Agence France-Presse
The British Museum in London is holding the first ever exhibition to fully examine the life Aztec emperor Moctezuma II.
Photo Tip of the Week: Photographing Hummingbirds
 Larry and Linda Bennett
As I was sitting on my porch watching some hummingbirds play, the wheels in my photographer's mind start to turn as I tried to figure out how I can take pictures of these little creatures that rarely stop and are faster then ice cream melting in Puerto Vallarta on a hot summer day.
BBCC San Sebastian Art and Cultural Tours
 Denise Fiske-Chow
The Bucerias Bilingual Community Center (Centro Comunitario Bilingue de Bucerias) is offering a four night, five day Art and Cultural Retreat in San Sebastian with 3 different sessions to choose from: November 16-20, 2009; January 11-15, 2010 and March 8-12, 2010.
Mexican Prosecutors Probe Possible Frida Fakes
 Catherine E. Shoichet
Mexican federal prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating a claim that more than 1,000 items attributed to artist Frida Kahlo were forged.
Argentina: In Children's Art, the Sky's Not Always Blue
 Marcela Valente
The young students taught by Maruca, who has been giving free painting classes to children in a town in Argentina's pampas for the last 50 years, have won more than 1,000 international prizes for their artwork.
Positive Lives: Using Photography to Reduce HIV Related Stigma and Prejudice
 Bobby Ramakant
By using photographs of people living with HIV and their personal testimonies since 1993, Positive Lives has been dedicatedly fighting HIV-related stigma and prejudice in communities around the world.
New Brokerage Rules Announced for Exporting Art & Collectibles to Mexico
 Debra Stevenson
Export brokers working across borders between the United States and Mexico announced new rules and regulations last month, particularly affecting the transport of personal items, artwork and collectibles. CRATE Interiors gives us some tips for shipping home décor items to Mexico.
Photo Tip of the Week: Photographing Banderas Bay's Sea Turtles
 Larry and Linda Bennett
For the past three years I have volunteered and worked with Biologist Oscar Aranda Mena and his Olive Ridley Sea Turtles protection project. As a photographer, I originally got involved in hopes of capturing some good images - but the sea turtles captured my heart forever!
Art as Resistance
 Dahr Jamail
Soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have tough truths to tell, and it has been well demonstrated that the establishment media does not want to broadcast these. Given the lack of an outlet for anti-war voices in the corporate media, many contemporary veterans and active-duty soldiers have embraced the arts as a tool for resistance, communication and healing.
President Calderón Opens El Greco 1900 Exibition
 Presidencia de la República
President Felipe Calderón inaugurated the Domeniko Theotokopoulos 1900, El Greco Exhibition at the Palace of Fine Arts and announced that in order to continue promoting culture, a major exhibition entitled Mexico 200 Years will be opened at the National Palace in 2010.
Art Museums Struggling in Mexico
 Tracy Wilkinson
In a country that prides itself on a unique artistic tradition, the crisis resulting from the global economic meltdown and swine flu is particularly acute.
Michael Jackson Fans Flock to See Egyptian Model 'Lookalike'
 Telegraph UK
Michael Jackson fans are flocking to a Chicago museum to see a 3,000 year old Egyptian model which looks remarkably like the late king of pop.
Mexico's Diego Rivera Murals Get Restoration Treatment
 Deborah Bonello
Mexico City's Palacio Nacional, or National Palace, is home to some of the paintings that Rivera did under government commission, and those works are currently the focus of a restoration project by the government.
A Pink Pig, Piñata and Pottery Party
 Dianna Madsen
On Sunday, July 19th from 1 to 5 pm, the Vallarta Botanical Gardens is hosting a Pink Pig, Pinatas and Pottery Party - and everyone's invited! So come on out and enjoy the gardens, have a plate of roasted pork, watch the pinata competion and check out Francesco's handmade clay pottery.
Alejandro Baez Remembered
 Twila Crawford
Memorials continue to be held in remembrance of Sol y Luna art gallery owner, Alejandro Baez. Services are being held at 7 pm on Tuesday, July 7th and Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral in downtown Puerto Vallarta.
Photo Tip of the Week: ISO Basics - Part 2
 Larry and Linda Bennett
This week we are continuing our discussion of ISO, and I'll also get around to telling you about the noise in your images and how to get rid of it. If it’s been a while since you've read Part 1 of this series, I recommend that you re-read it before starting this week's.
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