art

Two exciting new works are premiering at EMPAC this week.

We go now to the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts to discuss a pair of exhibits on display during this holiday season. “Norman Rockwell’s Spirit of the Holidays” and “Eloise and More: The Life and Art of Hilary Knight” each celebrate illustration and will excite art fans of all ages.

The Olana Partnership, in collaboration with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, presents "Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape," the first winter exhibition at Olana State Historic Site. The exhibition, shown primarily in the Sharp Family Gallery at Olana, highlights Frederic Church’s iceberg sketches from his 1859 intrepid voyage to the Arctic.

Joseph Luzzi joins us to discuss new book "Botticelli's Secret: The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance."

Jerry Saltz is one of our most-watched writers about art and artists, and a passionate champion of the importance of art in our shared cultural life. Now, in his new book, "Art Is Life: Icons and Iconoclasts, Visionaries and Vigilantes, and Flashes of Hope in the Night," Jerry Saltz draws on two decades of work to offer a real-time survey of contemporary art as a barometer of our times.

In the decade since its opening, The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York has mounted thirty-five exhibitions, 226 public programs, developed eleven institutional partnerships, held 528 class sessions, and trained 155 student docents. The museum has welcomed nearly 100k visitors and acquired over 2,000 pieces of art. The Wellin is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with the exhibition, “Dialogues Across Disciplines.”

The Best of Our Knowledge, WAMC’s long-running program on education, research, and ideas, has a new host. On the next episode, WAMC’s Lucas Willard will explore a virtual painting and learn about a university course that examines doing…nothing!

The Agricultural Stewardship Association’s Landscapes for Landsake is an annual art sale and exhibition that celebrates both the agricultural heritage and stunning landscapes of the Upper Hudson Valley.

Elena Ailes, an assistant professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, explains the road to unionization.

The story of the model, actress, and American icon Edie Sedgwick is told by her sister with empathy, insight, and firsthand observations of her meteoric life in the new book, "As It Turns Out: Thinking About Edie and Andy."