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Mona Lisa vs. Gold and Diamonds

The Louvre has always played a long game with its treasures…. Its latest drama—a lightning-fast smash-and-grab in the Apollo Gallery—was, by expert measure, a seven-minute miracle.

From Camera to Archive: Color Reference Essentials

If you’re undertaking the important work of digitizing artwork—whether your own collection or pieces you’re preserving for posterity—there’s a critical technical standard you need to understand before investing significant time in the process

Archiving: Answers in a Flash!

Throughout my life, I have accumulated an extensive collection of artwork.

This one’s for the dreamers

Sometimes I wonder if I hit that fourth dimensional gas pedal, with 1.21 gigawatts, and zoomed into 2035 would I skid to a smoky stop in front of a spectacular bricks and mortar “Gallery X”, The Existential Art Gallery of Scarborough. It is of course…

Toilet Paper Forgeries

I own a Cornelius Krieghoff painting. The only trouble is, it’s a fake. A forgery. A cheat. A knock-off. A sham. A phoney. A brummagem. That’s a long list, but they all mean the same thing,

National Indigenous Peoples Day

The video presentation, discussing indigenous art, was originally prepared for a school to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day

The Garden, the Gallery, and a Bit of Magic

This morning, over coffee on the deck, we marveled at how the black swallowtail caterpillars had discovered our little pot of dill. That’s what they eat, after all—dill, the herb. They’re beautiful creatures, but they’d munched their way through the pot and were running out…

Why Gallery X Matters: Helping Youth Stay Connected to Their Culture

Studies show that youth who stay connected to their heritage are more likely to succeed in school, have better mental health, and build stronger relationships with their families and communities

Vision and Consensus

People’s vision glasses need some soap and a squeegee when imagining the possibility of a substantial art gallery. I, for one, am convinced that even if you can clean the vision specs and can muster a truly original and creative plan for such a piece…

Equity and Art Education

Equity dilemmas go all the way back to Solomon and illustrate that decisions about this issue are not always easy to make where practicalities of daily living are concerned. This roadway leads us to education for The Arts and the involved practicalities of administering them.