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What Is Film Noir?

Tue, 04/28/2009 - 10:00 | Christie Hoerneman
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Film noir is not easily defined. The actual words come from French and mean "black cinema." It was in France during the post-war years that the term was used to describe a certain set of Hollywood films that were saturated with a darkness and cynicism that was not seen before.

CRRL Presents: Hsi-Mei Yates, International Artist and Teacher

Mon, 04/27/2009 - 11:59 | Samantha Thomason
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Hsi-Mei Yates, International Artist and Teacher

This interview airs beginning April 29.
Beauty, serenity, and spirituality envelop the viewer of the paintings of Hsi-Mei Yates. Chinese philosophy inspires her and guides her in the creation of her lovely works. Debby Klein joins Hsi-Mei in her studio and is treated to a demonstration of Chinese Brush Painting on CRRL Presents, a Central Rappahannock Regional Library production.

CRRL Presents: Lisa Avery, Dance, Dance, Dance

Fri, 04/10/2009 - 13:44 | Samantha Thomason
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This interview airs beginning April 8.
Lisa Avery, dancer, teacher, and choreographer continues to inspire students and audiences with the beauty of ballet. Meeting in her studio, Debby Klein talks to her about the importance of dance as an expression of the arts.

Atrium Gallery: Susan Kreig

Fri, 04/10/2009 - 10:03 | Samantha Thomason
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Atrium Gallery: Susan Kreig

Digital photographs by Susan Kreig are on exhibit in the Headquarters Atrium Gallery through April.

Artist's Statement:

As a photographer, my two main areas of interest are at different ends of the  movement spectrum- still life and animals. I take still life images because I love the details, and I take animal photographs because I love watching and interacting with animals.

Picturing America Hidden Picture Hunt

Wed, 04/01/2009 - 16:54
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Picturing America Hidden Picture Hunt

Porter Branch: April - May
Tour our interactive display of great American art presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). All ages.
 

Storytelling: From the Heart of Human Experience

Tue, 03/24/2009 - 09:02 | Virginia Johnson
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In the past twenty years, storytelling as a treasured art and pastime has made quite a comeback. Not all the video games, cable channels, or talk radio in the world can take the place of a fine story told face-to-face with good friends on a quiet evening as the rain splatters on the window panes.

Family Stories
Storytelling for Educators
Stories as Part of Business Communication
So You Want to Be a Storyteller
Storytelling on the Web

Dan Finnegan, Inspired Potter and Champion of LibertyTown Arts Workshop

Tue, 03/17/2009 - 14:28 | Samantha Thomason
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This interview airs beginning March 18.
Spending time with Dan Finnegan gives us the opportunity to talk about his work as a potter and learn about the creation of what is now the largest art center in this area, the LibertyTown Arts Workshop.  Debby Klein talks with Dan about the diverse artists whose studios occupy LibertyTown and the many opportunities available to all who visit there.
 

Atrium Gallery: Joni Ulman Lewis

Mon, 03/16/2009 - 13:10 | Samantha Thomason
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Atrium Gallery: Joni Ulman Lewis

Collage Artist Joni Ulman Lewis is a dumpster diver, a flea market fiend, and a confirmed pack rat. Nostalgia and repurposing are important elements in her work. View her work through March in the Headquarters Atrium Gallery.

John Adams Elder: Fredericksburg's Artist of the Civil War

Fri, 03/13/2009 - 11:41 | Barbara Crookshanks
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Image Courtesy of The Library of Virginia

On October 6, 2007, the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center, 907 Princess Anne Street, opened a retrospective exhibit of the paintings of Fredericksburg artist John Adams Elder, "Fredericksburg's Artist of the Civil War."

The retrospective exhibit, the first of Elder's work since 1947, included portraits, landscapes and paintings of the Civil War and Southern life. It was on view until September 7, 2008.

Gari Melchers: Stafford County's Artist in Residence

Fri, 03/13/2009 - 08:45 | Virginia Johnson
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In 1916, Gari Melchers, an internationally famous painter, purchased the Belmont estate in Falmouth, Virginia. With the exception of some European travel in the 1920s, he made this his permanent home during the last decades of his life. Area residents and visitors are privileged to be able to visit this gem of a museum which combines a glimpse of the artist's home life as well as a tour of his studio.