Artist Websites

www.peterwaite.com

Peter Waite's realist paintings on aluminum have the chilly glamour of film noir movies. Waite's subjects include gambling casinos, prison cells, corporate board rooms and sports-related sites such as pools and gyms.

www.laurenkalman.com

Lauren Kalman's current body of work is a combination of jewelry based objects and digital records of performance actions. She uses gold leaf as well as electroforming to make the objects and use digital video and photographs to record their insertion and wearing.

www.alfredojaar.net

Alfredo Jaar is an artist, architect and filmaker who lives in New York. His work has been shown all over the world including biennales in Venice, Johannesburg, Sydney as well as Documenta in Kassel, Germany.

http://www.johnlarsen.net/

A fascinating blog by artist John Larsen with lots of good links.

Learning to Love You More

Learning to Love You More is both a web site and series of non-web presentations comprising work made by the general public in response to assignments given by artists Miranda July and Harrell Fletcher. Yuri Ono designs and manages the web site.

Museums & Galleries

www.aldrichart.org

The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art is one of the few non-collecting contemporary art museums in the United States. Founded on Ridgefield’s historic Main Street in 1964, the Museum enjoys the curatorial independence of an alternative space while maintaining the registrarial and art-handling standards of a national institution. Exhibitions feature work by emerging and mid-career artists, and education programs help adults and children to connect to today’s world through contemporary art.

www.wadsworthatheneum.org

The Wadsworth Atheneum is the oldest art museum in the country. Located in Hartford, CT. The permanent collection includes european art, american decorative arts, american painting, contemporary art,costume & textiles, and european decorative arts.

www.artspacenh.org

Artspace is a contemporary arts non-profit whose mission is: To catalyze artistic efforts,To connect artists, audiences, and resources, and to redefine "art spaces." www.realartways.org Founded in 1975, Real Art Ways is one of the country's early alternative arts spaces. Real Art Ways presents and produces new and innovative work by emerging and established artists, and serves as a crucial connection for audiences and artists regionally, nationally and internationally. Institutional Websites www.nyfa.org A national resource for awards, services, and information for artists and arts organizations.

The Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN

http://www.walkerart.org/index.wac

The Walker Art Center, a catalyst for the creative expression of artists and the active engagement of audiences, examines the questions that shape and inspire us as individuals, cultures, and communities.

www.realartways.org

Real Art Ways is an alternative multidisciplinary arts organization that presents and supports contemporary artists and their work, facilitates the creation of new work, and creatively engages, builds, and informs audiences and communities.

RAW has a movie theater as well as art galleries.