Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, founder of National Museum of Women in the Arts, dies
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay. Photo: Astrid Riecken for the Washington Post via Getty Images.
WASHINGTON, DC
.- Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, who founded the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the first and only museum solely dedicated to championing women through the arts, died on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at the age of 98 in Washington, D.C.
Against tremendous odds and with dedication, drive and a singular vision, Holladay created a museum to help alleviate the underrepresentation of women artists in museums and galleries worldwide.
For nearly 40 years, Wilhelmina Holladay has been the guiding light of our museum, said Director Susan Fisher Sterling. Mrs. Holladay knew the power of art and the importance of women in art and in the world. Her foresight in recognizing women artists of the past and championing women artists of the present by creating a new museum was visionaryeven revolutionary
Metro Pictures, champion of the pictures generation, is closing
Cindy Sherman at the installation of a show at Metro Pictures Gallery in New York on Nov. 11, 2008. The gallery has announced it plans to close by the end of the year. Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times.
by Zachary Small
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- After more than 40 years, the gallery famous for representing artists like Cindy Sherman, Robert Longo and Sherrie Levine has announced that it will close by the end of December.
Metro Pictures Gallery announced Sunday that it would be closing toward the end of 2021 in an email that cited a demanding year of pandemic-driven programming and the anticipated arrival of a very different art world.
Creative Folkestone Triennial announces new extended summer dates for fifth edition
Rana Begum, No.1054 Arpeggio, commissioned for Creative Folkestone Triennial 2021 in partnership with Folkestone and Hythe District Council. Photo by Tom Bishop.
FOLKESTONE
.-Creative Folkestone announced the new dates for the fifth Folkestone Triennial, The Plot, from 22 July 2 November 2021. With an extended running time now spanning across the summer, audiences can safely enjoy over 20 outdoor, newly commissioned public artworks in Folkestones scenic coastal setting, by artists including Assemble, Rana Begum, Gilbert & George, Atta Kwami, Pilar Quinteros, and Richard Deacon.
Free to the public, the Triennial marks one of the UKs most ambitious art exhibitions. Following its run, some works will remain as permanent additions to Creative Folkestone Artworks, which currently features 74 artworks located across the town and harbour and accessible throughout the year. Dedicated to producing