Big doings at Sak’s Fifth Avenue this past Sunday afternoon. CMA’s Beaux Arts held a fashion show honoring the legacy of Charles Kleibacker, a renowned fashion designer and beloved member of the CMA family, as part of Read More…
Author Archives: Nannette Maciejunes
Elijah Pierce
CMA’s adjunct curator of American Folk Art, Michael Hall, first met Elijah Pierce, a self-taught sculptor, in 1971. Hall became a frequent visitor to Pierce’s Long Street barber shop/studio for the next ten years. Recently, Chiquita Mullens Lee interviewed Michael Read More…
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Great way to start the morning!
I just got back from the Lincoln Theatre where PNC launched Arts Alive , a wonderful new funding initiative for Columbus arts groups. There was a fabulous turnout and yours truly (in my capacity as a member of the Columbus Read More…
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Behind the scenes with Mayor Coleman
As we move forward with the renovation of our historic Broad Street building, I’ve had the pleasure of leading the occasional tour through the construction site. Yesterday, Mayor Michael Coleman joined us to see how the project is coming along. Read More…
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When does a 33 by 33 foot stage front-cloth become a masterpiece?
When it was painted by Pablo Picasso, arguably the greatest artist of the 20th century. The Victoria & Albert Museum in London, which acquired the huge canvas in 2007, announced that it will finally be able to display the work Read More…
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Last update from Egypt
On to Aswan. We visited an ancient granite quarry dating from the New Kingdom. Ancient Egyptians would drive wooden stakes into the granite and then when the quarry flooded the stakes would swell and cause Read More…
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The latest from Egypt
Today we left our Cairo hotel at 5AM so that we could fly to see Abu Simbel. Here I am in front of one of the two temples. These temples are among the most magnificant of the Read More…
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More from Egypt
We spent Wednesday in Alexandria. A totally different city from Cairo. It’s Greco-Roman roots are still very evident. This is the ruins of the Roman ampitheatre. It is an active archaeological site. Plus they have in recent Read More…
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Where in the world is Nannette
The latest update from Nannette as she travels through Egypt. Nightview from our hotel looking over the Nile with the Cairo Tower in the distance. Every hour on the hour at night the tower puts on a Read More…
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Pyramids? Check! Sphinx? Check! Not a snowflake in sight.
So, while we’re all plodding through the latest snowstorm, CMA Executive Director Nannette Maciejunes is sending updates from Egypt, which is decidedly snow free. Enjoy. OK It’s time to send the expected photos. We visited the Giza Read More…
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