Worcester Magazine's Sixth Annual Photography Contest Exhibition (Sat, May 17)
6:00 PM-8:00 PM, ARTSWorcester, Aurora Gallery, 660 Main Street, Worcester, MA
A juried exhibition of 75 works by local photographers who entered Worcester Magazine's Sixth Annual Photography Contest. Cost: free Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 23.

John Waterhouse
Circe Invidiosa - to check out a large photo of this print and obtain additional knowledge for this John Waterhouse wall giclee, carry on through the artist label page link above the little copy. You can also acquire purchasing, frame and print proportion hints for this gallerie art picture. John Waterhouse has many other magnificent museum art giclees in addition to "Circe Invidiosa", examine the artists archive for additional art images .

What Darwin Saw Out Back
The New York Botanical Garden is replicating his work and experiments in a stunning, multipart exhibition called ?Darwin?s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure.?

Cactus & Succulent Show (Sat, May 17)
10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA
Tower Hill Botanic Garden is proud to host the 2nd Annual Show and Sale presented by the Cactus & Succulent Society of Massachusetts. Visitors will be awestruck at the amazing and unusual forms, textures, and colors of these rare plants specially adapted for arid conditions. Special lectures throughout the weekend will provide additional information and insight to this fascinating group of plants. Vendors will offer plants and supplies for sale. Free plant to the first 50 visitors each day! Sponsored by: Cactus & Succulent Society of Massachusetts. Cost: $10 Adults, $7 Seniors (65+), $5 Youth (6-18), free for children under 6 Through Sunday, May 18.

Record Price for Monet at Auction
An 1873 canvas by Monet of a riverbank landscape with two trains atop a railway bridge sold for $41.4 million at Christie?s. It was a record price for the artist.

001 Vincent van Gogh--The Letters
Actor Kevin Bacon reads excerpts from the letters of Vincent van Gogh.

021 Episode for Families: Ananse the Spider
This episode, produced for younger audiences ages 7?12, features an African folk tale and is inspired by a linguist staff (oykeame) in the Museum's collection. Narrated by actor Ronnie Washington.

Pablo Picasso
The Owl - to get a larger display of this print and look through greater knowledge in regards to this Pablo Picasso gallerie art artworks, mouse click the artists title over the thumbnail. In addition there is purchasing, framing and print measurement tips for this artist poster print. Pablo Picasso is one of the top 50 best selling artists and has various other gallerie poster prints like "The Owl", take a look at the artists catalog for for other artist images .

Wall at WAM: Alexander Ross (Sat, May 17)
Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA
Known for paintings that are uniquely hybrid in nature, Alexander Ross produced a project for the Museum's Wall at WAM series that adapts his imagery and technique for the second-story setting and grand scale of the Renaissance Court. The result is a new kind of hybrid based on clay elements, photography, drawing and inkjet, which creates a frieze-like expanse activating the entire sixty-seven foot wall. For all their obvious differences, Ross' mural shares with the ancient Worcester Hunt mosaic, located below, an action and aesthetic that are notable for disorienting shifts in scale, non-illusionistic space, and moments of improvisation within a system of representation. Although separated by 1500 years, the mosaic and Ross' mural powerfully emulate human emotions, then and now, about the external world. You have to see it to believe it! Cost: Free with Museum admission. Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Oct 5.

Laurie Maitland
Symphony in Red and Khaki I - to see a larger size copy of this print and discover further material dealing with this Laurie Maitland art print, click through on the artists title web link a bit above the small size depiction. Get buying, custom framing and print dimension guidelines for this artist giclee print. Laurie Maitland has many other wonderful museum art giclee prints in addition to "Symphony in Red and Khaki I", look over the artist index for for other wall artworks.

Bacon Triptych Auctioned for Record $86 Million
A 1976 triptych by Francis Bacon brought $86.3 million on Wednesday night at Sotheby?s, becoming the most expensive work of contemporary art ever sold at auction.

003 Kara Walker at the Met: After the Deluge
The artist Kara Walker lends new insight into the antebellum world depicted in her work.