Art Review | 'Muraqqa': An Emperors? Art: Small, Refined, Jewel Toned
A show at the Sackler Gallery in Washington showcases 82 rarely seen paintings, of the most elegant and refined variety, that were commissioned by Mughal emperors.

Introduction to Soy Wax Batik (Thu, Jul 24)
9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Worcester Center for Crafts, Multimedia Studio, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA
Explore the art of wax resist using soy wax, an environmentally friendly material that cleans up easily and does not emit fearful fumes! We'll dye fabrics then experiment with brushes, tjanting tools and tjaps (simple metal stamps from Indonesia) to create beautiful patterns on cloth. HEY COLLEGE STUDENTS! Here are the WOO Benefits at the Craft Center! 10% off all craft classes and workshops (which you can take for credit)! 10% discount off purchases over $15 in the Gallery Store! FREE entrance to Annual Festival of Crafts, Thanksgiving weekend! FREE entrance to exhibit openings!* (*some major exhibitions may not apply) Cost: Non-Member Fee: $75.00 / Member Fee: $69.00 / Materials Fee: $10.00 Thursdays, through Jul 31.

Heavenly and Earthly Delights: The Essence of Nature in Brush and Ink (Thu, Jul 24)
Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA
Folding screens have long offered Japanese artists a challenge to create large-scale painting compositions. These works highlight the differences between subdued Chinese-inspired ink paintings favored by samurai, monks and literatidepicting the spiritually symbolic tiger-and-dragon and idealized landscape scenesand colorful, decorative Japanese-style paintings, commissioned by wealthy middle-class patronsdepicting pleasurable pursuits, seasonal customs and stylish kimono. Making a dramatic appearance across the expanse of a pair of folding screens, the dragon and tiger both confront and complement each other. Respectively symbolic of heavenly and earthly power, the beasts were often depicted on screens that were used as backdrops for powerful warlords and Buddhist abbots, when receiving guests in castles and temples. Cost: Free with Museum admission. Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Oct 26.

Kitsch Kitties Stolen by Unctuous Artist
Good-bye, copyright?

Wall at WAM: Alexander Ross (Thu, Jul 24)
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.

GLASGOW ART FAIR 2008
GLASGOW ART FAIR 2008 takes place from Thursday 27 MARCH UNTIL SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2008. Located within its trademark white tented pavilions which dominate George Square in the heart of Glasgow’s city centre, this eagerly anticipated annual art buying extravaganza offers its 16,500 visitors four days of buying, selling and discovering art. Having firmly established itself as the UK’s most prestigious contemporary art fair outside of London since its inception in 1996, Glasgow Art Fair 2008 will showcase a record 46 selected galleries from Scotland, the rest of the UK, Europe and beyond exhibiting work by over 1000 artists.

Rarely seen Alexander Calder jewelry on display in Philadelphia
Think of Alexander Calder, and the first thing to come to mind would likely be the suspended abstract sculptures that silently orbit above the heads of museumgoers around the world. Though best known for those enormous yet graceful creations that his friend...

Night Owl Photography (Thu, Jul 24)
7:30 PM-10:30 PM, Worcester Center for Crafts, Photo Studio, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, MA
This intermediate level class is designed to extend photographic opportunities by including the half hours before and after sunset, "The Golden Hour," as well as into the night. The special requirements for night photography will be addressed before our nightly forays. We will photograph in the Greater Worcester area. Students should have a camera that can be set to full manual mode and a tripod. A roll of Delta 100 film is suggested for the first class. HEY COLLEGE STUDENTS! Here are the WOO Benefits at the Craft Center! 10% off all craft classes and workshops (which you can take for credit)! 10% discount off purchases over $15 in the Gallery Store! FREE entrance to Annual Festival of Crafts, Thanksgiving weekend! FREE entrance to exhibit openings!* (*some major exhibitions may not apply) Cost: Non-Member Fee: $170.00 / Member Fee: $159.00 Thursdays, through Aug 7.

Calder Jewelry
July 12, 2008 - November 2, 2008: This exhibition focuses on the jewelry of artist Alexander Calder (1898–1976), which functions as sculpture on a small scale while retaining the linear yet three-dimensional aspect of the monumental mobiles for which he is known.