Well this show is a bit far away but if you are going to be in the UK, you might check it out. Both hanging art and a projected show will feature the artists of the International Association of Astronomical Artists. One of the pieces shown will be
NOVA
Traveling, Ongoing
The Artists' Universe is a juried collection of 31 astronomical artworks (selected from more than 190 entries) from members of the International Association of Astronomical Artists that reflects various styles, subject matters, and media. This is a traveling, ongoing show.
Accepted to the collection was "Solar Flares." The show has previously traveled to:
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California
Florida Museum of Natural History, UFC
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
Brevard Community College, Cocoa Beach, Florida
Space Frontier Foundation Conference, Los Angeles, California
Osservatorio Astronomico Di Palermo, Sicily, Italy
(It was an honor to be selected for this exhibit as the members of the IAAA are known to have discriminating and meticulous taste in space art.)
Yuri's Night Bay Area 2008, Saturday April 12, 2008 at NASA Ames (2 pm to 2 am) is a celebration of space exploration—and mankind’s curiosity, scientific ingenuity, technical achievements, and spirit of collaboration that have made it all possible. Each year, in over 120 places world-wide, Yuri’s Night commemorates mankind’s first venture into space, by Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961, and the launch of the first Space Shuttle by NASA exactly twenty years later. This year, NASA’s 50th anniversary, the Bay Area will be home to the largest Yuri’s Night celebration ever, with 8,000 people joining astronauts, artists, scientists, engineers, and musicians to pay tribute to our global space heritage and to celebrate how much more is out there to be discovered!
The International Association of Astronomical Artists will have two presentations, both visual
Participating in the show will be a DVD presentation by Don Davis of the International Association of Astronomical Artist's 25th Anniversary book in which I have section dedicated to digital painting. (No words in the DVD. It is all pictures.)
Also being presented will be an installation of 'mail art' called "A Postcard for Yuri" that will be put up throughout the evening. Starting with placing a single image on a wall, it will slowly expand to cover the wall throughout the evening. IAAA members will have mailed in a message to Yuri Gagarin in form of a piece of mail. It doesn't necessarily mean it will be an actual postcard, but could be a letter, an object, or anything else accepted for shipment by the postal system. These items will be for sale for a humble $10 which will benefit future IAAA exhibits. It if you make it, look for some new art from me/Art from the Soul.
