NOTRE DAME, IN - This exhibition of 20 works provides another rare opportunity to study the exceptional collection of Rembrandt van Ryn etchings that were donated to the Snite Museum of Art  by Mr. & Mrs. Jack Feddersen. As these master works on paper are extremely sensitive to changes in light and environment, the museum only places the collection on view every three years. Rembrandt is often regarded as one of the greatest artists of his time as well as one of the most gifted and innovative printmakers and The Feddersen Rembrandt collection ranks among the most important gifts the museum has ever received.

HARTFORD, CT - The Eli Wilner & Company has framed four Catlin paintings for the Wadsworth Atheneum. Working closely with Curator Elizabeth Kornhauser and drawing upon her knowledge of how other similar Catlin paintings owned by Colt were framed, Eli Wilner & Company created replicas of a simple, elegant 1850’s style frame with a sanded cove and gilded surface. The four paintings were treated as a group and all are in the same style frame.

LONDON- The Impressionists were indebted to a longer tradition of sketching and painting outdoors. ‘Corot to Monet’ will chart the development of open-air landscape painting up to the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874. Drawing on the National Gallery’s rich collection of 19th-century French landscapes, the exhibition will feature all the major artists of this genre.

Linz, Austria - On January 2, 2009 at 11 AM. Strange sounds will reverberate over the Ars Electronica Plaza. Then a drum roll. A foghorn. And with that, the big moment has finally arrived … 35 hours into Linz’s Capital of Culture year, the doors of the new Ars Electronica Center will swing open and launch OpenDays (January 2-4), Ars Electronica and LIWEST’s cordial invitation to embark on an all-expenses-paid journey of adventure through the new facility. And no matter how big a crowd gathers at the Wintergastgarten on the Main Deck, no one will be left out in the cold.

EASTPORT, MAINE - New Year's Eve is happening in Eastport, Maine! The city and surrounding area will celebrate the New Year with the 4th Annual Sardine and Maple Leaf Drop from the Tides Institute and Museum of Art (TIMA) building located at the heart of the downtown's new public space, Bank Square.

SEDONA, AZ - For an artist to stand before a block of stone, a gift from nature, and begin to chip away at it takes real courage.  For an artist to feel that the image they are about to awaken is worthy of that intrusion requires total trust that the parts eliminated will reveal a richer vision.  At Sedona’s Lanning Gallery, the work of sculptor Kathi Caricof unmistakably marks her as an artist worthy of those efforts.  On “1^st Friday,” January 2^nd, the gallery showcases her latest sculptures with a reception from 5-8 pm. 

New York City - Metro Pictures presents David Maljkovic's first solo exhibition at the gallery January 17 - February 21, 2009.  Maljkovic’s films, collages, sculpture and installations deal with the Modernist remnants of Socialist Yugoslavia and their echoes in the present. Opening: Saturday, January 17, 6-8 pm

SALEM, OR - A small exhibition of portraits by Mary Randlett, a Washington photographer who has documented some of the most prominent artists, writers, poets and thinkers in the Pacific Northwest, will be on display Jan. 10 through March 8 at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University.

Santa Monica, CA - Lora Schlesinger Gallery is pleased to announce Michael Brunswick's second solo exhibition of paintings. On view 24 January through 28 February, 2009.   

LONDON.- The only known painting of Mary Seacole, the black Victorian nurse regarded as one of the most significant figures to emerge from the Crimean War, is to remain at the National Portrait Gallery where it has been on loan since 2004. The iconic portrait has been bought for £130, 000 through a public appeal by the Gallery and a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £96,200.