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ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By Gregory Disney-Britton
The Museum of Biblical Art in New York, winner of the 2014 Alpha Omega Prize, will close its doors permanently in June due to funding. Too religious for arts donors and not religious enough for donors to religious causes, the museum struggled to find its niche. Since 2005, the museum has paid $1.00 a year to rent its Manhattan space but in February the landlord sold the building forcing this sad decision. The current hit of an exhibition, "Sculpture in the Age of Donatello" will be its final show, and that's my NEWS OF WEEK.
In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:
By Gregory Disney-Britton
In other religious art news from across the USA, and around the world:
- Buddhist Art of Week: Rubin Museum helps to preserve Nepal's religious art [More News]
- Christian Art of Week: Holy monkeys' by Latvian artist garners attention [More News]
- Hindu Art of Week: The abstract spiritual reflections of Jaspreet Gujral [More News]
- Islamic Art of Week: Ehab Mamdouh's geometric shapes convey prayer [More News]
- Jewish Art of Week: Jewish group seeks funding to put a Torah on the moon [More News]