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I just wanted to take this opportunity to alert the members of the International Space Art Network

of the death last week of member Frank Hettick.

 

Frank created a lot of space art in a style reminiscent of that of Chesley Bonestell. You can see some of Frank's artwork on his Sky-High Gallery web site at…

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Earlier this month I had the opportunity to speak to a group of amateur astronomers about Art And The Exploration of Space.



Well Friday Oct 30 I will be giving the same presentation at the 34th Chicago Area Mensa HalloweeM at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest in Arlington Heights IL.



My Art And The Exploration of Space presentation covers the history of space art and discusses how art has been used in the portrayal of space exploration.



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Tomorrow Friday Oct 9 I will be giving a presentation at the monthly meeting of the Skokie Valley Astronomers. The presentation titled Art And The Exploration of Space covers the history of space art and discusses how art has been used in the portrayal of space exploration.



For details about the Art And The Exploration of Space program, see the news release Space Art at the Ryerson Conservation… Continue

Came across the following music video of Carl Sagan and Cosmos.
You can read my comments and watch the video at
http://artsnova.com/blog/2009/09/29/212/

Hi everyone,



I am in the process of creating a space art gallery for the National Space Society web site and am looking for artists whose work illustrates the human exploration and settlement of the solar system.



What I need from each artist who is interested in participating in the NSS Space Art Gallery is:

* a photo of yourself, possibly in the act of creating some space art.

* a short write up about yourself, your art, your medium, etc.

* 4 images… Continue