Category Archives: Art

The Art Show

Posted on November 5, 2024 by debbie

The annual event runs through Saturday, November 2. November 01, 2024 by Sharon King Hoge in Cottages & Gardens The Art Show has opened at the Park Avenue Armory. Organized annually by the Art Dealers Association of America, it is presenting 75 top galleries showcasing … Continue reading →

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Ancient Civilizations Meet Contemporary Life

Posted on November 10, 2023 by debbie

Eichholtz’s latest collection, inspired by the Met. in Cottages & Gardens Sharon King Hoge If you’ve ever wished you could just take home a treasure from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you now have the chance to do the next best … Continue reading →

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The Samara Series on Display in Litchfield County

Posted on November 7, 2023 by debbie

Artist Sabiha Al Khemir’s work is on display through November 12. October 27, 2023 By Sharon King Hoge in Cottages and Gardens Arrangements of humble Samara or “helicopter” seeds form amazing collages and patterns in a show on view at … Continue reading →

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Autumn Affairs

Posted on November 6, 2023 by debbie

Check out these art fairs this weekend in NYC. September 8, 2023 Sharon King Hoge Cottages and Gardens While it’s back to school for students, it’s back to booths for art enthusiasts—with a host of dealers and artists exhibiting in … Continue reading →

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IFPDA Print Fair in NYC

Posted on November 6, 2023 by debbie

The world’s largest art fair for prints and printmaking is on display until Sunday, October 29. October 27, 2023  Sharon King Hoge in Cottages & Gardens The IFPDA Print Fair, the largest art fair devoted to prints and printmaking, is taking place … Continue reading →

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Annual Art Show is Open at the Armory

Posted on November 2, 2023 by debbie

A sampling of works now on display. – By Sharon King Hoge Cottages and Gardens The ADAA Art Show, one of the oldest in the country, is running this weekend at the Park Avenue Armory.  In the 35th annual show organized by … Continue reading →

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Inside TEFAF, The European Fine Art Fair

Posted on May 17, 2023 by debbie

TEFAF is open at the Park Avenue Armory through Tuesday, May 16. May 12, 2023 In Cottages & Gardens Sharon King Hoge The annual elegant “pop up museum,” TEFAF, The European Fine Art Fair, is running through Tuesday at the landmark … Continue reading →

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Art Basel Miami 2022

Posted on October 30, 2022 by debbie

In preparation for Art Basel Miami, take a look back at last year’s creativity. October 26, 2022  Sharon King Hoge in Cottages and Gardens Magazine Photograph by Sharon King Hoge Whether you’re a collector, designer, shopper, or merely admirer, there’s … Continue reading →

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American Friends of Versailles’ Visit to Sicily

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Sharon King Hoge

Friday, January 6, 2017 Paint flaking from the ceiling of the Queen’s Guards Room in Versailles. by Sharon Hoge Photographs by Faith Coolidge & Sharon King HogeA new year’s resolution of the American Friends of Versailles is to raise funds … Continue reading →

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Loot 2016–Global Baubles

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Sharon King Hoge

Unique Jewelry Designs from Around the World Discovering unique local treasures is one of the many pleasures of travel. Brought home from overseas, handicrafts, implements, ethnic costumes can evoke memories of new cultures and happy times on vacation. For those … Continue reading →

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How to Find Heaven In Ireland

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

Published on Huffington Post Gazing Overhead on The Wild Atlantic Way For those exploring Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, a soothing interlude is a stop at James Turrell’s Sky Garden. Just outside Skibbereen, in West Cork, a few miles below the … Continue reading →

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New York City Summer Samplings

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

Published on Huffington Post Art Shows To See Before September Here today; gone tomorrow. Summer subsides all too soon, it seems — taking with it this year, a number of notable exhibits on temporary view in New York City. Interrupt … Continue reading →

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North Dakota/Minnesota “Artfest” Art Fair Spans Two States

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

Published in Huffington Post Just a few steps across the historic Sorlie Bridge over the boundary-line Red River separates North Dakota and Minnesota and their siamese-twin cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The recent 2015 … Continue reading →

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How to Attend Art Basel Miami: Strategies and Logistics

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

Since it first opened in 2002, Art Basel Miami has burgeoned into far more than a mere art fair. Besides booths of more than 200 galleries from over 31 countries in the main exhibit hall of the Convention Center, there … Continue reading →

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New in the New Year: Fusion Furniture, Fashions of Herrera and the 30’s, Art Strike(s), Gifts Galore, and the Regency Reopens

Posted on February 28, 2015 by debbie

Published on Cottages and Gardens      Regular patrons were welcomed back to their celebrated early morning routine when the Regency Hotel hosted a “Power Breakfast” to launch its newly-renovated Regency Bar and Grill.  Spike Lee, former Mayor David Dinkins, former … Continue reading →

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