10/22/2005. COLUMBIA, SC.-Contemporary Photography and the Garden - Deceits and Fantasies looks at gardens as a subject in photography produced in the last decade by 16 American and European artists. Ranging from depictions of gardens as tranquil havens t...

09/17/2009. NEW YORK, NY.- The American Federation of Arts (AFA) is pleased to announce that Maura Reilly has joined the staff as Senior Curator. AFA Director George G. King said, “Maura comes to the ...

03/25/2010. NEW YORK, NY.- At the March 16, 2010, meeting of the Board of Trustees of the American Federation of Arts (AFA), Thomas P. Campbell was elected a trustee. “The AFA has enjoyed a long and e...

12/09/2010. EDMONTON, AB.- The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) announce that Robin Arseneault and Paul Jackson have been chosen as the winners of the Alberta...

09/01/2018. The Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College is presenting the exhibition The Conditions of Being Art: Pat Hearn Gallery & American Fine Arts, Co. (1983-2004) in the Hessel Museum of Art. Thi...

09/30/2019. Fann A Porter gallery is presenting AFA Collective, a new ground-breaking initiative and exhibition aimed at art more accessible with bespoke installment payment plans, from September to Novem...

02/03/2022. The American Federation of Arts announced Kimerly Rorschach named President of the AFA’s Board of Trustees. As the nonprofit AFA looks forward to an exciting year of new exhibitions and prog...

05/17/2022. In the investment-obsessed world of fine art, scarcely a week goes by without some new auction record being set, either for a particular artist or art genre. Hake’s Auctions, the groundbreaking Pen...

04/29/2025. Hake’s triumphant sale of the Jeff Jacob Collection Part I made history this past January as the first-ever action-figure-specific auction to surpass seven figures, cashing out at a hefty $1.45 million. And while the initial offering of 435 most...

06/14/2025. On Saturday, June 14, starting at 3 p.m., artist Miguel Afa opens his new solo exhibition, O vento continua, todavia (The wind, however, goes on), at Paço Imperial, in downtown Rio de Janeiro. The show features a set of works produced between 2023 an...

09/30/2025. So far this year, fans of Star Wars and other action figures have had two prime opportunities to dip into the world-class collection of Colorado supercollector Jeff Jacob. In January, Hake’s made international headlines as the first auction hous...

10/28/2025. If ever there were a doubt as to the identity of the most popular character in the Star Wars universe, Hake’s October 16 auction ended the debate once and for all. With strong competition from both the marquee names and more-obscure personalitie...

01/14/2026. In an auction series that so far has totaled $3.55 million, the Jeff Jacob action figure collection is already enshrined in pop-culture history as one the hobby’s most bankable of all time. But as New York Yankees legend Yogi Berra once said, &#...

02/18/2026. The Jeff Jacob Collection continued its march into the history books on February 4, 2026 as Hake’s auctioned Part IV of the Colorado-based consignor’s phenomenal trove of Star Wars, GI Joe and other rare and sought-after toys. Chalking up $...

03/21/2026. This selection of works by Miguel Afa for rhinoceros brings together paintings conceived and produced in Rome specifically for the artist’s first solo exhibition in Italy. Shown for the first time, the series reflects his personal experiences in...