https://pressroom.prlog.org/elmiraartnews/ About Elmira New York Art News - Keeping track of the latest contemporary art news in the Up-State New York city of Elmira. https://www.prlog.org/13109695-emergency-court-hearing-on-temporary-restraining-order-in-raven-nys-dec-thursday-november-14-elmira-new-york.html Local artist and property owner Julian Raven announced today that the New York State Supreme Court (Chemung County) has scheduled an emergency hearing on his motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) in the Article 78 proceeding Raven v.Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:49:46 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13090141-raven-files-3-preliminary-motions-in-lawsuit-against-smithsonian-officials-roberts-bunch-kurin.html In case number 25-cv-02332 TSC, Plaintiff Julian Raven filed 3 motions to get out in front of the issues that he claimed would confuse & derail his latest clams of fiduciary breach of trust by Smithsonian Chancellor, Secretary & The Board of RegentsMon, 28 Jul 2025 21:51:16 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13085780-julian-raven-releases-second-edition-of-odious-cerberus-following-resignation-of-smithsonian-director-kim-sajet.html Press Conference and Book Launch of Second Edition: "Odious and Cerberus- Kim Sajet Resigns" Author, artist, and constitutional pro se litigant Julian Raven Monday, July 21, 2025 — 1:00 p.m. EST Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.Fri, 04 Jul 2025 01:32:40 GMT https://www.prlog.org/13069211-artist-julian-ravens-brownfield-battle-against-ny-dec-brewing-on-baldwin-street-in-elmira.html Artist Julian Raven Fights Back Against New York State BureaucracyMon, 31 Mar 2025 13:36:52 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12710562-trump-portrait-free-speech-lawsuit-against-smithsonian-portrait-gallery-director-awaits-federal-judges-decision-after-doj-files-final-argument.html On December 1st, 2016, just weeks before the inauguration of President Elect Donald Trump, artist Julian Raven applied to the Smithsonian NPG to have his Presidential portrait displayed during the inauguration as a tribute to Donald Trump's unprecedented.Sat, 26 May 2018 04:00:12 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12682357-the-department-of-justice-is-defending-anti-trump-bias-in-the-smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery-against-the-federal-lawsuit-by-pro-trump-artist.html "We will ensure that no bias is reflected... in any matter within the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice.." 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Rod RosensteinSat, 16 Dec 2017 02:18:55 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12665859-smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery-hypocrisy-on-show-at-presidents-gallery-exhibit-trump-portrait-too-big-but-huge-portrait-of-bill-clinton-ok.html Chuck Close's HUGE 'President Bill Clinton' portrait 108.5 x 84" (275.6 x 213.4cm) will be on show along with Director Kim Sajet's double standards & Anti-Trump Bias.Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:42:19 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12660356-assistant-us-attorney-braswell-doj-assigned-to-trump-portrait-lawsuit-smithsonian.html Notice Of Appearance Filed in the United States District Court For The District Of Columbia By Attorney Marina Utgoff Braswell,Case Number 17-1240 (CKK) As The Counsel Of Record For The Defendant In This Case.Wed, 23 Aug 2017 21:19:52 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12645316-federal-judge-orders-transfer-of-trump-painting-case-against-the-smithsonian-to-district-court-dc.html After nearly 6 months, The Trump Painting Lawsuit Against Director Kim Sajet & The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Et Al. Has Been Certified By a D.C. Federal Judge As Meritorious, Nonfrivolous and Serious, Thus Ordering The Case Transferred.Fri, 09 Jun 2017 07:28:14 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12607785-smithsonian-spokeswoman-trump-portrait-inauguration-rejection-story-daily-caller-wetm18-news.html BREAKING NEWS: Smithsonian Officials Now Say There is NO Application Process At The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery!Wed, 14 Dec 2016 05:10:23 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12607222-julian-raven-artist-smithsonian-says-no-to-trump-portrait-smithsonian-has-4-old-trump-portraits-apple-tossing-trump-photo-from-1989-will-do-for-inauguration-of-.html Mr. James Smithson founded the Smithsonian Institute for the 'Increase and diffusion of Knowledge'. As unprecedented global historic events have unfolded recently with the election of Donald J.Mon, 12 Dec 2016 00:56:59 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12599461-trump-painting-in-trump-tower-predicts-trump-presidency.html 'Unafraid And Unashamed,' The Trump Painting By Artist Julian Raven, Painted in 2015, Predicted Trump Would Become President.Sat, 05 Nov 2016 02:06:47 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12588948-the-real-trump-painting-trump-portrait-in-trump-campaign-headquarters-in-trump-tower-new-york-city.html Donald Trump has inspired great art and great controversy. The art, paintings and portraits that hang in the Campaign Headquarters in Trump Tower in New York are now historic artifacts capturing one of the most dramatic presidential campaigns ever!Thu, 22 Sep 2016 11:08:00 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12587732-new-trump-campaign-headquarters-features-prophetic-painting-by-elmira-artist-julian-raven.html 'Unafraid And Unashamed' painted in the summer of 2015 prophetically depicts Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. The newly renovated Trump Campaign Headquarters in Trump Tower in New York City features the predictive painting.Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:40:16 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12582900-hope-and-change-absent-from-mountain-of-anti-trump-paintings-sculpture.html Where is the inspiration? Vast quantities of Anti-Trump art betray a severe lack of vision.Mon, 29 Aug 2016 04:20:56 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12582780-lack-of-hope-and-change-in-slurry-of-anti-trump-art.html Trump inspired Art has never been so plentiful. What is being said by anti-Trump artists?Mon, 29 Aug 2016 03:49:36 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12582894-trump-illegal-immigration-self-deportation-by-former-illegal-now-us-citizen-julian-raven.html The compelling story of self-deportation by New Born US Citizen, Trump Painting 'Unafraid And Unashamed' Artist, New York Alternate Delegate, Preacher, Husband and Father of 3 Julian Raven, which serves as a model for Trump's Immigration Policy.Mon, 29 Aug 2016 03:27:34 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12582749-anti-trump-art-and-the-lack-of-hope-and-change-by-julian-raven-painter-of-unafraid-and-unashamed-trump-painting.html Trump inspired Art has never been so plentiful. What is being said by both pro- and anti- Trump artists?Sat, 27 Aug 2016 03:41:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12570960-huge-trump-painting-dominates-art-of-politics-show-at-politicon-2016-in-pasadena-california.html 'Unafraid And Unashamed' The Trump Presidential Painting by New York Artist Julian Raven went on show amidst multiple anti-Trump paintings as well as other hard hitting political art. Trump painting dominates show in scale, quality and content.Wed, 06 Jul 2016 23:50:09 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12563139-controversial-la-art-show-to-show-trump-painting-unafraid-and-unashamed-by-raven-at-politicon-2016.html The Art Of Politics Art Show in Los Angeles will be host to a series of political paintings by liberal and conservative artists which will capture the present political climate in this 2016 Presidential election year.Sun, 05 Jun 2016 02:56:13 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12550205-grassroots-for-donald-trump-rally-in-elmira-new-york-showing-of-unafraid-and-unashamed-painting.html 95 New York delegates are at stake here in the Empire State. Donald Trump is poised to sweep the state and clinch this critical number of delegates. The grassroots rally for Trump is to assist Trump by winning New York in a landslide!Fri, 15 Apr 2016 00:10:04 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12535410-upstate-new-york-for-trump-meeting-recap-of-5700-mile-iowa-grassroots-trump-campaign-journey.html After 5700 miles, the IOWA 'Unafraid And Unashamed' Grassroots Trump Campaign by Artist and Preacher Julian Raven ended at Trump Towers in New York City. Now home Julian Raven is holding am public meeting to share the story and discuss Trump.Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:49:16 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12506466-upstate-ny-inspirational-rally-unveiling-huge-7x15-ft-trump-painting-unafraid-unashamed.html November 1st, 4PM At the FIRST ARENA in Elmira, New York. Come and hear New Born Citizen Julian Raven's story of the inspiration of The Trump Painting, Journey to Citizenship and compelling reasons to vote Trump and Dan Mandell For Mayor Of Elmira.Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:52:06 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12386579-responding-to-terrorism-through-art-and-faith-the-power-of-kindness-tribute-to-alan-henning.html In the wake of the tragic and brutal murders of journalists and aid workers in Syria at the hands of ISIS terrorists, artist Julian Raven responds. We can think we are powerless to do anything when faced by such barbarism, but we can.Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:41:43 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12371627-marbella-artist-living-in-new-york-donates-painting-to-elmira-city-hall.html Artist Julian Raven's painting 'Fall WInds' received by Mayor Susan Skidmore of Elmira, New York.Tue, 16 Sep 2014 02:02:24 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12328018-elmira-artist-julian-raven-travels-to-spain-on-3-week-painting-tour.html British Artist Julian Raven, who resides in Elmira, New York, traveled to Marbella, Spain, the town where he was brought up, to paint. In conjunction with the Sammer Art Gallery and art dealer Sam Benady, Raven produced a series of 6 paintings.Sun, 25 May 2014 02:37:34 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12279352-inaugural-contemporary-art-show-by-british-artist-julian-raven-from-elmira-new-york.html This Friday, the 7th of February, 2014 at the Art Mission and Theater in Binghamton, New York, emerging contemporary British Artist Julian Raven, makes his gallery debut. The gallery is ready, the paintings are hung, you are invited to 'Beginnings'!Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:29:58 GMT https://www.prlog.org/12270690-saatchi-online-viable-globally-visible-online-art-gallery-for-emerging-artists.html Online internet website art sales are transforming the art world. Galleries are suffering with a lagging global economy, but internet art galleries and platforms, like many other commodities are changing the art world.Tue, 21 Jan 2014 01:35:45 GMT