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    A touring exhibit of NASA Art will open at Washington, DC's Union Station on Artrain. The exhibit, entitled "artistry of space," will travel to more than 120 communities in 48 states. The "Artistry of Space" exhibit will feature 78 works from the collections of NASA and the National Air and Space Museum. The opening of the exhibit coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

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    A touring exhibit of NASA Art will open at Washington, DC's Union Station on Artrain. The exhibit, entitled "artistry of space," will travel to more than 120 communities in 48 states. The "Artistry of Space" exhibit will feature 78 works from the collections of NASA and the National Air and Space Museum. The opening of the exhibit coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

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    Bert Ulrich

    Headquarters, Washington, DC July 15, 1999


    (Phone: 202/358-1713)

    NOTE TO EDITORS: N99-40

    "ART ABOARD!"--NASA ART RIDES THE RAILS TO TOUR U.S.

    A touring exhibit of NASA Art will open at Washington DC's


    Union Station from July 21-25 on Artrain, the nation's only
    traveling art museum on a train. The three-year exhibit,
    entitled "Artistry of Space," will travel to more than 120
    communities in 48 states.

    A press preview of the exhibit will take place on Monday,


    July 19, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The opening of the exhibit will
    take place on Tuesday, July 20, 1999, at 6:30 p.m. Reporters are
    invited to both events, which will be held on Track 10 of Union
    Station.

    The "Artistry of Space" exhibit will feature 78 works from


    the collections of NASA and the National Air and Space Museum.
    The collection will include works by Norman Rockwell, Stephen
    Sprouse, Robert Rauschenberg, Jamie Wyeth and Andy Warhol. The
    exhibit will also feature the music of jazz musician Jane Ira
    Bloom, who composed a work commissioned by NASA in the late 1980s.
    The NASA Art Program commissioned most artists featured in the
    exhibit.

    Speakers at Monday's press preview will be:

    * Paula Cleggett, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Public


    Affairs
    * Bud Liebler, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Daimler Chrysler
    * Deb Polich, President, Artrain

    Artists expected to attend the preview include Chakaia


    Booker, James Dean, Linda Draper, Mary Edna Fraser, Pamela Lee,
    Peter Nisbet, Lonny Schiff, Howard Siskowitz and Mindy Weisel.
    Astronaut Roger Crouch also will attend.

    Artrain will be open to the public July 21 to July 23 from 10


    a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Track 27. It will
    continue on July 24 and July 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Track
    10.

    The opening of "Artistry of Space" coincides with the 30th


    anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and there will be works
    featured on the train from that period. After the kick-off in
    Washington, DC, the train will begin its tour in the northeastern
    United States:

    Washington, DC July 20-25


    Taneytown, MD August 5-8
    Bethlehem, PA August 13-22
    Munhall/Homestead, PA September 2-6
    Chambersburg, PA September 9-12
    Atlantic City, NJ September 16-19
    Seymour, CT October 14-17
    Lawrence, MA October 21-24
    St. Albans, VT October 28-31
    Site TBD, Vermont November 4-7
    Site TBD, Vermont November 11-14

    Since its inception in 1962, the NASA Art Program has been
    commissioning artists to document events for the Agency. Artists
    are given a small honorarium to create their works, which are
    exhibited at galleries and museums around the country. Recent
    artists commissioned have included Mike and Doug Starn, Vija
    Celmins and, most recently, photographer Annie Leibovitz and
    singer/songwriter Judy Collins.

    Artrain aims to bring art to communities that do not have


    access to art museums. The organization fosters art-education
    programs and builds relationships with local and regional arts
    councils around the country. Since its founding in 1971, Artrain
    has attracted over 2.6 million viewers in 44 states.

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