SAN FRANCISCO----Art.com Inc., a leading authority in wall décor and the world’s largest online retailer of posters, prints and framed art, today announced the appointment of Chuck Kurth as chief financial officer.

"SBoat" an oil painting by Carol Connor of Noank is one of the 350 fine art pieces that will be on display and for sale at the Mystic Arts Center's holiday salon.

Gerald Ford Elementary School is hosting a Kids Art Fair from 3 to 7 p.m., today, in the multipurpose room at 44-210 Warner Trail.

"Light Up the Life of a Child" is the theme of the third annual Art for AIDS Orphans silent auction and sale to be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Fri., Nov. 21, in the salon of The Roycroft Inn, 40 South Grove St., East Aurora. Proceeds of the sale will go to the building fund for Crossroads Springs Institute, a school and care center in Hamisi, Kenya, for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS.

"A Coarse Portal" "A Coarse Portal" is Philip Durbin's largest showing to date, and it's a fine rogue's gallery of the characters that inhabit Durbin's dreamy kingdom. The artist is obviously influenced by pop art and Warhol in particular — as seen in silk screens like Pop Skulls and OJ — ...

The Eastern Shore Art League invites all adults and children to the Eastern Shore Community College Lecture Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m., for a very special program entitled :"Picture This! A Gallery of Musical Canvases Framed by Works of Art from the Collection of the Chrysler Museum."

David Fairrington began drawing to impress his friends. He continues to affect his audiences through a diverse mix of oil, acrylic and other mediums. His most current exhibit, at Jack's Fine Art and Frame Gallery in Beaumont, is mostly a showcase for his horse portraits done on slate.

Downtown Cellist by sulla55 This downtown David Adickes sculpture really stands out against the gorgeous blue sky and is wonderfully framed by the building behind it. The artist, David Adickes is also known for his sculptures of Sam Houston on 45 North, the president heads , his giant Beatles sculptures and many other pieces around town. ...

THE Meadow Springs RAAFA Estate art club will hold its annual exhibition from November 28-30.

National Geographic, the organization that brought interest in geography and science into living rooms through its signature yellow-framed magazine and nature television shows, is getting into video games.