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On Wednesday, January 14, 2015, The LA Art Show and the Los Angeles Jewelry, Antique & Design Show will kick-off at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Both shows are presented by the Palm Beach Show Group, the producers of a swath of the art and design industry’s most celebrated events, including the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show; The Chicago International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show; The Baltimore Summer Antiques Show; and The Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show.

Now in its twentieth year, the LA Art Show presents modern, contemporary, historic, and traditional works of art, including sculptures, installations, and works on paper.

The Portland Museum of Art in Maine presents Shangaa: Art of Tanzania. The first major exhibition in the United States to focus on the traditional arts of Tanzania, Shangaa includes 165 objects on loan from private and public collections throughout the U.S. and Europe. While most of the works are sculptural in nature, styles range from expressionistic to abstract to refined.

“Shangaa” means “to amaze” in Swahili and that is the intent of the exhibition. Curated by Tanzanian art specialist Dr. Gary van Wyk, Shangaa includes works ranging in date from the 19^th century through today. The exhibition illustrates how Tanzanian culture uses art to channel energy, mark the passage into adulthood, and celebrate life among many other things.

Shangaa: Art of Tanzania will be on view through August 25, 2013.