The Australian Art Auction Market - Statistics for 2008 (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Statistics from the Locker 227 database of Australian art auction records for the 2008 calendar year. Includes the top prices, the top artists by sales volume and total prices, and the biggest surprises of the year - the artworks and artists that exceeded the estimated prices.

Let the Bidding Begin in Online Auction of Denver Luxury Homes (PRWeb)

LFC Group of Companies Announces Newest Auction Campaign of Upscale Properties in Denver, Colorado (PRWeb Jan 5, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/denverrealestate/denverhomeauction/prweb1809744.htm

Noncatalog sales open with some sparkle (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

The new year rings in more than a few significant changes and sales on the local auction scene.

Recession Biting Artists in the (Canv)Ass (Chicagoist)

In these recessionary times, galleries are closing down, auction houses are getting millions less than normal in sales for even big-name masterpieces, and starving artists are starving even more. Recently we asked a few dozen artists and gallerists how they were surviving Great Depression II: The Internet Edition. Here's what they told us: Kirby Kerr, Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & ...

Top 5 events in Philippine visual arts (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

THE most exciting development on the art scene in 2008 was obviously the high bidding for Philippine works in international auctions. This was noted by a panel of art industry leaders in the Inquirer Lifestyle’s yearend art forum last Dec. 17.

Minnesota farm land prices moderating with corn prices (High Plains Journal)

LUVERNE, Minn. (AP)--Bill Weber is owner and president of Jensen Management Inc., an appraisal company in the heart of Rock County, a transition area across the divide into Iowa.