Arts & Music

(WNY News Now) – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting Commissioner Amanda Hiller secure $6.25 million from Sotheby’s for assisting clients in dodging taxes on millions in art purchases.NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Acting Commissioner for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Amanda Hiller announced yesterday a $6.25 million settlement with Sotheby’s, Inc. (Sotheby’s) for using fraudulent methods to secure tax breaks for its clients on tens of millions of dollars of art purchases. A lawsuit brought by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) revealed that Sotheby’s encouraged clients to fraudulently claim to be purchasing art for resale, allowing them to avoid paying sales tax on tens of millions of dollars of art they purchased ...

(WNY News Now) – Step into the icy beauty of Antarctica without leaving Jamestown – The Roger Tory Peterson Institute presents a stunning visual journey through one of the world’s most remote and breathtaking landscapes.Jamestown, NY – November 11, 2024 – The Roger Tory Peterson Institute announces the opening of its next major nature art exhibition, celebrating one of the harshest and most beautiful landscapes on earth.Through the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artists and Writers Program, artist Helen Glazer spent two months in remote, scientific field camps, with access to protected areas that may be entered only with government permits. She took more than 5,000 images, along with extensive field notes, from which she has produced archival pigment prints, sculptures and an audi...