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Ex-Walker staffer to head contemporary art programs
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is hiring a former Walker Art Center curator to head its new contemporary-art department. Elizabeth Armstrong , an award-winning California museum executive, also will become the institute's assistant director for exhibitions and programs starting in August. Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Gallery: Surreal to Sublime, Wired.com Readers' Geekiest ASCII Art
: We asked for ASCII, and you delivered. Two weeks ago, Wired.com launched an art contest inspired by our gallery, " Art and ASCII: The Stories Behind All Those Brackets, Slashes and Carets ." Thanks to all you keyboard art experts, we got dozens of entries that blew our minds. To help us judge the contest, we solicited the help of two ASCII art experts from Japan, entrepreneur ... Wired News
Gallery: Best Photo Ads of the Cannes Lions
BBDO New York, the ad agency that created popular campaigns for HBO and AT&T, won ad agency of the year at the Cannes Lions . Its parent company, BBDO, also won network of the year at the advertising festival and awards show, which took place last week in Cannes, France. PDNonline
Glow: One of the Coolest Art/Music Festivals to Hit LA
How cool is this? A free all-night festival on the beach and pier in Santa Monica with over 20 multi-media artists and music from KCRW, Machine Project, Dub Lab and other to-be-announced artists? That's what's happening at Glow , a dusk-to-dawn (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.) event put on by the city of Santa Monica on July 19. Of note, Machine Project will have an orchestra play from the buckets of ... LAist
However tall he is, Baryshnikov is a man of singular heights
Mikhail Baryshnikov was on hand Friday at the Weinstein Gallery in Minneapolis for the opening of his photography exhibition. Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Hu, Papoulias enjoy art show, talk ties
President Hu Jintao and his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias last night attended the opening show of the "Meet in Beijing 2008 Arts Festival", whose theme this year incorporates the Olympic Games. Papoulias, who is on a four-day visit ... People's Daily
Billboard.com -- Billboard Bits: The Beatles, Morrison Hotel Gallery, Ding
As the music world continues to wait for the Beatles to bring their iconic catalog to iTunes for digital sale, talks reportedly are underway that may see the Fab Four's music included in videogames first. Billboard.com
Huntington artist given one of eight fellowships
HUNTINGTON -- Carter Taylor Seaton was one of eight West Virginia residents to be awarded a $3,500 fellowship for her work in sculpting. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Huge collage greets museum patrons
Visitors to the Dayton Art Institute will now be greeted by a sparkling slice of Los Angeles urban life. Dayton Daily News
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ST. HELENS, UNITED KINGDOM - Figures from Antony Gormley's 'Field For The British Isles' adorns an exhibition space in St Helen's College in the town of it's creation 15 years ago, June 23, 2008, St Helens, England. Tiscali
Art in the American Outback
Charles Wadsworth, the director of Spoleto Festival USA’s chamber music series for more than 30 years, announced during the festival’s last weekend that he will retire in 2009. Arts Journal
Gretz Sentenced in Wife's Murder
Matthew Gretz, husband of murdered art student Kira Simonian, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison on charges of second-degree intentional murder. FOX 9 News Twin Cities
Va.'s painting pig goes prime time
Smithfield, Virginia's painting pig, will appear on national TV tomorrow night. The nation will witness Smithfield's handiwork with a hoof and paintbrush when the 10-year-old Vietnamese potbelly appears on "America's Got Talent" at 9 p.m. on NBC. NBC won't allow Smithfield's owner, Fran Martin, to disclose before the previously taped show airs whether Smithfield advanced to the next round. Richmond Times-Dispatch
iStockphoto Seeks Submissions For New Microstock Audio Offering
Today, iStockphoto, the company that revolutionized the stock photography market by offering images online for prices as low as $1, announced it will add royalty-free audio tracks to its collection of downloadable stock content in September 2008. In so doing, iStockphoto will become the first company to offer stock imagery, video footage, vector illustrations, Flash files and audio for purchase ... Harmony Central
88 NZ artists create single artwork
88 artists from the NZ Art Guild have come together to create a stunning one of a kind artwork in support of Mental Health. Scoop.co.nz
Kingston Arts Festival Saturday
The second annual Kingston Arts Festival will be held Saturday. It will offer eight exhibits of art and entertainment at three locations along Green Street in the Old Town Center. The Festival Market of original art and unique crafts, along with the children’s program of hands-on art activities, promises a day of fun for everyone. Kingston Reporter
Masterpiece "The Discus Thrower" to display in HK in August
The world-renowned marble sculpture "The Discus Thrower" will leave the British Museum for exhibition for the first time and come to Hong Kong with other 110invaluable items during "The Ancient Olympic Games" exhibition in August, the Leisu ... People's Daily
Heritage Center, others getting more disaster-ready
Historical societies are prepared to present exhibits about historic floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and other natural disasters. Springfield News-Sun
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MORE PHOTOS ADDED! Swampscott Harbor Festival a hit, Duct Tape Regatta raises $4,350
Swampscott’s Harbor Festival drew a fun-loving crowd all day Saturday. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE, THEN THE PHOTO AND THEN THE 'NEXT' BUTTON TO SEE A SLIDE SHOW. Swampscott Reporter
Cultural Exchange
On the fifth day of the Jicarilla Apache ceremony, a young girl would wear a beaded robe symbolizing her development into a woman. Traditional beadwork from the early Indian tribe can be found at Native American Indian museums across the country — and, last weekend, at Art on the Arkansas. Canon City Daily Record
Math + Imagination
His masterpiece complete, he still questions the project’s potential enhancement and wonders how he could transform it into a three-dimension, symmetric piece. Canon City Daily Record
War paintings find a Dutch home
TWO artworks largely painted in Torrington that depict a Second World War relief operation little known to Australians were earlier this month presented to war museums in Holland, where commemorations of the event are as important as Anzac Day. Glen Innes Examiner
Various activities lined up for Venezuela week
THE Venezuelan embassy is holding its third Venezuelan Week in conjunction with the KL Festival 2008. The Star
Oswego’s Festival of the Arts to premiere in August
The city of Oswego will be celebrating its first Festival of the Arts Aug. 9 and 10. The festival is to be held at Fort Ontario Park in Oswego. The event, which is part of the statewide “Canal Splash” celebration, will offer visual arts, poetry, theater, music and dance. The Palladium-Times