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Some tips for enjoying festival of lights this weekend
In preparation for the Atlantic Superstore Festival of Lights this holiday weekend, Tourism Charlottetown is asking patrons to be aware of various schedules and regulations in order for everyone to have a fun and enjoyable Canada Day weekend.
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Getting closer
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has only been holding enshrinement ceremonies for 45 years, so it would stand to reason that getting ready for this year’s ceremony on Aug. 2 at Fawcett Stadium would be a bit of old hat for those responsible for that task. Kind of like riding a bike, after you’ve done it once, you never forget. However, the Hall’s Vice President of Communications/Exhibits ...
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French citizen charged in Miami for attempting to sell stolen paintings
MIAMI A French man allegedly involved in the theft of paintings has been charged in the U.S. with attempting to broker the sale of the stolen art to undercover FBI agents, prosecutors said Friday.
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The artistic touch
The Power & Light District’s inaugural District Art Annual this weekend promises to be a welcome addition to Kansas City’s already-strong list of art shows.
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Tamarack honors best artists in West Virginia
BECKLEY -- To commemorate Tamarack's 12th anniversary, Tamarack sponsored its second juried art exhibition and awards competition, The Best of West Virginia, which opened in West Virginia Day (June 20).
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Fires rip through historic Big Sur
BIG SUR - Like snowflakes, ash drifts across the elegant patio of the Ventana Inn & Spa. Smoke and fog veils vast Pacific views. Dense fog has slowed the spread of the Basin Complex Fire but it remains largely uncontained in this rugged Eden, the intellectual home of Beat poetry, gestalt therapy and modern photography. From poet Robinson Jeffers to photographer Edward Weston, its dramatic ...
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Blue Dog ready to promote Blues at the Crossroads
Scott Telle wanted something eye-catching and memorable when he created artwork for a Blues at the Crossroads art contest.
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Calif. man gets prison for burning Burning Man
A San Francisco performance artist was sentenced Friday to as many as four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for the early torching last summer of the signature effigy of the counterculture Burning Man festival.
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Calif. man gets prison for burning Burning Man
A San Francisco performance artist was sentenced Friday to as many as four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for the early torching last summer of the signature effigy of the counterculture Burning Man festival.
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Bad Painting: Good Art on View at the Museum of Modern Art in Vienna
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A Century on Paper Opens at Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
Thomas Hart Benton, American, 1889-1975, The Boy, 1949. Ink and Watercolor on Paper. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Hill. NASHVILLE.-
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China Gold: Chinese Contemporary Art at Musee Maillol
Cui Xiuwen, Ange n°4, 2006 - Tirage couleur argentique 155 x 290 cm (8 exemplaires). Collection of the Artist. PARIS.- In Imperial China, only the emperor could wear the colour yellow.
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Modern Master of Photography Gregory Crewdson Recreates Haunting Visions of America
Gregory Crewdson, Untitled, Winter 2007 (From the Beneath the Roses Series) Archival inkjet print. Print: 57 x 88 inches. Frame: 58 1/2 x 89 1/2 inches. Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York, White Cube, London, and Gagosian, Los Angeles.
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MOCA Presents First U.S. Mid-Career Survey of Works by Marlene Dumas
Marlene Dumas, Suspect, 1999, oil on canvas, 22 1/16 x 39 3/8 in., collection of Åke and Caisa Skeppner, Belgium, © 2008 Marlene Dumas. LOS ANGELES.- This exhibition is the first North American mid-career survey of paintings and drawings by South African artist Marlene Dumas.
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Delaware Art Museum Presents Garry Knox Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker
Garry Knox Bennett. New Ladderback #1, 2003. 41 ¾ x 14 5/8 x 22 inches. Maple, Douglas Fir, nickel-plated brass, GKB fabricated ladder. Photo Credit: M. Lee Fatherree.
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Sotheby's June 2008 Series of Impressionist & Modern Art Sales Realises $255 Million
Claude Monet, La plage a Trouville, 1870. 48 X 73.5 cm. Oil on canvas. Sold for 7,657,250 GBP. Photo: Curtesy of Sotheby's. LONDON.-
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Louise Bourgeois Shares Personal Archives on Occasion of Guggenheim Retrospective
Louise Bourgeois, Installation view of Spider Couple, Untitled, and Untitled at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2008 © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation New York. Photo by David Heald.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Reaches $500 Million Goal for Building the New MFA Campaign
View of the museum. BOSTON.- Yesterday, at a Board of Trustees meeting at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), it was announced that the Museum has reached its $500 million campaign goal.
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Art Deco 1910-1939 Exhibit Opens at The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne
MELBOURNE.- On 28 June 2008 the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) will open the most comprehensive exhibition ever staged on one of the most glamorous and popular of all artistic styles.
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[Best Bets] Thursday, June 2
MISHKA’S A.R.T. Studio and Gallery hosts its “Celebration of Colors” art event at 6 p.m., with a cookout, cold beverages and live music by Max McDaniel and Drew Tomlinson.
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Calculating the Worth of East River ?Waterfalls?
Olafur Eliasson?s massive public art installation, ?New York City Waterfalls,? cost $15.5 million to put up, but is expected to generate $55 million in economic activity.
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Uncle Dave film a tribute to music legend
The inspiration for the film documentary "Uncle Dave Macon Days: A Tribute to Old-time Music and Dance" was to enlighten future generations about Uncle Dave and share an insider's view of the festival.
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Man Sentenced for Prematurely Burning Burning Man Effigy
A performance artist who prematurely torched the signature effigy of Nevada's Burning Man festival last summer will have to chill in prison. Paul Addis of San Francisco man has been sentenced to up to four years in prison and ordered to pay $30,000 in restitution.
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Prodyuser ng 'Serbis' umapila para maging R-18 ang pelikula
Nang ipalabas sa ika-61 na Cannes Film Festival ang pelikulang Serbis ng Centerstage Productions noong Mayo 18, 2008 sa Cannes, France ay buung-buo itong naipalabas sa prestihiyosong okasyon.
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With Elbow Grease and an Artist?s Eye, a Sculpture in Harlem Regains Its Luster
Richard Hunt?s sculpture, ?Harlem Hybrid,? on a traffic island at West 125th Street, was restored after years of neglect.
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