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Man held in French art theft
A Frenchman living in Florida was charged with attempting to sell a Claude Monet painting and three other artworks stolen at gunpoint last year from the Museum of Fine Arts in Nice, France.
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two festivals are of one mind
.Any city where diversity is encouraged is going to have more and better opportunities, both socially and economically,. Vice Mayor Jim Gray said to an enthusiastic audience during a speech at the first annual Lexington Pride Festival. Acceptance as a necessity seemed to be the mantra at the all-day festival, which shared a crowd of over 1,000 with the Lexington Diversity Festival a mere ...
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Museum launches film series Saturday
The El Paso Museum of Art will kickoff its Foreign Film Series this Fourth of July weekend, giving El Pasoans yet another Downtown entertainment option.
El Paso Times |
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New aura in galleries
The Cleveland Museum of Art is back, sort of. The 1916 building, after liberal doses of spit and polish, is reopening today with the hoopla of a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by tours of everything that can possibly be toured.
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'America' exhibit
The El Paso Art Association will unveil its newest juried exhibit, the timely "America the Beautiful," with an opening reception at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Crossland Gallery, 500 W. Paisano.
El Paso Times |
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Chalk the Block
More than 4,000 people attended Chalk the Block on June 21 at the Arts Festival Plaza in Downtown. The event was sponsored by the city's Museums and Cultural Affairs Department.
El Paso Times |
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Museum plans Acosta exhibit for anniversary
A somber anniversary for El Paso is coming up: In 2009, it will be 20 years since the murder of beloved artist Manuel G. Acosta.
El Paso Times |
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Sculptor gets cheesy, historic
A Wisconsin sculptor’s version of a historical painting is a bit cheesy.
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Sculpture and More
Cape Cod Times |
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Long road to recovery for arts groups
On that fateful Friday the 13th, as the Cedar River surged and then crested, ravaging homes, businesses and many arts organizations in its path, Terry Pitts, executive director of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, stood and waited near the back entrance of the museum, a half-block outside the 500-year flood plain.Two days earlier, staff members had sandbagged sewer drains and emergency exits. But ...
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Big crowds feel their way through show's stunners
A pair of professional acrobats didn't expect to compete for attention with a man in his birthday suit Saturday during the Des Moines Arts Festival, but he appeared in an apartment window across the street and raised a beer can to salute the crowd.
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Art festival draws more Iowa artists
Dennis Schurman put 20 old ladies up for adoption Saturday during ArtFest Midwest at the Iowa State Fairgrounds - and frankly, they were hard to resist.
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Miles Davis: Someday My Prince Will Come
Recorded over the course of three days in April of 1961, Someday My Prince Will Come is at once a curiosity and a masterpiece, a recording that not only captures trumpeter Miles Davis' group in flux but practically crystallizes the very moment of transition.
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Art briefs, June 29
The Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University is exhibiting the artwork of Chiura Obata, called “Obata’s Yosemite.” Included are 27 prints and watercolors, along with a series of progressive proofs.
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Briefs, June 29
VERNON (Special) — A reception honoring local and area military veterans will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, at the Red River Valley Museum, according to Sheri Morriss, executive director of the local Chamber of Commerce.
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Artists to watch
From artwork on Japanese paper to framed tile art and traditional Western paintings, the Wichita Falls Art Association’s annual “Artists to Watch” exhibit always speaks in varied voices, from pastel whispers to more insistent screams of color.
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Play with marbles, watch a ball game _ or go on safari
This is a weekly series on day trips and weekend getaways within easy driving distance of Wichita Bring out your inner explorer as you watch marbles being crafted, take a ride on a paddle-wheel boat, visit a safari museum or devour a hot dog at a summer's night baseball game. It makes no difference what or where. It only matters that you explore. Sedan Distance: 111 miles
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40-foot scrap-metal stag appreciated in San Antonio
In eastern Bexar County, a giant sculpture of a stag has become the most unusual and fantastically excessive neighborhood amenity in the San Antonio area.
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Utah Artist gets National Recognition for Origami Pieces
A Utah artist showed off his work at the downtown arts festival. Matthew Jones is getting national attention for his origami creations. He can visualize the folds in a two-dimensional paper and create drawings of his creations from memory. Fox 13's Max Roth has more.
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The art of the deal - roanoke.com
Her passion for the job, continual optimism and a soft touch help Taubman Museum chief Georganne Bingham raise unprecedented funds. Things weren't looking good for Georganne Bingham, executive director of the Art Museum of Western Virginia, in February 2006. Despite a ceremonial groundbreaking the previous August, actual work on the museum's new building downtown had not begun. Construction ...
Roanoke Times |
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Club News
The Delphian Study Club met June 20 at the Indianapolis Art Museum for the final meeting of the year. Judy Reasoner, a member of Delphian and a docent of the museum, hosted 13 members and guided them through a tour of the Halston collection and other museum highlights.
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Art makes waves along local trail
PASADENA - Nature lovers, joggers and walkers who use Lower Arroyo Park got a rare treat Saturday - a "wild array of sound-based art. • Photo Gallery: SoniTrek in Lower Arroyo Park
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Feel the spirit in art
Master Artists Jason Stone and Joan Hill lent their artistic expertise to the Five Civilized Tribes Competitive Art Show. “We look for quality, originality, imagination and the overall impact of the piece . . . what grabs you first,” Stone said.
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Railroad china, 'domestic vision' highlight art season
VALPARAISO An extensive collection of vintage railroad dining car china and Midwestern artist Joel Sheesley’s explorations of domestic life in suburban America are among the exhibitions Valparaiso University’s Brauer Museum of Art will host during its 2008-2009 season.
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Food festival gets mouths watering
RENSSELAER A love of great food and an appreciation for the arts mingled as hundreds immersed themselves in the Taste of Rensselaer on Saturday.
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