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College Hill Arts Festival turns up heat on summer
CEDAR FALLS --- Gary Kelley's artwork for this year's College Hill Arts Festival, July 18-19, depicts a farmer sowing seeds in his field.
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Despite unfriendly weather at festival, some people walk away happy
Kansas woodworker Sue Mersman sold all but a handful of the 35 wall hangings she brought to this weekend’s Des Moines Arts Festival -- so many, in fact, that she canceled her invitation to an upcoming show in Wisconsin.
The Des Moines Register |
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Rodeo coming to town!
KUALA LUMPUR: Yeeha! The rodeo is coming to town! Yup, there will be cowboys, bull-riding and death-defying stunts to thrill visitors at the Malaysian Agriculture, Horticulture and Agrotourism exhibition 2008 (MAHA 2008).
The New Straits Times |
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Kennewick mulls wine-themed public art
First came Grasping the Undefinable, a bronze sculpture on Kennewick Avenue with a message about what could be in Kennewick's future.
Tri-City Herald |
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Artistic champions
POLAND - Two Maine sculptors have accomplished something few American artists have: their work showcased at the Olympics. Scott Fuller of Poland and Asherah Cinnamon of South Portland have won an Olympic Ring Award as part of the Olympic Landscape Sculpture Contest.
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CENTRAL NEW YORK NEWS
ARTWORK OF MARCELLUS-SKANEATELES ART GUILD: Today. Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce, 36 South St., Auburn. Free. 253-5288. COLOR STREAMS 2008: Community School of Music and Arts, 330 E. State St., Ithaca. A juried exhibit featuring watercolor paintings by 20 artists from the Finger Lakes.
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Photographic exhibition is a hit with visitors [PICS]
An exhibition marking more than 80 years of pictures by Sentinel photographers had its first public viewing over the weekend. Dear Happy Ghosts opened at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday. The collection of 220 photographs ...
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Exhibition at Potteries Museum to bring nursery rhymes to life
A selection of traditional nursery rhymes will be brought to life in an exhibition and fun day. A nursery rhymes exhibition is being held at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Hanley from July 12 to October 26. As well as the exhibition, ...
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Science joins art at Newcastle gallery
Visitors to Newcastle's Borough Museum and Art Gallery are invited to view two new exhibitions next month. From, July 19 to August 31, a exhibition called Science Projects: Light and Optics will be on show. For the fourth year in a row, the ...
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Marathon art works draw bids of £3,000
Artist Rob Pointon has raised more than £3,000 for charity through the sale of a collection of 40 portraits of familiar faces. The 25-year-old - who has made his name locally through his paintings of buildings - captured the images of Potteries ...
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Pizarro: Ex-Smash Mouth guitarist ignites an explosive weekend
It feels topsy-turvy to have fireworks on the first night of the San Jose America Festival, which kicks off Friday, but there should be plenty of fun activities to last the weekend.
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South Africa: National Arts Festival to Be Extended in 2009, 2010
The Grahamstown National Arts Festival will be extended next year to cater for the thousands of soccer fans who will visit the Eastern Cape during the Confederations Cup in 2009.
AllAfrica.com |
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Cheech Marin returns Chicano arts movement to LA
LOS ANGELES - Far out, man! Nearly 50 pieces from the collection of Cheech Marin are on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and there's not a bong, water...
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Veterans Art Collective to host art show
The Veterans Art Collective, an art class for veterans that started in February, will hold its first art show July 5 at the Veterans Memorial Building.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
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Insurer in '76 Shrewsbury case claims rights to fourth painting
The insurance company claiming ownership of three paintings stolen from a Shrewsbury home more than 30 years ago is also asserting that it has rights to a painting stolen from a Concord home just months after the brazen Shrewsbury theft.
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STE. GENEVIEVE, MO.: Wine, art and food
Chaumette Vineyards & Winery will hold its third annual Fête de Chaumette from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 12, on the winery grounds off Highway B, from Exit 150 on Interstate 55, southwest of Ste. Genevieve. The market and festival features regional wine, food, art, goods and entertainment.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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Indiana Briefs
The Howard Steamboat Museum, 1101 E. Market St. in Jeffersonville, is offering art activities for children and adults in July.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Finnish sports glory at fore
FITCHBURG - Kesajuhla, the Finnish Summer Festival, was celebrated in style over the weekend at the Saima Park Finnish Center.
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A little something for everyone
Perhaps more than any other local event, Sunday’s Urban Art Festival managed to capture the slightly schizophrenic zeitgeist of Tacoma.
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All eyes on art
REECE MILLER, 3, of Salt Lake City, looks over the artwork in the kids' Art Yard at the 2008 Utah Arts Festival, held on Library and Washington squares in Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Mount Dora stroll showcases artwork, music
Take an evening stroll along the sidewalks of quaint downtown Mount Dora and view the work of some local artists while listening to an eclectic mix of music from jazz to classical.
Orlando Sentinel |
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Reborn after 40 years
Far out, man! Nearly 50 pieces from the collection of Cheech Marin are on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and there's not a bong, water pipe or roach clip in sight.
The Desert Sun |
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Newburyport: Bresnahan third-graders to have art featured in calendar
NEWBURYPORT and mdash; After being recognized for numerous art awards in the past school year, the Bresnahan Elementary School has one more to add to its list of artistic accolades. Four third-graders at the school were chosen to have their artwork included in the 2009 Essex County Community Prevention Calendar, a contest that included elementary school participants from across the county.
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A Colorful Character
Willy Heeks is an old Rhode Island surfer dude. He's also a great painter who says his abstracts are sometimes inspired by the Atlantic Ocean's (meager) curls. Strangely, his work reminds us of Raymond Saunders' urban-Pittsburgh–inspired abstract paintings more than anything ocean-related. Heek ...
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Casper briefs
Museum hosts lecture series Fort Caspar Museum will host a six-week summer lecture series -- focusing on impressions of Wyoming -- at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays from July 9 to Aug. 13. Lectures are free of charge and will take place in the Multi-Use Room at Fort Caspar Museum.
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