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Young photographers shine in Kenan Center All-High Photo Exhibit
LOCKPORT – A camera in the right hands can find art anywhere: a bathroom sink at work, a lonely stairway on a gritty urban street, a face in the mirror. The hundreds of photos from 30 high schools in Western and Central New York on display at the Storrs All-High Photo Exhibit at the Kenan Center, 433 Locust St., offer a wondrous mix of images and photo techniques. The show will be on display ...
The Buffalo News |
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Folk art on display at House of Blues
The Akron Art Museum is holding a members-only guided tour of Cleveland's House of Blues folk art collection from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Auctions International Inc. Enters Into Alliance With Cherry Auto Inc. for Joint Marketing of Dealer Inventory
Auctions International Inc., a technology company that owns and markets proprietary software that enables real time online auctions of virtually any commodity in the wholesale market, announced today that it has entered into an industry alliance with Cherry Auto Inc. of Suffolk, VA to provide car dealers access to another segment of the automotive sales market.
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Indiana to premiere at Cannes
The world premiere of the Indiana Jones sequel will take place at this year's Cannes film festival.
ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Duck, trout stamps chosen at Ducks Unlimited Youth Field Day
Milford artist Richard Clifton’s painting featuring a black duck will become the 2009 Delaware Duck Stamp, marking Clifton’s fifth win in the annual competition since 1992. A painting of rainbow trout by Jeffrey Klinefelter of Etna Green, Ind., will appear on the 2009 Delaware Trout Stamp.
Cape Gazette |
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Man of peace's calling is organizing festival of faith
Marvin S. Cohen of Salinas is living the adage "think globally, act locally."
The Salinas Californian |
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CNN - World's Oldest Oil Paintings Found, Scientists Say
Scientists Have Found What They Described This Week As The Earliest Oil Paintings Ever Discovered.
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta |
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Up for auction
Art collectors, take note. A rare original painting by New London artist Bud Lauridsen is being auctioned off to benefit the Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurse Association. Sealed bids for the painting, a still life of musical instruments titled "Words by Kitty Gay," will be accepted over the next several weeks.
Concord Monitor |
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Coshocton residents donate artwork to Coshocton Campus
NEWARK - Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) recently received a generous donation of original artwork by long-time Coshocton residents Edward and Ann Ryan. The couple's gift to the college consists of 25 framed color photographs and eight matted color photographs
Coshocton Tribune |
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Teacher in attack files charges against student
BALTIMORE (AP) - An art teacher at Reginald F. Lewis High School, who was attacked by a student in her classroom April 4 and the incident was recorded on another student's cell phone camera, has filed criminal charges against the student she says attacked her.
WTOP Radio Network |
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Teacher In Recorded Attack Files Charges Against Student
An art teacher at Reginald F. Lewis High School, who was attacked by a student in her classroom April 4 and the incident was recorded on another student's cell phone camera, has filed criminal charges against the student she says attacked her.
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Controversy follows him
National Gallery Director Milan Knížák has been a controversial figure for more than 40 years. He is the man that critics love to hate, from the start of his artistic career, when his work was deemed “dangerous” by the communist government, to his current job.
The Prague Post |
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Performance art with a beat
Stimul Festival’s spring edition brings the Montreal-based DJ-producer Amon Tobin to town for the Prague premiere of his experimental sampling, a genuine sound art with driving beats in full cinematic surround sound.
The Prague Post |
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Angola: Luanda to Host International Theatre Festival
Angola's Elinga theatre group will organise in May 08-30 the first International Festival of Theatre and Arts of Luanda, under the commemorations of its 20th anniversary, which will be marked on May 21, ANGOP has learnt.
AllAfrica.com |
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Thousands flock to see crown jewels
All this week, tourists and locals alike are queuing up in front of Prague Castle’s gates to view the Bohemian Crown Jewels. When the exhibition opened April 19, some visitors arrived at 3:30 a.m., only to find themselves lining up behind others who had slept out in the street to be first.
The Prague Post |
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Bucksport High School Art Students Show Their Work
BUCKSPORT — Bucksport High School explodes with color this month, as art students display their work throughout the hallways and library. The exhibit represents the work of about 100 students and showcases some 1,000 pieces of art.
The Ellsworth American |
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Olympia Salvage festival offers a bit of everything
An acrobat. Drag races. Performers who play with fire. Music, art and crowds.
The Olympian |
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Tribeca Film Fest returns
Born out of the horror of the 9/11 attacks, The Tribeca Film Festival opens for its seventh year.
iafrica.com |
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Exhibit shows iconic Esquire mag covers from the turbulent 60s
NEW YORK - Muhammad Ali, shirtless in white satin boxing shorts and pierced with six arrows, poses as St. Sebastian, a martyr to his faith. The April 1968 Esquire magazine cover was one of the most iconic images of the decade, tying together the incendiary issues of the Vietnam War, race and religion.
GMA News |
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Book signing
Honolulu-based photographic artist Dana Forsberg is taking her work to your coffee table. Her 2006 exhibition "Drawn To Remember" was a must-see installation at The Contemporary Museum, and she's bound the 30-piece collection into a book.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Saline Fiddlers to perform at free Family Festival Day
The Saline Fiddlers, America's premier youth fiddling ensemble, will take the stage at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, April 27 as part of the Free Family Festival Day at the Farmington Area Festival of the Arts.
Farmington Observer |
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Eurozone current account climbs back into surplus: ECB
European Central Bank (ECB) building and a euro sculpture are reflected in a puddle in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, in 2005. The eurozone payments current account showed an estimated surplus of 4.3 billion euros in February, after a deficit of 7.9 billion in January, the European Central Bank said.
TODAYonline |
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Marshall County man turns ordinary bird eggs into works of art
Art has been recognized for centuries as a collectible and is diverse, ranging from paintings such as Leonardo DaVinci s Mona Lisa to Michelangelo s Statue of David and even Peter Carl Faberge s fabulous hand crafted eggs.
The Gadsden Times |
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Star violinist to take a bow at art festival
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed violinist Tasmin Little is to open a Lothian arts festival by performing in front of Cockenzie power station.
The Scotsman |
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Vintage O.C. car collections expected to fetch millions
1 car alone, 1923 Miller racer, is expected to go for $800,000 at auction in June.
Orange County Register |
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