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2,500-year-old artifact returned to Egypt
Egypt said Monday that it retrieved a 2,500-year-old limestone relief from London after its sale was blocked by Bonhams auction house there because it had been looted from a pharaoh's tomb.
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FTSE closes at 5625.9
The FTSE 100 share index rose 96 points to 5625.9 after oil and commodity stocks fuelled a rally.
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Items Stolen During FestivALL Street Fair
FestivALL organizers are trying to figure out who stole items from artisans during the Capitol Street Art Fair late Saturday night.
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Cancer-related artwork on display at Saint Thomas Hospital
Saint Thomas Hospital will be showcasing this month 75 pieces of art from its biennial Lilly Oncology on Canvas competition.
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Old Hotel Art Gallery receives $10,000
OTHELLO - The Old Hotel Art Gallery can now complete its Children's Art Education Center. The gallery received a $10,000 grant from Inland Northwest Community Foundation, which helped ensure the project's completion, said Director Sally Lambert.
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Changes coming to this year's Red Flannel Days
The routes of both the Red Flannel Festival's Grand Parade and the 5K run/walk will be altered slightly during this year's festival, slated for the first weekend in October.
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Phoenix Art Museum Hosts Unprecedented Gathering of Modern and Contemporary Asian Art
Phoenix Art Museum presents an unprecedented opportunity to explore and understand the ongoing link of contemporary Asian art with centuries of tradition. This summer, beginning July 8, 2008, the Museum presents A Tradition Redefined, four extraordinary exhibits focused of Asian art from the 19th, 20th and 21st century. Highlighting this exceptional show, is "Modern and Contemporary Chinese Ink ...
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Interview with Jennifer Cody Epstein, Author of The Painter from Shanghai
"The struggle to become an artist against seemingly insurmountable odds was something I could relate to." I recently finished reading The Painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstien. It’s a fictional account of Pan Yuliang a painter who mixed traditional Chinese painting with Western influences. The novel was fascinating and I was thrilled when Jennifer agreed to answer some questions. First ...
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Albion Normal School begins a new life
ALBION — The sound of music mixed with the aroma of food brought the old Albion Normal School campus alive as about 75 people gathered to kick-off of the Albion Art Festival and officially reopen Miller Hall, Friday.
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Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls
New York City's latest public art installation is a mixed bag, promising a meditative meeting with nature but proving to be far too timid to truly enlighten
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Four managerial positions still vacant
The Dunedin City Council will make an announcement in about two weeks on a replacement for former Dunedin Public Art Gallery and Otago Settlers Museum director Priscilla Pitts.
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Kimbell exhibit expected to make impression
The arrival en masse of the Impressionists on June 29 at the Kimbell Art Museum will confront a Southwestern audience with sweeping new vistas of artistic possibilities — no small accomplishment for a movement that flourished and evolved during a largely forgotten century.
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Off the Block: Off island activities
Children’s Workshops at Mystic Seaport This summer, visitors of all ages can enjoy daily workshops at Mystic Seaport and then take home the fruits of their labor with Hands-On History, the museum’s newest interactive program. A total of eight hour-long workshops will be offered on a rotating basis. Hands-On History lets children and parents work together at 19th century craftsmanship. Children ...
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Another first for Lea: a show in iconic LA hall
LOS ANGELES - On July 11, Lea Salonga becomes the first Filipino performer to have a solo show at the Walt Disney Concert Hall - architect Frank Gehry's billowing steel-clad masterpiece that has become LA's modern landmark and a favorite setting of several recent Hollywood movies, including “Iron Man” and “Get Smart.”
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Tate exhibit keeps on running
Arts & entertainment: In Martin Creed's Work No 850 an athlete will run through Tate Britain every 30 seconds for months
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Wis. sculptor gets cheesy, historic
LITTLE CHUTE, Wis. — A Wisconsin sculptor's version of a historical painting is a bit cheesy.
Southeast Missourian |
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Free Adobe CS3 Chicago Events, Classes and Training for InDesign, Dreamweaver Photoshop and Flash
Ascend is hosting free upcoming events such as our Freelancer Fiesta, Mastering the Adobe Creative Suite focusing on Photoshop CS3, Illustrator, InDesign and Bridge, and our 10th Anniversary Open House with demos in Adobe Flash CS3, Dreamweaver, AIR, Flex, Photoshop, InDesign and more. Attendees will see our classroom environments, and meet our instructors.
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Ottawa photography exhibit explores environmental disasters
A dark and dire new photo exhibit chronicling humanity's terrible toll on the planet is on display at the National Gallery in Ottawa.
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LSU Art Museum holds 4th celebration
The LSU Museum of Art will hold its third annual 4th of July celebration featuring WBRZ and The Advocate's Fireworks on the Mississippi. Heather Savoy joined us on 2une In Monday morning with all the details on how you can dance, eat, and watch the best fireworks in town while helping to raise money for the museum.
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'Sky Bloom' sculpture takes shape downtown
The first installation phase of Sky Bloom, a 100-foot-wide, 100-foot-tall public art project at the Downtown Civic Space Park, is complete. Three steel towers and two steel rings went up this week.
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An open reception at Peter Mcphee Fine Arts, 9416 Second Ave., Stone Harbor will be held Saturday, July 5 from 7-10 p.m. You can meet the artists and enjoy a night of great art, delicious hors d'oeuvres, fine wines, and lively conversation.
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Church figures have joined the fight to stop a family of Pakistani Christians, who fled to Scotland to escape ...
Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery has won another top award to add to its growing list of accolades.
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Pinoy wins People’s Choice award for vocals in LA contest
A Filipino has won the People’s Choice award in the vocalist category in a classical music competition in Los Angeles.
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Red Soul
VietNamNet Bridge - “I chose red color as the symbol for my presence in Hanoi, where the Red River runs across like blood runs in our bodies;” French painter Gerald Verollet talking about his “Red Soul” exhibition at Module 7, West Lake, Hanoi.
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Libeskind Museum Strikes a Balance Between Old and New
On June 8, the Daniel Libeskind-designed Contemporary Jewish Museum, in San Francisco, opened its doors after two years of construction. While the building failed to impress a critic for The New York Times , it mostly has garnered favorable reviews.
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