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Councillor pans portrait gallery deal with developer
A downtown councillor is criticizing a deal made by council with a developer to preserve a bid for the Portrait Gallery of Canada.
CBC Ottawa |
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Your photographs (213 pictures)
Got a picture that would be perfect for the Your Photographs section? We’re looking for snaps from around the world related to the arts or culture – from pop gigs, to street graffiti, book signings, modern architecture and visual art exhibitions.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Pages across the ages
An exhibition of medieval manuscripts combines beauty, power and familiarity
The Australian |
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Tribute to 'cowboys' of the Nile
Nine plaster animal figures created by Elshafei Dafalla Mohamed are being exhibited outside the Guy C. Larcom Municipal Building in Ann Arbor. "Umbororo Crossing'' is based on the Umbararu nomads located near the Blue Nile in southern Sudan.
The Ann Arbor News |
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Briefs 4-24
Members of the Northwest Iowa Professional Photographers Association will have an exhibit in the Pearson Lakes Art Center Secondary Space thru May 22. An opening reception will be held from 6-7 p.m., tonight.
The Daily Reporter |
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Naked pictures furore at Lauderdale House
PAINTINGS of naked teenage girls sparked controversy in Highgate and had to be taken down at the weekend. Lauderdale House is currently running its Sex and Society exhibition - but had to remove much of the artwork ahead of a wedding.
The Ham&High Network |
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Crisis Ministries auction
Crisis Ministries’ annual event that provides food, shelter and hope to our community’s most vulnerable citizens.
WCBD-TV Charleston |
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The Circus is in Town: Please direct your attention to the center ring
The joyous, colorful, energetic and out-of-this-world spectacle of the circus can’t help but capture an artist’s imagination. That exuberance will take center ring in the Chazen Museum of Art when it presents two circus-themed exhibitions: “ Ringmaster: Judy Onofrio and the Art of the Circus ,” and “ Harry A. Atwell, Circus Photographer .” Both exhibitions will be on view through Sunday, June ...
University of Wisconsin - Madison |
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
American Fork. Chris Bowman’s film about a 400-pound man (Hubbel Palmer) with a dream of becoming a professional actor. Also with William Baldwin, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kathleen Quinlan, and Bruce McGill. 7:30pm Wed. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St, FW. 817-738-9215.
Fort Worth Weekly |
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Italy: 'Pop-art' mural of fugitive Mafia boss in Palermo
Italy: 'Pop-art' mural of fugitive Mafia boss in Palermo (AKI) - A colourful pop-art style mural of fugitive Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has appeared in the centre of Palermo - just metres from the cathedral.The mural is made up of four different coloured images of a youthful Messina Denaro, resembling US pop artist Andy Warhol's iconic prints of Marilyn Monroe. A row of ...
Adnkronos |
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Greenville grooves with Billy Taylor Jazz Fest
The annual Billy Taylor Jazz Festival will be held today through Saturday.
The Daily Reflector |
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Focusing on the personal side of police work
AUGUSTA — When Jen Smith’s father gave his daughter a camera for her 15th birthday, little did he know that her new hobby would take her down a career path in photography.
Capital Weekly |
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2 women artists open new gallery, studios in Hallowell
HALLOWELL — Two young women artists have gone into business for themselves, forming Cerulean Fine Art Gallery and Artist Studios, to promote their own art and that of other artists in a collective.
Capital Weekly |
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Churchill sunset painting sells for $350,000
NEW YORK — An auction company says a painting by Winston Churchill of a Moroccan sunset has sold for $350,000.
CNews |
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Judge denies requests to dismiss University of Alabama sports art lawsuits, sets June 23 trial date
A federal judge has denied requests to dismiss lawsuits arising from an artist's paintings portraying Crimson Tide football, court records showed Wednesday.
Birmingham News |
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Visitors can get close look at kangaroos
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Starting this weekend, visitors at the Birmingham Zoo can get a close-up look at the seven new kangaroos. The kangaroos are the centerpiece of an interactive exhibit opening Sunday. It will eventually include wombats, wallabies and other Australian animals.
The Athens News Courier |
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Weston self portrait exhibit Opening reception Friday
A gala opening reception, featuring 35 Weston artists’ self portraits, is planned for Friday evening, April 25, 7-9 p.m. in the Community Room of the Weston Public Library. Hors d’oeuvres and wines will be served.
Weston Forum |
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North State Marketplace: April 24, 2008
• KIXE lines up wines, artwork for auction • McCloud Hotel gets AAA's Four Diamond rating • Laing Construction changes locations • Wine Time to host beer-making class • SMART opens offices in Weaverville, Hayfork
The Record Searchlight |
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Indiana flick to premiere at Cannes
The world premiere of the fourth in the Indiana Jones series will take place at this year's Cannes film festival.
Channel 4 |
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Student art reception is today
A reception for the Great Falls Public Schools Art Student Exhibit features various art mediums, an award ceremony and more. Admission is free. The event is 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art. 1400 1st Ave. N. For information, call 727-8255.
Great Falls Tribune |
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Entertainment, food at Lansing Daze
Lansing residents will have a chance to try some barbecue and visit craft vendors during the fourth annual Brew, Blues and Bar-B-Q Cook-off and Lansing Daze festival on May 2 and 3 at Lansing Towne Center.
Leavenworth Times |
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
Greg Allen posts the codicil to John de Menil's will, which is unexpectedly interesting. Vote for your favorite Indianapolis Museum of Art t-shirt slogan.
Arts Journal |
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Eakins Painting To Stay In Philly
"It's taken a citywide fund-raising effort and the sale of two paintings and two drawings by Thomas Eakins, but the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts have now managed to raise the entire $68 million needed to keep an Eakins masterpiece, 'The Gross Clinic,' in Philadelphia."
Arts Journal |
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 25th Oct 2007 03:01 UTC, submitted by Farhad Shakiba
"The purpose of this article is not to emphasize the strengths and merits of Ubuntu user experience, but instead to shed a brighter light on areas that have been neglected due to shortage of time and resources, usability testing, and various software and artwork defects.
OS News |
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Not your typical briefcase
Been walking down Bay Street lately and saw a woman and thought, “what the...?” Turns out Carol Burnes, director of client services and account management at Legal Art Works, has been delivering trial exhibits in a unique carrying case (shown at its depicted location at the Landing).
Jacksonville Daily Record |
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