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Downtown transportation master plan accepting submissions
Reviewing the potential for a car-free space on Ogilvie Street between King Street West and Hatt Street, also known as Artist's Way and home to such landmarks as the Carnegie Gallery, Dundas Library, and Dundas Valley School of Art, has been suggested in a submission to the Downtown Dundas Transportation Master Plan. Dundas Star News
'Gutters to Garden' at Montpelier Center
This week, the Montpelier Center for Arts and Education mounted "Gutters to Garden," a one-woman show by Virginia artist Emma Lou Martin, who specializes in watercolor and collage on paper. One work in the exhibition, "Autumn Aging," recently won second place in a show at Art Works gallery in Richmond. Jurors noted her affinity for finding beauty in "ugly" things such as trash. They added, "This ... Richmond Times-Dispatch
Essence fest 'so special to New Orleans'
NEW ORLEANS From her rebuilt but not-yet-fully furnished home, Irma Thomas anchors her faith in the rebirth of New Orleans to the return of the Essence Music Festival. The festival, which runs today through Sunday, celebrates black music and culture. It moved to Houston in 2006 after Hurricane Katrina smashed New Orleans in 2005. The festival returned home in 2007, and organizers say Essence is ... Richmond Times-Dispatch
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Activities at Silver Park begin with the Youth Olympic Fest at 4 p.m. and will include concessions, pony rides, face painting, a jump house and science fun; cruise-in from 5-8 p.m.; Society for Creative Anachronism demonstrations from 5-9 p.m.; music by Townhouse Suite at 6:15 p.m. and Class Action at 7:30 p.m.; Carnation Queen contest at 7:15 p.m.; fireworks at dusk. The Canton Repository
Businesses offer a new venue for artists
Local artwork is cropping up in businesses throughout Baker City these days thanks to a new program called Art Around Town. Bakercityherald.com
Readers’ Picks: London
The National Portrait Gallery is a free trip through the history of British art. New York Times
Hidden Gardens of Paris
Parisians can dine at garden cafes like La Muscade at the Palais Royal. NEXT to the Palais de la Découverte, just off the Champs-Élysées, is a flight-of-fancy sculpture of the 19th-century poet Alfred de Musset daydreaming about his former lovers. New York Times
Fixing Earth One Dome at a Time
A timely new exhibition of works by Buckminster Fuller at the Whitney Museum is likely to stir waves of nostalgia for those who miss the architecture of the Cold war. New York Times
New juxtapositions at Cleveland Museum of Art stimulate greater appreciation
UPDATED: 00 :12 a.m. EDT, July 04, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a field archaeologist. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more! The Plain Dealer
Fixing earth one dome at a time
A timely new exhibition of works by Buckminster Fuller at the Whitney Museum is likely to stir waves of nostalgia for those who miss the architecture of the Cold war. International Herald Tribune
Marine art at the Cornell Museum
Two art exhibitions debut Tuesday at the Cornell Museum at Old School Square in Delray Beach. The Palm Beach Post
Michelle Suna at The Gallery Sag Harbor
Michelle Suna, 7 am. SAG HARBOR, NY.- Critically acclaimed modern landscape artist Michelle Suna will open her one-woman art show at The Gallery Sag Harbor in the Hamptons from July 5th through 27th. Her opening champagne buffet reception will be held on July 5th, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Art Daily
Painting in the Park at Lori Bookstein Fine Art
Carolyn Harris-Park, River and Monument II. NEW YORK.- Lori Bookstein Fine Art hosts "Painting in the Park," a celebration of New York City's most valuable assets—its numerous parks—and the painters who have immortalized them over the course of the last century. Art Daily
Yorkshire Sculpture Park Presents Sophie Ryder
Sophie Ryder. WEST BRETTON, UK.- Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents Sophie Ryder, on view through November 2, 2008. Sophie Ryder's association with YSP began in 1986 with a residency immediately after graduating from the RA Schools. Art Daily
Morse Plans New Wing to House Objects from Tiffany's Estate on Long Island
The Board of Trustees of the Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation announced today that the Morse Museum has begun design development on a new wing in which to exhibit most of its holdings of objects and architectural elements from Louis Comfort Tiffany's Long Island country estate, Laurelton Hall. PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Rare Objects to be Displayed at the Brooks in New Exhibition
Unknown Maker, Wilson County , Tennessee, Sugar Chest Sideboard, ca. 1825 - 1835. Cherry with mahogany veneer; poplar secondary. Gift of the Decorative Arts Trust. This form of furniture is unique to Tennessee . Art Daily
Tractor Tribute
EDDYVILLE — Herb Lobberecht never set out to create a memorial. In fact, the whole idea of painting his 1944 Farmall Model H tractor black was a bit of a joke. The manufacturer painted those tractors red, and most collectors keep them that way. Ottumwa Courier
Landscape of Slavery: The Plantation in American Art Examines the Impact of Plantation Imagery
Russell Smith, Mount Vernon, 1836-1876. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Georgia. AUGUSTA, GA. Art Daily
Kunsthalle Zurich Presents Exhibition of New Work By Seth Price
Seth Price, Ohne Titel, 2008. 6 Teile: Europäische Schwarzpappel und Eschenholz unter Acrylglas. 213.4 x 462.3 cm. Courtesy Capitain Petzel Berlin. Foto: Thomas Mueller. Art Daily
Impassioned Images: German Expressionist Prints at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
World’s Tragedy (B), ca. 1920, Sandor Gergely (Hungarian 1888-1932), color woodcut on laid paper, Syracuse University Art Collection. POUGHKEEPSIE, NY.- Art Daily
Parmigianino and His Circle. Prints from the Baselitz Collection
Ugo da Carpi (after Parmigianino), Saturn or Allegory of Time, ca. 1526/27 or ca. 1527–30. Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks, first state. Department of Prints and Drawings, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main. Photo: Michael Kolod. Art Daily
Lost Footage of "Metropolis" Film By Fritz Lang Is Found in Buenos Aires, Argentina
BERLIN.- The Pablo Ducrós Hicken Film Museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina has found in its archives a copy of the movie “Metropolis” directed in 1927 by Fritz Lang, with lost footage. Art Daily
Belfield to celebrate quasquicentennial
BELFIELD - From July 11-13, Belfield is celebrating 125 years of existence with a variety of shows, dances and parachute jumps. Advertisement: BIG E AUCTION SERVICE Dr. Joe & Suzette Thompson Auction Ornate Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles, Artifacts, Spurs, Horse Sleigh, Unique Items The Dickinson Press