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Holy Grail to be the centrepiece of Byzantine exhibition
It was discovered at the beginning of the 20th century and hailed as the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper.
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A glimpse of orissa
The Art and Craft Exposition (ACE), an NGO from Orissa is holding an exhibition at the Bhavani Kalyana Mantapa in Basvanagudi where around 35 craftsmen from different States are showcasing their beautiful pieces. The exposition will go on till July 13.
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Curry in Rome
An exhibition of art from India was being installed at Rome's Luigi Pigorini Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography.
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Billboard.com -- Dave Matthews Band Leads Epic Saturday At Rothbury
The Dave Matthews Band offered up an epic headlining set last night (July 5) at the inaugural Rothbury Festival in Rothbury, Mich., utilizing an expanded eight-piece lineup for favorites like "Rhyme & Reason," "Seek Up" and "Ants Marching" plus extended jams on "#41" and "Jimi Thing."
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Microsoft Gets Ready to Talk Phototography
Microsoft is hosting Pro Photo Summit 2008 this week, a two-day event that "brings together renowned professional photographers and industry leaders" in Redmond. According to Microsoft's page for the Summit , said industry leaders will be discussing the biggest issues that are affecting the photography industry. Keynote presentations will come from Microsoft CTO David Vaskevitch and nature ...
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Local scenes make history through art
Charles E. Emery (1898-1957), "Little Boy Crabbing," black and white photograph, c. 1950, The Annapolis Collection Gallery. It is interesting how world events play a role in art.
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75th Hopi show at MNA a crowd-pleaser
On Saturday, artists from the Hopi Tribe and the Museum of Northern Arizona celebrated what Hopi Tribal Chairman Ben Nuvamsa termed "75 years of friendship, appreciation and honor for Hopi creativity and innovation."
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Event to honor, raise funds in name of Liz Janes-Brown
HAIKU - A Celebration of Life honoring the late Maui News writer Liz Janes-Brown, and raising funds for programs aiding cancer patients, will be held Friday at The Studio Maui in the Haiku Marketplace. The program of music, dance, food and a silent auction will take place from 7 to 11 p.m. and will follow an unveiling of a memorial to Janes-Brown at St. John's Episcopal Church in Keokea, accordi
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Ogden mural space in high demand
Posted: 11:40 AM- OGDEN - The idea of painting a panel alongside the Ogden River Parkway has been so popular the city has a waiting list.
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Doors slammed shut
Particularly in a situation made alarming by inflation with the added threat of sky-rocketing oil prices eating into economic gains and reversing the progress so far made, it was not wise for the Left to look like pulling the rug from under the feet of the Government on an issue that is not only outlandish (as far as the people at large are concerned) but has been simmering for as long as four ...
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Week Around the Ists
Photo of Cody by Dan Bergeron Torontoist took a look at Regent Park, a low-income neighborhood whose soon-to-be-demolished buildings are being graced with huge wheatpastes of the area's displaced residents . (On that note, they also tried to find a legal middle ground for street art .) Phillyist curated their first art exhibition, and posted pictures from its opening . Gothamist ...
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Koons Versailles Show Irritates Traditionalists
"Delighting contemporary art fans and dismaying some of France's most august historians, Jeff Koons is flying in this September to exhibit some of his most famous works in the chateau and gardens of the country's most illustrious national treasure."
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Vast Expansion Of Chinese Museums Forces Rethink
"Archaeology pushes its history ever deeper into the past; a racing market economy makes Chinese-ness a mutable identity, under continuous revision.
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Events diary
MONDAY • 9 am. Learn to draw faces and portraits with Penny Forder. Pupils are welcome to attend the first session during the school holidays and will come away with a decent painting. Take acrylic paint, a variety of brushes and photograph for portrait reference. Card will be provided.
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Photos document a dark era
The haunting portraits photographer Lewis Hine made in November 1908 of Gastonia's cotton mill kids were meant to document abuses of child labor laws. One hundred years later, the images are returning to the community as a permanent exhibit on the vanishing textile culture. The N.C. Humanities Council, Preservation North Carolina and other sources recently awarded grants for “Standing on a ...
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My 3-year-old is fixated with babies. While I'm pointing out the colors in a painting at the N.C. Museum of Art, she's pointing out a baby wheeling past in a stroller. "There's a baby, Mama!"
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UK queen relics fetch fortune
The bidding for memoribilia related to Britain's Queen Mother surpassed all expectations on Sunday, fetching the heirs of her faithful servant William Tallon who had decided to auction off the gifts, notes and trinkets he had in his possession, a sizeable fortune.
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Summer Theater Festivals Upstaging the NYC Fringe
It’s almost that time of year when the NYC Fringe Festival dominates the theater scene with hundreds of new shows of wildly varying quality. But before the Fringe sucks the air out of the room in August, it’s worth noting that July is packed with a number of smaller, more manageable and generally more-reliable theater festivals. For starters: The Summer Play Festival : Now in its ...
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Photoist
Click to see full version Title: Fireworks 5 Photographer: Phillybits Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art Independence Day celebration Camera: Nikon Coolpix S4 Like to see your photo here? Submit it!
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‘Caregiver’ premieres to a jam-packed audience
PARIS – Star Cinema’s last offering, "Caregiver" starring Megastar Sharon Cuneta premiered last night to a jampacked audience at the MK2 Bibliotheque where the ongoing 6th Paris Cinema International Film Festival is being held till July 13. Ms. Cuneta, Chito Roño, the director of the movie, Star Cinema producer Ms. Malou Santos, and Ms. Olive Lamasan, who directed Sharon in past two blockbuster ...
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Affordable Art Show rakes it in
Organisers of this year's Affordable Art Show in the Capital are hoping sales will top $1 million.
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Chicago museum opens exhibit on immigration
WHAT: "A Declaration of Immigration," an art exhibit of more than 70 artists depicting the lives and experiences of immigrants in the U.S. WHERE: The National Museum of Mexican Art, 1852 W. 19th St., Chicago.
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The Little City That Could
Visitors stroll along the pier, some stopping to take a water taxi to Alexandria or Georgetown. Art lovers gaze at pieces in two galleries. And, near the plaza, children climb over "The Awakening," the massive sculpture that was uprooted from its longtime home in Hains Point.
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Miss Universe contestants attended Gala dinner in Vinpearl Land
VietNamNet Bridge - A Gala dinner to welcome the Miss Universe contestants was held at Vinpearl Resort in Nha Trang City on July 5.
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Seaoil extends price lock fuel card promo
Seaoil Philippines Inc., the country’s biggest independent oil company, has extended the selling period of its pioneering Price Lock prepaid fuel cards to July 20 this year.
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