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Art world divided as Prado denies 'El Colosso'
For years Spain's famed Prado museum has had its suspicions. Now it is certain: One of its most prized Goyas is not a Goya after all. Otago Daily Times
DECISION MAKERS
Donna Stewart Sharits Sharits New position: assistant director of development and alumni affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University Previous position: interim director of customer service and group sales, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Birthplace: Alton, Ill. Education: bachelor of science degree, summa cum laude, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Times-Dispatch
Experts: More to statue’s depiction of Sacagawea than meets the eye
Articles and historical documents dating from the early 20th century give a glimpse into the mind of Charles Keck, the celebrated New York sculptor, as he perceived and created the of-late controversial Lewis and Clark statue on West Main Street. The Daily Progress
Sculpture honors 9-11 flight crews
On a pedestal in a Grapevine,Texas, intersection hundreds of miles from where terrorists crashed planes seven years ago, two flight attendants and two pilots, rendered in bronze, now care for a traveling child. Long Beach Press-Telegram
A Workshop Bonus
Photography workshops provide the opportunity to increase your photographic skills, knowledge, and experience. For some people, grasping the concepts of aperture settings and depth-of-field, are akin to learning computer terminology. Boothbay Register
Store owner shows her support for troops in photography display
MILFORD -- In 1941, 6-year-old Karen O'Donnell had a plan to help her country fight World War II. Karen had heard at school that the military needed scrap metal. In her room stood a beautiful child's toy kitchen set -- all metal. It was a gift from her father, and an expensive one. ... - By WENDY DePUY Staff Writer The Nashua Telegraph
Movie Happening - Osian's-Cinefan Festival Set to Roll
New Delhi is all set and ready for the 10th edition of the Osian's-Cinefan Festival of Asian & Arab Cinema, starting on July 10. The festival will focus on writing and cinema with special reference to adaptation of novels for films. Neville Tuli, Chairman Osian, said several films based on literature, including some based on the works of Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz would be screened. HindiSong.com
Buy a painting, do your bit for charity
BLOSSOM, a charity art exhibition featuring works by eight local artists, is currently being held at the a2 Gallery, Bangkok Lane, George Town. The Star
Artist Gains International Acclaim
Polish International Film Festival builds a special stage to honour New Zealand artist Shona McCullagh as an internationally innovative director and choreographer. Scoop.co.nz
A Performing Arts Festival That's Always On Edge
As the clock ticked toward an unforgiving deadline, Julianne Brienza and the crew of the Capital Fringe Festival experienced in a single morning last week the perils and pleasures of creating cutting-edge art here in the world capital of stodgy. They obtained a credit card, killed a rat, built a ... Washington Post
Festival finale
Despite rain Thursday on the First Town Days Festival’s opening day, Festival Chairman Sam Hitchcock said Tuscora Park at New Philadelphia was filled with festival enthusiasts throughout the 31st annual event. The Times-Reporter
Local Artist's Last Art Show
One local artist is still busy painting at the age of eighty-seven but it could be the last time you get to see his work. WTAP Parkersburg
“It’s tradition’: Marco celebrated on Residents Beach; fireworks a success
On a day when Marco Island beachgoers showed patriotism with flag-patterned beach chairs, swimsuits and towels, 9-year-old Rosie Poling displayed a symbol that she hoped people would notice: a peace sign. Rosie entered the Marco Island Kiwanis Club’s sand castle contest with a peace sign made of sand and decorated with multicolored shells that she found on the beach. To accompany her entry, she ... Marco Eagle
Moshing for Jesus at 'Christian Woodstock'
A music festival with heavy metal, punk, hip-hop and pop music might seem like an unusual place to get baptized, but Creation is a festival with strict rules: no alcohol, no drugs and no sex before marriage. Stuff
Marc Camille Chaimowicz ... In The Cherished Company of Others...
AMSTERDAM.- De Appel presents the first Dutch solo exhibition of the French/British artist Marc Camille Chaimowicz who has only recently been more widely recognized for the idiosyncratic oeuvre developed over almost 35 years. Art Daily
Memorial Art Gallery Receives Piece of Rochester History
Edith Lunt Small´s Midtown Plaza 1962–1987 is a virtual Who´s Who of Rochester during the era. The 4- by 6-foot work, a gift of Midtown Rochester Properties, LLC Art Daily
APEX: Marc Dombrosky at Portland Art Museum
Marc Dombrosky, In the Shadow of the Dome (Includes Untitled (Museum of Glass), Should I get my affairs in order, and SHERRODD, TERRY), 2006-07, Embroidery thread on multiple found objects, Dimensions variable, Courtesy the artist. Art Daily
Something Pertaining to God: The Patchwork Art of at National Museum for Women in the Arts
Rosie Lee Tompkins (American, 1936-2006), Quilted by Willia Ette Graham, Half-squares Medallion, 1986. Velvet, velveteen, velour, faux fur, and panné velvet. 77” x 85”. Collected by Eli Leon. Art Daily
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Presents Its Summer 2008 Exhibition Schedule
Gabor Peterdi, American, born Hungary, 1915-2001, Vertical Rocks, 1959. Etching. Collection of Judith and Steven Barbash. ITHACA, NY.- The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University presentss its exhibition and program schedule for Summer 2008. Art Daily
Exhibition features photographs by Margaret Bourke-White, Arnold Newman, Nickolas Muray, and George Eastman
Malick Sidibé, Christmas Eve (Happy Club). 1963/2002. ROCHESTER, NY.- Art Daily
Boca Raton Museum of Art Opens Summer Exhibitions
Bob Adelman, Tom Wesselmann at his first solo exhibition at Sidney Kanis Gallery, New York City, 1966, printed 2008, archival inkjet print, 10 ¾ x 19 inches. Courtesy of the photographer. Art Daily
Major Mary Cassatt Exhibit Opened at Shelburne Museum
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Family Group Reading, ca. 1901. On loan from Philadelphia Museum of Art. SHELBURNE, VT.- Art Daily