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Tony Blair Through An Artist's Eye - A Troubled Official Portrait
"Blair sits uneasy and exhausted in a shadowy interior in Hale's painting, in a dark suit and without a tie. The unbuttoned shirt is apparently a break with protocol for parliamentary portraits, but this portrait is unbuttoned in other ways too.
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Malevich Heirs Make Deal With Stedelijk Museum
"Heirs of Russian artist Kazimir Malevich settled a dispute with the city of Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum, getting five paintings in return for the right to keep the remaining Malevich works in the city's collection."
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Images to make the viewer think
Tim Burns’ On Record: Tim (3rd degree) Burns photographic retrospective is laid out like a storybook at Urban Dingo Gallery. Encompassing the front gallery the show then sprawls out, like the last 30 years of Burns’ practice, along the back corridors behind the main venue.
The West Australian |
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Creative Cells
Many people have one. Many people do it. But for film and video professor Bart Weiss, it’s all in the name of art. An art exhibit called “REAL TIME: mobile phone video” displays 30 second to one minute videos from local artists who used a Samsung cell phone to capture images.
The Shorthorn |
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Student artists showcase work
HAMPSHIRE – A few Hampshire High School students will be sharing their talent and personal experiences through their art work at this year’s District 300 art show.
Weekly Journals |
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Resident restores damaged family memories
EAST DUNDEE – Larry Pepper, East Dundee resident and owner of Pepper Photography, considers himself a non-traditional photographer.
Weekly Journals |
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PTO prepares for spring auction
HUNTLEY - Jamie Voss, one of Neubert Elementary’s Parent Teacher Organization members is looking forward to bidding on the spa day on auction at the school’s third Spring Fling Fiesta on April 19.
Weekly Journals |
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Wall Street Journal 04/24/08
Lessons From A Yale Student's "Artwork"? "Immaturity, self-importance and a certain confused earnestness will always loom large in student art work. But they will usually grow out of it. What of the schools that teach them?"
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Trust this curator: Exhibit of prints, glass worth seeing
Rob Williams has a good eye. He opened Charlotte's first high-end crafts gallery, gallery W.D.O. (for "well-designed object") first in South End and later uptown. He brought international artists such as ceramicist Byron Temple before closing the gallery in 2004 after a 10-year run. Since, he's freelanced and been working at the Mint Museum of Craft + Design. His eye is why I'm up about ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Coachella Brings Prince to the Desert
No festival is more predicated on the elements than the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. One of the summer's biggest festival destinations, Coachella is defined by its desert setting, where palm trees abound and California mountain ranges hover.
The Advocate |
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Shelby mayor hands out awards
SHELBY - Shelby's mayor and city council bestowed five awards but perhaps countless honors Thursday night with the 11th annual Foothills Merry-Go-Round Festival Honors Awards.
The Shelby Star |
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CCC to host photo show
Corning Community College will host FRAMED, an Advanced Photography exhibit by CCC students, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Corridor Gallery at the college.
Elmira Star-Gazette |
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Pieces come together in mosaics
Whenever Cathy Santee breaks or chips a piece of china, she doesn’t throw it into the trash. Broken plates, cups and other ceramic materials are ideal for mosaic art, she said, like the garden stepping stones five women made Wednesday at the Carroll County Farm Museum.
Carroll County Online |
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Signal Cowboy Festival 411
By Signal Staff Posted: April 24, 2008 9:15 p.m. Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival daily admission tickets for either Saturday or Sunday are $10 for children, $20 for adults. The two-day pass for both days is $15 for kids, $30 for adults (the Friends of the Festival package ($150) is sold out.)
The Signal |
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Tsukiji gallery paints patina of the past
Most people think of only one thing when they hear the name Tsukiji: fish. And no wonder, since the place lends its name to Japan's largest seafood market and one of Tokyo's biggest tourist pulls.
Asahi.com |
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Little Italy celebrates tasting fest
The Little Italy Association announced its inaugural neighborhood food tasting festival, Taste of Little Italy, coming to be held from 5-9 p.m., Wednesday, May 14.
San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News |
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The past is present at Havu Gallery
In an art scene constantly looking for the new and different, sometimes it fits to take a step back and focus on what is more traditional, even say old- fashioned work.
Rocky Mountain News |
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On the radio: Stations climb aboard Stagecoach
Stagecoach finally rides into town May 2-4. The country music festival in Indio is a dream come true for radio programmers. Using artist interviews and ticket giveaways, stations engage listeners to get involved in the promotions.
Orange County Register |
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Temporary tattoo? It's free
You'll want to make sure your hands are free - and fingernails clean - this weekend. Anisha Sanghani, practitioner of the Bronze Age art of henna tattooing that is especially popular wedding day art for brides in India, will be doing freebies at Cincinnati Museum Center.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Film Festival on Wire
Julian Schnabel's "Lou Reed's Berlin" allows the veteran rocker to have his sing, in which he holds his own. LOURE Now in its seventh year, the Tribeca Film Festival has done a lot of growing up in public.
Gay City News |
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Essick pays tribute to home state
Welcome artist Dempsey Essick went out to one of his favorite spots recently, an old dirt tractor road in Surry County with a great view of Pilot Mountain, and found the inspiration for his latest print, Carolina Calling, which also features a dogwood tree and a pair of mated cardinals. The print goes on sale May 8 at the artist s gallery in...
The Lexington Dispatch |
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Masters of jazz come to town
Tonight, two of America's jazz masters will take the stage at the Union Colony Civic Center as part of the annual UNC/Greeley Jazz Festival.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Examiner Photographer Attacked
A photographer for The (Baltimore) Examiner was attacked by a student while she was taking pictures at a school where an art teacher was assaulted earlier this month.
ABC 2 Baltimore |
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A rendezvous between French and PNG cultures
By SAMSON KENDEMAN AN exhibition showing different trends of PNG contemporary art portraying French art from the 19th to early 20th centuries opened at Waigani yesterday.
The National |
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Businesses anticipate Renaissance festival
Clay artist Sylvia Shirley said she needed to make more pots this week. Shirley, who is opening a shop in Pittsburg, Kan., is participating in the Joplin Renaissance Festival, being staged Saturday and Sunday in Landreth Park.
The Joplin Globe |
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