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Kennewick port buys art for Clover Island
The Port of Kennewick plans to install two metal sculptures on Clover Island to complement the other planned improvements on the 16-acre island.
Tri-City Herald |
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Country Music fundraising Spectacular
A COUNTRY music spectacular with an impressive line-up of performers will be held at Wauchope RSL this Saturday night, July 12, as a fund raiser for the inaugural Wauchope Country Music Festival being staged early in the new year.
Hastings Gazette |
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Corrections certification
Commissioned in 1817, this painting by artist John Trumbull shows the signing of the Declaration of Independence in what is now called Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The painting features the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence - John Adams, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson presenting the document, and Benjamin Franklin - standing before John Hancock, ...
Newport News-Times |
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Mandela asks art gallery to halt lithograph sale
Nelson Mandela's lawyer said Wednesday that he is asking a London art gallery to halt its sale of disputed lithographs bearing the signature of the South African statesman.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News
AFTRA ratifies contract ... Dead model's mom wants case reopened ... Goya drawings go for $8M at auction ... 'Red Dawn' set for remake ... News from United Press International.
UPI |
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Arizona State Museum director Lomawaima dies
Hartman H. Lomawaima, director of the Arizona State Museum, died Tuesday in Tucson after an 11-month battle with colon cancer, museum representatives announced. He was 58.
Tucson Citizen |
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Stolen $20,000 eagle statue claimed by Glen Burnie owner
Stainless steel sculpture was found among weapons, other contraband A stolen metal eagle with a 10-foot wingspan that was recovered along with a cache of weapons and other contraband from a Glen Burnie home has been claimed by its rightful owner.
Baltimore Sun |
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Marino to Exhibit Works at the Ivanhoe Art Mosaic in Paterson, NJ
Acclaimed artist Natalie Marino will be present at a showing of her city-themed paintings at the Ivanhoe Art Mosaic on Friday, Aug 1. Doors open for viewing at 3:30 PM with a formal reception to follow at 5:50 PM. The show will run till August 28th. The Ivanhoe Museum is located at 1 Spruce Street, between Market St. and McBride Ave., in the center of Paterson,NJ. Marino has been influenced by ...
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Pickin’ in the Panhandle Announces 2008 Lineup
West Virgina State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival attracts great talent.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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Artist display works in Toronto
Fifteen Mississauga artists will share their work with the public this weekend at the 2008 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. The show runs Friday through Sunday.
Mississauga News |
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Street Artist Urges NYC to VOTE
Street artist Clark Clark (fake name alert) has been urging New Yorkers to vote through his "VOTE" graffiti campaign. The design mimics that of Robert Indiana's famous LOVE sculpture circa the 1970s. The 25-year-old Clark told The Villager : “I’ve hit four boroughs now,” Clark said, sitting in his Flatbush, Brooklyn, apartment, surrounded by his own work. “I still want to do Staten Island. I ...
Gothamist |
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Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - Through the glass
Through the glass by sulla55 Minute Maid Park, the home of the Houston Astros, has many gorgeous vantage points but the view of downtown from first base side can be stunning. ________________________________________________________________ Every day, Houstonist features an outstanding photo from our flickr pool. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider ...
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Car photos driving Web traffic
With two to six million hits "in a matter of hours," let's be honest here — Rod Hatfield's photography has got to be one of the most popular things on the Web that's not porn.
Dayton Daily News |
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Four arts projects pegged to city's 250th birthday
Pittsburgh will help celebrate its 250th birthday with a 20-foot-high, Transformer-like sculpture, a composition for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Mendelssohn Choir, a teen arts project and a printmaking extravaganza.
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Library Offers Woodcarving Classes
07/10/2008 - 1:00p.m. to 07/10/2008 - 4:00p.m. Learn to chip away as Cape May County Library’s “Art in the Library” series presents woodcarving classes for both beginners and experts.
Cape May County Herald |
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Young Artists Have a Brush With Color
Kids learned about colors at the "My First Art Class" held Tuesday at the Mistlin Gallery in Modesto. It was the first of six weekly sessions for the 5- to 7-year-olds, who also will learn about handling paints and brushes while gaining self-confidence.
Modesto Bee |
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Working with legends
The last we heard of Norwood Young America native Rob Shanahan, he was drumming in a successful band while making a name for himself in the photography business in California.
Waconia Patriot |
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Cops confident cache can crack cases
County police released photographs of htis metal eagle sculpture Tuesday in hopes of finding its rightful owner. Within hours, the owner saw the bird on the news and called police.
The Capital |
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Arty facts
A look at what's happening in the world of art this week. Oamaru artist Colin Wheeler opens his latest exhibition in Dunedin tomorrow.
Otago Daily Times |
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Signs elevate the everyday with humorous ambiguity
Chanelle Carrick takes a look at new exhibitions by Lori Tuiavi'i, Meredith Collins, Dominic Burrell and the"Handmade Signs" exhibition at the Brett McDowell Gallery.
Otago Daily Times |
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The Seed Has Been Planted! Reaction to the premiere of ECOLLECTION at MAGIC at an all-time high
Already embraced by 70 exhibitors, a bevy of like-minded strategic partners and chock full of exciting and thought-provoking content, the soon-to-debut ECOLLECTION at MAGIC is positioned to thrill.
Centre Daily Times |
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Mystery of crystal skulls may be no mystery at all
To satisfy people's fascination with crystal skulls, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is putting its skull on display -- even thought there's no scientific evidence to prove their rumored pre-Columbian origins.
USA Today |
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Ono's Imagine Peace project joins Toronto's Nuit Blanche
Yoko Ono's Imagine Peace project is coming to Toronto this fall as part of Nuit Blanche, the annual all-night festival of contemporary art.
CBC |
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Skarda enters cattle at Angus show
AFTON — Madison Skarda of Afton will exhibit Angus cattle July 13-19 at the 2008 National Junior Angus Show at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
Creston News Advertiser |
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Baguio youth in fest’s top 5
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines—A 19-year-old senior of Saint Louis University landed in the top five of the First Stranger Festival in Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, a world video art event for children’s rights held July 3 to 5.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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