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Ghostbusters called to Tolbooth Museum
Visitors are being offered the chance if they are brave enough to learn about the dark and frightening side of the Tolbooth Museum on Sunday, 13 July. 2008/07/10 00:00:00
Aberdeen City Council News |
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Henson mum, views art on the run
PHOTOGRAPHER Bill Henson - who gained notoriety with his recent exhibition of photos of nude children - has reluctantly ventured into the public spotlight.
Daily Telegraph |
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Henson focus on art's many truths
CONTROVERSIAL artist Bill Henson last night broke his silence to celebrate the mysteries of photography, saying art allowed people to escape from a "world of moralism and opinionation and claptrap".
The Australian |
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Toilet is art without a brush
SYDNEY'S fetish for art stoushes is being fed by the putrid contents of a derelict toilet block covered in racist slogans - and claimed as an official artwork.
Daily Telegraph |
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Tampa Police Corral Horse Sculpture Stolen From Museum
TAMPA - A metal horse sculpture stolen from the plaza in front of the Tampa Museum of Art in 1998 has been located, and it will be returned to its rightful owner.
The Tampa Tribune |
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Henson makes speech at exhibition opening
Photographer Bill Henson has made his first public appearance since a police raid on his own works.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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A Moment to Remember - Apalachicola to Dedicate Veterans Memorial Saturday
Beginning promptly at 10:30 a.m., on a site expected to draw a huge crowd, the city will dedicate its Veterans Memorial Plaza, highlighted by a bronze replica of a detail from the sculpture of the Three Servicemen Statue, the original of which stands on the National Mall in Washington's Constitution Gardens.
The Star |
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Art, music afire
The Crucible's annual Fire Arts festival lights up the night in Oakland.
Inside Bay Area |
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Editors' Picks for Thursday from The PD
9:30 a.m. Cleveland leads the United States in population losses among cities not devastated by a hurricane, we learn today from a Front Page that honors a man who left years ago: Sherman Lee, Museum of Art director until 1983,...
The Plain Dealer |
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New York Artist/Designer Brings His Art To 'Carry Art' Handbag Collection
Elliot Vance has been a designer in his family outerwear business for many years and an artist, with over 1,500 pieces of artwork. You can view some of his dazzling, eye popping artwork at http://www.elliotvanceart.com.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Children explore art the Russell Museum this morning
The children’s Art Explorers summer class features painting. Registration is required. The class costs $5. 9 a.m.-noon. C.M. Russell Museum. 400 13th St. N. 727-8787.
Great Falls Tribune |
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Opera house transforms to forest
Australia's Sydney Opera House is transformed into a forest for 24 hours, as part of a festival of contemporary art.
BBC News |
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Officials explain pipeline plans
The construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a massive line that would carry crude oil from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast, will impact local property owners if the project moves forward.
York News-Times |
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Augusta Seeing Happy
The monthlong Augusta Heritage Festival kicked-off Monday with Cajun/Creole and Guitar Week. But classes focusing on art, crafts, dance and other forms of culture aren't the only reason people from all over the United States and other countries attend the festival year after year. Students and instructors say they come back each year because of the people.
The Inter-Mountain |
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Kenya: Putting On the Kwani Lit Fest
As dusk descends, preparations continue apace outside the main entrance of the National Museum. Trees planted in sturdy plastic bags brought in for the occasion are being wrap-dressed in gold shimmery fabric.
AllAfrica.com |
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Folk Festival coming to Hale Farm
It's a weekend for folk music in the Cuyahoga Valley. Hale Farm & Village will host the 33rd annual Music in the Valley Folk Festival on Saturday and Sunday.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
1.) Why has LACMA been over-installed for so many years? Even when the museum launches a new building -- say, BCAM -- it over-installs it. Take the European paintings galleries: Presumably lovely Tintoretto and Ribera portraits are hidden behind a bunch of medals.
Arts Journal |
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Buddhist Monks to take up residence at Hillside
The Hillside Festival has always thought outside the box, but it's entering another dimension for its 25th anniversary.
Guelph Mercury |
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Work of art in pride of place
A FENLAND artist has been working with primary school pupils to create a masterpiece. (10/07/2008)
Peterborough Today |
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Faced with destruction, Art Museum ponders move
Maggie Anderson stepped through the doorway of the UI Art Museum Wednesday for what might be the last time. The devastating floods have made a permanent relocation a very real possibility for the museum. As cleanup is underway, university officials are faced with the difficult task of deciding whether to move the museum's collection to another permanent location, or whether to wait it ...
The Daily Iowan |
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Museum Of Art Gets Grant
The Huntington Museum of Art has received funding to improve safety and accessibility at the museum.
WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia |
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Rehoboth Beach galleries open doors for MOSAIC art walk Saturday, July 12
MOSAIC, a newly formed Rehoboth Beach gallery collective, will present Second Saturdays, a destination art walk occurring every second Saturday of the month.
Cape Gazette |
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Lewes artist Dumont takes top prize at Plein Air Paint Out
Denise Dumont took highest honors at the Third Annual Rehoboth Beach Plein Air Paint Out, winning first place with her oil painting “Morning Shadows on the Path.”
Cape Gazette |
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Independent Features Film Festival Announces 2008 Festival Line-Up
Thousands Vote from Around the World to Select 23 Films. [PR.com - July 10, 2008]
PR.com |
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Ackland gets grant for conservation study
The fragile scrolls and folding screens that make up the 75 Asian art works at the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill will get a once-over from some experts next month.
ABC11 Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville |
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