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Rappers and journalists mix it up before hip hop festival
The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival is an annual extravaganza sponsored by multi-media marketing firms The Room Service Group and Brooklyn Bodega. The three-day event is held in galleries, parks and clubs throughout Downtown Brooklyn.
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H. Steven Robertson
H. Steven Robertson, a devoted husband, father and larger than life, the family said, was born October 18, 1944 in the middle of a hurricane in Tampa. He lived his life as a force of energy that sought to pursue the journey of a renaissance man.
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‘Lost’ works by Watteau, Goya fetch auction records
A painting by French artist Jean-Antoine Watteau presumed lost and unseen by the public for almost 200 years fetched $24.4 million at auction on Tuesday, as the art market continued to shrug off growing economic gloom.
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For the love of Ellie
For Midlander Christine Erskine, art can make a statement. In her felt-marker and acrylic painting, "For Love of Ellie," that statement is the plight and promise of abandoned animals.
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Günyeli to take part in global photo contest
Turkish photographer Mehmet Günyeli, best known in Turkey for his "Viva Cuba Libre" and "India" collections, has been invited to take part in the international photography competition Prix Pictet, Turkish newspapers reported.
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New KODAK Wireless Digital Frames Take Photo Display and Sharing to New Heights
Kodak Canada Inc. today announced a feature-packed wireless digital frame series boasting innovative capabilities and accessibility to online content. Available in 10-inch and 8-inch versions, these frames will wirelessly connect consumers to photo-sharing sites including KODAK Gallery and Flickr, and Internet content manager FrameChannel, a service of Frame Media, Inc.
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Harvey Gantt says, "Leap forward with Bethel Church."
On Thursday morning, June 19, in the convention center on Lincoln Street, the Renaissance Foundation passed a milestone in its fund- raising efforts to convert historic Bethel Church into a cultural arts center. The breakfast gathering filled the room, mostly on the drawing power of former Charlotte Mayor Harvey B. Gantt, the morning's keynote speaker.
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Dink portrait on display in press history museum
An oil portrait of slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was put on display yesterday in the İstanbul Press Museum’s section of journalists who have left their mark on the history of the Turkish press.
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'Layers' of art fill exhibit
ZUMBROTA --Artists using layers of materials to create collages and other pieces will be celebrated in "Layers," an exhibit open through July at Crossings at Carnegie, 320 East Ave., Zumbrota. Artists featured include Kari
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Ole shows Saturday
Looking for some cheap entertainment? Ole Olsen students will be performing three one-act plays at the Peru Depot this Saturday, as part of the Miami County Community Foundation's Riverwalk Art Festival - with free admission!
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NY's Met plans exhibit honoring retiring director
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art plans an exhibition showcasing some of the works of art that were acquired during Philippe de Montebello's 31 years as director of the venerable New York City institution.
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Mammoth celebrates the arts
“I did killer,” said Francine Fiesel of Sebastopol, Calif., who featured fine jewelry made of fresh water pearls in iridescent greens, blues, crimson and gold – textures so inviting that women apparently could not keep their hands off them at the Fourth of July Mammoth Celebrates the Arts festival.
Mammoth Times |
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3D Graphics Can Geometrically Guide Your Attention
When you gaze at a painting, the first thing that catches your eye is usually not an accident. Since the beginning of art, painters have used strategic techniques to guide a viewer`s attention through a scene. Still to this day, researchers are investigating ways to persuade attention with the latest technology.
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At Sotheby's, rare Old Masters offerings lead to world records
In an extraordinary auction at Sotheby's in London, 69 Old Master paintings realized £51.49 million, or $101.53 million, and six significant auction records were set.
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Incredible Photography of Sci-Fi Fans in their Native Habitats [Science Fiction]
When you see a guy dressed up like Spock at a Star Trek convention, it's actually pretty normal. But as the excellent documentary Trekkies pointed out, it's a lot more odd when these fans wear the...
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PIGLFF Starts Tonight!
We already put up a pretty extensive preview of the Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival a couple of weeks ago, but we wanted to give the film fest another brief mention today, since it starts tonight! The opening night film is filmmaker Todd Stephens' follow-up to his PIGLFF 2006 hit Another Gay Movie — Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild! . The screening tonight at ...
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Met To Fete Departing Director With Showcase
The Metropolitan Museum of Art plans an exhibition showcasing some of the works of art that were acquired during Philippe de Montebello's 31 years as director of the venerable New York City institution. The museum says 300 of the works — out of 84,000 that were added during Mr. de Montebello's tenure — will be featured in an exhibition organized in tribute to the retiring director. Curators in ...
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Pair of Restored Paintings Highlight Torrington Exhibit
TORRINGTON-It has been three years since the Torrington Historical Society announced that it had located and was in the process of buying two historic portraits with deep connections to Torrington history.
Litchfield County Times |
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Festival Mozaic kicks of 17-day run Friday with weeklong series of "fringe" shows
The musicians in String Theory are hoping it won’t be windy when the group performs at Avila Beach on Sunday. After all, before their Festival Mozaic appearance, they will transform trees into instruments. And trees tend to sway in the wind. “It’s better for us if there’s no movement whatsoever,” said Luke Rothschild, a founding member of the group.
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Gallery gains portrait collection
The National Portrait Gallery is given 140 photographic portraits of iconic 20th Century Britons, including artist David Hockney and model Twiggy.
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Free fun weekend at Newport
Newport folks can enjoy a wealth of attractions at this weekend's Riverfront annual opening festival. The open weekend on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July between 11am and 4pm, offers activities, arts and performance of all kinds throughout the weekend.
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Continuing through September 1 MONSTERS! THE ART & TECHNOLOGY OF ANIMATRONICS EXHIBITION
The U.S. debut of Monsters! This intriguing exhibition allows visitors Òbehind the scalesÓ to see how cinematic creatures are made, from the storyboard process to the convincing specimens that actually appear on the big screen.
St Louis Commerce Magazine |
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Central Arkansas area attractions to visit this summer
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center: The Mosaic Templars of America organization was founded in Little Rock in 1882 as a fraternal organization by John E. Bush and Chester W. Keatts. The reconstructed museum is dedicated collecting, preserving, interpreting and celebrating Arkansas's African American culture and community from 1870 to present. It also informs and educates the public about Black ...
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Police recover art stolen 10 years ago
TAMPA -- An anonymous tip through the Tampa Police Department's online message center led detectives to a stolen Tampa Museum of Art piece missing since 1998, police said today. The art, a smaller version of the familiar horses seen on...
St. Petersburg Times |
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Strata-G, Fuson mix
Downtown marketing firm Strata-G Communications has merged with its design firm rival Fuson Design Group, an agreement that adds such clients as Nickelodeon and the Cincinnati Art Museum to its client list.
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