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Can’t slow down the Fest
FEARS that out-of- control petrol prices and a declining economy would sink this year’s National Arts Festival in Grahamstown have proved unfounded.
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Art lesson
Contributing editor James Rhem credits the Madison Art Center's new director, David Berreth, for his sincerity. "When it comes to choosing work for exhibitions," Berreth says, "I am drawn to works with content, whether it be social or political.
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No casual glances at this exhibit
Moira H. Longino calls her casual portraits "Chance Encounters," but don't let the title of her show at Gallery 14 in Hopewell mislead you. While the photographer's initial introduction to her subjects may have been serendipitous, the images are brimming with purpose.
The Star-Ledger |
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Museums
"Cool Globes" at the U.S. Botanic Garden features more than 40 sculptures. (U.s. Botanic Garden) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.
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Correction
The Northwest RiverFest is a one-day event to be held on the grounds of Westminster Woods on Oct. 4. One of the exhibits during the event will be "Art on the Move," which will be in residence at the Westminster Woods Museum from Oct. 3 through Nov. 28. Local artists who make up the Northwest Arts Advisory Group comprise the exhibit. A new exhibit and additional artists will move to People's Bank ...
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Automakers race to make frugal cars worth buying
Chrysler, Ford and General Motors are working to create a new generation of fuel-efficient vehicles without repeating the mistakes that crippled them when oil prices and emissions regulations shook their world.
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Visual cue: Artist Leon Baker
Ambiguous qualities of beauty and disgust dwell within the body of Leon Baker's paintings. Related: Upcoming and current exhibits.
El Paso Times |
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Frontier Asking Employees to Lobby Politicians for Fair Oil Prices
DENVER - Rising fuel costs have airlines scrambling to get help from the government to keep their doors open and their fares reasonable. FOX 31's Sean Tobin has the report.
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Kids' videos tell their stories at Children's Museum
A dozen local teens are creating videos that will be unveiled to the public tonight at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh.
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Garden notes: Local school on board for contest
Would you skateboard on an oriental rug? A photograph of a teenager about to do just that might win a New Kensington school a $3,500 prize. ...
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Kayakers Rescued Near Waterfall in Harbor
A kayak ride becomes a cautionary tale about what goes wrong when kayakers mix a little horseplay with a huge art exhibit along the East River.
New York Times |
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Students learn antique photography with cardboard cameras
AIKEN — Taking photographs in Tara Wessinger-Hanna’s Gateway class this summer was like stepping back to a time more than 100 years ago. Her middle and high school students created their own pinhole cameras, allowing them to take negative images with photographic paper. “It was really cool learning how to get a picture with a piece of cardboard,” said Stephanie Shaw, a rising South Aiken High ...
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Sculpture dedicated to coal miners by late fall
Already in place is a 5-foot-tall cement footer on which will rest the 14-foot-tall bronze statue of a lone miner working among the timbers and coal of a mine shaft.
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Students Show Off Self-Portraits
Fourth and fifth graders from John Wayland Elementary School launched an art exhibit at Bridgewater College on Friday.
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After a brush with the law, inmates put their painting skills to work
After a brush with the law, prisoners turn to painting If it weren't for time they spent in county jail, two artists would not have found each other or the path they intend to travel as free men.
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SoundSession takes to the streets tonight
PROVIDENCE — Donald W. King Ping-Pongs back and forth as he tries to define Providence SoundSession, his 50,000-person, weeklong downtown music festival.
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Jensen children's museum hires Olivia Labrador as coordinator
Olivia Labrador has been hired as program coordinator at the Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast. She plans, coordinates and schedules all educational programs and leads the museum's volunteer program by recruiting volunteers.
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Lack of money dims hopes for Columbia arts festival
The Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties has had little success getting funding for the Columbia Festival of the Arts, which means the festival is unlikely to be held in 2009 as planned. • The council got $40,000 from the city of Columbia for its own operations, but not the $80,000 it wanted for the festival. • The state Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism and the S.C. ...
The State |
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Summer Mindscapes
Exhibit featuring 23 artists in a variety of media focusing upon summer impressions, still life, word art, garden art and abstractions. June 20-July 20, Fridays-Sundays from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., reception: June 28, 5-7 p.m.; free Log Cabin Gallery (330) 657-2670
West Side Leader |
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Carol Saunders: 'Shakespeare by the Sea Festival' heading south
What's this? No sipping wine on the grass as the sun sets over the Intracoastal, while lyrical Shakespearian dialogue wafts magically through the salty, tropical evening air?
The Jupiter Courier |
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Opening: Friday, July 11 at 7:00 pm
The Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago invites you to Leonid Kozlov's Exhibit of Sculpture's and Drawings. Born and educated in Kyiv Leonid Kozlov presents a collection of Sculptures - mostly ballerina's in dance and Drawings.
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8pm Friday July 11th Ukrainian League of Philadelphia 23rd & Brown Streets, Art Museum Area Philadelphia PA 19130
As part of its ongoing film series, Kinofilm Project is very pleased to present two classic films for the Ukrainian film going audience: Maya Deren’s “Meshes of the Afternoon” and Dziga Vertov’s “Man With a Movie Camera”.
BRAMA |
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Sound Session takes to the streets tonight
PROVIDENCE — Donald W. King Ping-Pongs back and forth as he tries to define Providence Sound Session, his 50,000-person, weeklong downtown music festival.
The Providence Journal |
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Tribute: Kelly McBride befriended everyone, human or animal
Who: Kelly McBride, 43 When and how she died: June 16, from lung cancer A creative side: McBride loved painting flowers on plates and making bead jewelry — bracelets and necklaces with intricate patterns. She did cross-stitching, knitting and crocheting. Years ago, she grew bonsai.
The Kansas City Star |
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City Center tab may rise $1 million for tenant
With the price of City Center already at $154 million, the city is about to spend up to another million on heating, ventilation and air-conditioning work on the portion of the building to be rented to the Palm Beach Photographic Centre.
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