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Red Bull exhibit gives Houston artists wings
Michael Fielder, this year’s winner of the Red Bull Art of Can exposition, had fun with his project. His piece called “Unbridled” is a 300 pound bull kicking over a china cabinet and is the largest piece on display.
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Keys divers immersed in campaigns
KEY WEST — Divers dressed as presidential candidates displayed campaign placards and waved American flags underwater Saturday in the Underwater Music Festival in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Florida Today |
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Kalb: Museum Exhibit on Public-Health Posters
Women were the villains when it came to STDs, as brought to you by the U.S. Public Health Service in the 1940s.
Newsweek |
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Top Museums Seek Directors
The White House isn't the only American institution about to change hands. In an unprecedented wave of turnovers at the top, several of the country's most prominent museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Foundation and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, are looking for new directors. "We are facing a generational shift right now," says Millicent Gaudieri, executive ...
Newsweek |
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Art: Will state artists be MIA at the MIA?
ANALYSIS: A sudden resignation at the state's biggest art museum has left Minnesota artists shaken.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Cronenberg to roll out photographs at Rome film fest
Canadian director David Cronenberg has been invited to the Rome Film Festival but he will not be unspooling a movie.
CBC |
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Rolling Sculpture: The 10 Sexiest Wheels
Despite much evidence to the contrary, wheels do more than just collect brake dust. Wheels are highly functional and critical in ensuring a vehicle’s sex appeal, which ultimately sells most of the cars on this list.
AutoSpies.com |
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News to Use
The Leechburg Area Community Association will sponsor its annual Christmas in July celebration July 18 and 19. All Leechburg residents are welcome to participate in a home Christmas decorating contest.
The Leader Times |
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Recent Original Stories
Boudewijn Rempt writes about the KDE image manipulation program Krita. He writes about Flake support and various features regarding image rendering quality like a new fast scaler.
OS News |
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Painting for a healthier environment
When a customer of Victoria Rogers' housecleaning business wanted to hire her to do some painting, Rogers agreed -- but only if she could use paint without fumes and toxic compounds.
Miami Herald |
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'Antiques Roadshow' elevates dreams, bursts bubbles
Thousands of people lugging treasured antiques and collectibles traveled to Century II today to have their items appraised by the PBS show "Antiques Roadshow." The placed looked like an airport, with people rolling in furniture on dollies and carting all manner of artwork, toys and textiles in rolling luggage. Some people found out that their items were worth much more than they had paid for ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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Artists emerge at Eaton Days sidewalk celebration
Her sundress in three shades of yellow showed signs of an artist at work. Barefoot and holding purple chalk, Maya Rooney, 4, works diligently on her masterpiece.
Greeley Tribune |
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Susan Lichtman: The Powerful Use of Light in Oil Interiors
Susan Lichtman loves the light of a strong late-afternoon sun raking through the interior of a family house, fracturing views of figures and furniture, and sparking a sense of surprise and revelation.
American Artist |
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Magazine 7.12.2008
Erhard Falk from the German town of Pfaffenrod has built a monument to the Czech herbal liquor Becherovka in his garden, fans of mysticism are due meet at Kost castle this weekend for their fifth annual Witch Congress, and Prague gets its first coffee museum. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.
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10 Seconds of Film: Lathered Up
Free-flowing beer, the ambient light of tiki torches and homemade art -- all under a summer night's sky: No wonder the Soap Factory's Fourth Annual Ten-Second Film Festival was such a popular destination this past Independence Day.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Festival parade winners
Commercial: Lutheran Health Network
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette |
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Side roads: 10,000 Lakes and four days
Detroit Lakes, Minn. You can come for a day or camp out for four days at the 10,000 Lakes Music Festival July 23-26 at the Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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It's the 16th Annual Haddonfield Crafts & Fine Arts Festival
One of the largest craft shows in the country is taking place this weekend in South Jersey.
KYW News Radio 1060 |
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Art reception at library
A reception for the art exhibit created by Suzanne Lawler and her Everything’s a Canvas students will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the main branch of the Morgan County Public Library, 110 S. Jefferson St., Martinsville.
Reporter-Times |
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Canadians on Prix Pictet photography shortlist
Three Canadians have been shortlisted for the prestigious Prix Pictet, a new international photographic competition focusing on the environment and sustainability.
CBC |
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Harley-Davidson Museum Grand Opening
MILWAUKEE - CBS 58 will be attending the grand opening of Harley-Davidson Museum today at 10 a.m. They will kick things off with a Harley-style opening ceremony followed by additional activities including a bike-build, tattoo artist, stick-to-your-ribs American food, and live music from local bands.
CBS 58 Milwaukee |
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A 'painting' that is actually three photos of animal organs has been named the UOB Painting Of The Year. It raised ...
A 'painting' that is actually three photos of animal organs has been named the UOB Painting Of The Year. It raised some eyebrows, in more ways than one.
Straits Times |
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Boy Hit By Foul Ball to Be Okay
Baseball image by ryan loucks photography . A 7-year-old boy from Frankfort is in a medically-induced coma, but going to be okay, after being hit by a foul ball at Thursday’s Cubs Game. Dominic DiAngi was at his first cubs game when a foul ball from Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly struck him in the head and fractured his skull. Doctors at Children’s Memorial medically induced a coma because he ...
Chicagoist |
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Czech film Karamazovs wins critics' award in Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary- Czech film The Karamazovs (Karamazovi) directed by Petr Zelenka won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award, one of the six non-statutory juries' awards, at the 43rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival today.
České noviny |
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Artistic talent takes root
Something was missing the first time Saskia Mick toured Body Worlds at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry - her sketch pad.
News-Register |
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