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Ancient art explored in two special Berlin exhibitions - Feature
Berlin - Richly painted 2,500-year-old tombs unearthed in Paestum, south of Pompeii, since the late 19th century are a major current attraction in the German capital Berlin. For three months visitors the Martin Gropius Building will be able to view t...
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Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Sun 13th Jul 2008 17:26 UTC, submitted by ZephyrCat
For many, their first experience with Fedora leaves them in awe of the incredible artwork. This is an important part of Fedora's reputation, so if you're a fan of Fedora art, you should definitely check out what the art team has come up with .
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50 brush paintings to go on display
FIFTY Chinese brush paintings of Penang-born artist Rosalynn Teoh will be on display at the inaugural art and culture fair organised by Hunza Properties Bhd.
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Apples in Stereo Benefit Auction
Housing Works Bookstore will be holding an online benefit auction of a custom guitar, painted by outsider folk artist Steve Keene, signed by Elijah Wood and The Apples in stereo
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Nature’s dance
Local artist Susan Kaemmerlen is holding an art exhibit to benefit the Vail International Dance Festival. Looking at Susan Kaemmerlen’s paintings is like joining her for an alpine hike.
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Artists pose questions about the subject
The Adam Art Gallery is pleased to present two exhibitions that take on new approaches to the history of portraiture and chart changing perspectives in how we represent ourselves ––Te Mata: The Ethnological Portrait and The Subject Now.
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Electronics contest winners land hi-tech cache, family trip to summer Olympics
Susan Seaman hoped, but wasn’t too sure her family would win $20,000 in home electronics when she entered the Panasonic “Living in HD” contest but they did.
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Giving a Boost to off-off-Broadway
Just shy of its 10th year, the Midtown International Theatre Festival may be an established fixture in New York's theatrical calendar, but it is still growing in ambition. Showcasing 50 plays and musicals at seven downtown venues, the festival, which begins today, now offers a Commercial Division, designed to maximize three works' chances of enjoying a future beyond the festival. "I have often ...
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Painting from memory
Artist’s watercolors illustrate Waynesboro of decades ago
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Daily Mail Unmasks Banksy
The identity of the elusive graffiti artist known only by his tag, Banksy, has been discovered by The Daily Mail, the British newspaper claims. Using a 2004 photograph of Banksy painting a wall in Jamaica, the newspaper has identified the artist as Rob Gunningham, a 34-year-old from Bristol who attended the Bristol Cathedral School. Former classmates of Mr. Gunningham confirmed that the man in ...
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The Art Of Advertising (No, Literally, The Art)
"Artists have been appropriating images from Madison Avenue for decades. But what happens when the tables are turned? In recent years a number of advertising campaigns have seemed to draw their inspiration directly from high-profile works of contemporary art.
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Bike tour highlights farm protection program
CAMBRIDGE -- The countryside that inspired some of the most recognizable folk art of the century also inspired the Agricultural Stewardship Association’s second annual Tour de Farm on Sunday.
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Katie Holmes' ageing love
Actor Tom Cruise and his wife Katie Holmes arrive for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala, "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" in New York, May 5, 2008. The superhero mania that is invading American cinemas this summer has taken hold at one of the country's most distinguished art museums with an exhibit on how their colorful costumes have influenced fashion.
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MiggsB “Signs of Life”
Really interesting, Miggs, thank you for sharing your exhibition with those of us who didn’t have a chance to see it! And the video effectively conveys the lenticular media.
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New Sheldon exhibit focuses on human body, movement
Sculptor Elizabeth King incorporates a wide array of complex technology in her visual art, including fiber optics, stop-motion animation and computerized optical devices. But at the moment, she's having a little trouble with her iPod Nano. "Do you know how to turn this back on?" she asks the reporter who's just finished interviewing her during a break from installing a retrospective exhibit ...
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Sugar Creek Arts Festival
WMBD/WYZZ - NORMAL -- People in Normal are coming together to celebrate an anniversary like no other. The "Sugar Creek Arts Festival" turned 25 this weekend with more things to do and see than ever before. People say it's really withstood the hands of time.
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Japanese Works Of Art Exhibited At The Empire
Bandar Seri Begawan - Two famous artists from Japan will be coming to Brunei Darussalam for a two-day Japanese Art Exhibit, SHODOU (Shoga) and IKEBANA FOR LIFE AND WORLD PEACE on July 14 —15, 2008 that will be held at The Empire Hotel and Country Club.
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Film Festival Celebrates Jewish Faith
The projectors are rolling on this year's Jewish Film Festival. This is the eighth year for the festival which has now expanded to eight days. Nearly 20 films will be shown at several venues in the city, including at the Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House.
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Jenufa - A First For New Zealand
Glyndebourne – the name is synonymous with pedigree and perfection. The quality of Glyndebourne Festival productions is unsurpassed; they set the benchmark to which opera companies around the world aspire.
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Wintec Spark Speaker Features In Art Debate
One of the presenters at Wintec's (Waikato Institute of Technology) upcoming Spark arts festival is currently at the centre of media controversy in Australia.
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Te Reo Maori - Keynote Lecture
One of te reo Maori’s most persuasive and successful advocates will speak about the role of Maori language in his life at a Maori Language Week keynote lecture at Christchurch Art Gallery next week.
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2008/07/13
Catch Memories Of Matsuko at the Japanese Film Festival. THE annual Japanese Film Festival is back for the fifth year. Catch it from Thursday to July 27.
The New Straits Times |
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Firm to repeat success in Indonesia
UNITED Plantations Bhd is undergoing a major expansion into oil palm plantations in Indonesia after 100 years of solid presence in Malaysia.
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Planter completes audit for green certification
THE race to attain the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) full certification is hot on the agenda of Malaysian plantation players, given the rising misconception on sustainability and environmental issues among major importing nations particularly in Europe.
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Munising’s first ever maritime festival
The city held its first "Sails on the Bay" festival this weekend with the help of a special guest.
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