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LivePresets allows interactive object editing in Illustrator
The new Adobe Illustrator plugin from Artlandia lets users interactively edit multiple art objects from a single source.
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A Pontormo, Taken Back From Salander, Is Sold
London old master dealer Clovis Whitfield said he has sold a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Pontormo, priced at $16 million. Pontormo (1494-1556) was one of the leading exponents of the so-called "Mannerist" style in early 16th-century Florence. The artist's 19-inch-high oil-on-panel portrait of the banker's daughter Francesca Capponi as St. Mary Magdalene is one of 20 old master ...
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Two New York Galleries Go to London
Two big-name galleries will be opening spaces in London in October, in time for the week of the Frieze Art Fair. Yvon Lambert, who began dealing contemporary artworks in Paris in 1966, now has branches at 550 W. 21st St. and the Rue Vieille-du-Temple, Paris, and will be inaugurating a 7,000-square-foot showroom in Hoxton Square on October 16, the gallery said in an e-mailed statement. His new ...
The New York Sun |
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Quattroporte S And Granturismo S Make Their Debut
The two latest Maserati models made their public debut at the weekend (12-13 July) when they appeared at the renowned Goodwood Festival of Speed with both the new Maserati Quattroporte S and the Maserati GranTurismo S tackling Goodwood’s notorious hill climb track in between public display sessions.
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Swing carries softball star to Yankee Stadium
When you see kids running down those balls at the Home Run Derby in Yankee Stadium tonight, Raelynn Nichols will be one of them. She is one of two Bay Area girls at the All Star Game, competing in the Pitch, Hit, and Run Contest.
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Win George Clooney's Cell Phone
You can't have George Clooney's number, but you can have a chance to win his cell phone! He's put his Motorola phone, which was designed specially for him, up for auction for the Art For Life Auction, ...
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Arts festival displays area talent, designs
Times correspondent PEKIN - A little bit of Tazewell County culture was on display this past weekend, in spite of some intermittent inclement weather Saturday.
The Pekin Daily Times |
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Vehicle Design Masters
18 students from London's Royal College of Art show off their transportation design ideas
BusinessWeek |
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Layoffs and budget tightening at PAM
Recently, the museum laid off 3.5 job positions and will not fill five other currently empty positions. Ferriso said the reason for the layoffs and the decision not to fill the empty jobs was budget related.
The Oregonian |
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Art is in the air
BIG BAY -- Kids in Powell Township this week will be hard at work creating their masterpieces.
WLUC Marquette |
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Downtown apartments above storefronts stay on market long
From their apartment atop the Carolina Realty building on North Center Street, Todd and Melanie Floyd have perfect seats for the annual Christmas parade, the Crossroads Pumpkin Festival and the upcoming cycling race. You just open your window and there you go, Todd said. Todd, an artist, loves being able to walk down the street, grab a cup of coffee and negotiate sales on some of the paintings ...
Statesville Record & Landmark |
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Huntington Museum of Art Expands Trail System
Upgrades to benefit the physically and visually impaired
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Arts festival police roundup: 'A lot of drunken, disorderly behavior,' and a few thefts
STATE COLLEGE — While there were no serious injuries or assaults during the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College police and fellow officers from the Centre Region were busy with a litany of alcohol-related mischief and a few thefts.
Centre Daily Times |
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New wine words send texture messages
The initial crunch suggests meringue... then a harmony of marshmallow and olive oil as it slides off the tongue.
South African Wine News |
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Summer festivals screen Memphis movie efforts
Works by several Memphis moviemakers are being showcased at film festivals this summer.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Send to Friend
On July 23, Access to Art’s Miss Avalon sunset cruise through the back bays of Avalon will depart at 7 p.m. sharp. A fundraiser for its 11th annual Sam Maitin Summer/Fall Chamber Music Festival, the cruise is a singing extravaganza, with lots of food, wine, and song.
Cape May County Herald |
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Superfund This Polluted Site
Phtoograph by kenyee on Flickr Yesterday, Representatives Anthony Weiner and Nydia Velazquez held a press conference to ask the EPA to name Newtown Creek a Superfund site . The lawmakers want federal funding to speed up the slow progress on the cleanup of millions of gallons of oil that began in the 1940s and 1950s. Weiner said in his press conference that if the current rate of ...
Gothamist |
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Osian's acquires Leonard Schrader Collection
The auction house has the world’s largest collection of Indian cinema publicity material and numerous Hollywood collectibles. In Pics: Miss Universe 2008
The Economic Times |
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Corn Palace Festival
The entertainment that is lined up for the 2008 Corn Palace Festival is outstanding! Jason Aldean with Julianne Hough will be performing on Thursday, August 21.
Park Rapids Enterprise |
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Creation camp at the Village Museum in Bucharest
Over 400 children will be divided in 16 workshops and work under the coordination of more than 60 craftsmen.
Nine O'Clock |
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Miss Venezuela takes Miss Universe crown
NHA TRANG, VIETNAM—Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Grumpy Old Men’s landscape exhibit on display at Old Bank Gallery
ADA — Old Bank Gallery, 201 West Main, hosts Grumpy Old Men’s Landscape Exhibit through July 31. Sponsors say their talented men aren’t really very grumpy, they are just fun. The show will include paintings, photography and perhaps some other surprises.
Ada Evening News |
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Google's Marissa Mayer appointed to board of local modern art museum [Nouveau Gauche]
Marissa Mayer's high opinion of her own good taste will be getting that much more insufferable now that she can tell people that she's on the board of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Call it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Valleywag |
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Raffle, auction and concert to benefit shooting victims
Friends of two musicians who were shot in Ardsley Park have organized a benefit concert, auction and raffle.
WTOC 11 Savannah |
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Icebergs get a cool blue shower
Intrepid early-morning swimmers a the Kingscote Tidal Pool now have a state of the art shower, installed by the Kangaroo Island Council.
Armidale Express |
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