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Boycotting of art award attacked
A RESPECTED Northern Territory gallery owner has slammed a decision by remote art centres to withdraw their work from the nation's most prestigious Aboriginal art award.
The Australian |
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Munch Prices Soar Because Of Famous Theft
According to auctioneers, works by Edvard Munch have significantly increased in price as a direct result of the 2004 robbery of the artist's The Scream and Madonna.
Arts Journal |
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Bollinger delivers 80,000 barrel tank barge to K-Sea
Bollinger Marine Fabricators has delivered Bollinger hull #533, DBL 77, an ocean service double hull, oil tank barge built to meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA '90), to K-Sea Transportation L.L.C.
Oil Online |
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AOL launches sites on personal finance, photography to grow ad potential
NEW YORK - AOL on Tuesday launched new sites on personal finance and photography as part of its bid to grow advertising opportunities by serving niche audiences.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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AOL launches 2 niche sites to grow ad potential
AOL on Tuesday launched new sites on personal finance and photography as part of its bid to grow advertising opportunities by serving niche audiences.
AP via Yahoo! Finance |
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'Berry' good time in city (comment on this story)
Bradley Goheen breathed an "Oh my gosh" after spotting a clump of juicy ones. The 10-year old was with a group of eight people and one dog tackling the annual Blueberry Hill Climb, one of the first events of the 22nd Annual Sudbury Blueberry Festival. "There have [...]
The Sudbury Star |
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Fast cars fill collector's new museum
PHILADELPHIA—Fred Simeone idolized his father. He was his best friend. A general practitioner who cared for patients in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia, Anthony Simeone inspired his son to become a physician as well.
Lebanon Daily News |
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Public awareness campaign about anorexia at art gallery today
A public awareness campaign comes to the Vancouver Art Gallery today, to create awareness about anorexia. The Looking Glass Foundation is working towards a residential treatment centre to treat teenagers ...
News 1130 |
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Surrealist art collection goes on display in Berlin
A collection of more than 250 artworks that ranges from Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel to Francisco de Goya is on display in Berlin.
USA Today |
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
Yesterday I wrote that Cottage Industry at the Baltimore Contemporary Museum was a show full of hyphen-ists , artist-somethings that challenge familiar American places and institutions.
Arts Journal |
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Northampton sculpture aims to help feed hungry
NORTHAMPTON - Get ready to feed the frog. Downtown strollers who have mixed feelings about giving money to panhandlers will soon have a brazen alternative for their altruism.
The Republican |
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Group wants to project art on downtown Syracuse buildings
Syracuse University has plans to spice up downtown Syracuse, permanently, by projecting artwork onto some of its most visible areas. Slideshow: What the project will look like
WSYR 9 Syracuse |
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Recasting Norman Rockwell in a plea against complacency
A new exhibition at the Wolfsonian museum at Florida International University, titled "Thoughts on Democracy," shows artists' responses to Norman Rockwell's wartime "Four Freedoms" series.
International Herald Tribune |
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Beyond 'cow-pat': Ralph Vaughan Williams's complex legacy
This year the 50th anniversary of Vaughan Williams's death is being commemorated with a bounty of British performances, including several concerts featuring his works in the BBC Proms festival, which opens Friday.
International Herald Tribune |
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Karlheinz Stockhausen realizes his dream of airborne music in documentary
The film, intelligently directed by Frank Scheffer, chronicles the rehearsals and logistical preparations for the premiere of the composer's wacky, egomaniacal Helicopter String Quartet (also the name of the film) at the Holland Festival on the outskirts of Amsterdam in 1995.
International Herald Tribune |
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Munch prices “driven up by thefts”
According to auctioneers, works by Edvard Munch have significantly increased in price as a direct result of the 2004 robbery of the artist’s The Scream and Madonna. In May, Munch’s Girls on a Bridge, 1902, sold for $30.8m at Sotheby’s, tripling the painter’s previous auction record.
Art Newspaper |
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"Nudes in Shoes" - a New Curated Shoe Exhibit - Opens on Fantastic Toe™
"Nudes in Shoes," a curated exhibit of artwork that illustrates shoes in history, opened today on Fantastic Toe.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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Corel to Showcase Corel Painter X at Comic-Con International 2008
OTTAWA----Corel Corporation a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that it will be showcasing Corel® PainterTM X, the world's most powerful Natural-Media® painting and illustration software, at booth #5402 at Comic-Con International 2008 in San Diego from July 24 - 27, 2008.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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eBay Auction for Public Television Rocks! Commemorates Historic Final Concert of The Police Beginning July 14th
New York Public Television and The Police have announced that an eBay auction of once-in-a-lifetime VIP concert packages, meet n' greet and photo opportunities with the band, as well as autographed memorabilia (to soon include a complete set of The Police autographed signature instruments) is now live, and will commemorate the final concert from one of the world's most revered rock bands. As ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Senate Finance Committee Close to Deal on 'Partial Gift' Art Donations
Responding to pleas from museums, members of the Senate Finance Committee have agreed in principle to loosen stringent limits on "partial gifts," in which collectors claim tax deductions for donating artwork in increments to museums even though the art may remain in their homes, the New York Times reports.
PNN |
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Student artists receive scholarships
BELLA VISTA — Five student artists exhibited their work and shared future plans with members of the Bella Vista Village Art Club on June 10. (Benton County Daily Record)
NWAnews.com |
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Singapore to host world's first 3D festival in November
SINGAPORE: Singapore will host the world's first festival dedicated to 3D movies and technologies. The 3DX: 3D Film & Entertainment Technology Festival, which will run from 19 to 23 November, will showcase a wide variety of 3D movies, documentaries and animation.
Channel NewsAsia |
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ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION COMMISSION : Arts festival draws funding
Fayetteville Arts Festival organizers will get $2,500 from the Advertising and Promotion Commission, assuming the City Council contributes a matching amount. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
NWAnews.com |
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Mark your calendar: Hoffman photos showing at winery
Blackstone Winery in Gonzales is exhibiting the silver-based, fine-art photographs of Clarice Hoffman this summer.
The Salinas Californian |
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FiberPatrol Helps Foil Copper Theft at California Oil Refinery
An attempt to steal valuable copper tubing from a Los Angeles-area oil refinery was thwarted when the robbers set off an alarm on a FiberPatrol(R) perimeter intrusion detection system recently installed by Optellios, Inc., in partnership with Security Services & Technologies (SST). If successful, the robbery would have caused substantial material losses and compromised the plant's overall ...
Centre Daily Times |
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