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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Here are the winners of last weekend's first Elmira Street Painting Festival.
Elmira Star-Gazette |
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"The Class" to open NY Film Festival
Organizers of the New York Film Festival said on Tuesday they will open this fall's event with the North American premiere of French director Laurent Cantet's "Entre les Murs" (The Class), winner of this year's top prize at Cannes.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Museum teaches kids about art
Kids are drawing, sculpting and learning this summer at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Summer camps for all ages have sold out at the museum, said Leslie Spears, an art museum spokeswoman. About 250 kids will participate by the time summer classes end Aug. 8. Spears said part of the reason museum classes are so popular is because the instructors have been teaching at the museum for years. ...
The Oklahoman |
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Artists give live demonstration in Norman
NORMAN — Artist Matthew Bearden prefers to work in isolation. So, having 50 or so people looking over his shoulder while he tried to complete a painting in just two hours was a little unnerving. "I'm very solitary when I work, so it's kind of like being back in school,” he said as his spread black ink on white canvas. "I haven't been too distracted, though. "I don't paint in a spontaneous way, ...
The Oklahoman |
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Art sale to honor Xavier alumnus
An exhibit of art that is being sold to raise $100,000 for a Xavier University scholarship honoring the artist John Scott will open Tuesday at the Arthur Roger Gallery Project, 730 Tchoupitoulas St.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Lincoln gearing up for annual balloon festival
LINCOLN -- As a Lincoln resident, Andi Hake has always enjoyed the Lincoln Art and Balloon Festival. This year, she will view the festivals from a different vantage point.
The Pantagraph |
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Earle and Morello at Labor Day festival in St. Paul
Outlaw country artist Steve Earle and Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello will headline a concert and festival on Harriet Island Sept. 1 — which happens to be both Labor Day and the kickoff of the Republican National Convention in downtown St. Paul.
Pioneer Press |
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Festive beginnings
PORTAGE A.J. O'Reilly and his buddy, Steve "Smo" Smolinski, wanted a local music festival, so they decided to organize one, themselves. The Smo-Stock Art and Music Festival makes its debut this weekend.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Russian Federation: Contemporary art - an issue of freedom of expression, not extremism
Amnesty International calls on the Russian authorities to respect the right to freedom of expression and to stop the criminal prosecution of Yurii Samodurov and Andrei Yerofeev, two organizers of an exhibition of contemporary art, called "Forbidden Art 2006", which took place in the Sakharov Museum in Moscow from 7 -- 31 March 2007
Amnesty International |
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Photo exhibit delves into child poverty
Chip Hoffman had never seen such staggering poverty in his life: Poor Dominican kids wandering the garbage heaps, barefoot, digging for metal scraps...
The News-Press |
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Art Auctions on Cruise Ships Lead to Anger, Accusations and Lawsuits
Auctioning ?fine art? on cruises, often to first-time bidders, has become big business but some customers say they did not get what they bargained for.
New York Times |
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Tri-Cities in 60 seconds
Girls Night Out; Concerts in the Park; disco in St. Charles; Special Olympics tag sale; children's art show; cigar-tasting planned
Daily Herald |
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Newseum exhibit celebrates FBI centennial
Evidence — Unabomber Ted Kaczynski's wooden cabin, a replica of the D.C. snipers' car, and heiress-turned-bank robber Patty Hearst's rifle.
The Standard-Times |
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Stone carver repairs The Three Graces at Allerton Park
MONTICELLO - Robert Allerton studied art in Europe before turning his father's Central Illinois estate into a wonderland of formal gardens, woodland trails and sculptures.
Herald & Review |
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Exhibit features 19th century art movement
WINONA, Minn. — It already has a Tiffany and a Monet, but on Monday night, the Minnesota Marine Art Exhibit added a Renoir to its collection on display. “La Féte de Pan” by Pierre-August Renoir, is part of the museum’s “Exceptional Art of the Impressionist Era” exhibit, on display through Sunday.
La Crosse Tribune |
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More News
‘‘In art classes as a kid, they told me, ‘Please don’t take art,’” Nielson said. More than 40 years later, she defied their advice and has gained a measure of vindication in two paintings that went on display Saturday at the Waters House in Germantown.
Gazette.Net |
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Annual Buzzards Bay Musicfest Returns to Marion
Every July the residents of Marion and the surrounding area are privy to one of the finest music festivals the world of classical music has to offer as the Marion Art Center brings the Buzzards Bay Musicfest to the Fireman's Center for the Performing Arts at Tabor Academy. The festival, now in its twelfth year, brings together some of the most talented musicians in the country to perform in ...
The Wanderer |
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Timor artefacts to go on show in Darwin
A shipment of precious East Timorese artefacts has arrived in Australia for their first international exhibition since the tiny country gained independence.
The West Australian |
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James Brown auction items range from wild and flashy to mundane
James Brown's contribution to music is priceless. But his personal possessions have a price tag.
The Rock Hill Herald |
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Exhibition hall that rides waves
The five-story, 228-foot luxury yacht SeaFair sailed into Charleston Harbor this week for its exclusive East Coast tour and exhibition preview. SeaFair is a privately owned yacht and serves as a convention center on the water for its owners and founders, David and Lee Ann Lester.
The Post and Courier |
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WEATHER FOR STROUDSBURG:
EAST STROUDSBURG — An art teacher in the East Stroudsburg Area School District has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming the school district violated state and federal law when it allegedly harassed her because of her mental illness.
Pocono Record |
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Mesa Arts Center considers weekly arts festival
A weekly arts and cultural festival could be coming soon to downtown Mesa.
East Valley Tribune |
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Fiesta poster contest wants artists' entries
Deadline for entries is noon Aug. 1
San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5 |
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Brown’s life going once, going twice
James Brown’s contribution to music is priceless. But his personal possessions have a price tag. On Thursday, Christie’s, the New York auction house, will try to sell more than 300 items owned by Brown, including capes, awards and hair-are products. The sale is expected to bring in $2 million. Marc Eliot, who co-wrote Brown’s 2005 autobiography, called the sale sad, “but it happens to ...
The State |
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'Being Green' And Scooters Inspire Museum's Art Exhibits
The Tampa Museum of Art is offering two noteworthy attractions.
South Tampa News & Tribune |
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