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Young Fenton artist doubles up awards
Color her a winner. Angelina Delabbio, 9, of Fenton has won first-place awards in two coloring contests, one sponsored by the Michigan Dental Association and one by the Genesee County Bar Association.
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Bern pays homage to a bitter enemy
A man who vowed to wipe the "brutish" Swiss from the face of the earth is the focus of a sumptuous exhibition in Bern's Historical Museum.
Swissinfo |
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Sculpture returns, but artist not happy
Yaacov Agam rips restoration of piece A restored 43-foot sculpture resembling a totem pole is back on public display on Michigan Avenue, against the wishes of the artist.
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Around Rim Country/Community Almanac
A community auction to benefit the Payson Humane Society building fund will be held Saturday, April 26 at "Miss Kitty's," 406 E. Bonita.
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The Welwyn and Hatfield Times
DAME Edna Everage's artwork has been auctioned off to raise £1,250 for charity. The sale at Hatfield's National Children's Homes shop took place on Saturday with three people walking away with the pictures.
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Fabric magic creates stunning works of art
Call it the Kentucky Derby of quilting. One of the richest annual events hosted by the American Quilter’s Society is the international quilt show and contest April 23-26 in Paducah, Ky. which draws some of the most elaborate and visually stunning quilts from around the world.
Leduc Representative |
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Metro briefs
Three downtown Birmingham streets near Linn Park are temporarily closed for the ONB Magic City Art Connection, and a fourth will close at 9 a.m. today. The art festival will be today through Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. each day in Linn Park, said Eileen Kunzman, the festival's director.
Birmingham News |
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UT Tyler Holding Juried Student Show
The UT Tyler Meadows Gallery will host the 2008 Juried Student Exhibition April 28th - Aug. 1st.
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The Week[end]: April 25-27, 2008
The April showers dousing Madison are a great excuse to head indoors and partake in the plenitude of happenings around town this weekend. The fun includes: festivals and gatherings like Isthmus Green Day, Design MMoCA, Madison Fashion Week, Capital City Jazz Fest, the UW Spring Dance Concert, Celebrate Madison, The Unexplained Conference; comedy from The Kids in the Hall and 'lt;i'gt;The ...
Isthmus |
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'El Greco to Velázquez': Realism meets mysticism in 17th-century Spanish art
That hair-raising convergence of the mystical and the mundane runs irregularly but potently through "El Greco to Velázquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III," a rich, uneven stew of an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
International Herald Tribune |
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Jeff Koons's slyly mischievous sculptures
Three previously unexhibited works by the Pop artist Jeff Koons are on display at the Cantor Roof Garden at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. But it's not the best place for them.
International Herald Tribune |
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People: Wesley Snipes, Guillermo del Toro, Oprah Winfrey
O prah Winfrey might want to nail down her furniture. Tom Cruise is scheduled to return to "The Oprah Winfrey Show," nearly three years after a couch-jumping appearance that spawned countless YouTube parodies and late-night jokes. The two-part show will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the film "Risky Business." Winfrey will interview Cruise from his home in Telluride, Colorado, for ...
International Herald Tribune |
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BRLT calls for artists for Boat Builders Festival
Boothbay Region Land Trust is looking for artists interested in participating in the 2008 Art Show & Sale at the 6th annual Boat Builders Festival.
Boothbay Register |
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Farmhouse Gallery and Gardens to hold fiddlers festival
UNICOI -- The Farmhouse Gallery, a historic studio-gallery surrounded by stunning gardens and filled with rich Appalachian heritage, will host its annual Fiddlers Fiddleheads Festival on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The festival is a day of old-time charm, featuring storytelling, blacksmithing demonstrations, music, salt making, classic cars and hit and miss engines on the 75-acre ...
Elizabethton Star |
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INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER
This weekend is a significant one for student art. DePauw is unique in that is provides students with so many opportunities for self-expression and for arts experience. Playwright's Festival features 10 plays by student playwrights, directed and performed entirely by students.
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INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER
More than 130 people filled the visual arts gallery in Peeler Art Center Thursday night for the opening of the 2008 Senior Art Exhibition.
DePauw |
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INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER
Simplicity, humor and substance combine to form this semester's rendition of the Playwrights Festival. Topics from strained friendships to climate change to homophobia drew laughter and intense silences from the audience at Thursday night's opening performance.
DePauw |
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INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER
Simplicity, humor and substance combine to form this semester's rendition of the Playwrights Festival. Topics from strained friendships to climate change to homophobia drew laughter and intense silences from the audience at Thursday night's opening performance.…
DePauw |
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INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER
DePauw's weekly events calendar boasts a variety of theater productions, gallery exhibitions and visiting speakers devoted to the arts.
DePauw |
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Micky Dolenz of The Monkees to Perform at Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival
MOUNT VERNON — The Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival is pleased to announce Micky Dolenz of The Monkees will be performing at the 2008 Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival on Saturday evening, Aug. 9.
Mount Vernon News |
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Art, Wine & Culture: A Totally A-MAY-Zing Experience!
As the month of May rapidly approaches, so does the opening of two month long exhibit in the Heartland’s “Country Triangle (www.countrytriangle.com),” an emerging tourism region of Missouri encompassing the cities of Patton, Fredericktown and Marquand.
Democrat News |
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Iraq War Impedes Louvre Loans
"Security issues have thwarted attempts by the Louvre to borrow objects from Iraq for its major "Babylon" exhibition which opened last month and which will travel to Berlin and London later this year."
Arts Journal |
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Art expert to discuss Wiltonians' work at Historical Society
Joan Kaskell, art historian, will lead visitors through the exhibition, Four Wilton Artists Remembered, at the Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road, on Sunday, April 27, at 2 p.m.
Wilton Bulletin |
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Entertainment Calendar (4/25)
McDowell Mountain Music Festival : today and tomorrow, 16601 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale. Gates open at noon, music starts at 1:30 p.m. Gates open at 10 a.m. Saturday, music starts at 11 a.m. Features 13 bands from a wide variety of genres. www.mmmf.net.
Ahwatukee Foothills News |
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Rich People Should Give More to Art, U.K. Museums Say (Update1)
April 25 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K., where 68 billionaires reside and 100 new millionaires emerge each day, receives less charity money than it did in 1992, three U.K. cultural institutions said, urging the wealthy to give more.
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