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Pittsburgh abuzz with robotic art
(AP:PITTSBURGH) A green roller coaster twists above the entrance to the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. But this attraction isn't for human riders _ the coaster's cars are filled with plants and a solar panel that triggers the ride to stop and start.
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SAARC poster competition
The Sri Lanka and SAARC school children’s Poster Competition, Co-sponsored by the Lions Club of Colombo Central. District 306 B1 and art exhibition will be held at Kingston College International, Mutwal branch, 84, de La Salle Road, Mutwal.
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Sheraton, Museum Part of Downtown Renaissance
This month, two major events show the progress that downtown Columbia has made over the last 10 years.
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South African food and wine festival attracts thousands
Last weekend, thousands of people found themselves on the road to Gum Spring. Whether they started from I-64 or I-95, each of these travelers would eventually follow routes that would become increasingly narrow.
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ASU art season lights up emerging artists, media
College is supposed to be about learning new things, so it makes sense that ASU Art Museum’s 2008-09 schedule has a theme of “emerging artists and emergent media.” Announced July 15, the slate includes more than a dozen new exhibitions.
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Directors urged to take care in early stages
Valley of the Caddo Museum and Cultural Center board of directors Tuesday named Millard Brent of Fannin County to fill a board vacancy. Brent, a native of Fannin County, is a geologist and recently retired college teacher.
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Country twang thrives on 'Canadian Idol'
TORONTO - Rock and pop may rule most seasons of "Canadian Idol," this sixth one included, but two country-singing contestants who stormed the Top 10 last year certainly proved that twang can thrive on the show.
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First stone laid for Louvre’s Islamic art gallery
Wed, Jul 16, 2008 (12:03 p.m.) The first stone was laid Wednesday at the Louvre's new Arts of Islam gallery, the first major modern architectural addition to the museum since its famed glass pyramid was built in the 1980s.
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First stone laid for Louvre's Islamic art gallery
The first stone was laid Wednesday at the Louvre's new Arts of Islam gallery, the first major modern architectural addition to the museum since its famed glass pyramid was built in the 1980s.
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Liquid letters at the library
Water is the medium in internationally known sculptor and artist Trimpin's latest original interactive piece, Liquid Letters, now on view at Snoqualmie library.
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VISUAL ARTS: Sculptor has hope in city that displays his giant work
Chris Weed 's downtown house studio is splattered with evidence of his unconventional toils: Miniature models of off-kilter doors and chairs line the living room shelves and dining table, yards of pipes sit collected in the alley, and two life-size metallic steers graze in the backyard.
Colorado Springs Gazette |
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All Dates for this Event:
SENECA TRAIL ARTISTS GUILD will meet Monday at The Old Brick Playhouse in Elkins. Refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m. followed by a business meeting and a hands-on art project. The meeting is for amateurs and professionals in all mediums except photography.
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Local News
Bruce County celebrated its local artisans on Friday. The Bruce County Art Show and Competition took place at the Bruce Power Visitor's Centre, with three artists claiming cash prizes.
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Henry Ford Museum Partners with College for Creative Studies to Display Students' Model T Designs of the Future
DEARBORN, Mich.----Visit Henry Ford Museum this summer and be amazed by the new Model T concepts created by students from College of Creative Studies in Detroit. Eleven clay models representing Model Ts of the future will be on display throughout the summer.
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Indian film festival in Germany opens with Wild Bull
Stuttgart - An entertaining documentary about a village and its problems with a wild bull opened Germany's only annual festival of Indian cinema Wednesday in the southern city of Stuttgart. Organizers said they hoped to sell 13,000 tickets this year ...
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Art: Cool Art Show
Saturday, July 19... By Leilani Polk Now in its 20th year, the Cool Art Show is a juried fine arts and crafts fest held at the peak of summer in the Coliseum's frosty confines. Presented by PAVA, the Professional Association of Visual Artists, the show includes works in paint, wood, ceramics, photography, metal, glass, mixed media and jewelry by 80 artisans, among them Denis Gaston, Sunny ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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Art: Film Lingual II and Coming Into Focus
Monday, July 21... By Megan Voeller Two complementary exhibits featuring film and photographic artworks open in downtown St. Petersburg this weekend -- and each offers a different viewpoint from the same curator. At C. Emerson Fine Arts, gallery owner Lori Johns dons her experimental hat, unveiling Film Lingual II, a showcase of video projections and mixed media installations that aim to reprise ...
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Roger Palmer lets the Dogs out
Childlike artworks underscore the horrors of war... By Megan Voeller When a people are used as mere human instruments for firing cannon or thrusting bayonets, in the service and for the selfish purposes of a master, such war degrades a people. --J.S. Mill When philosopher John Stuart Mill evoked those brutal images in 1862, he was actually writing in favor of war, but only in cases that "protect ...
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Say "cheese" in Downtown Crossing
The Downtown Crossing photo campaign continued Wednesday as passers-by stood in line to get their photos taken as part of a public art project, “Have we met yet?”
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UPLB launches 3-day SyenSaya science fest
MANILA, Philippines - The University of the Philippines-Los Baños (UPLB) started its three-day SyenSaya science festival Wednesday as its share in the celebration of the National Science and Technology Week.
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Autodesk Announces Winners of Build Something Student Design Challenge
Autodesk, Inc. announced the winners of the Build Something Student Design Challenge, a design contest created to encourage the next generation of design professionals from around the world to showcase their skills using Autodesk digital technologies in industrial design, architecture, civil and mechanical engineering and 3D animation.
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Frank Llyod Wright and Albright-Knox Art Gallery Provide a World Class Cultural Experience in Buffalo New York
Summer 2008-Upstate New York is home to some of the nation's most captivating art and architecture, set in a scenic landscape marked by great lakes and natural wonders. Visitors can discover one of the world's finest collections of modern art; tour landmarks by the nation's greatest architects, including five stunning Frank Lloyd Wright designs; and join working artisans in the birthplace of ...
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Archives
The growing pains are finished for Franklin Street's Kidzu Children's Museum. After two years of renting other children's museums' exhibits while raising the money to create its own, Kidzu unveiled its first original exhibit July 11.
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First stone laid at Louvre's new gallery for the arts of Islam
PARIS - The first stone was laid Wednesday at the Louvre's new Arts of Islam gallery, which will mark the first major modern architectural addition to the museum since its famous glass pyramid was built in the 1980s.
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Zen master, artist featured at Gallery 194 reception July 25
LAPEER -- John Daido Loori, Zen master and artist, will be featured in an artist talk and reception at 7 p.m. July 25, at Gallery 194 in downtown Lapeer.
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