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Work to begin on Old Main Corridor
HUNTINGTON -- After seven years of planning, work will soon begin on the Old Main Corridor. Huntington officials opened contract bids Friday for the first phase of the project, which aims to provide a better link between Marshall University and the downtown on 4th Avenue through enhanced landscaping and lighting, bicycle lanes, public art and incentives for small-business owners.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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‘Art is Ageless’ program entry deadline is July 28
Presbyterian Manor of Rolla has issued a call for entries in its 28th annual Art is Ageless juried exhibit to be held in August during Artists’ Appreciation Month. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit and/or compete for an opportunity to be featured in the 2009 Art is Ageless calendar.
Rolla Daily News |
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In his 80s, man discovers inner passion for painting
Tony Merlo had his first art exhibit Friday — at age 86. He's been painting less than two years and has no formal training. He sets up on his kitchen table and paints whatever he wants, as often as he feels like and says he doesn't much care whether anyone else likes his pictures or not.
The Kansas City Star |
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Today, Tonight, Tomorrow
It’s “Christmas in July” in North Carolina’s pottery capital of Seagrove, home of 90-plus potteries, and even a pottery museum. Seagrove, a dot on the map between Rockingham and Asheboro, boasts a pottery tradition that dates back to the 1700s.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Longview artists exhibit opening Saturday
An exhibit showcasing 15 Longview artists opens Saturday at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts.
The Longview News-Journal |
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Courtney Simpson takes crown
Miss Union Township Courtney Simpson beat out 49 other contestants to win the 2008 Elkhart County 4-H Fair Queen Competition Friday night.
Goshen News |
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Couple opens photo stand
MARTINSBURG - Sharon Sowa has always loved cameras - not being in front of them, but instead, being behind. She and her husband, Kevin Sowa, moved to Martinsburg from Arizona, and in May the couple started their own photography business, KSS Photography. The couple's photography stand will operate outside at 135 W. King St. Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. until roughly 1 p.m.
The Martinsburg Journal |
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Chattanooga Times Free Press wins three top awards in state press contest
The Chattanooga Times Free Press won 14 Tennessee state press contest awards Friday, including first-place awards for make-up and appearance, community lifestyles and best news photograph.
Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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Home is fit for a princess
[ A "for sale" sign sits at the end of Nancy Lendved's dirt driveway. Throughout her Winterville home, sales tags are attached to antique treasures - hutches, night stands, lamps, a painting of a kitty napping in the sun. Today, she'll hold an estate sale, her second of the summer.
Athens Banner-Herald |
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Getting a leg up
By ANDREA POTEET Staff Writer From the patriotic to the historic, the sweet to the sporty, more than 20 handmade chairs lined a set of downtown Wapakoneta steps Friday to give people a sneak peek at the wares available during the fourth annual Wapakoneta Chair-ity Auction during the Summer Moon Festival.
Wapakoneta Daily News |
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An Artist?s Work Gets Its First Cataloguing and Show
An exhibition at the Noyes Museum of Art is the first extensive showing and cataloging of the work of George Washington Nicholson, a landscape painter.
New York Times |
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Winners named in art museum show
The Brevard Art Museum's 2008 Juried Show opened to museum members Friday night. It was, as expected, a lovely affair.
Florida Today |
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Northeastern State University’s Office of Public Relations wins awards
TAHLEQUAH — The Northeastern State University Office of Public Relations received seven awards for outstanding work in the areas of video, photography, graphic design, writing and web design at the Oklahoma College Public Relations Association Awards Banquet held July 14 at Post Oak Lodge in Tulsa.
Muskogee Phoenix |
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A local art group explores 'Inner Landscapes' with summer show
Fittingly for vacation season, the South Bay Area Women's Caucus for Art is offering some unusual sightseeing close to home with an exhibit at downtown San Jose's main library.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Lotus Festival: Where Have All the (Lotus ) Flowers Gone?
Everything you could expect from the Lotus Festival was there, except for the lotus flowers themselves!
The Epoch Times |
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Ex-McDonald's Thief Now Finalist In Jingle Contest
Tamien Bain has come full circle, from a criminal to an aspiring music artist. As a teenager, the Miami boy robbed a McDonald's. As an adult, he's entered a contest to rap the chain's newest jingle. CBS4's Jorge Estevez brought the Miami man to the McDonald's for the first time to share how it changed his life.
CBS4 Miami |
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Landscapes span aesthetic spectrum in art exhibit at Buckham Gallery in Flint
FLINT, Michigan - Five artists with different perspectives on "Your Place and Mine" are featured at Buckham Gallery.
The Flint Journal |
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New twist to the rise of London's Tate Modern
The Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron yesterday unveilednew proposals for the extension to London's Tate Modern museum - the symbol of the city's resurgent art scene.
Financial Times |
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Crystal appointed to 9/11 memorial board
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum announced it has named comedian and native New Yorker Billy Crystal to its board of directors.New York Gov. David Paterson was also appointed honorary trustee at the Memorial and Museum's quarterly meeting, officials said Thursday.I would like to welcome Billy Crystal and Gov. Paterson to the Board of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the ...
Moldova.org |
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Art fair provides hands-on opportunity to Rose Garden residents
An art fair where guests are invited to try their hand at making a foam board sculpture or Japanese brush painting takes place July 24 in the courtyard of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1100 Shasta Ave.
San Jose Mercury News |
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'City' pops up for music festival
With up to 50,000 people expected each day at the first Mile High Music Festival, thousands of workers swarmed over the grounds of Dick's Sporting Goods Park for the past week. Click for video.
Rocky Mountain News |
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In response to Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s wish to preserve the ancient art of traditional Thai embroidery, Thonburi Rajabhat University recently hosted a competition of model paintings for Thai embroidery. Curious about who won what? Let’s find out in this special report by the Thai News Agency.
MCOT - English News By Thai News Agency |
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W. C. Handy Festival kicks off tonight in the Shoals
Tonight starts one of the most popular tourist attractions in the Valley. It's a festival that brings millions of dollars into the local economy.
WAFF 48 News Huntsville |
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St. Paul art museum head steps downs
Bruce Lilly is stepping down after 11 years as executive director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art in downtown St. Paul. The museum's business director, Natalie Obee , will serve as interim boss during the search for a successor.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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'Bay Area Now 5' showcases local art
"Bay Area Now 5," the multi-disciplinary exhibition of emerging and established local artists, is back with an ambitious four month-long program. Presented by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the triennial event brings the best of the San Francisco Bay Area's art scene to the public with a rich showcase of cross-generational and cross-disciplinary work.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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