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New blood energizes annual festival
Cellist Roman Borys says he never pulled as many all-nighters in university as he has while preparing for this year's Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival.
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Sculptor's life and art to be celebrated Sunday
CHEYENNE n Renowned Wyoming sculptor Robert Russin was most proud of two of his statues.
Casper Star-Tribune |
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Star billing for crime solvers
WASHINGTON - America's fascination with crime took a new turn when the National Museum of Crime and Punishment opened May 23. In film classics such as ''Little Caesar'' and ''Dial M for Murder'' and today's TV staples of ''CSI'' and ''Law & Order,'' crime has long been glorified.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Arizona Science Center to host 'Chronicles of Narnia' exhibition
The Arizona Science Center in Phoenix will play host to "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition" starting Saturday.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Iowa City resident’s artifacts on display
Artifact donations and loans from Iowa City resident William Blair made possible a University of Northern Iowa exhibition of artifacts from west and central Africa.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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Impressionist art by women at San Francisco museum
Impressionist paintings by four women will be the focus of an exhibition at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco this summer. The exhibition, ''Women Impressionists: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzales, Marie Bracquemond,'' will run June 21 to Sept. 21.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Painted ponies to adorn streets of Lake Geneva
In the spirit of Chicago's "Cows on Parade" and Cincinnati's "Big Pig Gig," a herd of painted ponies will adorn the streets of Lake Geneva, Wis., this summer as Special Methods in Learning Equine Skills (SMILES) has put together a public art exhibition featuring life-size fiberglass colts transformed into works of art by area artisans.
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Around the Bend: 07.19.08
Gus and his creator Ellen Fehrenkamp will be at the Gift Gallery at the Art Center of Corpus Christi, 100 N. Shoreline Blvd., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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GOP has new candidate for Chesco House seat
Southern Chester County Republicans have chosen a financial adviser to carry forward their campaign in what is expected to be a hotly contested race for the 13th District state House seat.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Celebrating world music at family festival
Emeline Michel is a New York-based Haitian singer who's sung her French and Creole songs across North America and western Europe.
The Union |
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Brad Winter brings his creativity to Cappa center
Near the main door of Black Hills Workshop’s Suzie Cappa Center, a men’s white dress shirt has been decoupaged onto a canvas. In another gallery room, a kitchen chair is covered completely with stamps.
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Sculptor to cast famed horse in bronze
It’s not obvious, but part of the artist’s signature on the new statue of the famed bucking horse Tipperary reads “Cowboy to Cowboy.”
Rapid City Journal |
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Growing young gardeners
The Junior Journey Program recently introduced a group of children to the plant world of flowers, trees, fruits and vegetables. In the scores of gardens scattered about the museum grounds, kids viewed the native plants, grasses and flowers before donning gloves and grabbing various yard tools to try the age-old practice of gardening.
Rapid City Journal |
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Faith files: 'Embrace Wilmington' this week
A new church festival will offer games, music and food in Rodney Square from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
The News Journal |
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Successful artist draws from a world of graffiti
Museumgoers know that painters prepare little detailed studies before they embark on a full-blown canvas.
The News Journal |
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Artscape
Enjoy a weekend packed with stars, glamour, entertainment, food and lots of art at Baltimore's Artscape, the nation's largest free outdoor public arts festival. Events and activities, on- and offsite, include fashion shows; visual-arts exhibits; opera, theater and dance performances. This year's event also features an Organic Food Court, which offers a number of sustainable and organic items, ...
Baltimore Sun |
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Artscape food goes 'green'
The idea of organic food at Artscape seems so right - those artistic, hippie types eat a lot of sprouts and tofu, don't they? But it also seems so wrong. Festival food is about grease and calories: funnel cakes, gyros, pizza, fries, hamburgers, Jamaican wings and jumbo hot dogs.
Baltimore Sun |
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Who is city's new culture czar?
Just about everyone who lives in the arts has his or her "aha" moment - the realization that the musical dialogue of a string quartet or empty canvas of the dance stage are lures too strong to resist. And for Gary P. Steuer, that moment came while moonlighting at the Museum of Modern Art.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Lifesize mustang sculpture eyed
ROCK SPRINGS - A life-size bronze sculpture of a mustang will greet students at Western Wyoming Community College next year.
Billings Gazette |
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GOP has new candidate for Chesco House seat
Southern Chester County Republicans have chosen a financial adviser to carry forward their campaign in what is expected to be a hotly contested race for the 13th District state House seat.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Sampling of the rustic lifestyle in Gunstock expo
By GEOFF CUNNINGHAM Jr. Geoff Cunningham Jr/Citizen Photo STIHL SCULPTURE ...
The Citizen of Laconia |
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Making art at camp
Six-year-old Camden Garrett stands up a rain stick he made during Rome Area Council for the Arts’ Art Camp. The kids involved in the camp had a chance to show off the work they did during the week to their family and friends during an art show Friday. See Sunday’s Roman Life section for a feature about area camps, including online photo galleries.
Rome News-Tribune |
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Painting a place where art, environment collide
Allison Stewart says she entered the art world through the back door, and there's truth in the statement.
The Aspen Times |
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Tucson Time Capsule : Early days of 'Curving Arcades'
As public art often is, "Curving Arcades" had been controversial from the outset. When the Arizona Board of Regents approved the University of Arizona's request for a sculpture on the mall, even then-UA President John Schaefer said "I'm a little bit nervous about this."
Arizona Daily Star |
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Faith and Spiritual Life: Good Works
Volunteers from Crosswater Community Church recently helped quench the thirst of people attending the Sultan Shindig festival in Sultan. Roughly 200 volunteers helped hand out more than 4,000 bottles of water, ran popcorn machines and held a raffle.
Everett Herald |
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