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Case Logic Announces "Your Art, Our Bag" Contest for New Artist Series Collection
With a sea of standard messenger bags and backpacks available to consumers, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle. Today, Case Logic announces the launch of their new Artist Series Collection, which encourages consumers to put their own creative design on bags from the collection. Centre Daily Times
Bond issues moves museum closer to reality
At first glance it looks like a mass of red dirt piled high off the ground, sloping downward as northbound Interstate 35 curves east onto I-40.But after exiting the highway onto Eastern Avenue, the growl of construction equipment moving earth, concrete and steel reveals how close — and how far — a decades-old dream is to becoming reality. Ada Evening News
New sculpture installed in Harbor Town
California artist James Russell recently installed a sculpture at the Auction Street roundabout, which leads to Harbor Town. Memphis Business Journal
People: John Lydon, Alesha Dixon and Robbie Williams
John Lydon seems determined to ruin any chance of another “summer of love”. The Sex Pistol, who dealt brusquely with unwanted attention from Duffy, the Welsh songstress (People, June 18), has been accused of provoking a rock star ruck during a festival in Barcelona. Times Online
Vettriano donates rare drawing to help save Welsh art gallery
Scottish artist Jack Vettriano has donated a rare drawing to help raise funds to keep the oldest art gallery in Wales open. The drawing, entitled Beautiful Dreamer, is one of 11 works by selected artists being auctioned at the Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw gallery, in Pwllheli, north Wales. The Herald
Bead artist holds sessions at university museum
Associated Press - July 21, 2008 3:34 PM ET FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Athabascan artist Kathleen Hildebrand Meckel is holding sessions on beadworking at the University of Alaska Museum of the... KTUU Anchorage
Expert: Goldie painting taken on order
An art expert believes a Charles Goldie painting has been stolen to order. The painting, taken from a residential address in Mosgiel near Dunedin could be worth $200,000. TVNZ
Union Station Photography Hearing Tuesday
We've chronicled photographer harassment in the D.C. area, most recently at Union Station , where amateur photogs have encountered great confusion as to who owns which portions of the station and shops, where those sections end, and what rules apply to photographers in each one. Tomorrow, the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Managment of the U.S. House of ... DCist
Expo Water 2008: The shame of being a Romanian
The World Water Exhibition is opened for 93 days between June 14 and September 14, at Expo Zaragoza 2008. This is the most important event of this type connected with the ecology in 2008, with the participation of 105 states, among which also Romania in its own way. Nine O'Clock
Capitol Square and its first Third Thursday
A group of East Arlington gallery and boutique owners met last May in ARTBEAT’s studio space to talk about how to promote the neighborhood art scene. Video of the event The Arlington Advocate
Artist Sally Sorenson artwork is selected for display in Madison
An artwork by Springbrook artist Sally Sorenson was chosen as one of eight artworks being displayed in Madison as part of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra (WCO) celebration: 25 years of “Concerts on the Square.” Spooner Advocate
County’s Gallery Hop includes five art galleries
Washburn County’s Gallery Hop features five local art galleries, all with personalities of their own. It is a great way to spend a day using less than a tank of gas. Grab some friends and do it. Spooner Advocate
Inside Track: Midsummer Derby Artist
When the owner of a Saratoga Springs, N.Y., gallery learned that a visitor thought a poster commemorating the 1985 Travers Stakes didn't serve the gallery or the race proper respect, the owner challenged the visitor to create something finer. BloodHorse
Build Your Own Photography Softbox [Photography]
As any photography hobbyist knows, shelling out for expensive gear can put a hurt on your pocketbook. We've covered how to create a cheap DIY softbox here before, but if you're looking for something... Lifehacker
Pablo Ganguli: Visitors in Russia
It is that time of the year again when I find myself programming our annual festival of arts, media, literature, film and music in Russia.... HuffingtonPost
Hack Your Point-and-Shoot into a Time Lapse Camera [Digital Cameras]
CamTim is a hack that'll let you use any digital camera with a remote control for time-lapse photography. It's not super-easy, but it won't make you cry (probably). It's basically a board you program... Gizmodo
Content Licensing Firm GumGum Gets $500k Of $1 Million First Round
GumGum, a startup that helps companies monetize and license their content, has raised $500,000 from First Round Capital,as part of a planned $1 million first round, according to peHUB, citing a regulatory filing. The Santa Monica, CA-based startup offers a platform for licensing content using both a CPM and ad-supported model. It's emphasis is on licensing out photography, a tricky issue given ... CBS News
Chesney grabs the limelight, surprises crowd
Sure, Woodwork Roadshow was the winner of Friday’s “The Next Big Star” contest, the four-band competition for the right to open Kenny Chesney’s big show. But the band ended up being upstaged by the star himself. Shrieks sprang from mouths and cell phones and cameras were pulled from pockets as Chesney — who kicks off his “Poets & Pirates Tour 2008” today at Williams-Brice-Stadium — made a ... The State
Jim's Film Festival Diary for Sunday July 20th
Film: Otto; or, Up with Dead People Future Screening: None Again, life got in the way and I ended up seeing only one other festival movie this weekend. And I'm afraid it may be my last this year. But hey, there's always next year! Otto; or, Up with Dead People Hey, it's another movie with two titles and an "or" between them! And actually, I could give the film yet another ... Phillyist
The Devastation of Iraq's Past
Catastrophe! The Looting and Destruction of Iraq's Past an exhibition at the Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, April 10–December 31, 2008. New York Review of Books
Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
Over the last week or so I've talked about how the Cottage Industry show at the Baltimore Contemporary has mixed communitarianism with institutional critique. Arts Journal
Talking Shop: Historic Columbia shop reopens
Art, replicas and fancies of the 19th century can all be found at the Historic Columbia Foundation’s Museum Shop . Sure, it is off the typical and beaten path of retail apparel, accessories and electronics but finds at this store affect the consciousness. On Saturday, the near 40-year-old shop — which sells collectibles, private-label jellies and jams, face jugs, goat’s milk soap and lotion and ... The State
Young professionals invited to party
The Columbia Young Professionals Alliance hosts its second annual holiday party on Wednesday. The party begins at 6 p.m. at the Columbia Museum of Art. Admission is one unwrapped gift or a $10 donation to the Toys for Tots program. The public is invited and reservations are not required. The alliance is a group of nine of Columbia’s leading membership organizations. • Career fair Wednesday ... The State
Fringe Festival 2008
The arts-KC Fringe Festival, running until July 27, is jam-packed with live theater, dance, performance art, visual art, spoken word, puppetry, storytelling, film and fashion. The Kansas City Star
New display planned for museum
The Wabash County Historical Museum announces a major new exhibit in the changing gallery space. "Homer Davisson: Painter of the Mississinewa" explores the artist's work from his years in Europe to the time he spent painting scenes of the outdoors near Somerset. Wabash Plain Dealer