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Hastings Marketplace construction begins
Sketch provided by Opus East L.L.C. An artist’s rendering of the Hastings Marketplace in Manassas, the first phase of which is scheduled to open next spring.
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Nollen Plaza future vision includes 50-foot waterfall
Nollen Plaza could be transformed with a gateway waterfall, restrooms that double as artwork and a fire hearth to warm visitors in cold weather if residents' suggestions are incorporated into renovation efforts.
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With young artists priced high, masters sell better
In an interesting trend in the Indian art market this summer, parity in prices between works by contemporary artists and modern masters is prompting buyers to settle for the latter.
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Artwork to be created as final Earth Day event
The Fairfax Trails Awareness Project will have its final Earth Day event for 2008 at 9:30 a.
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Africa's Worldly 'Treasures,' Torn From the Wild
The new "Treasures" show at the National Museum of African Art invites us to take purely aesthetic pleasure in 74 pieces of carved ivory, from whole tusks to tiny figurines. The exhibition's organizers say it's "about art, about collecting" -- most of its objects are now or were once held by priv...
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Who's Blogging
WHEN: Today, 1 to 4 p.m. WHERE: Parks of Mount Vernon Place and Walters Art Museum,
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Artist Talk -- 04/26/08 at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
Artist Talk -- 04/26/08 at Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
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Pittsburgh subway station tile mural worth $15 million
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ A mural in a subway station that is being demolished is worth $15 million, more than the cash-strapped transit agency expected, raising questions about how the artwork should be cared for once it is removed.
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Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival artists' applications due
Artist applications due for Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival
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Salute Idol sets auditions
Salute, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing awareness and support of issues facing active military personnel, veterans and their families, is sponsoring its "Salute Idol" contest in May.
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Indian artist wins UK art award
The award was presented to Harsha on Thursday night at the National Museum in Cardiff by Jack Persekian, chairman of the Judging Panel, and Chinese artist Xu Bing, also a judge and the winner of the first Artes Mundi Prize. An accomplished story-teller, 39-year-old Harsha has turned the Indian tradition of miniature painting into a form that enables him to mix the specific with the universal.
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Indian artist Harsha wins 40,000 pound Artes Mundi Prize
London, April 26: Indian artist N.S. Harsha, who tells stories about everyday life in India through his paintings, has been awarded the prestigious 40,000 pound ($80,000) Artes Mundi Prize, considered Britain's biggest art award.
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Sculptures reveal artist's inner thoughts
In the art piece "Crocodile Tears," a weeping crocodile towers above a girl. She extends her left hand, touching the creature's chest in a show of comfort. Photo Gallery
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With young artists priced high, masters sell better
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, April 26 : In an interesting trend in the Indian art market this summer, parity in prices between works by contemporary artists and modern masters is prompting buyers to settle for the latter.
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Music, art worlds converge
LAFAYETTE -- Festival International de Louisiane kicked off its big weekend Friday with food and music from around the world, accented by some of the best art to be found.
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Origins of oil-based paints traced to seventh-century Asia
The technique of painting in oils was developed in Asia as much as 800 years before it appeared in Europe, according to a new analysis of murals found inside caves at Bamiyan in Afghanistan.
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Photo Gallery
CANTON Photography is Tim Belden's passion. He's taken photos of his adopted daughter's visit to her native country of China. Belden is working on a photo book about old school buildings to be torn down in the Sandy Valley Local School District.
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Nano Photos Rival Modern Art
The best images discovered under microscopes give artists a run for their money. .
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Auctions: Freeman's goes farther afield with English, Continental
Though it is better known for its sales of American arts and antiques, Freeman's also has a respectable reputation for goods from overseas - as its two-day spring sale next week of English and Continental furniture, silver and decorative arts demonstrates.
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FALLBROOK: First film festival off to strong start
FALLBROOK ---- Move over, Tinseltown, Fallbrook's dusted off its silver screen and rolled out a red carpet of its own. The first film festival to be hosted in the "Friendly Village" got off to a robust start Friday night, as more than 100 filmmakers
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Garden Calendar
Thursday, May 1 Azalea Garden Party, fund-raiser to support garden's upkeep, with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, raffle, live music, kids' activities; 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fee: $125; $65 under age 35; free ages under 12; $10 additional at door; call or e-mail for advance reservations. Azalea Garden, Fairmount Park, Kelly and Waterworks Drives (behind Philadelphia Museum of Art); 215-988-8830; ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Jazz festival now in tune with Twilight
[ Along with clanging bells, clicking gears and cheering fans, new sounds are filling Twilight revelers' ears this weekend.
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Community News Briefs
The Bridgeton Recreation Department is looking for food and craft vendors to participate in the 2008 events line up. The events include: Fourth of July Festival, Theater in the Park, Sunday Night Concerts, Movie Night, Going Green at the Cohanzick Zoo, and Festival of Lights.
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CCC newspaper, The Voice' honored
VINELAND -- Cumberland County College's student newspaper, The Voice, was awarded second place for General Excellence in the 2007 New Jersey Collegiate Press "Better College Newspaper Contest."
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Things get big and buggy at Morton Arboretum
Itsy-bitsy spiders they are not. David Rogers' "Big Bugs" sculptures made their debut Friday at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, attracting plenty of attention and leaving many onlookers, well, bug-eyed.
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