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A list of exhibits currently on display at area galleries July 24-30
A list of exhibits currently on display at area galleries July 24-30 The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
Innovative Tattoo Design Contest at Tattoolizator.com Invites Entrants to Make Their Mark on a Millionaire
Tattoolizator.com (www.tattoolizator.com) offers a novel new tattoo design contest in which the top prize is space on the right arm of a Russian millionaire. Egor Lavrov is running the online contest, which will culminate next year with him filming himself getting the tattoo design receiving the most votes. Voters both submit their ideas and vote for their favorites and are eligible to win ... Centre Daily Times
Chalet Comellas opens art exhibit in Eustis
In an effort to find a shorthand that everyone can read, Chalet Comellas uses cultural symbols delivered in oil, acrylic and watercolor paints, ink, colored pencil, photographic prints and, well, anything that speaks to her. Orlando Sentinel
Edinburgh, open city
Every August, the Scottish capital plays host to the world's biggest season of arts events. Here, NS critics preview their highlights of this year's festival The New Statesman
Weaving festival planned
A TEXTILE and weaving festival is being held at Trowbridge Museum next month. Wiltshire Times
HEARD AROUND TOWN: Local scene finds home in Baltimore
A piece of Newburyport will soon have a permanent home in Baltimore. The Mount Vernon Institute in Baltimore will be closing its 19th century gallery for a short time as a number of the works become part of a touring exhibition. The Daily News of Newburyport
City plans $5M in El Paseo improvements
El Paseo may soon get a city-funded revitalization to the tune of almost $5 million. Plans call for improvements to signage, lighting, public art displays, irrigation, landscape, streets, sidewalks and pedestrian accessibility, according to a staff report. The Desert Sun
'SOTHEBY'S LOST MY ART'
An Italian author has filed a $32 million lawsuit accusing Sotheby's of losing his 16th-century painting. Giancorrado Ulrich sent a painting he believed to be "Rest on the Flight into Egypt," by the Renaissance painter Parmigianino, to the New... New York Post
Search engine offers mobile answers text service
We've all been there - sitting on the couch watching American Idol with a group of friends when one of the contestants launches into the 1987 dance-pop classic "Never Gonna Give You Up." After the contestant is ebulliently praised by Paula Abdul and brought to tears by Simon Cowell, Ryan Seacrest tells America that their votes are now more important than ever, and the commercials roll. The Daily Texan
Werewolves and hermits vie for £25,000 art prize
A painting inspired by the film An American Werewolf in London is contending with one that draws on Apocalypse Now for the UK's largest contemporary painting prize. Guardian Unlimited
Innovative Tattoo Design Contest at Tattoolizator.com Invites Entrants to Make Their Mark on a Millionaire
DORAL, Fla.----Tattoolizator.com offers a novel new tattoo design contest in which the top prize is space on the right arm of a Russian millionaire. Egor Lavrov is running the online contest, which will culminate next year with him filming himself getting the tattoo design receiving the most votes. Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Longtime environmentalist donates painting of tree to Lower Twp.
LOWER TOWNSHIP - Ruth Fisher is known for saving trees, but lately, she's just giving them away. Fisher, an environmental activist, some would call a "tree-hugger," has been commissioning paintings and photographs of Cape May County's outstanding trees for display in public buildings. Press of Atlantic City
Community connections
The Sterling Heights Public Library is hosting the Sterlingfest 2008 festival at the Sterling Heights City Center from July 31 to Aug. 2. The bookstore, run by the Friends of the Library, will be holding sales all three days. The Sterlingfest Art Fair runs in front of the library, where will artists display their work. Detroit Free Press
Tan Tock Seng clan presents family tree to Peranakan Museum
THIRTY descendents of philanthropist Tan Tock Seng on Thursday presented a copy of their latest family tree to the Peranakan Museum. The list, which starts with the Malacca-born Peranakan businessman, covers nine generations, 1,368 names, and is now almost 19 metres long. Straits Times
Peter Max returns to Stone Harbor with new exhibit
In his lengthy career as one of pop culture's artistic icons, Peter Max has gotten around. He held court at the Louvre in Paris, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, Russia, and in galleries in Japan. Courier-Post
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POLITICS continues to deface contemporary sculpture, especially public sculpture, in ways that defy easy explanation. Las Vegas CityLife
More than paint to resident's artwork
Nails, wood and concrete go into Albert Takacs' handiwork. But they're not part of a home construction project such as a driveway, a woodshed or an ivy-covered retaining wall. read more » The Times Express
Gallery shows making a splash for summer
During the summer, an art exhibit is easy to find. The Columbus Dispatch
A special birthday for Vine Village
A little jewel on the outskirts of Napa turns 35 Friday, with a celebration and wine auction to support the mission of giving people with autism, Down’s Syndrome and other disabilities a lively, comfortable and beautiful home of their own. Napa Valley Register
Monroeville Jazz Festival this weekend
The sixth annual Monroeville Jazz Festival will run from 5 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday in the north parking area outside the Boyce Park wave pool. read more » The Times Express
Showcase Events Calendar
"On the Move" art exhibit by the Red Shoe Gang, Portsmouth Historical Society, Discover Portsmouth Center, 8 Islington St., thru Labor Day, Barbara Stevens Adams, Katherine Clark, Suzanne deLesseps, Judith J.B. Totman, Stephen Sauter, reception 8/8 , 5 p.m., 436-8420, 436-4446, 778-9599. Foster's Daily Democrat
Best of the rest: Art auctions
If you're looking for the perfect Victorian lamp or Steindorf baby grand piano, you may want to swing by DuMouchelles this weekend. Detroit Free Press
Exhibits and Programs
Located along the ramp in the center of the museum, the Gallery showcases a new exhibit of interest to children and adults about every other month. Fascinated by flight? Longing to soar? Learn about aerodynamics and exercise your creativity in our Build It, Fly It exhibit. Foster's Daily Democrat
Down to the wire
WHEN it comes to sculpture and metalwork, there's no monkeying around from the Maciver brothers and their Peebles-based Beltane Studios foundry business. (24/07/2008 08:00:00) Borders Today
Photo exhibit opens at Montgomery Row
An inaugural solo exhibit of photographs and landscapes, by Nicole Sauston-Grady of Rhinebeck, opened at Montgomery Row Second Level at a reception last Friday, and will show through Aug. 30. Gazette Advertiser