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News n Reviews Auckland International Film Festival:
Thistle Hall is a vibrant community centre in the heart of New Zealand's cultural capital. We provide a community hall, meeting room and Wellington's only community gallery showcasing a range of artists and crafts people, from the established to the emerging.
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Western painting, bronze fetch $9M-plus at auction
Two iconic pieces by turn-of-the-century artist Charles M. Russell — a painting depicting a stagecoach holdup and a bronze sculpture of two Native Americans on a buffalo hunt — have sold at an auction for more than $9 million.
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Western painting, bronze fetch $9M-plus at auction
Two iconic pieces by turn-of-the-century artist Charles M. Russell _ a painting depicting a stagecoach holdup and a bronze sculpture of two Native Americans on a buffalo hunt _ have sold at an auction for more than $9 million.
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Kids' art showcases Hispanic culture
Through the large glass windows of Great Florida Bank in Little Havana, passersby could see dozens of multicolored children's drawings and people dancing to salsa music.
Miami Herald |
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Binh Dinh all set for mega festival
VietNamNet Bridge - With just a week to go before the Binh Dinh festival kicks off on August 1, the hometown of the legendary Emperor Quang Trung is agog.
Vietnam Net |
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Close to Home : 21st birthday
From October 31 to November 9 Taranaki will be celebrating the 21st birthday of its Rhododendron and Garden Festival. Forty-nine diverse gardens will be participating, including 18 gardens of significance and six gardens of national significance.
The New Zealand Herald |
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A gallery of one's own
Culture: What's the point of a museum of art by women, asks Joanna Moorhead
Guardian Unlimited |
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Russell artwork sells for more than $9 million in Reno
Associated Press - July 27, 2008 8:34 PM ET RENO, Nev. (AP) - Two iconic pieces of artwork by Charles M. Russell - a painting depicting a stagecoach holdup and a bronze sculpture of 2 Native...
KPAX Missoula |
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Art dealers caught up Indigenous 'carpet-bagging' scandal
Allegations of widespread exploitation of Aboriginal artists have surfaced in central Australia.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Jazz floods church service
Worshippers at St. Paul Lutheran Church Davenport soaked in jazz music during Sunday’s festival jazz worship services to coincide with the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival.
Quad-City Times |
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Mark Borkowski on celebrities and staying in the public eye
The decline in a star's fame follows a certain trend, and fame can be continued ad infinitum in the hands of a careful, clever "flack" or publicity agent. I spent a year poring over cuttings, pondering this notion as I studied the various methods and madnesses of the publicist. I started to wonder if Andy Warhol - an artist by calling but a master of the stunt and the soundbite - was right; ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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Russell Artwork Sells For More Than $9 Million In Reno
Two iconic pieces of artwork by Charles M. Russell - a painting depicting a stagecoach holdup and a bronze sculpture of two Native Americans on a buffalo hunt - have sold for more than $9 million at auction.
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Trash sculpture erected in Russian city
ULAN-UDE, Russia, July 27 (UPI) -- A sculpture constructed entirely of garbage found on the banks of Russia's Lake Baikal was erected in the Buryat Republic's capital, environmentalists say.
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Art calendar
AHA ARTS FESTIVAL, with art, craft sale and entertainment; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 27; Kapi'olani Community College; free; www.cds.hawaii.edu/aha.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Joanna Moorhead
What's the point of a museum of art by women, asks Joanna Moorhead
Guardian Unlimited |
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Jam session
Being in a jam isn’t always a bad thing, particularly when it comes to bluegrass festivals.
Wichita Falls Times Record News |
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Zlotnik paintings to be exhibited in posthumous tribute to art therapist
In a rare posthumous tribute, six Bellingham businesses will display Tammy Zlotnik's paintings this August, a testament to her impact on the local arts community.
The Bellingham Herald |
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Russell artwork sells for more than $9 million in Reno
Sun, Jul 27, 2008 (4:03 p.m.) Two iconic pieces of artwork by Charles M. Russell _ a painting depicting a stagecoach holdup and a bronze sculpture of two Native Americans on a buffalo hunt _ have sold for more than $9 million at auction.
Las Vegas Sun |
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All Events for 29 July 2008
Until 31 Jul 2008 This latest drama from Olivier Assayas observes the troubled fate of a priceless private art collection. Family members disagree as to its best use and whether they should preserve or sell, display...
My Village West End |
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Scaffolding becomes exhibition space at Bahçeşehir University
The question, "What would happen if a cube dropped out of the sky and we exhibited our pieces on it?" prompted Güven Çatak and his students at İstanbul's Bahçeşehir University to construct a scaffold upon which to display their works of art.
Zaman Online |
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Finding Inspiration For Your Artwork
Explore ways of finding inspiration for your works of art.
BellaOnline |
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4-H Fair winds down
The 2008 Edgar County 4-H Fair came to an end Wednesday evening with the annual livestock auction rounding out the annual event. According to 4-H Fair officials, the livestock auction raised a total of $54,825 with the top seller being Mariah Crandell selling her beef for $3,750.
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Experiments with colour and light
Many artists are concerned about how they can put an extra spin on their work. In two highly disparate exhibitions this week, artists decide to use projection as well as painting. The exuberant work of Mark Braunias tumbles all over the walls of the Bath Street Gallery.
The New Zealand Herald |
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The power of 3 in one exhibit
MANILA, Philippines - Water has always been the prime motivator and metaphor of Rico Lascano’s works.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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US exhibition to display Zim stone sculptures
Digitalburg.com. THE United States’ Powell Gardens has brought 54 monumental stone sculptures from the Chapungu Sculpture Park, Zimbabwe, as its major exhibition this summer and autumn.
The Herald |
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