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Australia's Indigenous Art Kingpin
Aboriginal art is big business in Australia these days, and there may not be a more imposing figure on the indigenous art market than John Ioannou. "Ioannou says he has a deep and ongoing concern for the welfare of his artists, buying them blankets and food as well as painting materials."
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Free Times - Ohio's Premier News, Arts, & Entertainment Weekly
“The Thinker,” which is displayed in front of the south entrance of the Cleveland Museum of Art, is one of a handful of monumental castings of the famous work that was produced under Rodin’s supervision.
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Free Times - Ohio's Premier News, Arts, & Entertainment Weekly
If a concert happens in downtown Cleveland and hardly anyone hears it, does it really happen at all? The Downtown Cleveland Alliance has announced a photo contest that is sure to gather evidence of the dozens of events and concerts going on downtown this summer.
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Tilting at Spanish History: 'A Manuscript of Ashes' by Antonio Muñoz Molina
Five years ago, Antonio Muñoz Molina's novel "Sepharad" was published in English to rapturous reviews. Not since W.G. Sebald's "The Emigrants" had a new European writer so powerfully seized the imagination of American readers. "Sepharad" was, in fact, a kind of transposition, into Spanish history and language, of Sebald's masterpiece — with its blending of fact and fiction, its obsession with ...
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Looking through the windows of the community
Area residents have an opportunity to take a sneak peek at some of the museums and cultural sites that are located in DeKalb County. Officials from the Northern Illinois University Art Museum are hosting the Community Windows II project at Altgeld Hall, located on the university’s campus.
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Melbourne Art Fair At 20
"The Melbourne Art Fair turns 20 this year, and it's come a long way. In 1988... 23 galleries were involved and they exhibited at the Royal Exhibition Building, upstairs from a tractor show.
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Spiders, snakes slither into museum
SYCAMORE - A host of creepy, crawly creatures are scheduled to arrive in Sycamore this weekend. Officials from the Midwest Museum of Natural History are set to host the “I Like Spiders and Snakes” exhibit, Aug. 2 and 3 in the lower level of the museum.
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Scottsdale museum director resigns
The director of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will be resigning from her position at the Scottsdale museum this October.
East Valley Tribune |
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Monkey from Mars: A Ga. crime lab's museum oddity
Other museums might have more or flashier items to display.
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Adrian Searle on artist Sarah Morris's exhibition, Lesser Panda
Adrian Searle: The Olympics are at the heart of US artist Sarah Morris's chillingly immaculate work
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In a nutshell...
The first annual Salmon Valley Women's Festival will offer three days of laughing, learning and sharing stories at the Rockin's River Resort. The festival from Aug. 15 to 17 will offer creative and empowerment workshops, sweat lodge, meditation, entertainment and more along with vendors and card readers. For more information on complete program and fees visit the web site at ...
Prince George Citizen Online |
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En Plein Air Fine Art Show and Sale
Artist, Paul Uhlman previews the 21st Annual En Plein Air Fine Art Show.
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Claremont Museum of Art gets $10 million donation
The Claremont Museum of Art has received a $10 million gift from a donor just 15 months after it opened, museum officials said.
The Fresno Bee |
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Monkey from Mars: A Ga. Crime Lab's Museum Oddity
Other museums might have more or flashier items to display. But only the mini-museum of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation can boast of possessing such an other-world oddity as the monkey from Mars.
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Local photography firm changes name
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The Bellingham Herald |
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Hollywood takes back seat at Venice
Big Hollywood studios will take a back seat at this year's Venice film festival, with the competition line-up highlighting independent US cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies.
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Museum trip, summer concerts in August
The Metuchen Recreation and CulturalArts Commission will host a bus trip to the Brooklyn Art Museum Aug. 13. The cost is $23 for senior citizens/students, $25 for adults and includes a guided tour of the latest exhibit, American Identities. The bus will depart from the Metuchen Borough Hall at 9:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 3 p.m.
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Elmhurst museums to see improvements
The Elmhurst Historical and Art museums have received grants obtained by state Reps. Dennis Reboletti and Bob Biggins.
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10th Annual Schoodic Art Festival Underway
WINTER HARBOR (NEWS CENTER) -- The Schoodic Art Festival, also known as Schoodic Arts For All, kicked off Monday. The festival is in its 10th year and features 66 workshops and 26 performances. There are also three art shows.
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Maine Air Museum In Bangor Looking For Cartoon Artist
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- Volunteers at the Maine Air Museum in Bangor are looking for information on cartoon artist SSgt. Joseph T. Tracy. One of the volunteers bought the cartoon drawings at a yard sale and reframed them.
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Arts fest attracts big bands
The Austin roots/rock group Band of Heathens may not be based in Utah, but its making Park City its' home for the 2008 Arts Festival.
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Luxury Home Tour event 50 percent bigger than last year
Volunteers plan to auction $30,000 in furniture, $30,000 in original art, jewelry, ski-lift and golf tickets, scooters, designer clothes and shoes,
Park Record |
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Solo exhibit to benefit priests opens Wednesday
MANILA, Philippines - Feminist artist-poet Tala Contreras will hold a solo exhibit starting Wednesday for the Missionaries of Jesus, a congregation of Catholic priests.
GMA News |
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Gallery packs in three exhibitions
During August the Cowra Regional Art Gallery is presenting three inspiring exhibitions that display the creative and experimental possibilities of printmaking and textile design.
Cowra Guardian |
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Monkey from Mars: A Ga. crime lab's museum oddity
By WALTER PUTNAM Other museums might have more or flashier items to display. But only the mini-museum of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation can boast of possessing such an other-world oddity as the monkey from Mars. The bureau's state crime lab lobby has its requisite displays on forensic science, including an illegal moonshine still and the microscopic fibers that solved the 1981-82 Atlanta ...
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