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Video: Museum of Art in process of recovery
The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is undergoing restoration work after floodwaters from the June deluge caused nine inches of sewage to back up in the basement, where a majority of its collection was stored.The museum is news storing its works of art on the second floor until the basement can be used to hold the permanent collection.The museum’s first floor galleries and gift shop are scheduled to ...
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The Natchez Democrat
RUSTON — The first exhibition featuring book arts by Louisiana Tech art students created this summer is on display through July 31 at Lincoln Parish Library in Ruston.
The Natchez Democrat |
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A Sculpture Down for the Count
A visitor at an exhibition at the Royal Academy in London on Saturday slipped and fell into a nine-foot ceramic sculpture, smashing it into hundreds of pieces.
New York Times |
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Hollywood takes a back seat at Venice film festival
Big Hollywood studios will take a back seat at the Venice film festival, with the competition lineup highlighting independent US cinema, Italian productions and Japanese animation movies.
Independent Online |
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Those Rambunctious Humans: What?s a Dog to Do?
?Greatest American Dog? assembles a typical roster of contestants, moves them all into a big California house and pits them against one another.
New York Times |
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WONT POST TO WEB TILL MIDNIGHT High-tech study reveals early Van Gogh work beneath landscape
WON'T POST TO WEB TILL MIDNIGHT. X-rays from a particle accelerator help scientists reconstruct a portrait the artist had covered up to paint his 'Patch of Grass' in 1887. Using a thin beam of synchrotron X-rays generated by a particle accelerator, European scientists have reconstructed a portrait of a peasant woman painted by Vincent van Gogh that had been concealed beneath another painting ...
Los Angeles Times |
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Black history may get big boost
The Smithsonian Institution is interested in partnering with Drayton Hall and Charleston's proposed International African American Museum to preserve black history. The directors of each organization, including the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, are scheduled to meet today at the County School District's offices on Calhoun Street. The ...
The Post and Courier |
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Beijing?s Less Visible Artists
Contemporary art in China is a man?s world, but these female artists in Beijing are creating some of the most innovative work around.
New York Times |
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Where the buffalo roam
Workers at The Crucible foundry in Norman had a tall order Tuesday afternoon -- loading a 12-foot-tall sculpture of a buffalo onto a truck for transport to Rapid City, S.D."The sculpture is 12 feet tall and the door is only 13 feet tall," said Steven White, director of operations at The Crucible, 110 E.
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5.4 hits SoCal
CHINO HILLS - A magnitude-5.4 earthquake rolled and jolted the Inland Valley Tuesday afternoon, causing broken waterlines, shattered windows, power outages, shaken nerves and even forcing Pomona City Hall to close. Video: Earthquake at Al Houghton Stadium Photo Gallery: 5.4 Earthquake rattles Chino Hills Photo Gallery: 5.4 Earthquake in the Inland Valley
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Big art auction to help ‘littles’
Connoisseurs of art and food will feast Friday at the fifth annual Art Auction for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Winona and second annual Taste of Winona at Signatures Restaurant.
Winona Daily News |
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Westfield Camera Club photo enthusiasts focus on their skills
WESTFIELD - For more than 30 years, the Westfield Camera Club has been in full swing. Richard Simmons, club past president, describes photography as a "fascinating hobby," and said the club was basically designed to promote the art of photography.
The Republican |
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Summer Festival Days at Springfield Museums hosts carnival
SPRINGFIELD - Summer Festival Days at the Springfield Museums continues from Tuesday to Aug. 8 with "Summer Carnival." Activities are free with the price of museum admission unless noted.
The Republican |
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Skinner descendant recalls life at museum he once called home
HOLYOKE - For most people, Wistariahurst is a museum. But when Allerton W. Kilborne steps inside the palatial home on Cabot Street, it's like entering a time machine for the 61-year-old Washington, D.C., history teacher.
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Nazi-Looted Art Treasures, Owners Unknown, Go on Show in Paris
July 30 (Bloomberg) -- Looting art in wartime was not invented by the Nazis. Yet they were notorious for it. Adolf Hitler needed paintings and sculptures for his pet project, the biggest museum in the world, to be built in Linz where he had spent his youth.
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Painting colors day at Meadowbrook HealthCare
PLATTSBURGH -- The tables of the main dining room at Meadowbrook Healthcare were laid out with pallets of violet, red, green, yellow and white and equipped with glasses of water and paint brushes.
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All in a Day's Drive-Corning
Yvette Sterbank who works at CMOG said, "We like to say that when you come to the Corning Museum of Glass, you see glass, you watch glass being made and you make it yourself. We have the world's largest collection of glass and art, it covers 35 centuries."
WROC Rochester |
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Dancin' Saturday away at Riverwalk
There was music designed to get the toes tapping and feet moving as the town of Jupiter hosted a Summer Festival at Riverwalk.
The Jupiter Courier |
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Rufus Wainwright Goes Wild in Watermill; The Transom Thumbs a Ride
“It gets a little nutty,” sighed the singer Rufus Wainwright at the 15th Annual Watermill Summer Benefit in Southampton on Saturday, July 26. “When they bring the horse in… there will be a horse. Being auctioned off. So that’ll be fun.” The evening’s dress code was “decadent chic.” Mr. Wainwright wore a green leopard print suit (“It’s Viktor & Rolf. And they made it specifically for ...
The New York Observer |
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The Arts Have Received Short Shrift In This County
It looks like Hillsborough County's public art program might be on the chopping block.
Northeast Tampa News & Tribune |
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Keeping The Covenant
Children will be able to visit Mr. Abraham's Neighborhood, dig for desert treasures, set a Seder table and wear animal costumes on Noah's Ark - at an interactive exhibit aimed at exposing youngsters to Jewish culture.
Northwest Tampa News & Tribune |
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Library seeking students for 'Walls of Art' display
The Morningside Branch Library, 2410 Morningside Blvd., is seeking students ages 18 and under willing to display their finished artwork on the "Walls of Art" for the "Back to School Student Art Display" in September.
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More News
North Potomac resident Reni Malloy’s search for a place to move her husband’s sculpture was featured in the May 12 issue of The Gazette. Malloy’s husband, Cy Malloy was a lobbyist who strived all his life to become a sculptor.
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AT&T move to Dallas bodes well for area arts and education
When San Antonio's McNay Art Museum wanted cash for an ambitious plan to nearly double its exhibit space, it turned to AT&T Inc. "We needed $51 million – more than any cultural institution in San Antonio had ever raised before," said William Chiego, the museum's director.
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Art museum gets $10M gift
CLAREMONT - The Claremont Museum of Art announced this week the receipt of an anonymous $10 million gift.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |
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