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Sal Strom shows master's degree defense exhibit in Lincoln City
Local artist Sal Strom shares her thesis, “Vital Life Energy in an Ambiguous World,” with the public as part of her master's degree defense exhibit.
Newport News-Times |
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Art resale royalties bill takes hammering
A bill designed to get art dealers to collect resale royalties for artists is badly drafted and unworkable, according to Mowbray Collectables managing director John Mowbray.
Stuff |
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Music Media: Slipknot, Sparzanza, Gojira, Amon Amarth, Into Eternity, The Gates of Slumber, Backyard Babies
A new collection of videos with a healthy dose of album artwork. The journey into music videos (and other bits) continues its mission to deliver you something worthy of your time, perhaps introducing you to something new along the way.This week I continue compiling videos and various musical related tidbits for your viewing pleasure. Some will be brand spanking new, while others will just be ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Museum works to save 'Becky Thatcher House'
ST. LOUIS — The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Mo., hoped throngs of summer tourists would spread the word about its urgent efforts to save the Becky Thatcher House.
Southeast Missourian |
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An artist's touch
Karl Kowalski, woodcarver and owner of Woodcarving Outlet & Gifts of Seal Rock, adds detail with his chainsaw to a red cedar beaver outside his shop. His shop is a place where bears, captains, and cowboys congregate.
Newport News-Times |
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Local Red Cross recognizes businesses for flood-relief efforts
The Rock River Chapter of the American Red Cross on Thursday recognized local businesses that donated money for relief efforts after this year’s floods in Machesney Park and Rockford as part of the Rock’n for the Red festival.
Rockford Register Star |
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NPR Music Teams with WBGO & WFUV for Live Webcasts & Podcasts
For the first time, NPR Music, together with NPR Member stations WBGO/Jazz88.3FM in Newark, NJ, and WFUV 90.7FM New York, will live webcast and broadcast four days of performances from Festival Network's Newport Folk Festival and JVC Jazz Festival Newport next month, offering music by esteemed folk, rock, country, jazz, reggae and blues artists.
All About Jazz |
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Presbyterian Manor hosts Art is Ageless demonstration
For art enthusiasts or those who simply wanted to learn more about art, Presbyterian Manor hosted a demonstration on oil painting Tuesday.
Park Hills Daily Journal |
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Padgett plays key role in Colts' new stadium
Fell said Padgett was hired by Forrest Lucas, CEO of Lucas Oil Products — which spent $120 million for the naming rights to the stadium — to hang replicas of the NASCAR and Indy Racing League cars he sponsors near the entrance. Padgett has also hung an original racing boat from the rafters.
The Evening News and the Tribune |
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Art Walk in Eagle Ranch on Friday
As the calendar slips into August, local residents can savor both the sweetness of a summer evening and the scintillation of artwork at Eagle Ranch this Friday.
Vail Daily |
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Photo of the Day: August 1, 2008
Flickr user dullshick brings us this great photo of 7th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. during the flood of 1889, found in the archive of the Prints and Photography Reading Room at the Library of Congress. This flood affected many across the region, setting records and generally wreaking havoc. You can read more about the flood from the History of the Johnstown Flood (hat tip to Flickr ...
DCist |
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German museum displays Hitler's art online
A collection of art that Adolf Hitler dreamed of housing in its own Austrian museum is now on display on the Internet.
Daily Herald |
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Park Ave. festival kicks off tomorrow
The 32nd annual Park Ave. Summer Art Fest runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
MPNnow.com |
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Red River artists tackle life, society
VietNamNet Bridge – Depicting a group of workers waiting by the roadside to find work in town, Nguyen Hung Son from Ha Tay Province manages with the stroke of a brush to convey the clash of urban development and rural lifestyles in his oil painting Cuu Van (Porters).
Vietnam Net |
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Latest Additions
If it hadn’t been for a Barnstable Village woman who more than 20 years go summoned a special Nantucket individual to Cape Cod, the Centerville Beautification Committee today wouldn’t have its premier auction item going out to bid Aug. 5 as part of the village’s annual Old Home Week.
The Barnstable Patriot |
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Mexican artist brings “Colors of the Flavors” to Tehran
TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (MNA) -- Paintings created by Mexican artist Eugenia Marcos were on display during an exhibition from July 24 to 31 at the Mexico Embassy in Tehran.
mehrnews.com |
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Painting sale to fund kennel work
A Borders hunt puts a painting up for sale in order to help pay for the upkeep of its kennels.
BBC News |
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Hialeah fest looking for artists
Hialeah is looking for artists to display their works at the Art on Palm festival, part of the city's efforts to promote cultural programs.
Miami Herald |
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TMA FF
Fort Worth art collector and historian Morris C. Matson, known throughout the Texas art world as the “unofficial docent” of A.C. Cook’s Bull Ring, will bring his insights on pioneering artists of the Lone Star State 135 miles to the east as he leads the August First Friday Art Tour at the Tyler Museum of Art.
Tyler Morning Telegraph |
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Horizon highlights – $10 laptop, Google in your driveway, lost Van Gogh
Our regular roundup of sci-tech stories from across the web includes: unleashing the net on art masterpieces, Google says yes, it can peek down anyone’s driveway, and the $100 laptop is too expensive for India – they want a $10 computer. Let’s kick it off: Responsible Tech – Now, $10 laptop for students “After displaying its prowess [...]
The Christian Science Monitor |
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Caribbean Festival 2008, Part of the PECO Energy Multicultural Series, Celebrating Caribbean Culture at Penn's Landing
The authentic island sounds of reggae, roots international beat, hip-hop, gospel and creative dancing, complemented by a market place of Caribbean fashions and exotic cuisine are all highlights of the 22nd Annual Caribbean Festival.
Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance |
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DP Goes Cultural – London Festival of Architecture
The usual haunt of a Daily Peloton correspondent is likely to be one of a few number of places which include lurking around the door to a team bus, elbowing other journos out of the way at the finish of some bike race, or groaning with back-ache tied to the modern day equivalent of a Roman trireme, aka a PC. And when we do get on our bike it is usually to do something sweaty and dangerous.
Daily Peloton |
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Remembering, through art
Thomas Wernicke of Germany, holds a photograph for his exhibit Berditchev, which will open at the Catherine Dianich Gallery in Brattleboro, Friday.
Brattleboro Reformer |
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Ramin Parvin's paintings at Tehran's Mehrva Gallery
Ramin Parvin is the first winner of Mehrva Gallery small scale competition run this year. About 50 artists presented their work, and 12 were chosen to display their paintings at the gallery for six days. -Syma Sayyah, Tehran
Payvand Iran News |
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Art museum's Saturday program combines culture with family fun
Every once in a while, it's nice to show your kids some culture. Like ballet. Like a symphony. Like art. But these family outings are sometimes akin to a savings account at the bank. You make small deposits periodically and hope it amounts to something in the future.
Austin American-Statesman |
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