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Ceramicist Celebrates Ancient Techniques
John Rawlings dips into age-old processes to create his sculptures. It’s similar to the techniques used by older southwest cultures creating their black shiny pots. But where those are tiny, Rawlings’ works are huge. When firing his large single-piece two-foot slabs, the failure rate skyrockets. “It’s stressful to them and sometimes to me,” says the Flathead Valley Community College art ...
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Inland Idol title up for grabs Saturday
After more than 500 auditions, the top 30 contestants in the Inland Idol competition will face off in public Saturday at Crossroads Church in Corona. Auditions in Temecula, San Bernardino and Dos Lagos in Corona produced 160 semifinalists.
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Powell Gardens annual Festival of Butterflies opens this weekend
One of the facts you can learn at the Festival of Butterflies at Powell Gardens is a butterfly’s life is a short one.
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STARGAZING Sugarland holds no grudges
Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland can afford to let the critics be mean. When told by the West Palm Beach Post that one thinks “All I Want to Do” “marks a new frontier for bad country songs,” the singer laughed and said, “Never before has any piece of artwork or sculpture or a memoriam been erected in honor of a critic.”
The Kansas City Star |
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Brinsfield brings ‘Transit' to Kemper's ‘Conversation Pieces' series
Kansas City artist James Brinsfield will discuss his painting “Transit” Sunday in the Barbara Uhlmann Gallery at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.
The Kansas City Star |
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Art of the Dance: One Woodward's Graceful Sculpture
She has graced the facade of One Woodward Avenue since 1963. Christened Passo di Danza (translated "Step of the Dance") by her creator, this sculpture's silhouette might make you blush. FOX 2's Jason Carr has more on the nude dancer of downtown Detroit.
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Garden Calendar August 7
ORCHID SOCIETY OF GREATER KANSAS CITY: Annual auction. Auction preview 1p.m.-1:30p.m.; Auction 1:30p.m.-4p.m. Aug. 10, Broadway United Methodist Church, 406 W. 74th. www.osgkc.org (913-592-3108)
The Kansas City Star |
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47th Annual St. Barnabas Art Show
08/07/2008 - 10:00a.m. to 08/07/2008 - 6:00p.m.
Cape May County Herald |
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Vietnam’s images stand out in Berlin international beer festival
VietNamNet Bridge – A lively space symbolized by Khue Van Cac (constellation of literature - a cultural symbol of Vietnam: a gathering pavilion for traditional intellectual) in harmony with art performances provided the background of Vietnam's delegation.
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Artist returns to Riverside Arts Walk with environmental interpretation
Riverside Arts Walk -- which attracts hundreds and occasionally thousands of people -- began as a concept in Cosme Cordova's mind to keep museums and galleries open one evening a month, with activities and entertainment that promote new artists and get the public involved.
The Press-Enterprise |
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2008 Walters Prize judge announcement
Auckland Art Gallery is delighted to announce the judge for the 2008 Walters Prize – New Zealand’s richest and most prestigious contemporary art award.
Scoop.co.nz |
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POPULAR MUSIC Bu...
POPULAR MUSIC Buckeye Bluegrass Festival — 6 to 11 tonight; 4 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, noon to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Greenwich Coon Hunters Club, two miles south of state routes 224 and 13, Greenwich. Featuring Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Dave Evans, Vern McIntyre, Dailey & Vincent, Bluegrass Mountaineers and more. $10-$20; children ages 12 or younger, free.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Star Studio to Showcase Carla Hartmans Collection of Iconic Chairs at Indianapolis Museum
Carla Atwood Hartman. Photograph by Barry Gutierrez. INDIANAPOLIS.-
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Getty Museum Exhibition Reveals Rituals and Revelries of Exclusive British Men's Club
Thomas Patch, English, 1725-1782. The Golden Asses, 1761. Oil on canvas. Unframed: H: 142.2 x W: 339.7 cm (56 x 133 3/4 in.) Framed: H: 172.7 x W: 370.2 cm (68 x 145 3/4 in.)
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Art gallery to raise money for cancer
Art gallery to raise money for cancer
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Iraq, flush with cash, adrift in spending it
Near a new, abstract iron sculpture commemorating Baghdad city authorities' $60 million pledge to revitalize the highway that connects the capital to its main civilian airport, an artist perched on a white cherry picker is painting scenes from Iraq's history...
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Lincoln to honor 16th president on his 200th birthday
LINCOLN -- With the upcoming bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in February, historians in Lincoln are planning a special exhibit to honor the 16th president’s life, death and funeral.
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Art Galleries
Abilities United Art Exhibit at Main Street Cafe Artists from Palo Alto-based Abilities United (formerly C.A.R, Community Association for Rehabilitation) are exhibiting original works of art.
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On Warhol’s 80th birthday, what would he think?
Parties were like work for Andy Warhol. So if the pop-art legend had survived to see his 80th birthday today, he likely would have celebrated in a more low-key fashion.
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Exhibitions Opening Thursday
Everyone who met John Green knew they were meeting someone pretty special. His smile was contagious, his laughter rumbled and his maroon beard . . . well, it matched his maroon shoes.
Scoop.co.nz |
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David Boyce – Mixed Messages
For David Boyce’s fifth solo exhibition at Photospace gallery, he presents a series of composite works made from abstract photographs gathered from the walls and streets of Hong Kong. Although these large works resemble banners of Chinese calligraphy, ...
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Sculpture recovered from river after flood
Associated Press - August 6, 2008 7:24 AM ET COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) - A crane has lifted a one-ton steel sculpture from the East Fork White River, where it was washed from a Columbus park by...
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Int'l artist aids Seashore students with mural
LONG BRANCH — Students of Seashore Day Camp and School will be learning about performance arts next month from an international artist and sand-sculpting champion. To commemorate the opening of Seashore's new School of Visual and Performing Arts, John Gowdy will be flying in from Italy to teach students from Sept. 15-19.
Atlanticville |
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Animation contest inspires kids
FAIR HAVEN — Prevention First Inc. has teamed up with Small Factory Productions and The Two River Film Festival (TRFF) to host the first Courageous Kids Animation Contest for Monmouth County children ages 5-12. The winning original animation will premiere at The Two River Children's Film Festival special screening on Aug. 21 at Clearview Cinema in Red Bank.
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Plein Air Painters benefit Parker Family Health Center
The Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast have selected the Parker Family Health Center as the beneficiary of their annual exhibit, "A Breath of Fresh Air," currently on view at the Guild of Creative Art, located at 620 Broad St. in Shrewsbury.
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