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Art teacher Robert Snyder, a Greenbelt resident, has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays scholarship. Fulbright-Hays scholarships are administered by the U.S. Department of Education's International Education Programs Service.
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Auction pays for kids’ surgeries
VietNamNet Bridge - Operation Smile Viet Nam plans to auction paintings by renowned Vietnamese artists at Sofitel Plaza on September 13 in Ha Noi to raise funds for needy children suffering from congenital facial deformities.
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Santa Fe artist mixes paintings with poetry Santa Fe artist mixes paintings with poetry
Jorge Ibanez's "Citiscape 1" is currently on display in the President's Hall at Santa Fe College.
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Decked-up wheeled beauties on UAE roads
DUBAI — It may be a multi-coloured floral pattern, fierce-looking animal or a piercing gaze, the indigenous Pakistani decorative painting and graffiti on trucks has transcended its boundaries and arrived in the UAE. Such a practice, however, is not allowed in the country.
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Discover Santa Paula newspaper rack featured in VC Fair contest
It seems that Santa Paula is always in the news, and now it’ll be in the newspaper rack for a unique contest at the 2008 Ventura County Fair.
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Area boy has artwork published in national magazine
CORUNNA - Local boy Michael Petersen said he sent his drawing to a children's magazine on a whim, but now he is being featured in the popular Highlights for Children.
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Gail Meyer art show looks at 'Country Life'
A new collection of paintings of rural scenes, 'Country Life,' opens with a reception 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday at Silke's Old World Breads, Bakery & Cafe.
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Death Defying Acts
Where’s Guy Pearce been since his unique portrayal of Andy Warhol in Factory Girl two years ago? Seems as though he’s been a little tied up playing Harry Houdini in Death Defying Acts.
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Authentic Cuisine and Cultural Dance Highlight the Festival of India
Celebrate the ethnic heritage of India at Penn's Landing on Saturday, August 16, 2008. This FREE event will continue from Noon until 7 p.m. with a day full of food, music, dancing and crafts. The Festival of India will be held at the Great Plaza on Penn's Landing, on Columbus Boulevard at Chestnut Street.
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Eastern Professional Hockey League to Participate in the Sports Museum of America
The new Eastern Professional Hockey League will be well represented at the new Sports Museum of America this coming Saturday, August 9th as representatives of both the Brooklyn Aces and Jersey Rockhoppers will be manning an EPHL information booth.
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Newburyport Chamber Music Festival starts Saturday
Putting together a fine classical music festival isn’t exactly like making sausage, but for all of the joy that comes with the final product — in this case, the seventh annual Newburyport Chamber Music Festival — there is the grind of the process.
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Keokuk art center exhibits Gwaltney photographs
Throughout the month of August, the Keokuk Art Center is showing a collection of photographs by Jewel Gwaltney of Quincy, Ill. The collection is comprised of 11 FujiChrome prints and 12 silver gelatin prints, all shot in 35mm and then printed in Gwaltney's in-home darkroom.
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Robots Act Out Guantanamo Waterboarding Torture, Terrorists Win [Thrill Rides]
There's a new exhibit at Coney Island that's fun for the whole family: the "Waterboard Thrill Ride." Greeted by Spongebob exuding “It don’t Gitmo better!" you walk in to peer through bars at dude in...
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CROSS(R) Announces Winners of 2008 'FINE LINES' Scholarship Competition
More than 325 students enrolled in accredited fine arts programs in American colleges participated this year in the second CROSS FINE LINES Scholarship Competition.
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Brookline non-profits suffer as economy chills charitable giving
Shrinking donations has already led to the cancellation of an art festival and worries about the vitality of a key community support program. Those groups that haven’t felt the squeeze yet said they’re waiting to see what happens in the fall, when fundraising season kicks into high gear.
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Michigan City, Ind., lighthouse marks 150th birthday
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Supporters of the old Michigan City lighthouse along Lake Michigan are planning to celebrate its 150th birthday. The public is invited to join the celebration at an open house 1 p.m. Saturday on Millennium Plaza, next to The Old Lighthouse Museum.
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LIVE: Lollapalooza Day 3 Is Gnarly
The heat was back. The lineup is the weakest of all three days. And somehow, Lollapalooza's third and final day ends up featuring the most satisfying conclusion in the festival's four-year Chicago run.
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Museum wants you to adopt a painting
You may not be in a position to purchase a Mary Cassatt, a John Singer Sargent or a Winslow Homer, but here's an interesting alternative.
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Metal sculpture on display at Great Ponds
During the month of August, the Great Ponds Gallery in the Lakeville Public Library at 4 Precinct St. in Lakeville will display watercolor paintings and metal sculptures by Mattapoisett resident Anita B. Riley Robinson.
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Introductions4 @ Irvine Contemporary
Becky Alprin's High Altitude City , courtesy Irvine Contemporary Over 250 artists from across the country were evaluated for Irvine Contemporary's "MFA annual" group show, Introductions4 . Each of the artists were chosen by a selection panel of collectors of early-career artists through studio and exhibit visits along with open submissions. The chosen nine, Becky Alprin, Reid ...
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Executive Editor
The Herald-Mail Company has an immediate opening for an Executive Editor. This is our top news position, responsible for all Newsroom operations, including the Photography Department.
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Kevin Macpherson: Colorful Impressionist Landscapes
American Artist : You are adept at painting all subject matter—figures, still lifes, and landscapes—but are best known and revered for your landscape work. What is it about the genre of landscape that continues to inspire you?
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Soaring heating oil prices ignite firewood demand
(AP:DURHAM, Maine) On a recent scorching-hot summer day, workers at Reed's Firewood used heavy equipment to cut and split logs into firewood until it was too dark to see.
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MuslimFest so nice, they're doing it twice
Listening to the customer is a hallmark of any well-run festival. Upon learning that MuslimFest attendees in previous years were missing part of the festival due to a time crunch, festival director Amer Meknas decided to split this year's edition into two days.
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Regents to study selling famous U of I painting for flood recovery
An Iowa Board of Regents member said the board should study how much the University of Iowa could get by selling a famous Jackson Pollack painting to pay for flood relief – a move opposed by the university president.
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