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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
I finally made the pilgrimage to the Pollock - Krasner House and Studio in The Springs, NY, just a week after the opening of a great focus exhibition at the house: " Lee Krasner : Little Image Paintings, 1946-1950" (to Oct. 31), organized by Helen Harrison (seated above), director of the Abstract Expressionist shrine, on the occasion of Krasner's centennial year.
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Be a kid again at Iron Horse
The Iron Horse Festival has always been a great place for children of all ages, and this year is certainly no exception. The festival is a five-block-long downtown playground for kids of all ages and interests for four full days of fun, food, and free entertainment.
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Old-Time Country Music fest brings hundreds of performers to Le Mars
Le Mars and the Plymouth County Fairgrounds will be the place to be as the 33rd Annual National Old-Time Country & Bluegrass Festival and Contest comes to town Aug. 25-31.
Le Mars Daily Sentinel |
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Renaissance to Build PAC Facilities in Oman Oilfields for $91MM
Renaissance Services SAOG has been awarded contracts by Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO) to build, own and operate new Permanent Accommodation for Contractors (PAC) facilities in Oman's interior oilfields at Marmul and Bahja.
Rigzone |
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Dredge Thompson arrival in question
Officials of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum have announced that acquisition of the dredge William A. Thompson (WAT) from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been delayed as new paperwork and financial challenges appear.
Winona Post |
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Russia pins Georgia, takes Ossetia
TBILISI, GeorgiaRussia expanded its bombing blitz Sunday against neighboring US-allied Georgia, targeting the countrys capital for the first time while Georgian troops pulled out of the capital of the contested province of South Ossetia under heavy Russian shelling.
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Museums, Venues Preserving Collections Digitally
Buffalo, N.Y. (AP) -- In cyberspace, nothing gets wet and no pests can get in, but the door is always open.
WETM 18 Elmira |
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BOTA Drama Contests Highlights Orphans' Ordeals
The 2008 Botswana Training Authority (BOTA) and Department of Culture and Youth HIV and AIDS drama finals held over the weekend showcased Botswana's wealth of talent.
Mmegi |
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Arts and science: Detecting masterpiece from fake
Scientists are turning to modern technology to give art experts better tools to answer an expensive and age-old question: Is it an original van Gogh painting or a fake?
KATU Portland |
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ProMat 2009 Slated in Chicago Jan. 12-15
When ProMat 2009 opens its doors on Jan. 12 at McCormick Place South, Chicago, it will include more than 800 exhibits and an educational conference featuring a keynote on Building the Workforce of the Future.
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Stranges, Scotts and Ingrams win artisan awards at festival
MOUNT VERNON -- The 12 artists and artisans set up on the east side of Public Square during the Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival represented the fine arts portion of the event. Co-chairmen Joe Bell and Joshua Morrison organized the show.
Mount Vernon News |
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Students go 'Behind the Scenes'
So the students, who were part of the Oldham County Schools Arts Center's "Behind the Scenes" summer camp last week, suggested painting real rocks and piling them at the base of the waterfall that their fellow campers had painted on a large wooden backdrop.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Cacti in spotlight at symposium
SAN MARINO - The 25th annual succulent plants symposium, "A New Century of Succulent Plants," will be held 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road.
Pasadena Star-News |
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Art innovation & prosperity fest due in December
Iran -Innovation & Prosperity Festival Nationwide Festival on Artistic Innovation and Prosperity will be organized here by Arts Bureau from December 14 to 16.
Islamic Republic News Agency |
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Some Seagrove potters have new affiliation
Seagrove The group of Seagrove potters holding a second festival on the same November weekend as a festival that's been held for 26 years has affiliated with a marketing group.
The Wilmington Star-News |
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Back in town
Artist Joanelle Mulrain poses with her son Jeffry in front of her painting “Cattails IV Lochloosa,” which was featured on the March 2007 cover of the Florida Bar Magazine.
Jacksonville Daily Record |
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Mystic Outdoor Art Festival
The 51st Mystic Outdoor Art Festival will take place on Aug. 8-9 along the streets of downtown Mystic, Conn. The festival will run on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival attracts more than 285 artists and artisans and showcases more than 100,000 pieces.
Westerly Sun |
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Quilter unveils fashionable jackets
Mallory Slingerland's art isn't meant to be hung on a wall, displayed in a gallery and certainly not spread on a bed. The quilter from Powassan takes traditional techniques and patterns and turns them into wearable artwork. Slingerland's works were modelled for the first time Saturday at [...]
The North Bay Nugget |
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Reading Public Museum Goes Wild With Adventurous Motorcycle Design Exhibition
A new exhibition, Born to Be Wild: Adventures in the Art of Motorcycle Design, opens at the Reading Public Museum on October 3, 2008, and continues through January 4, 2009. A Biker Chic opening night reception will be held on Friday, October 3 at 5:30 p.m. and a special Museum Bike Run will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. beginning at Readings historic Pagoda ...
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Historical Society hosts Antique Bazaar Fundraiser
The Lombard Historical Society will be bringing in antique and collectibles dealers for an Antique Bazaar Fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24 at the Victorian Cottage Museum, 23 W. Maple Ave.
Elmhurst Argus Press Spectator |
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FOURTH TEST, DAY FIVE COMMENTARY
ENGLAND WIN BY SIX WICKETS, SA WIN SERIES 2-1 That's a scoreline that probably offers a fair reflection on the series. South Africa undoubtedly played the better cricket, but England had their moments and only at Headingley was the contest one-sided.
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Press Releases
DULUTH – In celebration of Howard Sivertson’s 5th book, Driftwood: Stories Picked up Along the Shore, published by Lake Superior Magazine, Sivertson Gallery will be host a book signing celebration on Saturday, August 30 in Duluth from 1:00-3:00 p.m.! See attached for a complete listing of all of Howard’s book signing events.
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Cape Cod, in Edward Hopper?s Light
Visiting Hopper?s Cape requires two approaches: finding the locations of his iconic paintings along with landscapes that still retain the character of an earlier era.
New York Times |
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Today’s Inbox: Pollock’s ’Mural’ belongs to Iowans
The Aug. 8 article covering two proposals to sell Jackson Pollock’s masterpiece, “Mural,” brought to mind a visit to Iowa last September by one Aziz Daki, a Moroccan art historian and critic from Casablanca (“Potential Painting Sale Stirs Debate”). Iowa was his introduction to the United States. He arrived with one fervent wish: to see “your great Jackson Pollock.”
The Des Moines Register |
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Two museums, SOTA receive generous book donations
SINGAPORE : The National Museum of Singapore, Asian Civilisations Museum and the School of the Arts have received a generous literary boost. Times Publishing Limited has donated more than 9,000 books to their reference libraries. This is one of the largest such donations ever seen in Singapore.
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