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Giant polenta is Moldovan study in patience
Moldovan artist Ghenadie Popescu hauled a giant corn meal sculpture across a stretch of Moldova and Romania in order to "explore the idea of patience."
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Developer to open exhibition space and art hotel
BEIJING. A new contemporary art gallery and sculpture park will open in Beijing later this year, as part of a luxury development, 20 minutes from the city centre, near the arts village of Song Zhuang.
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Berry fest will aid Sodaville park
SODAVILLE — Organizers of the Sodaville Blackberry Festival have added more attractions to Saturday’s festival: pony rides, inflated bounce toys and other rides for children and performances by the mid-valley band Shades of Gray.
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University donation gives boost to ordinance
REDLANDS - The hoped-for public art program just got a shot in the arm courtesy of the University of Redlands.
Redlands Daily Facts |
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Fluid Street: the Tenth Anniversary Exhibition - The Art Newspaper
Street life and all its embodiments is the theme of the museum’s tenth anniversary exhibition. The 16 participating artists have travelled the globe to places such as São Paulo, New York, Berlin, Guangzhou, Istanbul and St Petersburg to create works on the theme.
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Giant dog 'poo' attacks neighborhood
A Berne, Switzerland, museum said a giant inflatable piece of art resembling dog feces was uprooted by a gust of wind and caused damage in the neighborhood.The Paul Klee Center said the inflatable sculpture, created by U.S. artist Paul McCarthy, broke away from its anchor and drifted down the street, bringing down a power line and breaking a window at a nearby children's home before it was ...
Moldova.org |
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Cultural centre to promote fine arts
Sri Lanka’s first ever National Cultural Centre (NCC) is scheduled to be opened at Veyangoda before the end of this year.
Daily News |
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Alden Steps in for Paulus as Director of COT's La Clemenza Di Tito
Christopher Alden has stepped in as director of Chicago Opera Theater's 2009 Spring Festival Season opening production of Mozart's La Clemenza Di Tito .
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Baldwin Elementary to offer piano lab, extra art classes and martial arts
Baldwin is making final preparations for the implementation of its new theme school. Baldwin will become the school for fine arts and performing arts this fall.
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NYFF '08 Eastwood's "Changeling," Aronofsky's "Wrestler" Join French Heavy New York Film Festival Slate
The full selections for the 46th New York Film Festival were unveiled today with Cannes 2008 titles featuring prominently in this year's event, taking place September 26 - October 12. The North American premiere of Clint Eastwood 's " Changeling " will screen as the festival's Centerpiece, while Darren Aronofsky 's " The Wrestler " will close out the festival, considered a major highlight of the ...
indieWIRE |
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Junk bonds
"Assemblage-ist" Erik T. Ritter transforms the contents of people's junk drawers into art. The affable St. Paul artist pursues his passion for recycling in his garage studio, where he creates work that "exists between painting and sculpture."
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Zimbabwe's Leading Sunday Newspaper
YOUTHS were in for a treat at the African Youths Arts Festival 2008 (AYAF), which roared into life in Harare last week.
The Zimbabwe Standard |
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Midday Update
New listings for Zappa Plays Zappa , The Smithereens , The Feelies and Sonya Kitchell , plus links to items about Warner Music buying a stake in Spanish artist-management company, MTV changing its high-def music channel, copy of Brian Epstein's Beatles contract going on the auction block, eight-year-old guitarist told he's "too young" to play the clubs, Florida to create recording task force and ...
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Giant dog 'poo' attacks neighborhood
BERNE, Sweden, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A Berne, Switzerland, museum said a giant inflatable piece of art resembling dog feces was uprooted by a gust of wind and caused damage in the neighborhood.
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Stocks Stuck in Reverse; Banks Driving Day
Stocks headed lower after oil turned positive and a fresh round of bad news for financials spread doubts about how long it would take the market and the economy to regain footing.
CNBC via Yahoo! Finance |
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Virginal, Mobile, Festive: Sunday
More star wattage, more choice, more tough choices. V-Mo Fest V. 3, Part II offered more of the same, and in this case, that's a very good thing. In addition to the words and visuals you saw yesterday, today we've also got audio of several on-the-spot interviews Chris conducted at the festival. Copious sound + vision follows! 8/10/08 5:04 PM -Michelle Stafford of Headcount - ...
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Arts Guild Scheduled Washington D.C. Gallery Trip
The Rockbridge Arts Guild has scheduled their annual tour of Washington, D.C. art galleries and museums for Wednesday, November 5 and reservations for a seat n the bus are now being taken.
Rockbridge Weekly |
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Stolen art trial begins
A federal trial has begun for a retired Massachusetts lawyer accused of trying to sell seven stolen paintings, including a $30 million still life by French impressionist Paul Cezanne.
WBZ News Radio Boston |
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No Such Thing as Society
This photographic exhibition takes its name from Margaret Thatcher’s famous right wing statement. It explores Britain between the late 1960s and the 1980s through the photography of Martin Parr, Keith Arnatt, Peter Mitchell and many more.
Socialist Worker |
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CND: From Fear To Sanity
This exhibition focuses on the early years of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). It combines photography, cartoons and posters with talks from those involved in CND at the beginning and film showings.
Socialist Worker |
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Salem schedules HarvestFest for September 13
Salem’s first annual HarvestFest is scheduled for Sept. 13. The event will celebrate the end of the growing season with local food, music, art and activities for the entire family. The all day festival will showcase the farmers, artists, organizations and groups that make Salem special.
The Post-Star |
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Tintin et Moi
Screened in conjunction with Alliance Française's salute to the French graphic novel this week (with related events at the Henry, Fantagraphics, and downtown public library), this 2003 Danish documentary examines the origins of the famous cartoon hero (born in 1929). Artist-creator Hergé is interviewed, along with Andy Warhol, of all people.
Seattle Weekly |
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Food Notes
The Floating Art Project, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket, hosts A Taste of Art tomorrow from 6 to 8:30 p.m. with samplings of food from Pearl Restaurant & Lounge and California wines. Artwork by David Simione, Nicolas Ferreira and Kendall Pavan will be on display. The event is free.
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Art with education
Several area school teachers attend the annual Arts with Education Summer Teacher Institute program on Monday, which is presented by the Lutcher Theater, Inc., the Stark Museum of Art, and the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District.
The Orange Leader |
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The 2009 Independent Games Festival Mobile Opens Call for Submissions
Independent Games Festival Mobile, the premiere venue that celebrates creativity and innovation on handheld platforms, has opened submissions for this year's festival, taking place during the Game Developers Conference 2009 next March.
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