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World's Authentic Beatles-Themed Hotel Acquires Tampa Artist for Collection
Tampa-based artist David O'Keefe's nights might not be so hard in the near future. O'Keefe, a gifted sculptor and painter with a highly successful 26 year career, has recently been noticed over the pond by The Hard Days Night Hotel in Liverpool, England.
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A trip down Merle’s garden path
The first time Brighton Arts Council (BAC) president Malcolm Schofield saw Merle Marshall-Garside’s home in Trent Hills, he knew it would be a great place for an art show.
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Lawyer charged with selling stolen art
BOSTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A retired Massachusetts lawyer is on trial on federal charges of trying to sell paintings he allegedly knew had been stolen by a former client.
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Trade Mixed On Oil, Financials
U.S. stocks traded mixed Wednesday, regaining some ground after oil futures pared their gains, while ongoing credit worries weighed on the financial sector.
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U.S. stocks trade mixed on oil, financials
U.S. stocks trade mixed, regaining some ground after oil futures pared their gains, while ongoing credit worries weighed on the financial sector.
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Blobtown: Movie memories revitalize a community
NEW 2:25 p.m. PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. -- There is a man. He carries a can, and inside it is a weird, blood-red hunk of goo the size and consistency of a generous bowl of lumpy raspberry Jell-O. Photo gallery
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Ideas and emotions of the Psalms illuminated in Debra Band exhibition
Bonny Zanardi's looks at Peninsula galleries and shows
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Frederick to hold Arts in Action Festival
The Frederick Arts and Humanities Council is now taking applications for booth spaces for the Arts in Action festival.
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Chinese Painting of the Week
Gu Kaizhi (c. 345-405), was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu province and is believed to be the founder of traditional Chinese painting.
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JCC auctioning off works of local artists
When Israel turned 60 in May, local artists teamed up to commemorate the historic day by painting en plein air at Goodale Park.
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Institute to offer 'The Poetry of Robert Frost' at the Bennington Museum
BENNINGTON — On Wednesdays Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 8 and 15, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Berkshire Community College will offer a course on the poetry of Robert Frost.
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NB business owner: Change the traffic pattern
As a business owner of a gallery in the middle of downtown North Bend — one that now only takes visitors by appointment — Larry Watson will likely tell you it’s the freight truck traffic that’s killing downtown.
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Wearable Art 4 is still in fashion
See Dunedin Fine Arts Center's latest adventures on the runway.... By Megan Voeller Over the past few years, the Bay area has seen a proliferation of artsy fashion shows -- particularly those that blend music with visual art exhibits and apparel, and those proudly proclaiming a do-it-yourself or recycled aesthetic -- but the Dunedin Fine Art Center's annual Wearable Art event remains the gold ...
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Art and archictecture unite at USF
Plus, Gasparilla Film Festival auctions fine art... By Megan Voeller The University of South Florida's Oliver Gallery may be unremarkable in its unadorned form -- a voluminous white box where art students exhibit their work -- but for the month of August it becomes a stage for eye-popping experiments uniting art and architecture. Under the tutelage of artist and professor Elisabeth Condon, 14 ...
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Dad, son co-write, photograph snake book
Dr. Steven Oscherwitz and his son Max, 11, have turned their passion for nature and photography into a book about a do-gooder snake named Gilbert.
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A Whole New Approach to Modern Art
Science and art -- two distinctly different disciplines -- combine to create an exciting new family-fun adventure called ArtQuest, a hunt for art that began on August 8, 2008.
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Penelope Cruz - Cruz Faked Artist Scenes
PENELOPE CRUZ had to fake painting scenes in new move VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA, because she's a terrible artist. The Spanish actress plays the creative ex-wife of ...
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“Left Alone”
ArtStorm is picturing loneliness. The gallery’s latest exhibit, “Left Alone,” features photography focusing on isolation and introspection. Rachel Hewlett snaps her shutter just after someone flees the scene. “There’s a lot of remnants, sort of, a memory of a person being th ...
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Andrew Schoultz's "In God We Trust"
(By Travis Jensen ) Local artist Andrew Schoultz has been busy gearing up for a big show entitled “In Gods We Trust” that opens Sep. 4 at the Marx Zavattero Gallery in SF, near Union Square. From the press release: "In Gods We Trust," Andrew Schoultz’s first solo exhibition at Marx & Zavattero in San Francisco, will be a tour de force encompassing an expansive group of two- and ...
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Year of Rebellion: The 1970 Isla Vista Riots, Photography by Joe Melchione
Much like today, Isla Vista circa 1970 was a sleepy seaside student ghetto, known for its raucous weekend atmosphere.
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Men and rocks, beaches and waterfalls
James Dignan look at some new art exhibitions and finds panoramic landscapes, disappearing figures and a surrealist slant on the concept of freedom. Patrick Hartigan presents his first New Zealand solo exhibition at the Brett McDowell Gallery this month.
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Arty facts
A look at what's happening in the world of art. The Dunedin Fringe Festival, which became an annual stand-alone event this year, is to be reduced by a third in a bid to cement its place on the Otago arts calendar.
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Tough On Taxes: County plays hardball with gallery, Edwards’ love child, more
It’s been a rough year locally for non-profits. The Redmond Humane Society is on the verge of financial collapse, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Oregon are closing several locations because of a cash shortage and the Cascade Festival of Music packed it in, owing to a lack of sponsors. As if the tough economic times, which have sent donors and sponsors heading for the sidelines, weren’t ...
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Sculptor wins £250 People's Prize
A sculpture made from broken pieces of china bought at car boot and jumble sales wins the people's vote in a Surrey art competition.
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FBI posts photos of stolen art on Web site
The FBI has posted on its Web site photos of art works recovered from a dead man's New York apartment to get them back to their rightful owners.The New York Post said dozens of works of questionable ownership were found in the apartment of late Manhattan art dealer Melvyn Kohn -- who went by the name William Milliken Vanderbilt Kingsland.Because Kohn didn't leave a will and had no known living ...
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