|
Rare pottery dog bowls to sell for £13,000 at auction
Two dog bowls are set to sell for an impressive £1,300 at auction in the capital. Money from the sale of the rare pieces of pottery will go to the city's Dog and Cat Home who sent two of their current residents along to try them out for size.
Scotland Today |
|
Holocaust images haunt photographer
History will be remembered as photographer Cole Thompson's exhibit "The Ghosts of Auschwitz and Birkenau" is showcased at the Cache Gallery through the end of August.
The Fort Collins Coloradoan |
|
Today's top things to do in Fort Collins
Here's what is on tap today in Fort Collins. Art - Check out Cole Thompson's photo exhibit titled Ghosts of Auschwitz and Birkenau at the Cache Gallery, 215 Pine St. Gallery hours are noon to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays through Aug. 30; admission is free.
The Fort Collins Coloradoan |
|
Two days of bluegrass music offered
This weekend will feature some toe-tapping acoustic music as the third annual Bismarck Bluegrass Festival takes over Sleepy Hollow Park
The Bismarck Tribune |
|
Bismarck Bluegrass Festival schedule
Friday 6 p.m. : Old 5 and Dimers 7 p.m.: Cottonwood 8 p.m.: Art Stevenson 9 p.m.: High 48s Saturday 1 p.m.: Spiritwood Creek 2 p.m.: Masters Plan 3 p.m.: Moose Creek Symphony 3 p.m.: Kris Kitko with a children's performance at north shelter
The Bismarck Tribune |
|
Salem clock for sale
The oversized clock that once hung near the escalators in the middle of Salem's Meier & Frank store is for sale, sitting in the window of Cindy Day's Et Cetera Art Gallery in downtown Salem.
The Oregonian |
|
Goshen school staff greets students
When asked Wednesday morning if she was ready for school to start, Model Elementary School art teacher Kathy Tittle laughed and said, “Ask me in another week!”
Goshen News |
|
Arts Afire auction, dinner to honor community leader
One of the many art pieces to be auctioned to raise funds during Saturday’s Arts Afire Auction and Dinner is pictured. Despite the whispered conversations over the last several months of planning, Steve Weyher knows there will be a dinner in his honor.
Branson Daily News |
|
Pirates of the Colosseum? Rome plans theme park
ROME (Reuters) - With the ruins of ancient Rome, the splendor of Vatican City and countless Renaissance art treasures, what does Italy's capital lack to attract tourists?
Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News |
|
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
is best known as the co-founder of the Cubist movement. In his lifetime, this Spanish painter created a large volume of works (including sculptures) that spanned a multitude of styles and influences. He was also an avid collector of both fine art, sculptures and craft.
The Sun |
|
Boulder International Fringe Festival brings in the quirky
August is a busy month for Joan Bruemmer. It has been since 2005. That's when the Boulder International Fringe Festival was launched, and that's when Bruemmer first performed in the Fringe.
Colorado Daily |
|
Tree carvings draw attention, good and bad
OCEANSIDE – Artist Steven Tustison said he thought the two 60-foot-tall palms in front of his Oceanside house belonged to him when he cut tiki faces into them earlier this month.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
|
State parks in search of best images
PAM CORWIN and Laura Kirk enjoy taking pictures, but they don’t consider themselves “photographers” in the grand sense of the word. “I never really thought my photography was that good,” said Corwin, a fisheries biologist from Charleston. Kirk took a photography class in middle school, but it was an oldschool, black-and-white film class. Modern digital photography makes it so much easier to ...
The State |
|
SEMYO adds director, conductor
The Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras (SEMYO) selected B.J. Shigaki as its new executive director. Shigaki's experience in arts management includes being the former gallery director for the University Center Rochester Art Gallery, an independent consultant for the Rochester Civic Theatre and executive director of the Rochester Art Center
Post-Bulletin |
|
Benchmark: bid to benefit the arts!
HONESDALE, PA — There are 53 of them, and they are the beautiful, thought-provoking, functional creations of area artists ranging in age from 8 to 88. Their form is the bench, and the range of approaches taken by the artists who crafted and contributed them to the Wayne County Arts Alliance (WCAA) for their annual fundraising art auction is awe-inspiring.
The Narrowsburg River Reporter |
|
City: it’s art for the masses
Public art is growing in West Linn, and it’s about to have a growth spurt. The city of West Linn is using some of its collection of monies in the Percent For Art program to pay part of the bill for a public sculpture created by a professional artist. The selection committee’s ...
Portland Tribune |
|
On the cover
The promotional poster has been a part of the annual Ypsilanti Heritage Festival from the start. Now in the festival's 30th year, the posters create a family tree of sorts for the festival that celebrates the diverse heritage of the Ypsilanti community.
The Ann Arbor News |
|
Rare collection of Lennon art shown in Waukesha
WAUKESHA John Lennons wife Yoko Ono and his admirers are so protective of the late Beatles legacy they dont want any of his original drawings photographed in full.
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter |
|
JUST FRESHENING UP IN TOLEDO
Jim Heldt of Chas. F. Mann Painting puts a fresh coat on Perspective Arcade, a sculpture by Athena Tacha on the Civic Center Mall in Toledo. The part of the sculpture outside the plastic tenting is done, and the portion inside should be fi nished later this week, Mr. Heldt said.
The Toledo Blade |
|
No support, no carving Fisk tells council
The Public works committee supports Director Norm Fisk’s recommendation that individuals not prepared to contribute towards a tree carving would have the trees near their properties taken down by the town.
The Wellington Advertiser |
|
IN BRIEF
Downtown Saline will be full of music and art Friday with the final Summer Music Series Concert of the year and the Second Date Art Show. The music begins at 6:30 p.m. and features a free performance by national recording artist Justine Blazer on South Ann Arbor Street.
The Ann Arbor News |
|
Bloomington artwork to feature 23-foot tall table
Bloomington city officials have announced that a 23-foot tall limestone and metal sculpture of a dining table and chairs will be built near City Hall.
WTHR Indianapolis |
|
Landing art store now a partnership
When James Pontal, a photographer selling his work outside an art festival, met Tony Ryals, a disabled artist a year-and-a-half ago, he did not know they would soon share the same business space Downtown.
Jacksonville Daily Record |
|
Final Draft, Inc. Announces The Big Break International Screenwriting Contest Judges
Final Draft, Inc., publisher of Final Draft, the #1-selling scriptwriting software, announces jury members for its 9th annual Big Break International Screenplay Contest. These stellar jury members represent award-winning writers and development executives. They will judge the top-10 scripts in September, and the top-three winners will be announced at an awards event in October.
Centre Daily Times |
|
Helper Art Festival to be held this weekend
A plein aire artist paints an image of the old Lasalle in downtown Helper last summer during the Helper Art Festival. The celebration will be held again this Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in downtown Helper. The ...
Sun Advocate |
|
|