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Spectacular music and art awaits Dressing art Getting up to date Symphonic charisma
ontreal, just like everywhere else, is gearing up for the 2008-2009 season, but the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal is planning a truly spectacular year of concerts. There is also a pair of must-see exhibits that won't be up much longer, one at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the other at the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art. ... - By Jim Lowe Times Argus Staff
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Cox: You can find authentic Chinese antiques in a Lost Barrio gallery
The Olympics in Beijing has triggered an interest in all things Chinese. The beauty and the craftsmanship of Chinese antiques are closer to the Old Pueblo than you might think.
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Art Pick `Let the Games Begin'
A most timely show, Let the Games Begin: The Art of Competition and Just Plain Fun was organized by the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach to coincide with Summer Olympics in Beijing. The exhibition about the importance of games throughout time and across cultures is divided into five sections: the Olympics, Ball Games, Games of Skill and Chance, Just Plain Fun, and the interactive Game ...
Miami Herald |
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona
, the venerable director's fourth consecutive film made outside of the U.S. (and more importantly, outside of New York City), is made up of scenes featuring well-spoken, awkwardly-placed rich people drinking wine, eating excellent Spanish cuisine, and visiting beautifully aged sets that range from odd museums to classic villas to an amusement park that looks too gorgeous to run electricity ...
Reel.com |
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Bernini exhibit at Getty is impressive
At the center of the elegant new Bernini sculpture show at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is a breathtaking, life-size marble bust of the artist's young mistress, Costanza Bonarelli, in about 1636-38.
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OUT AND ABOUT GREEN
Green Art Show: Six Days Art, a Portland art cooperative, will showcase works made out of recycled materials and Earth-conscious products. Noon-7 p.m. Sat, Aug. 16. Six Days Art Co-Op, 2724 N.E. Alberta St.; free; www.sixdaysart.com or 503-280-6329
The Oregonian |
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Fisk files appeal to sell 50% share of Stieglitz art
Attorneys for Fisk University have filed an appeal to sell a 50 percent share in its Alfred Stieglitz Collection to an Arkansas museum.
The Tennessean |
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Family Fun
The Boulder International Fringe Festival lets almost any artist have a day in the sun, so this year kid artists get a mini-festival of their own.
Denver Post |
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Boulder International Fringe Festival plays with fire
Topics don't get much hotter than sex and politics. Which means the fourth Boulder International Fringe Festival will be steaming. It's loaded with offerings about both, even in the same shows.
Denver Post |
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Gozo-based artists display works
An exhibition of works by established and emerging Gozo-based artists will be held at Windy Corner Gallery, 44 Bognor Beach Street (on the seafront opposite the jetty), Buġibba.
Times of Malta |
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Retracing Hitler's plunder of Europe's art masterpieces
We know the Nazis looted art from the nations they overran. But how many important paintings, sculptures and other artworks would you say the Nazis made off with? Hundreds? Thousands?
Denver Post |
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Getting noticed
Kimberly Santini, 42, of Lake Orion is the artist of the month for September in Sterling Heights. The award presentation is to be at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 in the lower level of city hall, 40555 Utica, where her acrylic paintings will be shown throughout the month.
Detroit Free Press |
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Solo efforts pay off
Amid the jumble of art on view in "Colorado 2002," a juried exhibition at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, the fresh vision of one young artist stood out: Tsehai Johnson.
Denver Post |
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Plus Gallery moving to own custom space
With its recently announced plans to acquire and overhaul a historic building at 2501 Larimer St., Plus Gallery hopes to enhance its visibility and cement its place among Denver's top-tier commercial art galleries.
Denver Post |
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Folksy lessons at The Song School
The Planet Bluegrass Ranch here opens this morning at 10:30 for yet another Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, running through Sunday. This 18th edition includes some respected names in indie rock/folk, including Josh Ritter, Mountain Goats and Great Lake Swimmers—not to mention the bigger, AAA-oriented names, such as Amos Lee and KT Tunstall.
Denver Post |
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Sioux Falls artist creating vintage clothing, too
You probably have seen her paintings. But Natalie DeJong has a passion for taking old vintage fabrics and creating something chic.
The Argus Leader |
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Salmon Festival spawns success
As the organizers of the third annual Salmon Festival say, “Once you put a fish hat on your head, you can’t be a serious person! It brings out the silliness in people.”
Coast Reporter |
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Carving soul into stone
Carving stone into art necessitates a willingness to embrace solitude. It’s this ability to be alone with a piece of rock for hours that allows Squamish artist Patrick Sullivan to breathe life and love into public works that touch the strolling masses.
Squamish Chief |
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Experience food, dance, culture at Greek Fest in Old Town By Lynette Chilcoat Loveland Reporter-Herald
Gyros and baklava are relatively familiar food terms, but at this year’s Northern Colorado Greek Festival, attendees also can enjoy savory and exotic fare with names like melomakarouna (a spice cookie soaked in a honey-based syrup and served with sprinkles of walnuts, sugar and cinnamon), koulourakia (traditional cookies made with butter and a hint of orange, topped with sesame seeds) and ...
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Shows of note
New shows Since moving into its new facility in the North Park Blocks more than a year ago, The Museum of Contemporary Craft has made a conscious effort to program shows that don't seem "crafty" -- Melissa Dyne's installation using a huge piece of industrial glass, for example -- or shows that have the assertive heft of museum-level enterprise.
The Oregonian |
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WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
On loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, an installation from the "Landmarks" series has found a precarious new home on the East Mall. The sculpture, along with 27 others, will be formally unveiled next month.
The Daily Texan |
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Exhibit traces painter Rita Derjue’s growth By Martin Janssen For the Reporter-Herald
At the Rhode Island School of Design, Rita Derjue received world-class training in the mechanics of drawing and painting. Like all graduates of that institute, she entered the world of art armed with enormous artistic talent and a tremendous background in methodology.
Loveland Reporter-Herald |
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Local and live
Friday, August 15, 2008 • MONTANAFAIR: MetraPark. 8 a.m., livestock events. Noon, gates open for carnival, midway, exhibit halls. 7 p.m., Championship Bull Riding; $17, reserved, $15, general admission. 256-2422.
Billings Gazette |
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Five Live: Get Out
1. Maryhill Arts Festival More than 50 regional artists showcase original pieces. Also, see a special exhibition by Pacific Northwest Sculptors and the museum's annual Outdoor Sculpture Invitational exhibit, featuring nine large-scale works. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Oregonian |
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Art Openings, Events and Museums
Admission is free unless otherwise noted. Festival of the Arts: The 15th annual Brookings Harbor Festival will include more than 120 artists and craftspeople who will display paintings, photography, pottery and other works. A children's art-activity corner will be available for the young ones.
The Oregonian |
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