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Artisans to demonstrate crafts and skills Aug. 23
Rain or shine, the Rush County Historical Society will host its annual Artisan’s Day from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Gowdy House Museum, 619 N. Perkins Street, Rushville.
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The Chihuly effect: Twisted, gorgeous glass shines at Sol Lewitt exhibit
Medusa has been scalped. Her hair — all those writhing, slithering serpents, undulating in freakish asymmetry — seems to have been transplanted to the Sol Lewitt Gallery at the New Britain Museum of American Art. OK, so it's not Medusa's tortuous mane. Looking upon it will not turn you to stone, but it could immobilize you with awe. Dale Chihuly has that effect on people. Chihuly, who seems to ...
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Culture Mecca of Madison: By the Sound, and by the pound, the town packs more punch than Paris
If you could measure such things by the square foot, Madison may offer more culture than Paris or Rome. Starting with Madison Arts Cinemas, this converted venue is much more than a movie theater, with a café and gallery attached and only the finest of films shown. Then there's the stolid E.C. Scranton Memorial Library which was designed by the same architect who designed the Lincoln Memorial on ...
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Latin American heritage celebrated at Mattatuck
Latin American Heritage Day, a family event, will be held at the Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center in Waterbury on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The wide variety of activities celebrating the legacy and cultural customs of Latin Americans include music, food, art, folktales, gallery talks, and animals.
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Seattlest Pix: 08Aug16
"Photography in Seattle," by joeszilagyi Considering photography is what our Seattlest Flickr Pool is all about, and pretty girls don't hurt anything, we thought this an appropriate representative for today's photo of the day. Take a hint, will you, and share your photos with the us. We'd love to see them and share them with the world.
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Gallery considers life post-Burtch
Just what Art Gallery of Algoma wants in a new curator is still up for discussion. The gallery's board met in late July to consider what direction it wants to move in following the retirement of long-time director Michael Burtch in the spring. Those talks will [...]
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Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - IMG_4496.jpg
IMG_4496.jpg by Notsuoh Photography Here's a great shot with wonderful repeating patterns and processed in a warm sepia tone. ________________________________________________________________ Every day, Houstonist features an outstanding photo from our flickr pool. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining Houston's best photographers in the ...
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GISD boosts fine arts funds despite shortfall
GALVESTON — Public school district trustees agreed to pump money into declining fine arts departments, even though the district is facing a budget shortfall.
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Saturday Happenings
Film Festivals -- The Bicycle Film Festival continues today with five screenings. Institute for Contemporary Art, South Boston. Tickets and showtimes. Movies -- The Brattle continues its Singalong Weekend with screenings of the Muppet Movie and Moulin Rouge . Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. Tickets and showtimes. Enjoy the Silence -- John Cage, the ...
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Open Call for One Millimeter Square Space Art
To take part in this exhibition you are invited to submit monochrome digital pictures, which we will shrink to a size of 1mm squares and fabricate on a silicon wafer using photolithography technology arranged as a mosaic.
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Artist says she was destined to paint
Artist Astrid Lynn Byron is showing her work at the Avon Library through Aug. 29. Astrid Lynn Byron: I got involved in painting as part of my spiritual life and my search for God, which led me to a man named Angelo de Benedetto. He has since passed, but his reputation has remained.
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Review: Former Professor releases books of paintings, sculptures
Very rarely does a person have the opportunity to travel across several continents and experience a taste of the culture and beauty the world has to offer. But local painter Peter Bruning has. And his art collection, "A Taste of the World," allows the public a glimpse of the world as translated through Bruning's imagination and onto the canvas.
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Art Gallery of Algoma gets a makeover
Art Gallery of Algoma's first major renovations since opening in 1980 cost more than $400,000. Barban Construction began an estimated eight-to-10 week project Aug. 11. The gallery's administrative offices and gift shop are trading spaces. New track lighting will be put up in both galleries. A [...]
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Aspen Art Museum presents new art exhibit
"The Bridge is Over (biddybyebye), 2006," by Sanford Biggers. Work by Biggers and eight other artists is on display at the Aspen Art Museum through Oct. 19.
Vail Daily |
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Vail Rotarians exhibit landscape photos at Vail Library
Photographer Rick Spitzer is showing photos he took around Vail and Colorado at the Vail Library through the end of the month. Net proceeds from the sale of photos will benefit the Vail Rotary Club's "Service to Youth" activities.
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In the nation’s capital, free attractions abound
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There are so many free and cheap things to do in Washington that the biggest challenge is carving out enough time to take advantage of them. Many museums, monuments and other institutions - from the zoo to the botanic garden - that are run by the federal government charge no admission. But even if you’ve been here, done that 15 times over, the capital is packed with new and ...
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Look to the Left (or to the Right)
It seems strange in Washington to time art exhibitions and talks just to coincide with election season. Politics, after all, isn't exactly a once-in-four-years phenomenon here.
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Calendar
Alexandria Museum. Open 2-4 p.m. at 23 W. Main St. in Alexandria.
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In brief
Thirty to 35 vendors are expected to sell their wares when the Robbins Hunter Museum hosts an antiques fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 27.
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Museum holds fund raisers
A Texas hold 'em poker tournament to be held next week will be the first of a series of events sponsored by the Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum. "These are fun and entertaining events we are having in our efforts to raise money for this year and 2009," said Heather Ferguson, museum director.
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Presbyterian Manor hosts 28th annual art exhibit
Presbyterian Manor is hosted its 28th annual Art is Ageless exhibit Aug. 8-15, at the manor, 1711 N. Fourth St., in Ark City. The community was invited to view the artistic talents of area artists who are at least 65 years old.
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Supes draw new rule on public art funds
Public art will only be required for county capitol construction projects costing more than a million dollars, after supervisors Tuesday raised it from $100,000. The board decided that maintenance fixes costing more than a million would not be included, but remodeling and revamping projects would be subject to providing funds for public art.
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English lord cancels eBay auction of title
A British lord who was selling off his title and property on the internet website eBay said he has halted the auction because of concerns over whether the bids were genuine.
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Out of Africa
Clearly, the paintings are made by children, with their ragged lines, primitive technique and bold colour choices. The kind of thing your own kid or grandkid might have made in school.
Guelph Mercury |
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Business North - The Daily Briefing - Business Newspaper Online 'Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods' ...
Celebrate the opening of an innovative environmental art exhibit with the Cable Natural History Museum. Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the North Woods is a new traveling art and science exhibit focusing on climate change in the Lake Superior region.
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