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Auction benefits museum
Bonita McKay, art teacher at the Early Arts at Edgemont, held up a painting to a class of 5 year old preschoolers. Each preschooler had painted an animal in the rainforest.Marinna Horner stood in front of the class and pointed to her contribution. Mine is a really good humming bird it s graceful, she said. It also looks beautiful.
The Florence Times-Daily |
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Get yourself in frame for award
INDIVIDUALS with an eye for detail are invited to take part in a photography competition. (29/04/2008)
Peterborough Today |
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News of the Weird: He's a standup artist — just ask him
Graduate art student Matthew Keeney's latest piece of performance art, in February, called "The Waiting Project," had him standing on streets in Syracuse, N.Y., waiting for someone to ask him what "The Waiting Project" is.
Battle Creek Enquirer |
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Art factory still in Flux about move
A massive yellow piñata wearing a MetroCard and a fluorescent safety vest hangs in the Flux Factory's Long Island City home. It's a playful, yet pointed, reminder of a looming deadline imposed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on the art gallery.
New York Daily News |
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Chalk the Walk is coming this weekend
The Chalk the Walk festival will be Saturday and Sunday in downtown Mount Vernon. The festival is based on Madonnari, an original art form that began in Italy in the 16th century.
The Iowa City Press-Citizen |
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For horse owner, racing imitates art
If any visitors to the Brandywine River Museum follow horse racing, they may connect the dots, noticing how a prominent local horse owner gives his thoroughbreds names such as Draft Age and Christina's World - and how there may be a filly in Saturday's 134th Kentucky Derby named Eight Belles.
Philly.com |
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Why we should embrace abortion art
Two weeks ago, Yale art student Aliza Shvarts announced her senior art project: a scandalous work documenting a series of artificial inseminations, home-performed abortions and what might have been the resultant stillbirths.
Arizona Daily Wildcat |
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Drawing on the past
In Amsterdam, a museum exhibit titled Superheroes and Schlemiels shows how Jews turned to graphic novels to tell their stories
The Globe and Mail |
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The Independent Voice of the University of New Mexico since 1895
Two students have set forth to change the way their audience sees itself. Artists Robert Rainey and Joseph Mougel will exhibit their works through May 9 at Jonson Gallery.
University of New Mexico Daily Lobo |
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Masterpieces of Modern Design: Selections from the Collection Exhibition Dates: Opening May 6, 2008 Exhibition ...
Opening May 6, 2008, this installation showcases many of the most significant works in the Metropolitan Museum's modern design collection. The major design movements are represented through works created by some of the most renowned designers of the 20th century.
nelMondo |
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GEL reveals Hurrion putters
GEL Golf took the opportunity of exhibiting at the London Golf Show to launch its new range Paul Hurrion signature groove putters.
GOLFmagic |
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Date Book
Issue date: 4/29/08 Section: Extra! • Templeton Lecture Series: Astrobiology and the Sacred. Biologist Ursula Goodenough will present "Biology and the Sacred: Implications of Life on Earth." 7-8 p.m. Center for Creative Photography, Auditorium
Arizona Daily Wildcat |
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Thank You
A few weeks ago, my husband and I went to Silver Dollar City to attend the International Festival. Between shows I stopped at the wood carving store to enjoy looking at the artwork displays.
The Springfield News-Leader |
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Artist unveils Liverpool's new cityscape
THIS is the first look at the completed Liverpool Cityscape. Artist Ben Johnson’s stunning 16ft x 8ft panorama of the city will go on display at the Walker art gallery, alongside his complex paintings of other world-renowned cities, from May 24.
Liverpool Echo |
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National Gallery buys McCubbin work
Federation artist Fredrick McCubbin captured the heart of the nation through his narrative paintings of pioneers and bush life. So when his one of his late artworks Violet and Gold, painted in 1911, came up for auction last year the National Gallery of Australia couldn’t resist.
The West Australian |
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Lousy concept has artists scratching their heads
Seven young artists from Berlin are trying to stretch the boundaries of art by living in an Israeli museum for three weeks with lice in their hair
The Globe and Mail |
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A photographic forest grows in Toronto
A photographic forest grows in Toronto
The Globe and Mail |
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KBR workers stole weapons and art in Iraq, senators told
KBR employees working in Iraq stole weapons, artwork and even gold to make spurs for cowboy boots, two former company workers told Senate Democrats on Monday.
Houston Chronicle |
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Nashville Photography Studio S Announces Policy Requiring All Clients Under 18 to Be Accompanied by Legal Guardian ...
Nashville Photographer Kevin Sommers, of www.studio-s-photo.net announces that all photography clients under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian to sign a release both before and after the photo shoot. (PRWeb Apr 29, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008photoshoot/4senior/prweb896464.htm
PRWeb |
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Flying Pink Floyd Pig Escapes!
All citizens in the Coachella Valley are warned to be on the look out for a giant flying pig that went missing during a Pink Floyd member's performance this past Sunday night at the Coachella festival. A hefty reward is being offered for the safe return of the pig.
antiMUSIC |
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Amherst Media Presents New Book, The Sandy Puc' Guide to Children's Portrait Photography
This is "the quintessential book on children's portraiture". Industry giant Sandy Puc', famed for masterful children's portraits, interpersonal skills, and her innovative charitable work, walks readers through every conceivable aspect of children's portraiture, sharing her professional skills and insights. (PRWeb Apr 29, 2008) Read the full story at ...
PRWeb |
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RAW Arts wins Cinema Salem award
LYNN - Film students at Lynn's RAW Art Works will be honored at Cinema Salem this May as part of the Five-Minute Student Film Festival.
The Daily Item |
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Painting illusions to blur the real and the surreal
Ten steps away from the wall, a woman looks straight at you, her hands resting on a block of wood. Move closer and what seemed so real turns out to be a painting using a technique called trompe l'oeil - a trick of the eye and artist Partha Bhattacharjee's signature style.
Calcutta News |
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A new site layout is featured
A new layout for the carnival is among changes visitors will find at Conejo Valley Days' 52nd annual festival, a community celebration Wednesday through Sunday in Thousand Oaks.
Ventura County Star |
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Photo: Art museum's mural in peril
Artist David Tineo talks with Pima Community College students in front of a mural he painted in 1992 as a joint project with Antonio Pazos. The mural, exposed to the elements outside the Tucson Museum of Art, was never meant to be permanent.
Arizona Daily Star |
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