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Art exhibit to open in Ventura museum
The Museum of Ventura County artists invitational exhibit, "Between Heaven and Earth: Entre Cielo y Tierra," will open with a free public reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Sat., Aug. 31 at the museum, 89 S. California St., Ventura.
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Games increases global understanding of China
"China's role as our Olympic host has opened a window to the world's most populous nation," International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has said. "We have already seen the courage and determination of the Chinese people in another contest."
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10th annual Art Festival on tap
MONROE — For 10 years, residents of the Concordia retirement community have displayed their artistic talents at an annual exhibition. "The residents here are very talented," said Clubhouse Director Donna Marie Gelesky. "This is a hobby for all of them.
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County names winners in art contest for seniors
The works of 17 artists from Middlesex County will compete at the state level after placing first in various categories in the 2008 Middlesex County Senior Citizen Art Contest.
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Mixing personal imagery and social commentary
Artist Dustin Zentz sits in his Red Cliff studio underneath two painting he is currently working on. Zentz is one of the new artists joining the Red Cliff studio tour this year, set for Saturday and Sunday.
Vail Daily |
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Oil painter returns to the Red Cliff Studio Tour
Artist Nathalie Roy starts work on a new painting of radishes and green onions Monday at her home in Red Cliff. Roy is one of several artists on the Red Cliff Studio Tour this weekend.
Vail Daily |
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Sculpting metal into car art
Car collectors switch roles; tour Bay Area automobile shops as a prelude for Good Guys car show
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Book Sale to benefit exhibits, programs
The East Brunswick Museum Corporation will host its first Book Sale 1:30-4 p.m. Aug. 23 at the museum, 16 Maple St., in the Historic Village of Old Bridge, at the intersection of Main and Kossman streets and Old Bridge Turnpike, East Brunswick.
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Local briefs
UNION CITYChurch hosts youth art exhibitOur Lady of the Rosary Church will host a free youth art exhibit in its parish hall from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Sculpting metal into car art
Car collectors switch roles; tour Bay Area automobile shops as a prelude for Good Guys car show
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Locating Propriety in the Inappropriate
There is something appropriate in finding Zach Feuer Gallery open for business in mid-August with a Phoebe Washburn installation, when the rest of Chelsea is a ghost town. Seeing this Dadaistic riff on productivity in a gallery district that feels like the artistic equivalent of the Rust Belt cannot but accent an initial response to it. Almost every door on West 24th Street has notices of ...
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The '74 Dart Can Hang Ten In A Rock Quarry! [Moment Of Zen]
Many years ago, I bought a bunch of used glass 35mm slide mounts at a photography-gear store. Some of them came with transparencies used by Malaise Era Chrysler dealerships, including this classic...
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Christie's NY auction: Husain, Tyeb Mehta on sale
Modernist painter Tyeb Mehta's Yellow Heads, which he painted in 1979 was showcased along with 'Steal 2,' an oil on canvas measuring 167.8cm X 228.5 cm by multimedia specialist Subodh Gupta as part of the 20 exclusive art works
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Photos: Manitowoc County Fair Wood Carving
Chainsaw wood carvers gather at the 2008 Manitowoc County Fair to show off their carving skills and compete in carving competitions.
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"Fall Show" At Garden City Public Library
The Art League of Nassau County will present a mixed media "Fall Show" in the Garden City Public Library's gallery and showcases from August 29 - September 28, 2008 located at 60 Seventh St., Garden City, N.Y. View oil paintings, pastels, watercolors, sculpture, and much more.
Garden City News |
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'Momma's Man': Who Says You Can Go Home?
Azazel Jacobs's "Momma's Man" is a family film, but one of the least sentimental variations in history. Despite making its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, it is a decidedly non-Sundance narrative that must have stunned Park City audiences, who might have assumed they were walking into the next "Little Miss Sunshine" when they read the title. "Momma's Man" is a sparse, ...
The New York Sun |
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Fall Festival of the Book to Celebrate the Art of Bookmaking
Festival will include exhibitions of rare miniature books, artists' books, and film screening
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Carving out its place in history at Oceano Depot
A three-masted galleon carved out of wood in the late 1920s or early 1930s by Dunite Arther Allman recently made its final docking at the Oceano Depot.
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CHANDLER: Denver Art Museum eyes the human form
The Denver Art Museum has made the sweeping changes promised this past spring in the modern and contemporary work installed in the Hamilton Building. That would be curator Christoph Heinrich's plan to focus on works that refer to the human figure.
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IN THE GALLERIES: Aspen Art Museum
The Aspen Art Museum has selected an architect for its new building and raised $28 million of a $35 million goal. Now it has to secure a site.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Celebrating Merdeka with indie art
Matematik is one of the groups that will be strutting their stuff at Rantai Merdeka. JAYA One in Jalan Universiti, Petaling Jaya, is celebrating National Day with Rantai Merdeka, a three-day festival of independent art, film and music from Aug 29 to 31.
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Pharcyde reunites to round out the most potent Rock the Bells lineup yet
Now in its fifth year, the Rock the Bells hip-hop festival easily has its best lineup ever, from headliner Nas to a reunited Tribe Called Quest. But some of the biggest buzz is coming from the reunion of the core of The Pharcyde.
Rocky Mountain News |
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Celebrating Merdeka with indie art
JAYA One in Jalan Universiti, Petaling Jaya, is celebrating National Day with Rantai Merdeka, a three-day festival of independent art, film and music from Aug 29 to 31.
The New Straits Times |
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Several events planned at museum
"Arkansas City," the book by Land Rush Museum Director Heather Ferguson, will be released Aug. 25. The museum will host a day-long book signing party Aug. 30. Copies may be purchased for $19.95 plus tax. Autographed copies are available.
The Arkansas City Traveler |
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Senior art student to exhibit in Gilson Gallery
Each year senior art students are given the opportunity to show their work in the Gilson Memorial Gallery located in King Hall. The first student to do so this year will be senior art major Jay Meara with his show titled ‘Organ.’
The Emporia State University Bulletin |
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