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Art On Display in Downtown Chattanooga
Chattanooga leaders are using artwork to draw tourists to the area. From the Waterfront to Main Street, you can see unique sculptures that are shaping the community. But exactly who is footing the bill? We went looking for answers.
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Despite all the cries of democracy and personal freedom, it is well known that the Boobs on Bikes parade is a precursor to Auckland's Erotica Festival.
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BLOQX from KOMPAN: Sculpture, Climbing and Free Play for Children
It is part sculpture, part climbing wall and part architectural model. It is a problem solving exercise and an outdoor meeting space. BLOQX is the latest innovation in outdoor play from KOMPAN. Architects, planners and park designers are enthusiastic. (PRWeb Aug 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/08/prweb1230894.htm
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Man, 41, shot in Seaport parking lot
By Andrew Ryan and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff A 41-year-old man was found shot to death in the Seaport District early this morning in a parking lot near the Institute of Contemporary Art. Police responded at 1 a.m. and...
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T.W. Wood revealed
"Montpelier's Treasures: The Legacy of Thomas Waterman Wood" will open Tuesday at Montpelier's T.W. Wood Gallery, presenting 107 works from the permanent collection, including the work of Wood, his friends and contemporaries, and pieces from the Vermont WPA collection. Pictured is a self-portrait. ...
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Middle-Eastern Art Prices Soar With Oil Prices
"Record crude oil prices that buoyed the fortunes of Middle Eastern countries and individuals have spurred demand for artworks, prompting auction houses Christie's International and Bonhams to hold sales in the region. Iranian lots were the favorites."
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Benton County Fair contestants face deadline
BENTON COUNTY — Miss Benton County Fair Queen contestants will compete in fitness, causal, interview and evening gown categories. The winner will receive a $750 scholarship sponsored by the Benton County Fair Association. She will also receive a rhinestone crown, a satin, embroidered sash and flowers. (Benton County Daily Record)
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Shelter Cymru's fundraising art auction
Wales’s leading contemporary artists have donated work to a fundraising auction for Shelter Cymru
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Princess Kay Poses for Butter Sculpture
In the Junk Drawer tonight:One night you win a beauty contest.The next day,
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Library to exhibit Schmidt art works
The Brewster Ladies' Library is exhibiting works by Wolfgang and Ellen Schmidt. The exhibit, titled "Sacred Faces," is a portfolio of portraits captured during years of visiting indigenous people throughout the world.
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On exhibit at Aspen galleries...
ASPEN - Parallels, a group exhibit at the Red Brick Center for the Arts, is stunning in its diversity, beauty and mystery.
The Aspen Times |
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Young at art
This weekend's Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts will celebrate various art forms with a packed two-day schedule of professional dance performances, musical acts and artists.
The Buffalo News |
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Thursday The Art of Rock 'N' Roll
MOCA PRESENTS BATTLE OF THE BANDS As part of the exhibit Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, MOCA presents the final of three Battle of the Bands. The Pots 'n' Pans, Sinister Smith, Airship Rocketship, The Electric Bunnies and TV Club compete for a free Epiphone guitar and a recording session at JamRock Studios in Hollywood.
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BLOQX from KOMPAN: Sculpture, Climbing and Free Play for Children
It is part sculpture, part climbing wall and part architectural model. It is a problem solving exercise and an outdoor meeting space. BLOQX is the latest innovation in outdoor play from KOMPAN. Architects, planners and park designers are enthusiastic.
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Friends of the Assabet River hold trail naming contest
The Friends of the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge are now holding a contest to name 14 trails on the refuge. Many local businesses have already stepped up to provide many prizes for each of the winners.
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Green-fingered and gifted
Life & style: Winners and runners-up in the Alnwick Garden amateur photography competition
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Shooting in Southie
A party cruise ends in violence leaving one man dead. Police Commissioner Ed Davis says the 41-year-old victim was on board the Provincetown II boat that came back from a cruise around midnight Thursday night. There were 815 people on board the boat. The victim was in a parking lot between Anthony's Pier 4 Restaurant and the Institute of Contemporary Art, when he was gunned down.
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Expanded book festival wants visitors to get creative
BOOK lovers are invited to get active as Inverness Book Festival makes its long-awaited return to Eden Court.
The Inverness Courier |
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India's first art summit kicks off
New Delhi, Aug 22 : India joined the elite club of global art hotspots Friday, with the India Art Summit 2008 being inaugurated here as a showcase of modern and contemporary art from the country and abroad modelled on international art fairs.
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Wine, cheese and another day with our community players
So imagine, if you will, some of our community players gathered at Festival Park again to discuss the Museum of Art, which is hitting the headlines bigger than ever.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Artistry on the river; The Art in the High Desert festival kicks off its first year near the Deschutes
You’ve wandered among galleries on First Fridays, visited various exhibits and celebrated at art festivals already this summer. But before the season ends, there’s another art event that organizers say is going to knock your sandals off.And what better place to lose your shoes than the grassy banks of the Deschutes River, the setting for the inaugural Art in the High Desert gala this weekend ...
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ART: A clear picture
Simon Kugel has a clear vision of the future. Using a laser engraving machine, Kugel inks artistic renderings of everything from family portraits to cartoons on fog glass. His "sunshine portraits" especially shine when suspended in front of a window, allowing filtering sunlight t...
Lancaster Online |
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Remorseful thieves return statue - with £50 cash and apology note
Part of a sculpture stolen from a roundabout is returned after thieves realise it was designed by children at a special school.
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Relative harmony
POMEROY, Ohio -- Jared Sheets knows that even happy families get the blues. Today and Saturday, the music and good times will become a community affair when the Sheetses and a few relatives stage the third annual Foothills Blues & Arts Festival -- an all-ages event that attracted 1,000 visitors to their Meigs County property last year.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Travel the world with Summer Fest movies
The Hawaii International Film Festival is known for its intriguing selection of independent films from around the world, with an Asia-Pacific emphasis.
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