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Alaska schools to receive copies of American masterpieces
ANCHORAGE -- Anchorage public schools are each receiving 40 reproductions of American masterpieces from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Canon Unveils New Pixma Printer
Canon has added a pair of Pixma all-in-one printers to its line called the Pixma MP980 and MP620 Photo AIO printers. The MP980 is the first AIO printer to separate gray and black photo ink for neutral black and white photography. The printer also has built...
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UW-River Falls offers non-credit classes this fall
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls is offering three non-credit classes this fall. * Painting with Acrylics: 6:30 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, starting Sept. 23 and running for eights weeks through Nov. 11 in Room 120, South Hall on the UW-River Falls campus. Fee is $149 plus supplies.
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Cinema is helpful in overcoming social problems: police official
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) -- The police can not reduce the rate of social problems without the help of other people, especially filmmakers, police official Bahram Bayat commented on the Police Film Festival, which will be held from December 9 to 12 in Tehran.
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RenaissanceRe and Partners Open "StormStruck(TM)" at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot(R)
PEMBROKE, Bermuda----RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. , its U.S. affiliate WeatherPredict Consulting Inc. and partners the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. – FLASH®, Simpson Strong-Tie and State Farm today opened “StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes™”, a new exhibit at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® at the Walt Disney World® Resort.
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Two detective shows lead Gemini Awards nods
Murdoch Mysteries, which airs on Citytv and stars Yannick Bisson as a sleuth who solves crimes in 1895 Toronto, is up for 14 Gemini Awards, the Canadian Press reported today. The show received nods for best dramatic series, writing, visual effects, photography, score and make-up. Another detective [...]
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Big city: Street artist Slinkachu's Little People in the City (8 pictures)
Street artist Slinkachu places tiny handpainted figures in unlikely urban settings, photographs them and leaves them for passersby to find. These shots from his new book and solo exhibition at Cosh Gallery in London (August 28 - September 20 2008) reveal his miniature dramas in all their witty, poignant detail
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Assembly approve sculpture funding
Associated Press - August 26, 2008 11:54 AM ET JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Juneau Assembly has approved a proposal to appropriate $500,000 toward a bronze whale sculpture that would be located...
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Oliver Lake, Hamiet Bluiett to Perform as Part of "Bag and Beyond" at Metropolitan Gallery
Via St. Louis American editor Chris King's personal blog Confluence City , there's news of a weekend of events next month celebrating the musical and artistic legacy of St. Louis' original Black Artists Group.
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George Kahn and the New West Coast Jazz
"I disagree with the notion that jazz is dead or that it is in the museum stage where all of the important musicians who people listen to are now dead," says pianist-composer George Kahn. “I believe that there is a great deal of life in the music and it is still a very viable and fun art form.
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Obama Art at the Manifest Hope Gallery
Andrew Rice travels far from the Pepsi Center to a gallery of Obama art; it's about "life, love, hope—whatever," says a spokeswoman .
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Semaphore puts on a show for Swindon College student
One lucky arts student from Swindon College School of Art has opened his first professional exhibition of his career at the Marlborough offices of Semaphore, the region’s leading advertising, branding and design agency.
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Students figure numbers are cool at East Grand Rapids math camp
Remember when summer camp was for swimming, canoeing, softball, crafts, pranks, and ghost stories. Then serious music and art students were encouraged to chose a camp with intense instruction and athletes found camp venues to hone sports skills before school started.
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Maker Faire: Call for Makers
jurvetson/flickr Maker Faire: Call for Makers Festival: October 18-19 Travis County Exposition Center ( 7311 Decker Ln. ) Deadline for submissions: September 4 [ info ] The second annual Maker Faire is taking place at the Travis County Fairgrounds this October. The event, which features all things hand made, crafted, and engineered, relies on local do-it-yourself-ers to show up and ...
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TeleMessage Launches 'Team Spirit' Avatar Identity Contest
What's in a name? TeleMessage, a proven, state-of-the-art provider of Text-to-Landline services, is looking for your help in naming its TeamText trio. The Company is holding a first-of-its-kind social media mascot identity contest to allow fans of the TeleMessage service to decide the names of its mascot trio TeamText.
Centre Daily Times |
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Two Brookgreen exhibits to open
Brookgreen Gardens, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island, will have two new art exhibits Sept. 6 through Nov. 2. "Heroes and Hoof Beats: The Horse in Art" and "Flights of Fantasy: The Artistic Bird" encompass sculpture from Brookgreen's collection and some borrowed pieces, along with paintings in acrylic, watercolor and pastel. Both exhibits are in conjunction with the S.C. Watermedia ...
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Amsterdam to host Hirst's diamond-encrusted skull
Artist Damien Hirst's human skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds will go on show at an Amsterdam museum in November.
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Art gallery tour
West Shore Art League held its annual tour of area art galleries Monday night. For more photos and information see Tuesday's Ludington Daily News. For a video of patrons at the Red Door Gallery, click on the story link and scroll down to see the video.
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Two Brookgreen exhibits to open
Brookgreen Gardens, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island, will have two new art exhibits Sept. 6 through Nov. 2.
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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Toilet seat auction to raise money for restrooms
Associated Press - August 26, 2008 11:04 AM ET LUCAS, Kan. (AP) - A Kansas art gallery is hosting a show and benefit auction of decorative toilet seats to raise funds for a new public...
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Exclusive: Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray's Leeds Festival review
So here we are -the Leeds Festival 2008 and arguably the best main stage line up in the ten year’s since the Yorkshire city joined the August bank holiday party.
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Suits brought by rural Alabama quilters resolved
(AP:MONTGOMERY, Ala.) A trio of celebrated quilters from rural Alabama on Monday resolved lawsuits against an Atlanta art dealer whom they accused of cheating them out of their rightful earnings.
INO News |
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Dragons' Den gives artist £80,000
A sculptor from Kent's celebrity busts are given an £80,000 investment on the television programme Dragons' Den.
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Dutch museum to exhibit jeweled skull sculpture
The Netherlands' national museum will exhibit a jewel-encrusted platinum skull created by British artist Damien Hirst, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Boston Globe |
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Art Center seeks photographers for upcoming exhibit
The Open Photography Exhibit in the Austin Area Art Center, Oak Park Mall, will feature area photographers age 16 and older. The exhibit will open Wednesday, Sept. 3, and will end Sunday, Sept. 28.
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