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Vettriano sketch fetches £40k
A retrospective sketch of one of Jack Vettriano's most iconic images has raised almost £40,000 for charity when it was sold at auction. The artist gifted the sketch of The Singing Butler to the University of St Andrews after producing it while giving a one hour masterclass to students in 2003. West Lothian Courier
art August 27 - September 7 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue, #2283 3176; 2 pm - 7 pm:
View from the Edge , an exhibition celebrating Independence Day. Featuring works by Alok Bhattacharya, Animesh Nandi, Bijon Chowdhury, Biswapathi Maity, Chanchal Mukherjee, G.A. Dandekar, M. Senathipathy, Nilesh Kinkale, Partha Pratim Deb, Partha Bhattacharya, Prafulla Dhanuka, Prakash Karmakar, R.M. Palaniappan, Ram Lal Dhar, S.G. Vasudev, Sam Adaikalaswami, Suhas Roy, Sunil Das and Yusuf ... The Telegraph
JPMorgan Chase hosts women governors
DENVER ART MUSEUM - JPMorgan Chase - one of America's biggest banks - hosted a luncheon at the Denver Art Museum Tuesday billed as "celebrating Women in Government." Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News
Video: WONKA Arte Awakens Day of the Dead Spirits with Virtual Art Contest
This Halloween, alongside chocolates and candy, Willy Wonka is bringing out pan de muerto and sugar skulls in anticipation of this year's Dia de los Muertos WONKA Arte contest. Beginning August 22nd, teens are invited to show Willy their talent by creating art that reflects what Day of the Dead means to them. PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Victorian painting collection to tour US
The University of London is sending a collection of Victorian paintings on a two-year tour of the US. BBC News
Dorothy Fowler Berryman
SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. - Mrs. Dorothy Fowler Berryman, 77, of Spotsylvania County, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008, at her daughter's home. Mrs. Berryman was born April 8, 1931, in Nashville, Tenn. Dorothy was a porcelain art teacher in Virginia Beach for many years. Burlington Times-News
Fringe Element
Word has come across the pond that our very own jug band of misfits, Special Ed and the Shortbus, has proven itself the darling of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland. Style Weekly
PhotoChannel Reports Record Q3 Revenues for Fiscal Q3, 2008
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - PhotoChannel Networks Inc. , the leading innovator in online digital photography and media solutions for retailers, reports its financial results for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2008. CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance
Warner likely to give speech lacking in attacks
Many of the political analysts have said the first night of the Democratic Convention in Denver was a mixed bag. It was successful at painting a portrait of Barack Obama as a normal person and family man. It filled in some of the holes in his personal biography. WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke
Hot Springs artists invited to exhibit in China
Sixteen artists who live or show in Hot Springs have been invited to exhibit their paintings at a museum in Shanghai, China, on September 20. This is the first exhibit by artists from a small city in America to be sponsored by the Shanghai Art Association and approved by the Chinese Culture and Education Department. Hot Springs Village Voice
One-person exhibit at Garland Co. Library
Local artist, Jane Fitch, popular for her award-winning animal paintings and portraits, will have a "one-person" exhibit at the Garland County Library during the month of September. Featured are Fitch's latest paintings and examples of commissioned portraits of dogs, cats and horses. She skillfully captures the essence and individuality of each animal in her artwork. Hot Springs Village Voice
Art to benefit Arf
Homeless dogs and cats will get a boost from the annual Autumn Art Festival. Even if your taste in art runs to the velvet portrait of the Dogs Playing Poker, you won’t want to miss this year’s Whitley County Autumn Art Festival; this year to benefit the Humane Shelter. The Post & Mail
Union Station Continues to Snub Photographers
In the ongoing saga of Union Station's confusion over their own photography rules, we have an update for you: nothing has happened. Last month, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Managment of the U.S. House of Representatives, held a hearing regarding those rules , listening to both reps from Union Station ... DCist
EVENTS From "American" to "Pool," MoMA Fetes Chris Smith
In 1995, Chris Smith 's " American Job " had one of its first major screenings at New York's Museum of Modern Art . Receiving a small but respectful release, Smith's debut feature was, until now, his only narrative. 1999's " American Movie " followed, one of the rare '90s documentaries to crack a million at the box office, making it a then-rare popular documentary sensation. indieWIRE
Expressions through art
Artistic expression can lend itself to almost any aspect of nature, and Sharmila Kadam’s paintings stand testimony to that. Her painting exhibition held at Raintree brought to life her perception of earth, water, nature and the universe. Deccan Herald
Showcase opportunity for local artists
The Community Futures Development Corporations of Eastern Ontario is offering support for artists and artisans in rural Eastern Ontario to display and sell their work at the Spring 2009 One of a Kind Show and Sale, in Toronto. Held at the Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place from April [...] Pembroke Daily Observer
What's happening around Hot Springs
Through September 14 - Hot Springs Airport hosts monthly art exhibitat the terminal building, Hot Springs Memorial Field, 525 Airport Rd. Through September 28 - "Our Body — The Universe Within," exhibit - featuring actual human bodies. At Mid- America Science Museum, 500 Mid-America Blvd. Hot Springs Village Voice
Lecture by visiting artist at CSU Sept. 3
CSU’s Department of Art will host a lecture by Ithaca, NY.-based photographer and video artist Danielle Mericle at 6 p.m. Sept. 3 in the Illges Gallery at the Corn Center for the Visual Arts on CSU’s RiverPark Campus. The program is free and will be followed by a reception. Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Brock University appoints new Director of Rodman Hall Arts Centre
ST. CATHARINES A Director and Curator with extensive experience co-ordinating international contemporary art exhibitions and managing public art galleries in Canada is the newly appointed Director of the Rodman Hall Arts Centre, Brock University. Shirley Madill will join Brock in November 2008 from her position as Director/CEO of [...] Welland Tribune
Heritage Center set to open expanded Jazz Age exhibit Sept. 11
The public grand-opening event for "Entering the Modern Era: Murfreesboro's Jazz Age," an expanded exhibit, will be 4-6 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. Daily News Journal
Gaining access through art
COURTESY MATHENY MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER Lyn Sanders, a resident of Branchburg and director of the Matheny Medical and Educational Center's Arts Access Program, left; Lynn Lang, a Warren resident and Summit Medical Group director of operations, center; and Eileen Murray of Morris Plains, Arts Access assistant director, celebrate the opening of "Crossing Boundaries," an exhibit of Arts ... The Reporter
Southern Illinois U. student artist compromises by covering up
A day after ordering a graduate student's artwork be taken down, Southern Illinois University interim Chancellor Sam Goldman agreed Tuesday the work could be displayed if a cloth covered a photo of partially exposed buttocks. Maneater
Rose City Renaissance honors Downtown Norwich supporters
Five honored at ceremony tonight The Norwich Bulletin
Caffeinated Art
Paintings that give you a buzz in the webcast. NBC San Diego