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Ceramic Art Exhibition
Michelangelo Bonitatibus: I have always had a fascination with deserts and have visited a few over the years: the Atacamain Chile, the Wady Ram in Jordan, the Sahara in Morocco, the plateau of the Cederberg in South Africa (which gives the name to one of my collections) to name a few.
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Today Downtown Senior Center Fundraisers and Events: bingo party and lunch, 9:30 a.m.; oil painting classes, Mondays, 9 a.m.; line-dancing classes, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.; exercise with Carl, Wednesdays, 10 a.m., 305 Penn Ave. 347-3970.
The Scranton Times-Tribune |
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Free workshops teach students basics of photography
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK -- It must have looked a little strange to passers-by on the boardwalk as Steve Wood knelt to take a photo of a small, plastic toy grizzly bear and cub perched on a bench in front of Old Faithful geyser.
Casper Star-Tribune |
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Art in town square hailed a success
A SERIES of art exhibitions has been successful in bringing life back into a town square.
Stamford Today |
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Art museum council announces new board
The Palm Springs Art Museum's Architecture and Design Council has announced its new board of directors.
The Desert Sun |
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Artist Damien Hirst’s human skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds will go on show at an Amsterdam museum in November. The artwork named "For the Love of God" was unveiled last year at London’s White Cube gallery and later sold to an anonymous investment group.
Tiscali |
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Grand Prairie's Renaissance Hospital files for bankruptcy
The re-opening of Grand Prairie's only hospital hit another snag when its owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. Renaissance Hospital's filing comes just four months after Atlantic Health Group acquired a majority stake in the troubled Renaissance Healthcare Systems.
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth |
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Grand Prairie's Renaissance Hospital files for bankruptcy
The re-opening of Grand Prairie's only hospital hit another snag when its owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week.
Dallas Morning News |
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CSU student a finalist in National Geographic contest
CSU student Amanda Lease may win a trip for two to Tanzania and Zanzibar, and when she imagines whom she'd want to take, her first thoughts are of her brother.
Colorado State Collegian |
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Goldie portrait fetches $355,000
The last portrait Charles Goldie ever painted has just fetched $355,000 at an auction in Wellington. The renowned New Zealand artist finished the painting in 1942, six years before his death and it has been in his family ever since.
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Philippine artist perks up paintings with coffee
MANILA (Reuters Life!) - There's something brewing in Sunshine Plata's paintings. The Filipino artist uses instant coffee to paint whimsical scenes and rural landscapes on canvases that also give off the bean's earthy aroma.
ABS-CBNNEWS.com |
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A masterwork goes missing
A prized 1921 painting by the French cubist Fernand Leger has been lost - perhaps unintentionally thrown out - by Wellesley College's Davis Museum and Cultural Center.
Boston Globe |
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Ribbon pinched at the fair
I too experienced a theft during the fair. Not like the cute piglets and rabbits, which were thankfully found, but of the blue ribbon awarded my clay sculpture of Kwan Yin.
The Union |
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Cash windfall for North East museums
TWO North East museums are set to benefit from a funding windfall. Tyne and Wear Museums is set for a £225,000 cash injection for the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle, while the Bowes Museum in County Durham will receive £150,000.
The Journal |
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Artist builds distinctive narrative
It has been 12 months since one of New Zealand's most highly regarded artists exhibited in Queenstown, but Nigel Brown's latest offering - Conversation - is expected to impress art lovers and historians.
Otago Daily Times |
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Wed,27 Aug 2008
The first Test bat used by Australian cricket great Donald Bradman was sold for AS $58,000 ($43,500) at an auction in Sydney on Sunday. Bradman used the bat on his Test debut in 1928 when he scored 18 and one against England at Brisbane's Exhibition Ground.
Hindustan Times |
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Home events
Home events Camron-Stanford House The last surviving Victorian home on Lake Merritt, with period interior. Docent-led tours available. Call for hours. $3-$5. 1418 Lakeside Dr., Oakland. (510) 444-1876. www.cshouse.org. Charged Sites An exhibition of art...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Valuable mandolin to be raffled at first annual music festival
SILVER CITY — A five-dollar bill could make you the lucky owner of a hand-made mandolin, valued at $2,400. This exquisite music-making work of art will be raffled off at the first annual Pickamania!, the newest Silver City music festival produced by the award-winning Mimbres Region Arts Council.
Silver City Sun-News |
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Through Sunday Sean Duffy art exhibit
SEAN DUFFY Sean Duffy's New Work exhibition at the Miami Art Museum was inspired by California pop culture of the '60s -- complete with a zebra-striped Toyota Land Cruiser and other symbols of the era's custom car culture.
Miami Herald |
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The Mountlake Terrace Arts Commission has extended its deadline for art submissions to Saturday. The group seeks paintings, prints, drawings, miniatures, calligraphy, photographs and three-dimensional works for its 30th annual juried art show in September.
Everett Herald |
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The East Bay Today: August 27, 2008
Today's Top Event: 888 Pieces of We at the Oakland Art Gallery. Is It Lunch Yet? Express food critics recommend: Chopan Kabob in Concord. On the Town: Going out tonight?
East Bay Express |
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Bulletin Board: Palm Beach County events
Today Art film , Babette's Feast , Danish. Free with paid admission, 2 p.m., Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real Mizner Park. Adults $8; seniors $6; students $4. Call 561-392-2500.
Sun-Sentinel |
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Business Beat: Photos now getting a personal touch
Artistic Photography by Jeffery Neumann, which has been in business for 32 years in Wadsworth, is changing with the times. Walking into “Studio B,” there are props scattered everywhere.
The Medina County Gazette |
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Lincolnshire Police to use high-resolution aerial photography to fight crime
The latest high-resolution aerial photography is set to assist Lincolnshire Police in the fight against crime and their response to major incidents. The Lincolnshire Force has taken delivery of a countywide GeoPerspectives aerial photomap, supplied by aerial survey company Bluesky.
PublicTechnology.net |
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Purvis Young paintings donated to Morehouse
The Wynwood-based Rubell Family Collection has donated a collection of Purvis Young paintings valued at more than $1 million to Morehouse College in Atlanta. According to the college, it's the largest, single collection of art donated to Morehouse.
Miami Herald |
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