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Estero art show slated for November
Artists from 30 states and Canada will be showcasing their creations at Miromar Outlets in November for the second Bi-annual Estero Fine Art Show.
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Two Artists Battle Over a "Warhol"
Another day, another Andy Warhol lawsuit. The NY Sun has the latest on artist John Chamberlain, who has been claiming he owned a piece by the artist, titled 315 Johns. However, a former Warhol assistant, Gerard Malanga, says he created the piece. What's the connection? Malanga says he stored the work at Chamberlain's apartment, and sometime around the year 2000 the latter submitted it to ...
Gothamist |
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Tipi Village brings history to life for music lovers
Visitors can travel back in time to the 1800s through Tipi Village this week at the Old Time Country and Bluegrass Music Festival. Construction of Tipi Village started Tuesday in Pioneer Village at the Plymouth County Fairgrounds as village people began erecting canvas tents and tepees.
Le Mars Daily Sentinel |
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Fremont native Skelton displays prints, comics
Similar to many of his works that hang on the walls of Gallery 92 West, at first glance, Deryl Skelton seems pretty ordina...
Fremont Tribune |
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CITY CENTRE: Circus comes to the library gallery in September
The arts scene picks up in September. At the start of the month the Cabbagetown festival has something for everyone.
Scarborough Mirror |
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Coens' dark comedy opens Venice film festival
A dark comedy by the Coen brothers is opening the Venice film festival.
Miami Herald |
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With crayons and computers at the ready, GEICO's Safety Belt Poster Contest begins for young artists
WASHINGTON----Break out those markers and dust off your paint brushes, it's time to enter the GEICO Safety Belt Poster Contest! As students jump back into the swing of the school season, GEICO hopes they'll keep an important message in mind while on the bus and in cars: buckle up!
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Collinwood gallery bubbles over with edgy energy of Cleveland artists
Art galleries and museums in the 19th century crammed their walls to create visual excitement with "salon-style" exhibitions.
The Plain Dealer |
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Gunmaker aims to give expansion a shot
In a nondescript, unsigned building in a west London suburb, an engraver is carving the figures of three nudes on to a metal block. It will take him more than 500 hours to complete the work.
Financial Times |
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Blue ribbon painting
John Stinger of Stewartsville won a blue ribbon in the professional oil painting category of the Warren County Senior Citizen Art Show. His first-place award was for "Misty River," which Stinger painted last fall on location along the Delaware River.
The Warren Reporter |
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Samsung reinforces mobile leadership with ultimate mobile entertainer
World's first eight megapixel camera phone offers a powerful mobile photography and multimedia experience.
The Manila Times |
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Newport Art Museum wins $134,000 IMLS grant
WASHINGTON – The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services has awarded a $134,000 Museums for America grant to the Newport Art Museum, enabling it to continue and expand its MUSE museum-studies program for local teens.
Providence Business News |
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Coen brothers dark comedy premieres at Venice fest
The Coen brothers wrote their dark comedy, "Burn After Reading," with stars George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand in mind. Not necessarily a compliment. The movie, which premieres Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival, is a tale about idiots _ and what happens when their worlds collide. Pitt and McDormand are a pair of hapless gym employees who get in way over their ...
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Celtic Festival making move to park, fairgrounds
The sixth annual Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival and Highland Games, scheduled for Sept. 5-6, will be at a new location this year. The event, sponsored by the Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held at the Buffalo Park and Fairgrounds instead of the Dallas County Community Park.
Buffalo Reflex |
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PhotoChannel Reports Fiscal Q3 2008 Results
Vancouver, BC, August 27, 2008--(T-Net)--PhotoChannel Networks Inc. (CDNX:PN.V), a 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.
T-Net British Columbia |
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Business takes a turn for the better at the world's oil pipeline crossroads
The lifeblood of America is revitalising the sleepy Oklahoma town of Cushing, writes Andrew Clark
Guardian Unlimited |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
Max Hollein: The frontrunner? Which of these four museum professionals is not like the others? A) Gary Tinterow , the Metropolitan Museum's curator in charge of 19th-century, modern and contemporary art B) Ian Wardropper , the Met's chairman of European sculpture and decorative arts C) Thomas Campbell , a curator specializing in tapestries, from Wardropper's department D) Max Hollein , director ...
Arts Journal |
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New Book by Peace Activist Priest John Dear, SJ, Recounts Life of Civil Disobedience
CHICAGO, Aug. 27 / Christian Newswire / -- How does a "spoiled, wealthy frat boy" go from beer-chugging contests in a Duke University fraternity to peace activism and more than 75 arrests in the name of the nonviolent Jesus?
Christian News Wire |
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Art show entry fee up
The fee for entering a piece in the Ipswich Art Show has increased after many years of remaining the same - from $5 per item to $10 - but the money will be put to excellent use, says the Ipswich Cultural Council.
Ipswich Chronicle |
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Adobe Launches Photoshop Elements 7, Photoshop.com Storage
Adobe expanded its consumer line of image editing software
Byte and Switch |
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British photographer captures all of Hanoi
The vivid life of Hanoi and its inhabitants will be documented in an exhibition of portraits by British photographer Barnaby Steel, opening tonight at the British Council.
Vietnam Net |
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Send us your plans for winter festivals, more
It still may be summer, but we at the Times Herald are thinking ahead to winter.
Times Herald |
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Woman wearing veil told to leave Italian museum
ROME - The head of one of Venice's most prestigious museums apologised on Wednesday to a Muslim woman asked to leave the building by a guard because she was wearing a veil over her face.
Khaleej Times |
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UPDATED: Commission stresses on need of objective EIA
The Maltese Curia’s Environment Commission entered the fray in the controversy surrounding the proposed extension to the St John’s Co-Cathedral Museum, urging all parties not to rush into any uninformed decision and to wait for a truly objective environmental impact assessment.
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"Tiny piece of art" to grace envelopes everywhere
OSHAWA -- Portraying Canada's Olympic pride in a format as tiny as a postage stamp isn't easy, but that's what illustrator Laurie Lafrance loves about it. "Going from illustrations for a...
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