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Tastes, sounds, sights of Stouffville at festival
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At The Gibbes Museum
'Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art," an exhibition organized by the Museum of African Art in New York in cooperation with the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at the College of Charleston and the McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina, will open Friday at the Gibbes Museum.
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Vietnam receives World Cup FIAP 2008
VietNamNet Bridge - The World Cup FIAP 2008, the highest award of the 29th black and white photo contest of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), was presented to the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) at the 29th FIAP Congress held in Slovakia from August 22-26.
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Talkers: Stroke of bad luck
WELLESLEY, Mass. Wellesley College has lost a 1921 painting by French cubist Fernand Leger that was likely worth millions of dollars, officials said.
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Cooper brings History to life
MOULTRIE — It’s not hard to get Leon Cooper talking about history — or maybe it’s just the locale where we met. Cooper spoke with me in a small museum he began, surrounded by Native American artifacts, some of which were estimated at 12,000 years old.
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Convention Journal: Local and national notes from the Democratic National Convention
•Making a case for mental health parity: A congregation of politicians, medical professionals lobbyists, and Hollywood stars gathered yesterday at the Denver Art Museum over salmon and arugula to agitate for something that can be in short supply at a national political convention: mental health.
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£50m appeal to keep Titian work
Two UK galleries appeal for £50m to buy a painting by Italian Renaissance artist Titian - estimated to be worth £150m.
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Sony steals spotlight at Europe's biggest game show
Real news from the virtual world: The Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, is the biggest annual video-game event in Europe, and it keeps getting bigger. This year more than 203,000 people (which includes normal civilians, not just gaming professionals) got a look at the latest offering from 547 exhibitors spread out over more than 1 million square feet. That’s a lot to take in over the ...
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Mezco Toys to Give Annual Donation of Action Figures to Museum of the Moving Image Collection
NEW YORK.- Museum of the Moving Image and Mezco Toyz, a leading manufacturer of licensed merchandise, today announced the establishment of an annual donation of film- and television-related toys and materials to the Museum’s collection.
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Eleanor Antin: Historical Takes at San Diego Museum of Art
SAN DIEGO.- Organized by SDMA, this solo exhibition features the work of celebrated conceptual artist Eleanor Antin.
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New Egyptian Gallery at the British Museum to Open in Winter
LONDON.- This winter the British Museum will open a new Ancient Egyptian gallery centered round the spectacular painted tomb-chapel of Nebamun.
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MCA Denver Presents Public Art Installation Project For The Democratic National Convention
Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese, The State of Things, 2008, ice, 36 x 180 inches, Courtesy of the artists. DENVER.-
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Painting of George III has Returned to the Refurbished Herbert Art Gallery
COVENTRY.- An old friend – which prevented a British revolution in the 18th century – has returned to the refurbished Herbert art gallery and museum in Coventry.
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New Exhibition Draws From Eclectic Mix of Art Works Bought Online
Craig Stevens, Freddie Mercury, Lego pieces. LONDON.- View Basket: Art Bought Online is an exhibition of artwork selected and purchased online that is on show at The Hayward Project Space from Thursday 28 August to Sunday 28 September 2008.
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The Manifest Hope Gallery Celebrates the Obama Campaign in Denver
DENVER.- Art plays a pivotal role in creating cultural momentum. The Manifest Hope Gallery celebrates that role and shines a spotlight on artists across the nation who use their voices to amplify and motivate the grass roots movement surrounding the Obama Campaign.
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Multilayered Story of Nineteenth-Century America Revealed in Special Exhibition
Alfred Jacob Miller (1810–1874), Pipe of Peace at the Rendezvous, (Camp of the Indians at the Rendezvous of the Whites near the Mountains of the Winds), ca. 1839. Oil on canvas. Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas.
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Portrait of Sir Donald Bradman AC Gifted to the National Portrait Gallery Collection
Sir Donald Bradman 1990 by Bill Leak (b. 1956) oil on canvas. Collection: National Portrait Gallery. Gift of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG 2008. CANBERRA.-
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Davis Museum Releases Statement on Missing Fernand Leger Painting
Fernand Leger (French, 1881-1955), Woman and Child, 1921. WELLESLEY.-
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The Art Fund Helps Buy Hodgkin Masterpiece for Bath
Silence by Sir Howard Hodgkin. BATH.- The Art Fund, the UK’s leading independent art charity, has helped Victoria Art Gallery in Bath acquire a painting by one of the UK’s most important artists working in Britain today.
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Danforth Museum teams up with Center for Arts in Natick
The Danforth Museum of Art and The Center for Arts in Natick are ready to launch a partnership that both organizations hope will stimulate each other's cultural capital and bolster the MetroWest creative economy.
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Fine Arts on Display at 156th Allentown Fair
var nopreviewimage = ""; if (nopreviewimage == ""){ document.write(' '); document.write(' '); document.write(' '); } Today judges awarded prizes for *fine* arts at the Allentown Fair... and there certainly is a lot of talent on display! WFMZ's Jackie Shutack now joins us live from the fair.
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Noon - Isla Center invites all Pacific region artists to participate in exhibit
Noon, Aug. 28 — The Isla Center for the Arts at the University of Guam will bring back the "Creative Hands: Pacific, Formerly Art of the Pacific Rim" exhibit.
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10:25 a.m. - Japanese pottery exhibit opens today
10:25 a.m., Aug. 28 — An opening reception for a traveling Japanese pottery exhibit, "The Rising Generation From Traditional Japanese Kilns," will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. tonight at the Isla Center for the Arts, 15 Dean Circle, University of Guam.
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11:40 a.m. - Veteran artists, volunteers wanted for creative art showcase
11:40 a.m., Aug. 28 — The sixth annual Guam veterans creative art showcase will be held Nov. 6 to 11, and works of art are being solicited. This year's showcase will include the performing arts/story-telling.
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Entertainment
The former curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, Stefano Carboni, has been named as the new director of the Art Gallery of WA.
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