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Students' mosaic artwork to be part of school building structure
When teachers at Liberty Elementary School return to their building in a year, there will be a reminder of the students that once filled the classrooms of the old building.
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Paducah Quilt Museum receives national designation
U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield secured final passage of legislation today that officially designates the Museum of the American Quilter's Society in Paducah as the National Quilt Museum of the United States.
Princeton Times Leader |
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Artist plans bronze sculpture at library
Tom Novak wants to create a bronze totem pole-type sculpture outside the Baker County Library, but first he's soliciting suggestions from the public for the final design.
Bakercityherald.com |
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SeaLife DC800 Goes Down 200 Feet
SeaLife's DC800 underwater camera can handle depths up to 200 feet, and offers unique scene modes especially for underwater photography.
DesignTechnica |
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Today's Hub Pick
Calligraphy by Art Pierce through July 31 at the Walkway Gallery at Good Sam-aritan Hospital at 31 E. 31st St.
Kearney Hub |
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West Island Events
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT $"/> $"/>Carrefour des aines de Pierrefonds: Exhibition of oil paintings & watercolours on May 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At 14068 Gouin W. Info: 514-624-1449.
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West End Events
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT $"/> $"/>National Theatre School of Canada: The 2008 graduating class presents The New Words Festival in which two plays are presented as a double bill until May 2 at 7:30 p.m. & May 3 at 3 p.m.: JOHN... sudden death & CINDY ... a perfect circle.
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The galleries : Painted canvas reflects better than a mirror
Why did the winner win? This is one thought that makes a trip to the Adam Portrait Award exhibition at Lopdell House in Titirangi worthwhile. Another is that the show, which runs until June 8, is full of excellent painting of its kind.
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First Binsted scholarship winner named
Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts has named a scholarship in memory of a student who was slain in an off-campus shooting in March. Conor Backman, a rising sophomore from Purcellville in Loudoun County, is the first recipient of the Tyler Binsted Endowed Scholarship in Sculpture & Extended Media, the university said today.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Prova Group Takes on Counterfeit Artwork, Ensures Authenticity for Collectors
Fear of purchasing counterfeit artwork soon will be a thing of the past for many art collectors, thanks to digital technology from Prova Group, Inc.
Centre Daily Times |
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Articulations: Inside Artists' Heads
During the month of May, artists Anissa Lewis and Lizz Godfroy are mounting a multimedia collaborative experiment called Vault , which opens Friday at Covington's Leapin' Lizard Gallery. Here, the duo shares their motivations, in their own words.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
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Art with Laughs
If you've ever found yourself cackling at contemporary art, you will likely bust a gut at the latest ArtCenter/South Florida show. But this time, rather than a response to artistic opportunism or obscurity, hilarity is the point. "What Are You Laughing At?" features nearly 30 outrageous mixed-media ...
Miami New Times |
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Art Capsules
Wifredo Lam in North America More than a quarter-century after his death, Cuba's greatest artist is getting his due in the first large-scale solo exhibition. The beautifully encyclopedic show features more than 60 paintings and drawings spanning the breadth of Lam's prolific career. The exhibit is b ...
Miami New Times |
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Atmosphere
The characters given life by Slug on Atmosphere's new album have unenviable situations, but they're not all painting that shit gold. (Whatever that means.) Vagrants, single parents, and dope-addled fiends, they live, work, fuck, and wallow in their misery, giving the emotional indie rapper a chance ...
Miami New Times |
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Prova Group Takes on Counterfeit Artwork, Ensures Authenticity for Collectors
IRVING, Texas----Fear of purchasing counterfeit artwork soon will be a thing of the past for many art collectors, thanks to digital technology from Prova Group, Inc.
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Letters
In this week's e-comments, readers suggested still more ways to go green; responded to Peter Meinke's "Poet's Notebook" on crime and punishment; sent a shout-out to the Tandoori Trailer; and continued the dialogue about art and art collecting triggered by Megan Voeller's piece on the Jeff Whipple museum in Ybor. And on tampacalling.com, the debates have already begun about Wade Tatangelo's list ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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Art in Action
A year ago, the inaugural — and, so far, only — Columbia Festival of the Arts burst like fireworks throughout Columbia’s arts scene, an effort meant to highlight the many cultural opportunities and organizations that make the city vibrant.
Free Times |
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Young leader creates art tradition in Waverly
WAVERLY --- She doesn't consider herself an artist, but Jennifer Jones does appreciate painting, photography and pottery. As a child, Jones watched her dad, Orville Jones Jr., in his pottery shop and tagged along to her share of art shows.
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier |
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Oh, Mother!
Mother's Day is coming up, and it would be a good thing if you started planning now. You really need to make up for that gift of cash last year — so tacky. The Craft Alliance (6640 Delmar Boulevard, University City; www.craftalliance.org) wants to help. This arts studio and gallery hosts its M ...
Riverfront Times |
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Pennington group shares suggestions
Organizers of Princeton’s Pennington Folk Festival are being looked to for advice in organizing community festivals across the state.
Princeton Times Leader |
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First Senior Citizen’s Prom 2008 planned
The Senior Citizen’s Prom 2008, “An Enchanted Evening,” is Friday, May 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Coffee County Farm Center in New Brockton. Admission is free with plenty of food, entertainment, dancing and photography on hand.
The Enterprise Ledger |
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Two-fers at Nova 535 and CAM
Double your arts pleasure in St. Pete and at USF.... By Megan Voeller.At first blush, artists Theo Wujcik and Jay Giroux might seem like an odd pairing, but the 70-something titan -- Wujcik's work belongs to the Museum of Modern Art, and he counts James Rosenquist as a friend -- and the 20-something painter-designer-curator-art-director have developed one of the most interesting synergistic ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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Fundraiser: Dresses for Humanity II
Friday, May 2... By Leilani Polk.Via arrangements made with Kensington Palace and Princess Diana dress designer Catherine Walker, and with generous support from Seminole Hard Rock, the People's Princess Charitable Foundation presents a limited reprise of a tour featuring a collection of dresses owned by the late Princess Diana. Dresses for Humanity II, an Exhibition of the Dresses of Diana, ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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Montana Court Says Museum Board Failed in Duties
The board of the Charles M. Bair Family Museum, in Martinsdale, Mont., which closed the facility in 2002, is being ordered by the state Supreme Court to reconvene within six months after a ruling in which the court found the board breached its fiduciary duties by closing the museum, reports The New York Times.
Chronicle of Philanthropy |
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Art Exhibit: Cameron Gainer
Sunday, May 4... By Leilani Polk.USF Contemporary Art Museum displays large-scale sculptural works by resident artist Cameron Gainer, including his re-creation of a famous 1934 image of the Loch Ness Monster (the sculpture protrudes from USF Botanical Gardens' Lake Behnke), and a life-size, film-inspired embodiment of Bigfoot at USF's Riverfront Park. The opening is held at the gardens from 4 to ...
Creative Loafing Tampa |
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