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Wyoming artist illustrates sci-fi book jackets
For the next six weeks, science fiction fans can view the artwork of some of their favorite series. The Dahl Arts Center has tapped into the talent of Darrell K. Sweet, illustrator for science fiction writers Piers Anthony, L.D. Modesitt Jr. and Stephen R. Donaldson, to name just a few.
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Artisphere '08
Once again, the world of art converges on the Upstate, as the Artisphere international arts festival fills downtown Greenville with sights and sounds.
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Exhibits
Third Friday Art Walk, a self-guided tour of downtown Wilkes-Barre and Kingston galleries and cultural venues offering art exhibits, studio tours, historical exhibits, entertainment and refreshments. Ride the free trolley that departs from the Kirby Center on Public Square every half hour. Art Walk maps available at venues and on the trolley. Tonight, 5 to 8. 823-0518 or artsyouniverse.com.
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A Literary Celebration Writ Large
Even in this bookish town, the ninth annual Bethesda Literary Festival , which begins today, offers enough variety in its packed weekend of 20 free events to make it worthwhile to venture beyond your local Barnes & Noble.
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Art in Motion art show bustles into Shelbyville this weekend
SHELBYVILLE — Forget the idea of a quiet gallery and patrons gazing at art with hushed whispers. The 42nd Annual Shelby County Art Show on Saturday and Sunday will be busy, moving and entertaining.
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Archaeologist's cache passes to museum
A portrait of Howard Sargent, one of the state's pre-eminent archaeologists, hangs on the wall near the entrance of the Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner. Soon, the result of Sargent's work - a little bit at a time, at least - will fill the exhibits there.
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Art and photography show remembers artist; artists'reception is Friday
The Art League of Willcox is posthumously honoring Ann Wade at this year's South East Arizona Fine Art and Photograph Show.
Arizona Range News |
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What's Happening
The 25th annual South East Arizona Fine Art and Photography Show will be held at the Willcox Elks Club, 247 E. Stewart Street in Willcox on Friday, April 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (with an artists' reception from 6 to 8 p.m.), and Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Art League is delighted to be able to showcase so many talented artists and ...
Arizona Range News |
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Board votes to demolish sculpture
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board voted Thursday to tear down the avant-garde sculpture built more than 21 years ago in front of Westdale Middle School.
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EXPELLED: No Intelligence Allowed (2007)
Ben Stein standing before a sculpture of Darwin in “Expelled.” One of the sleaziest documentaries to arrive in a very long time, “Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed” is a conspiracy-theory rant masquerading as investigative inquiry.
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Where the political meets the personal
"New Narratives: Contemporary Art from India" is a traveling show that just opened at the Zimmerli Museum on the Rutgers campus in New Brunswick, and it is much more than just a continuation of "INDIA: Public Places, Private Spaces," the exhibition of photography and video from India that closed at the Newark Museum in January.
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MUSEUMS
BROOKGREEN GARDENS, U.S. 17, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island, is a National Historic Landmark with a collection of outdoor sculptures by American artists, and an accredited zoo. Two sculpture exhibitions titled "Good Things Come in Small Packages: Metallic and Relief Sculpture" and "The Bronze Zoo: Anna Hyatt Huntington and Exotic Animals," are on display in the Rainey Sculpture ...
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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Museum and Gallery Listings
Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times.
New York Times |
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Art in Review
Dan Flavin at Zwirner & Wirth, McDermott & McGough at Cheim & Read, Detroit at Nicholas Robinson Gallery and Peter Hujar at Matthew Marks.
New York Times |
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An Insider Perspective on an Outsider Artist
?Dargerism? at the American Folk Art Museum is enlightening: Seeing Henry Darger among other artists brings into focus what makes him so singular.
New York Times |
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“Color in 3D” Exhibit Opens Tonight
Saul Ostrow, curator of the Westport Arts Center exhibit “Color in 3D” opening tonight mugs for the camera in front of artist John Monti’s installation “Heart.” The exhibition, which features work by 12 artists, focuses on the use of color in sculpture and installation work.
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Shattering Obstacles to Glass Recycling
A little over five years ago, Cory Cullen, owner of New World Recycling, started the valley’s only curbside recycling service with a Subaru, a small trailer and a $5,000 loan. The business was meant to be just a holdover while he looked for jobs related to his photography degree.
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Council approves $15K for public art
BY NATHANIEL LIEDL/City Editor The City Council approved $15,000 for art in public places Wednesday night.
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Artists share works
One group wants to sell art, the other homes. While it might seem like an unlikely alliance, the two are collaborating for a greater goal: raising money for the American Cancer Society. Two groups of artists - members from The Loft at Howard Gallery as well as the "Back Porch Painters" - are joining with Weichert, Realtors-Seaside Properties for a mixed media art show to be held at Weichert's ...
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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Art Fund Prize for Museums and Galleries Shortlist Announced
LONDON.- Four museums have been selected for the next stage of The Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries. They will now compete for the £100,000 Prize, which is awarded for originality, imagination and excellence.
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Artnet Launches First Sale of Latin American Art featuring Masterpieces by Renowned Artists
Gunther Gerzo (Mexican), Ocre, negro y rojo, 1971, Acrylic and India ink on paper. Estimate: $60,000-80,000. NEW YORK.-
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Brit Art of the Sixties Exhibit to be Shown at Mark Barrow Fine Art
LONDON.- Mark Barrow Fine Art will hold an exhibit titled Brit Art of the Sixties on May 15. The exhibit aims to bring together apects of Pop Art, Op Art and hard-edge geometric abstraction by the leading practitioners of the decade in a major new survey exhibition.
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Rare Two/Headed Roman Bust found by British Soldier in Palestine in 1941 for sale at Bonhams
A double-headed Roman sculpture of Bacchus and his lover, Ariadne, circa 2nd -3rd Century A.D. found in a Jerusalem market in 1941 by Somerset de Chair, a young British army officer, is to be included in Bonhams Antiquities sale on 1st May. It is expected to sell for £60,000 to £90,000.
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Sothebys Spring Auction of 19th Century European Art in New York
Jehan-Georges Vibert, Gulliver and the Lilliputians, Est. $500/700,000. NEW YORK.- Sotheby’s spring auction of 19th Century European Art in New York will feature a broad selection of paintings and sculpture of the highest quality across all areas of the category.
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African-American art at the Norton
West Palm Beach native Bernard Kinsey and his wife, Shirley, are avid collectors of everything from Lalique glass to Inuit art. But their pride is their large collection of African-American art and artifacts. More than 90 objects make up "In The Hands of African-American Çollectors" on view Saturday through July 20 at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach.
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