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Out of this world
Is there life on Mars? It's a rhetorical question, of course, says Douglas Fogle, curator of the 2008 Carnegie International titled "Life on Mars," which opens this weekend at the Carnegie Museum of Art.
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Met Goes Gray
Currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Jasper Johns: Gray," is an exhibit that comprises 120 of the artist's most well known sculptures, relief, drawings, and prints. Jasper Johns grew up in Allendale, S.C. In the 1950s, he spent the beginning of his career endeavoring in various projects with prominent New York City artists.
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Hot picks: Pittsburgh Biennial 2008, Bridges Festival
Art aficionados in town to see the much touted 2008 Carnegie International also get a chance to see what more than two dozen Pittsburgh artists have to offer in the form of the Pittsburgh Biennial 2008.
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Oxford kids sculpt bigger-than-life Spartan
OXFORD — Working with plywood, shreds of old newspaper and clear paste, students at Great Oak Middle School are sculpting a large-than-life tribute to the school's mascot.
Connecticut Post |
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Hot List
Making this 2008 Carnegie International opening weekend especially festive are other exhibition receptions planned around the city. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Montreal Biodome celebrates birds
MONTREAL -- The place has gone to the birds -- and I mean that in the nicest possible way. The Montreal Biodome presents the 2008 edition of Bird Fest, a month-long invitation to bird watching, bird-of-prey demonstrations and bird-themed photography and art exhibitions.
Plattsburgh Press Republican |
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Ti Cartoon Museum one of a kind
TICONDEROGA -- Stan Burdick hangs out with The Phantom, Spider-Man and Superman. The director-curator of the Ticonderoga Cartoon Museum oversees a collection of more than 1,000 pieces of comic art, ranging from political cartoons to superhero comic strips.
Plattsburgh Press Republican |
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Jazz titans to perform at Plattsburgh State Jazz Festival
PLATTSBURGH -- The 32nd Annual Plattsburgh State Jazz Festival features monster jazz saxophonist Gregory Tardy and pianist Helen Sung. The impetus for these artists coming to Plattsburgh State began with student Peter Fiore.
Plattsburgh Press Republican |
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Synthetic Reality crosses into this plane of existence at ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center
A dense, menacing thicket looms. Green and pink stems, yellow flower buds, fuchsia seed pods and burgundy leaves intertwine, overlap, and suffocate the surface. Enormous industrial bolts, large wing nuts, and clusters of threaded screws — pointing every which way — invade the great mass ...
Phoenix New Times |
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Wistariahurst Museum to host dances
HOLYOKE - The world of modern dance would not be the same if one woman had not traveled to Greece a century ago. There, this young, impressionable dancer saw the Parthenon.
The Republican |
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Arts in the Park: The circle is unbroken
Arts in the Park exhibitors went green before "going green" was a trend. Some of the artists you'll see this weekend at Arts in the Park are inspired by found objects, fallen trees . . . even old tires.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Art League's wide-reaching contest collection part of Bravo lineup
Art from around the country will be unveiled Friday at the Art League of Hilton Head's national juried show.
Island Packet |
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Area Galleries
Northwest Art Center, Minot State University: Through May 28, senior exhibits by Tara Bulow and Erin Twomey in the Gordon B. Olson Library Gallery; opening reception for Bulow and Twomey will be May 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the library gallery.
Minot Daily News |
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Bravo festival events calendar
The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce's monthlong festival Bravo -- Celebrate the Arts will be held in venues across the Lowcountry.
Island Packet |
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Speaking about Girl Talk
Some artists make sure their albums are released in conjunction with a well-constructed tour plan, while others make marketing efforts their primary focus. But it takes a truly modern artist to release an album with a prepared legal defense. Such is the case with Girl Talk, the nom de stage of Pittsburgh's Gregg Gills. Gills' work is largely sample-based, often incorporating dozens of popular ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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North Charleston gets artsy
Starting Friday, North Charleston will get a nice little culture boost when it kicks off its nine-day arts festival. Selected by the Southeast Tourism Society as one of its top 20 events for 2008, the North Charleston Arts Festival offers arts, crafts, poetry, theater and music to the general public — mostly for free.
The Post and Courier |
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Friday's French Quarter Art Walk marked by string of big openings
It's the first Friday of May, so it's time for another French Quarter Art Walk. Check out all of the openings and exhibits 5-8 p.m. Friday at the galleries. In addition to Friday's art walk, events will take place the first Friday in June, October and December.
The Post and Courier |
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Graphic Design Senior BFA Portfolio Exhibition
University of Akron seniors display their porfolios for potential employers and general public. April 25 through May 2, gallery hours vary; free Mary Schiller Myers School of Art, Emily Davis Gallery (330) 972-5951
West Side Leader |
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Spring in the Valley
2008 spring exhibition presented by the Women’s Art League of Akron. March 30-May 2, reception April 5, 6-9 p.m.; free Peninsula Art Academy (330) 657-2248
West Side Leader |
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Fine arts hall of fame inducts members
Six Liverpool Central School District fine arts alumni and contributors will be inducted into the Liverpool Fine Arts Hall of Fame during a ceremony 2 to 4 p.m. June 1 at the high school. The event is free and open to the public.
The Post-Standard |
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Learning to Take a Great Shot
Editorial assistant Desiree Feigel-Dart recently spoke with Michelle Woodward who won the Winter at the Zoo photo contest for her photo "Penguin Party."
The Post-Standard |
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Christian Brothers Academy students' artwork on display May 8
AMANDA CALABRESE,a seventh-grade pupil at Christian Brothers Academy, will have her art on display at the Art Expose on May 8. RYAN DAVISON,a seventh-grader at Christian Brothers Academy, will have his art on display at the Art Expose on May 8.
The Post-Standard |
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Grimes students show off artistic talent
MEMBERS OFthe Bishop Grimes Art Club will participate in the Festival of the Arts at 7 p.m. May 8. Some of the members are (from left) Angela Freeman, Kelly Punch, Visitor, Helen Verchota, Mike Christie, Annemarie Wolken, Sam Hirsh, Sarah Barris, Lark Allen and Kathleen Ecal.
The Post-Standard |
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All’s left: Tahlequah
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