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Thinking Allowed. Thinking Aloud.
It has been two months I laid off photography to campaign in GE2008. Itching to claim back the cultured part of me and go trigger happy as a private citizen. Here are some images I captured on the streets of Ho Chi Minh city.
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The Gozo Martial Arts Festival 2008
The Gozo Sports Complex, together with the Gozo Spirit Combat Int. Association, organized the second edition of the Gozo Martial Arts festival on Sunday, 27th April 2008.
Maltamedia.com Daily News |
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Gallery show for North Korea's propaganda
“Let's all become expert swimmers!” the slogan declares in triumph. “Let's grow more sunflowers!” says another. And another: “Let's breed more high-yielding fish.”
Times Online |
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Tribeca Film Fest Announces 2008 Winners
The 2008 Tribeca Film Festival announced festival competition and award winners on May 1 at the Tribeca Filmmaker Lounge. The Founders Award for best narrative feature went to , a drama from Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson.
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Seattle film crews bring home top award from Toronto
Two Seattle film crews tied for first place in the 2008 International Documentary Challenge division of the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto: Reel Grrls and Team Juicebox.
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New center gives museum patrons chance to interact with art
Visitors to one part of the Dallas Museum of Art are welcome to touch - and even smell.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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New center gives museum patrons chance to interact with art
Visitors to one part of the Dallas Museum of Art are welcome to touch - and even smell. In the Center for Creative Connections, scheduled to open Saturday in the Dallas Museum of Art, visitors are encouraged to interact with art. For instance, a magnifying glass over Gustave Courbet's "The Wave" lets patrons get an up-close look at the thick globs of paint that Courbet used to create the dark ...
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Adventures with VISO
How do you get to know a museum director? We took Olga Viso, the new boss at Walker Art Center, on a basement treasure hunt.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Newport film festival announces award winners
'Fugitive Pieces' takes home four major awards; fest enjoys record attendance.
Orange County Register |
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New space at the Dallas Museum of Art gives visitors chance to touch, smell
DALLAS - Visitors to one part of the Dallas Museum of Art are welcome to touch — and even smell. In the Center for Creative Connections, scheduled to open Saturday in the Dallas Museum of Art, visitors are encouraged to interact with art.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Artist Mary Spurgeon honored by Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives announced the passage of House Resolution 6015, honoring Kansas native and renowned sculptor Mary Spurgeon for her distinguished work and artistic achievements representing the spirit of the State of Kansas.
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art Till May 3 at Kanvas Art Gallery, 53 Syed Amir Ali Avenue, #3052 3243; 3 pm - 7 pm:
Staring Inscriptions , featuring art works by Jayanta Naskar, Lina Ghosh, Maneswar Brahma, Paula Sengupta, Pinaki Barua, Rajen Mondal, Romendra Nath Kasthya, Sabita Pegu, Samita Nag, Siddhartha Ghosh, Som Sankar Roy and Srikant Paul.
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The tragic beauty of Bran Sproul – April 29, 2008
ARCATA – Arcata lost one of its most colorful characters sometime between April 17 and 18 when Brian Sproul, artist, musician and man of imagination, passed away at his Horrible Spiders art gallery and home.
The Arcata Eye |
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New center gives museum patrons chance to interact with art
Visitors to one part of the Dallas Museum of Art are welcome to touch — and even smell.
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Pecan Street Festival to take over Sixth Street
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) -- Fireworks will be lighting up the night sky over Austin this weekend as the Old Pecan Street Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary.
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Strand residents get chance to play in sand
Individuals, families or teams are invited to compete in building a sand sculpture Saturday for at the Litchfield Inn, 1 Norris Dr. in Litchfield Beach.
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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News Highlights of the Week: April 26 – May 2, 2008
The two-year-old, Richard Meier-designed Ara Pacis museum in Rome may face the wrecking ball if the city’s new leader has his druthers. Gianni Alemanno, who this week became Rome’s first right-wing mayor since Mussolini, says the building is “to be scrapped,” although he didn’t indicate when, according to Reuters . The glass, marble and steel building—completed in 2006 in the historic city ...
Architectural Record |
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Massachusetts Museums That Speak to Children
In the northwest part of the state, youthful passion for art is being kindled by visits to unique museums.
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Wrap party
Making plans for the closing party of this year’s South Florida Theatre Festival (sponsored by the Theatre League of South Florida) are four producing artist directors, from left, Antonio Amadeo of The Naked Stage in North Miami; Joseph Adler, GableStage in Coral Gables; Richard Jay Simon, Mosaic Theatre in Broward County and Avi Hoffman, New Vista Theatre Company in Boca Raton.
Boca Raton News |
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See the art at the Barn
The Guyer Barn, 250 South St. in Hyannis, features weekly exhibits by local artists. Opening receptions are held Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. For more information or a complete schedule, call the Barn at 508-790-6370.
The Barnstable Patriot |
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Public Schools Agree To Allow Religious Expression In Art
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A public school district in Wisconsin has agreed to allow religious expression in student artwork to settle a lawsuit. The Alliance Defense Fund sued the Tomah School District in March.
KTHV Little Rock |
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Dallas museum patrons get a chance to interact with art
DALLAS (AP) -- Visitors to one part of the Dallas Museum of Art are welcome to touch -- and even smell. In the Center for Creative Connections, which was scheduled to open Saturday in the Dallas Museum of Art, visitors are encouraged to interact with art.
KXAN 36 Austin |
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Kurt Long Wins Drawing BODIES Competition
Long's drawing was unveiled April 23 at a special ceremony held in the BODIES exhibition lobby.
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New center gives Dallas museum patrons chance to interact with art
DALLAS -- Visitors to one part of the Dallas Museum of Art are welcome to touch _ and even smell. In the Center for Creative Connections, which was scheduled to open Saturday in...
KRIS-TV Corpus Christi |
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10 Wisconsin museums you'll want to visit
Museums are all about exhibits, but it will be the museums themselves on display starting on Saturday, as spots around the state celebrate Wisconsin Museums Week. The week-plus of special events culminates with International Museum Day, May 18. It 's all designed to give museum professionals the chance "to promote the roles of their prospective institutions, " says Dawn Scher Thomae of the ...
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