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Vancouver's Virgin Festival vanishes
There will be no Virgin Festival in Vancouver this year, according to organizers who say it was too hard to attract top acts.
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Heroes and villains: Today is devoted to celebrating comic books
FARMINGTON — They evoke the imagination and carry their readers into worlds of super heroes, monsters and the fantasy realm. Comic books encourage children and adults to read, while giving them artistic renderings on each page.
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Vicksburg artist honored at Starkville Cotton District fest
Vicksburg artist Wanda Hurt Warren was honored at a Starkville arts festival. She was given a purchase award of $300 at the 2008 Cotton District Arts Festival, held April 19.
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Two artists working in two diverse mediums will share their visions in a special exhibition at the Cultural Arts Council’s Fine Art Gallery during May.
Estes Park Trail Gazette |
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Live from Jazz Fest: Stevie Wonder wows crowd
The fifth day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival rolled on Friday with a wide array of blues, funk, gospel, Mardi Gras Indians and brass bands.
USA Today |
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Fitchburg Art Museum begins new lectures
FITCHBURG -- Fitchburg Art Museum inaugurates a new lecture series: BETA, Better Education Through Art.
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Jobs: Education in automotives
Two automotive technician teams from Northeast Independent School District were among nine teams statewide to compete in the Ford Motor Co./AAA Texas Student Auto Skills Contest in Houston last month.
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First place essay defends Net filters
Carly Moore, in an essay chosen as first place among nearly 50 submissions for the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association Law Day essay contest, contends high school libraries should be able to use filters to restrict access to inappropriate Web sites.
Traverse City Record-Eagle |
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April Birding Shot of the Month Competition Vote For Your Favorite
Every month the Riverwalk Birding Club sponsors a "Shot of the Month" photography competition, allowing the public to vote via Chattanoogan.com Outdoors for their favorite entry.
The Chattanoogan |
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Kimberly Brooks: Photography's Sex Change: The Art Of Tom Chambers
Over the last ten years, the art of photography has undergone a sex change. The rather masculine act of capturing or "shooting" a moment ("the...
HuffingtonPost |
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'Oh Persepolis' fetches $2.8 million at Christie's
Iran - Persepolis - Christie's 'Oh Persepolis' a work from Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli was sold at record high price of the most valuable and expensive arts at dlrs 2.8 million at the Christie's Fourth Sale of International Modern and Contemporary Art in Dubai on April 30.
Islamic Republic News Agency |
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Victorian artwork goes on display
A collection of Victorian art, regarded as one of the most important in Scotland, is exhibited.
BBC News |
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Berwyn 'Spindle' Is Now But A Memory
The most famous piece of public art in west suburban Berwyn is gone.
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45th annual Old Homes Tour features Beaufort artist
BEAUFORT - The brochures and posters for the Beaufort Historical Association's 45th Annual Old Homes Tour feature Beaufort artist Mary Warshaw's paintings of one of Beaufort's most distinctive old homes - the Thomas Duncan House c1790.
Kinston Free Press |
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Famous pop sculpture demolished
The most famous piece of public art in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn is gone.
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News & Star
A COLLAGE on the wall of a toilet in a Northampton cafe was part of Bryony Boughton’s first collage exhibition 10 years ago. She has come a long way since then and her latest collage work can be seen in “Collage et tu” at Neo’s in Cockermouth – the first time she has shown her collages locally.
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Museum recalls Holocaust horror, Jewish heritage
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - With its red brick exterior, diagonal cables resembling barbed wire, and an elevator tower made to look like a crematoria stack, the Holocaust Memorial Center makes a chilling first impression on visitors.
The Toledo Blade |
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Disjointed exhibit a disservice to photographers
MICHIGAN CITY -- The theme of the Lubeznik Center for the Arts' latest exhibition appears to be that there is no theme.
South Bend Tribune |
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Artspace exhibition debut draws stream of viewers
A steady stream of people viewed the Artspace Buffalo Gallery's inaugural exhibition Friday, 10 months after tenants began moving into the artist lofts.
The Buffalo News |
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Silent auction makes a big bang for bucks
MOSS POINT -- The silent auction was anything but silent Friday as more than 600 people decided on items to bid for at a gala that kicked off this year's Jolly McCarty Golf Classic weekend.
The Mississippi Press |
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Benefits of art on display
High prices and widespread airline delays have us rethinking a trip to the Louvre Museum in Paris. We're not worried, though, because Kansas has a lot of great exhibits and galleries. Just check out any edition of the Journal's Friday encore! section for a list of exhibits in our area.
Salina Journal |
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Rated G
The New Children's Museum Opens tomorrow with a free block party (noon to 4 p.m.) that includes a “Kids Parade” at 1 p.m.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Jewish museum in Milwaukee opens its doors
Paul Strnad and his wife Hedvika desperately wanted to leave Czechoslovakia in 1939, the year Adolf Hitler threatened Jews in his speech to the Nazi Reichstag.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Gallery offers a first chance for emerging artists to exhibit
Gallery La Mesa, inside Rick's Custom Framing on La Mesa Boulevard, aims to give emerging artists a place to show their work.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Holocaust Museum evocative highlight at open house
BY NADINE ARMSTRONG The Hants Journal NovaNewsNow.com Avon View High School in Windsor opened its doors to the public last week to showcase students' work and talent...
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