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New Orleans sings praise as Neville Brothers finally reunite
NEW ORLEANS — The Neville Brothers, who traditionally help close out the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, returned to the big stage Sunday for the first time since Hurricane Katrina flooded and wrecked their homes, along with 80 percent of the city.
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New Forest sculpture commissioned
A new sculpture is being created for the Sculpture Trail in the Forest of Dean.
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Cultural Arts Festival features sounds and art of Africa
OCALA - An unforgiving May sun beat down on the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex as the 19th annual Cultural Arts Festival wrapped up Sunday.
The Ocala Star-Banner |
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‘Taxi to the Dark Side’ due at Modern Art Museum
Fear triggers terrible changes in civilized people: It can transform them into their own declared enemies, and worse — prompting behavior that might appear natural in an uncivilized adversary but has no place among the higher standards of a live-and-let-live society.
Fort Worth Business Press |
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Arts in Brief
Graduates of Poly High School’s Class of 1958 will display various works of art at Firehouse Gallery, 4147 Meadowbrook Drive, in a show staged as part of the class’ 50th reunion.
Fort Worth Business Press |
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PAA adds artwork
Piedmont Arts Association has installed two more sculptures as part of its Public Art Project in Martinsville and Henry County. The sculptures are by artist Jim Gallucci, a sculptor from Greensboro, N.C.
Martinsville Bulletin |
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Asian artistry takes foreground at Kimbell
Asian art accounts for more than a third of the collection of the Kimbell Art Museum — 122 works in all, spanning almost 2,000 years and including sculptures, objects and paintings from China, Korea, Japan, India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia.
Fort Worth Business Press |
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Google recruits artists to add pizazz to home page
Google's once-austere Web site is turning into an eclectic art gallery.Hoping to spur more customization of its home page, the Internet search leader has unveiled a lineup of colorful graphics dreamed up by a mix of creative souls, ranging from fashion designer Oscar de la Renta to the rock group Coldplay.
The Gainesville Sun |
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Hundreds remember teacher
KITTERY, Maine — Hundreds of community members came to pay tribute Sunday to a Traip Academy art teacher whose legacy could be felt in every kind word bestowed upon her.
Portsmouth Herald |
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Making a lasting impression
Craftsman Nguyen Dang Che is a long-time collector of wood-block prints. Nguyen Dang Che is looking to open a new showroom to showcase his collection of traditional Dong Ho woodblock paintings.
Nhân Dân |
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MaltaMedia's Mother's Day e-cards available
MaltaMedia’s free set of Mother’s Day e-cards are once again available. The user-friendly cards are a great way to wish mothers all the best on their special day which this year is being celebrated on Sunday, May 11. The cards available suit everybody’s tastes ranging from traditional paintings of Francis Camilleri and Paul Mizzi, and funky cartoons by Gattaldo. ...
Maltamedia.com Daily News |
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Chennai emerging as hub of modern art
Teeming with a young breed of high salaried professionals, Chennai is fast emerging as a hub of modern art as young artists from across the country are making a beeline to cash in on the new wave of interest in paintings.
Business Standard India |
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HEROINE CHIC
Whoever complained that designers don't make clothes for real people was right - just ask the curators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Tonight's star-studded Costume Institute gala at the Met - chaired by Giorgio Armani, George Clooney, Julia...
New York Post |
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NEWS: When in Rome: Light and Shadow -- The Bubble and Beyond
Walking down the nave to the very back and standing before the Contarelli chapel, you can barely make out the figures of the Caravaggio painting on the left-hand wall. That is, not until you've positioned yourself diagonally, torso strained over the railing, and placed a 50-cent Euro in the adjacent machine. A light begins to whir and -- as if at some antique carnival sideshow -- illuminates the ...
The Dartmouth |
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Public art group's works honored by Route 66 magazine
JOLIET -- A magazine cover and story featuring the artworks that decorate the city has given some unique kicks to the Friends of Community Public Art.
The Herald News |
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Chennai emerging as hub of modern art
Teeming with a young breed of high salaried professionsals, once conservative Chennai is fast emerging as a hub of modern art as young artists from across the country are making a beeline to cash in on the new wave of interest in paintings.
Outlook India |
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Turning trash to treasure
To make it a habit you have to start them early. This is the thought behind Grundy County's TRASHformations contest. If you teach kids about recycling early, the hope is it will become part of their everyday routine as adults.
The Herald News |
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Renowned artist to unveil Concord piece in Princeton
PRINCETON — An artist known throughout the country for her portrayals of the Amish and tranquil landscapes will soon unveil her new painting of a familiar Athens scene.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph |
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Reclaiming a voice for the real Emmett Till
African-American history has always found a way into playwright Ifa Bayeza's work. She brought to life an 1839 slave rebellion in "Amistad Voices," and the Harlem Renaissance in "Club Harlem."
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Exhibit breaks silence of 45-year-old tragedy
The cops found the 7-year-old boy at 12:25 p.m. on a Wednesday, his head bloodied by a 50-pound rock, his body mutilated by a 5-inch paring knife.
The Record |
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Queen, vendors popular with park's patrons
WINCHESTER — Nearly 200 vendors under white tents peddled their wares to visitors at Jim Barnett Park on Saturday and Sunday for the Apple Blossom Festival's Anthony's Pizza Weekend in the Park.
The Northern Virginia Daily |
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Filmmakers honored at festival
The fifth annual Syracuse International Film Festival ended Sunday evening with an awards ceremony at the Palace Theatre. Honors were handed out in 14 categories along with five citations.
The Post-Standard |
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French renaissance in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR: If you yearn to go to romantic Paris but don't have the money, here is an alternative. The festival of French cultures, arts and influences is set for two months from Thursday until June 22.
The New Straits Times |
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Pizarro: Getting out the 411 on 01SJ, a digital art festival in June
In just about a month, the digital art festival known as 01SJ will be returning to downtown San Jose.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Festival hits a hopeful note in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS–As Aaron Neville's plaintive falsetto rang out in the final moments of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, it seemed all was right in the city that had been decimated by Hurricane Katrina.
Toronto Star |
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