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Lacoste Gallery displays contemporary ceramic art
The Lacoste Gallery of Concord is showing more than 70 works by 13 of Denmark's leading ceramic artisans whose striking pieces reveal the breadth of an art form reaching back several centuries.
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'Fantastic Tree Contest' Looking for Entries
Residents of all ages are being invited by the Fairfield Forestry Committee to submit photography, artwork and essays for the 2008 Fairfield's Fantastic Tree Contest, running from Dec. 1 to 20.
Fairfield Citizen-News |
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CIFF: Wesley Willis's Joyrides, Terribly Happy
This is part of Chicagoist's coverage of the Chicago International Film Festival . Wesley Willis's Joyrides (screens 10/17, 10/25, 10/27) A 300-pound chronic schizophrenic born into poverty on Chicago's south side would seem like an unlikely artist and rock star, but that's just what Wesley Willis was. In his short life (he died from leukemia in 2003 at age 40) he produced ...
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Harvard Art Museum Gets $45 Million, Most Ever, From Pulitzer
Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Harvard Art Museum received a $45 million gift, its largest ever, from Emily Rauh Pulitzer , a former assistant curator of the institution.
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'What 50,00 cans look like;' CSU building giant sculpture with donated food
CSU students and employees this morning are completing an approximately 40,000-can 'footprint' made from donated food.
The Fort Collins Coloradoan |
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Smithsonian curator to speak at Miami U. Art Museum
Timothy McCoy, Curator of Meteorites at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution and a member of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, will present "Our Place, Our Stories, Ourselves: Understanding Myaamionki Through Culture and Culturally Relevant Science" at 4 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 30 at the Miami University Art Museum.
Dayton Daily News |
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Art - From page 26
structurethen coveredwith cloth submerged in aglue mixturethathardensto allow modeling,then paintedand decorated. “Thisshowoffersthe public theopportunity to see another side of theseartists unrelated to theirworkatthe Arts Center,” Ahrens said. “Their creative talents extend far beyond painting sets and teaching art classes.
Bluffton Today |
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Picasso paintings, Lichtenstein sculpture headed for Harvard Art Museum, plus $45 million gift
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Harvard Art Museum has received a gift of $45 million and 31 major works of art, including three paintings by Picasso.
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Updated 10/17: Antioch gallery names artists for November
Steve Skinner and Diane Schroeder are the White Room featured artists for November at the Antioch Fine Arts Foundation Gallery.
Antioch Review |
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City council asked to bury $10,000 iron sculpture
A sculpture worth as much as $10,000 could be buried at a historic city intersection to create a new Sarnia urban legend. The 1,000 lbs [...]
Sarnia Observer |
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Paris Attractions
Urban advice from reporters who live there. With some 10 miles of galleries housing a collection that spans every corner of the globe and every era of human history, this museum calls for wise planning.
New York Times |
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Fashion show features coldwater creek
The LaFontaine Arts Council will present its annual fashion show fundraiser, “Fashion for the Arts,” on November 1 at the LaFontaine Golf Club. The event includes a luncheon, silent auction, short speeches by Advocates for the Arts, and the fashion show.
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National Gallery exhibit designed to interact with viewers
The National Gallery of Canada opens an exhibit Friday that's designed to display how much impact a viewer can have on a work of art, rather than the other way around.
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Frugal Fun Alert: Weekend
Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Open: Center City Gallery Night at various locations , 5PM. Free Improv: Improv comedy with the N Crowd at the Actors Center (257 N 3rd), 8PM. $10 Eco: Eco Ecco Echo , a multimedia event questioning assumptions about consumption, at Eastern State Penitentiary (2124 Fairmount), 8PM. Free SATURDAY Bits: 8static , a ...
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Collector preserves history
Maurine Regehr carefully picks up one of the dozens of books in front of her and gently turns its pages. It’s a colorful book, with bright illustrations of Native American children splashed across its pages, and full of lively writing.
The Newton Kansan |
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Harvard museum gets gift of $45m, artwork
CAMBRIDGE - The Harvard Art Museum has received a gift of $45 million and 31 major works of art, including three paintings by Picasso. Harvard University on Friday announced...
Boston Herald |
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National Gallery exhibit designed to interact with viewers
The National Gallery of Canada opens an exhibition Friday that's designed to display how much impact a viewer can have on a work of art, rather than the other way around.
CBC via Yahoo! Canada News |
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Harvard museum gets gift of $45m, artwork
The Harvard Art Museum has received a gift of $45 million and 31 major works of art, including three paintings by Picasso. Harvard University on Friday announced the gift from Class of 1936 alumna Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a former curator at the museum and wife of the late Joseph Pulitzer Jr.
WBZ News Radio Boston |
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Naked models cause stir at Kanye West's album launch
The rapper unveiled his eagerly-anticipated fourth album '808s andHeartbreak' - due to be released in November - at a lavish bash at Los Angeles' Ace Gallery on Tuesday, but guests were amazed to find the room full of nude beauties wearing masks.
The Arizona Republic |
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Saginaw's 'Artists for the Arts' to feature painters, dancers, singers, muscians
A new arts event enters the scene next weekend -- one which will fill the rooms and halls of Saginaw's Castle Museum, 500 Federal, with art, music and dance. "Artists for the Arts" will feature 18 professional artists and more...
The Saginaw News |
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Nvidia Quadro CX Accelerates Adobe CS4 Up to 11 [Desktop Graphics]
Along with their 9600M GT card for portables announcement with the MacBook Pro, Nvidia has also announced their new Nvidia Quadro CX. The $1,999 PCIe card, which according to them has been...
Gizmodo |
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Arts Seafood Festival returns bigger and better
The Historic Bluffton Arts Seafood Festival returnsfor itsfourth edition next week and will bringa mix of old and newto entertain and inform folksjoining in the Old Town activities. What started asaone-day event in 2005 hasbecome afullweekoffestivitiesin historic Bluffton to showcase theartsand locally harvested seafood.
Bluffton Today |
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Harley store showcases Los Banos artist
Local artist Elna Pedersen's current exhibit is being held at a place not usually synonymous with art appreciation -- the Golden Valley Harley Davidson Shop.
Los Banos Enterprise |
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Dorcheat Historical Association Museum Cookbook now available
The first printing of the all new Dorcheat Historical Association Museum cookbook, “A Taste of Class”, has arrived. This book is graced with a full color cover with art by Folk Artist Cora Lou Robinson.
Minden Press-Herald |
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Cameron's new exhibit celebrates playthings of the past
Wilmington's Cameron Art Museum is going "Toy Crazy." The new exhibit, featuring hundreds of vintage toys from across the decades, opened Wednesday and will remain on display until Feb. 1.
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