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Among Parisians, Obama strikes a fashionable chord
(By DION NISSENBAUM, McClatchy Newspapers) His visage appears between the svelte curves of fashion models on Europe's most prestigious runways. His speeches are remixed into thumping music tracks in underground dance clubs. His campaign slogans are the foundation for modern art hanging on trendy Parisian gallery walls. In Europe, Barack Obama is much more than the Democratic presidential ...
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Souder worries bailout vote may be costly to him
Congressman Mark Souder visited Whitko High School Thursday morning to present congratulatory letters to art students winning International awards in China (see story in Saturday’s edition of The Post & Mail).
The Post & Mail |
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ACLU challenges vehicle seizures in Detroit raid
DETROIT - The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the seizure of vehicles following a police raid on a party at a Detroit art gallery.
Lansing State Journal |
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Road fixes may help Half Moon Bay pumpkin festival traffic this weekend
Driving to Half Moon Bay's annual Art & Pumpkin Festival this weekend is expected to be much easier than in previous years thanks to improvements on the road that lead to the event.
The Salinas Californian |
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Today's events
Weld County 50+ Health and Job Fair Expo, 7 a.m.-12 p.m., Exhibition Building in Island Grove Regional Park, Greeley. Details (970) 353-3800, Ext. 3375.
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Ready, set, sew! Quilting exhibit set to go in Johnstown
It's an art form all its own. This weekend, the artists will get their chance to compare and contrast. The seventh annual Stitches in Time, one of the region's premiere quilting exhibitions, is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Greeley Tribune |
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Among Parisians, Obama strikes a fashionable chord
His visage appears between the svelte curves of fashion models on Europe's most prestigious runways. His speeches are remixed into thumping music tracks in underground dance clubs. His campaign slogans are the foundation for modern art hanging on trendy Parisian gallery walls.
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Art Students Reimagine Philadelphia City Paper News Boxes
City Paper publisher Paul Curci invited graphic design and industrial design students from the University of the Arts to rework the paper's street boxes, and "the results are, by and large, stunning," according to editor Brian Howard.
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2008 Oyster Festival Art Show at the Middlesex Art Guild
An exciting new feature of the 2008 Urbanna Oyster Festival is the unveiling of the “Pearls in the Oyster” art show at the Middlesex Art Guild gallery.
The Journal Press |
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Dougherty dedicates 'Restless by Nature'
Photos by Ronnie Miller/The Tribune Katie Paulson, left, and Kara Hickey, both of Ames, look at the walls of the willow sapling sculpture "Restless by Nature" at Ada Hayden Heritage Park before the dedication ceremony Thursday in Ames. The three-week project was completed by artist Patrick Dougherty and volunteers from the community.
Mid-Iowa News |
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Gallery: Microscopic images with a big impact
See a slideshow of winning images from the Nikon Small World competition for microscope photography
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Air Force Art Program displays art at Bolling Club
The Air Force Art Program will display its newly donated artwork at the Bolling Club Oct. 21-24. More than 200 paintings from approximately 150 artists from around the country will be donated to the Air Force, bringing the total collection to more than 9,400 paintings.
DCMilitary.com |
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Davidson needs 70 residents to plan future
The town needs at least 70 residents to sign up by Wednesday to help plan its future. Davidson is paying consultant Rhodeside-Harwell of Alexandria, Va., $100,000 over two fiscal years to help it develop its first comprehensive plan, which will serve as a guide for the future. Most such government plans focus solely on land use. Davidson's, however, also will include such areas as public art, ...
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ACLU challenges vehicle seizures in Detroit raid
DETROIT — The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the seizure of vehicles following a police raid on a party at a Detroit art gallery.
Battle Creek Enquirer |
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One word says both 'hip' and 'hot' in French. It's 'Obama'
PARIS — Barack Obama's visage appears between the svelte curves of fashion models on Europe's most prestigious runways. His speeches are remixed into thumping music tracks in underground dance clubs. His campaign slogans are the foundation for modern art hanging on trendy Parisian gallery walls.
McClatchy Washington Bureau |
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Museum Given $45 Million
The Harvard Art Museum received a $45-million donation and 31 works by leading modernist and contemporary painters in a gift from Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a former curator at the museum and wife of the late Joseph Pulitzer Jr. '36 , grandson of the famous newspaper publisher.
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Client Meeting: An Interview with Audubon's Kim Hubbard
With its clean design showcasing gorgeous images that run large, Audubon magazine has won numerous awards for its use of photography. Honored by Communication Arts, PDN 's Photo Annual and other publications, photographs from Audubon have been included in the American Photography annual every year since 1999. That's also the year that Kim Hubbard joined the magazine as its photo editor.
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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.
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Arts Organizations Face Tough Financial Times As Well
The arts are a driving force in the city's economy, but now the city's troubled economy is affecting cultural institutions. NY1's Stephanie Simon filed the following report.
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FIGHT CANCER BUT - 2
The art exhibition entitled, 'A New Beginning', is a tribute to the late Endon who was founder of PRIDE Foundation which is committed towards educating the public on breast cancer and prevention of cancer.
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Museum set to host first abstract art show
Southern Ohio Museum is set to host its first Abstract Art Show entitled 'Distilled; A Fresh Look at Abstract Art.'
Portsmouth Daily Times |
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MOA Offers INnovative New Tours Via Phone
The Museum of Art encourages holding your cell phone up to your ear with a new cell phone audio-guided tour.
Brigham Young NewsNet |
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Harvard museum gets gift of $45 million, artwork
(AP: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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Rome Observer - Tricks and Treats at the RACC
ROME - It was a special reunion of friends last weekend at the Rome Art and Community Center, as six nine-year-old former schoolmates met at the RACC's Halloween House Festival - the first time they'd all been together since the end of school last June.
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