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German Sculptor Wins German Book Trade Peace Prize
Anselm Kiefer, a German sculptor, was awarded the German Book Trade Peace Prize in Frankfurt's St Paul's Church Sunday, Oct. 19.
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Art intensified
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. - When Melanie Brownsmith became pregnant, she wanted to continue painting, but without having the chemicals around her or her children. So she turned to digitally painting photographs, using Corel Painter and Corel Paint Shop Pro.
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More homes at auction
Two weeks from Tuesday will be more than just Election Day for dozens of Hays County residents. A total of 89 properties slated for foreclosure are scheduled to be auctioned that day on the Courthouse steps.
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October 19, 2008
What makes an artist assemble 193,000 toothpicks?" Pete Hilsee , spokesman for the American Visionary Art Museum, mused the other day. The Baltimore museum boasts a 16-foot scale model of the ocean liner Lusitania made with something the uninspired masses use to pry poppy seeds from teeth.
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Fall Festival of Houses Gardens
Historic Beaufort will open its doors to visitors for three days, Oct. 24-26, allowing an intimate view of 29 private homes, churches and gardens at the Fall Festival of Houses Gardens. Sponsored by Historic Beaufort Foundation for more than 25 years, the tour features Beaufort’s diverse architecture and interiors representing three centuries.
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Presidential Art on Display
Getting a political candidate into your home just got more affordable. A local artist is painting politics in a new light in hopes of getting some smiles.
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Artist Beryl Cook leaves almost £1 million in her will
Beryl Cook, who was known for her saucy paintings of fat ladies in colourful outfits, left nearly £1million in her will.
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Igniting awareness
Local high school art students dedicated to their craft spent the summer learning printmaking skills to create pieces for Project Ignition, a national program that raises awareness to the risks of disabled and distracted driving, the No. 1 killer of teens in the United States.
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A business prof examines excesses of the art market
Last month, the British art world superstar Damien Hirst, famous among other reasons for suspending dead animals in enormous, formaldehyde-filled vitrines and producing diamond- encrusted skulls, became the first major artist in the world to sell new work directly through an auction house.
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Meyer s images evoke power struggle
Pedro Meyer is a grandfather of digital and democratic photography. He promotes fellow Latin photographers through a Mexican council he started in the late 1970s. He promotes all kinds of photographers through http://www.zerozone.com , his 14-year-old forum. Creator of the first CD-ROM with images and sound, he promotes the notion that every photo is true and false.
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Francis Bacon Retrospective
If a nice afternoon wandering around an art gallery looking at pretty pictures is what you're after, then the Francis Bacon retrospective at Tate Britain, which runs until the 4 January 2009, is probably not for you.
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Museum keeps the Woodstock spirit alive
BETHEL -- It's a glorious afternoon in Sullivan County. Brian Selmon and his wife, Barbara, are sitting on a rise overlooking the sloping natural bowl that once was Max Yasgur's alfalfa field near the hamlet of Bethel.
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“Digital Sketchbook” on Display at Photography Museum
I dig my crampons into the ice one cautious step at a time. A large chunk of the glacier we’re traversing came thundering to the ground just a half hour earlier.
Iceland Review |
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Whimsy defines quartet of unusual sculptures
Don't be confused: "Park Fiction" is anything but fictional.
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Walking a Glacial Tongue
Event organizer Jón Jónsson ehf. is organizing a special bonus concert, in cooperation with Mr. Destiny and Iceland Airwaves, at festival venue NASA tonight, performed by DJ Margeir and a nine-piece string orchestra.
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Survey celebrates two centuries of Ohio talent
"A Cultural Legacy: 200 Years of Ohio Art" explores the depth, richness and diversity of the state's artistic heritage. The impressive exhibit of more than 100 works in Keny Galleries reveals a remarkable variety of mediums as well as a range of aesthetic styles from the early 19th century to the present. Gallery co-owners James and Timothy Keny organized and curated the show, with loans from ...
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Fine Korean ceramics all around
GRANVILLE -- With more than 100 ceramic vessels and sculptures on display, "From the Fire" is truly overwhelming.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Art uncorks evenings of seeing, savoring, spending
Kim Ferreira sat behind the desk at her Three Graces Gallery (105 Market St., 603-436-1988) and surveyed the art clustered on the walls. "I was still hanging pieces at 5:30," she admitted. "There are 35 artists in the show, and some have six pieces."
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Please sit on the art
The aptly named "BenchMark" event at The Contemporary Museum celebrates the museum's 20th anniversary this month with a creative idea inspired by the museum's Nu'umealani Gardens in Makiki.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Ajman Marina Prepares for Luxury Products Russian Exhibition
Ajman Marina Prepares for Luxury Products Russian Exhibition
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Former art teacher to present book on WWII experiences
A former soldier who directed the big guns during WWII will visit Livonia next month to tell his story and promote the book he wrote about his experiences. William Hanford, 87 of Howell, will appear at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, at the Livonia Civic Center Library for a book signing and discussion of his newly published work, "Dangerous Assignment: An Artillery Forward Observer in WWII."
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Former art teacher to present book on WWII experiences
A former soldier who directed the big guns during WWII will visit Livonia next month to tell his story and promote the book he wrote about his experiences. William Hanford, 87 of Howell, will appear at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, at the Livonia Civic Center Library for a book signing and discussion of his newly-published work, "Dangerous Assignment: An Artillery Forward Observer in WWII."
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AlMansoori Petroleum Industries launched
19 October 2008 AlMansoori Specialized Engineering (MSE) has announced the launch of ALMANSOORI PETROLEUM INDUSTRIES, a holding company which will be exclusively focused on promoting opportunities for manufacturing a range of products for the oil and gas industry from a new base in Abu Dhabi.
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Annual 1890s Festival in McIntosh a big hit with crowd
MCINTOSH - Sherri Matherly and her granddaughter Hanna, both of Dunnellon, were among an estimated 38,000 people taking in the annual 1890s Festival here on Saturday.
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Herald/Steven Doll
Click image(s) to enlarge Mara Essary, 12, performs a Korean fan dance during the 14th annual Sister Cities International Festival hosted by Killeen and Osan, Korea, on Saturday at the Killeen Community Center.
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