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In pictures
Portraits of sports personalities up for auction
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Relocation of elk sculpture divides town
WALHALLA (AP) — Residents of Walhalla want to bring back the elk, and they have a special one in mind.
The Bismarck Tribune |
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Celebrating 150 years of spirit and service
An art deco exhibit of a 1930s physicians office, sacred relics dating back to the 1850s, a stained glass window from 1906 and an Italian painting of the Christ Child from 1820 are vivid portraits of a local religious history.
Fond du Lac Reporter |
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Infinity Emirates Investments launched Soccer Tower
Infinity Emirates Investments launched on October 18th its new real estate masterpiece, the Soccer Tower, a world class development at the Dubai Sports City.
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Son of a Vietnamese painter initiates lawsuit against Sotheby’s
VietNamNet Bridge – The son of a famous Vietnamese painter, Bui Xuan Phai, will initiate a lawsuit against Sotheby’s for selling 4 paintings that he believes are replicates of his father’s work.
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Moving iconic sculpture the Family of Man to a new home in the Beltline might become the city's next family feud
On one side, the Calgary Board of Education, on the other, Calgary. Dangling somewhere in between -- 11 naked giants, perhaps the best-known sculptures in the entire city.
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AN EXHIBITION that gives art lovers the chance to buy a Tracy Emin, David Bailey, Yoko Ono or Damien Hirst for just £40 returns next month. The Royal College of Art's annual Secret show will see more than a thousand postcard-sized works sold to help raise funds for students.
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Manchester Irish Village celebrates 10th anniversary
Levenshulme village, home to the biggest Irish community outside of London, will celebrate its 10th annual two-week festival from Friday, October 24 Sunday, November 9.
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On show in London: £50m Titian the National hopes to save
ONE of the most celebrated masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance was unveiled today at the National Gallery, which is campaigning to raise £50million to save it for the nation.
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Isle of Wight: Freshwater Horticultural Society autumn show
AN oil-on-canvas painting of Salisbury Cathedral scooped best in show at Freshwater Horticultural Society’s autumn show. Island artist and society chairman Murray Ince said the impressive piece, inspired by a Constable painting, was the result of hundreds of hours work.
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? Local cook-offs bring out seasoned chefs
A number of cooks discovered last Friday that when you hold a chili cook-off, everyone shows up for dinner. Several area chefs entered the Chili Challenge Cook-Off at Lambs Farm in Green Oaks to show off their skills. This event was a warm-up for the Saturday Barn Burner BBQ contest.
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Commission seeks artist for school
AUGUSTA - The Maine Arts Commission is making a call to professional artists who live in New England to submit proposals to design, execute and install artwork at the Raymond A. Geiger Elementary School, Percent for Art site in Lewiston.
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WCCCD's Brown and Juanita C. Ford Gallery - Downtown Campus Hosts Opening Exhibition for ECO d'ART: Environmentally ...
Wayne County Community College District's Brown and Juanita C. Ford Gallery will host the Opening Exhibition of ECO d'ART on Thursday, October 23, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at 1001 West Fort in the Downtown Campus of WCCCD.
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Docent at home with knowledge relating to area
ONTARIO - Brook Brunzell said he wandered into the Museum of History and Art, looking to brush up on local history. "I've always taught history but I realized how little I knew about the community I grew up and lived in most of my life," Brunzell said.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin |
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New seigneur for Compton Verney
Talking of the Royal Academy, Kathleen Soriano's appointment there (replacing retired exhibitions secretary Sir Norman Rosenthal) left a gap at the helm of Compton Verney, the stylish art gallery housed in a Robert Adam mansion in rural Warwickshire.
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CITY'S $68M CASH FLOW FROM THE 'WATERFALLS'
This summer's "Waterfalls" exhibit generated $68.6 million in economic activity here, $13.4 million more than originally anticipated, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday. More than a third came from the $15.5 million in direct construction costs...
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Community Calendar
Earth Kids, 10:15 a.m., Central Wisconsin Childrens Museum, CenterPoint MarketPlace, 1201 Third Court, Stevens Point. 715-344-2003.
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Richard Long/Simon Starling
It is something of a coup for Spike Island to be showing new work by not one but two Turner prize-winners. And this thrilling exhibition makes the most of this coup, and is the best kind of curatorial pairing.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Hamilton portrait to be displayed in London
Cook commissioned by Reebok for public art An enormous painted portrait of Lewis Hamilton will soon be on public display in central London...
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ACM to stage photo exhibition on Asian royalty
SINGAPORE: The Asian Civilisations Museum is staging a new photography exhibition featuring kings, socialites and dignitaries from Asia. The exhibition is called "Neither East nor West: Asians in Monochrome", starting from October 23 to February 1, 2009.
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Mirvish dreams in colour with art show
Aquarter century after closing shop as Toronto's most audacious art dealer to join his father in the theatre business, even after building one of the most successful showbiz empires in Canadian history, David Mirvish still has his heart and soul in the art world.
Toronto Star |
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Zhao's art
A CHINESE artist spent a week working with Barnsley College students as part of Barnsley's diversity festival. . “Zhao’s input with the students has been a resounding success.
The Barnsley Chronicle |
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Painter of the people
At 89, with a retrospective of her work on display at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Daphne Odjig is not bothered by lofty descriptions of her art as having Cubist and Surrealist influences.
Toronto Star |
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ACM to stage photo exhibition on Asian royalty
SINGAPORE: The Asian Civilisations Museum is staging a new photography exhibition featuring kings, socialites and dignitaries from Asia.
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Vietnam wins two gold prizes at ASEAN Golden Vocalist Festival
VietNamNet Bridge – Pop singer and folk music singer Artist of Merit Hong Ngat have brought Vietnam two gold prizes at the ASEAN Golden Vocalist Festival held for the first time in Vietnam.
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