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Cameras-for-guns amnesty starts in Toronto
Toronto police began giving away vouchers for free digital cameras and photography lessons Wednesday in exchange for guns as a new amnesty program began.The month-long program is aimed at reducing the number of weapons in the city although it isn't completely free of consequences, the Toronto Star reported.All guns picked up by police will undergo forensic testing to see if they have been ...
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Back to the 50s
Photography has always been synonymous with fashion and as such, designer Raghavendra Rathore tied up with camera giant Nikon to present the Nikon Style Sutra menswear collection on Day Three of the LFW.
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Arty facts
A look at what's happening in the world of art. Contemporary artist Amanda Meek explores her Pakeha and Maori heritage and growing up on the Taieri Plains in her latest exhibition.
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Maoritanga becomes 'Disneytanga'
James Dignan reviews new works by Inez Crawford, Marie Strauss and Nic Dempster. Inez Crawford has produced a fun yet thought-provoking work with Bouncy Marae, currently on display at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery.
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Pencil This In: Photography Edition
Jonas Dovydenas, Iron Worker, Chicago 1969, Gelatin silver print. © Jonas Dovydenas. Bank of America LaSalle Collection. The Made in Chicago: Portraits from the Bank of America LaSalle Collection exhibit opened last Saturday at the Chicago Cultural Center. Since the collection’s inception in 1967, curators have largely amassed prints by photographers living and working in Chicago. ...
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Homegrown artists
The stone arch was built by Chris Post, one of eight artists who work out of Noank Foundry and Sculpture Studios. NOANK – Celebrating the second year of operation, artists and craftsmen at Noank Foundry and Sculpture Studios will host an Open House on Friday night, Oct. 24 through Sunday, Oct. 26.
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Cameras-for-guns amnesty starts in Toronto
TORONTO, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Toronto police began giving away vouchers for free digital cameras and photography lessons Wednesday in exchange for guns as a new amnesty program began.
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Iron Pour Thursday at LRMA
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art invites the public to attend an Iron Pour Thursday from 5 - 8 p.m. at the Carriage House Studio.
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Waterfalls Public Art a Boon to NYC Tourism
The Bloomberg Administration says the Waterfalls exhibit on the East River, which ran from June 26th to October 13th, had an even greater economic impact than anticipated. REPORTER: Officials say th....
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Big Brother, Little Brother forge relationship
Jeff Drushal has piggybacked his hobby on his occupation. He is a welder who creates metal artwork in his spare time. He is gradually teaching 12-year-old Jacob Dangler how to weld some things, and it's safe to say Jacob is impressed.
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Leibovitz revisits photo shoot with Queen
Annie Leibovitz revisited a tense moment last year with the Queen as the celebrity photographer showcased a new exhibit of her work in London on Wednesday.
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Local artist has installation in Newark
NEW PROVIDENCE -- New Providence installation artist and filmmaker Anne Dushanko-Dobek, exhibits her latest mixed media installation, Alternating Current, in The Westinghouse Project, an exhibit in The NJSOA Gallery, on the second floor of the New Jersey School of Architecture,...
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Leibovitz revisits photo shoot with British queen
Annie Leibovitz revisited a tense moment last year with Queen Elizabeth II as the celebrity photographer showcased a new exhibit of her work in London on Wednesday.
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Photography show this weekend in Seymour
The annual Seymour Area Arts Council photography show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the School Mom's Building Museum and Gallery just off the Seymour square.
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Accuracy is key to carving out a niche to sculptures
Leo Huitt lives in a world of foot-long ants and 2-foot scorpions. In fact, he creates them. A retired UC Davis, senior fleet service mechanic, the Woodland resident began carving extra-large wooden insects approximately 20 years ago, initially as fanciful abstracts and later as museum-quality,
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The Boston Festival of Films from Iran, Nov 7-30
The Boston Festival of Films from Iran has become one of the most extensive showcases of contemporary Iranian cinema in the United States and this year's 15-film program highlights documentaries, dramas, and comedies by both veteran and new directors.
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River tribute art show to open at Row House
A new show is set to open early next month at the Row House Gallery in historic downtown Milford.
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Penelope Cruz - Cruz And Keanu Grace Red Carpet For Festival Premieres
Penelope Cruz and Keanu Reeves were among attendees of red carpet screenings at the London Film Festival on Tuesday night.The actress graced the red carpet in support ...
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LONDON - Annie Leibovitz revisited a tense moment last year with the Queen as the celebrity photographer showcased a new exhibit of her work in London on Wednesday.
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Sketch released of home invasion suspect
This Michigan State Police artist’s rendering of a suspect who broke into a home around 11 p.m. on Sept. 28 at a residents on Cherry Street in Charlevoix. The suspect was confronted by the residents and, after a brief verbal interaction, the suspect fled on foot. The Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office canine unit was brought in, but the suspect could not be tracked. No assaultive behavior was ...
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Exclusive Michael Parkes One-Man Show, Nov 8th - Borsini-Burr Gallery
"Parkes always seemed to be hankering after calm and tranquility and his latest works have achieved it." -- John Russell Taylor, art critic for the London Times and contributor to The New York Times. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/borsini-burr/michaelparkes/prweb1508464.htm
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Phonebooks You Can Read
Someone told us that they once ran into the late musician Jeff Buckley carrying around a stack of phone books around and around the same block in Memphis, TN. We're pretty certain that if he were alive today, Buckley would prefer to tote copies of PHONEBOOK , the essential travel guide to artist-run centers, small/nonprofit/fringe galleries, and other exhibition and presentation projects. ...
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Oil Critique: "Midnight Snow"
About the Critic Colin J. Callahan teaches painting and art history at St. Paul's School, in Concord, New Hampshire, where he also runs the school's gallery.
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Trilogy at Vistancia to host wedding fair in Peoria
Trilogy at Vistancia is hosting a free wedding fair Saturday featuring the latest in bridal fashions, themed wedding receptions and food stations, party favors, photography and invitations.
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Maud Cabot Morgan was more than an icon to the art world—she was a legend. Not only was she a contemporary of Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce, but her art showed alongside giants like Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.
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