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Block Museum gains accreditation
Northwestern's Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art has joined a relatively selective group of museums across the US with official accreditation. "This allows us to be associated with a very small number of institutions in the country that have this distinction," said David Alan Robertson, the museum's director.
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Artist of the week 12: David Altmejd
How is it that David Altmejd's sculptures – a raddled cast of flesh-eaten corpses – don't look like the remains of a zombie feast?
Guardian Unlimited |
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New art exhibit coming
An exhibit called “Marking the Land: Jim Dow in North Dakota” will finish its run Sunday in the lobby of the Ellendale, N.D., Opera House....
Aberdeen American News |
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What's going on
The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art will feature artist Lisa Thames for the net installment of the 2008-09 Art Talk series at noon today in the Lower Level Lecture Hall. She will discuss her art work and the medium of pastel painting. The museum is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Seventh Street in downtown Laurel. For more information call (601) 649-6374 or visit the Web site at ...
Hattiesburg American |
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Art show opens this weekend
SUMMERSIDE — Members of the Summerside Art Club and Lady's Slipper Rug Hookers will showcase their talents at an upcoming show.
The Journal Pioneer |
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High-end restaurants and shops in Mayfair last night were almost empty and the streets were deserted; at the home of ...
High-end restaurants and shops in Mayfair last night were almost empty and the streets were deserted; at the home of Fatima and Eskander Maleki, hosts of the Prix Pictet for photography, it was clear the wealthy are feeling the pinch.
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Pioneer wins 30 state awards
Pioneer Press won a total of 30 awards Oct. 10, including nine first-place awards, from the Illinois Press Association's Newspapers in Excellence Contest.
Palatine Countryside |
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What up with Everclear?
We were hoping frontman Art Alexakis could fill us in on what Everclear has been up to because the band is getting top billing at this years Downtown Live! 2008 Music and Arts Festival in downtown Hagerstown on Saturday. And he did kind of.
The Herald-Mail |
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Cancer patient sells artwork to help victims
AN artist who painted landscapes in the south of France as an escape from the chemotherapy he was receiving for lung cancer is auctioning off one of his works for charity.
Edinburgh Evening News |
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Exhibits
Nancy Rodig Regional Exhibit; Figurative works; Photo show; Artist of the month; Redware pottery; 'Essences'; Original oils and glicless;
The Herald-Mail |
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Mountain Film Festival reels out winners
THE winners of the film and photography prizes at Edinburgh's sixth Mountain Film Festival have been announced.
Edinburgh Evening News |
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Baltimore film festival showcases reel women
They take the leading role at a film festival that celebrates their contributions as directors, producers and actors Director Peter Mullett, actress Philippa Berrington-Blew, director Brandy Baker and writer-producer Arlette Thomas-Fletcher have works in the Baltimore Film Festival, which showcases films that have been made by women, feature women prominently or deal with issues of special ...
Baltimore Sun |
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Campaign to save Titian stepped up
THE campaign to keep a famous art work in the Capital has been stepped up after experts said losing the painting would be like the Louvre in Paris not having the Mona Lisa.
Edinburgh Evening News |
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11:38 (BST), 23/10/2008 Urban Rivals Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS 20th October 2008, Boostr the Paris-based ...
20th October 2008, Boostr the Paris-based Company behind Urban Rivals was delighted to add the character “Tula” of the Pirana clan to the dynamic world of Clint City. The character was designed by the UK winner of this summer’s Art Star contest, Simon Pike from Somerset in England.
gamesindustry.biz |
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Sienese panels found in English parish church
LONDON. Two 15th-century Sien ese panel paintings have been discovered in an English parish church in a Yorkshire mining village, outside Sheffield. They had hung unrecognised in the Church of St John and St Mary Magdalene in Goldthorpe.
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CAPS Art Auction raises $7,600
The Churchill Animal Protection Society (CAPS) raised $7,600 at its annual art auction which was held last Saturday at the Fallon Convention Center.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Get your Adventure Passes at the library
The Southfield Public Library will continue its participation in the Museum Adventure Pass Program this month in conjunction with Macy's, the Library of Michigan Foundation and the Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan. The program's second year will begin Oct. 25. Library users with a valid library card can check out a Museum Adventure Pass at their local library. Library users will ...
Southfield Eccentric |
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Golden Sweet Potato Festival Begins Friday
The 26th Annual Golden Sweet Potato Festival will kick off Friday and Saturday in Golden. Arts and crafts tables will be available around noon Friday, organizers said.
Tyler Morning Telegraph |
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Tales that are far from the crypt
When Judy Sima tells a story, her first priority is to engage the crowd. That's why she doesn't use books. "I want to be able to react to the audience and play off of them," Sima said. "If you're reading a book, it's a barrier." The West Bloomfield resident has been capturing audiences for more than 20 years as a professional storyteller. She mostly performs at libraries, schools and festivals ...
West Bloomfield Eccentric |
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Andre Stitt
There is a sign as you enter this exhibition, relating to Andre Stitt's 30-year career as a performance artist, advising parental consideration of whether the material is suitable for children.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Poignant portrait wins art prize
An artist from Bath has won a £5,000 prize for his painting of a terminally ill man.
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Sukkahs become ‘Artful Dwellings’ in a holiday exhibit at the Skirball
Wearing matching light-green pants and jacket and a white hat, Marlene Zimmerman sits on one of the wooden benches of "Joyful Visions: An American Sukkah," her installation currently on view at the Skirball Cultural Center.
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Sculpture a tribute to late school secretary Joan Blane
Erik Blome has many fond memories of Joan Blane from his time at Bannockburn School.
Deerfield Review |
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Overlook: Arts center blasts back from the brink
North Portland's historic Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center will throw a party Saturday to mark the pending arrival of a new marquee that's also an ornate bronze sculpture. The party will also mark the neighborhood institution's 25th anniversary — and its...
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Junior high girls explore arts at Resurrection
More than 50 junior-high students signed up for the Sept. 20 "Making Magic" Fine Arts Workshop at Resurrection High School, 7500 W. Talcott Ave., in Chicago.
Niles Herald-Spectator |
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