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Photo paintings shine a new light on scenes of Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Clayton Spanglers latest adventures in photography almost dont look like photos at all.Rather, the series of images he has created for an exhibit at the Art Emporium in downtown Charleston look more like photorealistic paintings.Theyre...
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Whiz of the Web: Thirsty Thursday
A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Cinematical's fourth annual costume contest has begun ! Check out this awesome Predator pumpkin . Oh, and there are a few other cool things at that link, including a poster for Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino , a fake "bootleg" trailer for The Flash , and the final, real trailer for Zack and Miri Make a Porno . Cool ...
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Museum of Nature & Science Unveils Plans for the Tom Hunt Energy Hall at Victory Park Facility in Dallas
With a "goal to create the best energy hall in the world," officials from the Museum of Nature & Science today unveiled plans for the new Tom Hunt Energy Hall, which will become a signature exhibit area in the new Perot Museum of Nature & Science at Victory Park in downtown Dallas.
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Hot stuff in the veld
Now in its second year, Afrika Burns - the baby of the Burning Man Festival held annually in the Arizona desert - is an unusual event. For one, it is non-commercial. With the exception of ice, no product or service is for sale in the entire area.
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Wildfire contained near L.A.'s Getty Center museum
Associated Press - October 23, 2008 12:13 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fire crews have extinguished a wildfire that erupted this morning near the Getty Center museum in West Los Angeles.
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Wildfire contained near L.A.'s Getty Center museum
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fire crews have extinguished a wildfire that erupted this morning near the Getty Center museum in West Los Angeles. No buildings burned and there were no injuries.
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Wildfire contained near L.A.'s Getty Center museum
Fire crews have extinguished a wildfire that erupted this morning near the Getty Center museum in West Los Angeles.
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Wildfire contained near L.A.'s Getty Center museum
Associated Press - October 23, 2008 12:13 PM ET LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fire crews have extinguished a wildfire that erupted this morning near the Getty Center museum in West Los Angeles.
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Pumpkin contest winners announced
CUBA - Following the final weekend of the Spoon River Scenic Drive, the Cuba Cares Committee announced the winners of its annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest. The contest is for Cuba Junior High and Senior High School students.
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Local link to festival film
A film worked on at a Queenstown post-production house is returning to the town for the Queenstown International Film Festival.
Otago Daily Times |
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Hotere repaints exhibit
Two of New Zealand's most famous living artists yesterday recreated a work on which they collaborated 29 years ago. In 1979, Ralph Hotere, of Careys Bay, and three other artists helped Auckland artist Billy Apple create an installation in the former Bosshard Gallery, in Dowling St, Dunedin.
Otago Daily Times |
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Firefighters quell blaze near LA's Getty Museum
A wildfire forced the closure of Los Angeles's famous Getty Center museum early Thursday before being halted in its tracks by an army of firefighters, officials said.
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Firefighters quell blaze near LA's Getty Museum
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A wildfire forced the closure of Los Angeles's famous Getty Center museum early Thursday before being halted in its tracks by an army of firefighters, officials said.
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Firefighters quell blaze near LA's Getty Museum
A wildfire forced the closure of Los Angeles's famous Getty Center museum early Thursday before being halted in its tracks by an army of firefighters, officials said.
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Local News
Bow Valley photographer John Marriott knew he had a “stunner”, when he caught a picture of a red fox pup flying through the air. His instincts were confirmed when his photo won the Canadian Geographic Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest for 2008 in the mammals category.
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Change of perspective for artist subject of new show
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Art Store celebrates the changing season by bringing out some highlights of summer with an exhibit that opens Saturday.The occasion also welcomes into the Art Store fold several artists who will join the others represented there.Th...
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Early Addition
Photograph of a statue at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Ade In New York on Flickr From the Gothamist Newsmap : Car vs scaffolding at E 94th & Madison Ave in Manhattan, a serious trauma on Grand Ave in Queens and a suspicious powder at 21 St & Ave X in Brooklyn. A Long Island teen pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the shooting a Queens 11-year-old who answered his home's ...
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Motorcycle exhibit visits Clinton Presidential Library
'Art of the Chopper' reflects American culture, director says
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Arts Agenda
The Evangelist Matthew by Jan Lievens is part of a new show of the artist's work that opens this weekend at the National Gallery. (Photo courtesy the National Gallery of Art) The Smithsonian American Art Museum might be holding the most interesting art event this weekend, with the alternate reality game “Ghosts of a Chance.” On Saturday from 12 to 5 p.m., head to the museum to ...
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Wildfire near LA's Getty museum contained
A wildfire burned 100 acres of brush and grass near the world-famous Getty art museum before it was doused early Thursday without injury or damage, fire officials said. Nearby Interstate 405 was closed for about four hours but reopened at 6 a.m. Even so,...
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Getty museum closed by wildfire
A wildfire forced the closure of Los Angeles's famous Getty Centre museum early today before being halted in its tracks by an army of firefighters.
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Wildfire burns in west L.A.; 405 closed for hours
LOS ANGELES -- A wildfire burned through grass and brush Thursday morning a few miles from the Getty Center museum in west Los Angeles, forcing the closure of the nearby San Diego Freeway for several hours, authorities said.
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Aborigine rock art may revise Australia's history books
Washington, Oct 23 : Thousands of Aborigine rock paintings discovered in the remote ranges of northern Australia may force a rewrite of the nation's history books, as the art, which is 15,000 years old, depicts contact with other cultures possibly centuries before the arrival of the British.
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ART EXHIBITS
Galerie Pierre Seguin in Ile Perrot (61 Grand Blvd.) will host an exhibition by renowned impressionist Chui Wang from Oct...
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Little Provence on the Kaipara
To get to Provence, drive towards Whangarei and turn left at Brynderwyn. The petrol station, not the hills. Drive for another half-hour until you reach Matakohe, famous for its Kauri museum.
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