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Video: Franconia plants 'Appleseed' in collection
Franconia Sculpture Park, famous for its massive rotating collection of outdoor sculptures, recently installed Mark di Suvero's "Johnny Appleseed." The Pioneer Press' Chris Polydroff gets up close to see the assembly of the giant steel sculpture.
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End of a golden age: Artist Paritosh Sen passes away
New Delhi, Oct 23 : High priest of Bengal modern art Paritosh Sen passed away in Kolkata Wednesday evening. He was 90.
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Roses - Chinese Democracy Is A Masterpiece Says Manager
GUNS N' ROSES' manager has likened the band's long-awaited new album CHINESE DEMOCRACY to MICHAELANGELO's masterpiece on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The LP has been ...
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News: Last chance to enter iLounge’s $5000+ Photo, Art Contests
For those readers who have yet to enter our iProvocateur or iPod As Art contests, now’s your final chance, as the window for submissions ends tomorrow night, October 24, at 11:59PM, Pacific Time. In our biggest photo contest ever, iProvocateur, we’re looking for photographs of the iPod or iPhone in a provocative setting. Entries may use a person, people, and/or eye-catching background in the ...
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Learn How To Thrive Financially While Creating Stunning Images; Award-Winning Marketing Professional and Photographer ...
This new book published by Amherst Media is packed with images and sample forms that reinforce the marketing and sales concepts outlined within. Also included are a slew of ready-to-implement portrait programs, marketing strategies, and promotional ideas that will readily set any photography studio apart, attract clients with discretionary income, and serve as the foundation to a lifelong ...
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Beautiful imperfection
As metal sculptor Sam Spiczka raised the overhead door of his workshop, the harsh, afternoon sun tried mightily to create a sparkle on the rustic sculptures inside to no avail.
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I may be a geek, but my avatar is an artist [Valleywag Calendar]
We've been wondering when Second Life's users would start fleeing the virtual ghost town. It's happening! Online-only performance troupe, Second Front, is stepping out into the real world. The artsy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Mother, Son Plead Guilty In Art Scam
A mother and son from Covington likely will be sent to prison after pleading guilty to charges they bought art in bulk from China and sold the paintings as originals.
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A new Lease on (wild) life
BATH — Following her passions for photography and writing, Janice Lease embarked on a new career as a children's book author. At the age of 70. Now nearly 72, the former Morse High School student, nurse and school teacher has produced three books and says more are on the way.
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Ramsay portrait sells for £300,000
A painting hailed as one of the most important Scottish portraits to come up for sale in recent years fetched almost £300,000 at auction. The 1749 self-portrait by Edinburgh-born artist Allan Ramsay was the centrepiece of Christie's auction of Scottish art at the city's Assembly Rooms.
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End of a golden age: Artist Paritosh Sen passes away
High priest of Bengal modern art Paritosh Sen passed away in Kolkata Wednesday evening. He was 90. The artist is survived by his wife. Sen was admitted to the hospital Sep 5 with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was on life support. Sen was cremated Thursday.
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Queens women sing for ‘Redemption’
Millions of people have welcomed the American Idol contestants into their living rooms every week for several years. But the public might not be so quick to let in the women of “Redemption Song.”
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Art show at Community Center will display work of home-schoolers
Seen here are home-schoolers Michael Clement, Caleb Pimpo, Joshua Meekins being advised by instructor Pat Goodlin, and Jaclyn May. Home-schoolers will have a chance to show off their talents at the first Home-school Art Show organized by Artwork Studios.
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Oakley, Lucas reap art awards
There was good and bad news in today's early announcement for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art campaign. Oakley's larger-than-life Buffalo Bill sculpture and the Lucas Garden of Eden art mecca were among the eight selected by more than 9,000 people who voted online and by paper ballot.
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
John Ravenal is the curator of modern and contemporary art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. John Ravenal: Yukinori Yanagi's US & USSR is one of my favorite works of art dealing with the American flag.
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'Art From The Heart' on Display at Unique Los Angeles Jewish Home Art Show Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
Tzedekah will be given out to the community and unique paintings and silk screened items will be for sale at the Los Angeles Jewish Home's annual art sale scheduled for Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at the Home's Eisenberg Village Campus Alec Borden Plaza, Bagno Park, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and in the afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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Arts Calendar:
“Bay Area Basket Makers” An exhibition of contemporary basketry and gourd art. Opening reception at 6 p.m. at The Albany Arts Gallery, 1251 Solano Ave.
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100-Acre Fire Near Getty Museum in LA Contained
Fire officials say a wildfire burned 100 acres of brush and grass near the world-famous Getty Center art museum before it was doused this morning without injury or damage.
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Gallery staffers get their own show
Brian Smylski rarely has to go far for quality artists to showcase at the Niagara Falls Art Gallery. This time, he didn’t even leave the [...]
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VAA fall show opens Saturday at Firehouse Gallery
The Vicksburg Art Association fall art show opening reception will be Saturday at the Firehouse Gallery. The patrons’ preview of the 59 works will be from 7 until 8 p.m. and, at 8, the show will open to the public.
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90th Toledo Area Art exhibit opens
TOLEDO - The 90th annual Toledo Area Artists exhibition opens to the public on Sunday, October 26, 2008 and will...
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Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - Help is on the way!
Help is on the way! by Dave77459 In flight refueling ensures that "Help is on the way!" ________________________________________________________________ If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining a whole bunch of Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group . Each day, Houstonist chooses a Photo of the Day and if Houstonist uses ...
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
Best Photo. Maybe the most fitting business name I ever encountered. When I first moved to Columbia in 1995, I was waist deep in photography. I owned a nice Minolta body, a few lenses, and negatives demonstrating my artistic prowess. I wanted to enlarge the best ones and frame them. My goal was to have nothing on my interior walls that I didn't shoot.
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Business leaders to share history at museum dinner
BEDFORD — An old Chinese proverb claims that to open a shop is easy, to keep it open is an art. David Jacobs, Brian Pace and Perry Mullis all have an excellent track record of longevity in the realm of local business.
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Keeper of the Plains among eight wonders of Kansas art
Wichita's Keeper of the Plains is among the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art. The Kansas Sampler Foundation announced the winners Thursday morning. The other seven: the Birger Sandzen Gallery in Lindsborg; the Blue Sky Sculpture in Newton; the Buffalo Bill bronze sculpture in Oakley; the Garden of Eden and the Grassroots Art Mecca in Lucas; Gordon Parks works of art in Fort Scott; the John Steuart ...
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