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The National Portrait Gallery Presents "Tokens of Affection and Regard: Photographic Jewelry and Its Makers"
WASHINGTON, DC.- “Tokens of Affection and Regard: Photographic Jewelry and Its Makers” presents a special installation of more than 50 examples of antique photographic jewelry drawn largely from the collection of Larry J. West and the National Portrait Gallery’s permanent collection. Art Daily
Gas Zappers Opens at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
BERKELEY, CA.- The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) presents Gas Zappers, an exhibition featuring an interactive online art game that tackles global warming. Art Daily
School of Visual Arts Honors April Greiman with the Masters Series Award and Exhibition
Guardrail to Sevilla, from Drive-by Shooting: April Greiman Digital Photography, digital photographic print, 2006. NEW YORK.-P School of Visual Arts (SVA) honors April Greiman with the Masters Series Award and exhibition. Art Daily
Denver Art Museum Announces Curatorial Appointments
Thomas Smith. Courtesy of the Denver Art Museum. DENVER, CO.- Art Daily
The Akron Art Museum Presents Toying With Imagination: A Plastic Camera Exhibition
Photo by Arnold Tunstall. AKRON, OH.- In a time when digital cameras and Photoshop reign supreme, the Akron Art Museum is paying homage to the simple plastic camera. Art Daily
Museum Organizes First-Ever Exhibition of Art by Coast Salish First Peoples
Thunderbird Saves Wolf, 2006, Red cedar, yellow cedar, paint, Andrea Wilbur-Sigo, Squaxin, 18 x 18 x 22 in. Glenn and Ann Parker. SEATTLE, WA.- Art Daily
Historical Society To Sponsor Artists' Reception
The Garden City Historical Society will be sponsoring its third annual professional art show's artists' reception on Sunday, November 9 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Garden City Historical Society Museum, located at 109 Eleventh Street. Garden City News
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Pays Tribute to Ben Weider, A Great Benefactor
Poupard et Delaunay, Hatters to the Palais Royal, active in Paris, early 19th c. Napoleon´s Hat From the Russian Campaign, around 1812, felt, silk, fabric, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Ben Weider Collection. Art Daily
Rome's Chiostro del Bramante Features Julius Caesar - Man, Feats and Myth Exhibition
Image of the bust of Julius Caesar from the First Century BC. EFE. ROME.- Art Daily
Maya Lin looks at nature - from the inside
When Maya Lin first saw her new 30-ton sculpture fully assembled, she scampered right to the top. "I'd been trying to build a hill indoors, and it was exactly what I had wanted," she said. "I couldn't wait to touch the ceiling." Newly installed in Wilsey... San Francisco Chronicle
Festival a Meeting of Minds
A couple of months ago, local musician and label entrepreneur Phil Pirrone (Casket Salesmen, ex-A Static Lullaby) threw the Longhair Illuminati festival of art and music in a Chino shopping center. The Press-Enterprise
Otara Town Centre shows its artistic side
Visitors to Otara Town Centre are guaranteed a feast of visual art when two Manukau Festival of Arts events open next week. Scoop.co.nz
Historical Society Presents Tiffany Lecture
The Garden City Historical Society will present, Tiffany and the Gilded Age, a free lecture presented by Franklin Hill Perrell, Chief Curator of the Nassau County Museum of Art, on Thursday, November 6, at 7 p.m. at The Garden City Historical Society Museum, 109 Eleventh Street. Garden City News
Wildfire near LA's Getty museum contained
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire burned 100 acres of brush and grass near the world-famous Getty art museum before it was doused early Thursday without causing any damage or injuries, fire officials said. The Post-Standard
Getty Forgets Times Are Tough and Buys JupiterImages for $96 Million in Cash
While dozens of technology and media firms are cutting back on expenses and staff , GettyImages is doing just the opposite. This afternoon, they announced the committment to purchase of JupiterMedia’s photo and image division, Jupiterimages, one of Getty’s largest competitors in the stock, event and archive photography business. The purchase was made for $96 million, and gives ... Mashable
Spectacular Show To Mark Opening Of 5th CAEXPO
Nanning - Dancers clad in colorful costumes delivered breathtaking performances yesterday during a cultural performance held to celebrate the opening of both the 5th China-Asean Exposition (CAEXPO) as well as the Nanning International Folk Song Art Festival. BruDirect.com
Pekira Holds Annual Hari Raya Gathering
Bandar Seri Begawan – In conjunction with "Explore & Experience; Electronic and Home Improvement Fair", Prime Media Event Management has collaborated with Brunei Art Forum to organize the 19 "On the Spot Painting Competition" entitled "Philips Samsung Art Exposé" at the Mall, Gadong. BruDirect.com
Durham City Council to accept Plenas sculpture
Despite some misgivings about a reference to murder on a work of downtown public art, the Durham City Council voted unanimously Thursday to accept a donated sculpture for the new Performing Arts Center plaza. The News & Observer
Day of Cuban Culture Marked
Pyongyang, October 23 (KCNA) -- An art exhibition was opened at the Chollima House of Culture on the Day of Cuban Culture on Thursday. Korean Central News Agency
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