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Deyaar showcases its iconic properties at premier Russian exhibition
Following its overwhelming success at the recently concluded Cityscape Dubai 2008, Deyaar Development, the region's fastest growing real estate company, is showcasing select commercial and residential properties at Extravaganza Moscow, the premier European exhibition for luxury properties and products, being held between October 24-26, 2008.
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Newt sculpture could be visible from space
MOVE over Great Wall of China – the city's giant Great Crested Newt landmark is about to muscle in on your stellar claim to fame. (25/10/2008)
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Artist invites public to home exhibit
Sharon artist Martha Hayden stands in her upstairs studio near a painting she completed in New York, where she spends winters at her studio there. The expressionistic painting depicts the view from her New York window with focus on capturing the light reflected on nearby streets and buildings.
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Roy McMakin is a creator who eludes categories
Roy McMakin, currently showing at the James Harris Gallery, is an artist who eludes categories. He builds houses but isn't an architect. He makes furniture that is sculpture and wants it to be used.
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Salem Haunted Happenings
Art Saturday, Oct. 25 Guild of Beverly Artists, annual Fall Juried Art Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lynch Park Carriage House in Beverly. 150 artists. Free admission and parking. Sunday, Oct. 26 Isabella Gardner, gallery discussion, 3 p.m. at The Studio Fine Art Gallery, 75 Washington St., Marblehead. Artist and designer Meg Dall gives a slide show and talk about arts patron Isabella Stewart ...
The Salem News |
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Raphael masterpiece returns after 10 years
FLORENCE - After 10 years of painstaking study and restoration that tested both cutting edge technology and human patience, one of the greatest masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance is returning to the public.
Windsor Star |
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Haunted hangouts: In Southern Tier, some spirits don't want to leave home, or college, or theater
Footsteps can sometimes be heard late at night inside the Roberson Museum and Science Center in Binghamton — even though nobody's there.
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In narrow room, right décor can trick the eye
So what do we do with a room that is long and narrow? The first trick is to fool the eye by painting the short walls dark and the long walls light. The darkened walls will seem to come into the room a bit, making them appear closer and therefore making the room look a bit more in proper proportion.
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Be part of the art
Walk on the 30-foot-by-20-foot floor piece and its glowing orange, yellow and red shapes that resemble microscopic organisms forming "scars" in response to movements. It is one of the works in the "Act/React: Interactive Installation Art" at the Milwaukee Art Museum.
SouthtownStar |
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Sculpture removed from park
A controversial sculpture known as the Wigged Monument has been temporarily removed from Syracuse's Foreman Park.
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Museum unveils masterpiece
A painting locked away in storage for decades because curators thought it was an artist's copy was unveiled Friday as the centrepiece at the University of Moncton's Acadian Museum.
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Weekend Events: Music, Movies, Theatre Highlight Weekend
Theater offerings, music and movies are some of the events to choose from this weekend. Festivals and Halloween-themed events are also planned."MUSICAL COMEDY MURDERS OF 1940" is performed by Lakeland Community Theatre this weekend.Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday at Lake Mirror Center, Lakeland.
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Auction of YSL's China treasures angers Beijing
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese cultural officials are voicing anger over the planned sale of two national treasures in a high-profile auction of art amassed by late fashion king Yves Saint Laurent, state media said Saturday.
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Route 66's future
A master plan for Route 66 tourism development includes ideas for Joliet, Wilmington and other towns down the road. The plan was presented Thursday in Joliet by Patty Ambrose, executive director of the Route 66 Heritage Project. "Route 66 is an American icon romanticized in books, music, film and other art forms," Ambrose told a group of about 20 people at the Joliet Area Historical Museum. ...
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Fresco project nears end
SACRAMENTO — Miloje Milinkovic has spent the past 12 years working by himself, but he is never alone. Day after day, for many of those years, he has stood on a shaky 15-foot-high scaffolding at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church in Jackson, painting images from the Gospels.
The Monterey County Herald |
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SV art students ‘paint’ the town
SHENANDOAH — The business district is looking a little artsy.
The Pottsville Republican & Herald |
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Artwork features Christian themes
EUREKA -- The Christian-themed artwork of Heather Bruce is being shown at Consider the Alternatives through the end of October. The show title, “WalkingAngelz,” is also the name of the artist's business.
Eureka Times-Standard |
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China seeks return of national treasures
Chinese cultural officials are voicing anger over the planned sale of two national treasures in a high-profile auction of art amassed by late fashion king Yves Saint Laurent.
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Today: H 11 /L 6
MONCTON, N.B. A painting locked away in storage for decades because curators thought it was an artist's copy was unveiled yesterday as the centrepiece at the University of Moncton's Acadian Museum.
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Today: H 11 /L 6
The Elora Centre for the Arts is hosting its annual art auction fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 1. The event features works from top artists such as David Blatherwick, Jordan Broadworth, Edward Burtynsky, Susan Dobson, Will Gorlitz, Doug Kirton, John Kissick, Suzy Lake, Allan Harding MacKay, Laura Millard, Stu Oxley, Cheryl Ruddock, Ron Shuebrook and Monica Tap. Above is Shuebrook's oil on canvas ...
Guelph Mercury |
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Shickshinny man draws political line in the grass Painting is the only one of its kind in the country
SHICKSHINNY — Metal sculptor Jim Lennox and his wife, Hilary Ross, wanted to do something impressive to show they support Sen. Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
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Hopscotch is one thing – Julian Beever's chalk masterpieces are quite another. Grab a coffee and head to Yonge Eglinton Square for a sidewalk display of the British artist's new trompe l'oeil titled The Art of Food.
Toronto Star |
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Store owner plans to blend coffee and art
McGraw's Coffee Shop is expanding into the art world.A bookshelf stacked with organic coffee and local magazines will become a doorway to an art gallery that will focus on local artists and may evolve into an artist's co-op, co-owner Melissa McGraw said.
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Dollars keep flowing at Art Gallery's gala auction
FOR ART'S SAKE! Would global economic woes cause bids to dry up at the Vancouver Art Gallery's recent gala-auction? That speculation plagued VAG brass, not to mention Claudia Beck, who corralled 85 artworks offered for sale, and gala co-chair David Aisenstat who filled the Hotel Vancouver's Pacific Ballroom with affluent citizens.
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Arts Guild hopes Friday event is the first of many
MACLEOD PAPPIDAS THE DAILY WORLD Scott Clouse of Aberdeen takes a look at a watercolor by Susan E. LaMadrid at the Harbor Art Guild Gallery in Hoquiam as a part of “Art About” event Friday.
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