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Southeastern Indian Heritage Festival at Chucalissa revives traditions
Thirty-two men scrambled after a small, white ball of intertwined leather, their bodies colliding as they raced toward it. Each man carried two hickory sticks, one in each hand, with the ends bent into a small cup big enough to hold the ball.
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Yankee Spirit in Disparate Masters
The small exhibition of works by Mark Rothko and the 19th-century folk artist Ammi Phillips at the American Folk Art Museum reveals the artists? parallel ways of dealing with surface, color and light.
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Comics and the Graphic Novel
Life in Boxes: Comic Art & Artifacts. Exhibition of comic strips, comic books and anthologies. Opens tomorrow at the Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St. Closes March 22. Information: 215-898-7088 or www.library.upenn.edu/ exhibits/lifeinboxes.html.
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‘Heroes’ star sees his fame inflamed
BOISE, Idaho — Actor Blake Shields relaxed on Venice Beach, Calif., a few weeks ago with his mom on his day off. The funky, artsy — sometimes sleazy — beach community known for in-line skaters and weightlifters is one of his favorites, he said. "It’s where I hang out mostly,” he said. "I’ve always liked art, the vibe and the cachet. It gets a little seedy sometimes. That’s when you take a trip ...
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Weston artist Stockton wins Best in Show
Westonite Eve Stockton won Best in Show for her work “Bloom,” a woodblock print, at the 31st Annual Juried Exhibition at Ridgefield Guild of Artists.
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Scene: Giving Grief Form Exhibit
KZF Gallery and Fernside Center presented an exhibit of artwork of grieving children and teens at the gallery in the Baldwin Building, Walnut Hills.
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Pump(kin) up the spirit of Halloween
HARDYSTON -- At the Sussex County YMCA Sunday afternoon, dozens of wet-haired children scrambled around the activity room looking for different colored paints to transform pumpkins into scary monsters, pretty ladies, friendly kitties or abstract art projects as part of the organization's annual Fall Family Fun Festival.
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Community Celebration 2B Drug Free event highlights Red Ribbon Week
Floyd Against Drugs is again marking Red Ribbon week with its annual “Community Celebration 2B Drug Free” on Tuesday.The public is invited to the free celebration, which runs from 6:30–8 p.m. at the South Rome Youth Center , 211 E. Main St. The event will feature a number of displays, speakers, door prizes and entertainment before the announcement of the winners of an essay contest for ...
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For the arts
Members of the Darlington Middle School orchestra play outside the Morris Chapel at Darlington School Sunday afternoon during the Fall for the Arts Festival. The event featured student artwork displays, paint-it-yourself pottery, calligraphy lessons and a silent auction. Visitors were also entertained by a student production of “Steel Magnolias.” Groups performing at the event included the Lower ...
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Mark your calendar — learn about the Day of Dead and Louisville
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft is presenting “Clay Skeleton Masks Day of the Dead” workshop for adults.
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New crop of artwork shown at Art Farm exhibit near Marquette
Eleven artists-in-residence showed off their creations at the Art Farm near Marquette Saturday and Sunday.
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Warm clothes help homeless animals
As part of the Art After Dark series, Wilma Marrow is hosting a Warm Up for Sarge fundraiser 6-9 p.m. Nov. 7 at Deja View Gallery, 34 N. Main St.
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Event 'gourd' fun for all
HARPERS FERRY -Hands filled with clumps of stringy gelatinous pumpkin innards, paint brushes and carving knives, children of all ages had a chance to express their artistic sides Sunday and get a little messy doing it. Dozens of children gathered at at Harpers Ferry's Children's Park for the town's annual Halloween-themed Art in the Park event.
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National Museum of the American Indian Presents Third Annual Classical Native Series
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian announces the participants of the third annual Classical Native concert series, Tuesday, Nov. 4, through Tuesday, Nov. 11. The museum is honored to present a variety of Native classical music composers and performers.
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Dryden Theatre conducts Locomotion Pictures: The Great Train Movies in November and December
ROCHESTER, NY.- The Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House is conducting a film series titled Locomotion Pictures: The Great Train Movies throughout November and December, in conjunction with the George Eastman House's "TRAINS!" photography exhibitions.
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Indianapolis Museum of Art to host Power & Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty
INDIANAPOLIS.- The Indianapolis Museum of Art will host Power & Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty, the first exhibition in the United States to focus on the full range of art from China’s Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
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Heresies: a Retrospective by Pedro Meyer on View at George Eastman House
ROCHESTER, NY.- George Eastman House is one of nearly 60 museums on 5 continents participating in the world-wide exhibition Heresies: a retrospective by Pedro Meyer this fall.
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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Celebrates 75 Years of Vision and Generosity
Both buildings at night from the J.C. Nichols Plaza. Courtesy of Roland Halbe/The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2006. KANSAS CITY.-
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Jose Sanleon: Al Boeira Opens at Galeria do Torreao Nascente in Lisbon
LISBON.- The exhibition Jose Sanleón Al Boeira opened at the gallery do Torreao Nascente Cordoaria National in Lisbon through January 4, 2009. This event is the result of the collaboration agreement signed by the IVAM with the City of Lisbon and the City of Culture.
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Sotheby's to Sell J.M.W. Turner's Masterpiece, The Temple of Jupiter Panellenius
Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Temple of Jupiter Panellenius. Estimate: $12/16 million. Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.-
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Mexican Photographer Graciela Iturbide Receives Hasselblad Foundation International Award
Prince Carl of Sweden congratulates Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide after being awarded The Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography for 2008. Photo: EFE / Adam Ihse.
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28th Bienal de Sao Paulo Exhibits Art by 42 Artists from 21 Countries
Spectators visit the installation One thousand eight hundred designs made by Allan McCollum at the 28th Bienal de Sao Paulo which opened today. Photo: EFE / Sebastião Moreira.
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Iberia Center for Contemporary Art Presents Ouka Leele: Between Two Worlds
A visitor looks at a work of art at the retrospective exhibition of Spanish photographer Ouka Leele, which opened at Iberia Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. Photo: EFE / Javier Triana.
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Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes Opened at the de Young Museum
Maya Lin, Blue Lake Pass, 2006. Duraflake particleboard. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian Gallery. Photo by Colleen Chartier. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.-
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Exhibition at Bass Museum to Feature Works by Today's Leading Russian Artists
Yuri Avvakumov. Black Bone Mausoluem. Homage to the architect Shushev. 2008. Object. 62.5 x 170 x 142 cm. 3,500 dominoes with Swarovski crystals. Courtesy of the artist and the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow.
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