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Developers: Dallas' Museum Tower project still in the works despite economic downturn
Developers of Dallas' lofty Museum Tower say they haven't put the freeze on the planned Arts District project. Builders and investors in the deal say the 42-story luxury residential high-rise will be built, despite rumors the development has been tabled because of the financial market plunge.
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Montecito Fine Arts School Hosts 1st Annual Anime Art Expo
ARCADIA, Calif.----Influenced by the latest craze in the animation entertainment industry--Japanese anime and manga--Montecito Fine Arts School is kicking off its first annual Anime Art Expo and will feature professional artist demonstrations and seminars, local exhibitors, Artist Alley, contests and prizes, and Cosplay Fashion Show.
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Local artists demonstrate china painting
For a group of 10 ladies, Sunday afternoon offered them a glimpse into an ancient art. Mary Plagmann, of Humboldt, and Mary Schneider, of Callender, came to the Victorian Tea at the Vincent House Sunday afternoon to demonstrate the art of china painting.
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Photography students in market for old cameras
Q. After retiring from my photography business in 1997 (before the advent of digital photography) and after selling off several pieces of equipment, I am left with a few items.
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Enterprise library celebrates “Renaissance”
The Enterprise Public Library held it’s long-awaited Grand Re-Opening Thursday night.
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Kodak ending its NASCAR sponsorship
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Eastman Kodak Co. is ending its 22-year sponsorship in NASCAR and putting more sports marketing dollars into professional golf. The photography pioneer, betting its future on electronic imaging, says the realignment fits better with a new effort to highlight its brand digitally, such as on PGA Tour scoreboards. Kodak also wants to engage more customers overseas since 60 ...
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20th Century Fox's AUSTRALIA and Metacafe Launch "The Thirty-Second Film Contest"
Twentieth Century Fox's upcoming romantic adventure AUSTRALIA and Metacafe are joining forces to launch "The Thirty-Second Film Contest" on October 24. The contest challenges aspiring film editors to use materials from the film as well as their own creative "spin" - including visual effects, music, and voice-over - to put together a thirty-second spot for the film. ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Kiln-fired pieces have direct appeal
PITTSFIELD — The kiln-fired art of Emmett Leader emits the warmth of the soil and the hearth in "Sukkot: Celebrating the Impermanent" at the Ferrin Gallery.
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Autumn Rhapsody Auction to benefit Girls Inc.
For the third year running, the School-Age Child Care Program of Girls Incorporated of Lynn will benefit from the Autumn Rhapsody event Thursday, Nov. 13, 6:30 p.m. at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. Local women selected to be on this year’s event committee hope to set fundraising records.
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Sculptress, Students, Holocaust Survivors Mark 70th Anniversary of Kristallnacht at Children's Museum; Unveil 'FACES ...
The 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht will be marked at the Children's Museum of Phoenix when an internationally recognized sculptress-in-residence and 7th grade students from The King David Jewish Community Day School, as well as Jewish Holocaust survivors and their families, unveil their unique "FACES OF TOLERANCE" mask exhibit at 5 p.m., Wednesday, October 29.
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SXSW Film Announces Todd Haynes, Richard Linklater, Col Needham and More for 2009 Events
AUSTIN, Texas , Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference & Festival is happy to announce the first round of confirmed speakers for the 2009 event, to be held March 13-21, 2009 in Austin, Texas .
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Torrance High: Grad wins MLK Jr. art contest
Torrance High grad Janice Lee's artwork will be honored by the Los Angeles County Human Relations Commission this week. She recently won the commission's Martin Luther King Jr. Visions of Unity Art Contest. A poster is sent to schools in Los Angeles County and the image will be used on T-shirts for the group's Teen Make a Difference Day.
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Blessed Sacrament School plans Saturday fundraiser
Carolina Hurricane tickets, a signed hockey stick, a week at North Topsail Beach and a romantic getaway at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville are just some of the items that will be auctioned Saturday at a fundraiser for Blessed Sacrament School.
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"Anime, Manga and Portraiture"
This October, Megan Krajnak, an artist living in Danville, is displaying a collection of her paintings in an exhibit entitled "Anime, Manga, and Portraiture" in the upstairs gallery of the Community Arts Center.
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
Several recent posts have elicited some reader mail that seemed worth sharing. Regarding Friday's post about Election Day art museum-style, in November Charlotte's Mint Museum of Art will try out a kind of 'vote for art' event.
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"Easy Virtue" brings British humour to Rome fest
"Easy Virtue," a liberal adaptation of Noel Coward's play on the hypocrisy of English high society in the 1920s, brought a bubbly dose of humour to the drama-heavy Rome film festival, where it was warmly applauded on Monday.
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Hottest Advancements In Photography On Display At PhotoPlus Expo
For the last 25 years, if it's been something cutting edge that snaps a photo,or has anything to do with snapping a photo, it's been on display at the annual PhotoPlus Expo, which is held at the Javits Center. NY1's Adam Balkin filed the following report.
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Pumpkin Makeover
Sierra Yanzick, 4, works on some more hair for her pumpkin during the AVA Community Art Center pumpkin carving class Saturday morning. The class gave students free rein to do anything to their pumpkins, from painting to sculpting.
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Chicago's Field Museum exhibiting Aztec art
An ambitious new exhibition at the Field Museum reassembles some fragments of a world that was shattered forever on Aug. 31, 1521.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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Public Voting Opens in 40th Annual DND Photography Contest
The judging for the 2008 DND Photography Contest is complete, and now it is the turn of the public to vote for the People's Choice Award. Celebrating its 40th year, the DND Photography Contest received a record 2113 entries from 328 talented amateur and professional photographers in the Defence community.
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Egypt sheikh backs women's right to beat husbands
A woman passes by a sculpture of an open Koran. Sunni Islam's highest authority has approved a woman's right to fight back if her husband uses violence against her, Egypt's Al-Masry al-Youm newspaper has reported.
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SXSW Film Announces Todd Haynes, Richard Linklater, Col Needham and More for 2009 Events
The South by Southwest Film Conference & Festival is happy to announce the first round of confirmed speakers for the 2009 event, to be held March 13-21, 2009 in Austin, Texas. The event will feature acclaimed writer/directors Todd Haynes and Richard Linklater in conversation together, as well as a rare appearance by Col Needham, Founder and Vice President of IMDb Service Limited to discuss the ...
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History and hipsters on New York's Lower East Side
Exploring New York's Lower East Side, from tenement museum and pushcarts to hip restaurants and hotels
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Rivermen Weekly
HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST - Any fan that comes to the game in costume will receive two (2) FREE tickets to an additional Rivermen home game ($30 value). During the second intermission, the Rivermen will name three winners in the costume contest (Grand Prize, Ages 10 and under, Ages 11 and up).
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Review: Nik Sofware Silver Efex Pro
Whether you are a professional photographer, graphic designer, or a casual photo editor who likes to have fun, you can harness the unique and powerful look of black and white photography using Nik Softwareís Silver Efex Pro. This plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or Aperture, plus any other application that supports the Adobe plug-in architecture, comes in a Web download from Nik ...
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