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1000 artworks to see before you die: Michelangelo
Without him, we wouldn't see artists as geniuses. We would just see them as useful decorators
Guardian Unlimited |
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Obamaville gathers outside Palin event
Students for Barack Obama lobbied support for Democrats outside Rec Hall during Sarah Palin’s speech. Mindy Carson (senior-metal art and photography) hula hoops while holding a sign that reads "Vote with your brain, not with your gender" in response to Sarah Palin's local visit.
Penn State Collegian |
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Dance With the Dead Local festival enhances cultural understanding of Mexican holiday
If the size of the parade is any indication, Tulsa's annual event celebrating the popular national Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos, is growing. Each year the Day of the Dead festival draws more and more Tulsans from both the Latino and non-Latino communities. On November 1, Living Arts of Tulsa... By Katie Sullivan.
Urban Tulsa |
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Wonder Works celebrates past, looks toward future
It's been five years since Wonder Works Children's Museum opened at 6445 W. North Ave., and as the museum celebrates its anniversary, it's looking forward to a future in a larger space.
Oak Park Leaves |
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Updated 10/29: Estate of artist Ida Mae Askren, congressman goes on sale Oct. 31
An estate sale featuring the personal property of long-time Park Ridge artist and sculptor Ida Mae Askren -- who died in April at the age of 99 -- will be held Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and 2 at her family home at 804 N. Delphia Ave. in Park Ridge.
Niles Herald-Spectator |
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Art and heart with people of Palestine
The festival is held in conjunction with UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people on Nov 29. A dozen films will be screened to bring audiences up to speed on the ongoing conflicts, problems and suffering of the Palestinian people.
The New Straits Times |
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AGO's Frank admiration
At 72, Frank Stella reigns as the grand old man of American abstract expressionist painting of the 1960s but, more than a decade ago, Stella stopped creating what he calls flat paintings.
Toronto Star |
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50 Cent's $100,000 MTV challenge
Most reality competition shows turn their noses up at contestants who promote their own brands, but rapper 50 Cent's new series on MTV, "50 Cent: The Money and the Power," encourages the idea.
New York Daily News |
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Nose out Les Blank at Detroit Docs fest
If Detroit Docs International Film Festival stinks this year, it's purely by design. Roasted garlic cooked up by Les Blank will be part of the evening entertainment Thursday as the acclaimed filmmaker presents his 1980 documentary "Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers" at the Detroit Film Theatre, in a process he has dubbed Smellaround.
Detroit Free Press |
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Billboard bears Tavares 3rd-grader's art
Jasmine Phillips, a third-grader at Tavares Elementary School, won a poster contest celebrating National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5-11. Jasmine's poster was reproduced and enlarged and placed on a billboard at St. Clair-Abrams Avenue and East Burleigh Boulevard (U.S. Highway 441) in Tavares.
Orlando Sentinel |
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Set designer William Bernoir teaches his modeling craft to kids at Lake Eustis Museum of Art
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Orlando Sentinel |
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One man exhibition by Douglas
A one-man exhibition is to be held by portrait painter Douglas Fawkener in Cooden Sea Road. (28/10/2008 11:39:19)
Bexhill Today |
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Tanmiyat Group garners attention at Russian luxury products exhibition
Tanmiyat Group, an investment and real estate developer in the Middle East, this past weekend participated in the 6th edition of the world's most famous luxury exhibition, 'Extravaganza', held at the Manege Exhibition Center in Moscow.
AME Info |
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Picasso work withdrawn
LONDON (AP) -- A painting by Pablo Picasso that was expected to fetch more than $30 million at an auction Monday has been withdrawn from sale, Sotheby's auction house said yesterday.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Suncor gallery hopes to make teens keen for science
City teenagers will have a new spot to discover science and technology with a $2-million investment announced yesterday by the Telus World of Science.
Calgary Sun |
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UNDRESSED ICON
NAOMI Campbell will never be accused of modesty. The supermodel superdiva will host the Dec. 2 opening of a photo exhibition at Art Basel Miami featuring images of herself, many showing her in states of undress. Among the fashion photographers...
New York Post |
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Sponsored by:
Due to incorrect information submitted to the newspaper, a story in Monday's Neighbors section incorrectly identified the artist who created the logo for the play, "The Hourglass Café." Carol Nagao, a retired art teacher from Millville Senior High School, created the play's logo.
Daily Journal |
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BAD 'IDOL'
WHAT would Amy Winehouse do if she were a contestant on "American Idol?" How would Janis Joplin have behaved if she had been on "America's Got Talent?" What if Courtney Love had gotten her start on "The Bad Girls Club?" That's what I was...
New York Post |
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Kanchivaram to compete at IFFI
Director Priyadharshans Tamil film Kanchivaram has been selected for the competition round at the International Film Festival of India to be held in Goa.
IndiaGlitz |
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Technology and patience help restore Raphael masterpiece
Fine arts technician Patrizia Riitana uses special optics to view Italian artist Raphael's 1506 oil-on-wood painting Madonna of the Goldfinch at a laboratory in Florence.
Times of Malta |
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Tie-dye on campus
For many Sacramento State students, Tuesdays on campus are just like any other day. For senior photography major Ashley Knight, her brother and a few loyal friends, Tuesdays are for tie-dye.
State Hornet |
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Messenger of God Announces Birth of Jesus Christ
Collectors of fine art, black angels, Nativity scenes, African-American art, and Thomas Blackshear's Ebony Visions™ collection will be thrilled with the unveiling of this exquisitely detailed angel masterpiece. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/thomas-blackshear/african-american-nativity/prweb1535814.htm
PRWeb |
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CNN to visit SU, encourage participation in upcoming election
With the presidential election only days away, CNN will visit Syracuse University today to promote voter education and its own election coverage. The "Election Express Yourself Tour," hosted by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, is a voter education program sponsored by CNN which will feature interactive exhibits and foster political participation.
Daily Orange |
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Clearing the record
An information box accompanying Monday's review of Nice People Theatre Company's Psalms of a Questionable Nature contained incomplete ticket information. Tickets cost from $15 to $20. Also, the photo with the review was erroneously credited; it was the work of Top Gun Photography.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Competition rises in Chesco House races
Chester County, once the solid red state of the Philadelphia suburbs, might take on more of a blue tint if Democrats win three hotly contested races for the state House of Representatives.
Philly.com |
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