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Fiac puts the squeeze on Frieze
PARIS. Through a quirk in the calendar, France’s contemporary art fair Fiac (Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain) went head-to-head with London’s Frieze this year.
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MASS MoCA unveils LeWitt wall drawings
NEW YORK. More than 100 dazzling murals designed by conceptual art pioneer Sol LeWitt have been installed in a three-storey building on the campus of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams, where they go on view on 16 November and will remain for at least 25 years.
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Pumpkin carving is not for the fainthearted
Given the economic chaos, political upheaval and labour unrest gripping the world lately, I imagine a great many of you are chomping at the bit to hear how I made out in the big Celebrity Pumpkin Carving Contest. It is difficult, even for a hardened journalist such as myself, to convey the adrenalin rush that goes with competing in a major gourd-related event of this nature, but I will try: It ...
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Camera Bar Sat.: Last Picture Show 3 p.m., in association with art show at nearby Stephen Bulger Gallery. 1025 Queen St. W. 416-504-0575.
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What's On: Galleries
Amarynth Gallery (161 Cumberland St. 416-515-9191): New glass works by Fernando Agostinho are currently on display. Art Gallery Of Mississauga (300 City Centre Dr. 905-896-5088): "Modular Nature" group show with Sandor Ajzenstat, David Armstrong-Six, Eric Glavin, Ernest Harris Jr., Gunilla Josephson, Kristiina Lahde, Gareth Lichty and Andreas Rutkauskas is on display today (reception 6 p.m.) to ...
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Video installation explores life torn between two cultures
Near the end of Jehad in Motion , Richard Fung's understated video installation beginning today at XeXe Gallery, Jehad Aliweiwi looks approvingly around the Toronto landscape while thinking about Hebron, the West Bank Palestinian city with a Jewish settlement occupying its interior.
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New Seasons will get SOLV business award
New Seasons Market will be honored as the 2008 SOLV Citizenship Award winner in the Business category at an awards banquet tonight at the Portland Art Museum. SOLV recognized New Seasons for its contributions to the livability of the communities...
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Traditional Tsuboya pottery has its own festival
A three-day festival dedicated to Okinawa’s classic Tsuboya pottery is about to kick off in downtown Naha City.
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Winners of Nutrition Research Institute art contest announced
As part of the recent grand opening of the N.C. Research Campus, the Nutrition Research Institute sponsored an art contest that drew 244 entries from ...
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Student's memory lives on in artwork
Crystal Delgado will continue to have a presence at James Workman Middle School, a year after the teen was fatally hit by a car on Halloween. “Crystal's Memory,” a painting of Delgado, was unveiled Wednesday.
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New painting shows 82nd paratroopers in action
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - The 82nd Airborne Division will unveil a new painting depicting some of its troopers in action in Iraq. The painting of paratroopers from the 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, will be unveiled Thursday at Fort Bragg.
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Fun sci-fi art lands in Tavares
It's difficult to say who has more fun -- Jeff McCarthy when he is making his science-fiction sculptures or the people who look at them.
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Schools Brown bags to highlight fashion show
Some Free State High School students are brown bagging it. Only they won’t be using the sacks to carry their lunch, they’ll be wearing them. It’s all for this year’s Brown Bag Fashion Show. The theme is mythology. Students in multiple classes in the fine arts department are making costumes out of paper bags, and on Halloween, they’ll get to strut down the runway and show off their work.
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Oct. 31VOICE will host its annual family fun fall festival from 2 to 5:30 p.m. in the Bank of America parking lot.
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POSTER BOY FOR CINEMA
HUNDREDS of thousands of movie posters were mass-produced using lithography during Hollywood's silent era. But a few of the grander movie palaces demanded something more impressive. In 1924, photography pioneer George Eastman hired an Italian...
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Festival will mark Poe's 200th birthday
Mayor Sheila Dixon plans to announce today a citywide festival honoring the 200th birthday of Edgar Allan Poe. Organized by the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, the yearlong celebration will begin in January and include theatrical performances, art exhibitions, historical tours and a re-creation of Poe's viewing and funeral. Works inspired by Poe will be on display at the ...
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Artists weigh promotional plans
HOLYOKE - Displaying artwork at the farmers' markets, providing art events calendars to bars in the city and allowing artists to decorate vacant lots were just some of the ideas discussed at Wednesday's artist meeting.
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Contest says it with bras
Project meant to raise breast cancer awareness The art bra contestants - on a mission to spread breast cancer awareness - did not mince words.
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Photographer Ken Karlewicz tells columnist Bob Baird about his recent trip to Croatia. This month, Karlewicz escorted five of his students, ages 10 through 17, to the European nation for nine days of photography and life-altering experiences.
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Fodor's Travel Announces Israel and Turkey Photo Contests
Fodors.com users will have the opportunity to share their photos of Israel and Turkey with other travelers and enter to win a library of Fodor's new full-color travel guides. Until November 10, registered Fodors.com users are invited to "Show Us Your Israel" and "Show Us Your Turkey" by submitting favorite photos and descriptions of those popular destinations. The winning photographers in each ...
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Benefit will showcase vets' art
An exhibit featuring animal-themed artwork created by veterinarians will be held from Nov. 6 through Jan. 20 at Northern Trust Bank, 6444 E. Tanque Verde Road.
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It's time for Homestead annual ribfests
To mark its 75th anniversary, Miami-Dade Parks set out five years ago to establish some signature events and came up with a ribfest for Homestead. It's a winning festival recipe for South Miami-Dade: More than 30,000 came to last year's event spiced full of barbecue and live music. The ribfest will return Nov. 7-9 to the 200-acre Homestead Air Reserve Park
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Shop early, stay for dinner
On the first Saturday of the month for more than 20 years, thousands of people have descended on High Street in the Short North for the Gallery Hop.
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Boo! Ghost tours and more at Seattle's Museum of the Mysteries
Seattle's Museum of the Mysteries leads ghost tours on Capitol Hill, and spotlights otherworldly conundrums from Sasquatches to crop circles.
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As economy melts away, so does New York sculpture
The economy is melting - literally.
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