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Heidi Montag dishes out USD 2k for 'Obama' themed portrait mocking her breasts
Washington, Oct 31 : Heidi Montag has bought Steven Corfe's painting-which is a rendition of Obama's famous Hope portrait and mocks the actress' twin assets-for 2000 dollars.
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New art gallery, towers and roof for BC Place passes Vancouver council
Vancouver city council has approved a massive revitalization project for the northeast end of False Creek, including the new retractable roof for BC Place, ensuring the giant dome will be part of the city skyline in some form for years to come.
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Halloween Spooktacular Carnival in Buckeye
Visit the Maze of Mayhem, creepy carnival games, crazy car rides, a petting zoo, face painting, mad bingo and a haunted house. A carved jack-o-lantern contest starts at 7 p.m., and a costume cat walk at 7:30 p.m. Free admission. Proceeds from booth sales benefit local nonprofit groups. 6-9 p.m. today. Buckeye Town Park, 207 N. Ninth St. 623-349-6352.
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Flying on a Wing and ... Paper
The centerpiece of classroom mischief will come into its own this weekend when amateur aviation engineers test the mettle of their paper planes at the non-for-profit Public Art Fund's New Millennium Paper Airplane Contest in New York City. [More]
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VAC opens two new exhibits in Newport
Two art receptions this weekend mark the opening of new exhibits at the Newport Visual Arts Center. The public is invited to attend and meet artists Jack Wennstrom and Dennis Moler.
Newport News-Times |
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Coastal Notes
Taste northern Italian whites and southern Italian reds at this Saturday's wine tasting at Nye Beach Gallery. Explore different styles of Italian whites, both bold and delicate, and gutsy southern reds.
Newport News-Times |
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Acclaimed pianist to adjudicate county festival
Jill Timmons, international pianist and ensemble artist, will repeat as adjudicator at this year's Lincoln County District Ensemble Festival. This annual event of the Oregon Music Teachers Association will be held Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Newport Performing Arts Center.
Newport News-Times |
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Pick a Pumpkin
Prepare to celebrate the fall season with a pick-your-own pumpkin harvest in Depoe Bay's most unusual pumpkin patch at the Silver Heron Gallery.
Newport News-Times |
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Race Between Loo, Rubinson Draws Attention
This is probably a first. The Los Angeles Daily Journal has pointed to an issue in a judicial contest that this newspaper missed. Yesterday, it carried a write-up on the Los Angeles Superior Court contest between Deputy District Attorney Thomas Rubinson and Los Angeles Superior Court Referee Cynthia Loo. While downplaying the whopper by Loo on a slate mailer that she is a “Juvenile Court ...
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Lincoln contest seeks writers, artists
Officials with the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition are hoping the enthusiasm shown for the recent 150th anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates will spill over to an essay and art contest to help celebrate Lincoln's 200th birthday in 2009.
Quincy Herald-Whig |
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Furniture store, city of Miami Gardens create art contest
A South Florida furniture store and the city of Miami Gardens have teamed up to present a contest to give artists a chance to showcase their work.
Miami Herald |
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Harman Professional Supports Recording Community With Sponsorship Of New GRAMMY Museum
Consistent with its longstanding support of the professional recording community, Harman Professional today announced its sponsorship of the new GRAMMY MuseumSM at L.A. LIVE, which opens in downtown Los Angeles in December.
Harmony Central |
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New MoMA Exhibit Explores A Different Side Of Miro
Joan Miro may be one of the most recognizable artists of the 20th century. A new exhibit at Museum of Modern Art opening this weekend, shows a very different side of the artist. NY1's Stephanie Simon spoke with his grandson about the exhibit and filed the following report.
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News video: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Scenes from the Day of the Dead celebration at a Birmingham gallery and links to more information about Halloween activities.
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Tickets on Sale for Project Horizon’s Deck The Halls Festival
Evans Dinning Hall will again be transformed into a scene of holiday splendor on Saturday, November 22nd for Project Horizon's eighth annual Deck the Halls Gala. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
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£255m Museum of Middle East Modern Art planned for Dubai
Developer Dubai Properties is building a £255m museum, dedicated to Middle Eastern modern art as the centre piece of its £8bn Cultural Village project in Dubai, UAE.
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HAITI: AIDS patients more desperate for food than treatment
Source: IRIN Even before Hurricane Gustav barrelled into the southern coast of Haiti in August, life was a struggle for Destin Domoud, an artist selling his paintings and papier-mâché crafts from a small gallery in the seaside town of Jacmel.
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Meet Some Arty Folk
Twenty-Two Gallery has a new Artists' Meet & Greet thing going and they will have Megan Greenholt and Smita Rao on hand this Sunday to answer questions and explain their unique artistic processes on Sunday, November 2, 2008, Noon to 4pm. Light refreshments will be served and it's free and open to the public. Twenty-two Gallery is located at 236 S. 22nd St. (on 22nd between Locust & Spruce ...
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
Carol Vogel 's detailed revelations (in her "Arts & Leisure" piece for this Sunday's NY Times ) about the wheeling-and-dealing leading up to next month's big Impressionist/modern and contemporary auctions make for some riveting reading.
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More news: In this week's paper
FOLLOWING a successful exhibition at Just Art, Fochabers, David Body, a local artist who lives and works in John O'Groats, will be exhibiting at several galleries from now until Christmas.
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Indiana Art Association announces events
Indiana County artists are encouraged to enter one or two works in the Indiana County Open Arts Exhibit 2008. The exhibit opens Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Indiana County Historical Museum, 621 Wayne Ave., Indiana. An opening reception will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Indiana Gazette |
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Please don’t tear down the Festival’s famous stage
Walter Sugden Festival stagehand The cultural history of Canada and North America is intrinsically tied to the physical spaces – the great halls and stages – in which artists have shared their talent, inspiration and dreams.
Stratford City Gazette |
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Peace Poetry
OneWorld.net's take: An annual poetry contest organized by nuclear disarmament advocates encourages contestants to "explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit." Read this year's winning entries here.
OneWorld |
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Fourth person sentenced in sculpture heist
A woman charged in the thefts of $1 million worth of metal sculptures has been ordered to undergo substance abuse programs.
WCAX-TV Vermont |
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Angola: Painter Etona Attends Meeting On Monuments
The Angolan plastic artist, Tomas Ana "Etona" will participate in a workshop on monuments, next year in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, organised by the International Centre of sculpture of Portugal.
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