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Portable art: Artists handcrafted purses are bedazzling
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Her artist husband had an opening at a gallery, and Jennifer Snyder needed a purse to carry to the gala event. Taking an old wooden box, the hardware from an old handbag and a whole bunch of beads and gems, she "bedazzled" th...
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New book is devoted to images by premier railroad photographer
New book is devoted to images by premier railroad photographer He's been called one of the most influential figures in American railroad photography of the second half of the 20th century. Take one look at the work of Troy native Jim Shaughnessy and it's easy to see why he has garnered such acclaim. His richly textured black-and-white images speak to the beauty and power of trains, while ...
Albany Times Union |
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Newly recruited physicians, families becoming part of their new community
Kris and Cindy Saadeh stand inside the building they bought at the corner of Commerce and Market streets in downtown Kingsport. Cindy Saadeh plans to open an art gallery in the building.
Kingsport Times-News |
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Vero Beach Art Club needs main sponsor for event
Vero Beach Art Club is searching for a main sponsor for its Under the Oaks Art Show March 13 through 15 at Riverside Park in Vero Beach.
Vero Press Journal |
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James K. Mateer: A Retrospective
Exhibit of works by local artist. Nov. 2-Jan. 2, Mondays-Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., reception: Nov. 2, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; free Gallery of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (330) 836-9317
West Side Leader & South Side News Leader |
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Weavers and Spinners Guild meet Wednesday
CANTON The Canton Weavers and Spinners Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Canton Museum of Art Library at 1001 Market Ave. N. The program will be "Kimono: 20th Century Masterworks of Itchiku Kubuta."
The Canton Repository |
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Mckissick Museum: Photos, videos capture an African-American tradition
IF YOU GO “This Far by Faith: Carolina Camp Meetings, An African-American Tradition” WHERE: McKissick Museum, USC Horseshoe WHEN: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, through March 14 COST: Free
The State |
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Critics’ picks: Week of Nov. 2
The new series “Art of Music” starts today, Sunday, with a concert of music from ancient Greece played on re-creations of period instruments. De Organographia from Oregon is the first to play the new series at the Columbia Museum of Art. The four-concert series will be tied to the museum’s collection and exhibitions. The concert is at 3 p.m. and free with museum admission. (803) 799-2810 or ...
The State |
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Sunday Calendar
ANNUAL HUNGER WALK: 1 p.m. Hampton Park, Charleston. The 15th annual CROP Hunger Walk invites the public for a 1.3- or 2.6-mile walk around the park and enjoy music, face painting, coloring, firetruck and police horse demonstrations and more.
The Post and Courier |
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Rylander teams with school
THE RYLANDER THEATER PARTNERS WITH SUMTER COUNTY FINE ARTS ACADEMY FOR PRODUCTION OF THE GIFT OF THE MAGI The musical adaptation of O. Henry's classic short story, The Gift of the Magi, opens at the Rylander Theatre in downtown Americus on Thursday, November 6, with an 8:00 pm performance.
Americus Times-Recorder |
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Photographers chronicled life here
While the invention of photography dates to the early 1800s, it is safe to say that few, if any, cameras were in Indian Territory before the Civil War. Life among the Native Americans on the frontier was chronicled by artists such as George Catlin.
Muskogee Phoenix |
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Goya: Los Caprichos Opens at Cal State Fullerton Main Art Gallery
FULLERTON, CA.- Goya: Los Caprichos features a set of eighty etchings by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes published in 1799 and recognized as one of the most influential series of graphic images in the history of Western art.
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First Tickets for Cézanne and Beyond to Come with Museum's Signature All Star Artists Baseballs in Honor of Phillies
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The Studio Project at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art Engages Boulder High School Students with a Teen Zine
BOULDER.- The Studio Project, developed by the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art along with local high school students, hosts events and programs to facilitate teen-led collaboration exploring contemporary art and surrounding social issues.
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Cartier and the Fondation Cartier Pour-L'art Contemporain Present Diamonds, Gold and Dreams
NEW YORK, NY.- As an Associate Sponsor of Art Basel Miami, the world's premier contemporary arts fair, Cartier is thrilled to announce an extraordinary project taking place during the Fair within the Cartier Dome, located in the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens.
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Founding Member of Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh, to Open Exhibition at Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Rorschach’s patterns, though abstract, suggest different visual images to each person who views them, and each interpretation is correct. Objects in this world are what they are to you because of how you happen to see them.
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Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum Celebrate a Momentous Chapter in the History of Surrealism
CHELTENHAM.- Significant Surrealist works of art return to Gloucestershire at Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum to celebrate a momentous chapter in the history of Surrealism.
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Public Art Fund Presents...Pond Planters by Artist Paula Hayes "Green" Holiday Gifts
Unique hand-crafted planters by contemporary artist Paula Hayes. NEW YORK, NY.- Public Art Fund is pleased to present a series of unique hand-crafted planters by contemporary artist Paula Hayes.
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20 Million Pound Transformation and Extension for the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
COVENTRY.- About 300 people attended the official re-opening of Coventry’s multi-million pound art gallery and museum.
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Dumbo Arts Center Presents First Major Solo Exhibition by Sarah Beddington
Still from the video installation. BROOKLYN, NY.- The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) presents the first major New York solo exhibition by British artist Sarah Beddington.
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Eye network will air Nelson segment
Keep an eye on “CBS Sunday Morning” today. Roughly two weeks ago the program spent three days taping a segment about the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s “Art in the Age of Steam” exhibit, and it may air this morning, according to museum spokesman Randy Attwood.
The Kansas City Star |
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Big show about Asian influence on American art coming to the Nelson in September 2009
A major exhibition exploring the influence of Asia on American art is coming to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in September 2009.
The Kansas City Star |
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New General Director of the National Museums in Berlin
Dr. Michael Eissenhauer, Generaldirektor der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin ab November 2008 @ Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Foto: Achim Kleuker, Berlin 2008.
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Scottish National Portrait Gallery Opens the Intimate Portrait
Alfred Edward Chalon (1780–1860), Queen Victoria (1837–8) Watercolour; 445 x 310 mm; in original gilt-wood frame decorated with thistles and roses and surmounted by a crown; Collection Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
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MoMA Opens Exhibition Focusing on the Transformative Decade of Joan Miro's Work
Joan Miró. Still Life with Old Shoe. 1937. Oil on canvas, 32 x 46” (81.3 x 116.8 cm).
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