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Exploring the role art galleries play
It's no coincidence that London artist Joseph Hubbard's upstairs art installation at the Woodstock Art Gallery examines the role of the art gallery and how it delivers art to the community.
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Paul Smith Makes Lomo Camera Fashionable with Fisheye No.2 [Photography]
Paul Smith's Fisheye No.2 Lomo camera is a subtle mixture of two things: The 180-degree bug-eye lens creates distorted images that are even more arty than your usual Lomograph. Plus to the dwindling...
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Pleasure Island Pulse: Frank Brown Festival set to take over Pleasure Island
This week ushers in one of the largest songwriting festivals on earth, the annual Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival, Thursday through Nov. 23. This year marks the 24th consecutive festival, and as it approaches a quarter of a century, the festival shows no signs of slowing down.
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The Official Museum Directory - Now Available
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a9d5de/the_official_museu) has announced the addition of the "The Official Museum Directory" directory to their offering.
Centre Daily Times |
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£17.6m revamp will close Queen Street gallery building for 2 years
A MAJOR revamp to return the historic Scottish National Portrait Gallery to its former glory is set to get the go-ahead from the city council.
Edinburgh Evening News |
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Contest gives aspiring local bands chance to shine
HAWAII'S NEXT GENERATION of musicians have a new opportunity for stardom, thanks to a partnership between promoter Tom Moffatt and nonprofit organization Musical Youth of Hawaii .
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Leeward College fair goes green
"Going Green" is this year's theme for Leeward Community College Family Fun Fair. The 18th annual event includes plenty of family fun with games, interactive booths, exhibits, food and entertainment on Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Pearl City campus.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
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The Official Museum Directory - Now Available
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Official Museum Directory" directory to their offering.
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Downtown Disney has two really big shows
I rarely mention any of our many outdoor art festivals because the quality of these shows has had a downward trend for the last 5 to 10 years; even the better shows can be fairly inconsistent in the standards they use year to year to jury the artists they admit (more than 200 for this show). So, I'm going out on a limb here to remind you that Disney's Festival of the Masters and House of Blues' ...
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Exeter news briefs
Join the Exeter Historical Society at 47 Front St. for its third almost-annual Appraisal Day on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 1 to 4 p.m., with prominent Seacoast antiques auctioneers waiting to appraise your antique treasures. Dan Olmstead, of Olmstead Auctions...
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Art exhibits
All weekend – “REGIONAL EXHIBITION” – Ends Dec. 3; Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, 437 E. Berry St.; gallery hours, 424-7195 or www.artlinkfw.com. Photo caption: Eleven artists’ work is part of “Autumn Splendor” at the Castle Gallery, 1202 W. Wayne St. Photo by Courtesy
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The festival effect
OTTAWA -- It began as a celebration of international friendship commemorating the 100,000 tulip bulbs given to Ottawa by the Netherlands, a gift for providing a safe haven to their exiled royal family during the Second World War.
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Art for sale
When he died in 2000, artist William Ashby McCloy left more than 3,000 of his works to the Slater Memorial Museum. He wanted the museum
New London Day |
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Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham area community calendar
FRIENDS OF HAMPSTEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY AUCTION will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at Hadley Hall, behind the Congregational Church on Main Street. Visit www.hampstead.lib.nh.us to see what's available to bid on. 329-6411.
Exeter News-Letter |
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After Hours: Nightspotting
GIRL FEST, multimedia arts festival and conference; various times and locations, through Nov. 15. 550-8457, www.girlfesthawaii.org.
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Portsmouth area community calendar
AN OPENING RECEPTION FOR SANDY SWAN, featuring woodcuts and prints, will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at Kennedy Gallery andamp; Custom Framing, 41 Market St., Portsmouth. An artist demonstration will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday and 11...
Portsmouth Herald |
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Food Bank For New York City and The Lunchbox Fund of South Africa Partner With Gourmet Magazine for the Third Annual ...
Of-A-Kind Lunchboxes on the Auction Block for Charity
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Artwork on display in Wick and Thurso
TWO contrasting exhibitions with a Highland focus are currently on view at the Swanson Gallery in Thurso and at the St Fergus Gallery in Wick. Highland Original Print displays contemporary artwork celebrating the diversity of work that can be created using traditional printmaking techniques.
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FCPA rehabbing Joliet murals and sculptures
Friends of Community Public Art (FCPA) is performing conservation work on the murals, mosaics and sculptures along the Route 66 corridor in Joliet. The eight sculpture/mosaic columns and 11 murals are all being cleaned and repaired to insure the long-term value.
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LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 7/11
The Hue Royal Relics Conservation Centre has announced it will organise Hue Cultural Week at the Centre for Vietnam ’s Culture and Art Exhibition, 2 Hoa Lu, Hanoi from November 21-25.
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'TIME' TRAVEL IN OCEAN TOWNSHIP
"Jersey Shore: Caught in Time," an exhibit of watercolors by Lisa Grob of Wall, runs through mid-December at Terner House Gallery, 601 Deal Road, adjacent to the township branch of the Monmouth County Library, in Ocean Township.
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Exhibit features panoramic photos of Las Vegas
What: "Thomas R. Schiff: Vegas 360?" Where: Las Vegas Art Museum, 9600 West Sahara Ave.
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
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Vegas Steakout features wines, steaks and an auction
The Great Las Vegas Steakout, an evening of steaks, wines and a silent auction -- all for the benefit of students in the hospitality program at the College of Southern Nevada -- is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at Ruth's Chris Steak House, 3900 Paradise Road. With an entree of Lamb Melinas, the five-course dinner is $150 per person, plus tax and tip.
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
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New Exhibit at Penn Museum Features Benin Kingdom
A new exhibit opens at the Penn Museum on Saturday. It examines the ongoing art, heritage and traditions of an African kingdom that's over 1,000-years-old.
KYW News Radio 1060 |
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HJ Jackson - Still at the Cutting Edge
Still at the Cutting Edge is a bright, cheerful exhibition, marking HJ Jackson's 70th birthday and no fewer than 55 years' devotion to the art of the linocut. He deserves a tribute and is fully entitled to a celebration.
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