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Denver Film Festival: an eclectic schedule for a diverse audience
When it comes to choosing the lineup for the Starz Denver Film Festival, artistic director Brit Withey says, the hardest part is deciding what not to show.
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Is Downtown Roanoke ready for Taubman Museum opening?
The Taubman Museum of Art did its part. The $66 million dollar facility finished on time, the artwork is in place and the tents are up for the ribbon cutting.
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50 Cent: The new king of all media
The rapper has an MTV series now airing, an album due next month and a book coming out next year. " 50 Cent: The Money and the Power" premiered on MTV on Thursday. In the series, 14 contestants compete to prove their entrepreneurial savvy and display their corporate blood lust. 50 Cent -- real name Curtis Jackson -- is also the co-author of the forthcoming book "The 50th Law." His new album ...
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Film festival to roll in Geneva today
Did you know you can see a new Faye Dunaway feature film in Geneva today? Dunaway, an Oscar winner, is in "Say It In Russian," which is being shown during the second annual Geneva Film Festival.
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Star art
Olney Central College art instructor Michael Conn observes on Thursday evening a stained-glass star made by Steve Miller for the third annual Olney Arts Council Fine Art Showcase & Richland County Children’s Gallery at Immanuel United Methodist Church.
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Campus hosts art
Six modern sculptures were installed on Tulane's uptown campus this week as part of "Sculpture for New Orleans." The large sculptures have been placed throughout the Academic Quad between Gibson Hall and Percival Stern Hall. "Sculpture for New Orleans" is a two-year event initiated by sculptor Michael Manjarris and is meant to showcase local, national and international artists throughout the ...
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Artists visit the city for international art biennial
Iranian artist Shirin Neshat's new exhibit, "Women without Men," opened last weekend in the Newcomb-Tulane Art Gallery as part of the ongoing Prospect.1 New Orleans biennial. Prospect.1 New Orleans is the brainchild of Dan Cameron, former senior curator for the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City, organizer of various international biennials and current Visual Arts Director at the ...
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Trade fair
Sasha in association with t2 presents Fair Trade Fair at Ice Skating Rink, 10.30am to 7pm. The Underground Festival presented by t2 at Someplace Else, 9pm. Bikram Ghosh and Pete Lockett to perform at Soho, 9.30pm.
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Downtown Business Alliance benefit auction Saturday
The Wilmington Event & Art Gallery is hosting a fundraising auction to benefit the Downtown Business Alliance.
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Sotheby's 3rd-Quarter Loss Widens to $46.2 Million; Sales Slip
Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Sotheby's , the largest publicly traded auction house, said its third-quarter loss more than doubled because art sales fell in a seasonally slow period.
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Warsaw students explore Chicago art museum
Warsaw High School seniors Katie Roskamp, Hayley Stoneking, Johnna Erbes and Katie Hogan view ancient Greek pottery at the Art Institute of Chicago Thursday. The dual credit art appreciation class took the train from Macomb, Ill., and back for a day field trip.
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New art museum set to open in Roanoke Saturday
Hundreds are gathering in downtown Roanoke Friday night for a black tie gala at the new art museum. The tents are going up, new street signs are being installed, and the art work is hung.
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Art well ...
A visitor walks by the painting Grounds Well by Chinese artist Lui Wei during an exhibition opening featuring winning pieces of the 2008 Chinese contemporary art awards in the Ullens museum in Beijing.
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New Hosts for SundayArts Make Their Debut Nov. 9
President Neal Shapiro introduces SundayArts’ new hosts, Paula Zahn, formerly of CNN, and Philippe de Montebello, formerly of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Read more…
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Nigerians file suit against Shell in Dutch court
An environmentalist group and four Nigerians filed suit against Royal Dutch Shell PLC in the Netherlands on Friday, claiming the company was negligent in cleaning up oil spills in Nigeria.
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AGO Transformation: Alien views and the Toronto look
ED: For the next few weeks Spacing Associate editor Shawn Micallef will be the Blogger-in-Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Art Matters blog in anticipation of the grand re-opening of the new AGO. He will be cross-posting some of the entries here on Spacing Toronto. Keep an eye (or RSS feed) on the Art [...]
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Bradley Beach artist's work being exhibited in Neptune
A reception for Bradley Beach artist Rita Campbell is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the township library, 25 Neptune Blvd.
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Exhibit explores Eggleston's profound body of work
Composition and color. Composition and color: the mantra of many photographers. This may be due in no small part to William Eggleston.
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Scottish artists share talent, culture with Norwalk students
Art students at Norwalk High and St. Paul High got a taste of tartan recently as two Scottish artists taught classes for two days at each school. The Geotrac Foundation, a charitable organization founded by Dan White, brought the artists to Norwalk.
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Ethel Fowler's Artwork on Display
Paintings by the late Amityville resident and artist, Ethel Fowler, will be offered for sale at the Sixth Annual Fine Arts Exhibit and Sale on Fri., Nov. 7, 7 to 9 p.m. and Sat., Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 25 Broadway, Amityville.
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First Photo From the Set of Nine !
The Weinstein Company announced today that principal photography has commenced on the film version of the Tony Award winning musical, Nine , directed by Academy Award nominated director Rob Marshall ( Chicago ). Heading the stellar cast are Academy Award winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench, and Sophia Loren; Academy Award nominees Penelope Cruz and Kate Hudson; ...
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Squatters take over Mayfair mansion
Mayfair Squatters living in a £6.25 million mansion in Mayfair, Central London, have set up a website detailing properties they have taken over. The group, DA!, claims to take over unused buildings to use as a base for parties and art exhibitions.
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Snuff-box with nativity miniature is star of the sale
London A Swiss gold snuffbox with an enamel plaque depicting the Nativity is expected to make about £2,000 at auction at Christie’s in London next month.
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Gears of War Locust Bust Now on Sale
Project Triforce -- the company behind that life-size replica Lancer rifle from Gears of War 2 -- has revealed details on their other big-ticket Gears merchandise: A scale bust of a Locust Drone. The gruesome-looking sculpture is on sale right now for $549.99 (plus shipping and handling) on the Project Triforce website , and should start shipping out sometime in Q4 2008. The bust ...
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DUDE celebrates fifth anniversary
Advocacy group Disabled United in Direct Empowerment will celebrate its fifth anniversary tonight with an art show and silent auction as part of the First Friday Art Walk.
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