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"Nondescript" man took gallery's sculptures
Closed circuit television has not helped identify the man who took two sculptures from a Christchurch Art Gallery.
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Follow up: Changes and budget cuts at The Museum of Contemporary Craft
David Cohen last year before the Museum of Contemporary Craft moved into its new space In what is becoming a familiar theme for the nonprofit community during difficult economic times, officials at the Museum of Contemporary Craft last week announced...
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Paparazzo pioneer has no regrets
A Hollywood paparazzo famous for being sued by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and getting his teeth knocked out by Marlon Brando is unapologetic about the guerrilla celebrity photography culture he helped pioneer.
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Metro Pomona offers dynamic lineup for a night out
After a tour of the local art galleries at downtown Pomona's Art Walk Saturday, my night really began. I brought a friend and joined two, first in a tour of the Arts Colony galleries that featured complimentary wine and snacks to pair with the abstract paintings and modern sculptures.
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Homer's paintings to be UMD teaching tool next summer
DARTMOUTH — A four-week, 2009 Summer Teacher Institute at UMass Dartmouth will use Winslow Homer’s paintings as the point of departure for a voyage of discovery about maritime history in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Veterans Museum helps the young value the past
Have you hugged a veteran today? Better yet, have you listened to a veteran's story? Today is Veteran's Day, the national day of recognition for those who have served our country in the military. While it's likely we all know a veteran or two — a father or grandfather or daughter, perhaps — how much do we really know about their experiences? If you have the opportunity to talk to a veteran you ...
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Lawson’s bring Rare War Memorabilia to Auction
Lawson’s November auction brings to public view some of the most interesting war memorabilia this year. The auction will start at 12 noon at Lawsons 1A The Crescent Annandale on 14 November
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TOME RAIDER: Live from Wordstock, Day 3 Oregon Book Awards, Queer Portland, Andre Dubus III
Each week, WW writer John Minervini brings you the latest in book reviews, author Q&A’s and Portland literary gossip. Click here to join the Tome Raider mailing list. Portland literati (right, clothed) enjoy fancy appetizers amid classical sculpture (left, nude) at the 2008 Oregon Book Awards, Nov. 10. Oregon Book Awards: 7:30pm @ the Portland Art Museum If [...]
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Emperor's lodge to open next year
Dubbed the "mini-Forbidden City" complex within the Forbidden City, the newly restored Juanqinzhai in Qianlong Garden's will be opened to the public next year, a spokesman of the Palace Museum said on Monday.
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Titian petition joins calls to save masterpieces
THE artist Tracey Emin took the campaign to save two works by the Renaissance master Titian to 10 Downing Street yesterday, warning of a national embarrassment if they were l
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Things to do: Ongoing
• "A Portrait of the Artist 1525 to 1825: Prints from the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation" exhibit at the El Paso Museum of Art, 1 Arts Festival Plaza, includes more than 80 engravings, etchings, woodcuts, mezzotints and lithographs from the Blaffer Foundation's collection of Renaissance and Baroque art.
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Things to do: Coming Soon
Andy Warhol's 15 minutes" will be shown at Williams Hall on the New Mexico State University campus Nov.14 through Dec. 23. Original photographs taken by Andy Warhol between 1970 and 1987 will be on display. Info: (575) 646-2545.
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Things to do: Wednesday
• The Reading Art Book Club will have its next meeting at 2:30 p.m. at the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St. This month's selection is "Lydia Cassatt: Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman."
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Things to do: Friday
• "La Charreada: Fotos de ÁLos Charros Magnificos!" will have an artist reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Branigan Cultural Center, 500 N. Water St. The exhibit features silver gelatin prints from David Shaw's discovery of the world of La Charreada, the Mexican horse rodeo.
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Things to do: Thursday
• Tom Waldron, a renowned sculptor will lecture and and exhibit a slide show at 6:30 p.m. at Life Quest, 907 Pope St. The lecture is part of the Arts Council's "Evening with the Artist" series and is free and open to the public. Info: (575) 538-2505.
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Lucky Seven: Downtown Ramble adds venues to monthly extravaganza
The Ramble continues to grow as new venues are added to the roster of galleries, theaters, museums, shops and restaurants inviting visitors to enjoy the Las Cruces Downtown Mall the first Friday of each month.
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Lucky Seven: 'Reflections' on Rodin
As part of the exhibition "Rodin: In His Own Words; Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation," the Las Cruces Friends of Chamber Music will perform "Musical Reflections on the Life and Times of Rodin" att at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Las Cruces Museum of Art, 491 N. Main St.
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Gallery 33 East Ends Run With Stearns Show
Six years ago, Michael Stearns decided to open a gallery dedicated to contemporary art.
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Immortalised in paint
A symbol of the Manning’s farming past has been donated to the Manning Valley Historical Society Museum.
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Children’s art a hit
There were some very proud preschoolers last month when Cuddlepie held its annual art exhibition.
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Magic carpets: the modern art of tapestry
The tapestry unfolds, piece by piece, until its dimensions are revealed. At nearly five metres high and wide, it could cover the side of a small house. The proportions are huge, but the intense detail of the surface is overwhelming. It is composed of endless rows of tiny stitches in varying shades of grey, like a pencil drawing. In one corner, there is a museum with glass walls, and it is ...
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Emin delivers petition for Titian
The artist Tracey Emin visited Downing Street yesterday to deliver a letter signed by Lucian Freud, Antony Gormley, David Hockney and 37 other artists urging the Prime Minister to help raise the £50m needed to save a Renaissance painting for the nation – or face "embarrassment" if the masterpiece is sold abroad.
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Indonesian students hold art exhibition
One of the works of art by Indonesian students. THE Merah Putih Club, an association comprising Indonesian students of Limkokwing University, recently held the “Rupa” or “Room for Art” showcase exhibition at the university in Cyberjaya.
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Indonesian students hold art exhibition
THE Merah Putih Club, an association comprising Indonesian students of Limkokwing University, recently held the “Rupa” or “Room for Art” showcase exhibition at the university in Cyberjaya.
The New Straits Times |
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Lee with her certificate and new record-breaking painting. DENNIS CHUA speaks to Malaysia Book of Records title holder Puan Sri Catherina Lee, who finds fulfillment in creating Chinese landscape paintings.
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