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Entertainment
Sotheby’s sold 68 per cent of the art it offered last night in New York, its lowest selling rate for a multiple-owner evening auction of contemporary work since November 1994.
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Tilda Swinton to head jury at Berlin Film Fest
BERLIN, (Reuters) - Britain's Tilda Swinton, who won the Academy Award for best supporting actress this year, will be the jury president of the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, organizers said Wednesday.
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Gates, Waterfalls Big Money For NYC
In the last three years, New York City has hosted two grand public art installations: the saffron fabric Gates exhibit in Central Park in 2005 and the recent Waterfalls show near the Manhattan and Brooklyn...
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PixTour Aiming to Make FotoWeek Easier to Digest
You're going to be hearing an awful lot about FotoWeek DC over the next ten days. The largest photography-focused event Washington has ever seen is taking over the city's entire art scene starting Monday, and the sheer amount of gallery shows, museum exhibits and special events connected to the effort is overwhelming, to say the least. But let's say you're curious to check out some of the ...
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Andy Lou has released a book featuring his paintings
Up in the hills of Saanich off Royal Oak Drive, painter Andy Lou is quietly making a name for himself. Lou, who paints and teaches out of his Saanich home, mixes traditional Chinese brush painting with West Coast scenery.
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'Green' Art Museum to Open in Buffalo, NY
When the Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College opens to the public Nov. 22, it is expected to be the first art museum in New York State to be certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program of the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Tilda Swinton to head jury at Berlin Film Fest
BERLIN, (Reuters) - Britain's Tilda Swinton , who won the Academy Award for best supporting actress this year, will be the jury president of the 2009 Berlin Film Festival, organizers said Wednesday.
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Finishing touches: Master Sculptor Tim Trask will unveil "Stepping into Legend," a lifesize bronzed sculpture of Wyatt ...
Finishing touches: Master Sculptor Tim Trask will unveil "Stepping into Legend," a lifesize bronzed sculpture of Wyatt Earp, Friday at the Wyatt Earp House and Gallery in Tombstone.
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Museum of Islamic Art in three-year deal with QFC
THE Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), the flagship project of the Qatar Museums Authority, has signed a three-year partnership agreement with the Qatar Financial Center (QFC) Authority, a spokesperson said yesterday.
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Boise State statue honors veterans
A new sculpture honoring veterans was unveiled in a special Veterans Day ceremony Tuesday at Boise State University. The sculpture, titled "Salute," was unveiled at the northeast entrance of Boise State's Student Union Building. "Salute" honors veterans both on and off campus and is part of an extensive SUB renovation. It was initiated by Boise State students who wanted to dedicate part of the ...
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‘Scherenschnuitte’ Again
Following closely on the heels of the Nov. 1 scherenschnitte program, Pioneer Museum will conduct another session on this art of intricate paper-cutting Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. and running until 2 p.m.
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Father Time statue sells for £150k
A historic statue which once had its home in Lichfield has fetched £150,000 at auction. The statue, affectionately known in Lichfield as Old Father Time, went under the hammer at Sothebys in London yesterday.
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Gallery - WoW fans camp out at Anaheim Fry’s
We knew people were going to line up for the next World of Warcraft expansion, but we didn’t think it was going to be this early. On Tuesday November 11th, we headed over to the Anaheim Fry’s Electronics and saw several people already in line. In fact, these folks are pros at this sort of thing and were also one of the first people in line for the initial launch of World of Warcraft and the ...
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Trim-A-Tree Performing Arts Association fundraiser to open in Foley
A holiday tradition in south Baldwin County has a different home this season as the 41st annual Trim-A-Tree debuts Friday in the Performing Arts Association's new gallery. The new location is just across the street from the association's home for...
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Pittsburgh 'Best Place' To Raise Children In Pa
At the Pittsburgh Children's Museum there is seemingly no end to the good times. For the past 25 years, the North Side spot has been finding new ways to entertain and educate children.
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Art students 'tape' their message
If you find there's a shortage of packing tape in Grand Blanc, don't worry.
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Shaker Hts.: Calder Quartet makes Cleveland debut Nov. 19 at Plymouth Church
The Cleveland Museum of Art's VIVA! & Gala Around Town concert series presents Calder Quartet in their Cleveland debut at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights, 2860 Coventry Road. Inspired by American visual artist Alexander Calder,...
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Scenes From New York
It is perhaps an illusory dream—the dream of artists to create works that distill the expansiveness of America into a singular essence, the dream of writing the great American novel or of capturing the nature of American life in painting or photography.
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A second chance to do Canada's portrait gallery right
The Tory government's decision to toss out the whole idea of building a permanent home for the Portrait Gallery of Canada — which currently resides in a warehouse in Gatineau and sends touring shows out across the country — is a terrible blow, but it also saves us from something else: the Public-Private Partnership (P3) that would have built it. Heritage minister James Moore says the decision ...
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Economic Concerns Affect Art Market
Recent art auctions in New York and London have resulted in weak bids and withdrawn pieces. A commodity once thought to be recession-proof is showing signs of vulnerability. But some insiders say that may not be altogether bad.
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Daily Herald
WELDON — The community’s plans for developing its riverfront are becoming reality. The historic cotton mill overlooking the Roanoke River is being renovated and will become an antique mall and artisans gallery called Riverside Mill.
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Pencil This In...Wednesday
Find out why preservation = recycling at the LA Conservancy event tonight. / Photo of the Bradbury Building by Kevitivity via LAist's flickr pool. ART *: Tonight at 7 pm, Family hosts the launch of Overspray: Riding High With the Kings of California Airbrush Art. The book launch and exhibition will feature a talk, slideshow and signing by airbrush artists Dave Willardson and ...
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Bok Tower happenings
Introduction to Repousse Art Workshop: Saturday, November 22, 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. St. Cloud Sculptor Stefan Alexandres’ workshop is the gateway to the art of embossing, no experience required.
Lake Wales News |
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Bamboo Farm's Fall Festival attracts 3,000 visitors
A crowd of about 3,000 attended the Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens 14th Annual Fall Festival.
Savannah Morning News |
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The roots — and future — of bamboo sculpture
NEW YORK (AP) For centuries, generations of Japanese artisans painstakingly and anonymously wove baskets from strips of bamboo harvested from Japan's dense hillside forests to use for everything from carrying crops to displaying flowers. About 150 years ago, some of those talented basket makers began to sign their names to their creations. But it was only after World War II that a new generation ...
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