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Shakamak Area Chamber of Commerce to host Christmas Festival
Look for the spirit of the season to land in Jasonville on Dec. 6. That's when the Shakamak Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its annual Christmas Festival and lighted Christmas parade.
Greene County Daily World |
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Spain outraged by cost of art for UN
Spain is embroiled in a furious row over a wildly expensive artwork at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva for which the Spanish taxpayer has contributed millions of euros, including a sizeable tranche taken from the overseas aid budget.
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SAM's Edward Hopper exhibit focuses on women reshaping the urban scene
"Edward Hopper's Women" at the Seattle Art Museum features 10 Hopper paintings, three etchings and 12 photographs with Hopper affinities by Imogen Cunningham, Walker Evans, Lee Friedlander, Danny Lyon, Ben Shahn and Marion Post Wolcott.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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New home for Donatello and Da Vinci at V&A
The Victoria and Albert Museum yesterday announced that the first phase of its dramatic expansion plans will be completed with the opening of its £30m medieval and Renaissance galleries this time next year.
Independent |
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Country Music Awards preview
**FILE** This June 8, 2008 file photo shows country artist Billy Ray Cyrus performs at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tenn. Cyrus told "Access Hollywood" on Monday that the young daughters of President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, would "probably" be appearing on the show.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Embrace diversity
EUROPEAN cinema fans in the Klang Valley are in for a treat! The European Union Film Festival (EUFF) is back this year with a showcase of 19 films.
The Star |
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Public Art Is Big Money for New York City
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 shorelines.
1010 WINS New York |
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Caravaggio works shown for first time in Scotland
Two works by the Baroque Italian artist Caravaggio, once thought to be copies but now seen as originals, were put on show for the first time in Scotland yesterday at the gallery of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.
The Herald |
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Celebarating the Arts in Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY- Actor and Pittsburgh native Michael Keaton will accept a distinguished arts award in Billtown. It's all part of the Governor's Art Awards this week. Hundreds of visitors from across the state are taking in a number of exhibits, including fine art and music.
PAHomePage.com |
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Tarrant County community calendar
The Arlington Museum of Art will participate in the city’s Downtown/University District Open House on Nov. 15. The museum will host the Arlington Arts Alliance and hold drawings throughout the day.
Dallas Morning News |
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Intricate artworks by Italian master etcher
Etchings, a rare form of art in Malaysia, will be featured in this year’s edition of the Inter-national Italian Language Week in Kuala Lumpur.
The Star |
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Top Story Videos
Tightening your budget doesn't have to mean cutting beauty and art out of your life. The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center is offering free admission this Saturday. In fact, the third Saturday of every month is now free.
KOAA |
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Urban art: The final frontier
Artist Jesse Lott takes a unique approach to his work. It's so unique, in fact, that he actually coined a new term to describe it. He is the quintessential "urban frontier artist," according to a Victoria Regional Museum Association news release.
The Victoria Advocate |
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Holiday Craft Bazaar set for Saturday
Whether your gift ideas run to carvings, crocheted items, candies, cards or quilts, you'll find something for everyone on your list at the annual Holiday Craft Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Saline Senior Center, 7190 N. Maple Road.
The Saline Reporter |
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Event raises money for historical society
The Milan Area Historical Society held its first Fine Arts Show and Sale at the Milan American Legion Hall Saturday. A silent auction was also held, featuring pieces from local artists. All proceeds benefit the historical society to assist with upkeep of the Hack House and the Old Fire Barn.
The Milan News-Leader |
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Surprise photography assignment connects generations
I fell in love with photography in 1997 while studying abroad in Santiago, Chile. I interned four days a week for a national daily newspaper while I was there. Each day I awoke not knowing what assignments would come my way, sending me off to unknown destinations to meet people from all walks of life. Eleven years later, when I moved to the Coastside and discovered the position as chief ...
Half Moon Bay Review |
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Where art, music and books meet
CUERO - Kerry Rhotenberry always believed there was a hunger in Cuero for a place where culture and intellect meets pure fun. Last year, she helped satisfy that hunger with the Courtyard Gallery.
The Victoria Advocate |
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The Unknown Hundertwasser - The Art Newspaper
To celebrate what would have been his 80th birthday, the KunstHausWien is showing a selection of Friedensreich Hundertwasser's paintings, mostly from private collections rarely seen in public, as well as pictures of architectural projects that have been realised since his death in 2000, multi-media works and unfinished designs.
Art Newspaper |
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Stage Set For Spectacular Auckland Festival 2009
A spectacular programme of theatre, dance, music, and visual arts from some of the world’s most exciting arts and entertainment companies will bring Auckland alive next March in the city’s fourth biennial Festival.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Spirit Award
The Ellen Noël Art Museum will honor four local volunteers with the 3rd Annual Spirit Award. The 2008 Spirit Award recipients are Nelda Lee, Meredith Maharg, John Maharg and Johnnye Ryan.
Odessa American |
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£32,449 profit for car boot sale vase by Lalique
London This vase by the French designer René Lalique, which was bought by an anonymous Scottish woman at a car boot sale in Dumfries for £1, fetched £32,450 at auction at Christie’s.
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CMS teens turn lenses on China
(By Ann Doss Helms, ahelms@charlotteobserver.com) Sixteen students from Garinger, North Meck and Providence high schools will head for China later this month to test their language skills, explore stereotypes and bring back photos and videos to share with the city. The Light Factory, a photography museum in uptown Charlotte, is hosting the exchange, which sends the students from ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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CMS teens turn lenses on China
Sixteen students from Garinger, North Meck and Providence high schools will head for China later this month to test their language skills, explore stereotypes and bring back photos and videos to share with the city. The Light Factory, a photography museum in uptown Charlotte, is hosting the exchange, which sends the students from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to China for two weeks and will ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Stefan Iordache and Radu Beligan are among the award-winners of the Bucharest Festival of Arts
Stefan Iordache, Florin Piersic, Radu Beligan and Tudor Gheorghe were awarded by the organizers of the Bucharest Festival of Arts (November 2 – 9) for selling one million tickets each, throughout their career.
Nine O'Clock |
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Sotheby’s auction falls short as broad goes shopping
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. The 63 lots totalled $1
The West Australian |
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