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Texture Painting Workshop - Two-day class with Marilyn Wannamaker. Thu., Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat., Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Thu., Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sat., Nov. 22, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The Memphis Flyer
Lincoln themed contest looks for heroes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The Looking for Your Lincoln Hero, global essay and art contest, is a joint online venture between the My Hero Project and the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition. The Times of Northwest Indiana
The Museum of Desire
The Museum of Desire is a Jungian movement piece, a study of minute expression; by turning a chair around, or winking once, the actors keep their audience entranced. By Robert Isenberg. Pittsburgh City Paper
Museum hosts number of events for November, December
The Westchester Township History Museum, a service of Westchester Public Library, is at 700 W. Porter Ave. and is open 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday for tours, exhibits, and the museum store. Help with historical research is available from 1 to 5 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, or by appointment. Groups of 10 or more are asked to make a reservation by calling (219) 983-9715. All programs are free ... The Times of Northwest Indiana
For 11 years, showcasing local artists and locales
Inspired by the beauty of the coastal environment and the wealth of regional talent, the annual Sea & Sky Art Show takes place this month at the Hull Lifesaving Museum. Boston Globe
A quarter-century fight for housing
PEABODY - It's a simple goal, really. "We want to end homelessness," said Nancy Crowder, executive director for Citizens for Adequate Housing, which celebrates its 25th anniversary with a fund-raising gala and art auction this week. Boston Globe
Arts Integration Aids Students' Grasp of Academics
Teacher Karen McKiernan's science class at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School seemed more like a lesson in art appreciation than the laws of physics as students focused on a poster of an abstract painting propped against the blackboard. Washington Post
SF Holocaust Memorial defaced
Associated Press - November 13, 2008 2:04 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A sculpture conservator is being brought in to restore the Holocaust Memorial in San Francisco's Lincoln Park after... KSBY San Luis Obispo
SF Holocaust Memorial defaced
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A sculpture conservator is being brought in to restore the Holocaust Memorial in San Francisco's Lincoln Park after swastikas were drawn on the bronze sculpture using a black ink marker. KESQ Palm Springs
City agency to be Lurie tenant
The city of Carmel paid cash and backed loans for more than two-thirds of the building that houses the Evan Lurie Gallery of Fine Art. Now, a local government branch is going to pay Lurie more than $5,000 a month to lease office space inside it. The Indianapolis Star
Workers complete the installation of an 80m long and 15m high timber wood sculpture called
The Sequence by Belgian artist Arne Quinze in Brussels. Photo courtesy: AFP. Sin Chew Jit Poh
SF Holocaust Memorial defaced
A sculpture conservator is being brought in to restore the Holocaust Memorial in San Francisco's Lincoln Park after swastikas were drawn on the bronze sculpture using a black ink marker. Read comments The Fresno Bee
Budget cuts paint gloomy picture for Family Arts Festival
What's the price of the arts? Whatever the amount, the economic downturn has cost Tucson its Family Arts Festival for 2009. Tucson Citizen
Kenny Chesney wins CMA's Entertainer of the Year
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kenny Chesney won his fourth entertainer of the year award and George Strait became the most-honored artist in CMA Awards history at Wednesday’s ceremony, a show highlighted by a lavish performance by Taylor Swift, a surprise appearance by rapper Lil Wayne, and the return of one of country’s biggest stars, Shania Twain. Photo gallery The Pantagraph
Art market in shock as Christies calls halt to Francis Bacon sale
A Francis Bacon self-portrait failed to sell at auction in New York last night, in a significant sign that the global financial tsunami is breaking over the international art market. Times Online
SmugMug and Imagekind Announce Partnership
SmugMug chooses Imagekind to bring museum-quality fine art printing and framing to SmugMug's Consumer and Professional Photographers. PRWeb via Yahoo! News
Artists stage street scenes to lurk in Google maps
PITTSBURGH - Anyone using Google's Street View map feature to scan one downtown Pittsburgh street is bound to do a double take. Two 17th century swordsmen doing battle? An escape from a building using knotted sheets? A laser zapping a Steelers fan and a Cleveland Browns fan, rendering them love-struck and about to embrace? That can't be real. Daily Illini
Island is music to the ear
Welcome songwriters to the Flora/Bama Gulf Coast! 24th Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival in full swing Pensacola News Journal
Mardy Fish to play Andy Murray at charity event
Andy Murray, currently ranked No. 4 in the world, will play Mardy Fish in a tennis exhibition as part of the Mardy's Tennis and Jake's Music Fest. Vero Press Journal
Norman Calendar
Today • Film, "Soy Cuba,” 7 p.m., Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm Ave., 325-4938. • Concert, Chicago, 8 p.m., Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9, 322-6464. Nov. 14 • Health, Free flu shot clinic, 8 a.m., Cleveland County Health Department, 250 12th Avenue NE, 366-3407. see more on NewsOK.com The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City art show ‘Our Town’ is extraordinary
Clint Walker left it up to his artists: Explain your neighborhood in 9 linear feet. The result was everything from the literal to the lyrical. "We let the artists go wild with what the city meant to them,” he said. Walker is the artistic director of City Arts Center and the curator of its newest show, "Our Town,” a visual representation of life throughout Oklahoma City. The show opens today and ... The Oklahoman
Photo exhibit opens today at UCO
Entertainment Photo exhibit"Iconic Commonalities,” a showcase of the photography of Joe Harjo and Skyler Smith, opens today in the Donna Nigh Gallery Exhibit Hall at the University of Central Oklahoma. The opening reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibit runs through Dec. 13. For more information about the exhibit, call the College of Arts, Media and Design at 974-2432. see more on ... The Oklahoman
Mardy Fish to play Andy Murray at charity event
Andy Murray, currently ranked No. 4 in the world, will play Mardy Fish in a tennis exhibition as part of the Mardy's Tennis and Jake's Music Fest. TCPalm.com
The Three Rivers Film Festival
The 27th annual Three Rivers Film Festival, presented by Pittsburgh Filmmakers, continues through Nov. 22. The program of more than 40 films includes foreign-language works, American independents, documentaries, shorts, local works and experimental cinema, as well as a sidebar of Polish films. On Su... By CP Staff. Pittsburgh City Paper