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Hubcaps are turning point for artist
An artist has found a market for spectacular animal sculptures such as this owl, some worth up to £3,000, crafted from hubcaps found at the roadside. Ptolemy Elrington, 43, said: “I like to work with reclaimed materials . . . one person’s junk is another man’s treasure.”
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Artists under attack from Muslim hardliners
DHAKA: Rashed Ahmed paints the fiery eyes of a python on to a giant piece of white cloth in the grounds of Dhaka University, as a huge crowd of painters, actors and writers cheer the fine arts student on.
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Couple's artistic collaboration comes to fruition at gallery show
Background: Karin has been an avid photographer for 30 years, and has worked in stained glass since 1994. She received a BFA in painting from Wittenberg University in May 2007. She also sells art supplies through an eBay store, The Artist's Hand. Keith is vice president of quality at Heat-Treating Inc. and paints whenever he can. The Thues have been married for 32 years.
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Clarity is a key attribute of every 'DDN' headline
Wessel Gallery: Many Dayton-area artists were award winners in The Cincinnati Art Club's "Viewpoint 2008 — 40th Annual National Juried Art Competition." Shirley Harbaugh of Troy won the $150 Don Dennis Watercolor Award for "Fat Cat." Sharon Dunaway of New Carlisle won the $50 Pastel Journal Cash Award for "Eggnigma." Nancy Fisher of Dayton was awarded the $50 Plaza Artist Materials/Prince's Art ...
Dayton Daily News |
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Auction Held To Help Local Artist Facing Foreclosure
CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland man is facing possible foreclosure, but his friends and neighbors are not letting him do it alone. Tom Cole, an artist living in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood, is finding help in an unusual way.
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The Blanton: Edgar A. Smith Building Opening
This weekend, the Blanton Museum of Art is celebrating the completion of the Blanton complex by unveiling the Edgar A. Smith Building . The new facility, which is adjacent to the James A. Michener gallery building, houses the museum's cafe, a gift shop, an auditorium, and classrooms for art and education events. The Smith building also provides much needed administrative ...
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Hearst Tower Wins Highrise Award
With its partners DekaBank and the Deutsches Architekturmuseum, the City of Frankfurt am Main announced today that the Hearst Tower in New York by Foster and Partners is the winner of its 2008 International Highrise Award, given to a project completed between January of 2006 and April of 2008.
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David Barr's painterly sculptures on display at Saginaw Valley State University
What is arguably the world's biggest sculpture is the work of David Barr, one of Michigan's most accomplished artists. Titled "Four Corners Project," it is 6,464.79 miles long and took nearly a decade to complete. But more about that later....
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Diane Carr's "spiral gestures" feature Lake Michigan sand and her love of nature
Melanie Sochan The Saginaw NewsDiane Carr stands among some of her artwork at Saginaw Valley State University's Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum. Fiddlehead ferns, seedlings, orchids and Lake Michigan sand are casting their shadows on the walls of Saginaw...
The Saginaw News |
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Artists Protest at City Hall
Scores of street artists including painting, sketchers even one performance artist dressed as a tall green Statue of Liberty flooded City Hall steps, chanting "Stop Harrassing Artists" and "Artist Power". READ MORE>>
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Fool's Gold
How stolen ancient artifacts have turned up in famous museums around the world.
Washington Post |
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art Till November 15 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm:
An exhibition of paintings and sculptures presented by Chitri O Bhaskar Gosthi. Participants: Avinandan Barua, Chandrasekhar Basu Majumdar, Dinesh Gain, Goutam Sarma, Jiten Roy, Prithwis Sen, Subuddha Ghosh and Tusar Kanti Prodhan.
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Sikkim still uncertain
The cloud over Satyajit Ray’s Sikkim has darkened, with three days of the 14th Calcutta Film Festival to go. Nandan sources said on Friday that the screening of Ray’s last unreleased film was uncertain as the Indian government’s no-objection certificate was still awaited.
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Chiseled and chilling
A new sculpture cemented outside Keene State College's Redfern Arts Center on Oct. 30 was meant to be a welcoming symbol to those walking towards the building, but some students would sooner run away from it than walk past it. "It scared the daylights out of me the first time I saw it," senior Joe Sharkey said.
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Critz Tybee Run T-Shirt Contest
A t-shirt design contest is open to the public for the first Critz Tybee Run – Half Marathon and 5 Mile. One winning design will be chosen from the submissions and will become the official art for the 2009 Critz Tybee Run t-shirt.
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Slow sales at NYC auctions may be sign of health
The sagging demand for high-end art at the fall auctions could signal a return to saner prices in the fine art market after the frenzied buying of the last few years. That's the consensus of some art experts who say the lower prices and unsold works at...
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Senior art talent on display at Gables Youth Center
The city of Coral Gables' Parks and Recreation Department and the Coral Gables Senior Citizens Advisory Board invite the public to celebrate and honor the city's resident senior artists by attending the second annual ''Celebration of Talent'' art show and competition, sponsored by Miami-based Palace Senior Communities.
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Winter art show calls for entries
The North Platte Art & Gift Gallery will host an annual Winter Wonderland Art Show in December. Artwork in any medium by adults and youth with a winter or Christmas theme will be accepted. The entry fee, for each piece: Adult $3, Youth $1.
North Platte Bulletin |
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Dearborn Arab museum's arts academy wins award
DEARBORN - A free digital photography program for middle school students offered by the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn is being honored by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
Lansing State Journal |
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EAST Interview: Christine Terrell of Adaptive reUse
First Three Circles Upcycled Steel, Wood, Glass bead, Sterling Silver East Austin Studio Tour Saturday, November 22 - Saturday, November 23 Various Venues ( Austin ) [ info ] There is a lot of talk about upcycling , reusing and recycling in the world of art these days. Utilizing found materials in sculptures, collages and other pieces has always been popular method of art ...
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8th grader names sculpture, gets cash for college
VIEW SLIDESHOW DENVER - A Denver Public Schools eighth grader got a nice tidy sum of cash for college Friday after winning a unique art challenge.
9 News Denver |
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Denver Arts Week Starts With Free Museum Night
Denver Arts Week is underway with a free night at 11 museums Friday evening. A new study released Friday shows the city's cultural attractions are thriving.
CBS4 Denver |
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Slow sales at NYC auctions may be sign of health
The sagging demand for high-end art at the fall auctions could signal a return to saner prices in the fine art market after the frenzied buying of the last few years.
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Photography Books of 2008
Click here for Part 2 of our Photography Books of 2008, including reviews of new books from Richard Avedon, Eugene Richards and Joel Sternfeld. What is it about tableaux portrayed with miniatures that make them so entrancing?
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New date for Redbrick auction set
The former mill building on Rantoul Street that’s home to the Redbrick Arts Center at 95 Rantoul St. is now scheduled to be auctioned on Nov. 24 at 10 a.m.
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