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Aurora to unveil statue of longtime activist
The unveiling of a sculpture of Marie Wilkinson, Aurora resident and children's and civil rights activist, is scheduled for Saturday at the Paramount Theatre, 25 E. Galena Blvd.
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Artist uses 50,183 Legos to create model of platform
In a cavernous hall packed with huge displays of undersea oil and gas equipment, Nathan Sawaya has spent the week painstakingly constructing an offshore platform with Lego bricks.
Houston Chronicle |
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Exhibit set on noted writer
RINGWOOD — Photographer Gene Crediford is presenting a multimedia portrait of the late poet/author James Dickey at the Ringwood Public Library at 7 p.m. on May 19. Crediford, a borough resident, taught media arts at the University of South Carolina while Dickey, the author of the novel "Deliverance" and more than 30 collections of poems, was teaching poetry there.
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Americans Are Heaviest Bidders on Impressionist and Modern Art at Sotheby?s
Unlike at the Christie?s sale, which was dominated by European buyers, at Sotheby?s Americans took home 67 percent of the work, and Europeans bought 27 percent.
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Akron museum displays fine prints of Arnstein couple
Dr. W. Gerald Austen, son of famed airship engineer Karl Arnstein, will speak about his father's career, his parents' longtime involvement in the Akron community and their passion for collecting original art prints in a free 2:30 p.m. talk Saturday in the Akron Art Museum's Charles and Jane Lehner Auditorium.
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Qatar confident of successful bid for 2016 Olympics
BANGKOK — Oil and gas rich Qatar hopes lavish facilities and a groundswell of support from the Muslim world will earn the tiny Gulf state the chance to host the 2016 Olympics.
Khaleej Times |
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Shazam!
NEW YORK - Talk about a perfectly timed convergence of pop and culture. Last weekend, the Marvel Comics adaptation Iron Man opened to $100.8 million at the box office, the 10th highest opening of all time. On Monday, the "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy" exhibit, featuring the steely gray rubber spandex latex costume that Robert Downey Jr. wore in the film, opened at - of all places - the ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Nuts and bolts of museum's Smart Home
With sleek contemporary lines, an open floor plan and a lot of glass, the house that sprouted on the grounds of the Museum of Science and Industry just begs for a visit.
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Education briefs - East Lake County
STUDENT ART Lake Station Edison Junior-Senior High School will host the 13th annual Spring Art Exhibit from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 16 and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. May 18 at the school, 3304 Parkside Ave. The exhibit will feature works of art by students in grades 8 through 12. The artwork will be on display in the Charlie Close (junior high) Gymnasium and admission is free. The public is encouraged to ...
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New York welcomes first museum to celebrate pro sports
NEW YORK: World-renowned for its art museums and galleries, New York yesterday launched a museum heralding artistry of the sort that happens on the pitcher’s mound or the tennis court.
Gulf Times |
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Ritter Center's Art With a Heart gala is May 17
San Rafael-based Ritter Center will host its annual dinner gala and art auction, Art With a Heart, on May 17.
Marin Independent Journal |
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Take a gallery tour
Six Concord art galleries will unveil new exhibits tomorrow evening during their quarterly collaborative Art Concord event.
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Apple Store To Open in Boston
Art historian Sabeena Gadihoke lectures on the life and work of pioneering Indian woman photojournalist Homai Vyarawalla in the Sackler Museum Lecture Hall yesterday.
The Harvard Crimson |
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Japanese Culture Festival
Evansville Christian School will host a Matsuri (Festival) Day on Wednesday to celebrate the customs of Japan.
Evansville Courier & Press |
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Monet painting nets $41 million on auction block
NEW YORK — A Claude Monet painting was auctioned for more than $41 million, breaking the auction record for the French Impressionist artist.
The Standard-Times |
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McDonald Park plan approved
Julie Pendray 08.MAY.08 A retired art teacher drew applause from the Ramona Community Planning Group at its meeting last week. The clapping and smiles were for 80-year-old Jean McDonald, who taught art, English, and civics, starting in the 1950s at Ramona Junior High and Ramona High schools.
Ramona Sentinel |
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Whaling Museum offers Scrimshaw Weekend
During the weekend of May 16 through 18, an enthusiastic gathering of art lovers will engage in all things scrimshaw at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
The Standard-Times |
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Artist to exhibit work at Wells Museum
The Ida B. Wells Museum will present an exhibition of art by Mississippi native Randy Hayes in May. A worldwide traveller who has photographed many cultures both abroad and in the United States, Hayes is recognized for his unique presentation by mixing photography and art media.
South Reporter |
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Presidential oil paintings on exhibit at Ark. Capitol
A traveling exhibit that features Chas Fagan's miniature oil paintings of the 43 presidents, along with archival photographs and audio recordings of presidential speeches, opened Tuesday at the Arkansas Capitol.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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US buyers defy economy at Sotheby's NY art auction
American art collectors defied a sinking U.S. economy on Wednesday, making up nearly 70 percent of buyers at a Sotheby's New York sale that saw records smashed for work by artists Edvard Munch and Fernand Leger.
The Economic Times |
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Home & Garden Calendar
Events, exhibitions, discussions and retrospectives.
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The unknown Hudson River School: The works of Walter Launt Palmer
ALBANY — In the Hudson River School of Painting there are names of import to both the world of art and the world of history that are immediately recognizable in the Catskill region such as Thomas Cole, Frederic Church and Asher B. Durand.
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Arts Notes
Toms River festThe packed summer pop-rock festival schedule just got more crowded. The Toms River Fest, taking place Aug. 2 and 3 at the Toms River High School North campus, will feature two immensely popular "American Idol" alumni: Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry (fronting the band Daughtry).
The Star-Ledger |
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Italian Sculptor Attuned to the Harmonic Occupation of Space
Fausto Melotti?s work defies convention and unites disparate strains of 20th-century Italian art.
New York Times |
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My Turn: Jim Blahut
This was no ordinary labor of love. Jim Blahut and his family spent five years refurbishing a turn-of-the-century beach house on Long Beach Island after a bidding contest for the property turned in their favor.
The Star-Ledger |
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