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U.K. Heritage Fund Gives $15 Million Toward $75 Million Titian
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K.'s National Heritage Memorial Fund said it is giving 10 million pounds ($15 million) to help the nation buy a 50 million pound painting by Titian, ``Diana and Actaeon,'' making the biggest contribution to the campaign.
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£10m boost for Diana and Actaeon campaign fund
The good news is that the Heritage Memorial Lottery Fund, after a meeting yesterday, has committed £10m to the National Gallery and National Galleries of Scotland campaign to purchase Titian's Diana and Actaeon, which is being sold for £50m.
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Festival features movies made for cellphones
Tonight's Mobifest aims to elevate cellphone video to the level of art.
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Addax Bank launches US$ 35 million 'Middle Eastern Fine Art Fund by Addax' in cooperation with The Fine Art Fund Group
MANAMA, BAHRAIN 19 November, 2008 - Leading Bahrain-based bank, Addax Bank, in partnership with the premier international art fund manager, The Fine Art Fund Group, announced the launch of a US$ 35 million 'Middle Eastern Fine Art Fund by Addax' in parallel with the largest fair for modern and contemporary art, ArtParis- Abu Dhabi which is taking place at the Emirates Palace from November 18 to ...
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Rebuilding lives, one broken tile at a time
It was an elegant opening for a gallery exhibition. Artists and art enthusiasts mingled affably among more than 230 original mosaics -- elaborate and dramatic, whimsical and rhythmical -- that included mirrors, light boxes, flowers pots and Judaic designs with hamsas and candlesticks.
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Amateur photographers go wild for Mayo’s heritage
THE winners of the Mayo Wildlife Photography competition, held during summer 2008 were announced at a prize-giving ceremony in Swinford. The competition was open to all, and entrants were invited to explore the wildlife of their local area and capture this heritage in a photograph.
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£10m given to help save art masterpiece
A £10 MILLION donation to help keep Titian's Diana and Actaeon, described as one of the greatest privately-owned paintings on public view, was announced today.
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Konawaena, Campbell to tussle on Big Island
Konawaena football coach Aaron Nagata owns a photography business in Kealakekua. For him, there is only one picture-perfect image he's thinking about for Friday: a victory over Campbell.
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Aspen Art Museum pulls out of ZG master plan
Aspen Art Museum is pulling out of the ZG Master Plan partnership it had with the city and county governments to redevelop a major swath of downtown Aspen, choosing instead to let its proposal to build a new art museum be “evaluated on its own merits.”
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At Old York: A Christmas Tradition
Each year, as a part of the annual Festival of Lights celebration, a group of volunteers decorate Jefferds' Tavern, bake a wonderful assortment of desserts and host A Christmas Tea. Candlelight, shining silverware, delicate teacups and Christmas greens...
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Chamber SOARs with online auction starting Friday
YORK and#8212; The annual online scholarship benefit auction by the Greater York Chamber of Commerce begins this Friday, Nov. 21.
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Downcast looks at U.N. ceiling painting
GENEVA A $23 million ceiling painting featuring hundreds of dangling icicle shapes that has been criticized for its hefty price tag was unveiled Tuesday at the United Nations.
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Salad tips from local chefs
"To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist and#8212; the problem is entirely the same in both cases. To know how much oil one must mix with one's vinegar."
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Top picks at the New Orleans Words and Music Festival
The Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society, is a nationally recognized non-profit arts organization sponsoring the renowned Words & Music arts festival; the Faulkner-Wisdom writing competition; the Double Dealer literary journal; outreach programs for high school and college students; continuing education;...
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Falconry display greets Thixendale studio visitors
VISITORS flocked to Thixendale this week to an art exhibition celebrating the beauty of the common British garden bird. (19/11/2008 10:53:05)
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ESAL program tonight features pianist
The Eastern Shore Art League invites all adults and children to the Eastern Shore Community College Lecture Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m., for a very special program entitled :"Picture This! A Gallery of Musical Canvases Framed by Works of Art from the Collection of the Chrysler Museum."
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Stage Door exhibit through Nov. 23
This is the last week of the current exhibition, 'exPRESSions of Color,' featuring works by Richard Press, a native of Cape Charles. The exhibition ends on Sunday, Nov. 23.
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Kathleen McFarlane
Kathleen McFarlane, who has died aged 86, was an original and powerful artist. Best known for her extra-ordinarily dramatic sculptures and off-loom weavings in sisal and rope, she was an innovator in many media, from paint and fibres to Perspex and ceramic.
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Smithsonian fees discussed
Rep. Xavier Becerra says he will "fight tooth and nail" against efforts to begin charging admission for the Smithsonian Institution museums, speaking at the first open meeting of its governing board in 162 years.
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Giant free craft fair to be held Nov. 29 at SHS
It’s the last Saturday in November and you’re looking for something to do. How about a fun place with bustling people, smiling faces, face painting, music and a terrific selection of handcrafted gifts? If you do want to partake in this, come on down to the 18th annual high school craft fair.
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Grants boost for gallery project
A PLANNED £20m art gallery is a step closer to reality after £400,000 was donated by two of Britain's leading charitable foundations. (19/11/2008 10:33:26)
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Disney Adds 2010 Debut of Newly Re-Rendered Disney Digital 3-D(TM) Version of 'Beauty and the Beast' to Its Growing ...
Singapore, November 19 (ots/PRNewswire) - Further demonstrating its commitment to quality 3-D motion picture entertainment, The Walt Disney Studios has begun re-rendering its Oscar(R)-winning animated favorite, "Beauty and the Beast," ...
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Adoor Gopalakrishnan's omnibus among Dubai film fest Indian line-up
Dubai, Nov 19 : Acclaimed Malayali director Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Oru Pennum Randaanum' will be the highlight of the Indian segment of the Dec 11-18 Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), where Sudhir Mishra's 'Tera Kya Hoga, Johnny...!' will also have its world premiere.
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Lake Villa library announces bookart winners
The Lake Villa Library District has announced the winners of its annual BookArt contest.
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Northern Ireland News
Plans for an impressive public art sculpture at a main gateway into Belfast have been unveiled. The piece, named Rise, will be built at Broadway Roundabout by the artist Wolfgang Buttress and will st..
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