|
November Cinema and Media Arts Festival
Alex Rivera’s new film Sleep Dealer won two awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but that’s not why he’s being featured in the November Cinema and Media Arts Festival. He’s here because curator Richard Herskowitz thinks he represents the future of media arts. Rivera ...
Houston Press |
|
Robert Brown Exhibition held at the Curry County Library
An exhibit of artwork by the late local artist, Robert (Bob) Brown is being displayed at the Curry County Library. Pieces on display are owned by various locals who have loaned it for this show. The medium in the current displays are watercolor and lithograph prints.
Curry County Reporter |
|
Via Colori
Let’s face it: Art festivals can sometimes feel like outdoor malls, with the booths selling wares ranging in quality from great to what-the-hell? But it’s all about simple appreciation at this weekend’s Via Colori, benefiting the Center for Hearing and Speech. Walk around and admire a ...
Houston Press |
|
Joanna Carl
Mystery author Joanna Carl (real name: Eve Sandstrom) cooks up a new tale in The Chocolate Snowman Murders. The story follows Lee and her husband Joe, who somehow have been saddled with serving on the Warner Pier Winter Arts Festival organizing committee. Besides a pushy choir director, a welding to ...
Houston Press |
|
Israeli archaeologists say they have fresh evidence for Herod's tomb site
HERODIUM, West Bank (AP) _ Israeli archaeologists excavating what they believe is the tomb of biblical King Herod said Wednesday they have unearthed lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the Jewish monarch was buried here.
Los Angeles Times |
|
Lubbock City Council Dedicates Bronze Sculpture
"The Harvest" was designated by Civic Lubbock, Inc., as their Centennial Project, and is a joint project with the City of Lubbock.
KCBD-TV Lubbock |
|
Google gives online life to Life mag's photos
Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will include millions of images from Life magazine's archives that have never been seen by the public before.
The Washington Times |
|
Racket on fees to artistes comes to light
PANAJI- The efforts of the Entertainment Society of Goa to reduce the budget for various entertainment programmes to be held around the state, during the International Film Festival of India 2008 may have been quite successful.
Navhind Times |
|
Art objects worth EUR 5 M, recovered in Brasov
The smugglers’ network was annihilated while trying to sell a painting evaluated to EUR 2.5 M for merely EUR 5,000.
Nine O'Clock |
|
The Zambaccian Museum to be reopened today
After a break of approximately eight months, when it was closed for restoration, the Zambaccian Museum of Bucharest will be reopened today for visitors, a press release issued by the National Art Museum of Romania (MNAR) announces.
Nine O'Clock |
|
Rug depicting 9/11 attack popular on auction block
An online auction is stirring up controversy as the most popular item on the block is a rug with an image of planes hitting the Twin Towers woven into it.
CTV Toronto |
|
National Toilet Day has a serious message
Activists in Washington used the occasion of National Toilet Day to call for increased access to proper bathrooms for everyone.Organizers delivered lunch-hour speeches Wednesday on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol where the traveling art exhibit Sanitation is Dignity was also on display.The advocacy group Water Advocates said in a written statement that the humble toilet is actually a luxury in ...
Moldova.org |
|
Cleveland Museum of Art to return art to Italy
The Cleveland Museum of Art agreed Wednesday to return 14 ancient treasures ranging from Etruscan jewelry to a Medieval cross that authorities say were looted or stolen from Italy.
AP via Yahoo! News |
|
Hot Shots
Entry-level digital cameras are a great way to start a stint in amateur photography. For instance, take the Samsung Digimax S760, which is an entry level digital camera with a very low price tag. One of its main strengths is ease of use. At roughly Rs 6,800, it’s a steal.
Business Standard India |
|
"Mary and Max" to Open 2009 Sundance Film Festival
The film is described by Sundance as the "tale of two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. The story is based on the director's own pen-friendship that has also lasted over twenty years.
indieWIRE |
|
Media Blogs & Sites
LIFE, which as a brand now exists as a Web site, book publisher and photography syndicator through Getty, has announced that it is making its entire photo archive—10 million images—available on a Google-hosted image platform.
Circulation Management |
|
Theater Patrons Want More JOY
A private audience at the Cincinnati Art Museum's Fath Theater watched a sneak preview of the latest feature by Red Love Film -- JOY . The "sneak peak" screening was pure JOY for a crowd of nearly 700.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
|
Archaeologists: New evidence for Herod's tomb site
Israeli archaeologists excavating what they believe is the tomb of biblical King Herod said Wednesday they have unearthed lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the Jewish monarch was buried here.
Belleville News-Democrat |
|
Imperia Entertainment's "Say it in Russian" to Compete in Myrtle Beach International Film Festival
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.----From its European festival opening at the 48th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in June, Imperia Entertainment, Inc. enters its third festival feature film competition at the Myrtle Beach International Film Festival in South Carolina on December 5, 2008 at 8:30 p.m., with a competition screening of “Say it in Russian.” Filmed in Paris, Moscow and Los Angeles, with ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
|
Archaeologists: New evidence for Herod's tomb site
By By STEVE WEIZMAN -- Israeli archaeologists excavating what they believe is the tomb of biblical King Herod said Wednesday they have unearthed lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the Jewish monarch was buried here. Ehud Netzer, head of the team from Jerusalem's Hebrew ...
The San Luis Obispo Tribune |
|
Akvis Artwork Special Effect Tool Released
Akvis has released Akvis Artwork for Mac and PC. It's available as a standalone application and as a plug-in for Adobe...
PC World |
|
Israeli archaeologists say they have fresh evidence for Herod's tomb site
HERODIUM, West Bank - Israeli archaeologists excavating what they believe is the tomb of biblical King Herod said Wednesday they have unearthed lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East and signs of a regal two-story mausoleum, bolstering their conviction that the Jewish monarch was buried here.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
|
Arts Lead: Fearless Symmetry - Angels And Devils In The Details Of Alfredo Arregu?n
By Douglas Max Utter Since the early 1970s, Seattle-based artist Alfredo Arregu’n has become widely known for richly colorful paintings that pace, cat-like, between several worlds. Some contain allusions to iconic figures from Mexico's revolutionary and artistic past, such as Miguel Hidalgo, Emiliano Zapata and Frida Kahlo. Others are completely filled with tight ranks of haunting masks ...
Cleveland Scene |
|
See It Magnifique!
Rummage around in your pantry and your closet this season—chances are you’ll find more than enough stuff to land you the sweet new painting your best friend (or your dining room wall) has been wishing for.
Brick |
|
Jazz event to benefit mental health agency
“An Evening at the American Jazz Museum,” sponsored by Comprehensive Mental Health Services Inc., will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City.
The Examiner |
|
|