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Environmental groups file oil and gas appeal
Associated Press - November 19, 2008 7:15 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - U.S. Forest Service officials are being asked to reverse a recent decision by the Carson National Forest that...
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Borneo jungles on canvas
‘Solace’ by Rafael Scott Ahbeng (inset). THE Art Loft Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, presents its debut art exhibition “Borneo Escapade” featuring the works of celebrated impressionists, Rafael Scott Ahbeng and Melton Kais.
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Elam student uses art to promote human rights
A third-year student at The University of Auckland’s Elam School of Fine Arts is marrying contemporary art and the internet to examine issues of global social and human injustices, particularly the Declaration of Human Rights.
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New art on show at UCOL Wairarapa
UCOL Wairarapa’s end of year art exhibition opens this Friday.
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Kit Davis Barksdale
Relaxed in her office chair at the Mustard Seed, a smiling Kit Barksdale points to a unique painting created by a Mustard Seed artist, also known as a “Seedster.” Numerous identical faces peer out from the painting, but one distinctive face at the bottom of the painting wears sunglasses.
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Four eyes: ICA's Foster Prize showcases Boston artists' varied visions
The winner of the Institute of Contemporary Art's Foster Prize won't be announced until January. But the four finalists, whose work is currently on view in the museum,...
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The horrors of coming-to-age
Co-Director of "DeadGirl," Gadi Harel said, "We didn't really approach it as a horror movie." "DeadGirl" was an official selection in the Cucalorus Film Festival which was screened in the Midnight Madness section Nov. 14. The film is about two teenage guys, the ruffian outcasts of the school, who one day, while skipping class come across a girl in the abandoned asylum.
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News Galleries
LONDON - A wall of porcelain deer skulls entitled 'Trophy Wall' by artist Samuel Spenser is displayed at the 'Turning the Season' exhibition at The Wapping Project on November 19, 2008 in London.
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No Rules: Rediscovering Embroidery Exhibition
No Rules: Rediscovering Embroidery, opened on 14 November and will run till 20 December, featuring Rosie White; renowned New Zealand artist and Whitireia graduate.
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Hainesville resident heads ethnic folk festival
HAINESVILLE - For the third year running, Hainesville resident Jim De Nomie has chaired the one of the largest ethnic folk festivals in the country.
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Magners Irish Film Festival Documentary Shorts
Magners Irish Film Festival Harvard Film Archive through November 24 Schedule Tickets The Magners Irish Film Festival kicked off last week with features Eden and Vox Humana , followed up by an additional assortment of features and shorts. Bostonist attended the documentary shorts feature on Sunday, learning a bit about Irish culture and yearning to try our hands (and feet) at ...
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Stylish and glamorous
The Islamic Fashion Festival offers 44 designers from five countries, in its quest to make Malaysia an Islamic fashion hub.
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Steel Sculptures Tower Over Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is adorned with massive steel sculptures ahead of Art Basil.
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Exhibit by Paris-born artist on display
LAKE COUNTY JOURNALS GRAYSLAKE - An art exhibit by Paris-born artist David Gista will be displayed at the College of Lake County through Dec. 15.
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Rufino Tamayo fetches 6.8 million at Sotheby's
Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo's sprawling "America" fetched 6.8 million dollars, just under pre-auction estimate, at Sotheby's Latin American art auction that showed the effects of the ongoing financial crisis.
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Rufino Tamayo fetches 6.8 million at Sotheby's
Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo's sprawling "America" fetched 6.8 million dollars, just under pre-auction estimate, at Sotheby's Latin American art auction that showed the effects of the ongoing financial crisis.
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Event features affordable artwork from 250 local artists
At Saturday's Art for the Masses, local artists will be selling artwork at prices between $25 and $250.
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Children's museum planners go right to the source
A mad scientist's laboratory, a dinosaur dig and a zero-gravity room are just a few of the ideas for the Children's Museum of Alamance County a focus group of 12 kids came up with at the Burlington YMCA Wednesday afternoon.
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A visit to the art museum
Keep in mind that children learn through their senses and through interaction with their world. Then plan an interactive experience for them at a nearby museum. Choose from any of the following activities, or create some of your own.
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Herod may have been buried among lavish artwork
King Herod may have been buried in a crypt with lavish Roman-style wall paintings of a kind previously unseen in the Middle East, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday.
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Man charged over McCahon theft
Police have today charged a 60-year-old Wanganui man with theft of a Colin McCahon sculpture, which was later bought at auction for $25,000 by a prominent Wellington millionaire.
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EAST interview: Ian Schults
Untitled by Ian Schults, courtesy of the artist East Austin Studio Tour Saturday, November 22 - Sunday, November 23 Various Venues ( Austin ) free, 10am-5pm both days [ info ] Austin artist Ian Schults is nothing if not democratic when it comes to his paintings. Accomplished in the realist tradition of painting, he has produced provocative images that are beautifully executed with ...
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Voice in the Arroyos
The works of Jim Waid get rare Tucson showings at Pima College, Etherton Gallery
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We Care about Global Issues! [photoessay]
WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (OneWorld) - Green Festival attendees in Washington, D.C. tell OneWorld what global issues matter most to them. Interests range from global warming and human rights to bee colony collapse, but the message that we are one world shines through in each shot.
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Titian campaign gets £10m lifeline from heritage fund
Organisers of a campaign to keep a Renaissance masterpiece on public view are convinced that they will succeed after receiving a £10 million donation for their fighting fund.
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