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Exposing artists
To bolster the rapidly developing Malaysian art market, the 2nd International Art Expo Malaysia 2008 will be held at the Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur from Nov 26 to 30.
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A night to remember
DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani opened the doors of Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art to the world in a dazzling ceremony last evening.
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Good Shopping at Creative Arts Festival
Large crowds turned out today for first of two days of the 33rd annual Creative Arts Festival sponsored by the Westport Young Woman’s League.
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Hackettstown artist Gene Feller captures spirit of nature
COURTESY GENE FELLER"Yellow Iris" by Hackettstown artist Gene Feller was featured in the prestigious Degas Pastel Society 12th Biennial National Exhibition at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Mississippi. HACKETTSTOWN -- What do you get when you combine a...
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Art & soul
IN ART, EVERYTHING IS SYMBOLIC. Take Titian's Diana and Actaeon, displayed in the National Gallery of Scotland since 1945 and now the centre of the biggest fund- raising drive the Scottish arts world has ever seen.
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Dayton arts events
Dayton Visual Arts Center: ARTtoBUY Gift Gallery will open during First Friday, 5 to 10 p.m., Nov. 7, 118 N. Jefferson. Continues through
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Sunday events
Free tickets! In conjunction with the European Union Film Festival, Golden Screen Cinemas is giving away free tickets to the Hungarian movie, 9 1/2 Dates, to readers of The Star. All you have to do is turn up at the cinema before the screening time and present this coupon to receive two tickets.
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Don't miss out
Columbus indie rock artist Mike Perkins will play at 10 p.m. at The Blue Gator tomorrow. Pennsylvania folk artist Denison Witmer plays tonight at 9 p.m. at the Front Room with this weeks' Band of the Week, Zephuros.
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MOCA Mobilizes, Announces Their Call to Action
LA's Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) may be a casualty of the country's financial dire straits . In order to avoid this unfortunate fate, they are putting out the word that now is the time for action, not avoidance. Is the solution to fold into the more established and stable LACMA , as some wonder? What else can be done? Although Eli Broad has offered to put up $30 million of his ...
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'Wounded Cities' at the Corcoran Gallery of Art: Terrorism-Themed Photos by Leo Rubinfien
Saw the flash . . . women, children . . . plate glass scaling through the air . . . one minute just a blue truck parking by the market, then . . . heard somebody screaming and it was me . . . saw a plane where you don't see planes . . . a shoe lying there with the foot still in it . . . the wall ...
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Pollock painting put in hiding over theft fears
There's been a new twist in the strange story of a controversial Jackson Pollock painting -- it's been put in a secret hiding place because of fears it will be stolen.
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Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival
Fossil digs, crafts and petting zoos were all part of the wild festivities at the Plantation Wildlife Arts Festival in Thomasville Georgia Saturday afternoon.
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Thanksgiving cards
The Spartanburg Art Museum and COLORS Inner-City Youth Art Program, held an event Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, that allowed children to learn an artistic technique and create cards that will decorate the tables at the Second Presbyterian Church Soup Kitchen. Here Anna Gregory, 5, shows off her card.
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Billionaire Offers Arts Bailout in Los Angeles
Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, has offered $30 million to help rescue the Museum of Contemporary Art if the trustees and other patrons also step up their donations.
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Orientalist art goes on show
By Fran Gillespie AN EXHIBITION featuring fine paintings by some of the 19th century artists known as the Orientalists has opened at the Waqif Art Centre.
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Building an artistic bridge
HE the Chairperson of Qatar Museums Authority Board of Trustees Sheikha al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has underlined that the goal of the Museum of Islamic Art “is to invest in our country’s most valuable resource - our people - by developing new educational experiences.”
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Welcome to our Islamic civilisation
Following is the full text of the speech delivered by HE Sheikha al-Mayassa at the outset of the inauguration ceremony of the Museum of Islamic Art: I welcome you to Qatar, a country that is a significant force in the development of a cultural renaissance in the region.
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Warehouse revealing sets off Holiday activities downtown
The sponges dipped in paint helped 3-year-old Mathew Schutz craft his own masterpiece under his dad, Tom's, supervision Saturday. Part of Saturday afternoon's Holiday Open House at the Salina Art Center warehouse, 149 S. Fourth, was about getting hands-on messy with the creative process.
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Shoppers pack dueling pottery festivals
SEAGROVE, N.C. – Months of controversy surrounding Seagrove’s competing pottery festivals ended Saturday with both festivals attracting long lines on the same day and at the same place.
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Get your art gallery fix this week with these shows
It may be chilly outside, but art like hot chocolate will warm you inside. Here are some art exhibits opening in the area. DEBORAH SQUIER AND JOHN MAC KAH: “Winter Landscapes,” The Bascom, 554 Main St., Highlands, Saturday to Dec. 23. Reception is 5-7 p.m. Saturday. Call 526-4949.
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Qatar art museum aims to show Islam's true values
DOHA (AFP) - The new Museum of Islamic Arts in the Qatari capital aims to show that Islam is a religion of "tolerance" and not "terrorism", guests were told at the opening ceremony on Saturday.
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Warming raffle
The Douglas Art Association is raffling off this cozy queen size quilt, which an be seen at The Gallery, located next to the Douglas Post Office on 10th Street. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5, and are available at The Gallery.
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Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival in New York, which focuses on 'parallel cinema', had an eclectic mix of Bollywood celebs and NRIs, says Allen Salkin.
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Qatar art museum aims to show Islam's true values
DOHA (AFP) - The new Museum of Islamic Arts in the Qatari capital aims to show that Islam is a religion of "tolerance" and not "terrorism", guests were told at the opening ceremony on Saturday.
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Theatre festival
njoy Rajat Kapoor’s Hamlet-The Clown Prince at Odeon Theatre Festival in association with t2 at GD Birla Sabhagar, 4pm to 7pm. ttend a workshop on good habits at Starmark, 3 Lord Sinha Road, 4pm.
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