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Cardozo senior’s heart is in art
Award-winning artist Tiffany Ng, a 17-year-old senior at Cardozo High School has been awarded a coveted internship at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Heath Ledger portrait wins Australian art prize
A portrait of a brooding Heath Ledger, painted shortly before the Australian actor died in January, was voted the most popular painting in Australia's top art prize for portraiture on Thursday.
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Harley-Davidson Museum Announces Grand Opening Date
Nearly 105 years in the making, the Harley-Davidson Museum, located near downtown Milwaukee, will open its doors to the public on Saturday, July 12. Grand Opening festivities will kick off with a Harley-Davidson-style ceremony at 10 a.m. and will continue throughout the weekend. (PRWeb May 8, 2008) Read the full story at ...
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Tantalise your artistic senses with Singapore Arts Festival 2008
The Singapore Arts Festival, which aims to shape and develop the artistic and cultural landscape of Singapore, is back with a notable line-up of performances from internationally acclaimed artists.
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Boonville experiences the Best of Missouri
The first ever Best of Missouri Life Festival showcases the best of what Missouri has to offer.
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Life's a beach at Winchester's Griffin Museum
Photographer Marla Sweeney reveals humanity in the everyday in "Salisbury."
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A forest of shadows at the Danforth
Katherine Gulla's images dance between the light and the dark in intriguing exhibit in Framingham.
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Courtyard cafe to display artwork
The walls of the Courtyard Café at Winchester Guildhall will soon display an array of artwork - so if you've got creative flair you want to share Winchester City Council want to know.
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Athens Area School District: Ninth Annual ArtsFest draws thousands
Thousands walked the grounds of Harlan Rowe Junior High School for the first day of the Ninth Annual Athens ArtsFest, which featured over 125 artisans’ booths displaying paintings, pottery, beadwork, music, stonework, and much more.
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Harley-Davidson Museum Announces Grand Opening Date
Nearly 105 years in the making, the Harley-Davidson Museum, located near downtown Milwaukee, will open its doors to the public on Saturday, July 12. Grand Opening festivities will kick off with a Harley-Davidson-style ceremony at 10 a.m. and will continue throughout the weekend.
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‘Our Wyoming Story’: The value of locale
Nestled in the Laramie Valley, Harmony School’s 27 students are learning to value their locale. The students, along with professional artist Tricia Spencer, are painting a past-, present- and future-themed three-panel mural of the Laramie Valley on the school’s cafeteria wall.
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Record prices set for paintings by Leger, Munch
Record sale prices were set for works by French Cubist Fernand Leger and Norwegian painter Edvard Munch at an auction of Impressionist and modern art in New York on Wednesday.
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Leominster Art Association names winners at exhibit
LEOMINSTER -- The Leominster Art Assocation held its 43rd annual exhibit recently, where it awarded its ribbon and raffle winners.
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Christie's sale of South Asian masters to fetch USD 7 mn
London, May 8: Christie's sale of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art here June 11 will feature 112 works including noted Indian artists like F.N. Souza and Tyeb Mehta. It is expected to fetch more than 3.7 million pounds (over $7 million).
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Spore’s first solo exhibition by French master Henri Matisse opens
SINGAPORE : Singapore’s first solo exhibition of French modern master, Henri Matisse opened on May 8 at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute.
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Goshen's champion trees named
The results are in, and the winners of Goshen’s first “Champion Tree” contest have been announced.Nominations came in from Westwood Drive, Ninth Street, Carter Road and numerous other locations throughout the city.
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Watson students find inspiration in wings
Creativity soared at The Watson Institute last week as the annual art show took place at the facility. read more »
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Stars' Stripped-Down Pics Go Up for Auction
The Allure editor dishes on getting the Jennifer Hudson & Angie Harmon shots while Hilary Duff places a bid
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Village of Millbrook: Students take arts awards
After attending the Olympics of the Visual Arts (OVA) last year, middle school art teacher Anita Kiewra decided their OVA participation was such a success that the school needed to participate in the event again this year.
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Frank Zappa's widow supports plans for Baltimore bust
Frank Zappa's widow is on board with plans for a bust of the eccentric rocker in his hometown of Baltimore. Gail Zappa tells The Associated Press that she supports the project, which was spearheaded by Zappa fans from Lithuania. Baltimore's public art commission has accepted the gift of the bronze bust, which will sit atop a stainless steel pole. It's a replica of a bust that went up in 1995 in ...
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American Artist: Peter Paul Rubens' "Hercules and Minerva Fighting Mars"
This drawing has a completeness about it, but it's not as resolved as Rubens' oil sketches. It has expressionistic characteristics with a lot of emotion in it. The figures look like gesture drawings, but note how he managed to make all three of the principal figures interact.
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Entertainment briefs
ass hits Peak next weekend HOUSTON, Minn. -- Concerts, open-stages, jam sessions and workshops will be part of the 10th annual SEMBA Bluegrass Festival May 16-18 at Cushon's Peak Campground near Houston. Among bands scheduled to perform are the Marti
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Curator 'sad to leave' Rochester Art Center
From painting on the gallery walls to DJ-ing late-night art parties, Scott Stulen has made his mark on the Rochester Art Center. Now he's going to
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Studying the issues
Visitation Catholic School seventh grader Sydney Zetterberg, left, explains her artwork, “Famine the Social Issue,” to classmate Sidney Uitermarkt. The seventh grade class recently researched and discussed social issues and their effect on people. As part of the annual all-school art fair at the school Tuesday night, Zetterberg’s art piece was one of a dozen finished works included in the “Doors ...
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Heath's portrait for the people
VINCENT Fantauzzo's stunning portrait of his friend Heath Ledger belongs to the people of NSW, with the actor's family donating it to the Art Gallery of NSW.
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