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Northborough senior center funding up for vote
Seniors can play an intense game of bocce at the park, or work on their brush strokes in a painting class at the fire station. These are just a few of the activities offered by the senior center that could come together under one roof if a new, larger center is built.
The Northborough Villager |
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Lawsuit targets new registry law
INDIANAPOLIS #8212; The Indianapolis Museum of Art is teaming with bookstores, publishers and the ACLU of Indiana to sue over a new law that will require retailers to register with the state and pay a fee if they want to sell sexually explicit material.
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel |
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Four masterpieces from Nasher collection sold at Sotheby's auction
By ANDREW MARTON Four masterpieces from the vast collection of Raymond and Patsy Nasher fetched big prices at a Sotheby’s auction conducted Wednesday evening in New York. Leading the way were two pieces by Picasso, one of which -- the very large canvas Le Baiser ("The Kiss") -- garnered $17.4 million, well above its anticipated sale price of $15 million. Along with Le Baiser and another ...
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Four masterpieces from Nasher collection sold at Sotheby's auction
Along with Le Baiser by Picasso and another of his works, two Giacomettis sold very successfully, bringing the total take from the Nasher pieces to $27.5 million.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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DISPATCH FROM SAN FRANCISCO America's Oldest Fest Takes on the Future
"Last year we celebrated our past, but tonight we begin our future," commented San Francisco Film Society Executive Director Graham Leggat in his opening night remarks of the 51st San Francisco International Film Festival . Leggat was referring to the Film Society's plans to expand its identity into a more far-reaching and consistently present local force in terms of education outreach and ...
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Through the eyes of a teenager: Norwell students fare well in Congressional art show
This year at Congressman Bill Delahunt’s 10 th CD Congressional Art Competition held at the Duxbury Art Complex Museum, the computer was not only one of the largest categories of art entered, it also inspired the Best in Show winner.....
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Obscenity charges dropped against Husain; court slams the 'ignorant'
New Delhi, May 8 : Coming down heavily on the "new puritanism" being carried out by "ignorant people", the Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed criminal proceedings against eminent painter M.F. Husain, overruling the charges of obscenity against his paintings.
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Human Nature Photography Exhibition Opens at Phoenix Art Museum
From bird-banders and their fragile catch, to hunters and their prey, from lush green meadows marked by tire tracks to undisturbed champion trees, Human Nature: The Photographs of Barbara Bosworth explores the conceptual relationship between humans and the environment. Opened April 19 at Phoenix Art Museum, Human Nature draws together nearly twenty years of contemporary landscape photography, ...
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Banks County News
16th annual art show planned at library The 16th annual Art Show and Sale will be held at the Banks County Public Library in Homer May 5- 18 during normal library hours.
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Portrait of Heath Ledger wins Australian art award
A portrait of Hollywood star Heath Ledger painted weeks before his death has won an Australian art award. The painting features a bare-chested Ledger staring from the canvas as two images of the actor whisper into his ears. On Thursday, it was awarded a secondary prize by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in its annual national portrait competition. Sydney artist Del Kathryn Barton won first ...
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Griffin Museum honors Focus Award winners
With its annual Focus Awards, the Griffin Museum of Photography recognizes the work of people who are not photographers, but who have been instrumental in increasing awareness of the photographic arts among the general public.
The Winchester Star |
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Theatre lovers in northeast delighted with first ever drama festival in Assam
By Peter Alex Todd, Guwahati, May 8 : People in Assam recently had a novel experience to celebrate theatre art in a big way for a fortnight, as they attended the first ever Drama festival here.
New Kerala |
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Obscenity charges dropped against Husain; court slams the 'ignorant'
Coming down heavily on the 'new puritanism' being carried out by 'ignorant people', the Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed criminal proceedings against eminent painter M.F. Husain, overruling the charges of obscenity against his paintings.
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SOMA NewArt Gallery, Cape May, is pleased to announce Sandra Bloodworth’s return with an extraordinary presentation of paintings depicting shared moments through portraits of meals.
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Records for Munch, Leger at New York auction
Works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse have been sold at a Sotheby's sale of impressionist and modern art in New York, with new records for works by Edvard Munch and cubist Fernand Leger helping to calm some fears over the health of the art market.
TurkishPress.com |
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Nik Software Ships Viveza Plug-in for Apple Aperture
SAN DIEGO -- Nik Software today released the Viveza plug-in for Aperture 2.1, Apple’s groundbreaking photo editing and management software. The Viveza plug-in allows Aperture users to selectively control light and color in photographic images without ever having to leave Aperture.
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Heath Ledger portrait wins Archibald people's prize
Melbourne, May 8 : A portrait of late actor Heath Ledger has won the people's choice award at the Archibald Prize exhibition.
New Kerala |
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Obscenity charges dropped against Husain; court slams the 'ignorant'
Coming down heavily on the "new puritanism" being carried out by "ignorant people", the Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed criminal proceedings against eminent painter MF Husain, overruling the charges of obscenity against his paintings.
Hindustan Times |
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Richmonder wins congressional art contest
Kelsey Sawyer of Richmond has won first place in the Seventh District Congressional Art Competition. Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, presented Kelsey with the award May 2, 2008, at Capital One's West Creek Town Center. Kelsey, a junior at Maggie Walker Governor's School, received the award for her self-portrait. She will attend a ceremony in Washington, where her artwork will be displayed for the ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Art/Culture Review
Samantha Mogwe, Botswana's representative in the ongoing M-Net Idols show is back home after public voting failed to put her in the top 10 of the contest.
Mmegi |
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A-May-Zing in Marquand
As May 10th rapidly approaches in Missouri's Country Triangle Region, which encompasses the Fredericktown, Patton and Marquand area, the momentum surrounding the two month long exhibit "A-MAY-Zing" continues to grow. Magnificent works of art produced by well-known early Masters, and today's up-and-coming artists such as Anatole Krasnyansky, Marko Mavrovich, Emile Bellet, Charles Lee and Alfred ...
Democrat News |
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Fine feast for the eyes
ONE of the most significant collections of Western Australian contemporary art will go on display at the Bunbury Regional Art Galleries later this month.
Bunbury Mail |
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Art/Culture Review
Mogwe hopeful of Idols top 10 position Samantha Mogwe, Botswana's representative in the ongoing M-Net Idols show is back home after public voting failed to put her in the top 10 of the contest.
Mmegi |
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Delhi High Court quashes criminal proceedings against M F Husain
New Delhi, May 8 : The Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed criminal proceedings against noted artist Maqbool Fida Hussain for allegedly hurting public sentiments by painting obscene pictures of Hindu goddesses.
New Kerala |
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Collins woman earns photography awards
A Collins woman won third place and an honorable mention in the 2008 photo contest sponsored by Story County Conservation and the Ames Camera Club.
Mid-Iowa News |
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