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NAZI-STOLEN ART BACK WITH HEIRS
PARIS - France yesterday returned to its rightful owners a painting by Henri Matisse that was seized by the Nazis in 1941 after its Jewish owner fled persecution in Germany. The 1898 painting, "The Pink Wall," was one of thousands stolen from...
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Film explores living with AIDS
ASHEVILLE – The Asheville Art Museum will screen the documentary “Just As I Am” by artist Carolyn DeMerritt today through Sunday. The film is free in the museum’s Achilles Library.
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SMUGGLED ARTIFACTS RESCUED
DUBAI - Customs officials in Dubai have foiled a bid to smuggle 128 ancient artifacts from around the Middle East, some dating back to 3,000 BC. The haul, found on a vessel arriving in the trade and tourism hub, included stone sculptures...
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Entertainment News
A variety of student works by both art majors and nonart majors will be on display Monday through Dec. 12 at The Gallery, Kansas Wesleyan University.
Salina Journal |
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Museum getting into the Christmas spirit
The Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery has unwrapped its Christmas offerings to local residents.
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A rare glimpse into a forgotten Hindu world
A virtually unknown school of monumental Hindu painting on paper that thrived from the 1720s to the mid-19th century is on exhibit at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington.
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Korean artists grapple with tradition and transcendence
The exhibition, "Transcendence: Modernity and Beyond in Korean Art," at the Singapore Art Museum, examines the development of Korean art from the 1950s to the present as seen through the works of 13 artists.
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Boy Scouts preparing for holiday auction
Shopping for Christmas could be as easy as turning on your TV or radio and then making a phone call.
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Art in unexpected place brings hope, viewers
ASHEVILLE – An ongoing series of gallery shows at the Hope Center for Women’s Breast Cancer helps calm patients’ jitters and brings a sense of peace to their treatment.
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OnMilwaukee.com Weekend Preview: Nov. 28-30
You have the family in town, so gear up to show off our city this Thanksgiving weekend. Not interested in "Black Friday" madness? There are plenty of options, from local neighborhood sales to a big lighting at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Also, YES and a Pink Floyd tribute band, as well as dozens of local acts.
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New togs can't help Cougars
A new look wasn't enough to change the Cobourg Cougars' recent misfortunes. For the second straight Ontario Junior Hockey League contest, the Cougars, sporting new [...]
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Naomi Campbell shows off her sexy bikini body in sizzling holiday snap
Naomi Campbell showed off her honed and toned body today while relaxing in the sun on a beach in Miami with Russian boyfriend Vladimir Doronin. The supermodel is currently in Florida to host the opening of a new art exhibition which features images of herself. But first she took time out to enjoy the sun with her millionaire beau, and the couple certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves - ...
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Photographers get chance to show in prestige Leeds exhibition
PHOTOGRAPHY enthusiasts get the chance to have their work featured in a major exhibition at Leeds's new City Museum.
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Summerville to host art show
Summerville, an assisted-living facility at 26850 South Bay Dr.
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Clever creations march to Beatles' beats
Lots of our annual holiday special art events begin this week, along with some new happenings, such as tonight's Homage to the Beatles at Redefine Boutique Gallery (213 N. Magnolia Ave., Orlando). This show was curated by "Mr. Tobar," who selected 30 artists, each of whom chose a Beatles song and re-created that song visually in his/her own style and medium. Sounds great (excuse the pun)! ...
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Universal Furniture is the most eccentric exhibit space at Prospect.1 New Orleans
What do one of Crescent City's premier real-estate developers, a Voodoo priestess, the combative owner of one of the city's most adventuresome art galleries, the New Orleans Police Department, and a pair of French artists who produce the tackiest photos you've ever seen have in common?
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Cojuangco scores sweep in clinching second term
Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr. was re-elected president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), narrowly beating Art Macapagal, 21-19, in a hotly-contested election yesterday at the posh Ayala Alabang Golf and Country Club in Muntilupa City.
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Gettysburg Festival offers deal to 'friends'
Organizers of the Gettysburg Festival have launched a membership campaign that they hope will open more art exhibits and performances to the public for free.
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Holiday art shows in Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan
Allegan/Plainwell • Watercolors by Joy Richmond -- Through Dec. 19, Griswold Auditorium, 401 Hubbard St., Allegan. (269) 673-3456. • Holiday Fine Arts Sale -- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Plainwell Community Center, 798 E. Bridge St., Plainwell. (269) 685-3161....
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Painting that inspired iconic Christmas card is found hanging in pensioner's home... and it's now worth £70,000
A lost painting that inspired one of the most popular Christmas cards ever made has been discovered hanging in a pensioner's home.
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Wildlife artist relocates gallery
NOBLESVILLE -- A nationally renowned wildlife artist who once painted former President George H.W. Bush quail hunting is aiming for success in downtown Noblesville.
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Cardinal To National Gallery: Painting Belongs In Cathedral
"The Archbishop of Westminster has urged the National Gallery to give up a Renaissance masterpiece, calling it 'a work of faith' rather than art. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor says that The Baptism of Christ, painted by Piero della Francesca in the 1450s should be in Westminster Cathedral. ...
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Newark Museum to host family Thanksgiving Festival Nov. 28
The Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark, will host a Thanksgiving Festival from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28.
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Unique Photo opens, making photography less complicated
FAIRFIELD TWP. – With a 60-year history of serving beginner to professional photographers and mini-labs across the country, Unique Photo, 123 Route 46 West, Fairfield, opened last April as a camera and video superstore.
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Artists on the scene at Gallery G
Young artists sat around the table, paintbrushes in hand, while they painted a winter scene at Bob Grayson's art class.
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