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Coming up
Columbus Association of Black Journalists 20th Anniversary Celebration, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at the Bar of Modern Art, 583 E. Broad St. Tickets are $20 at the door and $15 in advance. Event will raise money for the college and high school workshops and Julie R. Bailey/Lauren Crowner Memorial Scholarship reception. For details, call (614) 469-6032.
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Pushing boundaries
THE Bombay Sapphire Art Projects 2008 was a mini art festival that supported artists in developing ideas and exploring new directions. The programme, organised by Bacardi-Martini Malaysia, made its debut last year with the support of Valentine Willie Fine Art in Kuala Lumpur.
The Star |
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Americus resident wins Bridal Contest
David's Bridal, the nation's leading bridal authority, today announced the winners of its "One Love" online contest. From September 7 to October 20, 2008, more than 1,800 hopeless romantics channeled their inner creativity and logged onto Davidsbridal.com to share the incredible story of when they knew they had found their "one love." Entrants were challenged to design a unique written and ...
Americus Times-Recorder |
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Heavenly Holiday Brunch
The Palette Cafe is closed, but the Mississippi Museum of Art is bringing back its Holiday Brunch. Full menu and children's menu. PLEASE NOTE: Entry errors sometimes occur. Always use the provided contact information to verify event times and locations.
Jackson Free Press |
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AM Doha Time
Islamic museum opening for public tomorrow THE Museum of Islamic Art (MIA), one of the most prestigious projects undertaken by Qatar, will open to the public tomorrow.
Gulf Times |
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New Art Museum Opens In South Florida
MIAMI -- A new $ 19 million art museum opened its doors to the public Saturday. The Frost Art Museum is located at Florida International University's south campus.
Local 10 Miami |
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Michigan native picked to sculpt Gerald Ford statue
ROCKFORD -- A southwestern Michigan native came out on top in a nationwide search to find an artist to produce a sculpture of former President Gerald Ford that will take up residence in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.
Detroit News |
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Glasgow art gallery spends £1m on a new cosmopolitan face
of Modern Art has revealed its first international acquisitions in more than a decade and, backed by a major fund to buy more over the next five years, its curator is promising "a cosmopolitan revolution" within the gallery.
Sunday Herald |
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Cocoa Beach festival features variety
COCOA BEACH — Butch Burkholder of Indian Harbour Beach walked among the burgeoning Space Coast Art Festival crowd Saturday, with a wide panoramic photograph on canvas of a surfboard lineup under his arm.
Florida Today |
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Theatre Festival
Enjoy Munshi Prem- chand’s Boorhi Kaki at the Odeon Theatre Festival in association with t2 at Star Theatre, 6.30pm. Attend the inauguration of the centenary celebration of Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Serampore, on the campus, 11am.
The Telegraph |
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Returning art to common man
They were there waiting from six on Friday morning. By the afternoon there was a small crowd at Studio 21 at 17L Dover Terrace and they were all clamouring to be allowed inside the exhibition space although the fair was slated to open at 3 pm.
The Telegraph |
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Canvas crash - As the world economy melts down, the art market suffers a huge setback
Art is the ultimate luxury. And when we lose our spending power frills like art are the first casualties. It is a law of nature that a bust will follow a boom as inevitably as night follows day, and almost overnight Indian contemporary art has no takers.
The Telegraph |
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LACMA Displays Two Styles of Collecting
"A Story of Photography: The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection," represents a three-decade-long labor of love
LA.com |
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Art museum official elected to state association
Lori Seckinger, education coordinator for the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, has been elected to the board of the S.C. Art Education Association.
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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University of Missouri instructor to sculpt Ford
Brett Grill, a University of Missouri instructor, has been picked to produce a sculpture of former President Gerald Ford
KTVO Kirksville |
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Art museum official elected to state association
Lori Seckinger, education coordinator for the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, has been elected to the board of the S.C. Art Education Association. When her two-year term starts in January, Seckinger will be the museum education coordinator for the association, which has more than 500 members. Seckinger joined the art museum in 2005. The Michigan native has ...
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Greenville plans for Pirate Fest 2009
GREENVILLE, NC - Greenville will once again celebrate its rich and colorful history through the third annual PirateFest. The festival will take place in and around Uptown Greenville on April 17 and 18, 2009.
WNCT Greenville |
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Michael Jansen is captivated by 'Al-Madhaf' on the Gaza coast, that is the first in Palestine and contains artefacts found in Gaza. Jawdat Khoudary is a man with a vision. “My dream is to have a national museum. It should have been done by the government but it was not top of (its) agenda.”
Deccan Herald |
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Audacity of surprise
Marc Riboud, who has given the photographic world several iconic images, is always on the look-out for surprise.
Deccan Herald |
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Buy a work of art to Save Ramla!
‘Island Reflections’ , an art exhibition organised by 'Flimkien ghal Ambjent Ahjar', will be open to the public at the Casino Maltese, Valletta, from Sunday 30 November.
Malta Star |
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MU Instructor Picked To Sculpt Gerald Ford Statue
A University of Missouri instructor has been picked to produce a sculpture of former President Gerald Ford. Brett Grill's statue of Ford will take up residence in the U.S. Capitol rotunda along with figures of Washington, Jefferson, Eisenhower and Reagan.
FOX 2 News St. Louis |
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Fine Arts Showcase Dec. 10
See up-and-coming talent at Fall Semester 2008 Fine Arts Showcase Wednesday, Dec. 10 at Riverland Community College. Once every semester, RCC students exhibit art, music and theater work in a free public show.
Austin Daily Herald |
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2008 Holiday Extravaganza
The Shaw Gallery of Bonita Springs celebrates the holidays with a 2008 Holiday Extravaganza from 6 to 9 .m. today, Nov. 29 at 8200 Health Center Blvd.
The News-Press |
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Artists win some, lose some in Quarter
To the Vieux Carre Commission, some public artworks are more equal, or at least more acceptable, than others -- and the more original they are, it seems, the more problematic they become.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Emanuel and Sylvia marvel at changes in China since their 1983 visit.
We always admired Asian works of art, especially jade carvings and Chinese furniture and whenever possible we purchased some.So when we sold our business in Miami, we visited our favorite source of Chinese art objects, a store in Coral Gables.
Austin American-Statesman |
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