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About Tonight
Photo by Karon ART: Head over to the Smithsonian American Art Museum to watch a screening of one of the best (only?) shows about contemporary art. At 6 p.m. watch the episode Identity from PBS' excellent series Art:21 , featuring William Wegman, Maya Lin, Louise Bourgeois and more. Free. MUSIC: Edie Sedgwick , aka Justin Moyer in his drag rock act, is back at the Black ...
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Lehman to auction investment management unit
(AP:NEW YORK) Three bidders are competing in an auction Wednesday of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s investment management unit, which includes its Neuberger Berman money management business.
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Local 'find' sells for $174,000 at Sotheby's
A painting, hidden in a closet, was going to be part of a large estate sale. Instead, it went on the auction block for thousands.
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Wyland fight: State seeks new artist for 'whale tail' license
Contest announced months after marine artist withdrew his permission to use design.
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TrueNorth Begins Search for Oscar-Worthy Commercial
Frito-Lay's TrueNorth snack brand has launched a campaign inviting consumers to submit their "TrueNorth" tales in a contest that will turn one winner's story into a TV commercial directed by actress Helen Hunt to air on the Academy Awards.
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Lehman to auction investment management unit
Three bidders are competing in an auction Wednesday of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s investment management unit, which includes its Neuberger Berman money management business.
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Arts notes --- Dec. 4
Walnut CreekCivic Arts' exhibit runs through Dec. 21Bedford Gallery honors the 45th anniversary of Walnut Creek's Civic Arts Education program by celebrating the rich diversity of its faculty, whose distinct visions shape the program and its students.
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UAS students exhibit art
Students will exhibit work from various art disciplines including ceramics, painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, photography and Northwest Coast Native art. Many pieces will be for sale. This exhibition is a one-night-only event.
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Harrison featured at Artists Gallery
JUNEAU - Gordon Harrison is this month's featured artist for at the Juneau Artists Gallery. In addition to new glazes and ceramic designs, he has also created framed fish prints in the Japanese "gyotaku" tradition.
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Aquatic ceramics, digital art, music featured at JAHC
JUNEAU - "Making Waves," an exhibition of new work with an aquatic theme by Doris Alcorn and Colette Oliver, is on view for the month of December at the Juneau Arts and Humanities gallery. The opening reception is De. 5 from 4:30 - 7 p.m.
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Time to Light up the Park
December Nights in Balboa Park is just days away. The Canopy of Lights in front of the Museum of Art San Diego was lighted Tuesday night by Mayor Jerry Sanders and other community leaders. SDG&E...
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Rare Gospel fragment fails to sell at Sotheby's
LONDON (Reuters) - An unusually large fragment from possibly the oldest copy of part of the Gospel of John failed to sell at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday.
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New Lofted Lair Gallery owners find community in St. Helens
Call it what you will – fate, synchronicity, kismet – whatever it was that brought David and Anne Ewing to St. Helens for a little, one-day adventure a few months back and then again to a random posting on the online trading post known as Craigslist, would lead the couple into a whole new life direction.
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Christmas on Centre
Tour seven of Amelia Island's private historic homes during the Amelia Island Museum of History's Christmas on Centre Dec. 5-6. The tour will include caroling, visits with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, a huge model train exhibit, decorated trees, gingerbread houses, children's games and more.
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Looking For Lincoln wayside exhibit unveiled
The city of Pontiac unveiled the first of nine Looking For Lincoln wayside exhibits this morning.
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Risqué Old Master consigned to attic sells for £2.8 million
An Old Master painting of a seminaked woman consigned to an attic for 200 years because it was considered too risqué for display has sold for more than £2.8 million at auction.
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iScrapBox manages artwork for digital scrapbookers
Chronos has launched iScrapBox 1.0, an artwork management program for digital scrapbookers. The software allow users to browse collections, called iScrapKits, and then launch the image or artwork into a scrapbook application like iScrapbook or into Photoshop for editing. iScrapBox supports click-to-purchase buying of iScrapKits on iScarpbook.com and has numerous searching features for finding ...
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The Young at Art
If you're neither a sheepish shoegazer nor a latte-lapping lingerer, it's likely you haven't noticed Gallery Alexa Rose, the new subterranean space opening First Thursday in the Idaho Building.... By Tara Morgan.
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Rare Gospel fragment fails to sell at Sotheby's
An unusually large fragment from possibly the oldest copy of part of the Gospel of John failed to sell at a Sotheby's auction on Wednesday.
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Practice Makes Perfect
Artists use daily blogs to hone their craft and sell their work n December 2004, Virginia-based artist Duane Keiser began making one small painting a day, posting them on his blog and selling them at very affordable prices. Over the past four years, Keiser's A Painting a Day blog (www.duanekeiser.blogspot.com) received a flurry of national media attention and.
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Exhibit offers outlet for artistic talent
Western Illinois University and Macomb community members looking to find an outlet for their artistic side can now visit the West Central Illinois Arts Center's exhibit, A Celebration of Community, until Dec. 20. The West Central Illinois Arts Center has been a work in progress since 2002, and after years of grassroots organizing, planning and fundraising, it has finally found a home at 25 ...
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Let Down Your Hair
Althea Murphy-Price makes sculpture from hairdos Althea Murphy-Price is fascinated by the everyday fashion show of our lives, where we all walk around projecting and revealing information about ourselves through the hairstyles we sport, what we wear and all the superficial details that make up our self-images.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
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Community Calendar
Tech Fine Arts Show & Sale, 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. — Fine Arts Building, across the street from the Golf Pro Shop. Stained glass, pottery, paintings, jewelry and more. Refreshments will be served.
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Global Kids to Open New Gallery; First Exhibit to Showcase Youth Photography From Ghana
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2008 -- Global Kids -- the premier non-profit organization in New York City that teaches underserved high school students about international issues -- will open a new exhibition space for global cultural arts and photography in its headquarters in Manhattan.
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Bridgehampton School news
On Friday, November 14, seventh-grader Nick Stevens joined 300 other low brass players at Sayville Middle School for the 2008 Suffolk County Music Educators Association Low Brass Festival. Nick took part in several hours of rehearsal in preparation for the evening’s grand finale.
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