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Documented Dreams
While dozens of local filmmakers will be hunkering down in dark theaters this week to see their work on the big screen as part of the Santa Fe Film Festival, a few locals will be hard at work on an upcoming flick.
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Students bring creativity to life - roanoke.com
Art machines created by Virginia Tech students will be on display Friday in Blacksburg. BLACKSBURG -- Art machine: A kinetic apparatus that invents or creates a future work of art. Students in an art class at Virginia Tech have spent the semester studying and making art machines that will be on display Friday at the Armory Art Gallery during Blacksburg's Winter Lights Festival.
The New River Valley Current |
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Beyonce to perform at 2009 Essence Music Festival
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Beyonce is the first artist lined up for next year's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans.
The Globe Gazette |
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Craft museum hosts open house
WAYNESVILLE – Just south of downtown — about a five-minute walk from Main Street — sits a treasury of southern Appalachian arts and crafts visited by few and cared for by far fewer.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Club notes
South Shore Arts Munster Art enthusiasts are invited to attend South Shore Arts "Art in Focus" group for video and discussion on the Hudson River Painters. It will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 8 in the Bachman Gallery at the Center for Visual & Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Tamara Browning: Couple’s metal art ‘sprouts’
The metal sculpture “Sprout,” displayed in the fourth annual HOLIDAY HALL EXHIBITION AND SALE at the Springfield Art Association, is designed to be indoors or outdoors. The sculpture is the creation of DEREK and JODI FULTZ ’s Pipe Dream Designs of Monticello.
The State Journal-Register |
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Datebook
THURS., DEC. 4 GFWC Camarillo Women's Club Meets for luncheon at Sterling Hills Golf Club, 901 Sterling Hills Drive, Camarillo. Ventura Choraliers sing. Ornament exchange, jewelry auction, reading of "The Night Before Christmas." $15. RSVP requested.
The Acorn |
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A list of exhibits currently on display at area galleries Dec. 4-10
A list of exhibits currently on display at area galleries Dec. 4-10
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star |
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Calendar: 12.04.08
A luncheon with Bob Redding for his exhibit "Industrious -- The Art of Industry," celebrating 25 years of fine-art photography focusing on South Texas industry, is from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. The exhibit will remain on display through Saturday.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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Asian Art Sales Drop
A five-day auction of Asian artwork at Christie?s in Hong Kong sold 35 percent less than its presale estimates in another sign of the declining global economy?s impact on the art market, Reuters reported. The auction had been expected to take in more than $225 million, but it ended Wednesday with total sales of $146 million, and more than 30 percent of its 2,400 lots went unsold. A Christie?s ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-04 05:49 Australian oil, gas sector over-regulated, says report
CANBERRA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Australia's oil and gas industry is burdened by unnecessary regulation, slowing multi-billion dollar investments, and reform is urgently needed, the government's main independent adviser said on Thursday. The booming energy sector was hampered by overlapping rules imposed by state and national governments, Productivity Commissioner Philip Weickhardt said in a draft ...
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Arts and crafts' aristocracy
With nearly 20 years in ceramics, Sarasota sculptor Scott Causey thinks he has his patrons' tastes figured out. Most are animal-lovers, he says, wild for the menagerie of cats, dogs, alligators and monkeys he shapes out of white earthenware clay. Most like their handmade figurines imbued with bright, decadent colors.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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CACC art students, musicians to host fine arts program
Now that most Thanksgiving leftovers have been eaten Christmas becomes the focus for many in the area, including some folks at Central Alabama Community College.
The Alexander City Outlook |
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From Spirtuals to Mozart, a Bass Displays His All-Around Game
Morris Robinson offered an overview of his strengths in a varied, if oddly organized, recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday evening.
New York Times |
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Theater, classical music, dance and gallery listings
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The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Drake Well ornament adorns White House tree
Washington -- The Oil Region's rich history has a role -- albeit a small one -- in the holiday celebration of President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush this year.
The Titusville Herald |
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Norwegian treasures on display at area museum
CALEDONIA, Minn. — As a child, Shirley Johnson played with the trunk her grandparents brought from Norway. That was probably the beginning of her love of history and a passion for Norwegian antiques.
La Crosse Tribune |
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The Standard-Times |
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Art show at Government Center
The Ventura County Arts Council Visual Arts Committee will present "The Big Show" through Tues., Jan. 27 in the atrium lobby of the Hall of Administration at the county Government Center, 800 S. Victoria Ave., Ventura.
The Acorn |
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Galveston Fest Fits Dickensian Theme as Recession Follows Ike
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The Charles Dickens Christmas festival in Galveston , Texas, may evoke Scrooge more than ever this year.
Bloomberg |
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Chicago Tribune 12/03/08
Nude Artists' Models Speak Out! A few of the hard-working folks who get naked and sit still for art students discuss the requirements, pains and pleasures of the job.
Arts Journal |
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Art Briefs: 12.04.08
The annual "Currents" exhibition, featuring the work of Rockport Center for the Arts members and a showcase of miniatures will be on display through Jan. 24 at the center, 902 Navigation Circle. A reception honoring the exhibitions will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
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Australian oil, gas sector over-regulated, says report
CANBERRA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Australia's oil and gas industry is burdened by unnecessary regulation, slowing multi-billion dollar investments, and reform is urgently needed, the government's main independent adviser said on Thursday.
The Forex Market |
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Art students break the mold
Some Towson students and faculty are trying to break the mold. Towson's ceramics department will hold its 35th annual holiday pottery sale this Friday and Saturday in the Ceramics Studio in the Center for the Arts. The sale will be held from 9 a.
The Towerlight |
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Art Basel Pay first, then discover the artist
Was the work of art by John Legend or a housewife in Davie? Guests at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach's Masters Mystery Art Show Wednesday night weren't sure -- that's what made it fun.
Miami Herald |
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