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Namibia: Artists Trained to Become Unemployed
Windhoek — Many visual art students annually graduate and emerge from Namibian institutions, but most of them thereafter become part of the mostly unemployed established ones in the country.
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Ringo Starr sculpture made out of pages of phone book - picture
Artist Alex Queral created this sculpture of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr out of the pages of a phone book.
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Art and Museums Calendar
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Garfield Farms hosts candlelight reception and market Dec. 6 and 7
Rediscover the heart of America's values from 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7 at Garfield Farm Museum for its annual Candlelight Reception. Interpreters wearing period clothing will share with guests what life was like for people during the height of the horse and wagon era.
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Featured this week
Strawdog Yuletacular: Strawdog Theatre Company's annual holiday benefit featuring a retro-style variety show, holiday cooking demo, a drawing, a silent auction and big band style music with The Jenn Rhoads Project. 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at Morseland, 1218 W. Morse. Red Line Morse stop. $25/$20. (773) 528-9889. www.strawdog.org.
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Cultural dancers
Flamenco dancers, from left, Cecile Ardail, Heather Richins, Isabelle Thomas and Anja Wyttenbach rehearse for a Saturday holiday dance festival featuring cultural dances from around the world, at the Las Vegas-Clark County Library on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008.
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With Lumpkin’s exit, museum must be ‘creative’ to survive, interim director says
When Libby Lumpkin suddenly resigned as executive director of the Las Vegas Art Museum on Tuesday, some board members were left scratching their heads over what happened.
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Arthouse films
Argentine writer-director Santiago Otheguy makes a striking debut with this atmospheric tale about a very quiet and very private man named Alvaro, who lives alone, and makes a living by harvesting reeds and fishing in the Parana River delta.
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A new wave of Gallic films
Facets Cinematheque makes its annual foray into au courant Gallic cinema with its 12th annual Festival of New French Cinema, which begins tonight.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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29 students accept the challenge Work sites include museums, nonprofits, businesses, groups
In today's world, part of educating a responsible student involves engaging in civic duty and community service.
Ventura County Star |
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Rock, Sarandon among Sundance stars
LOS ANGELES - Films featuring Chris Rock, Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, Paul Giamatti and Emily Watson are among those competing for top honors at January's Sundance Film Festival.
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Students recognized for creativity
Eight Plainfield School District 202 high school art students submitted works of art to the 2008 Joliet Junior College Area High School Art Exhibition, and four of them will receive special recognition for their creativity.
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History in the decorating at Tanner House
The Aurora Historical Society's Fourth Annual Holiday Designer Showcase will kick off with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The showcase is at the society's historic William Tanner House Museum.
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Las Vegas Sun
Join local artists and musicians in downtown Las Vegas for the December First Friday where galleries will be open in the evening for you to peruse local masterpieces including an exhibit by Frijol Boy at Biggs Gallery.
Las Vegas Sun |
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Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel to perform at Contemporary Arts Center
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New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Life's mystery
EUREKA -- How can the mysterious quality of life be portrayed in paint? A fascination with this question is what drives Jim McVicker, whose recent paintings are on exhibit through Jan.
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Eight talents, two days, many styles
ARCATA -- StewART Studios invites the public to its annual Winter Open Studios on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 1125 16th St. Special guest artist Linda Wise will show her sculptures throughout the studio space.
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A WAY WITH A SHAKER
We're experiencing a coast-to-coast cocktail renaissance. The bar-hop focus is no longer on getting rowdy, but on the drinks themselves, and some bartenders are going to extraordinary lengths to source obscure vermouths, hand-chip thei...
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Events for Friday in New York
See famed photographer Annie Leibovitz at 192 Book as she presents her book "At Work". The book explores her take on everything from protraits to fashion photography, while discussing technical challenges like lighting and working with digital.
New York Daily News |
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O Christmas tree
Charlie Brown, eat their dust. The Christmas trees on display at the Tennessee Valley Art Center would make Charlie, Lucy and Peppermint Patty weepjealous crocodile tears. Their tree has some competition in the tall Fraser firs standing in the museum's main exhibit hall.
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UMaine museum to hold family art day
BANGOR, Maine — The University of Maine Museum of Art is holding an Art Factory Family Fun Day 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. The museum is located at 40 Harlow St.
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Calendar Listings
Rural Route Art Studio Tour - Self-guided driving tour of four art studios located in rural Shelby County. The tour includes the Deborah Fagan Carpenter Studio (4881 Canada), the Lugar Bronze Foundry (11379 Hwy. 64), the Agnes Stark Studio (12675 Donelson), and Eads Gallery (12370 Washington).
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More News
The following 100 students will have their artwork on display at the Petersburg Area Art League, located at 7 E. Old St., in Old Towne Petersburg during the city’s Friday For The Arts celebration from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. The top 27 drawings are being featured in The Progress-Index as our “Countdown To Christmas” artwork. The top winner will be notified shortly and his or her artwork will ...
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Don't make this comic cry
SA comedian David Kibuuka, part of the Just Because: The Comedy Festival line-up, says he doesn't deal well with hecklers.
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Art party comes to gallery for first time
There was a party going on Saturday at the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery in Indio.
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