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Events for the family
Special Events Philadelphia 18th Annual Susan G. Komen Philadelphia Race for the Cure Largest run/walk event in Philly, aiming to raise $4.5 million for the breast cancer movement. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Art Museum steps, 22nd & Franklin Pkwy.; www.komenphiladelphia.org. $35. 5/11 6:30-11 am.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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McKinney artist did her research to make portraits of famous Collin County figures
Forensic science and portrait painting typically have nothing in common. But a commission for McKinney artist Blynda Christian required skills straight out of an episode of CSI .
Dallas Morning News |
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Museum and gallery events
Art Museums & Institutions African American Museum 701 Arch St.; 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. Lois Mailou Jones - Over 45 prints & works on paper by one of the century's most prominent female African American artists. Closes 5/25. AAMP Art: Moroccan Mosaics. 5/10 noon-3 pm. $8; $6 children & seniors. Tue.-Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Julia Roberts' New Posh Friend
E! Online has speculated Julia Roberts and new Los Angeles-regular Victoria Beckham aka Posh Spice to be great friends soon. The two stars supposedly “got along famously” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala this past Monday.
TheCelebrityCafe.com |
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New Flint art exhibit is open 24 hours
When you want to see an exhibit at the Flint Institute of Art, you usually have to go inside the building.
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The blues, jazz & more
This year's Florida Music Fest is most eclectic After six years, the guys behind the Florida Music Festival ought to be able to put roughly 250 bands into downtown with their eyes closed, right?
Orlando Sentinel |
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Laumeier Park hosts Mother's Day art fair
Treat your mom to a vast array of award-winning art this weekend when Laumeier Sculpture Park in southwest St. Louis County hosts its annual Mother's Day weekend art fair.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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Silver lining as bar demolition project brings in cash for hard-up hacks
Cash raised after a film was made to mark the closure of the House of Commons Press Gallery Bar will go towards helping journalists in times of hardship.
holdthefrontpage.co.uk |
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Office art
Office artA huge green apple greets visitors to the new MURDOCK Study office at the N.C. Research Campus. The painting, titled "An Apple a Day," could ...
The Salisbury Post |
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New York auction records help ease fears over art market
Lucian Freud's 'Benefits Supervisor Sleeping'. Record prices for works by Claude Monet and Edvard Munch at New York's spring sales this week have helped eased fears over the effect of the faltering US economy on the international art market
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Madonna touts Sticky & Sweet concert tickets under Live Nation deal
Madonna has become the first major artist to endorse the auction and re-sale of her concert tickets on the internet, in a further sign that the future of the traditional record industry is on the rocks.
Daily Telegraph |
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Museums & Galleries
7Arts Studio. Assemblage art by Sonia Sherrod, through May 31. 1139 W. Seventh St., Wilmington. 777-1170 or www.7artsstudio.com
The News Journal |
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Artist for Obama stops in Raleigh
Three-day exhibit shows political art.
The News & Observer |
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Feather Fiesta Days to wind up Sunday in Oroville
OROVILLE -- A festival that began with Bidwell Bar Days last weekend will peak Saturday in downtown Oroville.
Chico Enterprise-Record |
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SHARRON NEW FACE OF SQUADRON
This mermaid now draped on the rocks outside the Royal Yacht Squadron may look familiar to sports fans. The sculpture is modelled on Olympic medal-winning swimmer and TV presenter Sharron Davies, who unveiled it at a ceremony on Saturday.
Isle of Wight County Press |
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Fashion of heroes is super
NEW YORK -- A cadre of superheroes has invaded one of Gotham's top cultural institutions, adding bright color, pop graphics and an everyman theme to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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On the Boards' NW New Works Festival set for next two weekends
From "skewed bluegrass" to "extreme boylesque," the 18 acts in On the Boards' 25th-anniversary edition of its NW New Works Festival run...
Seattle Times |
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Pet Trends: Pet Memorial Paintings by Denice Lewis at Peternity.com Honor Memories
Peternity.com, a place that helps people to honor the memories and lives of their pets, features the abstract "Tribute Series" paintings by artist Denice Lewis for customers who wish to commission the artist for custom art as a pet memorial of their beloved pets. Lewis' tribute paintings not only help people through the healing process after their pet passed on but also can be enjoyed for many ...
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Red burlap, 'green' effort
Patterson Park adorned as part of environmental art When a local art student erected a golden chain-link fence around Mount Vernon Place earlier this spring, downtown residents who normally enjoy free access to their favorite neighborhood park reacted with outrage.
Baltimore Sun |
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Saturday Artur Lescher
ARTUR LESCHER: Alejandra von Hartz Gallery, 2630 NW Second Ave., Miami; 305-438-0220; free. From 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Brazilian artist Artur Lescher presents his latest sculpture production, Minimum Landscape.
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Saturday 'Against the Grain'
AGAINST THE GRAIN: Bakehouse Art Complex, 561 NW 32nd St., Miami; 305-576-2828 or www.bacfl.org; free. See Luis Garcia-Nerey's Babylon and works by 15 other Bakehouse artists at the exhibit Against the Grain, opening Saturday and running through June 16.
Miami Herald |
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New York auction records help ease fears over art market
NEW YORK (AFP) - Record prices for works by Claude Monet and Edvard Munch at New York's spring sales this week have helped eased fears over the effect of the faltering US economy on the international art market.
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Henry Count student art show on display until May 18
NEW CASTLE - The artwork of Henry County students in grades 7 through 12 is on display at the Art Association of Henry County, 218 S. 15th St., through May 18.
The Star Press |
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Take a walk down Memory Lane during History Month
THE FIRST week of Local and Community History Month got underway on Tuesday (May 6) with events taking place at Forge Mill Needle Museum and the Palace Theatre.
Redditch Standard |
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The Art of Recycling -- Using Items with a Past to Design New Homes
Lifestylist® Suzanne Felber teams up with @Home Builders and The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester, NY to show how you can recycle with style. Using only furniture, accessories, artwork and collectibles that have been donated to the Ronald McDonald House, Felber designs a home for the 2008 Homearama showcase that proves you don't have to spend a king's ransom to furnish your new ...
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