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Myrtle Beach: Bikers’ rally starts slow; are gas prices to blame?
Morning showers did little to dampen early-arriving bikers’ enthusiasm, but some vendors said the slackening economy could share more of the blame for what some considered a slow start to the annual bikers’ rally Friday. “We’re a little bit concerned about how gas prices are going to affect business,’’ said Gabrielle Maser, 31, of Segal Fine Art, which was selling paintings at a rally event at ...
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Piccolo to open art exhibits around town
What would an arts festival be without art? Piccolo Spoleto isn't in any danger of finding out, as there are at least a dozen visual arts exhibitions and activities on the calendar this year, and you don't have to wait until the festival's opening day to start enjoying them.
The Post and Courier |
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Summerville hosts Sculpture in the South
Rodeo competitions were what first intrigued Australian sculptor Mick Doellinger. In the Outback, he could rope a calf in a skinny minute; but eventually he preferred guiding big-game hunters around the South Pacific, an occupation that led to his practice of taxidermy.
The Post and Courier |
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Travel and a Motorcycle in the Futures of Big Spin Contestants
10/05/2008 23:30:00 Business Wire This week on the California Lottery s Big Spin show three contestants won a total of $100,000. The show aired statewide Saturday, May 10, 2008.
InfoBolsa |
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The Whitney to build in lower Manhattan
NEW YORK — The Whitney Museum of American Art has unveiled a design by architect Renzo Piano for a satellite museum in lower Manhattan.
The Post and Courier |
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Romanian artist traces city
One may wonder why a Romanian media artist, now living and working in the Netherlands, would be interested in assembling an exhibition involving Charleston.
The Post and Courier |
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Wagon trains lead way as National Road Festival returns
The National Wagon Train Association will sponsor two wagon trains during the 35th National Road Festival to be held Thursday through May 18.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Artists make new use of Mattress Factory
Last month, visitors to the opening reception of the exhibition "Inner Outer Space" at the Mattress Factory couldn't help but stare at the floor in a room on the fourth floor. For, cut into it was a 6-foot-wide hole.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Chattanooga: Canadian artist is featured at Tanner Hill Gallery through June 6
For Casey McGlynn, spending every night in front of the television was a critical part of his art education.
Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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Briefs: Cleveland hosts Vatican exhibit
"Vatican Splendors from St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican Museum and the Swiss Guard" opens May 31 and runs through Sept. 7 at the Western Reserve Historical Society.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Dulcimer festival May 17 at church
Canal Fulton United Methodist Church at 363 W. Cherry St. will host "A Day of Dulcimers" on May 17.
The Canton Repository |
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New York artist Hunt Slonem donates painting for McKamey Animal Center preview
Hunt Slonem, a New York artist, lives with a collection of 70 to 100 exotic birds. They were the inspiration for his painting “Amazon,” which will be available for purchase during the McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center’s fundraising event, First Look.
Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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DATEBOOK: Summer buzz in Denver
One of Denver’s most iconic pieces of public art is the 40-foot-tall blue bear that peers into the Colorado Convention Center.
The Kansas City Star |
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Enter our annual photo contest
Several years ago I was traveling through the Missouri Ozarks when I came across a 100-year-old grist mill near Eminence. It was a rustic structure perched on the edge of a turquoise spring.
The Kansas City Star |
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First U.M. Church raffle helps Relay for Life
Galesburg First United Methodist Church is raffling two items to benefit the Relay for Life: a full size quilt made by Karen Kistler and a panoramic landscape painting by Adolf Sehring, who is known for landscapes filled with nuances of detail and atmosphere.
The Galesburg Register-Mail |
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Dubai builds window to world’s arts and culture
DUBAI — His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, yesterday announced the launch of “The Universal Museums” project which will bring together leading collections by globally-recognised museums for the first time ever.
Khaleej Times |
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‘Last Ounce of Courage'
After five weeks of principal photography and another devoted to picking up other footage, the cast and crew of the independent drama “Last Ounce of Courage” have headed their separate ways.
The Kansas City Star |
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KC artists, from coast to coast
Kansas City artists are showing across the country this season, from New York to L.A. Artist and art consultant Ashley McLean Emenegger, curator of the recent “I-Dentity” video exhibition at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, invited UMKC faculty members Ricky Allman and Barry Anderson to be part of a group show, “KC in LA” at the Milo Gallery in Los Angeles.
The Kansas City Star |
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Art show
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Mesabi Daily News |
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Arts supporters sweep Keller council races
By ADRIENNE NETTLES and JESSICA DELEON KELLER — Voters on Saturday sided with public art supporters, kicking out three incuments in a contentious City Council election, according to complete but unofficial results. American Airlines pilot Jim Thompson, 50, defeated 45-year-old Place 4 incumbent Jim Carson, who fought the use of taxpayer dollars to fund public art. Former Keller Public Arts ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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The Art Of Being Human
SEEING IS BEING: Giacometti's bronze sculptures Man Crossing A Square (1949). (Photo courtesy: The Straits Times) Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966, below) is considered to be in the same league as Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Henri Matisse.
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Art museum raises funds
The Huntington Museum of Art is raising funds for the 2008 Open Door Membership Campaign. The goal of the campaign is to raise $325,000, which represents about 17 percent of the funds the museum needs annually to support general operations. The campaign continues through June 30, 2008.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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Bay Area News Group wins journalism awards
Honors earned in newswriting, photography
Contra Costa Times |
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Sweetgrass Sculpture Unveiling
Many watched an historic unveiling in Mount Pleasant Saturday.
WCBD-TV Charleston |
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Sand Sculpture
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