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Tattoos take spotlight at convention
More than 100 tattooed contest entrants lifted skirts, shirts and shorts to reveal art on skin canvases to earn acclaim Friday for themselves and the artists who inked it.
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Filipino UNICEF artist in solo Singapore exhibit
SINGAPORE -- A happy, colorful and fun-filled family life is the theme of Wilfredo Alicdan's first solo exhibit in Singapore.
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White Rock Home Tour and Art Festival set for April 19-20
Hexter Elementary's third annual White Rock Home Tour and Art Festival is today and Sunday. Featured in the tour this year is this owner-designed sustainable home on Easton Road constructed of structurally insulated panels. Home tour hours are noon to 5 p.m. both days.
Dallas Morning News |
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Group works to keep May Museum beautiful
It was the first time this season the group of women had been able to get to work. By 9 a.m. on a recent Tuesday eight of...
Fremont Tribune |
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ArtWorks seeks local pieces for show
Hillsdale County artists will have opportunity to showcase talent at the ArtWorks Second Annual "Lost Nations Commemorative Art Show," Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27.
The Hillsdale Daily News |
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How to follow that Angel
ANGEL of the North sculptor Antony Gormley has been commissioned to produce another piece of public art for Gateshead – and it’s a load of bollards.
The Journal |
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HS students to share poetry at annual festival
When Alejandro Yanez was growing up in Mexico, he didn't have many chances to express himself.
Merced Sun-Star |
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Brothel owner found guilty in child porn case
CHEYENNE - David Burgess, a Nevada brothel owner and Hells Angel member known for his love of photography, was convicted Friday of possessing and transporting child pornography.
Billings Gazette |
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THE SATURDAY LIST!: Free Press critics' picks for this weekend
If the warmer weather has you thinking about nature, it's doing the same for the organizers at C-Pop Gallery. The gallery is holding an inaugural solo exhibition tonight for Spanish-born artist Miguel Linares, who uses colorful, thick brushstrokes to paint rich landscapes.
Detroit Free Press |
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Farmer's Market seeking 2008 vendors
VALPARAISO Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 Farmer’s Market Season which begins May 1, according to Tina St. Aubin, Executive Director, Valparaiso Festival and Events, Inc.
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At Ball State
MUNCIE -- Ball State University alumnus John Surovek, an art dealer in Palm Beach, Fla., has commissioned artist Tuck Langland to sculpt a portrait of the late Alice Nichols, former chairman of the Ball State art department.
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Britto unveiling
Three sculptures by local artist Romero Britto will be unveiled 11 a.m. Saturday at the Shops at Midtown Miami. Britto -- who got big in the late '80s designing for Absolut Vodka -- has done portraits of Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Jordan, among other celebs.
Miami Herald |
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Renaissance Cooking Classes in Tuscany
Good Tastes of Tuscany are pioneers in conducting cooking classes showcasing the best and most authentic Tuscan dishes. Renaissance Cooking Classes are conducted at the renowned Villa Pandolfini which is just fifteen minutes away from the heart of Florence. (PRWeb Apr 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb870104.htm
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Poster contest deadline is May 9
BOZEMAN - The Sweet Pea Festival of the Arts has opened its annual poster contest to all ages. A $1,000 prize will go to this year's winner.
Billings Gazette |
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Staying in Vegas? Not the Guggenheim
The museum, housed in the Venetian hotel-resort, looked to attract families and cultural tourists along with gamblers. After a seven-year run, it's leaving town. Dustin and Lindsay Phillips had no idea they were part of the beginning of the end of the Guggenheim's great Las Vegas adventure, a seven-year gamble that is coming to a close with the museum taking its chips -- its paintings -- back ...
Los Angeles Times |
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Man on 8K-mile trip made his longest stop in Wyoming
CODY - A former paratrooper and art teacher whose cross-country walk brought him to Cody last year over the Fourth of July has finished his 8,000-mile trek and is working on a book about his adventure.
Billings Gazette |
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Innovative Southern California Photographer Offers New Approach to Weddings
Corbin Kell Photography is quietly revolutionizing wedding photography in Southern California with a photojournalistic approach. The photographer is offering a new hardcover coffee table book to save these candid memories for a lifetime. (PRWeb Apr 19, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb872524.htm
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City to celebrate Spring with 11th annual festival
SILVER CITY —Spring is in the air, and Silver City is celebrating the season of new beginnings with the 11th Annual Celebration of Spring Festival. "It's a festive event each year and a great time to be in Historic Downtown Silver City in spring," said MainStreet Project Director Frank Milan.
Silver City Sun-News |
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Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival this weekend
It's "the way things used to be," the theme behind Houston County's Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival, held each spring and fall in a patch of woods in Perry.
Macon Telegraph |
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Folk art guild puts work on display this weekend
This weekend The Harley School is hosting the Rochester Folk Art Guild's Spring Festival of Crafts. It features 15 to 20 crafters selling a variety of handcrafted goods.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Think twice before taking pictures in public
Thanks to digital cameras and camera phones, photography is experiencing a renaissance. Many people carry a camera everywhere they go.
The Shreveport Times |
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Innovative Southern California Photographer Offers New Approach to Weddings
Corbin Kell Photography is quietly revolutionizing wedding photography in Southern California with a photojournalistic approach. The photographer is offering a new hardcover coffee table book to save these candid memories for a lifetime.
PRWeb via Yahoo! News |
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Councilman: Revamp art fund
WEST COVINA - Four years after the city established a fund for developers to pay for public art, the account is overdrawn and only one project has been completed, city officials said.
San Gabriel Valley Tribune |
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‘The Green Machine’ painting to be unveild Saturday at Metals Sports Bar
Montana Tech will host a reception at Metals Sports Bar & Grill on Saturday, April 19 at 4 p.m. The Diggers will unveil “The Green Machine,” an oil on canvas painting by Butte artist Mike Hamblin. The painting commemorates a century of Oredigger football, a press release stated.
The Montana Standard |
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Studio exhibit extended to run through TroyFest
Phoebe Porter's paintings are emotions that are impossible for her to express in words. "My paintings are spontaneous and sometime mysterious," Porter said.
The Troy Messenger |
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