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'Naked guy' makeovers get cheers, jeers in Brighton
Brighton's nude sculpture in front of the Mill Pond wasn't feeling the breeze so strongly this weekend, thanks to some local pranksters who dressed him up.
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus |
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Center to open kids' art show
Children in grades kindergarten through fifth will experience their first "opening" Sunday as part of the People's Resource Center's Kids Art program.
The Naperville Sun |
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Mahomed becomes festival boss
An angry artist who once "smoke bombed" the offices of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival's official newspaper is to become the next director of the festival.
News 24 South Africa |
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Richter's art is a coup for city
AN exhibition by a German artist dubbed "the Picasso of the 21st century" is to be hosted by the National Galleries of Scotland.
The Scotsman |
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Fourth Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology coming to Playhouse Square
UPDATED: 04 :51 a.m. EDT, May 13, 2008 Chuck Yarborough becomes a dry stone mason. Talk arts, movies, music, dining and more!
The Plain Dealer |
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Naked ambition provides inspiration at Hampstead ponds
For habitués of the Heath ladies' swimming pond, the first impression created by Milein Cosman's painting Hampstead Pond (pictured) may well be of a serious breach of dress code.
The Ham&High Network |
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Drawn on "deep-rooted love"
Nick Santonastasso, a sixth-grader at Berkeley Township Elementary School, was a statewide winner in the annual poster calendar contest sponsored by the New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect and the New Jersey PTA. An avid skateboarder, Xbox Live player and drummer, Nick will travel to the governor's mansion at Drumthwacket in Princeton with a group that includes his family, teachers ...
Asbury Park Press |
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Anniversary marked by Beethoven
Performances of Beethoven's 9th symphony invariably mark grand occasions: the end of the millennium, the founding of the European Union, the opening or closing of music festivals.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Raya Martin participates in 40th Directors’ Fortnight of Cannes
Raya Martin's Now Showing will have its world premiere at the 40th Directors' Fortnight section of the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival in France. This Filipino film is one of 25 films from different countries that will be exhibited during the film fest will be held from May 14 to 25.
PEP |
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Dessert night celebrates fine arts at McQueen
Fine Arts Dessert Night at McQueen High School, a 20-year tradition, is set for Friday.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Finding the Art and Technology Fit (Tuesday, May 13)
Preparations are being made this week for a red cloud full of video cameras that is due to float over downtown Cleveland, this summer. No, it's not the latest scheme to catch speeding motorists, but rather a high-flying art installation involving 100 weather balloons. It's one of many exhibits on display at this year's Ingenuity Fest --- an annual event that may finally be finding its feet. ...
WCPN Cleveland |
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Let?s go fly a (green) kite!
Armed with recycled plastic bags, bamboo skewers, tape and string, scores of smiling parents and kids recently created environmentally friendly kites - and sent them soaring into the air - at Socrates Sculpture Park in Astoria.
New York Daily News |
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Short on time, big on talent at film contest
Posted online at 3:52 p.m. Saturday
Tacoma News Tribune |
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Buddhism art display for Wesak Day
KUALA LUMPUR: With Wesak Day around the corner, aficionados of Buddhist sculptures should pay a visit to the Shian's Art Gallery.
The New Straits Times |
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Experience 'Paris' in KL
KUALA LUMPUR: If you yearn to go to Paris and feel the excitement of the City of Love but short on cash, don't worry as you can experience Paris right here. The 7th French Art Festival organised by the French Embassy in Malaysia is on, with more diversity of its cultures, arts and influences.
The New Straits Times |
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Asia's first museum of modern art to come up in Kolkata
Kolkata, May 13: A museum of modern art, first of its kind in Asia, will come up in Kolkata soon.
New Kerala |
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Innovative Art on the French Riviera!
How would you like to hang a "painting of your voice" on your living room wall? New ideas are all about innovation, and occasionally come about from the inspiration and observations of atypical artists.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Euro 2008: Ready for a football party
Twenty-three days, 16 countries, 31 matches and countless events, concerts and exhibits are sure to keep fans busy during the European football championships in Austria and Switzerland from June 7 to 29.
Mail and Guardian |
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Red alert as new Infiniti aims to tease.
It looks like a metallic jelly mould, but this red sculpture is actually an insight into how future Infiniti models will be styled. And if the prominent swooping wheelarches and sleek curvaceous body on this model are anything to go by, the future is bright for the upmarket arm of Nissan.
AutoExpress |
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Puma® Unveils New Racing Boat For Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 In Boston Harbor
Boston, Massachusetts, May 12, 2008 - Five months before the start of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009, PUMA Ocean Racing had its new racing boat christened "il mostro" by Oscar-nominated actress Salma Hayek in a waterfront ceremony at the Institute of Contemporary Art/ Boston at Fan Pier on Monday, May 12th.
Nautica |
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Turner Prize shortlist revealed
Four artists are nominated for this year's Turner Prize, with film and sculpture dominating the line-up.
BBC News |
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At National Gallery, Opera With a French Accent
Members of Opera Lafayette rewarded the modest audience at the National Gallery of Art on Sunday night with an hour-long concert of excerpts from two French comic operas. Artistic Director Ryan Brown is leading his group away from baroque opera next season, with a foray into opéra comique.
Washington Post |
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New CondoLux Website Offers Fresh Design, More User Friendliness
CondoLux has been a front-runner in luxury condo and beach home rentals and sales in Myrtle Beach for more than 20 years. With the launch of their new website at www.condolux.net with state-of-the-art color photography and a more robust online-booking interface, CondoLux makes it easier for users to decide which resort they can feel most at home with. (PRWeb May 13, 2008) Read the full ...
PRWeb |
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Embassy Pro Books Sponsors 2008 CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival
Embassy Pro Books, North America’s premier manufacturer of professional photo books and pro books to help professional photographers and graphic designers market their businesses and express their creativity, is very pleased to announce that they will be a sponsor of the CONTACT 2008 Toronto Photography Festival. (PRWeb May 13, 2008) Read the full story at ...
PRWeb |
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Whitechapel Gallery workshops
The Street, presents Bernd Krauss. From May 22, artist Bernd Krauss' new commission brings a live link of East London's skyline and a series of workshops for the local community and art-lovers alike.
Ilford Recorder |
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