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Backstage at Cannes, party preparations begin
CANNES, France(Reuters) - Behind the scenes as the Cannes film festival kicked off Wednesday, a small army of support staff scrambled to complete preparations for the parties and receptions that put much of the glamour into the Croisette.
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CANNES '08 BIZ DAILY IFC Takes Two, Salt Launches, Fortissimo Busy, Delpy Pre-Sales, Ukranian Pavilion, and More
Continuing coverage of the Marche du Film in Cannes, indieWIRE reports on the latest deals and news from the Croisette. IFC has acquired a pair of Cannes festival entries, Arnaud Desplechin 's " A Christmas Tale " and Josh Safdie 's " The Pleasure of Being Robbed ." Meanwhile, Fortissimo has has a busy round of sales leading up to the festival, while Salt launches for its first market after ...
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Artworks by noted psychedelic artists go on sale at New York auction
A collection of original art by noted psychedelic artists, depicting some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll, is going on the auction block Wednesday.
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Midnight in America: Kid nation
Marcus Kenney at Marcia Wood Gallery... By Cinque Hicks.The most stingingly accurate rationale I've heard for Barack Obama's widespread popularity is that he allows white folks to feel that they've paid reparations without actually having to come up off any money. So while media pundits have been busy remembering to say "electable" instead of "light-skinned," Marcus Kenney — a white, ...
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Good Dog! Parade to benefit Cape Ann Animal Aid on May 17
Good Dog! Gallery invites people and their dogs to be part of a “howlarious” dog parade on Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. (rain date, Sunday, May 18, at 2 p.m.). Rockport’s Main Street will be transformed into “Bark Avenue,” as humans and dogs parade in costume through Dock Square, Main Street and Bearskin Neck during Rockport’s Motif No. 1 Days.
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Fine Arts Night is a huge success
NCHS Speech and Debate Team, Art I, II, Advanced Portfolio and the Musical Hands presented the 6th Annual Fine Arts night May 8. Performances entertained the audience with emotional speeches to humorous skits and snipits.
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Visual arts: Breaking New Ground: Intersections at the Frontier of Art and Technology
Wed., May 14... By Cinque Hicks.In Atlanta, art most often meets technology in a sonic landscape of hip-hop samples, glitch music and heady sound-generating software performed at Dorkbot. Continuing Wed., MAY 14, however, Spruill Gallery moves the digital ball forward on the visual field as well with BREAKING NEW GROUND: INTERSECTIONS AT THE FRONTIER OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY. Curator Hope Cohn has ...
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Arizona arts organizations receive more than $1 million from NEA
The National Endowment for the Arts announced that 13 Arizona arts organizations received more than $1 million in funding, with more than $77.4 million going to groups across the U.S.
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“Every society has its taboos”
Farhad Moshiri is the first Middle Eastern contemporary artist whose work has sold for over $1m. Here he discusses the state of the art market, his commercial success, and what it’s like to work in Iran
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Francis Bacon artwork could go for as much as $70 million at NYC auction
NEW YORK - A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon is going on sale in Manhattan and it could fetch as much as $70 million, which would be a record for the British artist.
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Blast with the past
You won’t find Teddy Roosevelt on a horse or Owen Wilson fighting off Roman legions, but there will be some amazing sights at the Michigan Historical Center’s “A Night at the Museum” next week.
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Little Miami artists, musicians at Saturday show
MORROW — The next Pavarottis and Picassos will be on display Saturday, May 17 at the Little Miami school district's fine arts festival.
The Western Star |
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Best of Dallas Video Festival
The Best of Dallas Video Festival includes a wide mix of genres. Ranging from experimental film to documentaries to animation, the collection highlights the top films of the festival’s 20th year. Lewis Khlar’s animated Pony Glass is a portrait of Superman’s best friend, Jimmy Olsen, w ...
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Houston Fringe Festival
Underground theater is finally getting some spotlight time. The Houston Fringe Festival features some of the city’s most promising off-the-radar theater troupes. The three-day event starts today with the kickoff of Super-author, a project headed up by BooTown members Hem and Fitz, that will be ...
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“Maripolarama: Perverse City”
The influential ‘80s artist/fashion designer/filmmaker Maripol is known for her candid Polaroid snaps of New York’s underground art scene. She photographed Deborah Harry, Grace Jones, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Patti Astor and Madonna. The exhibit “Maripolarama: Perverse City& ...
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FCC Unanimously OKs Framework for D-Block Reauction
The FCC voted 5-0 to approve a framework for reauctioning spectrum for an interoperable public-safety network, but it could have been 3-2.
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Best of the Best: High School Photo Contest
One ring. Five fingers. Seven birds. A blue sky. A touch of cloud. A fantastic photo. The judges have spoken, and it's time to announce the winners of our yearlong photo contest for Houston-area high school students. Entries came in from all over this sprawling burg and featured fruit, veggies, sne ...
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Psychedelic art up for auction
NEW YORK — A collection by noted psychedelic artists, depicting some of the biggest names in rock ’n’ roll, is going on the auction block.
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Perceiving through the lens
Photography is not just seeing things and freezing them. It is more of grasping images and visually making sense. Birds sing songs of thanks Canon Marketing (Philippines) Inc. recently announced its sponsorship of the restoration and maintenance of birdcages in the Manila Zoo aviary in line with plans to rehabilitate the zoo.
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Annual event set in Yachats
Crafts on the Coast, the 11th Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Festival is set for Memorial Day weekend in Yachats. The festival features artisans from Oregon and Washington among the 65 exhibitors at this professional, juried show.
Newport News-Times |
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Flash without fire
Is New England better than the DeCordova’s Annual Exhibition? The aim of the DeCordova Museum’s Annual Exhibition is to round up “some of the most interesting and visually eloquent” New England artists.
The Phoenix |
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It's Happening - Parkdale-Liberty
CARNIVAL FOR CANCER Research, Price Chopper, 22 Northcote Ave., today and tomorrow, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Face painting, clown, barbecue. Proceeds to be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society.
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Oil Paintings by Ray Kleinlein
By Charity Frederick.Exhibit: Oil Paintings by Ray Kleinlein Date: Showing now through June 9 Location: Christa Faut Gallery, 19818 North Cove Road, Jetton Village, Cornelius Info: 704-892-5312 or www.christafautgallery.com Contemporary artist Ray Kleinlein brings his humble, uncomplicated view of art to Charlotte. His one-man show at the Christa Faut Gallery showcases what he does best: oil ...
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Campecine 2008
Indianapolis-based Latino Youth Collective (LYC) presents Campecine 2008: From Invisible to Invincible this Friday and Saturday at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
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iStockphoto Seeks Submissions for New Microstock Audio Offering : World's Stock Imagery Sales Leader Will Offer ...
CALGARY, Alberta (Business Wire EON) May 14, 2008 -- Today, iStockphoto, the company that revolutionized the stock photography market by offering images online for prices as low as $1, announced it will add royalty-free audio tracks to its collection of downloadable stock content in September 2008. In so doing, iStockphoto will become the first company to offer stock imagery, video footage, ...
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