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Hot colors, bold geometry highlight California artists' works at Stremmel
Put a painting by Charles Arnoldi in the same big room with a sculpture by Roger Berry, and the combination might take your breath away.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Urban art takes shape in city: Urban art takes shape in Long Branch
The city will be the location of the second annual urban sculpture event sponsored by The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts on Third Avenue.
Asbury Park Press |
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Hillsboro museum spotlights talented Texans
Many Texas sites attest to the state's rich musical history. Thomas Kreason, director of the Texas Musicians Museum in Hillsboro, believes few o ...
The Bryan-College Station Eagle |
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Casper briefs
Author discusses new book Gregory Franzwa will discuss his new book, "The Mormon Trail Revisited," at 7 p.m. Friday at the Fort Caspar Museum.
Casper Star-Tribune |
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Serious skill, fun-loving whimsy
Ideas sparkle in graphic designer Victor Bokas' spirited show at the Maitland Art Center. Victor Bokas has always been an artist of ebullient spirit, and his exhibition of recent work at the Maitland Art Center sparkles with new visual ideas.
Orlando Sentinel |
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tragedy ignites career Waverly native reinvents herself as fire-sculpture designer following the uncertainty of 9/11 ...
Elena Colombo’s art is on fire. Literally.
The Scranton Times-Tribune |
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Think ink
If Baltimore is in your spring travel planner, you might stop by the Baltimore Museum of Art, which is reaching out to an unusual market with a May 31 event called "Baltimore Ink: Patterns on Bodies." The panel discussion with some of the country's best-known tattoo artists, including Jacci Gresham of New Orleans, is followed by a runway show of locals showing off their body art. Tickets are ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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'Month of fuel shortages' warning
A strike by workers at a major oil refinery could lead to fuel chaos from next Friday.
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McKinney volunteer opportunities
MCKINNEY MAIN STREET'S ART & JAZZ FESTIVAL is seeking volunteers for the event, June 7 and 8, to help with setup and teardown, vendor check-in, children's arts & crafts and greeting attendees. Use keywords "Art & Jazz" on the VMC Web site.
Dallas Morning News |
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PRIZED POSSESSIONS
By ANDREW MARTON What it is: Curved Red on Blue (1963) by Ellsworth Kelly, oil on canvas Where it is: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Why we like it: Thanks to its meticulous lines and eye-grabbing color scheme, this Kelly work is an arresting distillation of minimalism and early pop art -- two of the 20th century's most influential art movements. Don't be misled by the outward ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Revisionary
By GAILE ROBINSON Black faces are rarely seen on the walls of art museums. Contemporary painter Kehinde Wiley is singlehandedly changing that. His paintings that marry historical portraits of popes, emperors and saints and replace the decrepit old white guys with handsome young African-American men in the same poses are changing the demographics of art-museum representation. Three of his large, ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Tyler Arboretum's 16 treehouses rise on the strength of their builders' imaginations
Tyler Arboretum also will feature a special treehouse exhibition, ''Totally Terrific Treehouses: Where Imagination Goes Out On a Limb'' which will run May 31 to Sept. 28.
The Morning Call |
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Rethinking recycling
The positive impacts of recycling are so commonly known they’re almost elementary, with the third “R” of “reduce, reuse, recycle” measurably cutting the number of trees, ore and oil used to make products in this country, creating new jobs and reducing landfill demands.
Helena Independent Record |
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Billy Bragg plays politics - and more
AUSTIN, Texas - Billy Bragg stood on stage at the South by Southwest Music Festival with an electric guitar around his neck and a brand-new song to play.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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U.S. businessman sues over basketball arena rights
BEIJING (Reuters) - A lone U.S. entrepreneur is taking on the Goliath of Chinese big business in a pre-Olympics contest, claiming his rights to proceeds possibly worth millions from the state-of-the-art Olympic basketball arena complex.
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Artists give vacant shop fronts a makeover
SCRUFFY, vacant shops in Dursley's high street are being given a makeover by local artists who are keen to exhibit their work. The initiative called On View' is aimed at regenerating the town centre while showcasing a wealth of local talent.
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Hammering the classics
NAOKO TAKADA AND THE ANCHORAGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in Atwood Concert Hall at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. The program will include Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," Haydn's Symphony No. 88 and Kevin Puts' Marimba Concerto.
Anchorage Daily News |
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SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / GLASS: A PORTRAIT OF PHILIP IN TWELVE PARTS
Australia, 115 minutes. 3 p.m. Saturday, Pacific Film Archive; 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. April 30, Sundance Kabuki. Just the title of this breezy, adulatory documentary about composer Philip Glass is packed with information. The casual...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Japanese cultural festival a reason to get dressed up
By 11:30 a.m. Saturday, it was already complete chaos at the dress-up booth at Seattle Center House. About 25 people between the ages of...
Seattle Times |
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Shared passion for 'The Land'
Exhibition shows couple's work on agricultural journal It's only natural that a literary journal would become the point where their worlds meet -- he with his literary bent and love of the land, and she with her love of drawing and art.
Baltimore Sun |
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Athens to host film fest
The 2008 Athens International Film + Video Festival will screen more than 200 films and videos from Friday through May 1.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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S.F. Ballet's New Works Festival
Julia Adam Julia Adam is a former San Francisco Ballet principal dancer. Her "Night," created for the company's "Discovery Program" in 2000, pushed her further into a choreography career noted for its whimsy and imagination. Her movement tends to be...
San Francisco Chronicle |
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Wednesday luncheon kicks off Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
GATLINBURG - The 58th annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage and National Park Experience begins Wednesday and consists of a variety of wildflower and wildlife related walks, motorcades, photographic tours, art classes, and indoor seminars.
The Mountain Press |
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More art on walls, less trash on streets
City to commission 20 murals as part of cleanup initiative Promising to transform drab, concrete walls into colorful displays of public art, Baltimore officials said yesterday that the city will commission 20 murals this summer -- more than double the number painted in past years.
Baltimore Sun |
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Leila's Hair Museum shows off human hair collection
Lincoln's, Elvis' locks among celebrity additions
Contra Costa Times |
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