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Met director Montebello to teach at NYU
(AP:NEW YORK) Philippe de Montebello, who is retiring as director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will teach at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts.
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Betong carving a niche in batik industry
THE latest innovation in the art of Batik printing does not comes from Kelantan and Terengganu — the East Coast states of Peninsular Malaysia traditionally famous for their fine batiks and home of the finest batik artists in the nation.
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Arts festival kicks off Streetsville celebration
The 150th anniversary of Streetsville kicks off this weekend with a two-week extravaganza of the arts. Visual art in storefronts, live music, acclaimed painters working both outdoors and inside various participating shops and book and poetry readings are all part of Streetsville Arts Fest 2008.
Mississauga News |
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Blick Art Materials donates to Discovery Depot
Blick Art Materials recently donated $3,000 to Discovery Depot Children's Museum to support the free admission for special programming each month. John Polillo, executive vice president of Operations at Blick Art Materials presented the check to museum Executive Director Darcy Thorp.
The Galesburg Register-Mail |
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This Just In: More bands added to 80/35 Festival
The Des Moines Music Coalition has announced more bands for the July 4-5 80/35 Music Festival at Western Gateway Park.
Juice |
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Birds & Blooms Announces National Backyard Video Contest
America's No. 1 garden and bird magazine is launching a new video contest -- and the birds and other wildlife in your yard could be the stars!
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Met director Montebello to teach at NYU
Philippe de Montebello, who is retiring as director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will teach at New York University's Institute of Fine Arts.
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BBQ Lovers, Start Your Engines: Enter the Steak-umm 'Victory Circle BBQ' Recipe Contest
Feeling like a BBQ champion? Want to take a few laps around the recipe contest track with your personal beef-and-barbecue creations? Head for the finish line with the Steak-umm "Victory Circle BBQ' recipe contest -- a summer sizzler being hosted by the maker of Steak-umm Sliced Steaks and just-introduced Steak-umm Burgers in honor of Steak-umm Company's new NASCAR sponsorship.
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Parents fill in art gap at Catholic school in Westchester
A little girl ran into the student art exhibit in the gymnasium ahead of the mother. “Mommy, I need to show you something giant!” she said and stopped at the larger-than-life plate of meatballs and pasta that included a fork about as tall as he
Brookfield Suburban Life |
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Axis Network Technology Selected as Finalist for Best of WiMAX World EMEA 2008 Awards' Industry Choice
xchange magazine has announced that Axis Network Technology has been selected as a finalist to receive the Best of WiMAX World EMEA 2008 Industry Choice Award for its Integrated Remote Radio Heads (RRH) for 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz WiMAX. The awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of WiMAX technologies. Nominations were open to exhibitors, sponsors and presenters of the WiMAX World ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Tyler Green's modern & contemporary art blog
The art market as dumping ground for kitschy post-stadium-art souvenirs: Christopher Knight eviscerates a Matthew Barney 'event' near Los Angeles. (One would think that 'unauthorized' photos would have leaked onto Flickr by now, but not yet ...)
Arts Journal |
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Connecticut director to take over Everson
The Everson Museum of Art is picking the head of Connecticut's state art museum, Steven Kern, as its new director.
The Observer-Dispatch |
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Screenvision Continues to Expand Exhibitor Network with Addition of Southern Theatres
Screenvision, a leader in cinema advertising, continues to expand their exhibitor network by signing an exclusive deal with New Orleans-based Southern Theatres L.L.C., marking the 5th new exhibitor deal Screenvision has signed in 1st half of 2008. Under this agreement, Screenvision will hold exclusive on-screen advertising selling rights and selling rights for promotions for all 18 locations and ...
Centre Daily Times |
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Casino donates $1 million to Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Bilox
IP Casino Resort & Spa donated $1 million to the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, the museum's board of trustees announced at the grand opening of IP's Tien Restaurant over the weekend.
The Clarion-Ledger |
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Art/Culture Review
In an endeavor to involve Batswana in the management of heritage sites and national monuments, the Botswana National Museum has introduced Adopt-a-Monument programme.
Mmegi |
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Pender High presents play
The Fine Arts Department at Pender High School and the Patriot Theatre will be presenting Into the Woods Junior, a musical play by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, at 7 p.m. May 23 and 24 and 4 p.m. May 25 in the Pender High School gymnasium. Tickets are 5 in advance and 7 at the door. For tickets or information, call Alecia Melton,...
The Wilmington Star-News |
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Legacy of a 'barbarian genius'
Andreea Anca looks at a Debrecen exhibition of the work of Hungarian great Vilmos Aba-Novák.
The Budapest Sun |
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Coastal Quilters offers presentation
Members of Coastal Quilters will present their quilts and speak about their collaborative group at the Art Complex Museum from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 22.
Duxbury Reporter |
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NASA's 50th Anniversary Inspires Smithsonian Traveling Art Exhibit
A traveling art exhibition featuring 73 works by some of America's leading artists has been organized by the Smithsonian Institution to honor NASA's 50th birthday.
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Phillies Seek Professional Artists for 'Paint the Phillie Phanatic Public Arts Project'
It's often been said that when they made the Phillie Phanatic, they broke the mold. The Phillies and the local art community are putting that theory to the test.
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Connecticut art official to take over Everson Museum
Associated Press - May 20, 2008 11:05 AM ET SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - The Everson Museum of Art is picking the head of Connecticut's state art museum as its new director.
WCAX-TV Vermont |
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Screenvision Continues to Expand Exhibitor Network with Addition of Southern Theatres
NEW YORK----Screenvision, a leader in cinema advertising, continues to expand their exhibitor network by signing an exclusive deal with New Orleans-based Southern Theatres L.L.C., marking the 5th new exhibitor deal Screenvision has signed in 1st half of 2008.
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Fort Worth Museum energy exhibit vibrating with activity
The Fort Worth Museum of Science & History installed a large piece of the museum’s new building this morning – a 23.5-ton truck. A crane hoisted the Dawson Geophysical Co. vibroseis truck into place as the first “artifact” in the museum’s new energy exhibit.
Fort Worth Business Press |
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CNY man can carve your dreams
After years of successful moonlighting in many of Syracuse’s top restaurants, George Shattuck is going for it. It? Carving. His medium? Wood. “It’s a beloved medium,”
Cnylink |
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NASA's 50th Anniversary Inspires Smithsonian Traveling Art Exhibit
A traveling art exhibition featuring 73 works by some of America's leading artists has been organized by the Smithsonian Institution to honor NASA's 50th birthday.
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