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Museum of East Texas Guild Seeking New Volunteers;
The Museum of East Texas Guild hosted a "Dessert and Coffee" meeting from 12:30 to 2 p.m. April 16. Consuelo Rose, President of the Guild, presented an overview of the Guilds' history and service to the Museum. Rose also presented two checks to the Museum's Executive Director, J.P. McDonald. The first check was given to provide Art Camp scholarships for the summer of 2008. The second check will ...
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Hannibal River Arts Festival this weekend
By Melissa Shriver Posted: Friday, May 23, 2008 at 5:13 p.m. If you're looking for some fun close to home this weekend, Hannibal is a good place to be.
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Pioneer photojournalist Cornell Capa dies at 90
By RICHARD PYLE NEW YORK (AP) -- Pioneer photojournalist Cornell Capa, who founded the International Center of Photography and illuminated social and political topics from the campaigns of the Kennedy brothers to the destruction of native cultures in Latin America, died Friday at the age of 90.
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Our gallery without walls
Comment is free: Michaela Crimmin: Britain has grown to love public art, yet London's best-known example is threatened
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Museum captures spirit of Madeline Island
La Pointe - Leo and Bella Capser were so involved in the creation of the Madeline Island Museum that some say their ghosts haunt the old log buildings they gathered to house the collections they amassed.
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Cornell Capa, founder of NY-based photo center, dies at 90
Pioneer photojournalist Cornell Capa has died at the age of 90. The death of Capa (KAP'-uh) was announced Friday by New York's International Center of Photography, which he founded.
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Exhibit Honors Vermont's Art Legacy
Vermont's Buildings and General Services Department has put together a new art show featuring work created and owned by Vermonters.
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Michaela Crimmin: Our gallery without walls
Michaela Crimmin: Britain has grown to love public art, but in London the best-known example of the trend is threatened
Guardian Unlimited |
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Rogers firm designs museum store
The Cherokee Heritage Center museum opens Memorial Day weekend with a new look created by a Rogers firm.
The Morning News |
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Energy Bar: Fuel for a successful day
To-do list 1 Greet spring this weekend with a stop at the 21st annual Family Kite Festival at Veterans Park on the lakefront. The free two-day festival opens today.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Best of three centuries
Pilgrim treasures and historic museum both bask in modern amenities.
Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin |
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And finally... those pet stories you may have missed
Tony Blair sadly passed away in March, but up to that point the rat had been a very successful artist. His owner Helena Saget had thrust him into the limelight after she recognised his talent and posted some of his work on the Saatchi Gallery website. "I first noticed his creative potential when he walked across some clay tiles and left his paw prints and it went from there," she said. In his ...
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Binzagr Gallery to Host Exhibition on Traditional Arab Clothes
JEDDAH, 24 May 2008 — Renowned Saudi artist Safeya Binzagr will hold a month-long exhibition titled “The Traditional Costume Collection” at Binzagr Gallery (close to Madani Travel) on Waly Al-Ahd Street from tomorrow, the organizers said.
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Tate acts as blank canvas for street art
The Tate Modern's facade has been emblazoned with six giant works of street art from some of the world's most acclaimed artists. On show at the gallery on London's South Bank are works by Blu, from Bologna, Italy; the artist collective Faile, from New York; JR, from Paris; Nunca and Os Gemeos, both from Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Sixeart, from Barcelona.
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Museum redesign sheds new light on Picasso masterpiece
Picasso's anti-war masterpiece Guernica, the jewel in the crown of Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum, has been given a flattering new look by the city's principal gallery of Spanish modern art.
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David Lister: The Week in Arts
Next week the Culture Secretary Andy Burnham will open the Klimt exhibition at Tate Liverpool. As a bald fact, that is not especially startling. But for Mr Burnham, a Liverpudlian, who has had the Culture portfolio for only a few months, it is a highlight of the year. As he told me over lunch this week, his grandfather was a van driver for Tate and Lyle, so this is a big moment.
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Memorial Day is Monday. Here's a reminder about what's going on over the long weekend and what's closed.
THINGS TO DO The first Vive Minnesota ... El Festival, a free three-day Latino music, art and food festival, is at Harriet Island Saturday
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UBS Openings: The Long Weekend
Tate Modern 's Turbine Hall will be transformed for this year's UBS Openings: The Long Weekend when it houses the first ever Flux-Olympiad. Fluxus artist Larry Miller will programme a series of flux-sports events over the three-day arts festival.
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Cannes Film Festival: Shots in the Dark (Movies)
Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone
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Police seize 'child porn' art from Sydney gallery
Is it art or pornography to exhibit photographs of naked 12- and 13- year-old girls? That perennial debate was reignited in Australia yesterday, where police swooped on a Sydney gallery displaying works by the internationally renowned artist Bill Henson.
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Christian Art Market
Numerous artists have found success selling to the Christian market, a large segment of the population consisting partly of art collectors but mainly of people who are looking to purchase prints and posters that reflect their beliefs and values.
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Art teacher to trade paychecks for dough
Editor's note: It is the final year for 12 teachers from Lexington Public Schools. The Clipper-Herald is featuring a series called "Respected retirees," where those 12 will be featured. We will look at the retirees contributions to LPS as well as past accomplishments and future plans.
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Creating awareness of lupus via exhibition
A PHOTOGRAPHY exhibition was among the events held in conjunction with World Lupus Day recently. The Anything Butterfly Photog-raphy Exhibition featured various butterfly-themed photographs shortlisted from the Anything Butterfly Photography Contest that was run earlier.
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Expansion Planned for Evansville Museum
The Evansville Museum of Art, History and Science is planning a $15 million expansion. Museum officials unveiled plans Friday morning. The project is called "Reaching for the Stars".
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Saturday events
Come explore, experienceand appreciate the folkarts and crafts of Yunnanat the Universal Walk ofFirst World Plaza atGenting Highlands.Entitled Colourful Yunnan- Passion of China Art,the exhibition featuresYunnan Puer Tea and teaware, ethnic handicraftand accessories, Yunnanheavy colour painting,Tibetan Dzi beads, Miaosilver handicraft, jade andmany more.
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