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Art Museum Plans Big Changes
FORT WAYNE, IN (Indiana's NewsCenter)---A major downtown Fort Wayne institution is about to embark on a huge expansion, greatly adding to efforts to revitalize the city center.
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Lucrative hobby
Painting porcelain has not only brought Mazlynda Nezri a lucrative income, it has also offered balm for her soul.
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Advisory group crafts plan to boost draw to new Currituck County welcome center
MOYOCK Currituck County's new visitor center, which opened earlier this month, is not drawing as many visitors as expected and may not be visible enough from N.C. 168. A group of citizens chosen to advise the county on tourism issues wants bigger and better signage, more bold photography inside ...
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Compilation of Mario's sketches exhibited
A collection of over 500 sketches of renowned cartoonist Mario Miranda's best works, sketched since he was 10, are being compiled into a collection named after him.
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This landlord struck it rich by soiling his hands in his field
Narayan Pai Kakode, the septuagenarian from Cuncolim, recently won a number of prizes in fruit contests at the Konkan fruit fest held at Campal, Panaji.
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First US show of Afghanistan's treasures opens in Washington
A major exhibit featuring treasures from Afghanistan that were once thought lost or destroyed is opening Sunday at the National Gallery of Art.
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In rhythm with school fest
By Sarmad Qazi IDEAL Indian School’s week-long youth festival, Rhythm ‘08, has concluded. At the closing day on Thursday, political and commercial minister at Indian embassy, Sanjiv Kohli, and his wife, Roma Kohli, were the chief guest and the guest of honour, respectively.
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Martinsburg's Boydville Estate hosts wine, art and song
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. Buzz Poland said he usually can be found working in his yard on any given Saturday, but he decided this year to head over to the West Virginia Wine & Arts Festival. West Virginia wineries participating in the festival include Browne Brothers, Forks of Cheat, Jones Cabin Run, Kenco Farms, Kirkwood Ltd., Lamberts Vintage Wines, Potomac Highland and West-Whitehill, according to ...
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Acclaimed artist to visit with West Intermediate School students
Nationally acclaimed author and illustrator Joyce Raimondo will join art teacher Miss Elton and the West Intermediate School students to spark their creativity as they explore masterpieces of art.
Wilmington Advocate |
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Artist's works on display at ASU
"A Brush With the Past" is the name for the exhibition of paintings by Bernice Sims at the National Center for Civil Rights and African American Culture, 1345 Carter Hill Road at Alabama State University. The display will open until 5 p.m. today. It will be open 2-5 p.m. on Sunday.
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Photojournalist Capa dead at age 90
Noted photojournalist Cornell Capa, who founded New York's International Center of Photography, has died in New York at the age of 90.Capa, who died of Parkinson's disease, spent a portion of his journalistic career following in the footsteps of his brother Robert, a famed war photographer, The Washington Post said Saturday.Like his older brother, Capa became known for the stark images of ...
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Artists commissioned for The Buildings project
DUBAI: Daman Investments yesterday announced that it has commissioned Emirati and Middle Eastern artists to create a significant number of artworks for its prestigious 'The Buildings by Daman' project at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
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Photojournalist Capa dead at age 90
NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- Noted photojournalist Cornell Capa, who founded New York's International Center of Photography, has died in New York at the age of 90.
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Renown Photojournalist Capa Dies at 90
Photojournalist Cornell Capa died Friday at the age of 90. Capa founded the International Center of Photography in New York City, one of the world's foremost museums of photography. He spent more than 20 years as a photographer for Life magazine.
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Robo Michael will greet visitors to Winner World
Calm down, dear, it’s only a waxwork. Michael Winner is negotiating a deal to leave his £80m home to the nation as a living museum where visitors will be greeted by a wax animatronic model of the film director.
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RM1,400 stolen from altar
KUALA LUMPUR: A smartly-dressed man claiming to be the owner of several restaurants stole RM1,400 left at an altar in an art gallery in Brickfields yesterday.
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Tracey Emin puts on erotic show for Royal Academy
The Royal Academy’s summer exhibition, traditionally a staid showcase for the amateur painters of middle England, is to be “sexed up” by Tracey Emin, the artist best known for putting her own love life on display.
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My Account
VICTORIA - A rare pop art portrait of the "Great One" is carefully removed from its special crate in preparation for hanging in the Art Gallery Of Greater Victoria as part of a major multi-media exhibit on artist and celebrity provocateur Andy Warhol.
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Eastwood's 'Changeling' goes for gold at Cannes festival
By DAVID GERMAIN With all of his Academy Awards and other Hollywood honors, Clint Eastwood is not necessarily in the market for more prizes. He'll never shy away from a contest, though, including the one at the world's most prestigious film showcase. Eastwood's missing-child drama "Changeling" was among 22 movies in the running for the top honor, the Palme d'Or, on Sunday at the 61st Cannes ...
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Eastwood's 'Changeling' goes for gold at Cannes festival
As Cannes opened May 14, Penn said it was "an emotional impossibility, I believe, for any of us to give in to something as petty as to favor a film because a friend of ours is in it. I also want to make it clear that this person will not be biased against. And that if Clint Eastwood's done a film that deserves awarding, we're going to ... award it."
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Preserving Local History
Maybe it’s not so much of a change as an enhancement: the Bigfork Museum of Art and History, (formerly the Art and Cultural Center,) will still hold art exhibits, they’re just beefing up their historical emphasis. “Any little community ends up sometimes loosing their history because they have no center for it,” says Museum Director Marne Forbis.
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Art classes at the Gallery for youth
Youth Art Classes will be held at the Douglas Art Gallery for young people 7 – 13 years old. All classes will be on Saturdays with a materials fee of $.50 per class. Anyone interested may register now by visiting the Gallery or call 364-6410.
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It’s Festival time!
Whitney Laurel Mills was crowned the 2008 Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival Princess during last night’s coronation ceremony at the Pineville High School gymnasium. Mills is the daughter of Larry and Kim Mills of Flat Lick, Ky., and represented Knox Central High School.
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And Thess Natural things
And These Natural Things marks the first Southern California solo exhibition for Melissa Martinez who has risen to prominence in the art scene. Her works illustrate the desert’s natural resources within familiar urban landscapes.
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Tomah schools settle religious freedom lawsuit
MADISON, Wis.- The Tomah School District has formally agreed to allow religious expression in student artwork to settle a federal lawsuit.
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