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Who Is Puerto Rico? A Pre-Primary Tour
Ahead of next week's contest in Puerto Rico, a portrait of that island territory's people and politics from Joel Ortiz, a reporter for the daily newspaper, El Nuevo Dia .
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Kenya: Cashing in On Water Hyacinth Invasion
Early this year, a Fine Arts graduate from Kenyatta University, Ben Handa, decided to cash in on the water hyacinth, an aquatic weed that has choked parts of Lake Victoria and other inland lakes.
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Top art showcased at UEL
VISUAL arts graduates will showcase their winning works form May 30 to June 2 in a public exhibition at UEL's Docklands Campus. Works cover Fine Art, Photography, Textiles, Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation, Digital Arts, Moving Image, Graphic Arts and Fashion.
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Thomson sketch brings record cheque
An oil sketch by Tom Thomson has sold for nearly $2 million at auction in Toronto, a record for the iconic Canadian artist. The vibrant panel, titled Pine Trees at Sunset, depicts the silhouettes of three spindly trees set against a blazing sunset.
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M F Husain says West has nothing to offer but "junk culture"
Roped in for a massive project to create 99 paintings on Arab culture by Qatar royal family, eminent painter M F Hussain, in self-exile after drawing the ire of Hindu outfits for his works, insists that art is India's "soul" and has the depth that is lacked by the West which has only "junk culture" to offer.
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Soaring gas prices pinch spending, vendors say
High gas prices may have affected some vendors’ profits during Saturday’s Blue Crab Festival, but attendance didn’t suffer, festival organizers said. “Things are going so well that we will probably be over 100,000 in attendance by Saturday night,” said Alicia Bush, a festival spokeswoman.
Palatka Daily News |
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Artist answers call of wild
LOVELAND - The size of a 19-foot-tall elephant sculpture, still in clay, within artist Kent Ullberg's Loveland studio impresses on its own.
The Fort Collins Coloradoan |
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Workshops to Explore Creativity
"Unleashing Your Creativity" workshops will be held at the Ridge Art Association Gallery, 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd. S.W., in the Chain of Lakes Complex.The sessions will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays on May 27 and June 10 to Aug. 19.
The Lakeland Ledger |
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Shock and oar as new show goes wayward at Hayward
The Ideal Home Show it ain't. An exploding room, a house colliding with another, a mad axeman who has run amok in an empty room - it is the art show that takes the idea of home sweet home and turns it upside down and inside out.
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Student art closes SPSCC
Student art closes SPSCC gallery season
The Olympian |
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Pop After Facebook: Stuart Semple Presents an Exhibition of New Artists
Have you ever wondered what a generation nurtured by MTV sugar fixed Sunday morning cartoon shows, formulaic Pop tunes and a ghost of Punk create when they remix our world?Already heralded as one of the worlds most significant Pop artists, this summer sees Stuart Semple present the work of five astonishing new talents in the British art world at the Design and Copyright Society, highlighting a ...
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Participants sought for 'Art Alive' at gallery
Dozens of people will stage living versions of their favorite artworks during the 12th annual “Art Alive” contest from noon to 2 p. m. June 7 on the Albright- Knox Art Gallery grounds.
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Folk festivals to bring specialty to Hue Festival
Nhan Dan/VNA- The Hue Festival 2008 with theme “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development” to take place over nine days from June 3-11, promises to attract tourists through its special folk festivals.
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Planters exhibit exclusive Styler range at Hotel Show 2008
The Middle East’s largest interior landscaping company; Planters, will be profiling the exclusive new Styler range at the Hotel Show 2008. These containers provide the ideal solution to a region where modern shapes and vibrant colours are constantly sought.
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Veteran, artist does it for all
POWELL -- As a 21-year-old flight chief in World War II, Dan Maust practiced his creative talents by painting pinup girls on the noses of the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes he also kept stocked with ammunition.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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NHS sophomore wins first prize in art competition
NEWBURYPORT and mdash; High Street has many claims to fame. Museums, mansions and plenty of history. Now, it has one more to add to the list. Newburyport High School sophomore Taylor Purcell was recently awarded first prize in the Sixth District Congressional Art Competition for her charcoal and graphite rendering of the famed High Street. The piece was one of four chosen from the high school ...
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Lake Eva Park Improvements Are Ahead of Schedule
HAINES CITY Mountains of dirt are being moved and heavy machinery is sculpting the new layout of Lake Eva Park.The park, which is undergoing $28 million in renovations, bears little resemblance to the old site.
The Lakeland Ledger |
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Sketch sells for $250,000
A pencil sketch sold for about $250,000 at John McInnis Auctioneers this weekend, almost twice as much as a previous sketch by the artist sold for at the Amesbury auction house. The winning bid for a pencil sketch by Lilian Westcott Hale was $220,000, plus a premium fee, said local historian Jay Williamson. He said the drawing of a woman standing next to a table and holding a flower drew ...
The Daily News of Newburyport |
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Seashell art abound in Rockland gallery
If you love all things bright and colorful, if you have a taste for quirky creativity, and above all, if you can’t resist seashells, you’ll want to meet Kitty Smith. Her life story led her in 2001 to establish a gallery she calls Kitty Smith Designs at 22 Lindsey St. in Rockland.
Bangor Daily News |
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New UMMA director plans to strengthen community ties
In pursuit of his intention for the University of Maine Museum of Art to become closely intertwined with the downtown Bangor community, George Kinghorn wants to be able to walk to work.
Bangor Daily News |
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Relive the '70s at Lord Hall exhibit
It was, Laurie Hicks said, just a big coincidence. As she was compiling a list of works to be displayed in a new exhibition now on view at the University of Maine’s Lord Hall Galleries, Hicks pulled a 1977 color aquatint by Alex Katz called "Ann Lauterbach."
Bangor Daily News |
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A good auctioneer helps the old cars go
MARANELLO, ITALY -- Steve Dudley seemed on the verge of weeping as he snapped pictures of his 1950 Ferrari 166/195S on the day before it went on the auction block.
The Globe and Mail |
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Wing Luke Asian Museum Opens Its New Home
The Wing Luke Asian Museum opens its new permanent home at 719 South King Street in Seattle's Chinatown/International District after rehabilitating the historic East Kong Yick Building and transforming a community with its successful $23.2 million capital campaign.
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Qatar Museums Authority continues its international campaign
Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) continues its campaign to promote the Museum of Islamic Art in a number of world capitals.
AME Info |
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Derek Jarman: Brutal Beauty
Download our Isaac Julien Podcast and get an exclusive tour of the exhibition. Summing up the life of Derek Jarman in one small exhibition may seem like an impossible task.
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