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Private FDR Collection Goes Up For Auction
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's trademark fedora, the last check he ever signed, and watercolor sketches for the unfinished portrait he sat for on the day he died are among the historic artifacts and documents headed for the auction block.
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Exhibit of “Picture My World” photos coming to Delray
The Palm Beach Photographic Center is launching a “Picture My World” program, which provides several outreach efforts each year for disadvantaged children in the community.
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Art gallery project secures site
A £1m site is identified to host a permanent art gallery of works associated with south west Scotland.
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Edong wins big in tattoo contest in Thailand
Local tattoo artist Dragon Edong won first place in the “Tattoo of the Day” category at the 2nd Annual World Tattoo & Arts Festival in Bangkok, Thailand, last May 16-18, 2008.
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Sunday is deadline for Cranberry Princess applications
Girls between the ages of 10 and 14 have until June 1 to submit an application for the first 2008 Cranberry Blossom Festival Cranberry Princess. BR BR Judging will June 10. Contestants will be judged on personality, enthusiasm, presentation, stage presence and communication skills. Each category is worth up to five points. BR BR The princess and her court will participate in the June 19 to 22 ...
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Wyeth granddaughter gives one-of-a-kind tours
CHADDS FORD, Pa. (AP) -- It's clear this isn't the typical tour of a museum with major works of art when the guide sidles up to a painting and begins: "I'll never forget it. We're having cheeseburgers across the street at Hank's and he's telling me about this one."
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Art students do well at competition May 27, 2008
Floresville Middle School art students participated in the 2008 Region 20 Junior VASE Art Competition, held April 19 at Rawlinson Middle School in San Antonio.
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Chinese painting sells for record $9.7M US
A modern Chinese painting featuring eight masked characters wearing the red scarves of China's Communist youth organization sold for a record $9.7 million US at a Christie's auction in Hong Kong.
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Education In Brief: 05/27/2008
Norris plans its final farewell party; NMC Children's Choir auditions set; GTARSP sets luncheon meeting; Fundraiser to help child with cancer; 'Jump to Japan' exhibit opens; KidzArt summer camps enrolling; U-M Nursing deadline soon; ISEA offers research program; TC Children's Theatre enrolling; Northport choirs celebrate 15 years
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Reception planned for local artist
On Sunday, June 8, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., a reception will be held for local artist Sue Carlin at the Art Gallery at Nancy’s Airfield Café, 302 Boxborough Road in Stow.
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Picasso retrospective opens in Abu Dhabi
A unique Picasso retrospective has gone on display in Abu Dhabi, bringing some of the Spanish artist's favorite works to this Gulf city-state that aspires to become the region's cultural capital. The show was put together by Madrid's Reina Sofia art museum, but many of the pieces come from the Picasso Museum in Paris. The Abu Dhabi collection includes 186 paintings, sculptures and drawings by ...
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Fashion & Lifestyle
If you want to combine a good night out with a good night in , then London’s latest hotel group may have the perfect answer. Guest Hotels have launched the world’s first arts club hotels - five London hotels dedicated to the contemporary arts scene.
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Area nonprofit awards 18 grants
Nevada Humanities, a nonprofit organization, awarded 18 grants for a total of $74,100 to Lied Discovery Children's Museum, the Clark County Education Association Community Foundation, Community Chest, First United Methodist Church, Great Basin College, Henderson District Public Libraries, Nevada Public Radio, Las Vegas, Nevada Bar Association, Nevada Opera Association, Reno, Nevada State Museum, ...
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Picasso retrospective opens in Abu Dhabi
A unique Picasso retrospective has gone on display in Abu Dhabi, bringing some of the Spanish artist's favorite works to this Gulf city-state that aspires to become the region's cultural capital. The show was put together by Madrid's Reina Sofia art museum, but many of the pieces come from the Picasso Museum in Paris. The Abu Dhabi collection includes 186 paintings, sculptures and ...
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Pond and forest in London gallery
Artworks transform the concrete structure of the Hayward Gallery to mark its 40th anniversary.
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OmniVision preps tiny 8MP cellphone camera
Omnivision today said it has developed a new camera sensor that should radically improve the quality of photography from cellphones. A variant of the company's OmniBSI chip technology allows the company to fill each individual pixel on the sensor with much more light than previously possible by literally flipping the sensor upside down and lightin...
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UH professor exhibits kinetic sculptures
Surrounded by the grandeur of nature, of wheat fields and sand dunes and snow-topped mountains, Colorado native Mamoru Sato found enough inspiration to last a lifetime as an artist and a teacher.
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Wind inspires Mamoru Sato's art
It may seem ironic that sculptor Mamoru Sato articulates his reverence for nature via PVC pipes, pop rivets and shiny stainless steel.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
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Director of Hickory Museum of Art dies
The woman who led the Hickory Museum of Art for almost 40 years after her husband served as the first director has died.
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Sponsored Trips - May 25, 2008
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Chinese painting depicting communist youth sets record
(AP:HONG KONG) A modern Chinese painting featuring eight masked characters wearing the red scarves of China's communist youth organization sold for a record $9.7 million at a Christie's auction.
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Historic FDR artifacts up for auction
DALLAS - President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's trademark fedora, the last check he ever signed, and watercolor sketches for the unfinished portrait he sat for on the day he died are among hundreds of historic artifacts and documents headed for the auction block.The memorabilia and other items from the life and times of the nation's 32nd president come from the private collection of Joseph and ...
Laredo Morning Times |
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Workshop aims to improve novice photography skills
An upcoming photography class may provide aspiring photographers planning to enter the upcoming "Capture the Spirit of Davidson County" photo contest that something extra to make their photo a winner.
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Goya sketches to go on sale in London
LONDON (AFP) - Three drawings by Spanish master Francisco de Goya are to be sold in London after lying undiscovered in a Swiss private collection for the last 131 years, auction house Christie's said Tuesday.
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Goya sketches to go on sale in London
Three drawings by Spanish master Francisco de Goya are to be sold in London after lying undiscovered in a Swiss private collection for the last 131 years, auction house Christie's said Tuesday.
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