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TOP TALES IN FESTIVAL OF STORIES
FOR those who enjoy spinning a good yarn, the Isle of Wight Storytelling Festival was the place to be at the weekend.
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Kazakhstan comedy Tulpan has universal appeal
CANNES (Hollywood Reporter) - Polished, funny and utterly charming, Kazakhstan director Sergey Dvortsevoy's debut feature, "Tulpan," won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival. It tells of a family not only surviving but also relishing the harsh life as sheep and goat herders on a barren landscape.
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Summit fire over, wine festival on
With the Summit Fire contained, about 50 winemakers in the Santa Cruz Mountains hope the public will come out in throngs over the next two weekends to toast the fire-fighting efforts and celebrate the region's succulent grapes.
Santa Cruz Sentinel |
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Transformations on the farm
Exhibit shows paintings from ranch in Manor
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Cate Blanchett joins art censorship row in Australia over naked pictures
Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett has joined a deepening row over censorship in Australia, after police shut down an exhibit by a prominent photographer and confiscated portraits of nude teenagers.
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Kazakhstan comedy Tulpan has universal appeal
Polished, funny and utterly charming, Kazakhstan director Sergey Dvortsevoy's debut feature, "Tulpan," won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Vineyards safe for wine festival
With the Summit fire contained, about 50 winemakers in the Santa Cruz Mountains hope the public will come out in droves over the next two weekends to toast the firefighting efforts and celebrate the region's succulent varietals.
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Show of student artwork to visit Millers center
ATHOL - It is being billed as "cheese and quackers," but the what the Millers River Environmental Center will be hosting beginning Wednesday is some of the best environmental artwork by students from around the state.
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Imagining the east
Once dismissed as imperialist fantasies about the Muslim world, British orientalist paintings are once again becoming popular. Their exotic visions tell us much about the social and cultural history of Victorian Britain
The New Statesman |
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critics' choice
Landscape painter Charles Meanwell works in a manner Tom Thomson was adopting for himself only shortly before his untimely death in 1917, where his realism was morphing into abstraction. (Nicholas Metivier Gallery, 451 King St. W., until June 21. Artist's reception today 6 to 8 p.m.)
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There's no place like shroom
Katie Bethune-Leamen had a lot running through her mind in planning her humongous, mushroom-shaped artist studio that has sprouted in the Toronto Sculpture Garden on King St. E. near Church St.
Toronto Star |
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What's On: Galleries
The Contact Photography Festival looks "Between Memory & History" with the works of hundreds of artists on display at various venues around the city. Some of the exhibits are listed here, marked with CF . The festival officially ends May 31, but many of the exhibits continue beyond that.
Toronto Star |
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Show of student artwork tours
ATHOL - It is being billed as "cheese and quackers," but the show the Millers River Environmental Center will be hosting beginning Wednesday is some of the best environmental artwork by students from around the state.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Artists take musical turn
Six artists interpret musical themes in art in "Art of Music and Dance" though June 30 at the Dabbert Gallery, 76 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota. Works by Candace Knapp, William Suys, Bill Jerdon, Francois Faucher, Craig Rubadoux and Robert Baxter range from oil on canvas and watercolor to sculpture.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Public art does not have to be grand and bombastic. It is sometimes more effective when it is modest and reflective
The New Statesman |
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Palm Springs Film Noir Festival sees robust future ahead
Former Palm Springs City Councilman Arthur Lyons' dying wish to his wife was to make sure his Palm Springs Film Noir Festival would continue.
The Desert Sun |
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Funky sneakers and toys
Underground goes aboveground during Saturday's 6 p.m. to midnight exhibition-happening of funky vinyl toys and customized Nike Deadstock sneakers at Art N Soul Studios, a tattoo shop at 516 W. Hamilton St., Allentown.
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Amesbury youths show off artistic talent
AMESBURY and mdash; The Amesbury Cultural Center is hosting the 15th annual Youth Art Show this weekend. The show and mdash; which is sponsored by the Amesbury Cultural Council, Provident Bank, Edward Jones Investments and private contributors and mdash; is open to all children who attend school or live in Amesbury. The contributors' ages range from preschool to grade 12.
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Chinadaily.com.cn sharing the Olympic spirit
MANILA -- A Filipino artist has won the grand prize for the sculpture category of the Olympic Sports and Art Contest of the International Olympic Committee and his works will be on display at the Olympic Expo in Beijing, reported local TV network GMA News on Wednesday.
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History month was a great success
A FESTIVAL celebrating Redditch’s local history came to a close this week after enjoying a successful month of activities.
Redditch Standard |
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Still Painting on Walls, but No Longer an Outlaw
A love of graffiti has gained Steve Powers notoriety on the streets, fame in the art world and a long arrest sheet. It has also earned him a Fulbright scholarship.
New York Times |
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BEAR'S SKETCHY LEADER HAS A SIDEWALK PORTRAIT
Geoffrey Raymond, the artist known for publicly displaying paintings of controversial Wall Street figures, is at it again. This time, he was stationed at the headquarters of soon-to-be extinct brokerage firm Bear Stearns, with a portrait of their...
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
ART HOUSE presents its first student art show at the business, 631 E. Southlake Blvd., Suite C, through Aug. 1.
Dallas Morning News |
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Director of Northwest African American Museum to retire
Now that the seemingly impossible has been accomplished, perhaps mere mortals can take over. With slight exaggeration, that was the sentiment...
Seattle Times |
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Young artists display creations for judges By Sarah Bultema The Reporter-Herald
It’s amazing what a child’s mind can come up with, and the Children’s Sculpture Competition proved just how creative kids can be.
Loveland Reporter-Herald |
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