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Teen arrested for spraypainting 9/11 memorial
NEW YORK (AP) -- Police have arrested a teenager accused of spray-painting graffiti on a Bronx mural dedicated to Sept. 11 victims.
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Tattooed types mingle among the masters
For one night, at least, tattoos - and the living canvases that carry them - took their place alongside Rembrandt, Matisse and Picasso. The Baltimore Museum of Art celebrated the art of tattooing Saturday night with a panel discussion, a runway show and high-...
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Arts tour showcases Tri-City culture
The "tri-cities" of eastern Monmouth County - Asbury Park, Long Branch and Red Bank - will showcase the depth and vitality of the local arts scene June 6-8 with The Tri-City Arts Tour, a three-day living exhibition highlighting galleries, theater, film festivals, major outdoor events and the legendary homegrown music scene in the Garden State.
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A musician's riff on fine art photography
In the early spring, Hazlet resident Gary Dates got a sweet surprise. One of his photographs was awarded $250 in the Monmouth County Arts Council's 29th annual Juried Art Show at the Monmouth Museum, located on the Brookdale Community College campus.
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Knee shouldn't stop Woods from doing anything he wants, says Palmer
FAR HILLS, N.J. (AP) -- Having a new addition to the USGA Museum dedicated to him on Tuesday brought back memories of Walter Hagen, Dwight Eisenhower and Bobby Jones for Arnold Palmer.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Australian High Commission is presenting "Colour Rush", an exhibition of works by popular Australian artist Kendall Perkins.
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USGA christens its new golf history centre dedicated to Arnold Palmer
FAR HILLS, N.J. - Having a new addition to the USGA Museum dedicated to him on Tuesday brought back memories of Walter Hagen, Dwight Eisenhower and Bobby Jones for Arnold Palmer.
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McKinney Calendar and News Briefs
A festival to help defray the medical expenses of 20-month-old Jarren McTee of Farmersville will take place from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Onion Shed pavilion at Farmersville City Park on Main Street.
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Women's Protective Services Celebrates 6th Annual Spur Auction
WPS will Auction off amazing handcrafted spurs in a live auction and have many beautiful works of art up for grabs at a silent auction.
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You'll Die Laughing
Love it. Fear it. Scream in ecstasy. Scream in terror. At Another Hole in the Head Film Festival, science fiction, fantasy, and — mostly — horror flicks tap into the perverse joy of splashing fake blood all over the place. Gross-out/freakout photoplays of many subgenres slash at the screen ...
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Gaming Expo to showcase the latest industry trends
Sydney, Australia – 30 May, 2008: The Australasian Gaming Expo, held August 24-26 2008, is shaping up to be one of the most successful in its 18 year history, with record registrations to date for the conference and over 180 exhibitors showcasing their products at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Storytime, Yay!
At the otherwise clearly labeled Small Desk Press Third Annual Art Auction Fund-Raiser, the organizers left something out. For our money, the important element of this evening is a reading by Sarah Fran Wisby, Dustin Heron, and Ali Lawrence. It's not that the art isn't great (Truong Tran? Sara Pavao ...
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Bright Colors and Lifesavers
"Parental discretion advised": That's a warning we like to see on art exhibit announcements. At a new group show, "Maria: Politics. Sex. Death. Men." the theme is survival, and fighting for life doesn't lend itself to delicacy or family-friendliness, now does it? Instead, photographers, costumers, a ...
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Minority Report
It’s not easy being a minority group and launching a film festival in a town as packed as this one is with high-profile, well-funded, identity-oriented movie showcases. It’s taken the San Francisco Black Film Festival 10 years of steady, grinding effort, but based on this year’s progr ...
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From auction to fair: Roman Abramovich brings Basel to life
Billionaire businessman and owner of Chelsea Football Club Roman Abramovich and his partner Daria “Dasha” Zhukova caused a tremendous stir—more even than superstar actor Brad Pitt—when they arrived at Art Basel yesterday.
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From Bogan Gate to Paris
Bogan Gate artist Apolinario (Pol) Cruz jets out for France this afternoon to attend the opening of an exhibition at the La Gallerie Claire de Villaret in Paris where he will be the featured artist.
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City Council Approves Purchase Of Controversial Sculpture
Ignoring public protests, City Council members Tuesday approved a $27,658 appropriation to pay for a Christopher Fennell sculpture that has generated widespread public debate.
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Artistic freedom
ARMIDALE artist Barry McCann has said the controversy surrounding photographer Bill Henson’s exhibition, containing images of naked teenagers, has been blown out of proportion by the media.
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Local artist's artwork on exhibit at Rutgers
Metuchen's Joan Arbeiter is displaying her "Lives and Works: Talks With Women Artists" portrait series at theRutgersArt Library, Voorhees Hall, 71 Hamilton St., New Brunswick, through June 13.
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Free public lecture - AES+F: Last Riot
Click to enlarge AES + F, Tondo #24 ,from the Last Riot 2 series, 2005-07. © AES+F and courtesy Triumph Gallery, Moscow and Multimedia Art Center, Moscow
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USGA christens its new golf history center
FAR HILLS, N.J. – Having a new addition to the USGA Museum dedicated to him on Tuesday brought back memories of Walter Hagen, Dwight Eisenhower and Bobby Jones for Arnold Palmer.
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Festival fever grips Grenfell
With less than a week to go the town is buzzing preparing for what is set to be a huge weekend in Grenfell. Madeleine Griffiths, festival Co-ordinator comments, “The Festival gets bigger every year and its success is due to the hard work of the Grenfell community...everyone pitches it”.
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Festival Art Show News
A big thankyou to Steve Lander, John Womsley, Len Wallace, Roma Sinclair, Jan McClelland you dealt with a physically daunting job with gusto! Thankyou also to the many helpers who turned up on Saturday to number and hang the art.
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The President’s Message
This, however, is not the case. The 2008 Festival continues to offer interest and entertainment for the many visitors to our town, as well as to our local population.
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Jan Van Eyck and his wife reunited for Renaissance exhibition
Jan Van Eyck's self-portrait is one of the National Gallery's most familiar works. It shows a middle-aged man looking sternly out at the viewer. Now, after several centuries apart, the oil painting of the Renaissance painter is to be reunited with a portrait of his wife, Margaret.
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