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Edward Bernard Gallery nominated for national retailer award
The Edward Bernard Gallery may not be clustered in the local artistic epicenter of downtown Cape Girardeau, but it also stands alone in less geographical terms.
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NGA in the clear over Henson photographs
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has been given the all clear over its collection of images by controversial photographer Bill Henson.
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How you can help bring down oil prices
Americans who are feeling frustrated, squeezed and powerless to solve the emerging oil and gas crisis are now being offered a serious solution from "Black Gold Stranglehold" author/oil expert Craig R. Smith.
The Journal Press |
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Colonial Beach Schools put on quite a show
The lights dimmed, the music started pumping and the entire Colonial Beach Elementary student body got right in the groove. Contestants for the show sat in the front waiting for their turn to shine.
The Journal Press |
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Miss Colonial Beach 2008
The 2008 Miss CB Contest will be held after the firemen's parade on June 13th on the town hill. All contestants must ride in the parade. Contestants age 16 - 20 who have never been married or had children may apply.
The Journal Press |
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Brown diamonds are the new classic
MANILA, Philippines—Amid the worldwide oil price hike and fears of economic slump, Cartier’s business is sparkling.
Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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Fashion world bids farewell to Yves Saint Laurent
Model-turned-first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, actress Catherine Deneuve and the Shah of Iran's widow were among mourners Thursday at the funeral of legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent. Applause rose among the arriving guests as Saint Laurent's casket was carried into the flower bedecked Saint-Roche church near the Louvre Museum and Tuileries Gardens and placed before the altar, draped in a ...
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Display of unique art at DSCC
The latest exhibit in the Learning Resource Center at Dyersburg State Community College features the intricate handiwork of a local craftsman and a variety of beautiful colors found in natural woods from around the world.
Dyersburg State Gazette |
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Books: Angel Aquino
MANILA, Philippines—My favorite author is [children’s book writer and illustrator] Shel Silverstein. My first exposure to his work is “The Missing Piece.” It was the first book I ever read to my daughters Iana and Thea. They cry every time I read his books to them. His pencil-art illustrations are very impressive.
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Selling the urgency -- and necessity -- of art
LYNDEBOROUGH -- Beyond the fact he makes his living as a sculptor and printmaker, art is essential for Aaron Brown.
Concord Monitor |
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Mayor Bone is Grand Marshal of CB Festival boat parade
Anne Congdon 04.JUN.08 Mayor Pete Bone has been asked by the Chamber of Commerce and this year's Potomac River Festival Committee to be the Grand Marshal of the 2008 boat parade.
The Journal Press |
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Combat Artist Displays Iraq War Paintings
An artist from Dauphin County is putting some of his paintings of the Iraq war on display. David Russell was in the Army National Guard in 2005 when he spent three months in Iraq under commission from the National Guard to capture the war on canvas.
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Art Complex Museum puts art quilts on display
Candles burned to leave brown holes and dripping wax, pictures transferred to cloth with written word along the edges, skeletons and toy cars sewn on the frame — these are not your grandmother’s quilts.
Duxbury Reporter |
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Reflecting on 10-year milestone, gallery sees future as bright and shiny
49 News Anchor Gena Terlizzi speaks with Margie Weiden-Baker, who talks about a glass art exhibit you won't want to miss. How you can join the event.
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Art events
Upcoming classical music, dance, theater and visual art events. 1. Ojai Music Festival - The 62nd annual classical music festival offers an array of concerts, symposiums and "mix and mingle" gatherings. Please see web site for the events schedule. June 6-8.
Orange County Register |
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Rare Persian rug from Rough Point sells for record $4.45M
NEWPORT — The Newport Restoration Foundation this week sold a rare silk Persian rug from its Doris Duke collection for $4.45 million. Christie’s auctioned the carpet, crafted in the early 1600s in the former Persian capital of Isfahan, at its Rockefeller Plaza location in New York City on Tuesday.
Newport Daily News |
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Hansika Motwani paints to relieve stress
Mumbai, June 5 : Budding actor Hansika Motwani, who made her Bollywood debut opposite Himesh Reshammiya in "Aap Ka Suroor", has a natural flair for painting and hits the canvass whenever she gets time.
New Kerala |
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US elections: New York police investigate artist over 'assassination' exhibit
Artist Yazmany Arboleda was working yesterday morning to open an installation piece called The Assassination of Hillary Clinton/The Assassination of Barack Obama.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
At Metropolitan Museum press lunches , I always manage to find someone at my table who's interesting to talk to. That's because everyone who works at the Met is, by definition, interesting.
Arts Journal |
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US elections: New York police investigate artist over 'assassination' exhibit
Artist Yazmany Arboleda was working to open an installation piece called The Assassination of Hillary Clinton/The Assassination of Barack Obama
Guardian Unlimited |
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Festival features nearly 150 artists
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. -- The 47th annual Downtown Grand Haven Art Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 28-29.
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Springfield artist to appear in New York with Big Brown for signing of her poster
National artists Susan Sommer-Luarca of Springfield will make an appearance in New York with Big Brown, the undefeated colt who won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at Belmont Park. Sommer-Luarca will be present for the signing by jockey Kent Desormeaux of the official "Big Brown - 2008 Triple Crown" poster she painted, which will be auctioned on ...
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Museums' new rules on antiquities
After a year and half of deliberations, the directors of the largest U.S. art museums announced new guidelines on Wednesday for how their institutions should collect antiquities. The change will help stanch the flow of objects illegally dug up from archaeological sites.
International Herald Tribune |
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Museum acquires trove of photos by New York photographer
The Indianapolis Museum of Art has acquired a trove of work and correspondence by Weegee, a crepuscular, stogie-smoking New York photographer.
International Herald Tribune |
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Painting to inspire
Known as the fastest portrait artist in the world, Rob Surette, of Amazing Hero Art, took just minutes to paint portraits of President Abraham Lincoln, Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ludwig von Beethoven as he presented his program “Be Somebody” to all classes at Kingston Elementary School.
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