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Art seminar to be held
PlacerArts and the city of Roseville, in cooperation with California Lawyers for the Arts, have scheduled a free workshop, "Artist-Agent-Gallery Relationships," from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Martha Riley Community Library, 1501 Pleasant Grove Blvd., Roseville.
The Sacramento Bee |
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Art Crimes
Gardar Eide Einarsson is a Norwegian artist living in New York. His work references the classic ’70s punk aesthetic through the use of slogans and co-opted materials (often printed directly on the gallery walls), and he also employs the detournement method of the Situationists. These methods ad ...
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Welcome Home!
Ms. Day just loves a housewarming party, what with all the fresh coats of paint, beautiful décor and happy people. So she’s going to be plenty pleased on Saturday, June 7, when she attends a housewarming of sorts at the brand new Art Saint Louis gallery (555 Washington Avenue; 314-241-48 ...
Riverfront Times |
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LaGrange museum presents class on plants of the Bible
The LaGrange Hydrangea Festival presents "Plants of the Bible" at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the LaGrange Art Museum’s Center for Creative Learning. The location is 112 Lafayette Pkwy.
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St. Louis Art Capsules
Opening Landscape Exhibition Pop. Contemporary. Edgy. Many words come to mind when describing the bill of fare at the Philip Slein Gallery. One term that rarely enters the gallery's lexicon, however, is landscape painting. Until now. This month Philip Slein mounts a landscape exhibition comprising w ...
Riverfront Times |
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Performers, workers, volunteers revive spirit of Festival in downtown Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS -- The spirit of Festival. Leaders, organizers and volunteers with the annual Festival of the Arts in downtown Grand Rapids talk about it, praise it and embrace it every year, whether skies are raining, shining or doing something in between.
The Bay City Times |
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Ubidays at the Louvre
The Louvre in Paris is one of the world's most famous art museums as well as a historic monument and a national symbol (in France). Recently, though, it was home to a gaming event of equal lure.
CBS News |
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The Natural World Museum and United Nations Environment Programme Partner on Several Programs to Commemorate UN World ...
The Natural World Museum in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme , debuted today their 2008-2009 traveling exhibit entitled Moving Towards a Balanced Earth: Kick the Carbon Habit, as one of several programs that the two organizations partnered on to commemorate the celebration of this year's UN World Environment Day , held annually around the world on June 5th.
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Bicycle stands go artsy in Yonge Lawrence Village
A recent initiative to help beautify the Yonge Lawrence Village area was a prime example of grassroots work at its best, said the vice-president of a local BIA. Over the past few weeks, a batch of n...
East York Mirror |
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Pining Pete buys Kate Moss painting
Pete Doherty has splashed out £5,000 on a portrait of ex-girlfriend Kate Moss.
Stuff |
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National Gallery show focuses on art during troubled 1930s
A challenging new show examining artists' response to the drive to create a new human ideal during the 1930s opens to the public at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa on Friday.
CBC |
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Accused 9/11 plotter critiques courtroom artist's work
USA TODAY's Alan Gomez reports that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed raised an unusual objection during Thursday's proceeding at Gitmo: the courtroom artists' rendering of his nose. Photography inside or near the courtroom is barred, and security personnel had to view the...
USA Today |
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GuelphMercury.com - arts - CALENDAR
Harbinger Gallery Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts exhibit; 22 Dupont St. E., Waterloo; to June 14; 519-747-4644. Reuben R. Sallows Gallery Tilling the Soil, Harvesting the Past photography retrospective; 52 Montreal st., Goderich; to Oct. 18; 519-524-9261.
Guelph Mercury |
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Improve your painting with two-day workshop
Sign up now for Nicholas Peace's art workshop at The Old School House Arts Centre. Another two-day workshop has been added to the artist's schedule after the first sold out.
Nanaimo Daily News |
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Palm Springs purchases art for $44,790
A sculpture called "Red Echo" will be purchased by the city of Palm Springs for $44,790.
The Desert Sun |
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Orient Express
A 19th century painting by obscure Czech artist Anton Robert Leinweber recently wowed crowds in London.
Forbes |
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Student Creates Ben Franklin Painting For Teacher
SEBRING — Sebring High School sophomore Megan Foster had a surprise Monday for her favorite teacher from eighth grade – Sebring Middle School's Tom Libby. "Oh! Woo! that does look like him," Libby said, after his first glimpse of a painting of Ben Franklin that Foster made for him. "I'm going to get emotional; I feel honored," he added. Over the years, Libby has let his history students know ...
Highlands Today |
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Russian art from tsars to fruits on sale for $87 mln
MOSCOW (Reuters Life!) - Russian paintings spanning two centuries, from pre-Bolshevik tsarist scenes to modernism, are expected to fetch up to 44 million pounds ($87 million) in London auctions next week, as the motherland's art continues to attract international attention and hefty price tags.
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Russian art from tsars to fruits on sale for $87 mln
Russian paintings spanning two centuries, from pre-Bolshevik tsarist scenes to modernism, are expected to fetch up to 44 million pounds ($87 million) in London auctions next week, as the motherland's art continues to attract international attention and hefty price tags.
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Museum of the Moving Image Launches Major New Website Devoted to the History of Film, Television, and Digital Media: ...
Rochelle Slovin, director of Museum of the Moving Image, today announced the launch of a major new website devoted to the history of film, television, and digital media: Moving Image Source.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Treasure chest of art, sports, offbeat sights
Today we present Nos. 27-36 on our list of 50 things you must do to get the most out of living in the Valley. From odd museums to the lineup of professional sports, there is much to keep you occupied, whether mired in the doldrums of summer or basking in the beautiful weather of the other three seasons.
The Arizona Republic |
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'80s acts Parachute Club, Mary Margaret O'Hara revisit past at Toronto festival
TORONTO - New material from '80s world-beat band Parachute Club and a performance by reclusive songstress Mary Margaret O'Hara will be featured at a music celebration set to kick off the 10-day Luminato arts festival this weekend.
Jam! Showbiz |
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Termite attack
You know it isn?t your typical art show when you?re greeted at the door by five giant termites playing congas. Inside, the weirdness ? and playfulness ? continues. There?s a three-headed aluminum horse and a shoeshine box large enough to live in. We?ve entered the unsettling world of artist Charles Juhasz-Alvarado.
New York Daily News |
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Armoire
A couple in White Stone recently bought this armoire at auction. They were considering refinishing it, and have written to ask whether the grained finish should be preserved.
The Journal Press |
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VSA arts and Volkswagen of America Call for Entries: 'Green Light' for Creativity Behind Artistic Expression
WASHINGTON, -- VSA arts and Volkswagen of America, Inc. are seeking artwork from young artists with disabilities, ages 16-25, living within the U.S. "Green Light" encourages artists to consider the motivations behind their work and the infinite possibilities that creativity provides.
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