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'Assassination' exhibit draws attention of Secret Service
MIAMI - Artist Yazmany Arboleda was working Wednesday morning to open an installation piece called "The Assassination of Hillary Clinton/The Assassination of Barack Obama." But...
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Carnegie Museum of Art head stepping down
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh announced today that Richard Armstrong, the Henry J. Heinz II Director of Carnegie Museum of Art, is leaving his position effective at the end of the year.
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Taste of Louvre at Quebec museum
Hundreds of works of fine art on loan from the Louvre are on display at Musee Nationale des Beaux Arts in Quebec City starting Thursday.
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Finalists Chosen in Second Annual ASID Georgia/Archstone Apartments Interior Design Contest
ATLANTA----The management of Westchester at Peachtree Valley, an Archstone community in Atlanta, has selected the top three finalists in the Second Annual ASID Georgia/Archstone Apartments Interior Design Contest.
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Guard at Pittsburgh museum charged with vandalizing painting
A former guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art has been charged with vandalizing a painting he apparently didn't like.
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Carnegie Museum Of Art Painting Vandalized By Employee
PITTSBURGH -- The person that was supposed to be protecting the painting “Night Sky 12” was accused of defacing it beyond repair on Thursday. Visitors said they were shocked to find out that this defacing was an inside job.
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Tickets on sale for Art in the Garden
Tickets for the Art in the Garden Tour are now on sale through June 21 for $5 at Smoky Valley Nursery; Stone Creek Nursery; Sheila's Garden Market; and at the VAAM gallery located in the McPherson Opera House building.
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Sensational summertime music festivals
Summer music festivals are no longer just for roving college students and intermittently employed Gen Xers. Savvy concert promoters and event producers are now catering to different age groups with luxury accommodations and entertainment for children — even pricey extras, like music lessons with rock stars.
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Guard at Pittsburgh museum charged with vandalizing painting
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A former guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art has been charged with vandalizing a painting he apparently didn't like. Twenty-7-year-old Timur Serebrykov (TIM'-oor seh-REH'-bree-kov), of Pittsburgh, is charged with institutional vandalism.
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Persian rug sells for record $4.45 million at auction in Rhode Island
A silk Persian rug dating from the 16th or 17th century has sold for a record $4.45 million at auction.
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Artist unveils 'dead' Pete pictures
Images of Pete Doherty drawn by a contemporary artist in which the Babyshambles singer is depicted as dead have been revealed. The six pastels of the musician feature in a Glasgow exhibition by Scottish painter Peter Howson.
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Visual arts
Exhibits opening through June 13. Arts Incubator Gallery — 108 E. Congress St. "Dreams of the Ego" paintings, mostly on wood panels, by Adan Banuelos. June 7-29. 792-4503.
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Street Art, La Gacilly Style
Christopher Kimberley visits the 5th Photo Festival, People and Nature in Las Gacilly, France. Yannick brings over deux grandes crèmes for Dorothy and me. Although it is early June the air is cool as we sit in the shade outside his brasserie, La Merelle. Dorothy warms her hands on the cup as she raises it to her lips. Cup? More a bowl with a handle. I could beat eggs to make an omelette for ...
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Capitol statues unveiled; Monument occupies hill overlooking river.
JEFFERSON CITY - Countless details went into the creation of the bronze sculptures commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition near the Missouri Capitol, and the artistry of one woman was unveiled yesterday to commemorate the historic journey.
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Liverpool teacher finalist for state teaching award
Liverpool art teacher Deb Dahlin, who teaches at Elmcrest Elementary School, is one of the five finalists for the 2009 New York State Teacher of the Year Award.
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King rturns to Indianola
Mickey Rogers had plans to play a blues festival in California this weekend. Then his old friend B.B. King asked if he wanted to share the stage at Friday's B.B. King Homecoming Festival in Indianola. Rogers cancelled the trip to California.
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Persian rug sells for $4.45M at auction
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A silk Persian rug dating from the 16th or 17th century has sold for a record $4.45 million at auction. The rug was sold by Christie's auction house Tuesday on behalf of the Newport Restoration Foundation. It had been expected to fetch up to $1.5 million.
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Persian rug sells for record $4.45 million at auction
Associated Press - June 5, 2008 3:33 PM ET PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A silk Persian rug dating from the 16th century or 17th century has sold for a record $4.45 million at auction, or about...
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McNay will be back, buzzing
A jazz concert, puppet show, films, children's stories, plein-air painters, classical music and artist talks are all part of the grand opening this weekend for the McNay Art Museum's Jane and Arthur Stieren Center for Exhibitions.
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Persian rug sells for record $4.45 million at auction
A silk Persian rug dating from the 16th century or 17th century has sold for a record $4.45 million at auction, or about $729.87 per square inch.
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Persian rug sells for record $4.45 million at auction
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A silk Persian rug dating from the 16th century or 17th century has sold for a record $4.45 million at auction, or about $729.87 per square inch.
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Hill, Yoakam return to CMA Festival after absence
There's a good reason why Dwight Yoakam hasn't performed at the Country Music Association's annual festival in 20 years.
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Hill, Yoakam return to CMA Festival after absence
There's a good reason why Dwight Yoakam hasn't performed at the Country Music Association's annual festival in 20 years. No one's asked him, not in recent memory anyway. That changed when Tammy Genovese, the CMA's chief executive officer, met up with the singer while he was in town last fall. "We talked about business and life and I said 'I'd love to have you back for the festival,'" Genovese ...
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Faith Hill, Dwight Yoakam return to CMA Music Festival after long absences
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - There's a good reason why Dwight Yoakam hasn't performed at the Country Music Association's annual festival in 20 years. No one's asked him, not in recent memory anyway.
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Hill, Yoakam return to CMA Festival after absence
By JOHN GEROME NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- There's a good reason why Dwight Yoakam hasn't performed at the Country Music Association's annual festival in 20 years.
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