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Exhibition all about Keeping Bloodlines Strong
Seventeen contemporary Maori artists from throughout Aotearoa have come to Wellington to open Bloodlines, a multi-media exhibition during Matariki, the Maori New Year, with the theme of “keeping our bloodlines strong.”
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Pa. museum guard accused of destroying painting
A former guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art has been charged with vandalizing a million-dollar painting he apparently didn't like, damaging it beyond repair.
Belleville News-Democrat |
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Two for the show
Two area artists have their work on display at the SouthWind Gallery in their newest exhibit, which opens Friday. Mary Binford Miller and Jim Clements each have paintings that were accepted into the show.
El Dorado Times |
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Pa. museum guard accused of destroying painting
A former guard at the Carnegie Museum of Art has been charged with vandalizing a million-dollar painting he apparently didn't like, damaging it beyond repair. The museum's surveillance camera caught the vandalism on May 16, police said Thursday. Timur Serebrykov, 27, of Pittsburgh, is accused of defacing "Night Sky #12" by Latvian-born Vija Celmins. The 31-by-37 1/2-inch oil-on-canvas painting ...
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What to do? Gary Graff's weekend top-five list
ALL ARTS, ALL THE TIME The 22nd Annual Detroit Festival of the Arts will fill the city's Midtown University Cultural area this weekend with all sorts of visual and performance arts, ranging from a 75-ton sand sculpture to street performers, sidewalk painters and musical acts such as Raul Malo, Teddy Thompson, Guy Davis and homegrown favorites like American Mars, Thornetta Davis and the Mosaic ...
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Contest organised to seek performance art talents
VietNamNet Bridge – The Denmark-Vietnam Development and Cultural Exchange Foundation has launched a contest to seek talents of performance art – a new thing to Vietnamese audiences.
Vietnam Net |
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Catholic group protests vulgar portrayal of crucifix
The target of the protest is a series of paintings by Felipe Baeza. One of them depicts a man with his pants down and a crucifix in his rectum. A Latin caption says, "The day I became a Catholic."
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Story and dreams come to life with dedication of new Lewis and Clark Trailhead Plaza
Dreams converged at the Capitol Complex in Jefferson City on Wednesday. President Thomas Jefferson dreamed of exploring the northwest passage. The Capital Decoration Commission dreamed of elaborate and incomparable artwork around the Capitol building.
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Old Masters Deliver at Sotheby's
An 18th-century canvas by the Italian painter Pietro Fabris was the top seller at Sotheby's Old Master sale Thursday. "Villagers Preparing to Depart for the Festival of the Madonna Dell'Arco" was bought for $722,500, well above the high estimate of $400,000. The 142-lot auction posted overall sales of $8.13 million, a solid but not thrilling performance in a season of generally encouraging ...
The New York Sun |
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''DigiVangelist'' Christopher Coppola and CSB School of Broadcasting Bring miniPAH:Vegas, a Free Digital Media ...
In partnership with CSB School of Broadcasting, Christopher Coppola--filmmaker, nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, brother of Nicolas Cage and renowned "DigiVangelist"--is bringing miniPAH FEST, his groundbreaking digital media festival, to Las Vegas June 6 to 8, 2008.
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The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, in conjunction with the Freddie Mac Foundation, hosted the sixth annual Foster Appreciation Gala at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C., on May 17.
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Her last day with the city will be Friday, and she starts at the museum Monday. She said the decision was a matter of personal finances, spurred by a recent decision by the city that changed the special events coordinator position from full-time to part-time.
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Doin's
ROB TOMARO JAZZ TRIO Every Wednesday night. Cafe Belwah at Beloit Inn, 500 Pleasant St. 6-10 p.m. Information, (608)362-5500. CHRIS FARLEY EXHIBIT June 5 - November. Wisconsin Historical Museum, 30 North Carroll St., Madison. Tuesday-Saturday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $3-$10. Information, (608)264-6555.
Beloit Daily News |
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Edmund Fitzgerald carving
A northern Michigan artist has been chosen to create a special tribute to honor the 50th anniversary of the launching of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
WPBN Traverse City |
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Royal Academy in a pickle over offer to Damien Hirst
A decade ago Damien Hirst unsettled the art Establishment by exhibiting at the Royal Academy of Arts, which he ridiculed as “a big, fat, stuffy old pompous institution”.
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Teaching Painters To 'Fool The Eye'
When Brita Ingalls DeMars first started painting, she envisioned mastering the techniques of great painters from centuries ago who worked in the style of architectural trompe l'oeil — literally, "fool the eye." In this art of illusion, a flat surface is painted so realistically that it looks three-dimensional.
Hartford Courant |
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Catholic group protests New York student paintings
A Roman Catholic watchdog group is protesting a student art exhibition in which religious symbols including a crucifix and rosary are depicted in sexually explicit paintings.
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At 80, Yaacov Agam still vibrant with his artwork and other ideas
Yaacov Agam uses the rainbow, which he calls God’s first gift of art to man, in all of his art. Even as he celebrates his 80th birthday, Israeli artist Yaacov Agam is coming up with colorful ideas -- and they're not all about painting.
JTA |
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SJ Tech Museum Goes Virtual
San Jose's Tech Museum is going high tech in the vitual world.
NBC 11 Bay Area |
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KIWI PLACE-GETTER: Janelle Sanson, 13, of Levin, won joint fifth prize in an international contest.
Stuff |
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Creating a Cultural Oasis In Abu Dhabi
Less flashy than Dubai, this oil capital is channeling money into arts, education and technology.
US News & World Report |
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Catholic group protests New York student paintings
A Roman Catholic watchdog group is protesting a student art exhibition in which religious symbols including a crucifix and rosary are depicted in sexually explicit paintings.
Centre Daily Times |
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Catholic group protests student paintings that explicitly depict religious symbols
NEW YORK - A Roman Catholic watchdog group is protesting a student art exhibition in which religious symbols including a crucifix and rosary are depicted in sexually explicit paintings.
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Tate asks public to help raise £6m to keep Reubens masterpiece
It is a masterpiece of supreme importance to Britain's heritage, and the Tate has only a few weeks to save it for the country.
Times Online |
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Hungarian festival starts tomorrow 06/06/08
Set to begin tomorrow at Yack Recreation Center in Wyandotte, Holy Cross Hungarian Catholic Church's annual two-day festival will include some new features to go along with past favorites.
The News-Herald |
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