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Art show dedicated to Woods' memory
CHARLESTON — The house at 1148 Sixth St. was overflowing with books when Tanya Wood operated her Lincoln Book Shop there. Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
Festival goers appreciate family atmosphere of Boomtown Days
Three girls scouted the carnival rides for something thrilling — but not too thrilling. “Will it make us throw up?” they asked a ride attendant of the revolving airplane ride. “No,” he told them. “None of these rides will make you throw up.” The Joplin Globe
New York Police Take Down Art Show Titled, “Assassination of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton”
The recently reported on a by Boston-born performance artist Yazmany Arboleda which was taken down by the Secret Service. The show was titled, “The Assassination of Barack Obama/The Assassination of Hillary Clinton”. Jackson Free Press
'Warriors in Transit' tells story in photos
The newest exhibit at the Yuma Art Museum is "Warriors in Transit: Before, the world was too big ..." photographic display of a group of farm workers. The Yuma Sun
Times' Web site named best among state's daily newspapers Georgia Press Association honors site at annual convention
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. -- Less than a year after being relaunched, The Times' Web site, gainesvilletimes.com, was named Georgia's best daily newspaper Web site at Friday's Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet at the Georgia Press Association convention. The Gainesville Times
MCVB photo contest on through July 15
Now that school’s out for summer, families will be hitting the pools, parks and summer festivals and taking the camera along to document the fun. The McKinney Convention & Visitors Bureau wants to remind people to send some of those photos in for a chance to win a new digital camera. McKinney Courier-Gazette
Thirty-five foot Inflatable Sculpture to be Installed on the Vancouver Art Gallery's Georgia Street Facade
VANCOUVER, BC.- Canadian artist Jeff Ladouceur’s massive inflatable sculpture Floater will span the columns of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Georgia Street façade. Art Daily
Cheekwood Announces Extension of Exhibition, Artists' Books From Post-War to Present
Kara Walker (American, b.1969), Freedom – A Fable: A Curious Interpretation of the Wit of a Negress in Troubled Times, 1997, Norton Family Christman Project 1997, Anonymous Donation, 1997.14. Art Daily
Torode Exhibits Increased Commitment For The Arts and Unveils $1 Million Public Sculpture
Half K by Micah Lexier, A proposal for the ArriVa Community Development, Torode Development Limited, Calgary, Alberta, April 2008. CALGARY, AB.- The newest contribution to public art in the City of Calgary is TORODE’S $1 million sculpture by acclaimed Canadian artist Micah Lexier. Art Daily
NOW: Selections from the Ovitz Family Collection Opens
Andro Wekua, 9:40, 2007, Collage, 57 1/2 x 85 inches, Courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York. Ovitz Family Collection, Los Angeles. Copyright Andro Wekua. Art Daily
The Royal Academy of Arts Presents Tristram Hillier Exhibition
Beach scene with Lighthouse, 1950 (oil on canvas), Hillier, Tristram Paul (1905-83), Private Collection. Photo Lefevre Fine Art Ltd., London/ The Bridgeman Art Library. Art Daily
Richard Armstrong To Step Down as The Henry J. Heinz II Director of Carnegie Museum of Art
Richard Armstrong. Image courtesy of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH, PA.- Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh announced today that Richard Armstrong, The Henry J. Heinz II Director of Carnegie Museum of Art, will retire from the museum at the end of the year. Art Daily
Estate of José Iturbi Sale at Bonhams & Butterfields in Los Angeles
Follower of Antonio Canal, known as il Canaletto (Italian, 1697-1768),A view of the Grand Canal, Venice with Santa Maria della Salute beyond, oil on canvas, 37 3/4 x 60 1/2in, est. $30,000-50,000, sold for: $138,000. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Bonhams & Butterfields. Art Daily
Statens Museum for Kunst Presents Kirsten Ortwed. Full Length
Kirsten Ortwed (1948), Full Length, 2008. COPENHAGEN.- Statens Museum for Kunst presents Kirsten Ortwed. Full Length, on view through 8 March 2009. Iron chains, gratings, trolleys, wax as well as an immensely heavy, 13 metre-long bronze sculpture. Art Daily
The Rembrandt House Museum Presents Today "Rembrandt Laughing" in Amsterdam
A visitor looks at "De Lachende Rembrandt" (Rembrandt laughing) at Rembrandt House Museum in Ámsterdam. EFE/Olaf Kraak. AMSTERDAM.- Art Daily
Quincy Photographer Exhibits Work In Hannibal
All this month, the Alliance Art Gallery in Hannibal is featuring the work of a gifted local photographer. WGEM Quincy
Lebanese artist’s works on show at Marriott
Doha • The Marriott hotel is hosting the works of Lebanese artist Fouad Tomb. Sheikh Faleh Al-Ajlan Al-Hajeri from the National Council for Culture, Arts and Heritage inaugurated Fouad Tomb's exhibition on Thursday. The Peninsula
A festival to pamper the senses
Doha • See, Feel, Touch, Taste, Hear — a veritable feast of the senses awaits guests at the Ritz-Carlton's ongoing Festival of the Senses. The Peninsula
Pete Doherty Dead In New Art Exhibit
A Glasgow art exhibition has displayed a range of pictures by Scottish artist Peter Howson, depicting troubled rocker Pete Doherty as dead. Undercover
Balloon Festival takes off
CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. - The historic Cambridge Hotel is bringing back the block party to help kick off the weekend Balloon Festival. According to Elizabeth Dillard, chairwoman of the festival, the block party will be the newest feature for the eighth annual festival and includes a chicken barbecue and live music. Bennington Banner
Local briefs
Art, music, poetry combined in show A multi-media experience, involving artworks and music inspired by the First World War poetry of Robert Service will be on today at Red Deer’s alleyscape studio. Red Deer Advocate
Hill, Yoakam return to CMA Festival after absence
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- There's a good reason why Dwight Yoakam hasn't performed at the Country Music Association's annual festival in 20 years. Abilene Reporter-News
Bad art is a good talking point at Museum of Modern Art exhibition
Vienna A visitor ponders the merits of a picture at the Bad Painting – good art exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Vienna. Times Online