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Souza work fetches record price
LONDON, June 12: A work of art by Indian artist Francis Newton Souza has fetched a world auction record price of £1,273,250 at the Christie's here.
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Along the trail: Quilt squares unveiled at local facilities
Hope Roush/photo Mason County Convention and Visitors Bureau Chairman Denny Bellamy officially unveils the first quilt barn square during the legislative tour Wednesday. The first square, which is located at the West Virginia State Farm Museum, features a log cabin design.
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Byblos Festival stays the course in 2008
In 2007, the Byblos International Festival was one of the few major music events to shrug off the country's political difficulties and deliver its program. Byblos' organizers will remain true to form this year. The sixth season of the festival will run between July 8 and August 24, presenting an eclectic mix of music and performances.
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U2 - U2 Selling Contemporary Basquiat Painting
* THE EDGE DONATES MUSIC TRINKETS TO AUCTION U2 guitarist THE EDGE is donating music memorabilia from his personal collection to charity, in a bid to raise cash to replace musical equipment destroyed in 2005's....
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Honeywell to host Strawberry Fest activities
In addition to the downtown and Paradise Spring events during Wabash's annual Very Berry Strawberry Fest on Saturday, June 14, visitors to the festival may also be interested in the Honeywell Center's children's activities sponsored by Hipsher Tool & Die.
Wabash Plain Dealer |
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Armed robbers take Picasso prints from museum in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Three heavily armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, the city's second high-profile art theft in less than a year.
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“Romanian painting in the19th century” at the National Museum of Art
The Romanian painting in the 19th century is the theme of the programmes to be offered by the National Museum of Art of Romania to the public in June, the visitors being invited at the National Gallery to get familiar with the beginnings of the Romanian modern painting.
Nine O'Clock |
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Tiav Gallery opened a new exhibition hall
A new exhibition hall of Tiav Gallery was opened in the old area of Bucharest.
Nine O'Clock |
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Police wipe the floor with artist after he borrows 200 doormats
A sculptor has been carpeted by police for stealing doormats to form an exhibit. Kevin Harman, a student at Edinburgh College of Art, said his work of around 200 mats from doorsteps around the city's Bruntsfield area was meant to bring people together.
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Sir Sean to cause a stir at book festival
Sir Sean Connery is to be celebrated for his writing this summer - as the most high- profile guest at the world's largest literary festival. He will appear at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to launch his long-awaited, and oft-delayed, memoirs.
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Prospect of relocation looms for Tandy monument
In a provocative survey last summer of public-area art, a committee of Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives Inc. made a particularly conspicuous recommendation involving an iconic sculpture long situated in an un-conspicuous location: “This statue, because of its scale, could be better appreciated in a more visible and accessible location with a historic connection to Charles Tandy.”
Fort Worth Business Press |
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Five things to do in Denver and Boulder
The Art of Sport, Abend Gallery Think art and extreme sports don’t mix?The Abend Gallery is happy to prove you wrong with “The Art of Sport,” a showing beginning today featuring paintings, photos and more inspired by and depicting the adrenaline-charged pastimes that keep so many people flocking to our fair (and high) state.
Vail Daily |
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Brazil robbers take Picasso prints
(AP:SAO PAULO, Brazil) Three heavily armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, the city's second high-profile art theft in less than a year.
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Brazil robbers take Picasso prints
Three heavily armed robbers stole two Pablo Picasso prints from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo on Thursday, the city's second high-profile art theft in less than a year.
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SIFF '08 lumbers into its final weekend
The 34th Seattle International Film Festival enters its closing weekend today, straggling a bit from the exhaustion of the past 22 days but with enough energy to platform 80 more film programs over the next three days.
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Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit opens at Maine museum
Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 3:59 p.m. PORTLAND, MAINE (AP) -- An exhibition of 60 photographs of artist Georgia O'Keeffe, along with 18 of her own works, opens Thursday at the Portland Museum of Art in Maine.
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Historical Museum will soon close for summer
The Little Red Schoolhouse, home of the Scottsdale Historical Museum, is a charming destination for anyone interested in the history of the town.
The Arizona Republic |
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Yellow Springs Street Fair
Yellow Springs regularly boasts unique shops of handmade gifts and one-of-a-kind artwork in its quiet corner of the Miami Valley.
Dayton Daily News |
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Parade, music, art, 'ecofest' on tap at 31st Fairfax Festival
Mike McShea was so impressed after attending his first Fairfax Festival that he decided to move to town.
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Exhibition a $28m triumph for city
Canberra is $28million richer after the National Gallery of Australia's three-month blockbuster exhibition Turner to Monet: The Triumph of Landscape. But budget cuts to the national institutions may have repercussions for the ACT economy.
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Armed robbers snatch Picasso engravings in Sao Paulo
Heavily armed robbers have stolen two engravings by Pablo Picasso from an art museum in downtown Sao Paulo.
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ROM racks reflect museum
The Royal Ontario Museum's latest artifacts may not be as ancient as the rest of their exhibits, but they're considerably more functional. The ROM unveiled 11 new artistic bicycle racks along Queen'...
East York Mirror |
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Kingston Road mural deemed to be graffiti
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The thing is, the city doesn't see the beauty in one Kingston Road mural and has deemed it graffiti that must be removed. The artwork in question is ...
East York Mirror |
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Neilson Park hosts two new exhibits
Visit the Neilson Park Creative Centre for two diverse exhibits running from June 24 to July 13. In the Main Gallery, members of the Golden Age Academy, present their 15th annual arts and crafts e...
East York Mirror |
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ROM racks reflect museum
Artist Phil Sarazen, left, Toronto councillor and chair of the city's cycling advisory committee Adrian Heaps, artist Jack Gibney and Royal Ontario Museum Director and CEO William Thorsell unveil one of the new bike racks outside the ROM June 9.
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