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Superb selection of international and Western art highlights Christie's forthcoming Dubai auction
Christie's fourth sale of International Modern & Contemporary Art, to be staged in Dubai on 30 April 2008, includes a carefully curated section of 30 works by some of the most exciting international and Western artists including Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana and Anish Kapoor, which span several important periods. AME Info
Turner aims to rent former arts space
TURNER - The old school rooms that housed the Turner Center for the Arts are almost empty again. Most of the art - paintings, photographs, sculpture and furniture - has been returned to the artists. On Tuesday, only a few of the bigger pieces remained alongside stacks of posters for old exhibits. The Lewiston Sun Journal
Associated Press recognizes Sun with public service award, 4 others
Wed, Apr 16, 2008 (2 a.m.) The Las Vegas Sun has won five awards, including the Fairbanks Public Service Award and first places for reporter Marshall Allen for investigative reporting and feature writing, in the 2007 Associated Press California-Nevada Newswriting and Photo contest. Las Vegas Sun
Church walls become community art gallery
If art is a window to the soul, then it seems fitting that church walls would make an appropriate gallery. If anyone peeks in the windows of the Missio Dei Church office on Front Street in downtown Mokena, they will see the talents of local artists on display. The Lincoln-Way Sun
Kahlil Gibran, sculptor and painter, dead at 85
BOSTON (AP) - Kahlil Gibran, a sculptor and painter who wrote a biography of his famous poet cousin of the same name, has died. He was 85. Gibran died Sunday of heart failure, according to his wife, Jean English Gibran. The Lewiston Sun Journal
Students display talent in annual juried exhibit
If the quilt of floor to ceiling art at the Kennedy Douglass Center for the Arts in Florence could speak, it would spark an eclectic conversation. An intricate, graffiti inspired watercolor and pencil collage, celebrating the 1990's grunge scene in Seattle, hangs alongside charcoal portraits and a sea of still lifes. The Florence Times-Daily
Village gateway
THE history of the community is incorporated into the design of a gateway sculpture which it is hoped to have in place at the entrance to Landkey this summer. North Devon Gazette & Advertiser
Group offers reward after memorial is vandalized
The National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF) is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who vandalized its Sept. 11 police memorial. According to a press release from the NPDF, the foundation commissioned sculptor Franco Minervini of Freehold to create the foundation's Sept. 11 memorial. News Transcript
Curators of Bush Library at SMU can learn from history of LBJ museum
WASHINGTON – Looking back almost 40 years, the director of Texas' first presidential library says he should have been tougher on Lyndon Baines Johnson. Denton Record-Chronicle
Amherst Media, Inc. Presents a New Book, The Art of Pregnancy Photography By Jennifer George
In this book, author Jennifer George explores maternity photography from a conceptual and artistic point of view. Readers are encouraged to select a meaningful location for the session, what props and fabrics enhance the images, how to pose the subject, the composition of the portrait, the use of light and digital imaging, and the importance of the relationship that is forged with the client. ... PRWeb
Unicorn in Hatfield
AN EXHIBITION of animal sculptures has opened in the gardens of Hatfield House. Marketing manager Julie Kembrey said; "Encounters is our first sculpture exhibition in the garden , and includes work from Hertfordshire artists such as Tom Hill, who made the stag. St Albans Observer
Reward offered in wake of damage to memorial
The National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF) is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who vandalized its Sept. 11 police memorial. According to a press release from the NPDF, in 2001 the foundation commissioned sculptor Franco Minervini of Freehold to create the foundation's Sept. 11 memorial. Independent
Carving Studio hosts members' exhibition
WEST RUTLAND -- The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center's annual Members' Show will be displayed from May 3 to June 29 at the gallery. ... Rutland Herald
Amherst Media, Inc. Presents a New Book, The Art of Pregnancy Photography By Jennifer George
In this book, author Jennifer George explores maternity photography from a conceptual and artistic point of view. Readers are encouraged to select a meaningful location for the session, what props and fabrics enhance the images, how to pose the subject, the composition of the portrait, the use of light and digital imaging, and the importance of the relationship that is forged with the client. PRWeb via Yahoo! News
Joseph Todorovitch Awarded First Place at the 2008 Portrait Society of America Conference
Artist Joseph Todorovitch's painting - "Kristin," won First Place honors along with the "People's Choice Award" at the 10th Annual Portrait Society of America International Portrait competition. [PR.com - April 16, 2008] PR.com
News for Cape and Islands foodies
With million-dollar cookies, a grilled cheese contest, and festivals celebrating chocolate and wine, the local food world is a busy place. Cape Cod Times
April's Art Bounty
Nature takes center stage at the Hemet Valley Art Association gallery as April's artists shine. Best of Show for fine art is Linda Moseley with an intricate watercolor close-up of bamboo. The Press-Enterprise
AUSA receives sculpture donation
With an unveiling ceremony last Thursday, members of the Henry Leavenworth Chapter of the Association of the United States Army accepted replica statues of Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Sgt. John Ordway from the Fort Lewis Chapter of the AUSA. Leavenworth Times
Kahlil Gibran, renowned sculptor and painter, dead at 85
Posted at 09:39 AM EST, Tuesday, April 15 BOSTON (AP) — Kahlil Gibran, a sculptor and painter who wrote a biography of his famous poet cousin of the same name, has died. Berkshire Eagle
Kahlil Gibran, renowned sculptor and painter, dead at 85
BOSTON (AP) — Kahlil Gibran, a sculptor and painter who wrote a biography of his famous poet cousin of the same name, has died. He was 85. Gibran died Sunday of heart failure, according to his wife, Jean English Gibran. Berkshire Eagle
Scaled-back kinetics event finds home at mall
"Unofficial" post-parade events at an undetermined city park that originally were proposed for this year's revamped Kinetics Sculpture Challenge have been scrapped in exchange for a day of activities and a parade at the Twenty Ninth Street mall. Rocky Mountain News
Picasso, Braque, Nolde Claim Top Prices at Slimmer Art Cologne
April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Pablo Picasso , Georges Braque, Emil Nolde and Lucio Fontana are among the artists commanding top asking prices at this year's Art Cologne , where organizers trimmed the number of exhibitors in an attempt to improve quality and lure more international dealers and collectors. Bloomberg.com
Art Show, Sale Visit The Village
It's a far cry from Greenwich Village, but the local arts crowd will gather for a show and sale - Plant City-style - from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Plant City Courier & Tribune
Nice day for a white wedding
‘Wedded Bliss’ at the Peabody Essex, Toys and Games at the Revolving Museum, and Chad Walker at Space 242 In the song, love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage, but who knows what that’s supposed to mean. The Phoenix
A View of a Foreign Culture - Melchior Lorck in Turkey 1555-59 at Statens Museum for Kunst
Melchior Lorck (1526 - 1588), Portrait of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent Portrait of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, Statens Museum for Kunst, 1559. Art Daily