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Meeting the Jamboree sculpture
M. COLLEEN MCDEVITT "Look, Papa!" says Terra Belle Veazey, 4, as she climbs on the Jamboree sculpture outside the Boone County Courthouse. "She's my sweetheart," says her dad, Derrell Veazey.
Columbian Missourian |
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Stars and Stripes fest salutes local veterans
Veterans will be a big part of this year's expanded Stars and Stripes festival in downtown Mount Clemens, organizers say.
Detroit News |
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Summer draws record number to 4th Friday Arts
CROWN POINT A record number of artists - 42 - have signed on to exhibit and, in some cases, demonstrate their art, at this week's 4th Friday Arts event, an eclectic mix of fine art, live music and interactive cultural fun set for from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday around the downtown district.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Annual Trenton puppet festival set for July 8 to 13
TRENTON, Mo. — Puppets are coming July 8 to 13 to North Central Missouri College in Trenton. The sixth annual PuppetFest MidWest brings family fun, including five puppet performances.
St. Joseph News-Press |
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Art exhibition to mark newspaper's first birthday
An ultra-local newspaper is celebrating its first birthday by hosting an art exhibition. Local Edition was launched by former magazine journalist Clare-Marie White to cover the area north of Stoke-on-Trent – one which she believes is often neglected by the mainstream press.
holdthefrontpage.co.uk |
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Public art
One of our favorite public art projects is coming back to Evansville this summer, thanks to the United Way of Southwestern Indiana.
The Gleaner |
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Longtime Art in America Editor Steps Down
After more than three decades as the editor of Art in America magazine, Elizabeth C. Baker, a powerful voice in the contemporary-art world, is stepping down, the magazine said on Tuesday. The change comes shortly after a shake-up in the magazine?s ownership. Peter M. Brant, a newsprint magnate and art collector, took over Brant Publications, the magazine?s publisher, in January after buying out ...
New York Times |
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New art comes to CSU campus
Five new monumental sculptures have recently appeared on campus, some standing 34 feet high. The bent and twisted steel beams are the works of an artist named Bret Price who works from studios in Ohio and California.
Colorado State Collegian |
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Wax finish
Jonathan Daggart (right), a sculpture conservator from Georgetown, Maine, applies heat as Corey MacKnight, facilities director for the city of Winchester, puts a protective wax mixture on the Adm. Richard E. Byrd statue in front of the Joint Judicial Center on Tuesday morning.
Winchester Star |
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2008/06/25
PAINTINGS looted from the homes of French Jews who fled Nazi persecution or were deported to death camps go on display in Paris today in a major show of the tens of thousands of artworks seized by the German occupier during World War II.
Daily Dispatch |
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Renoir work star of auction
A PASTEL by the French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir goes under the hammer tomorrow in Paris as the star of hundreds of artworks and art deco objects put up for auction by France’s oldest pawnshop.
Daily Dispatch |
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John Dizard: Buying art for money's sake
This is the week when the contemporary art world is most in the grip of what Ulrike Meinhof, the German terrorist of the 70's, called " Konsumterror ", or a desperate compulsion to buy things.
Financial Times |
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Rothko painting raises record $22.4m
A Christie’s sale of post-war and contemporary art met its advance billing as the biggest auction of its kind on Tuesday, with a Mark Rothko oil painting setting a new world record of $22.4 million for any post-war work at auction.
Financial Times |
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Rustic Italian cuisine, wines find home in Alabama
Chef Frank Stitt's Bottega restaurant in Birmingham, Ala., embodies a Renaissance Italy spirit and work ethic in creating terrific Italian-inspired food and wine experiences. The master chef, culinary team and waitstaff have enthralled appreciative locals and visitors alike since 1988.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Monet fetches record $80.5 million
LONDON, June 24 – A Monet water-lily painting sold for £41 million ($80.5 million) on Tuesday, doubling the previous auction record for the artist and ensuring London’s key art market season got off to a flying start.
Financial Times |
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Kudos to festival for thinking outside the box
"Experimental" was the flavor of the visual arts at this year's Three Rivers Arts Festival, which ended Sunday. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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Wistariahurst slates summer activities
HOLYOKE - Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot St., offers activites for adults, children and families. "Lunch on the Lawn," June 25, noon to 1 p.m. View photographs by Don Cooper, "A Walk on Holyoke's Wild Side," in the gallery. The museum will be open for house tours.
The Republican |
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Benefit Featuring Erika Kahn Supports Santa Barbara Outreach Program
Art Walk for Kids/Adults annual summer exhibit promotes local art education.
Santa Barbara Independent |
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Adobe Kicks Off MAX 2008 Events
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced dates and locations for its MAX 2008/2009 event series. MAX is the premier industry forum for designers, developers and business decision makers focused on creating and delivering ...
Finanzen.net |
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Art Camp In Carrollwood Is Fine For Kids
Two days into a weeklong summer fine arts camp, the group of 34 students finished a rendition of a song from "Annie" and broke off to explore other artistic talents.
Carollwood News & Tribune |
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Tickets on sale for King Tut exhibit
DALLAS
Austin American-Statesman |
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Front Burner
TASTE OF GULLAH UPTOWN: From peas and rice to okra soup, red rice, yams and many other rice dishes, the third annual Island Heritage Festival will bring the Taste of Gullah Uptown 1-4 p.m. Saturday. This event will showcase the historical culinary connection between Africa and the Lowcountry.
The Post and Courier |
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New Elliot Museum campaign gets $5K
The Art Associates of Martin County has donated $5,000 to the New Elliott Museum capital campaign that will double the museum's size.
Stuart News |
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Wanted: Student artwork for library's 'Walls of Art'
The Morningside Branch Library is seeking students willing to display their finished artwork on the “Walls of Art” for the “Back to School Student Art Display” in September.
Fort Pierce Tribune |
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Richard J. Koke, Visionary Curator of New York?s History, Dies at 91
Richard J. Koke was a curator of the New-York Historical Society for nearly 40 years who organized much of the institution?s transformation from a repository of documents and artworks into a space where visitors come face to face with relics of New York City and its place in American history.
New York Times |
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