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Animal attraction
Karen Tighe, deputy head of sponsorship for HBOS, and Kira Yorke, 7, from Low Moor Church of England Primary School, Bradford, admire a sculpture named the Crawling Lady Hare by Sophie Ryder at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, near Wakefield, yesterday. (25/06/2008 10:52:14)
Yorkshire Post Today |
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Monet masterpiece sells for record £40m
High drama at Christie's in London sent the largest Monet Waterlilies ever sold to an astonishing £40.1 million - a record price for the artist and, in the art market's main currency of dollars, a record for any Impressionist picture.
Evening Standard |
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A home for Black Historical Society
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – The Black Historical Society of San Diego, founded more than a decade ago to fight the demolition of important properties, now has its own place downtown. Today, the group will dedicate a museum, genealogical research center and gift shop in downtown's East Village. The venue opens to the public on Saturday.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Fit For A Prince
ART aficionado Marc Jacobs jetted into London yesterday to host an exclusive dinner at the Serpentine gallery for Louis Vuitton collaborator (and one of his personal favourite artists), Richard Prince.
British Vogue |
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All Star Directories Presents at Upcoming Career College Association Convention & Exposition
LAS VEGAS----All Star Directories, one of the fastest-growing online publishers of educational directories, announced today that it will exhibit and present at the Career College Association 2008 Annual Convention and Exposition at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on June 25-27.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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National Museum to hold outdoor night festival next month
SINGAPORE : The National Museum of Singapore will hold its very own outdoor night festival next month. The National Museum wants to pull in the crowds to Singapore's arts and heritage district.
Channel NewsAsia |
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Dubai's latest excessive adventure
An artist rendering of a planned Dynamic Tower, a moving skyscraper to be built in Dubai.
McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News |
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A thousand words
HERE to see the photo gallery."> Click HERE to see the photo gallery. A brief downpour almost cancelled an evening of music in Peterson Park, but the weather prevailed and the show went on.
La Vista Sun |
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Monet masterpiece sells for nearly £41m
The most important work from Claude Monet's Waterlilies series to be offered at auction in Europe has sold for nearly £41 million.
Independent |
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Painting from Miller estate sells for $80.5M
Intense bidding yesterday from parties in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States pushed the auction price of a Claude Monet painting owned by Columbus industrialist J. Irwin Miller and his wife, Xenia, to $80.45 million.
Indianapolis Business Journal |
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Designer credits art teacher for her success
Industrial designer Patricia Forrest credits her career to the mentoring of her high school art teacher, Melissa Hughey. Forrest didn't enroll in art until her junior year at Bob Jones High School. "I was taking Art I and bumped to Art IV," she said.
The Huntsville Times |
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Rome hosts photo exhibition on Vietnam’s A/O victims
A photo taken by Livio Senigalliesi. As many as 20 large-sized black-and-white photos on the lasting effect of Agent Orange in Vietnam are on show at an art gallery in Rome until June 26.
Nhân Dân |
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First international festival of cultural space of Tay Nguyen gongs
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the five Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) provinces will organise the first international festival titled the Space of Gong Culture of the Central Highlands in March 2009.
Nhân Dân |
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New Boardwalk Feature in Holyrood
Holyrood steps back into the past today with the unveiling of a mural depicting an old train engine. The painting, by artist Janice Udell, will occupy a 32-foot section of the "wall" along the boardwalk. The unveiling is set for 2:00 this afternoon.
Voice of the Common Man |
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Museum location a done deal
A deal is a deal. You are, simply put, wrong if you renege. That’s the issue facing the Fayetteville City Council should it listen to three freshmen councilmen who believe that Festival Park is not the proper venue for an art museum.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Winning case
Pupils from fire school win law contest
BBC News |
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Monet painting smashes auction record
A Monet waterlily painting sold for 41 million pounds Tuesday doubling the previous auction record for the artist and ensuring Londons key art market season got off to a flying start
Christian Today |
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Arts Festival: Win these pieces from local artists
Starting an art collection doesn’t require a trip to Christie’s auction house. In the spirit of celebrating all things art in Des Moines, Juice is...
Juice |
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Pupils' art adds colour to festival
Youngsters are taking part in art workshops ahead of a popular festival parade. Pupils from three schools will be taking part in the free Mayor's Festival Parade art event organised by Stafford Borough Council. Professional ...
Sentinel |
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Fred's Weather: Ars gratia coffee
Where would you rather be this weekend, in an art museum or a shopping mall?
Asbury Park Press |
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Asbestos worry sets back Sooke art project
A discovery of asbestos contamination is threatening to add thousands of dollars to the cost of a public art project in Sooke.
Victoria Times Colonist |
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Community Briefs
Bands sought for Lemont contest
The Homer Sun |
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Brighton cranks up nightlife
Downtown Brighton merchants want to draw people out for some nightlife, and organizers of a new event hope live music, artwork and special discounts will do the trick.
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus |
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In praise of ... the Museum of Reading
There are those who demand that the Bayeux Tapestry be displayed in Britain, where it was (probably) originally sewn. Transporting the frail cloth would be fraught with danger, but it would also be unnecessary: a near-perfect replica can already be seen at the Museum of Reading.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Restored building hosts display of works by 11 artists
An exhibition by 11 artists is being mounted in a 200-year-old restored building in Valletta.
Times of Malta |
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