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Pottery reflects classic influences
ZANESVILLE, Ohio -- The long and distinguished career of Ohio potter and educator Charles Lakofsky is celebrated in an exhibit at the Zanesville Art Center. The Columbus Dispatch
Wilmington air park a symbol of what's at stake in presidential election
UPDATED: 04 :51 a.m. EDT, July 27, 2008 Artist Jenny Marketou puts the finishing touches on Red Eye Sky Walkers before the opening of the Ingenuity Festival Friday, July 25, 2008. Marketou's installation involves 99 balloons with wireless video cameras capturing real time video. The Plain Dealer
Ohio offers inmates help, skills in Short Term Offender program
UPDATED: 04 :53 a.m. EDT, July 27, 2008 Artist Jenny Marketou puts the finishing touches on Red Eye Sky Walkers before the opening of the Ingenuity Festival Friday, July 25, 2008. Marketou's installation involves 99 balloons with wireless video cameras capturing real time video. The Plain Dealer
State crisis team reacts to possible layoffs at Wilmington Air Park
UPDATED: 04 :52 a.m. EDT, July 27, 2008 Artist Jenny Marketou puts the finishing touches on Red Eye Sky Walkers before the opening of the Ingenuity Festival Friday, July 25, 2008. Marketou's installation involves 99 balloons with wireless video cameras capturing real time video. The Plain Dealer
Whatever floats your boat
Shakespeare at sea? Poker cruise? Antiques on board? Cruises can be found with programming on all these themes and more. Some themed cruises offer lectures by experts, some offer performances, others offer hands-on activities from crafts to dance to seminars in photography. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Federal guarantee forestalls run on banks
UPDATED: 04 :50 a.m. EDT, July 27, 2008 Artist Jenny Marketou puts the finishing touches on Red Eye Sky Walkers before the opening of the Ingenuity Festival Friday, July 25, 2008. Marketou's installation involves 99 balloons with wireless video cameras capturing real time video. The Plain Dealer
Artist's Olympic travails solved by art patron, LVAA
Remember Brad White's plight? I reported in late June that the Louisville sculptor was Beijing-bound, or at least one of his elegantly sinuous sculptures was, if only he could scrape up the $1,000 needed to ship it to the invitational "Chinese Biennial" slated to run in Beijing during the Olympics next month. Louisville Courier-Journal
Shedding light on lithophanes
When faced with the prospect of writing the first-ever book encompassing the entire 180-year history of lithophanes, Margaret Carney knew precisely where to start. “Victorian humor. Those were the parts I wrote first; the fun chapters,” said Carney, curator of the Blair Museum of Lithophanes at Toledo Botanical Garden. In a 19th-century French lithophane, well-dressed monkeys trim a cat’s ... The Toledo Blade
Public art adds some local color
"It's been a three-ring circus of the arts around here," declared Mary Bryan Hood, director of the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art. One ring has been the new public art project started in 2005 with an international competition that has already seen five large-scale sculptures by brand-name artists in place around town. Louisville Courier-Journal
Tree cheers for origami
The dog days of summer may be here, but it's a winter wonderland in the OrigamiUSA offices of the American Museum of Natural History, where preparations for the annual Origami Holiday Tree are in full swing. (With photo gallery) New York Daily News
'Walking With Dinosaurs' stomps into MSG
Forget the CGI wanna-bes from "Journey to the Center of the Earth." The live stage adaptation of the BBC's "Walking With Dinosaurs" roars into Madison Square Garden on Wednesday with the most realistic, life-size "terrible lizards" yet. (With photo gallery) New York Daily News
Women share pieces from their homes to inspire others
The new King Arts Complex exhibition "Link to Life: Link to Art" is welded to the center's connection with prominent Columbus women in the arts -- and their homes. The Columbus Dispatch
Encaustic painter drawn to subject of nature
Encaustic painting dates back to Greece before the time of Christ. The surviving examples from the ancient world of this hot wax process are portraits painted by Greek artists in Egypt. The portrait was then placed over the person's mummy as a memorial. Midland Reporter-Telegram
Art exhibits
Through today – Ninth annual Quilt Odyssey, exhibiting the finest the quilt world has to offer in both traditional and modern quilting, Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, featuring more than 80 merchants offering everything for the quilter, including fabric, threads and supplies of all kinds, patterns, books and kits; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; (717) 423-5148 or www.quiltodyssey.com. The Hazleton Standard-Speaker
Angler/artist paints what he catches
Trout are hungry in each of three paintings that local artist Michael Molnar arranged into one long, horizontal frame. In the first scene, the trout moves, opened-mouthed, toward a fly on a line. The Hazleton Standard-Speaker
Exhibit shows off advances in prefabricated houses
NEW YORK -- Prefabricated houses don't have to be ticky-tacky. Midland Reporter-Telegram
Southern folk artists to gather in Sanford
Jeanine Taylor Folk Art's annual summer show, "Art in the Garden VII," is on display through Aug. 24. Orlando Sentinel
Prefab: from ticky-tacky to museum
Exhibit in New York shows versatility, quality materials. Prefabricated houses don't have to be ticky-tacky. The Morning Call
Calder makes magic with body art
Alexander Calder turned jewelry into funky, sexy armor. The sculptor regarded rings as finger fortresses, bracelets as wrist weapons and necklaces as shoulder shields for jealous husbands. The Morning Call
Federal grant gives Fort Dobbs plan a boost
The Fort Dobbs State Historic Site was awarded a $150,000 grant from a prestigious federal institute. The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced the historic site would receive the grant Thursday. The IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. Beth Hill, site manager at Fort Dobbs, said she was thrilled with the ... Statesville Record & Landmark
'A dying art'
CONCORD - Jonathan Edwards, a 34-year-old stay-at-home dad, just discovered his interest in astronomy about three months ago. Since then, he's become a member of the Astronomical Society of Rowan County, purchased a high-end telescope and has even dabbled in astro-photography. Edwards, who calls himself a hobby jumper, took part in organizing Saturday's Star Tour at North Cabarrus Park, an event ... Independent Tribune
Eustis High grad, now an astronaut, is honored
On Sept. 12, the Eustis Historical Museum and organizers of the 125th City of Eustis Event Committee will honor David Walker, a Eustis High graduate who became a NASA astronaut. Orlando Sentinel
VISTA: Obon Festival celebrates Japanese heritage
VISTA ---- Rie Desko wore her red floral yukata ---- a cotton kimono worn during the summer ----- to celebrate the Obon Festival in authentic style on Saturday at the Vista Buddhist Temple. "At this festival in Japan, everybody wears it," said the Sa North County Times
Acadiana Arts Council festival draws crowds, raises funds
The Acadiana Arts Council held its second annual Gulf Brew, a southern beer tasting festival, July 19 at Parc International. The Lafayette Daily Advertiser
August Calendar: Austin Ice Cream Festival and more
Dates and sites may change. Before attending an event, contact the chamber of commerce or tourist office to verify details. Austin Ice Cream Festival , Austin, Aug. 16. Event features a truck with a giant melting cone on top, along with prizes for ice cream eating, ice cream making, frozen ice-stick sculptures and plain old screaming. Dallas Morning News