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Art Review: Let's Talk About Sex
Phat 1 by Amalia Litras Erotica 2008 Aug 2-30 Gallery Lombardi ( 602 West 7th Street Suite A ) Noon to 6, Tuesday-Sunday, free [ info ] Gallery Lombardi 's Erotica 2008 is more than a meditation on sexuality. It’s a multidimensional sensory explosion that challenges our relationship to sex, the body, and creativity with fearless exploration of these themes in nearly every ...
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Dean approves $1.8M for 'pre-development' of African American museum
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has approved $1.8 million in Metro funds to be used on pre-development work for the Museum of African American Music, Art & Culture.
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Art festival draws a crowd
ESCANABA - The Waterfront Art Festival Saturday in Ludington Park was a hit with the community and a big success, according to officials. The event is sponsored annually by the Bay Area Arts Association. This year was the festival's 37th year. Jane Paulin, president of the Bay Area Arts Association, said this morning the event brought in as many people as it has in years' past.
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Provo Gallery Stroll Focuses on Culture
Downtown Provo held its monthly Downtown Gallery Stroll Friday, featuring new and returning artists.
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In the nation's capital, free attractions abound
There are so many free and cheap things to do in Washington that the biggest challenge is carving out enough time to take advantage of them. Many museums, monuments and other institutions - from the zoo to the botanic garden - that are run by the federal government charge no admission. But even if you've been here, done that 15 times over, the capital is packed with new and overlooked ...
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Berlusconi's Boob Cover up
A painting chosen for speech by Italian PM was airbrushed to hide a nipple.
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Mayor requests $1.8 million for African American museum
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has asked the city to set aside $1.8 million toward the development of a future Museum of African American Music, Art & Culture.
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Today’s Headlines
He was always an entrepreneur and had a knack for drawing. So, it makes sense that Jeff Davis combined those two talents by starting his own company where he gets to do artwork for trial lawyers to use in the courtroom to help explain the evidence.
Jacksonville Daily Record |
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Tales from the Caldecott Medal books
Here's a not-to-miss opportunity for your child offered by Bob Jones University's downtown Museum & Gallery at Heritage Green.
The Greenville News |
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Wohlberg’s new show: works of ‘rare, gritty grace’
Island artist Ben Wohlberg will exhibit his work at his studio gallery in a show opening August 9. Wohlberg, describes himself as “an abstract painter who experiments with organic forms and textures to capture a quality of space and time.”
The Block Island Times |
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On the Block
Children's Art Show at the Historical Society Captain Kidd will host two of his art shows this weekend on the Historical Society lawn on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 466-2481.
The Block Island Times |
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ArquitectonicaGEO Team Designs Landscape for New Miami Art Museum
winning architects Herzog & de Meuron, French botanist Patrick Blanc, and landscape architect Laurinda Spear of ArquitectonicaGEO.
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Vantage horse sculpture only half finished
Millions of drivers on I-90 near Vantage have seen the sculpture of wild horses on a ridge above the Columbia River.
The Olympian |
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USPTO Unveils New Educational Museum Exhibit Electronic “Portait Gallery” Brings History of the U.S. Intellectual ...
Washington, D.C. – The Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today unveiled a new exhibit at the USPTO Museum highlighting past and present individuals who have made a contribution to America's intellectual property (IP) system.
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www.kentonline.co.uk - your gateway to Kent
Could missing painting be a Constable original? Has anyone tried to deal you any works of art down the pub recently? If not, be on the look-out for one in particular.
The Kent Messenger |
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The "Richard Hamilton" Question: What is it that makes art rankings so appealing?
David Galenson 's ranking of the importance of this and other 20th-century landmarks according to how many times they were illustrated in "33 textbooks he found" is so dead-on-arrival that it would be beneath notice, except that Patricia Cohen did notice it in her piece in today's NY Times --- A Textbook Example of Ranking Artworks . (The above quote about the "found" textbooks comes from that ...
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Model for Rockwell painting dies at 82
AZTEC, N.M. (AP) - A New Mexico man who modeled for one of artist Norman Rockwell’s iconic Boy Scout paintings during World War Two has died. Arthur Robert “Bob” Hamilton died July 28th in Aztec, where he had lived since 2003. He was 82.
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A 'Sign' exhibited
Though the stigma of the deaf community is one that is often unheard, art instructor Jennifer Anderson and students have created a sign that cannot be missed. Anderson and five San Diego State students have created a piece of public art for the Port of San Diego. Their unofficial Art 103 project is as tall as a house and bound to draw some curiosity at first glance. What the students really ...
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A brief history of Comic-Con
Every summer Fan-icons from around the world line up outside the San Diego Convention Center to visit the largest comic fan convention of its kind. Whether you want to meet writers, creators and artists of your favorite comics, or if you just want to arrive in your best Chewbacca suit to take part in the Masquerade costume contest, there is honestly something for anyone who has a little nerd ...
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Capreol's 90th a real crowd pleaser
The Capreol Heritage Days Festival wrapped up this weekend, which celebrated the town's 90th anniversary with a new show. "Capreol Days are basically about getting our community together to celebrate being a community and seeing the neighbours and friends that we see all year long in passing and [...]
The Sudbury Star |
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Pump House Features Two Exhibits
One exhibit highlights work from local artist Kip Bryant's collection.
94.3 WKKJ-FM Chillicothe |
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ABBA strike Gold as British record smashed
Swedish pop group Abba (from left to right) Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson, pose during the Eurovision Song Festival, 1974. ABBA were back on top of the British album charts after the Swedish quartet's "Gold -- Greatest Hits" compilation became the oldest album ever to reach the UK number one spot.
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Starring as the stars, contestants pose as country's biggest names
People think Matt Little looks enough like Hank Williams Jr. that they've asked for his autograph and bought him beer. But on Saturday, he had the task of trying to get a roomful of people and three judges to figure out who he looks like.
Midland Daily News |
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Model for Rockwell Boy Scout painting dies at 82
Associated Press - August 4, 2008 11:24 AM ET AZTEC, N.M. (AP) - A man who modeled for 1 of artist Norman Rockwell's iconic Boy Scout paintings during World War Two has died in Aztec, New...
KVOA Tucson |
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Build a Book Day set at children's museum
315 West Genesee Ave., Saginaw, will host Build a Book Day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The Bay City Times |
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