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Art show deadline is Wednesday
Entry forms for the 2008 Regional Juried Art Exposition at Downtown Artists Co-op Gallery must be mailed by Wednesday.
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Tagore on Royal College of Art gallery
What Rabindranath Tagore had earnestly wanted during his lifetime is finally happening now.
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Artist Would Transform Astor Place into Giant Casino
According to The Villager , all artist Arnie Charnick wants to do is transform that cube in Astor Place – a kinetic sculpture called “The Alamo” – into a giant craps table. Charnick’s vision would temporarily turn the big cube into a die with white Velcro dots, drop in a second giant die next to it, paint the Astor place island like a craps table, add some manhole-sized chips (one of which ...
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After 20 years, I-90 horses sculpture unfinished
VANTAGE, Wash. — Running along the ridge, the horses’ manes whip in the wind. Their muscular bodies are silhouetted against the blue sky. But these horses never move.
The Spokesman-Review |
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Artists hand-paint the White House
A Chicago company is painting a pretty picture for the Republican convention.
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City Council to consider mobile hot shop funding
City Council members are scheduled Aug. 5 to consider a resolution that would authorize an agreement with the Museum of Glass in the amount of $100,000. The funding would assist the museum in acquiring a specialized truck and forklift for housing and transporting the mobile hot shop for art outreach services.
Tacoma Daily Index |
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Interactive art a 'healthy distraction' to patients
Young patients at Cincinnati Children's Liberty Campus will have a unique way to play prior to receiving treatment. Three walls in the 230,000-square-foot facility at 7777 Yankee Road include interactive installation artwork created by Mine-Control, a California-based company.
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Auctions provide fun for a good cause
Items for the annual Art, Antiques and Collectibles Auction, sponsored by Clermont Senior Services, go on the auction block Friday, Sept. 5, at Receptions-Eastgate, 4450 Eastgate Blvd.
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Jamaican artist Christopher Gonzalez dies
By The Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Christopher Gonzalez, whose expressionistic sculptures and paintings earned him a reputation as a pioneer in Jamaican art, has died, according to a longtime family friend. He was 65.
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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
NASA's 50-year history show on Web siteWASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency is commemorating its 50th anniversary with an interactive multimedia Web site that details its five decades of exploration.Combining current and historic video with state-of-the-art computer animation, the virtual exhibit takes a World's Fair approach to NASA history, featuring pavilions that host each ...
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Photo contest announced; open to all for local images
The "Shoot Dyer County 2008" contest was announced Friday at the Dyersburg Chamber of Commerce by an enthusiastic Dyersburg-Dyer County Photography Club. The contest is a community effort to raise the awareness of the people and natural beauty of Dyersburg and Dyer County.
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art August 5 -10 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 2nd floor; 4 pm - 8 pm:
Freedom Land — an exhibition of paintings by Alaykumar Ghoshal, Arnab Mukherjee, Chandra Nath Saha (Tilak), Kamal Kumar Mukherjee, Nandita Mukherjee, Shubhabrata Bose, Sudipta Dutta, Sujata Kar Saha and U tpal Dutta. Inauguration by Samir Aich today at 5.30 pm.
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'Sight Unseen' Gets a Canvas at Old Globe
The Old Globe's new production of Donald Margulies' art-world drama, Sight Unseen, directed by Esther Emery, begins performances Aug. 2 in the Globe's arena stage at the San Diego Museum of Art's James S. Copley Auditorium. Performances play to Sept. 7.
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Fashion Roundup: Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone's Vacation with Kate Moss; Eva Mendes' Topless Ad
Marc Jacobs and boyfriend, Lorenzo Martone—who we still think are not married —vacationed in Ibiza with Kate Moss and her mom, Linda. Her daughter, Lila Grace, was on hand to snap the party photos. [ Fashionologie via The Cut ] Diane von Furstenberg is teaming up with The Andy Warhol Foundation to create a resort 2008 and pre-spring 2009 collections of swimwear and other pieces ...
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Evangel adds photography minor
Beginning this fall, Evangel University will add a new photography minor to its curriculum.
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Alioscopy to Showcase Its Award-Winning 3DHD-40 Autostereoscopic Display with Industry-Leading Vendors at SIGGRAPH
Alioscopy(R) USA, a leader in 3D display technologies, today announced it will introduce its new, state-of-the-art, 3DHD-40 autostereoscopic (no glasses required) 3D LCD display technology at SIGGRAPH 2008--the leading international conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, August 11 - 14, 2008.
Centre Daily Times |
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Artists open studios to visitors
A Burley sculptor’s metal creations will be on display during the Mini-Cassia Studio Art Tours on Thursday. Art lovers will have a chance to meet local artists including Scott Razee from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
South Idaho Press |
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After 20 years, I-90 horses sculpture unfinished
Running along the ridge, the horses' manes whip in the wind. Their muscular bodies are silhouetted against the blue sky.
The Olympian |
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Sharaku fan ID'd at Greek museum
A Greek museum of Asian art has been displaying what was recently confirmed to be a rare painting by 18th-century ukiyo-e artist Toshusai Sharaku, an international research mission said Monday. Mission members, including Tadashi Kobayashi, a Gakushuin University professor, appraised the fan-shaped painting in late July and determined it was drawn by the mysterious Edo Period artist. Read the ...
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Jamaican artist Christopher Gonzalez dies
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Christopher Gonzalez, whose expressionistic sculptures and paintings earned him a reputation as a pioneer in Jamaican art, has died, according to a longtime family friend. He was 65.
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For children's museum planners, job one is fundraising
Children in Alamance County will soon have their own venue where they can explore, touch, play and just generally have a good time. And all the while, they'll be learning, too.
Burlington Times-News |
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Richmond artist recalled as wise as he was artistic
RICHMOND — Whether creating masterpieces in paper, collaborating with other local artists, or teaching his own art to children in Maine and around the world, Richmond artist Richard Lee lived his life inspiring others to find the artist within themselves.
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Model for Rockwell Boy Scout painting dies at 82
AZTEC, N.M.—A man who modeled for one of artist Norman Rockwell's iconic Boy Scout paintings during World War II has died. Arthur Robert "Bob" Hamilton died July 28 in Aztec at the age of 82.
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How would you rate this year's Hall of Fame festival?
The Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival wraps up tonight with the Drum Corps International competition at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon.
The Canton Repository |
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Human Body Exhibit
A new exhibit in Tallahassee promises to offer an unforgettable experience, it will literally go under the skin and expose the human body.
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