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Late daughter pushes mother back to the canvas
COLERIDGE — Bonnie Albright believes her daughter, Ashley, fulfilled her purpose on earth and is now nudging her artist mother in a new direction toward portrait painting.
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Violet Sims
Violet Sims (nee Smith), 99, of Elyria, died Sunday, August 3, 2008 at her home, following a short illness. She was born March 21, 1909 in Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England. She was a member of the LaPorte United Methodist Church. She had owned an art studio, and was an oil painting instructor. She was a member of [...]
The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram |
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Learning music keeps appreciation of the arts alive
NORMAN — Recently, I asked readers to let me know where in Norman they like to enjoy the arts, whether it be taking in a play, a live music event or an art show. Norman resident Jim Barger said he gets his enjoyment not just by watching the arts, but by learning. "I'm a senior citizen, and I started taking guitar lessons two years ago under the direction of Gregg Standridge (at McMichael ...
The Oklahoman |
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Emigrant woman wins Sweet Pea art show
An Emigrant woman took first place in the 2008 Sweet Pea Festival Art Show for her oil painting of a baby boy sitting behind planet Earth, backlit by a starry night sky.
Bozeman Daily Chronicle |
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Finding the missing â€Socks'
PRINCETON - The dog sculpture that was missing since July 18 from the “Art ... Well Groomed” exhibit was found Friday morning in the Hennepin Canal.
Bureau County Republican |
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Outrage Over Cover-Up
A painting in the Palazzo Chigi in Rome, where the Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi holds news conferences, has been altered to cover a female breast, The Guardian reported.
New York Times |
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Correction
In Sunday’s Your Life story on public art in Fort Worth,the illustration of Parking in Color should be credited to Fort Worth Public Art. It was incorrectly credited in the story.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Neal Rubin: Shipping 'Heidelberg' can be kind of tricky
Detroit's "Heidelberg Project" has been chosen for an incredibly prestigious exhibition that I'd never heard of in Venice, Italy, which I not only have heard of, but can tell you from personal experience is very far away.
Detroit News |
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Schumann and Fantasy at Festival in Santa Fe
The five-week Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is fortunate to have the attractive and acoustically vibrant St. Francis Auditorium as its principal setting.
New York Times |
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Quack's Corner sponsors Best Friends photo contest
BRIDGETON - Cumberland County's largest all-volunteer animal sanctuary, Quack's Corner, is sponsoring a "Best Friends" photography contest. Pet owners and others are invited to submit photos of "best friends" - two or more pets, or a human and pets. A pet must be included in the photo.
Bridgeton News |
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Quiet on the set! Mass. Street gets taste of movie magic
One block of downtown Lawrence became a soundstage Monday to host a film crew for a movie based on a local artist. “Earthwork” centers on a journey that crop artist Stan Herd took in 1993 to New York City, where he created a public art piece on land owned by Donald Trump on Manhattan’s west side. But that doesn’t mean the film crew will spend much time in New York.
Lawrence Journal-World |
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Providence artists win competition to design sculpture
PAWTUCKET — The competition to design a sculpture to be erected outside the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center has been won by two Providence artists.
The Providence Journal |
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Italian PM caught in nude painting row
London, Aug 4 : Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is at the centre of media scrutiny over a painting in his house that shows the nude breast of a female figure.
New Kerala |
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2:25 p.m. - Isla Center invites artists to exhibit
2:25 p.m., Aug. 5 — The Isla Center for the Arts at the University of Guam will bring back the "Creative Hands: Pacific, Formerly Art of the Pacific Rim" exhibit. All artists throughout the Pacific region are invited to submit images for consideration in the exhibit.
Pacific Daily News |
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Providence artists win competition to design sculpture
PAWTUCKET — The competition to design a sculpture to be erected outside the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center has been won by two Providence artists.
The Providence Journal |
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Volunteer training held at Figge Art Museum
Figge Art Museum will host training sessions about volunteer opportunities and its docent program from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 19 and 21 in the museum’s dining room.
Quad-City Times |
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Bhopal school holds snake exhibition for public awareness
By Ram Chand Sahu,Bhopal, Aug.4 : A school in Bhopal recently organised a daylong snake exhibition to spread general awareness about serpents besides encouraging a friendly relation between human beings and the reptiles.
New Kerala |
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Binh Dinh beauty blocks others, takes Miss Martial Arts crown
VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Thanh Thao was crowned Miss Martial Arts on Sunday night at the closing ceremony of Festival Tay Son-Binh Dinh in coastal Quy Nhon City.
Vietnam Net |
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Zoo's up-close exhibits bring enhanced security
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The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star |
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Tracey Emin: 20 Years (11 pictures)
Tracey Emin's first major retrospective has opened at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh. From the infamous My Bed to more recent works including It’s Not the Way I Want to Die, the show documents her progression from YBA to national icon.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Keystone board restores art position
The panel votes 5-2 to interview and hire a replacement elementary art teacher. KNOX - Maybe that was Beethoven rolling back over in his grave.
The Derrick |
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Youth participate in ArtWorks Project
HUNTINGTON -- It's not about the product. It's the process.
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
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Groups Raise Money for Kenyan Relief
Topeka Bible Church members in collaboration with local artists and Joe Patton, owner of Joe Vagabond's, put on an art auction to raise money to help relief efforts in Kenya.
WIBW Topeka |
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Average, Median Rise at Saratoga Sale
The Fasig-Tipton Saratoga select yearling sale, a small boutique auction that offers quality horses, got off to what the company's chairman, D.G. Van Clief Jr., termed "a solid start " Aug. 4 in New York. The average and median prices both increased from 2007, and even though the buy-back rate also rose, from 21.6% last year to 29.4% this year, the level it reached wasn’t alarming.
BloodHorse |
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Art as contributor to progress
Art, they say, mirrors the sublime in mundane life, and none runs closest to this adage than Carlos Arellano’s art collection depicted in his coffee table book, Structural Art by Philippine Artists.
Manila Standard Today |
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