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Sarah Siltala: Capturing Utter Stillness
It would seem fitting that Sarah Siltala is now a prolific oil painter, as she was born into a family of professional artists. However, the artist found painting much later in life, and is largely self-taught.
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Creative temporary sculpture series launched
An adventurous public artwork by fine arts senior lecturer Maddie Leach has launched One Day Sculpture, a nationwide series of temporary artworks.
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Gum, pens and urine: National Gallery's priceless art hit by it all
Visitors to the National Gallery of Canada are damaging artwork by adding their own signatures to paintings, blundering into sculptures, intentionally rearranging modern pieces and, in one case, urinating on the iconic giant spider that stands outside the entrance.
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El Paso sculptor vies to gain attention for his work online
Ho Baron's sculptures not only have been shown nationally but have adorned the outside of his home for more than a decade.
Austin American-Statesman |
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Wilson exhibit is 'powerful, massive'
"Powerful" is the first word that comes to mind when viewing the works of Elise Wilson, according to Brooks Little, director of the Marshall Visual Art Center, where some of Ms. Wilson's paintings and sculptures will be on exhibit through Sept. 29.
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Hula Hooping Is Great Exercise
It happened at a music festival, as you probably could have guessed."There was a girl who let me borrow her hoop, and I haven't put it down since," Sarah Noelle Dettmer said.She doesn't mean that literally, of course, but the hoop has become a big part of Dettmer's life. Actually, she said, it's changed her life.
The Lakeland Ledger |
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Still Time to Enjoy the Angel City Jazz Festival
Today 'til around 10:30pm, the Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood is the home of the Angel City Jazz Festival . Featuring various jazz acts from around town and indeed around the country, this event is featuring artists running the spectrum like The Alan Pasqua Quartet , Motoko Honda , Andy Milne's Dapp Theory , Option 3 , the Nels Cline Quintet and many others. Tickets are $25, VIP ...
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Travel
Tokyo pulses with people and traffic; I just went there for that big-city feel with an Asian skew. And before that, in London, museums and galleries. Dine in slick night spots and shop in big stores.
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Sweet Tater Festival enjoyed by residents
By Tiffany GreenTGREEN@CULLMANTIMES.COMCRANE HILL — According to Sweet Tater Festival director Tony Leonardi, Sunday’s opening day signaled a huge success.
Cullman Times |
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Therapy through the arts
A blind and deaf woman painting to the vibrations of a flute. A patient with an eating disorder binding together broken pieces of a mask. A dialysis patient spurred by music to sing opera, mid-treatment.
Ottawa Citizen |
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At Tapestry Arts Festival, digging through the trash is trendy
San Jose moves to eliminate all waste at downtown festivals
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TORONTO '08 DISCOVERY INTERVIEW "Zift" Director Javor Gardev
EDITORS NOTE: For the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, indieWIRE will be publishing interviews with filmmakers in the Discovery section of the festival, which TIFF describes as a showcase for new and emerging filmmakers from contemporary international cinema.
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
CultureSpouse Rocks! (at I.M. Pei 's Hall of Fame and Museum) ---Fielding vibrate-only phone calls during that celebration from: my son Paul , who announced his engagement to the fabulous Lisa ; my excited daughter Joyce ; Lisa's thrilled mother.
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Prime Beef Festival kicks off Wednesday with annual parade; cook-off cancelled
Prime Beef Festival President Chuck Talley is on vacation this week. However, sandy beaches or a week of relaxation might be the farthest thing from what he will actually be doing.
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Prime Beef Festival Schedule of Events
Prime Beef Festival Schedule of Events
Monmouth Daily Review Atlas |
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Palacios wins second annual contest
Palacios wins second annual contest
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La Crosse bride gives unique wedding gift
Monday we introduced you to local artist Janet Mattison-Prise. She specializes in canvas paintings of scenes from around the La Crosse area. Janet just finished up her most recent project. Stacy Christopherson
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Pats Remain Undefeated
St. Albert, Alberta - The Regina Pats completed the three game sweep at the 2nd annual Edmonton Oil Kings pre-season tournament with a 4-2 win past the Prince George Cougars. Victor Bartley was strong again with three assists, and finished the tournament with a goal and seven assists in two games.
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10:10 a.m. - Veteran artwork wanted for showcase
10:10 a.m., Sept. 2 — The sixth annual Guam veterans creative art showcase will be held Nov. 6 to 11, and works of art are being solicited. This year’s showcase will include the performing arts/story-telling.
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Museum of Arts & Design Thinks Outside the Box
When the Museum of Arts and Design opens in its new home on September 27, it will be the end of one journey for the institution and the beginning of another. It's the end of a period of institutional soul-searching, and of a years-long battle over the site, at 2 Columbus Circle, and the museum's construction plans. Today, only the exterior shape and a few of the so-called lollipops of the ...
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Catskill's cats to be auctioned off
Purchase a copy of this photo."> “COPurr” by Kenny Rich is one of the cat statues that will be auctioned Sept. 20. Purchase a copy of this photo. CATSKILL - Catskill's fanciful fiberglass felines have drawn visitors from around the world to the village, but will soon be moving on to their new homes.
Kingston Daily Freeman |
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Please Touch Museum on the move - Philadelphia News
For the past 25 years, kids have loved the musuem.
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At 150, Central Park Is a Perfectly Balanced Masterpiece
This year, with surprisingly little fanfare, Central Park is celebrating its 150th birthday. Five years ago, there were fireworks and daylong festivities to mark the sesquicentennial of the city's decision, in 1853, to build a great urban park in the middle of Manhattan. But it was in 1858 that the municipality finally decided upon the so-called Greensward plan of Frederick Law Olmsted and ...
The New York Sun |
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Crash course in street art
Ten years ago, Herzliya Museum curator Dalia Levin commissioned colorful sculptures from painter and artist Dudu Gerstein to adorn the city's Menachem Begin Boulevard, which had just opened for traffic.
Haaretz Daily |
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9:55 a.m. - Ric Castro exhibit at Bank of Guam extended to Thursday
9:55 a.m., Sept. 2 — The Bank of Guam-Chamorro Artists Association featured artist of the Month is Ric Castro, a member of the association.
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