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Hirst class! A £111million record for art world's King of Hype
A two-day sale of Damien Hirst's work has raised £111million - the highest-grossing auction dedicated to one artist.
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Elephant Artwork to Benefit Niabi Zoo
COAL VALLEY, Illinois -- Babe the Elephant is one of Niabi Zoo's most recognizable residents, but what many people don't know is she has a hidden talent.
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Van artist clashes with Ripley's organization
A Kansas artist drives a van covered in pennies to Florida, where it is spotted by representatives for Ripley’s Believe It Or Not. The company wants to purchase the van to exhibit in its Orlando museum.
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Understanding the beauty-queen politician
Sarah Palin didn’t need to wear a sash or tiara for pageant experts to see the beauty queen in her. “When the announcement was made, and I saw the first photo of Sarah, I was like, ‘Wow, she looks like a former contestant,’ ” says Miss Rhode Island 2006 Allison Rogers.
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One man's trash is another man's organic art treasure
EARTH Arts tutor Bob McMahon is keen to create the longest mud painting on newspaper in the world. But that's incidental to giving children endless hours of fun with materials that cost nothing.
Queensland Times |
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Hudson 400th, Calif. jumping frog event and Ga. cherry blossom festival on top 100 events list
WASHINGTON - The 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's river voyage, a jumping frog event in California and a Georgia cherry blossom festival are among the events on the American Bus Association's top 100 list for 2009.
Canoe Travel |
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Mike Pound: Pizza place/art gallery owner stays busy ... but a good busy
You would think that running a successful pizza restaurant/art gallery while at the same time launching an increasingly successful career as an artist would be enough for Dan McWilliams.
The Joplin Globe |
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SC auction to have paintings by penguin, sea lions
This art is created not by hands, but by paws and claws. Paintings featuring the brush strokes and paw prints of animals such as snow leopards and sea lions from zoos around the nation sold Tuesday for surprising amounts of money.
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news |
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Plaque details Dirksen's significance
Times staff writer PEKIN - Until now, the sculpted oil can, donkey, elephant and marigolds at the base of the Sen. Everett Dirksen statue in Mineral Springs Park were open to interpretation.
The Pekin Daily Times |
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Damien Hirst makes £95m in Sotheby's sale, despite global slump
By the end of Sotheby's pioneering two-day auction of new Damien Hirst works only one thing was incontrovertibly clear the artist has enjoyed a spectacular triumph.
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Greene County Circuit Clerk office exhibits local artist's work
Work by artist Jerri Loveland of Hollister is currently being exhibited from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the office of Greene County Circuit Clerk Steve Helms, Judicial Facility, 1010 Boonville Ave.
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Man charged with art theft waives preliminary hearing
Posted: 3:59 PM- A former art gallery employee facing felony charges in connection with stealing about $15,000 worth of high-end paintings in May waived his right to a preliminary hearing in 3rd District Court Tuesday.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Auction to have animal paintings
This art is created not by hands, but by paws and claws. Paintings featuring the brush strokes and paw prints of animals such as snow leopards and sea lions from zoos around the nation sold Tuesday for surprising amounts of money. Just a few minutes into the auction, a painting by Cha Cha the Lion already had sold for $550 while Pinto the Pig's masterpiece sold for $250. ...
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Clash of Titians as National Gallery moves in on Tate
Picasso at the National Gallery? Unthinkable. Scantily clad mannequin figures in the hallowed home of Rubens, Rembrandt and Raphael? Impossible - until now.
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Bridge art to be reinstalled, expect lane closures
Public art that was removed in 2006 will be restored to the Ballard Bridge Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Seattle Department of Transportation crews will reinstall eight sculptures on the 15th Avenue Northwest approach to the Bridge.
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Bed race one of many events at S.W. festival
The South Whitley Fall Festival returns this weekend. Photo contributed “Jailbirds” make a getaway with the sheriff at the wheel of the getaway bed as they race down State Street in the South Whitley Fall Festival last year. The bed race returns this weekend along with several other activities.
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Auction to have paintings by penguin, sea lions
Posted: 9:36 AM- COLUMBIA, S.C. - This art is created not by hands, but by paws and claws. Paintings featuring the brush strokes and paw prints of animals such as snow leopards and sea lions from zoos around the nation will be sold Tuesday.
The Salt Lake Tribune |
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Toasting talent during Foot of the Helderberg Festival at Eikendal
Eikendal's renowned barrel-vaulted cellar is set to be transformed into an art gallery, showcasing local talent with works of fine art during the weekend of the Foot of the Helderberg Festival from Friday, 10 October to Sunday, 12 October.
South African Wine News |
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Harvest Spectacle Featured At Fall Family Festival at Boxerwood
As a horse-drawn sun rises over the meadow, a giant farmer labors in his field, then nods off on a hay bale, dreaming of pesky grackles and hungry shopping carts.
Rockbridge Weekly |
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Peggy Chun's run will raise awareness of ALS
Endurance athlete Vi Jones-Medusky and artist Peggy Chun hope to raise awareness about the paralyzing ailment both are fighting — Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease — through a four-mile run-walk Oct. 18 through Kualoa Ranch. Runners and walkers are invited to participate. Participants will receive a T-shirt emblazoned with an original Peggy Chun artwork. Participants will ...
Honolulu Advertiser |
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Rockford photographer turns creativity into international career
At 38, Nels Akerlund has so perfected his photographic skills that his work is entirely effective at doing what it is supposed to do: He captures a special moment -— one that a common bystander might miss altogether — and uses it to touch his audience in an altogether unique way.
Rockford Register Star |
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No Car Required
Sometimes the best respite from New York City is just one day away. In an ironic twist, the MTA — an organization that contributes mightily to the frustrations of living here — can help. From amusement parks to animal kingdoms, from outlet shopping to museum tours, Metro-North Railroad offers several One-Day Getaway packages that combine discount travel fares and admission. More than 20 cultural ...
The New York Sun |
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Finding Idyllic Italian Off the Highway
About 45 minutes north of midtown Manhattan, near the town of Ardsley, we passed a sign for the Great Hunger Memorial, a sculpture marking the potato blight in Ireland. "Shouldn't we try to find something to eat around here?" I asked my husband, whose stomach was growling as his mood matched the darkening skies. "Just keep going," he said. Within minutes, drizzle turned to fierce rain, forcing ...
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Trove of Jewish art on show
For more than half a century, attorney and art lover Sigmund R. Balka has acquired a treasure-trove of Jewish art. A new exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Florida will showcase some of the highlights of Balka's extensive art collection beginning Tuesday.
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Pizarro: Community festivals show off San Jose's diverse neighborhoods
Two San Jose neighborhoods -- avant-garde Martha Gardens and suburban Santa Teresa -- will be celebrating their communities' history at festivals Saturday.
San Jose Mercury News |
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