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City Hall Adds New Art to Collection
Prescott Moore Lassman's End of Pew , from a series about congregants at the All Souls Church. Copyright the artist. Image courtesy of the City Hall Art Collection. In 2006, local artist Sondra N. Arkin was given an enviable but extremely difficult job: acquire the defining volume of works that captured the breadth and scope of D.C. art to display in HeART of DC , the City Hall ... DCist
Molecule Man arrives in C.B.
Staff photo/Tim Rohwer - A large work area is needed south of the Mid-America Center for the installation of Molecule Man, the latest public art project in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
North West Upgrading Selects Praxair to Supply Oxygen in Alberta
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) announced today that North West Upgrading Inc. (NWU), has selected Praxair Canada Inc., the largest industrial gas supplier in Canada, to provide the industrial gases needed for its heavy oil Upgrader in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. North West's process eliminates production of coke, uses gasification to make hydrogen from the heaviest components of bitumen, and ... Centre Daily Times
Nguyen Khac Quan’s sculpture
VietNamNet Bridge – 38 artworks by artist Nguyen Khac Quan are now on display at the Vietnam Art Museum . Though there are only 38, they contain thousands of pottery faces. Vietnam Net
Children's activities offered at Arts & Music Festival
LAKEVILLE — From craft activities to a variety of games, there woill be something for children of all ages at the fourth annual Lakeville Arts & Music Festival scheduled to take place Saturday, Oct. 4, rain or shine, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The Standard-Times
Light Journey
Originally built by Col. Sir H.E. Mc Callum as the former Raffles Library and Museum in 1887, the elegant neoclassical National Museum building in Singapore has undergone a three-year redevelopment, involving 18 consultant teams throughout its painstaking restoration and design process. Contract Magazine
Jewish Museum in Berlin traces how Nazis looted art
Berlin - Nazi seizures of Jewish-owned art from 1933 onwards are described in detail at a special exhibition to open Friday in the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Organizers said Thursday that many of the confiscated paintings and other treasures had still ... EARTHtimes.org
Brewster Rec. logo contest underway
The Brewster recreation department is inviting artists of all ages to submit entries for a department logo. The Cape Codder
Abel Gance: Two Silent Epics
Panorama Film Series showing of “J’accuse.” Sept. 19 and 24, 6:15 p.m.; $8, $6 for museum members, seniors and students Cleveland Museum of Art Lecture Hall (888) CMA-0033 West Side Leader & South Side News Leader
Abel Gance: Two Silent Epics
Panorama Film Series showing of “La Roue." Sept. 21, noon; $8, $6 for museum members, seniors and students Cleveland Museum of Art Lecture Hall (888) CMA-0033 West Side Leader & South Side News Leader
Monkey Business At Toledo Zoo Pays Off - 9/18/2008
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A chimpanzee who likes to paint is bringing in cash for the Toledo Zoo's conservation efforts. The zoo sold one of Harvey the chimp's paintings for $300 in an online auction Tuesday. WLIO NBC Lima
North West Upgrading Selects Praxair to Supply Oxygen in Alberta
DANBURY, Conn. & CALGARY, Alberta----Praxair, Inc. announced today that North West Upgrading Inc. , has selected Praxair Canada Inc., the largest industrial gas supplier in Canada, to provide the industrial gases needed for its heavy oil Upgrader in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Students get plugged in
Instead of returning to textbooks, pencils and notebooks, students in Chris Higgins' Grade 7 English class at Swansea Public School are embarking on an entirely different way of learning, carving out ... East York Mirror
Legal threats put kibosh on artist's exhibit
Less than a week after an ambitious photography exhibit depicting the beauty found in graffiti opened, threats of legal action have forced the artist to shut it down. May Karp's StreetSpeaks exhibit... East York Mirror
It's Happening - East York
Saturday, Sept. 20 THE DON VALLEY Art Club annual fall art show and sale, today and tomorrow, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 27, noon to 4 p.m. and Sunday Sept. 28, noon to 3 p.m. Free admission an... East York Mirror
WHO'S ON DECK: The SDFF: A Wide Array of Films For All Appetites
Lights, camera, action. Next week, the city will roll out the red carpet with pride as it welcomes back the seventh annual San Diego Film Festival 2008. Celebrity lifestyle with a local twist, the SDFF provides San Diego the unique experience of taking a firsthand look at both international and homegrown films. Going beyond the typical movie premiere, SDFF wants to signify the impact ... Daily Aztec
It's Happening - East York
THE DON VALLEY Art Club annual fall art show and sale, today and tomorrow, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 27, noon to 4 p.m. and Sunday Sept. 28, noon to 3 p.m. Free admission and parking. Todmorden Mills Gallery, 67 Pottery Rd., off the Bayview extension. Call 416-396-2819. Scarborough Mirror
Legal threats put kibosh on artist's exhibit
Less than a week after an ambitious photography exhibit depicting the beauty found in graffiti opened, threats of legal action have forced the artist to shut it down. Scarborough Mirror
Students get plugged in
Instead of returning to textbooks, pencils and notebooks, students in Chris Higgins' Grade 7 English class at Swansea Public School are embarking on an entirely different way of learning, carving out an interesting path into the 21st century, in the school's two-year-old media centre. Scarborough Mirror
Local festival goes to the dogs: Museum & Nature Center spotlights abilities of canines
With ears cocked and eyes bright, Feisty waited for his trainer, Mary-Elizabeth Simpson, to give the signal. In seconds, the 4-year-old border collie was off, building the speed necessary to clear a jump, which she did gracefully and seemingly effortlessly before the whole process began again. Norwalk Advocate
Adobe supports latest Nikon SLRs; Canon next
Users of Nikon's D90, D700, P6000 cameras now can edit raw files in Adobe's software. Also: preliminary support for Canon's 50D, Rebel XS, and Sony's A900. CNET
Rare Charles Rennie Mackintosh drawings found at car boot sale
Rare Charles Rennie Mackintosh drawings bought at a car boot sale in Glasgow could fetch up to £6,000 at auction. BBC News
SPORTS HEADLINES
You're invited to bring a boat, fishing pole or just come with your appetite to the fifth annual Grand Haven Salmon Festival this weekend. Click to enlarge More than 7,000 people are expected to join in the three-day festival starting Friday, according to Marci Cisneros of the Grand Haven Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Grand Haven Tribune
Missing Painting Located, Thanks to ArkansasBusiness.com
The painting will be loaned to the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University for an exhibit of works by Fayetteville native Jed Jackson. Arkansas Business
"Life As a Legend: Marilyn Monroe" exhibition at Saginaw Art Museum also features two plays and two movies
Schedule of events at the end of the story An 82-year-old pop icon is headed to Saginaw next month for an extended stay. "Life As a Legend: Marilyn Monroe," featuring 307 works of art by 82 international artists, opens Thursday,... The Saginaw News