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Drew Peterson's prints appropriate archaic images to stirring effect
When Drew Peterson exhibited his work at Twist Art Gallery last summer, he and a trio of other artists from Minneapolis painted the mural on the Viridian (with help from the folks at Downtown Presbyterian Church). On Saturday, Peterson, who is due to graduate from the University of Minnesota in December, returns to Twist with a show of prints dubbed The Pinwheel Series.
The Tennessean |
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Live to run, run to work
Like so many groggy morning commuters, Debra Moss likes to begin her day at a Starbucks. Got to get that energy boost for the slog into work, after all. Photography by RANDY PENCH rpench@sacbee.com
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San Francisco's new California Academy of Sciences a natural wonder
The Renzo Piano-designed facility will house an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum and classrooms. San Francisco
Los Angeles Times |
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$30M COT push: UM, Regents prepare proposal to expand
Architectural rendering of Phase One of a new University of Montana College of Technology campus. Courtesy image
Missoulian |
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Art by Cindy Jones Lantier will be featured at Redlands art show
Artist Cindy Jones Lantier rarely starts a project with the end result in mind. The process is what she loves, and the product is often a surprise.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Thieves: Beware of high-tech and high-voltage devices
The thief or thieves who recently walked away with a Los Angeles couple's multimillion-dollar art collection, including a Marc Chagall and a Diego Rivera, shouldn't have had a prayer.
Miami Herald |
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Nashville Opera launches new season, new era
Nashville Opera's slogan is "Ignite your passion." It's an ambitious goal, particularly for a fine arts organization that has neither a speedy first-round draft pick nor a flashy guitarist to whip its patrons into a frenzy.
The Tennessean |
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Times Book Club discussion on 'The World to Come"
This book was one of those rare Times Book Club selections that met with only minor disgruntlement. Dara Horn's "The World to Come" begins with a brilliant nerd stealing a Marc Chagall painting during a singles mixer at a Jewish museum in New York City because he believes it rightfully belongs to
Contra Costa Times |
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Details announced of biggest ever Ubhor Festival, Jeddah
HH Prince Abdullah bin Saud, President of the Ubhor Festival and Abdul Salam Fairooz, F2 Promoter, held a press conference in Jeddah to officially announce the plans for the coming tourism Festival in Ubhor, Jeddah.
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CAPTURING LANDMARKS
It doesn’t matter how many painters depict Morro Rock, local artists say — each work of art will be different. That’s because there are so many variables: the painting style, the angle the artist chooses, the fog, the light. “The time of day is pretty critical,” said Dotty Hawthorne, a San Luis Obispo painter participating in this year’s Plein Air Festival.
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San Francisco's breathtaking 'future-history museum'
SAN FRANCISCO – Putting a major cultural institution into mothballs is not an easy thing to do. Repurposing it for the 21st century is an even bigger challenge.
The Sacramento Bee |
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City native hits the top in modern art
As recently appointed chief curator for painting and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, Ann Temkin of Torrington has hit the top. "Amazing," said artist Neil Jenney from his New York studio.
The Register Citizen |
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Local and live
Sunday, September 28, 2008 • "RICHARD SWANSON: SCULPTURAL RHYTHMS": Yellowstone Art Museum, 401 N. 27th St. Noon-5 p.m. Large-scale sculpture created for YAM's Northwest Projects gallery. $5, adults; $4, senior citizens; $3, ages 6-18; free, ages 5, younger and YAM members. Through Oct. 26. 256-6804.
Billings Gazette |
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The Ethicist: Issues are put into sharp focus
Q: I have a fledgling photography business, mostly shooting aspiring models. I am a full-time wheelchair user. When I mention that in e-mail messages when booking a shoot, I get a lot of cancellations — a model suddenly remembers a prior engagement — or just out-and-out no-shows.
Contra Costa Times |
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Television - Lifestyle
Thousands of New Zealanders gathered in London today for the annual Toast NZ festival There were some big names there like Dan Carter, Zinzan Brooke and the reformed Supergroove but the main reason kiwis were there? The food.
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Festival promotes reading
The second River City Reading Festival brought together a variety of authors, poets and readers Saturday at the Lawrence Public Library in a celebration of reading and the sharing of ideas. The festival, which offered various activities from children’s crafts to a mystery panel and book signings, brought in a steady stream of visitors, said event organizer Julie Tollefson.
Lawrence Journal-World |
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Silver Cross Gallery Allows You to Display Your Love for Fairway on Your Wall
Scott Cadwallader founded Silver Cross Gallery in 2004 and almost immediately made great golf-inspired art available for both golf lovers and art lovers alike. Now in its fourth year, Silver Cross Gallery has expanded to include golf furniture, gift certificates and a new blog.
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Seisma Oil Research, LLC Introduces A Series of Vintage News Reports on Their Exclusive Drilling Partner Evans Energy ...
In their continuing effort to provide their valued Joint Venture Partners with background information regarding their invaluable Industry Partners, Seisma Oil Research, LLC will be presenting a series of six vintage news articles about their exclusive drilling partner Evans Energy (E2).
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S.D. wildlife moves artist
BERESFORD - Nationally known wildlife artist Adam Grimm spends weeks perfecting the details in his photo-realistic paintings. He adds discolored areas or decomposition to a leaf. A ladybug strolls across a plant in the foreground. Water droplets and cattail fuzz appear placed by nature. Dirt and rocks look photographic under sticks and plants. The 30-year-old, who moved his family from Ohio to a ...
The Argus Leader |
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Larry Wilson: Center's art: Let's be smart
THERE'S about to be a major Pasadena flap - insofar as flaps about art are major - about the public art installation that had been chosen for the revamped Pasadena Center and that now appears to be on the verge of ... well, de-accession, to use the museum vernacular, before it ever appeared.
Pasadena Star-News |
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Spam carving rises to art in Katonah
KATONAH - Famed sculptor Michelangelo once said, 'In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me.'
The Journal News |
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Homecoming court reigns at Chesterton High School
CHESTERTON Candidates were chosen as the 2008 Chesterton High School football homecoming royalty contestants. Two juniors and three seniors were nominated for homecoming queen and three juniors and two seniors for homecoming king.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Riding his own wave
To step inside Clark Hipolito's bachelor pad, hidden behind trees on a corner where Glenwood Avenue rushes past Five Points, is to leave landlocked Raleigh behind. Surfboards, guitars, bongo drums, a beach cruiser bike are mixed with huge paintings and a thicket of collectibles, all purposefully on display in a vaguely Polynesian/modern decor -- minus the irony.
The News & Observer |
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Portrait in patriotism Friberg painting of Washington honored at Valley Forge exhibit
This year marks the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War and forced England to recognize the 13 former colonies as free and sovereign United States of America.
Deseret Morning News |
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Kids enjoy hands-on science, art activities
Salt Lake City's downtown Library Square was a veritable treasure-trove of fool's gold, colorful minerals and interactive science experiments Saturday as a half-dozen community education groups held their inaugural Festival of Science and Art.
Deseret Morning News |
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