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Edmond gallery shows N.M. artist's paintings
There's never been a day when Lisa Homan-Conger wasn't thinking about art. "Even as a child, I always had a crayon in my hand,” she said at Shadid Fine Art in Edmond, where a large body of her work is on view through Tuesday in a show titled "Seeing the Light.” Her colorful acrylic paintings show the influence of frequent trips to Paris with her husband, Henry. In Paris, Lisa studies street ...
The Oklahoman |
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Staying focused: Commercial photography firm develops two-pronged strategy to grow in slow economy
Coming off the most successful year ever for Albion Associates in 2005, company President Miles Barefoot predicted the results going forward would be tough to match.
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Arlington to consider gas, oil lease on 177-acre parcel
By SUSAN SCHROCK ARLINGTON — The City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to authorize a gas and oil lease on 177 acres of public land, a proposed deal that would bring Arlington $5.18 million in bonus money. The city would also receive 26.5 percent royalties with the proposed XTO Energy lease, which involves Rush Creek Linear Park, Mary Hooper Park and Veterans Park in west Arlington and the ...
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NYC museum ship Intrepid coming home in shipshape
NEW YORK - Almost two years after being pried ignominiously from the mud by a phalanx of huffing tugboats and towed off to a shipyard for a major overhaul, the historic aircraft carrier Intrepid is returning home. Freshly painted in naval "haze gray" and once again shipshape from stem to stern, the fabled survivor of Pacific war battles and five kamikaze suicide attacks will be towed up New ...
Daily Illini |
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John Bogert: Cast your vote early by buying a mask
I had no idea who was going to win the presidential contest until I heard from Laura Jakosky offering this completely unscientific - but fun - bit of nonsense from her employers at Spirit Halloween (www.spirithalloween.com). "This intriguing `mask factor' is good news for Obama so far," she states. "After two weeks of sales, Obama is leading in sales 69 percent to 31."
Daily Breeze |
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Around Livingston for Sept. 29, 2008
The Denham Springs Antique Village Fall Festival celebrates the old city’s art and antique shops with booths, music and fun Saturday.
The Advocate |
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The artist's signature: Local artist finds success with new and different forms of expression
When Kansas art critic Thomas Craven wrote this in 1939, he couldn’t have known he was describing the work of contemporary artist Elizabeth Rowley, who has lived and worked in Lawrence for five years. She’s trained in traditional techniques, but, from an early age, was influenced and encouraged to find new forms of artistic expression.
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Artist donates painting
In a recent ceremony at City Hall, Darold and Barbara Hurlbert of Boca Raton were recognized for the donation of Barbara’s original oil painting “ Old Town Hall .” Mayor Susan Whelchel thanked the Hurlberts and accepted their gift on behalf of the city.
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Dance, tribalism fuse in artist Niladri Paul's works
By Madhushree Chatterjee, New Delhi, Sep 29 : The verdant Sal trees along the confluence of the Subarnarekha and Kharkhai rivers in Jharkhand's Chhotanagpur hills after the monsoon, the azure skies and the Santhali tribals dancing to the sound of their drums on the river banks - contemporary artist Niladri Paul's new body of works captures all this and more.
New Kerala |
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Raindrops don't deter
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION - Despite rainy weather this weekend, the 33rd annual Mountain Heritage Arts and Crafts Festival still managed to bring together hundreds of artisans and visitors to Jefferson County. The biannual arts and crafts festival takes place every year in June and September, and it is highly regarded for the quality of the merchandise and artisans that are featured each year.
The Martinsburg Journal |
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A Renoir Is Recovered
Italian police have recovered a Renoir painting that was stolen from a private collection 33 years ago, Agence France-Presse reported.
New York Times |
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Banksy Works Unsold
Five works by the elusive graffiti artist Banksy and other pieces by street artists failed to sell at an auction in London.
New York Times |
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Isn?t It Romantic? Well, Sure, but Isn?t It a Bit Hilarious, Too?
New York City Center brought out the heavy hitters for the final installment of its Fall for Dance festival.
New York Times |
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Paramount Steps Up to Contest for Oscars
A clutch of late-season releases promises to push several big studios heavily into the Oscar fray.
New York Times |
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Gallery fans who go arts over elbow
DAMAGE
Daily Mirror |
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Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary
I've just learned a new tech trick. Click here to see my captioned slideshow of the Museum of Arts and Design. As you will see, both the museum and my slideshow have some foibles.
Arts Journal |
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Chelsea Galleries Face Slower Sales as Art Collectors Lie Low
His new large-scale color prints capturing the seasonal changes of a field in central Massachusetts are having a tougher time finding buyers.
Bloomberg |
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Folks finding more to learn
The Horry County Adult Education program is hoping more people want to learn to shag dance, oil paint or maybe learn about local history.
The Myrtle Beach Sun News |
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Marian Griffiths, Led Sculpture Center, Dies at 86
Ms. Griffiths was for two decades the director of the Sculpture Center, transforming it into a dynamic exhibition center that helped draw public attention to the medium.
New York Times |
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Anime fans gather for annual convention
Costumes helped devotees get into the spirit at festival To the uninitiated, it may have seemed as though Halloween came early to the Palm Beach County Convention Center.
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King Tut's arrival in Dallas mostly remains a mystery
With only four days to go, the Dallas Museum of Art is working feverishly to brace itself for an exhibition that 1 million people might come to see. "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" opens Friday, but so far, the boy king is keeping a low profile.
Dallas Morning News |
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Dancing in the streets
Thousands of St. Louis locals put on their dancing shoes this Saturday for the second annual “Dancing in the Street” festival. The free event lasted from noon to 9 p.m. and featured more than 700 performers in 50 dance groups.
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MoMA Chief Made $1.7 Million in 2007, Tops for Arts Executives
Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Glenn Lowry , the director of New York's Museum of Modern Art , was the best-paid chief executive of a U.S. nonprofit art institution last year, with a total compensation package of $1.7 million in 2007.
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A time to dance
A community celebration took place at Hammond's Ferry on Sunday. Participants enjoyed the dance program Journey from Africa to America, presented by ABATSU African Drummers. Kohl's in Evans and the Morris Museum of Art sponsored the event.
The Augusta Chronicle |
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Iwi Creativity on show
Iwi Creativity an exhibition showcasing the work of 13 Mäori students at the College of Creative Arts begins at the Wellington campus next Friday (10 October).
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