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Photographs draw attention to violence and assault
South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA) will host a silent auction during the Opening Night Reception for Living With The Enemy: The Exhibition on October 3, 2008, at City Art Gallery.
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FTSE closes at 4870.3
The FTSE 100 index has closed 89.3 points down at 4870.3 amid plunging oil and metal prices.
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Arts & Entertainment:
Degenerate Music,” a remarkable program of songs and compositions by German composers and lyricists, many of them Jewish, branded as “Degenerate Artists” by the Nazis, will be performed this Sunday at the East Bay Jewish Community Center, as part of the Jewish Music Festival.
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Arts Calendar:
“Walls” Paintings by Joel Isaacson on contemporary social and political concerns. Reception at 5:30 p.m., artist talk at 6 p.m. at Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, 2400 Ridge Rd. Exhibition runs to Jan. 30. 649-2500. www.gtu.edu
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Create Chaos 2008 To Hit Orlando in Two Weeks - Oct. 13-17
ORLANDO, Fla.----The creative industry event Create Chaos 2008 boasts 50+ expert speakers, a 40+ exhibitor Expo Hall centered around a Medici Garden Intersection with inspirational and educational stage presentations, a Job Fair specifically geared toward creative professionals and students, and unique networking parties/events throughout the week.
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Fall Heritage Festival at SC State Museum
Bluegrass, BBQ, and folk art from broom- making to blacksmithing will be the order of the day Saturday, October 11, 10 am- 5 pm at the S.C. State Museum's annual Fall Heritage Festival.
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It's happening right here in your community
-ART The South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault will open Living With The Enemy: The Exhibition October 3, from 6pm- 9pm at City Art Gallery. The event will take place at City Art Gallery. For information contact 256-2900 or rwilliams@sccadvasa.
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Queens’ ‘Rocket Thrower’ needs restoration funds
The “Rocket Thrower” in Flushing Meadows Park needs restoration work. (photo by Parks Department) If you’re interested in adopting a monument, the Municpal Arts Society of New York has just the ticket: the massive bronze sculpture called the “Rocket Thrower” in Flushing Meadows Park.
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Artist At Macey Displays Mini-Tour Of Her Career
The title of Georgette Evans Grey’s upcoming solo show at the Macey Center Gallery says a lot about the watercolors displayed in the exhibit. ...
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Womanly beauty on display at VAM
The beauty and grace of the female form will be documented via paintings this weekend when Hamilton artist Ibrahim Shalaby unveils his latest art exhibition here in Mississauga.
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Tonight: NEPSA Awards, Colorful Images
ASPEN - Athletes show off their video efforts as The Meeting convenes Thursday in Aspen, and the Red Brick opens a new exhibit of local artwork.
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Town to dedicate first piece of art for the community
WAYNESVILLE – The Waynesville Public Art Commission will dedicate its inaugural piece, “Old Time Music” by Stefan Bonitz, at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The dedication will take place at the corner of Main and Miller streets, where the piece is being installed.
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Touring Warhol show heavy in film and video
Watch Andy Warhol's films and videos and it's easy to imagine the late pop artist feeling right at home in the current age of reality TV and Web video.
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Sensory stimulation
The ambient sounds and sights of the street will draw visitors into a free interactive role in this year's Melbourne International Arts Festival.
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Mosaics, paintings and prairie dogs teach author lessons about coping and humanity
Naturalist Terry Tempest Williams of Utah details three unlikely life experiences in her strong new memoir, "Finding Beauty in a Broken World." She discusses it Tuesday in Seattle.
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UNF eyes acquisition of Museum of Contemporary Art
University of North Florida president John Delaney will meet Thursday with the board of trustees to ask permission to move forward on a deal that could result in the school acquiring the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville.
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Christie’s sells miniatures stolen from public gallery
LONDON. Fourteen stolen portrait miniatures were inadvertently sold in Christie’s King Street saleroom on 10 June, because their loss from a UK public gallery had not been publicised. The works were part of a private collection on display at Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal, Cumbria, two years ago.
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Sign of things to come? New York art market shows evidence of weakness
LONDON. The Asia Week auctions in New York were the first to show a dramatic fall in revenue and buy-in rates since last year, suggesting that the art market can no longer withstand the pressure of the surrounding economic turmoil.
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Scenic Drive sites ready for visitors
The 41st Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Fall Festival will be held Oct. 3, 4, 11, and 12 in Fulton County.
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Gene & Brian Sherman Shine Light on Australian, Indigenous Art
Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Gene and Brian Sherman shone a light on Australian contemporary art for 21 years at Gene's Sydney gallery. Now, 600 fluorescent tubes are illuminating their new non-profit foundation.
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UP CLOSE AND CINEMATICAL: Film Festival - a 'reel' success
It's a beautiful day in downtown San Diego, the birds are chirping, people are bustling about and taxi drivers are cussing and honking in sync. A plethora of people are making their way to the San Diego Film Festival, the city's seventh tribute to up-and-coming filmmakers, actors, artists and producer/directors. The four-day festival presented more than 75 features, including full-length films, ...
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FOR YOUR EARS ONLY: Earth to Earthless
Keeping the spirit of artistry in music alive, the power trio Earthless combines the two seemingly incompatible genres of metal and psychedelic rock as it unleashes a psyche-metal jam session at the annual Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland. Released by Tee Pee Records, the album's creation itself is as interesting as the music on the disk.
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Reward offered in St. Charles vandalism
St. Charles police are offering a $600 reward for information that leads to the arrest the person or people who damaged a sculpture Tuesday night.
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The reassuring rise of the museum curator
It must be so tiring, just standing around all day, and having to wear a horrid hat,” someone said to me at quite a sophisticated dinner party shortly after I became a curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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Museum needs £200,000 for Marc Quinn’s blood portrait
Each portrait is made with 10 pints of the artist’s blood. Quinn says he will continue to make a new version every five years
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