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Cleveland art museum painting put on stamp
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Italian Renaissance painting from the Cleveland Museum of Art will adorn millions of postage stamps this holiday season. The U.S. Postal Service has chosen Sandro Botticelli's "Virgin and Child with the Young John the Baptist" as its 2008 Christmas stamp.
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Art exhibit displays forest's history
The Etowah Depot and Railroad Museum in Etowah, Tenn., is holding a free art exhibit that documents the occupational and recreational use of the Cherokee National Forest in Polk, Monroe and McMinn counties.
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Cross country notebook
BOWLES CAN DRAW, TOO Aside from being arguably the top boys runner in the state, Norman junior Parker Bowles is an artist. He’s in AP Art 3 at Norman, has placed in contests and had his work on display at a local restaurant. “I’m hoping to get a scholarship in art and athletics,” said Bowles, who won the OK Runner Classic in Norman last Tuesday. “Drawing is what I like best and do best. My ...
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Festival du Nouveau Cinéma picks
The 37th Festival du Nouveau Cinéma opens this week with a gamut of movies for every taste. Below, a few of our suggestions: British contemporary artist Steve McQueen's work is already on display at the Tate Modern in London, but even more people will be privy to his unique visions once Hunger , his first full-length feature, hits cinemas.
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FNC - Temps 0
These days, no worthwhile film festival would not consider having a section to show off the edgiest stuff their programmers have brought back from all four corners of the earth.
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North Side street goes from blight to bright
A North Side street is sporting a new look: murals of abstract paintings aimed at brightening a long-neglected area.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Artists shine at State Fair
Rob Shaw of Columbia won the $6,500 Best in Show award in the State Fair art show for “Green Mist on Gervais,” a painting of the Gervais Street Bridge. The $2,250 first place prize in the amateur division went to Mae Mazur of Lexington for the painting “Still Life with Turquoise Vase.” Both are purchase awards funded by First Citizens Bank, which now owns the paintings. The exhibition in the ...
The State |
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Inside Politics: Museum task force picks voices for media
The art museum task force debated last week before settling on a spokesman and deciding to allow one of its members to write carefully crafted Web postings of their progress.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Family events
For children ages 2 to 6: Take your child to Toddler Thursday Story Time for a story and craft on "Diary of a Worm" at 10:30 a.m. at Experience Children's Museum, 420 French St.
Erie Times-News |
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A fair weather experience
The extended forecast calls for a chance of rain through Saturday. But visitors to the State Fair can still find lots to do — and stay dry at the same time. Here are a few suggestions: • The Ellison Building includes displays from Barfield Landscaping and sculptures on loan from Brookgreen Gardens. It’s also the location of a fair favorite, the sand sculpture, which this year features the ...
The State |
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Artwork to be on display at Memorial Auditorium
The artwork of Lucy Hamisak and photography of C.C. Gould will be on display during October in the Beverly Corcoran Gallery, Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium. Hamisak began tole painting, the art of painting on metal ware, at the age of 47. After initial lessons, she branched out into painting on a variety of metal, wooden and crockery objects, including antique pieces such as well-water ...
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Johnson: What lies ahead for art school?
Maybe the ice age in international credit markets froze up the sale of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts by Pi Beta Phi fraternity in Gatlinburg. Perhaps, as rumors said, the money for the half-billion dollar boondoggle really was coming from the Middle East and the $50-per-barrel drop in oil since July turned the dubious development into a dry hole.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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Arts Council presents photography exhibit
The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley presents "The Art of Photography," an exhibit of photo art, through Dec. 7 in the Galleria at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.
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Malibu winery to host harvest party, art contest
The Semler Family of Malibu Family Wines will hold an art competition for children ages 6 to 14 at the Malibu Family Wines eighth annual Harvest and Crush Event from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sun., Oct. 12 in the vineyards at Saddlerock Ranch, 31727 Mulholland Hwy., Malibu.
The Acorn |
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Time to visit the Watch City
Right Here At Home Check out an exhibit by artist Susan Eisenberg, and then investigate eclectic Moody Street in downtown Waltham.
The MetroWest Daily News |
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ART GALLERIES: Great spots to see local art
Exhibit listings are published on a rotating basis as space allows.
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Puppet festival brings imagination to life
In "Stuff," one of the shows that will play at the 10th annual Black Sheep Puppet Festival, the life-size puppets are made mostly out of recycled plastic items.
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Allegheny Valley Hospital exhibits work of Hampton resident
At an early age, Marilyn Valentine fell in love with pencil and paper when she realized she could draw.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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'Steep in thought' exhibit makes a political statement
Teapots come in all shapes and sizes.
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Artist portrait: Roy Rupy and Susan Knight
Exhibit: Roy Rupy's "Scenic Moments" and Susan Knight's "The Spirit of Hilton Head" run from Tuesday to Nov. 8 at the Art League Gallery of Hilton Head in Pineland Station. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. An opening reception will be held 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Karaoke Nights
There's a constant heartbeat in our city's nightlife. On any given evening, you can catch a free poetry show, a new art exhibit or a stage production — all to the backdrop of music, blaring from energetic bands. Karaoke is another event that always has had its finger on the pulse of Charleston. All across the Lowcountry, people are heading to bars and restaurants to lose their inhibitions and ...
The Post and Courier |
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Exhibit displays expressionist works by Peter Karis
Among the highlights of expressionist painter Peter Karis' exhibit at the Club at Shell Hall in Bluffton are the paintings in his Anasazi Series.
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Sam the Bugler painting back
Guilty conscience gets the best of thieves who hand over stolen artwork SARATOGA SPRINGS ? An artist whose painting was stolen two months ago from a city gallery said the thieves returned her work after developing a guilty conscience.But the culprits didn't return it to police or the artist. They returned it to the subject of the painting. Terry Lindsey, whose painting of thoroughbred racing ...
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Wildlife Weekend
Steele Creek Park To Host Speaker, Art Exhibit, More Oct. 10-11 BRISTOL, Tenn. – The 11th year for the Steele Creek Nature Center’s Wildlife Weekend will cover a variety of subjects and activities for all ages and activity levels on Oct 10-11. Crafts, activities for children, hikes and seminars abound, all with some of the top naturalists from the region and beyond. All events are free and will ...
Bristol Herald Courier |
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Armstrong showcases paintings in Savannah
Savannah-based artist William Armstrong will showcase his latest paintings at the "William Armstrong 2008 Fall Show" from Oct. 17-19 at his studio gallery at 145 Habersham Street. The exhibit features more than three dozen paintings, including a series of landscapes, children's portraits and some of Armstrong's early work.
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