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Abu Dhabi to host 'Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition 2008'
Abu Dhabi is to host its 'International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition' (ADIHEX2008) next October at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, organisers of the event said.
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NY art auctions shrink in size but not in price
With fewer works on offer, the upcoming spring art sales seem pared down from the gargantuan affairs of recent seasons, but the steep prices for top works confirm a belief at auction houses that the art market boom will continue to defy an increasingly shaky economy.
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Five Things I Have To Have Now
Doreen Bolger, director of the Baltimore Museum of Art After 10 years on the job, Bolger says she still finds it thrilling. "I am most excited when I see people walking through galleries engaged in art and finding meaning to them," she says.
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10 things to do this week
The Brandywine River Museum and Wyeth Foundation have just issued "N.C. Wyeth, a Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings." The catalog discusses more than 2,000 of the famed painter's works. www.brandywinemuseum.org. $400.
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Garland library's antique fair draws hundreds of collectors
When Patricia Biter helped a neighbor move, she had no idea she'd leave with more than an armful of World War I memorabilia. An antiques dealer offered to purchase her seven leather-bound books, loaded with articles, illustrations and photographs of the conflict.
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Seattle International Film Festival: Clear your calendar
It's getting so close, you can almost smell the popcorn. The 34th annual Seattle International Film Festival will unspool May 22 through...
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SUSAN AGER: Perspective higher from lower perch
Because my left foot is broken, and crutches are no way to get around a big space, I asked for a wheelchair at the Detroit Institute of Arts last weekend and thereby gave myself the best museum experience of my life. I think it had something to do with moving more slowly and deliberately, and seeing everything from a new perspective.
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Billy Carter Museum shows ‘whole man’
A famous gas station reopens as a museum honoring Billy Carter. SUSAN MCCORD susan.mccord@ .at. albanyherald.com PLAINS — The gas station headquarters of Billy Carter has been restored and opened in a tribute to the former first brother.
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4 at Chronicle win awards
The Chronicle staff was recently honored by the California Teachers Association and the Associated Press in two separate journalism contests, for stories and photographs published in 2007. The California Teachers Association's John Swett Awards for Media...
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OPENINGS
Museums SAN FRANCISCO Museum of Craft and Folk Art Opening Fri.: "American Symbols: From Lady Liberty to the Stars and Stripes." Works from the collection of Kit Hinrichs. Through Aug. 3. 51 Yerba Buena Ln. (415) 227-4888. www.mocfa.org. Galleries SAN...
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DVD REVIEWS: THE PRIVATE LIFE OF A MASTERPIECE
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) This is a fantastic seven-DVD set, featuring 21 individual shows, each devoting 48 minutes to the history, context and artistic importance of a famous work of art. I find these shows enjoyable and enlightening. For...
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Fecal Face names top 5 galleries
Even before John Trippe created Fecal Face, he could frequently be seen checking out art and photo show openings at local galleries, large and small. "There are so many good galleries in the Bay Area," Trippe says. Here are his top five. Adobe Books...
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Fecal Face founder picks top 5 artists
Fecal Face Web site and gallery creator John Trippe has been promoting and working with Bay Area artists since the late '90s. When asked to name his five favorites, he provided the list below. "It isn't easy narrowing it down to just five," Trippe says, "but...
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THE FECAL FACE PHENOMENON
At least the name of John Trippe's Web site and gallery is memorable: Fecal Face. Claiming that he just thought the name sounded funny, Trippe began www.fecalface.com for the so-called "New Mission School" of artists inspired by urban and street culture to...
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Artists take show to Chelsea
Artist Chip Fasciana can put on an art show anywhere. It's one of his specialties.Fasciana has made a habit of finding unusual spaces and turning them into makeshift galleries. First as a member of Albany Underground Artists and then on his own, he has staged art exhibits in an old bakery, in a bank and in old churches. For the past few First Friday shows in Albany, he has curated shows at ...
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SUNY students' best artwork in museum
The annual Best of SUNY Student Art Exhibition returns to the State Museum in Albany today to showcase the work of the university top student artists from across the state.The sixth annual exhibition, open through Sept. 1, contains artworks from 24 SUNY campuses. It is a juried show featuring more than 60 works of art selected from more than 200 artistic pieces submitted to the SUNY student ...
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Clark framing 'Colonial Albany'
A yearlong conservation project exploring a portrait of one of Albany's founding fathers is now on display at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. "Framing Colonial Albany" showcases the conservation process and the international connections of the painting. The exhibit is a cooperative effort of sorts between two of the Capital Region's major cultural ...
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Duet to lead a "Cowboy" home
Skyrocketing art prices and limited purchase funds are increasingly forcing museums to find creative new ways to make acquisitions and expand their collections.
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Exhibition gives life to 'Unstill'
quot The Unstill Life, quot a two person exhibition by artists Sam Mitchell and Nancy O'Dell Keim, is being exhibited in the Artists' Guild Gallery at the Chapman Cultural Center.
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Adobe giving away Flash software for mobile devices
Adobe Systems Inc. says it will license its video-enabling Flash software for free for mobile devices to help developers make mobile Internet experiences more closely resemble the experience on computers.
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Allan Houser Sculpture from Previously Lost Mold to be Auctioned to Benefit Arts Education in Northern New Mexico
Allan Houser Inc has announced that it will be donating the first casting of a reissued series of "Standing Owl" to the Santa Fe Rotary Foundation. The donation, which will be auctioned off at the Annual Artist of the Year Gala, will benefit the Santa Fe Rotary Foundation's annual fundraising efforts to support arts education programs across Northern New Mexico. (PRWeb May 4, 2008) Read the ...
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Star garners 28 AP awards
The Arizona Daily Star received 28 awards Saturday in the Arizona Associated Press Managing Editors News Writing and Photo Contest, including Photo of the Year.
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Art: Medium messes up Mike's message
After seeing the brief orientation video, a six-minute sampler of what awaits in the gallery beyond, anticipation for "Mike's World" is high. The highlight piece makes the new exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art and the artist it features, Michael Smith, look appealing. As I stepped through the curtain, I expected to enjoy this show.
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On Movies: A little film among friends
Nick Goldsmith and Garth Jennings, the duo behind the crazy English coming-of-ager Son of Rambow, were in town for the recent Philadelphia Film Festival. And Goldsmith, an inquisitive Londoner on his first visit to our city, picked up that day's edition of this newspaper.
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Newbold shows masterful touch
One of the most prolific (not to mention talented) photographers who contributes to StarNet's readers gallery is Stephanie Newbold, who also happens to be our latest all-star.
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