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Art exhibit reignites debate over seniors walking in center
Convention center officials say art is decoration but banned walkers see double standard. — The Hampton Roads Convention Center is hosting an invitation-only opening reception on Nov. 14 for Halls of Art, described as a gallery of regional artists whose artwork is on display at the facility.
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How Daniel Rymer's business side-project became both his passion and livelihood
Given the current financial difficulties in world markets, a lot of people will be considering starting up sideline businesses. Sometimes this sort of project takes off and takes over. That's certainly how it's been for Daniel Rymer, once known to many as one of the cast of the BBC's Casualty and currently the owner of Fresh Face Photography in Godalming, Surrey.
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Hip-hop to rock Mpumalanga
Ligwalagwala FM in partnership with SABC 1 and Channel O, will host the first-ever strictly Hip-hop festival in Mpumalanga.
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Art attack bears musical fruit
SAXOPHONIST Martin Kershaw's intriguing "Hero As A Riddle" project had its origins in a visit to the Eduardo Paolozzi retrospective at the Dean Gallery in Edinburgh back in 2004, but has finally borne musical fruit on the back of a New Music Award from the Scottish Arts Council.
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Inside Our Schools
We had a great Red Ribbon Week thanks to Realaine Goettsche and everyone else who helped with the activities. Our school storytelling festival is Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the little theater. Friday is the end of the first trimester. Report cards will be sent home with the students that day.
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North Hampton news briefs
Betsy Sterling Benjamin of The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen presents a program at North Hampton Public Library on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Benjamin, who specializes in Japanese textiles, whose work is exhibited at Peabody Essex Museum, and has...
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German sister city donates photo collection to Fitchburg
FITCHBURG -- The Fitchburg Art Museum has a new collection of photos from Fitchburg's sister city in Kleve, Germany, thanks to a donation from the German Sister City Committee, Mayor Lisa Wong announced Monday afternoon.
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The Nili Gallery Brings Art From One Of The Fastest Growing Art Markets To London
The Nili Gallery brings art from one of the fastest growing art markets in the the world to London with its new exhibition Age of the New featurin ...
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Da Vinci works draw record crowds
An exhibition of rare sketches by Leonardo Da Vinci draw a record 25,000 people to Stirling's Smith art gallery.
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Nurses deliver a win in pumpkin-carving contest
BEVERLY and mdash; When it comes to carving pumpkins, you'd think the surgeons would be the experts. But they're only second-best. Or how about the doctors who use electrical sensors to measure brain waves? I mean, by most standards, a jack-o'-lantern is pretty much a head.
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Art prices come crunching down as New York sale falls £75m short
SOTHEBY'S prime New York sale of impressionist and modern paintings saw only nine of 70 pictures and sculptures make their estimates. The £137million auction ended £75million short of expectation and auctioneer Tobias Meyer soberly admitted: "It's a new world."
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Yash Chopra inaugurated the IFF at Abu Dhabi
The Indian Film Festival at Abu Dhabi got off to a glorious start yesterday. And who better to inaugurate the festival than the person who perhaps embodies Indian cinema better than anyone else: Yash Chopra.
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To read the biggest stories of the day on your mobile, type mobile.ndtv.com on your phone browser. Has the festival now become a political tamasha?
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Man shot by Kaukauna officer agrees to deal
APPLETON A 44-year-old man who was shot by a Kaukauna police officer after he struggled with police last January has entered no-contest pleas to charges stemming from the incident.
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20 countries join art expo
KUALA LUMPUR: It promises to be bigger and better the second time round with more than 20 countries joining in. Showcasing paintings by local and international art maestros, the second international Art Expo Malaysia will be held from Nov 26-Nov 30 at the Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre.
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Picturing America masterpieces at Warren High
Forty masterpieces depicting America's artistic heritage are on display at Warren High School's Almond Road campus library, thanks to an award from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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If you think his art is rot, you're correct
ANTWERP, Belgium ? One man's stink is another man's major art project.A piece by Belgian conceptual artist Jan Fabre at the Antwerp's MuHKA contemporary art museum is challenging the nose as well as the eyes. The installation "Spring is on its way" consists of onions and potatoes hung from the ceiling in condoms. And the vegetables are, well, spoiling. "Like many of his works, it is about ...
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South Africa: Local Festival Contributes Towards 16 Days of Activism
The proceeds of a local Hip Hop festival on Saturday will go towards a charity of choice during the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign.
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Artwork for sale at Horizon
The second annual Horizon Middle School Art Club holiday sale is this week.
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Never too late: Clock theft solved
It took time, but Israeli police detectives have cracked one of the country's greatest crimes — the legendary heist of a priceless clock collection from a Jerusalem museum a quarter century ago.
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Art auction prices set records despite economic downturn
Some of the most famous artworks of the past century were up for sale, including Edgar Degas' "Dancer in Repose" and Kazimir Malevich's "Suprematist Composition" (from 1916).
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Exhibit to expand artwork
RUMFORD - The fourth annual photography display at Red Hill Natural Food Store will be a little different this year. The Pennacook Arts Center will also exhibit works from its members, expanding the show from photography to include paintings and sculptures.
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Munch artwork fetches record $38m
A rare Edvard Munch masterpiece sells for $38.1m (£24.2m) in New York, a record for the artist's work.
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Wanted: A devoted arts philanthropist who sees film as a serious art form and wants to make a transformative (i.e., $10 million or more) legacy gift to Bell Lightbox: the future home of the Toronto International Film Festival Group, now under construction at the corner of John St. and King St. W.
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NEW YORK–The Sotheby's auction house kicked off its annual art sale in the city this week against the backdrop of a gloomy economy that had some observers wondering whether there were any deep-pocketed buyers left to snap up paintings for tens of millions of dollars.
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