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Kandinsky art prize plays with politics
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Faked photographs of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin cavorting naked on a sofa with U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton , a giant styrofoam throne and pins in rubber erasers are vying for Russia's top modern art award.
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Kandinsky art prize plays with politics
Faked photographs of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin cavorting naked on a sofa with U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton, a giant styrofoam throne and pins in rubber erasers are vying for Russia's top modern art award.
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Art: The Prints Market Crumbles
It's hard to judge the state of the art market by looking at auction results of unique paintings, precisely because they're unique and you can always make an argument about why this or that particular painting did or didn't sell at a certain level.
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Sixth-grader creates winning design
Emily Biery said she never thought she'd win a contest she entered with about 75 other students in her grade.
Community Press & Recorder |
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Russia's Kandinsky art prize plays with politics
MOSCOW , (Reuters) - Faked photographs of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin cavorting naked on a sofa with U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton , a giant styrofoam throne and pins in rubber erasers are vying for Russia's top modern art award.
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Folk singer will entertain at arts center
Michael Buchanan Photography Folk singer William Florian, formerly lead singer of The New Christy Minstrels, will perform at the Ted Falsco Arts Center in Los Banos on Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Los Banos Enterprise |
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Students Set World Record at Raytheon-Sponsored Math, Science and Technology Festival
Thousands of southern Arizona students and teachers set a new world record by simultaneously launching more than 1,800 rubber band-powered paper airplanes at the Raytheon Company -sponsored Math, Science and Technology Funfest.
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Episcopal Academy to Sell a Rare 1754 Artwork
A rare 1754 engraving designed to attract business to Philadelphia's growing waterfront that found its way to the halls of Episcopal Academy is being auctioned off -- once the exclusive private school discovered what the piece was worth.
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Expect Gorgeous Evening For First Friday
Businesses and organizers are poised to host another First Friday Gallery Walk, especially in light of unseasonably warm and inviting weather. The event begins at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, and takes place throughout downtown Leesburg.
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Pencil This In
General Art Marwen , an out-of-school art education organization for Chicago youth, is holding their 3rd annual Art Fair this weekend, exhibiting about 170 pieces of varying artwork by its students, alumni, staff, and teaching artists. Half of the proceeds from artwork sales will go towards the artist, and half will be donated back to the school. Marwen, 833 N Orleans St., opening ...
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Recital features county music students
Local music students will perform in teams of two to four students on a variety of instruments in an Ensemble Festival Sunday at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Sixty students will perform in separate recitals at 1:30 and 3:00 p.m.
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Festival celebrates Native American art
Chinook Winds Casino Resort is sponsoring a Native American Arts Festival today (Friday) through Sunday in the Chinook Winds Casino Resort Showroom. Native American film makers, authors and artisans will be on hand to showcase their work in this inaugural event.
Newport News-Times |
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Lawrence Gallery featuring oils, clay
Lawrence Gallery Salishan is featuring the work of artists Romona Youngquist (oils) and Terry Hutchinson (clay) in an exhibit on display at the gallery throughout the month of November.
Newport News-Times |
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Freed Gallery raises barns in autumn exhibit
As the autumn harvest reaches its peak, barns are filled, overflowing with the fruitfulness of the land, and the livestock gathered against the coming winter.
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Bon voyage
A large collection of Chris Small paper mache art, ceramics, and paintings will be offered at a leaving-the-country sale at 8293 Seal Rock street today (Friday), Saturday, and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Newport News-Times |
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Russia's Kandinsky art prize plays with politics
MOSCOW , (Reuters) - Faked photographs of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin cavorting naked on a sofa with U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton , a giant styrofoam throne and pins in rubber erasers are vying for Russia's top modern art award.
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Anna Fárová: a life in photography
Art historian Anna Fárová has, for over 60 years, worked tirelessly to catalogue and promote the great Czech photographers as we know them today. She was responsible for building up the Museum of Decorative Arts’ first photography collection, before being dismissed for signing Charter 77. She catalogued the complete works of František Drtikol, inherited the estate of photographer Josef Sudek, ...
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UTC Percussion Ensemble Puts on "Beat Hunger" Concert November 24
On November 24, the UTC Percussion Ensemble will present its annual fall program, “Beat Hunger” at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine Arts Center (Palmetto at Vine St.). The concert beings at 7:30 pm and is open to the general public.
The Chattanoogan |
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Long-planned Fisher museum Nov. 13th showdown postponed yet again
It was announced this morning that the Presidio Trust Board of Directors meeting -- one that would possibly jump star efforts to get the long-planned Fisher museum going, with its billion dollars worth of art -- has been posted from November 13 to December 9. (To check out just what the Presidio Trust has in store for the area, go here ). So, you all have a over a month now to freak out ...
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Veterans Gather For WWII Book Signing
The legendary airplanes of World War II will the focus of a special book signing this weekend at the Udvar Hazy Center National Air and Space Museum at Dulles Airport.
Leesburg Today |
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BSU Museum offers India in Indiana Family Day
MUNCIE – The Ball State University Museum of Art plans to bring a little piece of India to families in the Muncie community with the India in Indiana Family Day.
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Richland students to show Prosser photos
PROSSER -- Photography students at Richland High School will display their shots of the Great Prosser Balloon Rally from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Sixth Street Art Gallery in Prosser.
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Photo exhbit at Truman Library honors veterans
There’s the image of Marines pushing a flag upright atop Mount Suribachi. And there’s the Times Square kiss between two strangers, a white-capped sailor and a nurse. These are perhaps the two best-known photographs out of 126 included in the upcoming exhibit “Memories of World War II: Photographs from the Archives of the Associated Press” at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & ...
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Ribbon cutting planned at French Lick Market
FRENCH LICK — Visitors to the French Lick and West Baden Springs area now can find original arts and crafts produced by local and regional craftspeople at the newly opened French Lick Market in downtown French Lick. They can even meet the people who have produced the crafts and artwork ready to be purchased.
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Virginia Tech faculty and students create an exhibition for the Taubman Museum of Art
Faculty in the Virginia Tech School of Visual Arts , in collaboration with the university’s departments of computer science, music, and theatre arts, have created an exhibition -"Revo-oveR"- for the Taubman Museum of Art. It will premiere on Friday, Nov. 7 at a gala on the eve of the museum’s grand opening.
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