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State of the Arts
Two more new pieces of public sculpture have been put in place in the last few days. “Last Doll,” a small bronze by Native American artist Doug Hyde, has been located near the Splash Park in Fountain Park. It was a gift of Jean and Rolland Lorenz.
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Plenty for Council to mull at meeting
Citizens will address Baytown City Council about ethics, recycling fees and progress at the Art League of Baytown gallery at Thursday’s meeting before Council members consider an advertising agreement with the Baytown Little Theater, introduce two new Baytown police officers, consider accepting a grant for an armored vehicle for the Baytown Police Department and discuss a grant agreement for the ...
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Historically Speaking: Renowned sculptor hailed from Norwich
The Civil War had been over only 21⁄2 years when the subject of our story was born in Norwich.
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Flory: Artspace exec tours Knoxville
Ever dated the artsy type? Knoxville may soon get the same opportunity. Last week, an executive with Minneapolis-based nonprofit Artspace visited Knoxville as the headliner for the annual meeting of Knox Heritage, a local preservation group.
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Sponges on canvas auctioned in NYC for $21 million
NEW YORK—An artwork of sponges stuck on a canvas sold for more than $21 million Tuesday. Yves Klein's "Archisponge (RE 11)" was the top seller at Sotheby's contemporary art auction in Manhattan, a spokeswoman said.
Las Cruces Sun-News |
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Trainer's New Career Takes Shape
Peter Streit says his pottery creations are functional art. "It's something to take mud and turn it into something someone can eat their ice cream out of, or their cereal, or drink their tea from it," said Streit, 45, one of 40 exhibitors in this weekend's third annual New Tampa Art Festival.
Northeast Tampa News & Tribune |
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Newsmakers
■ Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero is being investigated on suspicion of tax evasion, Italian authorities said yesterday. Tax police in the northern town of Viareggio said they are investigating whether Botero, famous for works of plump figures, should have declared $8.9 million in earnings from 2003 to 2008. They say that Botero must pay taxes in Italy because his artworks are ...
Winston-Salem Journal |
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Expanding horizons: Students embrace internships at PEM
SALEM and mdash; As Jessica Barry pored over journals, sometimes 300 pages per day, she was swept into the awe that gripped early polar explorers as they discovered the magnificent uncharted landscape. Barry extracted quotes from the journals and correlated them to paintings now featured at the Peabody Essex Museum to build an interactive Web experience that complements the new exhibit, "To the ...
The Salem News |
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Festival Report: Hilton Head Oyster Festival
Fall in the Lowcountry means oyster roasts, and the annual Hilton Head Oyster Festival is a two-day extravaganza with music, beer and more. The Island Rec Center puts on the event to benefit its scholarship program for area high schools.
Island Packet |
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Three University Of Tampa Grads Have Exhibit At School
The Scarfone/Hartley Gallery on the University of Tampa campus will host a show of works by three local artists who are UT graduates.
Central Tampa News & Tribune |
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Sixth-annual S.O.B.E.R. contest ends Dec. 1
PARKERSBURG - Area students are being asked to design an anti-underage drinking picture and slogan to be displayed on a downtown billboard. The sixth-annual S.O.B.E.R. Program Billboard Design Contest is open to all Wood County middle school students. The contest runs until Dec. 1, and winners will be announced Dec. 3, with each receiving a $100 Grand Central Mall gift card.
Parkersburg News and Sentinel |
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1960 artwork of sponges on canvas is biggest seller at NYC auction, fetching $21.4 million
NEW YORK - An artwork of sponges stuck on a canvas sold for more than $21 million Tuesday. Yves Klein's "Archisponge (RE 11)" was the top seller at Sotheby's contemporary art auction in Manhattan, a spokeswoman said.
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Camerata Woodwind attracts diverse audience
Bundled up in hooded sweatshirts and jackets, a few dozen students woke up relatively early and made their way to the College of Fine Arts and Communication School of Music to see the Camerata Woodwind Quintet perform their fall concert at 1 p.m. Nov. 9. Interspersed among faculty and community members dressed formally in dresses, blazers and heavy black winter coats, the students seemed a ...
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Sponges on canvas auctioned in NYC for $21 million
An artwork of sponges stuck on a canvas sold for more than $21 million Tuesday.
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Fogg American Art Curator Welcomes Gifts
To solicit gifts for the new endowment for the Fogg Museum’s Department of American Art, curator Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. said he often approached known patrons of American art who had no prior connection to Harvard and were his own friends.
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The Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — The first ever indoor art competition, held in conjunction with the annual Art and Soul Festival, was deemed a success by Natchez Downtown Development Association Director Carrie Lambert.
The Natchez Democrat |
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13 Undercover tracks public art
Where is the last place you'd put art if you were trying to attract visitors to town?
ABC 13 Houston |
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Sotheby's contemporary art sale defies worst fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sotheby's achieved a respectable result on Tuesday at its contemporary art auction, held amid a stumbling market struggling to hold on to at least some of its gains from recent years.
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Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Hudson
From Idol contestant to Academy Award Winner for Best Supporting Actress in 2006's Dreamgirls, 2008 finally saw Hudson accomplish her solo, self-titled debut album. There was never any doubt that this powerhouse has mighty pipes. But what's commendable is that she clocks in controlled performances, reigning in her dynamic vocals to ensure that it doesn't spiral into ear-piercing screams. Most of ...
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Outside View: Russian cops pack new heat
Moscow (UPI) Nov 11, 2008 - On Oct. 28 to 31, Moscow hosted the Interpolitech-2008 international arms exhibition featuring the most advanced Russian and foreign-made military and specialized equipment for police and secret services.
Space War |
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Sotheby's contemporary art sale defies worst fears
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sotheby's achieved a respectable result on Tuesday at its contemporary art auction, held amid a stumbling market struggling to hold on to at least some of its gains from recent years.
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Tahoe Women's Services Chocolate and Wine Festival (w/ slide show)
A crowd of chocolate lovers packed the North Tahoe Community Conference Center tasting local restaurants' creations this Saturday for the 20th annual Tahoe Women's Services Chocolate and Wine Festival.
Sierra Sun |
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Sculptor turns junk into art
One man's trash is another man's treasure. That seems to be the case for this Northwest sculptor. Saint Bryan explains.
KING5 Seattle |
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Centre Pompidou Opens Exhibition by Mexican Damian Ortega
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Mark di Suvero Sculpture Exhibition Set for Art Basel Opening at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
MIAMI.- Renowned artist Mark di Suvero's enormous steel sculptures will soon rise over Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's world famous flowering trees and vines, lush rainforest and bustling butterfly garden.
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