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Records for Munch, Leger at New York auction
Works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse have been sold at a Sotheby's sale of impressionist and modern art in New York, with new records for works by Edvard Munch and cubist Fernand Leger helping to calm some fears over the health of the art market.
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Cat shelter seeks $100,000 for renovations
Brighton’s Ellen M. Gifford Sheltering Home for Cats is presenting a wine tasting and silent auction this Saturday, May 10, to help raise money for shelter renovations.
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WGBH News (May 9)
The public is welcome to see and bid on more than 120 pieces that will be available in the WGBH Art Auction, including paintings, photographs, jewelry and ceramics, on Saturday, May 17 , from 3-7 p.m. at WGBH’s One Guest St., Brighton studios. The event also features wine, hors d’oeuvres and music.
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New events for this year's Cathedral Village Arts Festival
If art illuminates life, then people visiting Regina's Cathedral area later this month should find their lives a little bit brighter.
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Burris students pose for a picture as they dance in a line during prom at Recital Hall at the The Ball State Museum of Art on Saturday night.
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Categorized Features
I saw quite a few familiar faces at the Dickson Street Music Festival, and also some blues society members at the Dogwood Festival in Siloam Springs. If you didn’t make the Homemade Jamz Band performance that day, what a shame.
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1st National Prestidigitation Festival to open next week
VietNamNet Bridge – The festival will take place in Hanoi from May 13-17, gathering 50 magicians of 20 troupes. The event is co-organised by the Circus Association, Viet A Communication JS Company and AMICA Company.
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Arbor Day art auction raises nearly $4,000
In conjunction with the 2008 Arbor Day celebration last weekend, the art reception and auction by the First Best Place Task Force on Friday evening raised nearly $4,000 for the group and the Community Tree program for Columbia Falls.
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Ceramics on display at Japanese Garden
An exhibition of work by ceramic artist Caroline Briggs is currently underway at Cowra’s Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre. The exhibition began last week and will run until April 30.
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Young artists to be on exhibit
The ArtsExpress Festival is a longstanding tradition that offers a chance for art students in Huntington County to showcase their talent and display their artwork for the whole community.
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Where eagles dare
Nathan Nuszkiewicz of Potlicker Custom Chainsaw Sculptures works on a sculpture outside Koinonia Treatment Facility in Rhinelander on Wednesday afternoon. The sculpture replaces a totem pole that previously stood on the sight.
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The spirit of Bill Reid comes alive
Paris has its Rodin, Amsterdam has its Van Gogh, and finally Vancouver has its Bill Reid Gallery. In a long-awaited ceremony Tuesday, the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art was inaugurated by local Coast Salish chiefs and Haida Nation officials.
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Visual arts course for K-12 teachers
An independent study course in visual arts for K-12 teachers will be offered this summer through the Continuing Education program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Art 398/796, Classroom Applications in the Visual Arts, will be held Monday, June 16, through Wednesday, Aug. 6, in the Noel Fine Arts Center at UWSP. The class will meet formally as a group twice during the summer, with ...
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Second Saturday is this weekend
GROVE – Art demonstrations, street performers, musicians, face painting and other festivities will line the sidewalks of historical downtown Grove as the community celebrates its monthly Second Saturdays festival.
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Design a shirt, get an iPod
The Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce, serving the communities of Acton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Littleton, Maynard, Stow and Westford, is having an art contest! We are looking for this year’s logo for our Oktoberfest 5K Run/Walk (formerly known as the Sarah Lynn Hughes Memorial 5K Run/Walk) and the lucky winner will receive an iPod.
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Reeds Spring High School students earn honors at art show in Bra
Derek White, a senior at Reeds Spring High School, claimed the school’s first-ever ribbon for airbrush work during the Central Ozark Conference art show, held April 28 through May 2 at Branson High School.
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SEARK OKS TUITION INCREASE, DISPLAYS NEW LIBRARY RENDERINGS
Southeast Arkansas College has been known for affordable education, but is not immune to the struggling economy, which is fueling a tuition increase from $50 a credit hour to $68 for the 2008-09 school year.
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Happy Mothers' Day wishes to all moms
Artsquest has enjoyed an exciting week of celebrating the arts. If you haven't been to any of the events, it's not too late. Take mom to Baytowne this weekend to see the fine art exhibit.
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Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation Second Annual Connoisseur's Dinner: an Evening of Wine and Art Raises Over $1 ...
The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF), in partnership with Sotheby's, hosted its second annual Connoisseur's Dinner: An Evening of Wine and Art on Thursday, May 1, 2008. The event attracted 228 guests who mingled for 6:30 pm cocktails in the entry to Sotheby's 10th floor galleries and previewed some of the most extraordinary contemporary art by names such as Bacon, Leger, Picasso and ...
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RP film Ambulancia competes in Greek film fest
Filipino character actor Allan Paule and theater regular Nor Domingo star in Ambulancia , a short film that has been chosen to compete in the 5th Naoussa International Short Film and Video Festival in Greece. Allan is also nominated for Best Actor in the fiction category of the said film fest.
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Get the blues: Annual blues festival to bring thousands to McDuffie County on Saturday
Folks from all over the southeast have put it on their calendars to sing the blues. Or at least to listen to them. The 15th annual Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival is this Saturday in Thomson.
McDuffie Mirror |
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Spore's first solo exhibition by French master Henri Matisse opens
SINGAPORE : Singapore's first solo exhibition of French modern master, Henri Matisse opened on May 8 at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute. The launch was attended by the artist's great grandson Jean-Matthieu Matisse.
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Gallery features rugby photos
As part of the new pilot project to enhance coverage of high school sports, Sun Times photographer James Masters has created a gallery featuring dozens of photos from Wednesday's girls rugby action in Flesherton. The West Hill Raiders won the match over Grey Highlands Lions 8-5.
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Annual Art Show Celebrates 50 Years in Darien
While the Darien Arts Center (DAC) gears up for its 50th annual show this year, its members have been looking back, fondly, on the show's humble beginnings. In some ways, the DAC has made great strides--in other ways, not much has changed.
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Films of, by and for women
Lunafest coming to Duxbury Performing Arts Center Lunafest is an annual traveling festival of short films by, for and about women, promoting awareness of women’s issues and highlighting women filmmakers.
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