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Christie’s Hong Kong Misses Forecast; Antiques Trump Paintings
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- An imperial Qing Dynasty vase fetched HK$53.3 million ($6.3 million), the top lot at a Hong Kong art sale whose tally missed forecasts by a third as bidders passed on top contemporary artworks and bought antiques.
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Holiday Happenings - News
Dec. 5 Starting Dec. 5, Universe City presents a Bachelor of Fine Arts exhibit of Seth Hadlock and Kyle Guymon. The exhibit opens with the First Friday Art Stroll from 5 to 9 p.m. The show will feature ceramics from Guymon and drawings by Hadlock.
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Creative collaboration at the Freed Gallery in Lincoln City
For the art lover, one of the most exhilarating experiences occurs when the works of favorite artists are displayed together in one place. To walk into a museum and see pieces by Manet, Degas and Cassatt, for instance, side by side in one room, is an incomparable experience.
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It's pushpin time at the Newport Visual Arts Center
The 18th annual Pushpin Show will be held in the Runyan Gallery of the Newport Visual Arts Center during the month of December.
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Figuratively speaking: New works by Rock Richardson
On Thanksgiving weekend, the Silver Heron Gallery in Depoe Bay welcomes the upcoming holidays with a showing of new work by human form artist Rock Richardson, whose dramatic sculptures are contemporary, but classically inspired.
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Lovely lettering
The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts presents “An Oregon Calligrapher: Work by Colleen Cavin.” Considered by many to be one of Oregon's finest calligraphers, Cavin's work will be on display in the Upstairs Gallery of the Newport Visual Arts Center from Dec. 6-27.
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Rembrandt in Southern California is a virtual exhibition of 14 paintings by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, ...
This collaborative presentation offers a unique guide to exploring these significant holdings and provides information and suggested connections and points of comparison for each work.
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The New Acropolis Museum: A home fit for the Elgin Marbles?
The soon-to-open museum for the Acropolis sculptures looks fantastic. But will it convince the British Museum to send the Parthenon frieze home?
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Greg Sandow on the future of classical music
"Whether through discussion circles, on-line forums, or post-event coffee hours, the larger idea for arts organizations is that their job is to build community around content, rather than just generating content."
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Holiday Boutique at Museum of History in Lyons
LYONS - The Christmas trees are back and so is the Holiday Boutique at the Museum of Wayne County History.
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Local sculptor challenges the fundamentals of his medium
Sculptor Isaac Duncan III took an indirect path from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, to Chattanooga. He completed a bachelor of fine arts degree at University of Notre Dame and a master of fine arts at the University of Kentucky.
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‘Swiss Design in Hollywood’
galeriehilt.ch One of the most famous space monsters of all times, Alien, was designed by Swiss artist H. R. Giger, whose works will be presented at the upcoming “Swiss Design in Hollywood” exhibition at Kinopalats.
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FH ponders 5 new public art pieces
Fountain Hills' ample collection of public art could swell, if the Town Council accepts five new art pieces this evening.
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Museum's Classic Holiday Home Tour is Dec. 6-7
Ribbons made out of old prom dresses adorn the front staircase. Children's artwork decorates the walls. Antiques purchased from local estates and handed down from family members add to the charm of the 1890s home of Betty Anderson, just one of nine homes on the Tri-Cities Historical Museum's annual Classic Holiday Home Tour on Saturday and Sunday.
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Pencil This In
Film The Museum of Contemporary Photography, as part of its Work/Place exhibition, will be screening the 1997 independent comedy-drama Clockwatchers , a film Richard Ebert deemed as “a wicked, subversive comedy about the hell on earth occupied by temporary office workers.” MoCP Ferguson Lecture Hall, 600 S. Michigan Ave., 12/3, 6 p.m., Free Dance Resident contemporary dance ...
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A Masterpiece in Miniature
Fairfield resident Bill Probert can do with LEGOs what Leonardo Da Vinci used to do with paint: create detailed masterpieces that demand attention.
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Mayhill Fowler: What Obama Will Do for Africa: A Conversation with Salim Amin
At the News Xchange international broadcast conference... I talked with Salim Amin, a Kenyan and the founder of A24 Media, Africa's first online agency for video and photography.
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Three to bid at Lehman's Neuberger auction-lawyer
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YAHOO! search Janis Loverin, shown here with "Blessenger II," invites you to visit The Adobe Fine Art to view her creations. In college as a French major with an emphasis on art, music and literature, she obtained a strong cultural base which has been enhanced by travel to Europe.
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DCist Exposed Photography Show 2009 Open for Entries
It's that time of year again! The third annual DCist Exposed Photography Show is now officially open for entries. After two successful years, at Warehouse in 2007 and Civilian Art Projects in 2008, we're proud to announce the 2009 show will be held at The Gallery at Flashpoint , located at 916 G Street NW. Flashpoint, a project of the Cultural Development Corporation , is a nonprofit art ...
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Aileen Hill's belief in the arts and her love of children help her send youth from local at-risk neighbourhoods to fine arts camp each year. And she's counting on this Sunday's (Dec. 7) Gifts that Give auction at Cedar Ridge to help her reach this year's goal.
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Kansas Artists, Musicians, Foods Central to Holiday Open House
Holiday open house December 4, 5 and 6 at Kansas Museum of History; Special artists demonstrations, live music, and a sampling of Kansas foods are planned
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Art Basel detour leads to Wynwood's holy gem
Art at the Chapel is a modest but moving exhibit by five Miami artists at San Juan Bautista, a neighborhood church tucked into a gritty sliver of Wynwood where one homeless woman rests on a plastic carton, her gaze lost to the horizon, and another talks to herself under a No Parking sign.
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D'Agostino Launches Second Reusable Bag Contest
D'Agostino Supermarkets is holding its second contest asking area students to design a reusable, recyclable bag that will be featured at the upscale grocer's stores in a limited edition.
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Card painting fetches £145,000
A painting which features on a popular Christmas card has sold at auction for £145,000, more than double its expected price. Scottish artist Joseph Farquharson's picture Beneath the Snow Encumbered Branches was bought by a private buyer from Scotland.
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