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Artists hopes portraits will reduce drunk driving
A New Mexico artist hopes her paintings will start making people think twice about drinking and driving. Artist Nikki Smith is painting portraits of people killed in DWI crashes.
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Post-Gazette wins 14 Golden Quill awards
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette won 14 Golden Quill awards tonight in the annual journalism contest sponsored by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.
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American Artist: Colleen Howe's 4 Steps to Building Stronger Paintings
Growing up on a ranch in the Big Hole Valley of Southwestern Montana, I developed an early appreciation for nature and a love of painting the great outdoors.
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Not so great Scot! Pittsburg opts to skip Renaissance Fest
n PITTSBURG: Organizer unable to coordinate celebration, and city officials say they are flush with activities
Contra Costa Times |
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Sun captures press club honors
Sun staff members claimed first- and third-place honors in the Arizona Press Club's newswriting, photography and design competition for 2007. Sun news editor Roxanne Molenar placed first in the layout/design category for small and and nondaily newspapers around the state.
The Yuma Sun |
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Be part of the arts
ARARAT - Local residents with a passion for visual arts are being encouraged to apply for a community position on the Ararat Regional Art Gallery Board.
Ararat Advertiser |
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Painting in Preserved Blood
New York Artist Jordan Eagles uses blood as medium of choice.
News Channel 34 Binghamton |
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Good response to art contest
THE Nando’s Peri-fy Your Art Competition attracted 247 entries from students in art colleges and universities nationwide. The compettition is a joint effort between Nando’s Malaysia and NN Gallery to boost the local arts industry.
The Star |
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Week in style 7 May 2008
Where: The Met Costume Institute Gala. Wore: a superhero inspired sheer pink dress by Givenchy and Bulgari jewels. Read more about the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual Costume Institute Gala in handbag.com's picture special.
Handbag.com |
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Sale of art from Montgomery School will benefit Family Academy in West Chester
The Arts Scene in West Chester will host a student art show this week, as current and former Montgomery School students showcase their stuff to benefit Chester County Family Academy, which will also have student art on display.
Philly.com |
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Winner for ‘Obama in 30 Seconds’
MoveOn.org picked the winner of its online ad contest.
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Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Festival Announced
Music is an incredible feast of possibilities, and Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) has arranged a menu for the summer of 2008 that will touch every taste, salute every genre, and please the most jaded palate.
All About Jazz |
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Local composer featured in Mack Trail collaboration concert
Last year the Mackinaw Trail Middle School Fine Arts Department asked local musician Bill Barnett to compose a song for their spring 2008 concert. Last fall Barnett presented the song to the students.
Cadillac News |
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Two neighborhoods unite for art
Find out where this artwork is going up.
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The Shell Guides: Surrealism, Modernism, Tourism at the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture
LONDON.- This exhibition explores the creative forces that created the Shell County Guides. It considers their widespread cultural influence on our shared understanding of Britain and British-ness.
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Chinese Imperial Jades in the Collections of The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
LONDON.- This special display will focus on 6 pieces of jade from the Qing imperial collection, which are in the collections of the Fitzwilliam Museum. They will also feature in an exhibition of jades from the Museum's collections to be held at the Fitzwilliam in early 2009.
Art Daily |
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Halcyon Gallery to Hold First Gallery Exhibition of Bob Dylan Art
LONDON.- One of London's most prestigious galleries, Halcyon Gallery in Mayfair, will present the first ever gallery exhibition of Bob Dylan's artwork, beginning 14 June 2008. The Drawn Blank Series exhibition is the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of Bob Dylan's art ever assembled.
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Manfred Leve: Glances and Sights, Photography from Five Decades at Gallery Ficher Rohr
BASEL.- Manfred Leve was born in Trier, 1936- German. His photographs are more than documentary records. As a co-creator, camera in hand, his status is not restricted to that of a participant documenting events.
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Cleveland Museum of Art Says Discussions are Continuing Between the Museum and the Italian Government
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African American Battlefields of the Civil War: Contemporary Photography by William Earle Williams at Houston's MFA
HOUSTON.- African American men served in both the American Revolution and the War of 1812. But in 1861, in the first months of the Civil War, blacks in the North who tried to enlist in the Union Army were turned away.
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Picasso Museum in Malaga Presents Restored Books Made by the Artist
MALAGA.- Nine books belonging to the Picasso Museum Collection in Malaga and that tell the original graphic works of art of the artist have recuperated their splendor after being restored by the Instituto Andaluz de Patrimonio Histórico (Andalusian Historic Heritage Institute).
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Transforms Gallery into Hallucinatory Space
LONDON.- Transforming the gallery into a hallucinatory space of myth and synthesis, artist Bharti Kher presents a new installation at BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art from Wednesday 30 April.
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16th Annual World Fireknife Championships and Samoa Festival
Fierce and acrobatic Samoan fireknife dancing returns to the Polynesian Cultural Center from May 14 to 17 for the 16 th Annual World Fire Knife Competition. Fireknife dancers from across the world will battle for the supreme title of World Fire knife Champion.
KHON 2 Honolulu |
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Putin: art should help strengthen state
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled an exhibit from the art collection of a renowned Russian cellist Monday, a ceremony that reflected his continuing political influence even after stepping down as president.
The Kansas City Star |
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Thumbs up, thumbs down
Thumbs up to the editorial staff of the The Herald-Mail, for the hard work that won the newspaper 25 awards in the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association's annual contest. There were 14 first-place awards, 11 second-place awards and the paper was named Newspaper of the Year among daily newspapers in the 30,000 to 75,000 circulation division. Executive Editor Terry Headless also won a Best in ...
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