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WORKINGTON’S Uppies and Downies mass football game is to be immortalised in two pieces of public art work for the town. Two statues, each portraying three players tussling for the ball, are being made by Maryport sculptor Colin Telfer. West Cumberland Times & Star
Indian art attracts over USD 1.7 mn in Sotheby's spring auctions (Lead)
New York, May 16: Works by Indian artists Subodh Gupta, Anish Kapoor, T.V. Santosh, Chintan Upadhyay, Riyas Komu, Raqib Shaw and Bose Krishnamachari attracted high prices at Sotheby's spring series of contemporary art auctions here, exceeding expectations with the total sale amounting to $1,748,500. New Kerala
MARQ YOUR CALENDAR
All Harley Memorial Day Blowout, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., May 23-25, 9 a.m. May 26, Gulfport Dragway, 17085 Racetrack Road, Gulfport. Live music, races, contests, food and more. Cost: $60 per person plus vehicle fees for cars, trucks and trailers for weekend. Details: 392-1801. The Biloxi Sun Herald
Calendar -- Des Moines
"World Histories." May 16 through Aug. 31. The exhibit presents approximately 12 artists whose work fits comfortably at the forefront of the international contemporary art scene. Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave. Freewill donations accepted; 277-4405; www.desmoinesart center.org. The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index
Lantern contest will light up WDM
The city of West Des Moines Parks and Recreation is sponsoring an art contest for Iowa artists. Artists, organizations and residents are invited to submit creative entries for 3-D lanterns with the top 20 designs making their debut as temporary public art to decorate the city campus. The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index
SFMOMA picks Garrels to be its senior curator
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has appointed Gary Garrels senior curator of painting and sculpture. As of Sept. 1 he will replace Madeleine Grynsztejn, who left SFMOMA earlier this year to become director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.... San Francisco Chronicle
Sculptor to unveil winning concept
ANSTRUTHER'S new sculpture is about to be unveiled in draft form at the Scottish Fisheries Museum. (13/05/2008 11:39:36) Fife Today
Planned D.M. sculpture park is awarded $1 million grant
Vision Iowa gave a $1 million boost Thursday to fundraising efforts for the new Pappajohn Sculpture Park slated for installation in the Western Gateway in downtown Des Moines. The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index
So, what's showing and when?
The Tallahassee Film Festival is up and rolling for its inaugural cinema celebration. Tickets are $4 in advance or $5 at the door, unless otherwise noted. Tallahassee Democrat
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"Imprint": A Masters of Fine Arts dance concert with Kim Jones and Andrew Noble. 8 p.m. today-Sat. $6, free for FSU students with ID. Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre, Montgomery Hall, FSU. 644-4425. Tallahassee Democrat
ART GALLERIES, MUSEUMS
Today Opening reception for theCreative Child Center Preschool Gallery Exhibition, 6-8 p.m., Wichita Center for the Arts, 9112 E. Central. On exhibit 1-5 p.m. Tue.-Sun., through June 15. Free. Information, 316-634-2787. Opening reception for Mike Gangwere, Robin Smith, Susan Flemming and Andrew Stephens, 6-9 p.m., Fiber Studio, 418 Commerce. Free. Information, 316-978-3555. Public ... The Wichita Eagle
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Black Archives Union Bank: "Emancipation Proclamation" Special exhibit. Featuring memorabilia about President Abraham Lincoln, the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment, the Freedmen's Bureau and Florida's early African-American lawmakers. Tallahassee Democrat
Here's what's happening this weekend
The inaugural Tallahassee Film Festival is in high gear today and Saturday. More than 60 movies will be screened in venues all over the city. There's also a "Starfest" Downtown GetDown that runs from 6 to 10 p.m. today and features music by ACME Rhythm & Blues on the Adams Street Commons. It's free. Tallahassee Democrat
Blank Page plans day of art, music
Music, food and "roommate art" are on the bill Saturday at Blank Page, a newish gallery in Delano. "It just seems like barbecue and acoustic music is a good thing to do on a Saturday afternoon," gallery director Zadi Owens said by way of explaining the day's lineup of bands and entertainment. Blank Page, 917 W. Douglas, opened in November. Ten musical acts are scheduled to perform Saturday, ... The Wichita Eagle
Mentoring program boosts students' creativity
PROVINCETOWN — A giant, plastic-and-wood fish tank installed in the Provincetown Art Association and Museum is the result of a year's worth of work of three new friends, one of them only 18 years old. Cape Cod Times
Living Traditions Festival schedule
* THE LIVING TRADITIONS FESTIVAL, is today Saturday and Sunday at the Salt Lake City-County Building, 450 S. 200 East, with dance, music, foods and crafts of the many ethnic groups living in the Salt Lake Valley. The Salt Lake Tribune
A fond farewell to the Patio Art Gallery
LAS CRUCES — Founding Patio Art Gallery members Carolyn Bunch and Julie Ford Oliver have announced their popular fine art gallery will hold a farewell reception this month and then close its doors for good June 28. Las Cruces Sun-News
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Reading artist Sue Batchelor and Scholastic Children’s Publishing presented the prizes for the county-wide Book Cover Competition for the Berkshire Book Festival sponsored by the Education Library Service. Reading Evening Post
Kids
Fine Arts Fiesta Kids Center with storytelling, crafts, facepainting, sandscaping, painting, marionette shows and children’s theater. Public Square, Wilkes-Barre. Today and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Information at fineartsfiesta.org. Times Leader
Cape boy's artwork reaches final round of Google contest
The artwork of a sixth-grader from the Barnstable Horace Mann Charter School is part of a nationwide "Doodle 4 Google" contest in which K-12 students are asked to reinvent Google's homepage. Cape Cod Times
Exhibits
Wilkes-Barre Mural Painting, an open painting session for the community to contribute to “The Wyoming Valley: Past, Present and Future” which is being painted in the storefront at 83 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Tonight, 5 to 8; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Upon completion, the mural will hang on the Times Leader Distribution Building. Information at lwbmural.com. Times Leader
Foxfire 'floral' exhibit opens at The Casements
All of the 34 paintings, pastels, prints and mixed-media pieces in "Florals by Foxfire," the display that goes on view during today's opening reception, are by six well-known Ormond Beach artists. Daytona Beach News-Journal
Mural group selects Calif. artist for first painting
MATTOON — While it probably will never become a mechanism for casting ballots in elections, the little-green-sticker-vote method has worked well so far for the Mattoon Mural Arts Project members. Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
Indian art totals USD 1.7 mn in Sotheby's spring series
New York, May 16 : Works by Indian artists totaled $1,748,500, exceeding expectations, in Sotheby's spring series of Contemporary Art sales in New York. New Kerala
Events
Fine Arts Fiesta, the annual celebration with the theme “Drawing Us Together.” Offering music, dance, theater, art exhibits, artists market, strolling musicians, crafts, caricatures, children’s tent and festival foods. Performers include Leopoldo Fleming, Zydecoal, the Celtic Band, Freilox and Bagels, the Tim Johnson Band, the Poets, the Lion Dancers, With Walls Dance Company, the Wyoming ... Times Leader