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An artist remembered
Emotions flowed over at the memorial marking the 100th day of artist Chua Ek Kay's death, with his wife shedding tears as she recalled a crucial exhibition by her husband back in 1988.
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IUP students win Kennedy Center honor for third year in a row
Three Indiana University of Pennsylvania students were recognized at the national 2008 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival competition.
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Jump, J!ve & JamFest: Music and Merriment
There was no shortage of energy and fun times Friday at Jump, Jive and JamFest with more than 650 students converging on the downtown Texarkana festival.
Texarkana Gazette |
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Vancouver Art Gallery moving to new site
The Vancouver Art Gallery is moving from Robson Square to a waterfront home at the Plaza of Nations, with the help of $50 million from the B.C. provincial government.
CTV.ca |
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Serbian museum night features Egyptian mummy, Da Vinci's designs
Belgrade - Egyptian mummy, Da Vinci's machine designs, Picasso's drawings and political murders in 19th century Serbia are just some of the exhibitions Serbs will be able to see during Saturday's Night of the Museums event. This unique cultural event...
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Area news briefs
GAFFNEY -- The Cherokee County History and Arts Museum will open today with the annual pottery show also scheduled on site. Activities will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum, 301 College Drive.
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Jazz festival among finalists for Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts
The Guelph Jazz Festival -- started by a University of Guelph professor 15 years ago -- has been shortlisted for a 2008 Premier's Awards for Excellence in the Arts. This is the first year that both an individual artist and an arts organization will be honoured with the provincial prize, which is administered by the Ontario Arts Council.
Guelph Mercury |
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Sundance Photographic Workshops Supporting China and Burma Disaster Relief
Students registering for the August 2008 Sundance Photo Workshops by June 30th will have $100 of their course fees donated to agencies providing disaster relief in China and Burma.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Cowtown in the Big Apple
Fort Worth is having its Big Apple moment as the collection of photos donated by the actress Diane Keaton goes on display this week at the International Center of Photography in Manhattan.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Monks return to Milledgeville
The Milledgeville community is invited to witness the construction of a Mandala Sand Painting by Tibetan monks in downtown Milledgeville beginning Tuesday.
The Union-Recorder |
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Artichoke art, soup, mascots, cupcakes
Castroville's 49th annual Artichoke Festival starts today, with a theme of "Going Green and Global."
The Salinas Californian |
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Addition to make Ohio State University's comic art collection really super
In comic book terms, it might be on the scale of a merger of the X-Men and the Justice League of America. Two major collections of comic and cartoon art are being brought together at Ohio State University to create what's believed to be the world's largest treasury of cartoon art.
Guelph Mercury |
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Neighborhood Center is Mayfest benefactor
HAGERSTOWN - Original artwork painted by youngsters was displayed on easels around the veranda of St. John's Episcopal Church Friday night as patrons of the fourth annual Mayfest sampled wine and hors d'oeuvres before dinner. One child's self-portrait was of a fuzzy blue monster.
The Herald-Mail |
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Angelina Jolie may give birth in France
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are considering having their twins in France, Jolie revealed yesterday before walking the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival for her animated action comedy Kung Fu Panda. "I actually haven't completely decided," Jolie told the Panda news conference. "We are certainly thinking of France. It is the second language in our house, but I'm still learning so I'm not ...
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Cadillac Area Arts Festival set for July 19
CADILLAC - Now in it’s 40th year, the Cadillac Area Festival of the Arts, to be held on July 19, will have something to entice the creative palettes of area artists including the 26th annual Mayor’s Awards, with $600 in prizes.
Cadillac News |
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All-Russian Exhibition Center preparing for Ararat Country Treasures holiday
Armenia’s ancient capital of Ani was ‘constructed’ at the fountain of People’s Friendship. The entrance to the city will lie through the ‘tumbledown Lion Gate’.
PanARMENIAN.Net |
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Loveland artist gives back to animals
For years, exotic animals have inspired sculptor Anij Indigo and now the Loveland artist is using her work to protect those animals.
The Fort Collins Coloradoan |
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Amy Winehouse to receive £1 million to perform in an old Russian garage
Winehouse is being offered the huge sum for the private show in June. Daria 'Dasha’ Zhukova – girlfriend of Chelsea Football Club owner, billionaire Roman Abramovich – is heading a project to turn the 1920s building in Moscow into a contemporary art gallery and has lined up Amy for a launch night performance. The gallery – to be called the Center for Contemporary Culture – is not due to open ...
Moldova.org |
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Pineapples, parade, more in Wahiawa
Head for Wahiawa for the annual Pineapple Festival and Parade, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Wahiawa District Park (the parade down California Avenue begins at 9).
Honolulu Advertiser |
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A show of her own :Artist Reddy White to end solo dry spell.
SOUTH BEND -- It's been a few years since Kathy Reddy White's last solo exhibition -- 29 to be exact.
South Bend Tribune |
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Block Reports
Last week, the end of the San Francisco International Film Festival was a frenzy of last minute interviews with the directors of “Fauberg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans,” the director of “Ezra” and lastly the director of “Ballast,” Lance Hammer, Wednesday.
San Francisco Bay View |
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Hubbard Street dancer to exhibit photos at Acorn
THREE OAKS -- "Through a Dancer's Eyes," a collection of works by Chicago photographer and dancer Cheryl A. Man, will be on exhibit today through June 30 at The Wine Shop, The Acorn, 107 Generations Drive.
South Bend Tribune |
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Lava Turns into Art at the Reykjavík Arts Festival
The purchase of basic everyday products went down by 2.3 percent last month. So where are people taking their money instead? To the shoe store. more Click on the picture to look at an audio slideshow about one of the most famous Icelandic turf farms, Laufás in Eyjafjördur, northeast Iceland.
Iceland Review |
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Shoes or Dinner?
An exhibition by Halldór Ásgeirsson and Paul Armand Gette entitled “What Volcanoes?” opened at the the ASÍ Art Museum yesterday as part of the Reykjavík Arts Festival, which closes on June 15.
Iceland Review |
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BUSINESS: New 'paint your own pottery' store opens
The new pottery painting store on Main Street is truly a family business. Art on Fire — at 431 Main Street just behind Lucy’s — is owned by Tina Criscuolo.
Ridgefield Press |
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