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Ozark Hosts Bluegrass Festival
Bluegrass fans headed to Ozark on Saturday for the second annual Ozark Mountain Bluegrass Festival. The festival featured talent from around southwest Missouri. Those who came out enjoyed the performances of "Lights of Home" from Springfield and Ozark's own "Missouri Mountain Gang".
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Pender County Spring Fest
It was a beautiful day for a festival,and downtown Burgaw seemed to think so. The town's annual spring fest brought people from all over Pender County, and many stopped by to check out the good food and hand made crafts. Full story...
WWAY 3 Wilmington |
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Art Sales Soar
Art Festivals vendors see a boost in sales, and local economy benefits.
WILX 10 Lansing |
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Enduring beauty
The genius of Meera Mukherjee stands revealed once again at Galerie 88’s current exhibition.
The Telegraph |
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Comic Review: Wondermark: Beards of Our Forefathers by David Malki
The twice-weekly sardonically surreal web comic gets its first bound collection. As insouciantly entertaining as his twice weekly Internet comics may be, there's something extra satisfying about reading (or re-reading) David Malki's "Wondermark" strips on good ol' pulpy paper. Perhaps the visually anachronistic nature of his cartoon work - a collage of repurposed 19th century illustrations - ...
Blogcritics.org |
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A Study In Art Scholarships
BROOKSVILLE - Their interests range from photography to oil paint, from pencil to computer-assisted animation. But all four artists are ready to go forth and further develop their styles, and each will get help from the Spring Hill Art League.
Hernando Today |
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Joan Growe
Home base: A 2,100-square-foot condo in Loring Green Towers in Minneapolis. Favorite knickknacks: A small Paul Granlund sculpture, a silver bowl from the 1984 Senate campaign.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune |
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
On Museum Day, Manjunath Sullolli writes about Bijapur's museum housed in the Naqqaur Khana of Golgumbaz complex which is considered the earliest site museums in India.
Deccan Herald |
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
Flora and fauna shot by Bangalore-based amateur photographer Mahesh Srinivas.. Mahesh Srinivas is a Bangalore-based amateur photographer who likes nature and landscape photography.
Deccan Herald |
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Pixels at an Exhibition
Art, mystery and the meaning of YouTube.
New York Times |
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A bright stairway to heavenly abode
A Glass staircase can be a glittering piece of architectural sculpture, a light well for an entire house and a signifier of openness.
Express India |
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Kerrville hosts art fair
The 37th annual Official Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair, featuring 160 Texas artisans, gets underway at the River Star Arts and Event Park in Kerrville Friday through May 26. And there's a lot of fun for the kids, too, including helicopter rides, a free gaming tent, a petting zoo, rides and an art gallery where everything is $5 and under. Admission: $10 for a four-day pass including Friday and ...
Austin American-Statesman |
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Call for Artists: Mississippi ACLU Bid for Freedom Auction
The Mississippi ACLU invites artists from across the state to donate their work for their live auction. Significant works fitting within the theme of civil liberty issues---—particularly those found in the Constitution—are sought after for this fund-raising event. Artists of all media are welcome.
Jackson Free Press |
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News photographer Mona Reeder wins RFK award for 'The Bottom Line' project
Dallas Morning News photographer Mona Reeder was among the journalists selected for the 40th annual Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards. In an announcement made Thursday, Ms. Reeder was named the domestic photography winner for a series of photos and text depicting society's "forgotten people."
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth |
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Painting an Ashland High icon
Renovations to Ashland High's Mountain Avenue Gym could mean more than new indoor facilities. It may also mean the loss of an 18-year-old mural on the exterior that has become a campus icon.
Ashland Daily Tidings |
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Throngs enjoy the East Lansing Art Festival
EAST LANSING - Though it is year 45 for the East Lansing Art Festival this year, it was all new to Harold and Lisa Johnson.
Eaton Rapids Community News |
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The old and the new mix as the Big Easy shows its determination to survive
On a sunny spring afternoon, as the humidity rises and the temperature creeps toward 80, New Orleanians are enjoying a Sunday in their City Park. Rowdy young men in shorts and T-shirts play a friendly game of volleyball on the front lawn of the New Orleans Museum of Art. Couples walk hand in hand through a sculpture garden. Fathers push their sons and daughters on the swings of a playground. ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Art at Stirring Gallery
Local Memphis artist Chris Reed was very inspired by his recent mission trip with Hope Church to Quito, Ecuador, and the art he saw there.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Your brush with Beijing Olympics
Not good enough in sports? But if your brush strokes are, you can still make it to the Beijing Olympics. In a mail sent to Indian Artists Network, Hu Xiaowei, on behalf of 'Olympic Fine Arts 2008,' a cultural event organised by the International Olympic Committee and Chinese Olympic Committee, invited applications from Indian artists to paint in the mega-sporting event.
HT via Yahoo! India News |
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Penn Cove Water Festival canoe races return May 17
Native Northwest performers, arts and crafts, foods, environmental displays and children's activities bring the traditions of Northwest Coast Native Americans to Coupeville in the 17th annual Penn Cove Water Festival, taking place this year from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 17 along the Coupevil...
Small Town Papers News Service |
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Gigantic contemporary art gallery to open in Moscow
A flashy new gallery for contemporary art and culture in Moscow is slated to launch this fall, with backing from the wife of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
CBC |
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PHOTO ADVISORY -- Sundance Photographic Workshops
resolution photo is available to accompany the news release, NESA002, Sundance Photographic Workshops Supporting China and Burma Disaster Relief, issued earlier today by Sundance Photographic Workshops.
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Biography
It all began in the heart of the live music capital of the world. At an art show presented by the swanky Creekside Lounge Bar in downtown Austin, Ruby's Jazz Garage had its first performance without even knowing it.
All About Jazz |
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Canvass of opinion shows auction house optimism
The art market this week powered ahead of even optimistic expectations, with buyers at the big New York sales defying widespread fears that the market would slump as a result of financial markets' weakness.
Financial Times |
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Cannes diary
Gearing up for Indiana Jones at the film festival
BBC News |
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