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Kids' exhibits are making a Splash at this aquarium
MONTEREY, Calif. – Roots painted orange, green, pink and virtually every other color weave together as they climb to form a giant kelp holdfast.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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UCSD's Stuart Collection opts to take 'Another' look at Kruger
The Stuart Collection on the University of California San Diego campus is celebrated for its 25 years of commissioning major artists to create adventurous works for the campus.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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Photographers raise funds for Myanmar cyclone victims
SINGAPORE: A group of photography enthusiasts is helping to raise funds for the Myanmar cyclone victims in a way they know best — taking pictures.
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Vicki Walsh puts on her game face
A year ago, Vicki Walsh exhibited paintings at the Taylor Library in Pacific Beach in which people didn't smile, didn't frown, didn't grimace, didn't open their mouths. They simply looked at the viewer in such a way that a viewer concentrated on the faces (one per canvas) in these handsomely crafted pictures.
San Diego Union-Tribune |
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TIME FRAMES
Bill Wood (1913-73), a slender man with a penchant for bow ties, captured a cross section of life in post-World War II Fort Worth through the lens of his camera. The Bill Wood Photo Co. provided studio portraits as well as commercial photography on location. The company also offered film, cameras, flashbulbs, accessories and quality photo finishing to local amateur photographers. Wood ...
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Students Plan Artsy Evening
Students at Grace Lutheran School will present an 'Evening with the Arts' on Thursday.The program will be presented by the Grace Lutheran Middle School chorus, handbells and kindergarten through fifth grade choirs.The Drama Club will present a few selections from the play 'Doo Wop Wed Winding Hood.'
The Lakeland Ledger |
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THE ARTS
Say quot Ringling Museum of Art, quot and the terms quot contemporary quot and quot modern quot don't immediately spring to mind.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune |
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Pawn shops in Paris help rich and poor
For centuries, those needing money quickly have found their way to this building that houses jewelry, furs as well as an art collection that rivals the Louvre.
Seattle Times |
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Winged victory
The Cincinnati Art Museum's Cincinnati Wing is devoted to art made for Cincinnati, in Cincinnati and by Cincinnatians.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Schools' art collection will be displayed
What's next for the Cincinnati Wing? For one, selections from the Cincinnati Public Schools art collection.
The Cincinnati Enquirer |
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Taking a trip into Mustapa's life
KUALA LUMPUR: Artist Mustapa Ibrahim is taking art lovers into his life's journey with his solo exhibition at the RA Fine Arts Gallery. In the exhibition, until June 4, the 62-year-old artist is showcasing his 43 paintings, produced since 1968.
The New Straits Times |
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Let the festivities begin
THE long anticipated Get Off Your Arts festival has finally arrived. Kicking off tonight (Friday) with arts trivia at McCrossins Mill and exhibition openings, the weekend will be a colourful carnival of all arts - performing, live, music, theatre, dance, and applied.
Armidale Express |
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Fur flies at 'Kung Fu Panda' premiere at Cannes festival
CANNES, France - Fur might be a politically incorrect fashion statement on the red carpet at the world's most-prestigious film festival. Not when you're the star of a movie called "Kung Fu Panda," though.
SouthtownStar |
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Sacramento heats up
THE ARTS AND FESTIVAL SCENE Sacramento Jazz Jubilee What started 35 years ago as a traditional jazz festival has evolved into a celebration of many genres: blues, Latin, zydeco, big band, swing, Western swing, gospel and ragtime.
San Jose Mercury News |
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National Museum of Crime and Punishment opening in D.C.
TV's 'America's Most Wanted' to shoot from the new facility, which focuses on detective work. Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles Times |
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A sight to behold
CONCORD - Rob Hansel and Dick Wagoner walked around the exhibit area in the 5/88 shop at Hendrick Motorsports headquarters in Concord. The two had met earlier in the day while camping near each other around Loweâ€s Motor Speedway. While not related, the two look like father and son walking around the shop, taking in the memorabilia of Casey Mears (No. 5) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88). ...
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Travel talk
Ohio quilters use fabric to tell stories A new exhibit at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus will show how 19th and 20th-century Ohio quilters used their art to tell stories about family, heroes, healing, celebrations, even political causes.
The Toledo Blade |
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U of L fine arts chair gets award
James Grubola, chair of the University of Louisville fine arts department, has received the $5,000 U of L Trustees Award for 2008. During Grubola's tenure, the department and its facilities, staff, faculty and students have increased.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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Riveting religious art
The eye-popping de Crayer altar piece that is more than 12 feet tall and nearly 10 feet wide has taken its religious message to a new home — the Speed Art Museum.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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A focus on Ferndale
FERNDALE -- Photographer Tracy Dittes will be the featured artist in the Ferndale Repertory Theatre's Art from the Hart Gallery in June and July. Dittes is a Ferndale resident and her show features photographs from in and around Ferndale.
Eureka Times-Standard |
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Depth in Venice
n the late 1870s and early 1880s, a group of young American painters dubbed "Duveneck's Boys" fell under the spell of the golden light, the pink stones, the elegant-yet-decaying palaces and the famous canals of Venice. The artists -- nicknamed for Cincinnati artist Frank Duveneck, the teacher who accompanied them -- produced the paintings in the enchanting exhibition "Gondola Days: The ...
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Catching up on Indy's former flames and sidekicks
The action genre is rarely kind to sidekicks and girlfriends. Exhibit A: The Bond franchise. After all, things were going swimmingly for Halle Berry until she wriggled into Ursula Andress' bikini, weren't they?
Calgary Sun |
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Grants awarded
The Dublin Arts Council recently announced grants of more than $23,000 to three nonprofit arts organizations: $15,000 to the Emerald City Players theater company; $7,000 to the Dublin Singers; and $1,100 to the Dublin Area Art League.
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Annual festival brightens Wilson Park
With her 11 month old son, Emerson, seated comfortably in his stroller, Elizabeth VanDevender walked past the rows of art vendors at the 22nd annual Arts Alive on Saturday. quot I'm exposing him early, quot VanDevender said. Emerson wore a shirt with the words quot future artist. quot
The Florence Times-Daily |
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Dreams of oil return to Adair County
The rare essence of crude oil and the bouquet of great barbecue marry happily these days above the cash drawer at Joe L. Barbee's B&B Barbecue in Columbia, Ky.
Louisville Courier-Journal |
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