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KSU opens Menaboni exhibit
KENNESAW - When 49-year-old Cobb native Russell Clayton was a teenager, he had the idea that he would write to the people whom he most admired. To his surprise, one of those individuals, Coca-Cola mogul and Atlanta philanthropist Robert Woodruff, wrote him back.
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Italian director brings crime wave to Cannes
ROME (Hollywood Reporter) - Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone's Rome loft is dominated by two oversized paintings he made, dating back to his early career as an artist.
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Council to vote on kids painting hydrants
The controversial issue of allowing children to paint fire hydrants in downtown Mount Clemens as an art project will again be raised today as city officials will vote on whether to continue the program.
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AUDITIONS/SUBMISSIONS
ARTS AT SHANDON PHOTO CONTEST AND EXHIBIT: “Celebrating Creation: Nature, Life and Art,” June 1-8, Shandon Presbyterian Church, Woodrow at Devine St. Entries due Tuesday through Thursday. Awards: $50 for best of each topic; $75 for best in show. Children’s division also available. (803) 771-4408, ext. 27; www.shandonpres.org ARTS “DAMN YANKEES”: Through May 31, 8 p.m. ...
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Vandal hits sculpture of red ant in N.H.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - A Portsmouth man has been charged with vandalizing a 7-foot tall sculpture of a red ant. Police told the Portsmouth Herald that 26-year-old Theodore...
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Q and A: Students bring art to village with new gallery
A senior project for a group of Buffalo State graphic design students has turned into Kenmore’s newest art gallery.Students Jodi Wroblewski, Jeremy Dolph and Ryan Hirliman opened Designosaurus Gallery just down the street from the municipality building, in the heart of Delaware Avenue’s business district, and have been drawing some interest from businesses and residents alike.
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MUSIC: Local blues band gets international attention
An award-winning local blues band is having a banner year, finding itself in demand both internationally and here at home.“Wanted by the FBI” was wanted by Saudi Arabia to put on a New Year’s Eve concert and is now wanted by the Molson Canal Festival for a summer performance.
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The Economy is Tanking. Why's Sotheby's Doing So Well?
Even as the economy falters, the sales in contemporary art continue to skyrocket. Last week Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses broke records for sales in contemporary art. As the spring art auct....
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Wired.com Photo Contest: Water
For this week's contest you'll have to use your lens like a straw and slurp up every last drop of your subject: water. Use the Reddit widget below to submit your best water photo and vote for your favorite among the other submissions. The 10 highest-ranked photos will appear in a gallery on the Wired.com homepage. Bring us a cold, sweaty canteen of talent when we're thirsty in the desert of ...
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Top 10 Wired.com Reader Black-and-White Photos, Decided by You
: For the past two weeks we've asked you to go on a color fast for our black-and-white photo contest , with enlightening results. We now permit you to gorge on the entire visible spectrum once again, but first check out the fruits of your abstinence. These 10 photos are the highest-ranking black and whites among Wired.com readers. Whiffleboy won the contest with his photo "A Bit Spotty," at ...
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Sculpture symposium gets a global touch
NASHUA -- They come from different corners of the world most of us only hear about on the news or in a historical context. ... - By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer
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Exchange Expo Art Show
Works normally displayed at the Trumbull Art Gallery in Warren. Through May 23, Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; free Cuyahoga Valley Art Center (330) 928-8092
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On `Idol,' good singers make for a dull season
By LYNN ELBER LOS ANGELES (AP) -- This season of "American Idol" had talented singers, a doe-eyed teenage contestant for the prepubescent crowd, visits from pop royalty, stinging comments from Simon Cowell and jaw-droppers from Paula Abdul.
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Non-professionals can exhibit
MILLVILLE -- The Home Arts Building will provide a site for local non-professional artisans to display their talents during the week of the Cumberland County Fair, said Kurt Bergen, president of the fair association.
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With ant headless, man faces felony
A Portsmouth man has been charged with vandalizing a 7-foot-tall sculpture of a red ant.
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Bicycle museum's curator wheels and deals for history
CUMBERLAND GAP, Va. - With so many bicycles on display, it's easy to overlook the framed, black and white photograph hanging on the back wall. Taken in 1954, the photo shows a young boy on a bicycle pedaling down the sidewalk. The photo was taken of Ralph McClanahan II, founder and curator of the Little Congress Bicycle Museum, when he was 4 years old.
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On `Idol,' good singers make for a dull season
This season of "American Idol" had talented singers, a doe-eyed teenage contestant for the prepubescent crowd, visits from pop royalty, stinging comments from Simon Cowell and jaw-droppers from Paula Abdul.
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On `Idol,' good singers make for a dull season
This season of "American Idol" had talented singers, a doe-eyed teenage contestant for the prepubescent crowd, visits from pop royalty, stinging comments from Simon Cowell and jaw-droppers from Paula Abdul. So why have some fans and observers found it a dull slog as the show builds to its David Archuleta vs. David Cook finale next Wednesday? Because contestants who were good but ...
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Festival of culture
Balancing his love of music with teaching is something that comes easily to MSU history professor Peter Knupfer, who performed with his band, Detour, at the 45th annual East Lansing Art Festival on Saturday. “Music balances out my life very well,” he said.
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By Tim Wilson
"No, we have to see this, we have to see this!" My friend Helen does a sort of tour around the galleries of Chelsea sometimes, it's a quick squizz through the vagaries of contemporary art as filtered through the dealer galleries on New York's West Side. I was taking the tour.
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Public Art, Public Space
Returning to New York City after a 20-year journey in Seattle and South Florida. New York taught me how to think art. Psychologically, NYC has changed dramatically. Signs in the subway remind parents to keep baby carriages off the escalator.
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Ellen Schneiderman Exhibition at The Space Gallery
Ellen Schneiderman, Guted and Glued. LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS.- This June, Ellen Schneiderman will be exhibiting her paintings in a solo exhibition at The Space Gallery.
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Volume Attempts: The Space of Books at Temple Gallery
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- Temple Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, announces the opening of Volume Attempts: The Space of Books, an exhibition of and about books, organized by the graphic designer Purtill Family Business.
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New York-Based Painter Robert Feintuch Receives Guggenheim Fellowship
Robert Feintuch, "Cro-Magnon Bacchus," 2006, oil paint and polymer emulsion on panel. LEWISTON, MA.- Robert Feintuch, a member of the Bates College studio art faculty who is celebrated for his droll, evocative paintings, has received a 2008 Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Italian Sculptor Pietro Cascella Died in Pietrasanta
PIETRASANTA.- He was born in Pescara on February 2nd 1921, he lived in Fivizzano, in the Lunigiana region. His first steps into the art world were in painting, which was cultivated at his father Tommaso’s school. In 1938 he moved to Rome with his brother Andrea to attend the Fine Arts Academy.
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