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Andrew Wyeth granddaughter gives one-of-a-kind museum tours
CHADDS FORD, Pa. -- It's clear this isn't the typical tour of a museum with major works of art when the guide sidles up to a painting and begins: "I'll never forget it. ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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The O. Henry Prize Stories: Indulge in the best short stories of the year
The 2007 and 2008 O. Henry Prize Stories collection of the best short fiction of the year came on the heels of a resurgence, or rather, renaissance in the short story genre.
Manila Standard Today |
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Reception Planned For Former City Hall Art Gallery Founder
BROOKSVILLE - Mary Alice Queiros may have handed over the reins of the City Hall Art Gallery, but she never left the local art scene. Now her pen-and-ink drawings are on display at the Rising Sun Cafe in Brooksville, and a reception is planned to kick off the exhibit.
Hernando Today |
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Artist seeks inspiration from happenings around her
[ There's a shared sense of place in many of Margaret Morrison's oil paintings, and one gets the feeling something very bad has happened there.
Athens Banner-Herald |
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Art Club opens exhibit at Indian River County courthouse
The Sebastian River Art Club has expanded its "Art Around Town" program to include the Indian River County Courthouse in Vero Beach, where members' paintings are on exhibit until July 18.
Vero Press Journal |
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State Untuk Ngadau registration today
KOTA KINABALU : Participants of the State level Harvest Festival Beauty Pageant will check into the host hotel today.
The New Sabah Times |
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TextMe briefs: May 27
Rylie Goddard, a junior AP art student in Ron Hickman's art class at South-Doyle High School, was honored recently by Congressman John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., by choosing Rylie's example of printmaking entitled "Thooobah" to hang in his Washington, D.C., office for one year.
Knoxville News Sentinel |
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Whittier man makes living via artistic touch
WHITTIER - It's a job one can only dream of. Bob Bates, a father of four, managed to raise a family and earn a successful living all from the comfort of his own home. How did he do it? • Photo Gallery: Whittier artist Bob Bates
Whittier Daily News |
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$50K reward for return of stolen Haida jewelry in B.C.
The University of British Columbia is offering $50,000 reward for information leading to the safe recovery of $2 million worth of artworks fashioned by iconic B.C. artist Bill Reid.
Canada.com |
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Community mobilizes for Glory
Sixteen rows of U.S. flags flapped in the steady breeze. Mining for inspiration, Kathy Trost sat stretched out, facing them on the back grassy section of Festival Park on Monday.
The Fayetteville Observer |
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Architectural masterpiece avoids wrecking ball at Yale
The Tribune s Stevenson Swanson visits a Yale masterpiece saved from demolition, offering hope for other maligned modern hulks.
Chicago Tribune |
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Today in History - Monday, May 26, 2008
Today's Highlight in History: One hundred years ago, on May 26, 1908, the first major oil strike in the Middle East took place as engineers working for British entrepreneur William Knox D'Arcy and led by George B.
Red Bluff Daily News |
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Netbytes: Hey, are you Worthy?
What if women ruled the world? Would Oprah Winfrey's face be on banknotes? Would Sex and The City's Carrie Bradshaw run the Pentagon? Would racing cars be pink? Would the electric chair have cushions? You can imagine the possibilities, or you can go to the Worth 1000 site and see them in glorious colour, thanks to the modern phenomenon known as Photoshopping. With Adobe's digital ...
Guardian Unlimited |
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Sony Classics snaps up three pics at Cannes
Sony Pictures Classics went on a shopping spree during the final days of the Cannes Film Festival, snapping up North American rights to three movies.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Artist's Katrina-inspired work disappears from city streets
A local artist inspired to put up hand-created artwork around the city following Katrina says most of the paintings are gone now. Michael Dingler says some of the artwork was taken by ‘fans’ and some was removed after he was cited for illegally placing it on public property.
WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans |
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Not a pet but a partner, guide dog provides artist with mobility
Sculptor Sharon McConnell of Como, Miss., fights for her mobility every day. Avatar, a $50,000 guide dog, is her latest weapon.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Free family fun all day Sunday at SFMoMA
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art hosts its annual Target Family Day celebration, an opportunity for families to have fun while creating, viewing and learning about art - for free.
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Style makeover for durables
From a microwave that appears to be a colourful retro 1970s TV to a hi-end LCD TV which looks like a painting, durable manufacturers are gearing up to give your conventional and boring looking appliances a style makeover.
Business Standard India |
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Book Review: Practical Artistry - Light and Exposure For Digital Photographers by Harold Davis
Practical Artistry is a great book for anyone who wants to understand the traditional methods of photography. The amount of power and capabilities in today's digital cameras give you a lot of technical sophistication, but all of these features alone will not guarantee the capturing of a compelling image. To do that, you have to have more than just technology, you must have skills. To do it well ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Historical Society Debuts Library Centennial Exhibit
The Westport Historical Society today opened its latest exhibit which honors the 100th anniversary year of the Westport Public Library.
WestportNow |
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Mobile phone service providers urged to use alternate power
THE current increases in load-shedding countrywide and escalation in world oil prices should set the tone for mobile service providers to consider powering their base stations using alternate energy sources such as solar panels.
The Herald |
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About this Entry
A few months ago, I wrote a blog entry about being asked by local theatre company, Killing My Lobster , to participate in a fundraiser. The company's plan, which sounded bizarre albeit intriguing to me, was to auction off "en evening at the theatre with Chloe Veltman."
Arts Journal |
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Portrait of Nobel Prize Winning Scientist Sir Paul Nurse by British Artist Jason Brooks
Sir Paul Nurse by Jason Brooks, 2008. LONDON.- The National Portrait Gallery is delighted to announce the unveiling of its latest commission, a portrait of the Nobel Prize winning scientist, Sir Paul Nurse, by acclaimed British artist Jason Brooks.
Art Daily |
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Fluid Street - Alone, Together Celebrates KIASMA's 10th Anniversary
Miklos Gaál, Complexo viário (Intersection), 2006. Wall paper 200 x 525 cm. Photo: Petri Virtanen / KKA. HELSINKI.- In the tenth anniversary exhibition, features of street life are used as a subject for art, as a back-ground, as material and as a setting for events.
Art Daily |
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J. Paul Getty Museum Announces New Curator for Antiquities
LOS ANGELES.- The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today the appointment of Claire Lyons to the position of Curator in the Department of Antiquities.
Art Daily |
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