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Wayfarers stranger: Emily Perkins wins slew of prizes for artistic rendering of Bigfork park she's never visited
Emily Perkins displays her artwork depicting images of Bigfork's Wayfarers State Park that earned her top honors in the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks poster competition.
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Police Catch Suspect in Art Robbery
Police believe they've caught a man responsible for stealing art from a Salt Lake City gallery. The stolen paintings are by LDS artist James Christensen and are worth about $30,000 all together. Police aren't naming the suspect because his accomplice and some of the most valuable paintings are still out there. Fox 13's Max Roth has the story.
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Area colleges get Warhol photos
Three area art galleries now own a slice of pop art — photographs by Andy Warhol. The University of Akron, Kent State University and the College of Wooster are among five colleges in Ohio and 183 nationwide to receive gifts of photos from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York City.
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Lost artwork finds way to ex-resident
A 1961 Fairfield High School graduate had lost something he thought would never be found.
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Auctions: Couture and jewelry on block at Freeman's
On June 8 and 9, Freeman's will offer women's designer clothing and the jewelry to go with it. Actually, the jewelry - more than 240 lots of it - will be sold first, beginning at 2 p.m. June 8 at 1808 Chestnut St. Several pieces carry five-figure presale estimates, according to the sale's catalog.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Class Acts: Private Schools
•Mrs. Diane Owen accompanied several select students to the ACSI art festival in Indianapolis. Students participated in workshops and visited the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Awards went to the following:
Marion Chronicle-Tribune |
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Record price for American folk work
This month's American paintings sale at Sotheby's resulted in a record price at auction for a work of American folk art.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Antiques: Maritime collection fetches top dollar
Maybe you've always wanted to own a boat. For some people, a nice painting or print of one can be an even greater prize.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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SATURDAY'S CALENDAR
Back to the Beach Festival Laketown, end of Williams Boulevard in Kenner. Live music, food, games, crafts, inflatables and more to benefit the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, 5-midnight. Admission is $8, $4 children.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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ESSENCE ANNOUNCES TRIBUTE TO PATTI LaBELLE
R&B diva Patti LaBelle will be honored in an all-star tribute on July 5, the second night of Essence Music Festival, organizers announced this week. Singers Chaka Khan, Angie Stone, Ledisi, Chrisette Michele, Ruby Amanfu and New Orleans' own Irma Thomas will perform at the tribute show.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Exhibit brings life to vets' stories
Many locals might not know that a lot of war heroes, including the program manager of the Seawolf Attack Submarine, have roots in Longview.
The Longview News-Journal |
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LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 31/5
More than 60 artistic troupes from 19 countries have registered to participate in this year’s Festival Hue, the organising board announced. France will participate in the event with 11 art programs.
Vietnam Net |
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48 hours
Plenty of fun things to do this weekend from storytelling at African American history museum, to geocaching at the Detroit Zoo.
Detroit News |
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Designer gets creative with art and photos
While you may associate an art collection with a big budget, a little creativity can go a long way toward a high-end look for less.
Detroit News |
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Everything In Threes: Interview With Triumph's Mike Levine
With roughly twenty years behind them, Canada’s power trio Triumph will reunite for the first time this year at the Sweden Rock Festival (June 4-7) and the Rocklahoma music festival in Pryor, Oklahoma (July 11th).
KNAC.COM |
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Warriors, Shaman and Antelope
STANDING IN front of the massive monolith pondering the artistic representation before me, I looked to my right, across the desolate yet alive canyon floor. My eyes were drawn up the steep slopes to the twisted, rocky pinnacles surrounding the vast majority of this outdoor museum.
Herald Journal |
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Points of Departure
This moment may not be repeated soon: Two major Washington museums give us the chance to watch two founding fathers of black art work their way through blackness, and art.
Washington Post |
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CLOUDS ON THE CROISETTE
As luck would have it, I missed The Class by Laurent Cantet, the final Competition entry which arrived at the Festival de Cannes’ tail end to snap up the Palme d'Or.
Film Journal |
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Clay County artists invited to take part in 'Turtle Trails' art
Clay County artists are invited to participate in "Turtle Trails," a public art project scheduled for exhibition in the Jacksonville area in January through April 2009.
The Florida Times-Union |
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Gettin' Medieval
St. Rose of Lima Catholic School students were taken back to the Middle Ages Friday during their Renaissance Fair. Medieval music filled the air as knights jousted and ladies danced around the maypole in the school parking lot.
Altoona Mirror |
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Park shows off its fireflies
Come fly with the Mandarin Museum and Historical Society at 8:30 p.m. today, as it hosts Firefly Night at the Walter Jones Historical Park at 11964 Mandarin Road. Children and adults can attend the free event, which includes a discussion about the luminescent night fliers and a walkabout to find them in the tree-canopied park.
The Florida Times-Union |
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You've been spotted
Have you noticed different pictures at the top right of mandarinsun.jacksonville.com? That spot is reserved for the best photography we receive - the images that we feel best illustrate Mandarin and its people.
The Florida Times-Union |
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A Spiders High Price
A four-foot-high metal and fabric sculpture of a spider by Louise Bourgeois sold for $4.5 million, a record price for the artist, at Christie?s International in Paris, Bloomberg News reported. The sculpture by Ms. Bourgeois, 96, was bought by a European collector on the telephone, competing against three other bidders on Tuesday, the auction house said. Works by Ms. Bourgeois, known for her ...
New York Times |
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Seattle Asian Museum Moves Around the Corner and Into Its Identity
As the Wing Luke Asian Museum reopens on Saturday, the celebrations here are about more than mere institutional accomplishments.
New York Times |
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From Britain, a Trove of Glittering Prizes
Not every exhibition has to be more than the sum of its parts, especially when the parts are as gratifying as those making up ?Medieval and Renaissance Treasures From the Victoria and Albert Museum? at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
New York Times |
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