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Top Scoops
Manu Moriori: Human and Bird Carvings on Live Kopi Trees on the Chatham Islands by Rhys Richards Paremata Press, Wellington, 2007. Reviewed by SCOTT HAMILTON for the Scoop Review of Books Last year Television New Zealand won plaudits for broadcasting The Big Picture , Hamish Keith’s documentary series about the history of visual art in this country.
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Heather Goad finds focus at Delta, looks at photography future
Less than a year ago, Delta High School senior Heather Goad was in danger of not graduating on time.
Santa Maria Times |
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Exhibition at the Paris Grand Palais Showcasing Queen Marie-Antoinette
Marie Antoinette, born 1755, was the youngest child of empress Maria-Theresia and Emperor Franz I of Lothringia. Despite her Austrian heritage, Marie-Antoinette's beauty impressed the French, a...
The Epoch Times |
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OCtech is site for arts festival
If you enjoy music, poetry and artwork, make plans to attend the Summer Arts Fest at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College June 5 and 6. The two-day event is sponsored by the South Carolina Arts Commission (with special funding from the Wallace Foundation) and OCtech.
The Times and Democrat |
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Steamboat briefs for June 2
The Steamboat Art Museum is in need of volunteers for two- or three-hour shifts, Tuesdays to Sundays. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. Training will be provided and volunteers can train to be docents of upcoming exhibits. Call Nancy at 846-0504 or the museum at 870-1755.
The Steamboat Pilot & Today |
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CONCERTS, THEATER AND MORE
TODAY Jesse's Gnu Canoe, concert, 8-10 p.m. today, Blank Page Gallery, 917 W. Douglas. Free. Information, 316-393-2202. TUE. Poetry Aloud, read your own poetry or that of a poet you admire, 7 p.m. Tue., Zoomdweebie's Tea Bar, 3010 E. Central. Free. Information, 316-440-4202. 365SOL and Low Oriole, 8 p.m. Tue., B-Side Gallery, 817 W. Douglas. Donation. Presented by the Wichita Creative ...
The Wichita Eagle |
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ART review
Ravikumar Kashi is known for having explored a rather wide range of diverse idioms, means and techniques from easel painting and drawing to sculptural installation inclusive of found objects and paper pulp, while often combining those in verge-category works.
Deccan Herald |
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Stay-at-home mom creates artsy business
A former teacher who has always liked to take photos has turned her hobby into a business. Traci Keyes, now a stay-at-home mom, upgraded her camera a few years ago for a beach trip and began taking more than family keepsake shots.
The Frederick News-Post |
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The masters of fine art
In case you haven't noticed already, the 2008 Master of Fine Arts students have put their work on exhibition in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art as part of OPEN/END MFA 2008. Running until the end of the term, OPEN/END is the culminating event for the art students who have completed their graduate program and are candidates for the Master of Fine Arts degree for 2008. The 12 artists in this ...
Oregon Daily Emerald |
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Arts & Leisure: Crazy or ballsy?
A "dizzying array" of clothing styles would be an apt description of Philippine Fashion Week 2008, with 120 designers from Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro, Pampanga, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite and Quezon exhibiting their work.
BusinessWorld Online |
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Public Art 101 -- 06/03/08 at Denver Central Library
Public Art 101 -- 06/03/08 at Denver Central Library
Rocky Mountain News |
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Woodstock site plays to AARP set
New museum chronicles '3 days of peace and music' on grounds of historic 1969 cultural event BETHEL, N.Y. — Amid the psychedelic artifacts and the interactive screens that evoke one of the most famous events of the 1960s, two photographs at a new museum devoted to the Woodstock music festival that was held here in 1969 are especially telling.
Chicago Tribune |
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Near-miss accident awakens Bryan artist
A near-miss accident was an epiphany for Frieda Isbell. She returned to the painting that has been her main interest since she was small. During the 15 months since, she has completed 25 oil paintings.
Houston Chronicle |
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GAR gives to schools, museums
The GAR Foundation awarded nearly $2.44 million to Akron area nonprofit organizations at its quarterly meeting in May.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Eyes on Cisco's I-Prize
Competitions from the likes of Microsoft and Virgin are sparking innovation and drawing thousands of contestants from all corners
BusinessWeek |
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Food holds court in museum
I knew the Southern Food and Beverage Museum is in the Riverwalk Marketplace shopping mall. But I didn't know where in this long mall the museum was located.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Large rose pearl on sale in Moscow – for merely 11 million rubles
The 5th edition of the Moscow World Fine Art Fair at the Manezh Exhibition Hall has gathered a record number of galleries from all over the world. They have been attracted by Russians’ love of beauty and ability to easily spend millions on works of art.
Russian Information Agency Novosti |
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Enhancements Put Works in Context at Three-Day Liszt Festival
From satellite photos of outer space accompanying Beethoven to wine and cheese with Monteverdi, the tricked-out symphony or recital is meant to draw listeners with diverse interests. But to purists, these same devices can distract, overstimulate or graft explicit meanings onto music that defies...
Washington Post |
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Paintings done outdoors blow in
The results are in, and not even rain in Wayne could dampen the enthusiasm of the participating artists in the Wayne Art Center's latest Plein Air Festival painting marathon.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Best Bets
Today Arts in the park The works of 50 juried artists are featured at the Arts in the Park Juried Craft Show and Festival. Also featuring live music, hands-on arts and crafts, face painting, wagon rides, a plant sale and food. Sales benefit native plant restoration. Free admission. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Festival at High School Park, Montgomery Avenue and High School Road, Elkins Park. Rain date is ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Alaska students get shot at sky-high art
Alaska Airlines has launched an art contest for students across the state as part of the upcoming 50th anniversary of statehood celebration.
KTUU Anchorage |
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Portage Twp. schools to use grants for creative learning
PORTAGE Elementary school students will have the chance to get hands-on experience with musical instruments and high school students will have their sculptures made from steel next year, without any added cost to the them or Portage Township schools.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Colchester to host 17th Festival on the Green on July 26
The Colchester Historical Society will hold its 17th Festival on the Green from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 26.
The Norwich Bulletin |
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Spoleto-goers needn't break the bank to enjoy festival offerings
It's easy to spend a lot of money at the Spoleto Festival — easy, that is, if you have the money to spend. I'm one of the luckiest people in Charleston right now, as The Post and Courier pays for my tickets as part of my contract here. Still, along with the costlier Spoleto seats — admission to Rossini's "La Cenerentola" ranges from $20 all the way up to $110 — there are any number of events ...
The Post and Courier |
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Success for snappers in NCE photography exam
Four press photographers have passed the latest National Certificate Examination held at Sheffield College.
holdthefrontpage.co.uk |
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