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Student, 12, wins T-shirt contest 06/06/08
MELVINDALE — Idalyz Lozoya, a sixth-grader at Strong Middle School, used markers and crayons to do her part in raising awareness about the Rouge River.
The News-Herald |
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Persian rug sells for record $5.8m
A silk Persian rug dating from the 16th century or 17th century has sold for a record $US4.45 million ($NZ5.78 million) at auction. The rug was sold by Christie's auction house Tuesday on behalf of the Newport Restoration Foundation. It had been expected to fetch up to $US1.5 million.
Otago Daily Times |
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Decision Looms on Randolph College, Art
A Virginia court ruling expected Friday has major implications for Randolph College's decision to admit men — and for the school's Maier Museum of Art. School administrators hope to raise $50 million by selling four beloved paintings.
NPR |
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''DigiVangelist'' Christopher Coppola and CSB School of Broadcasting Bring miniPAH:Vegas, a Free Digital Media ...
LAS VEGAS----In partnership with CSB School of Broadcasting, Christopher Coppola--filmmaker, nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, brother of Nicolas Cage and renowned "DigiVangelist"--is bringing miniPAH FEST, his groundbreaking digital media festival, to Las Vegas June 6 to 8, 2008.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Catholic group protests New York student paintings
By VERENA DOBNIK NEW YORK (AP) -- A Roman Catholic watchdog group is protesting a student art exhibition in which religious symbols including a crucifix and rosary are depicted in sexually explicit paintings.
Bay News 9 Tampa Bay |
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Catholic group protests New York student paintings
A Roman Catholic watchdog group is protesting a student art exhibition in which religious symbols including a crucifix and rosary are depicted in sexually explicit paintings. "I have the sneaking suspicion that these paintings made the cut precisely because they were an assault on Catholic sensibilities," Bill Donahue, president of the Catholic League for Civil and Religious Rights, said in a ...
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7 Treated for CO Poisoning at Art Gallery Construction Site
Seven people were treated for possible carbon monoxide poisoning at a construction site in Kansas City, Missouri Thursday afternoon. Six people were treated with oxygen at the scene at 1600 Liberty. One more was taken to the hospital for treatment.
FOX 4 News Kansas City |
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The Sports Tracker widget gets video
You'll remember Nokia's newish Sports Tracker widget, whereby you can embed your journeys and media into your web page? Well, following on from the news that Sports Tracker itself can handle videos (taken along the exercise route), the official widget has now been upgraded too . The current name is now 'Maps+Photography+Video' - something snappier is desperately needed.
All About Symbian |
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Mad for Mozart: A Chat with David Greilsammer
Jerusalem-born pianist David Greilsammer will be living with Mozart in Summer 2008, playing all 18 of the composer's piano sonatas July 5 in an all-day marathon in Paris, following up with six concerts at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland (July 19 – 31).
Playbill Arts |
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Customer Service
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - There's a good reason why Dwight Yoakam hasn't performed at the Country Music Association's annual festival in 20 years. No one's asked him, at least not in recent memory anyway.
Brandon Sun |
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Norms to discourage museum loot
Guidelines recognise complex legal and ethical issues
The Hindu |
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Artist quizzed about assassination signs
New York authorities questioned an artist about his The Assassination of Hillary Clinton and The Assassination of Barack Obama exhibits, officials said.The New York Post said police received numerous 911 calls from anxious people who had seen signs in Manhattan for the exhibits Wednesday, a day when both Democratic presidential hopefuls were in town. The newspaper reported authorities brought ...
Moldova.org |
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Tunecore.com helps musicians go it alone
In the debate over whether record labels are still necessary, Tunecore.com is exhibit A in the case for the prosecution.
AP via Yahoo! News |
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UCLA's MFA Art Show
Friday evening with some of Los Angeles' most promising young artists in their natural habitat.
LA Weekly |
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Death-obsessed Robleto mixes, matches and turns art on its interactive head
Interactive art has been all the rage lately on the Seattle art scene. Recently at the Wright Exhibition Space, curator Rock Hushka, the dynamo at the Tacoma Art Museum, put top local artists from TAM's collection up against the Wrights' world-class masters. But cool as it was to see Brian Murphy's self-portrait and James Rosenquist's "Gift Wrapped Doll #14" eyeing each other, I can't say it ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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20 Under 40: Christine Shearer
Christine Shearer is a strong advocate for the arts. Shearer has been executive director of the Massillon Museum since 2003. The Stark County native also is an adjunct professor at Kent State University Stark Campus.
The Canton Repository |
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Catholic group protests vulgar portrayal of crucifix
A Roman Catholic watchdog group is protesting a student art exhibition that includes vulgar depictions of religious symbols including a crucifix and rosary.
AM New York |
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NVCC Hosts Japanese Woodblock Prints
The Japan-Virginia Society Collection of Ukiyo-e prints will be on display in the Waddell Gallery at the Loudoun Campus of Northern Virginia Community College during regular gallery hours until June 27.
Leesburg Today |
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Calendar of Events
Story date: June 5, 2008 Today Wildflower Bingo 10 a.m., Crochet Club 10 a.m., Advisory Council 1 p.m., oil painting 1 p.m., Canasta and Pitch 6 p.m., River Valley Quilters 6 p.m., Pope County Senior Activity Center.
The Russellville Courier |
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Harding Auction Preview
There are a lot of memories inside the walls of Warren G. Harding High School and in just a few days, alumni and others, will have the chance to take a little history home.
WKBN 27 Youngstown |
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(CNSNews.com) - A major New York art school is displaying sexually explicit paintings that depict a crucifix in a man's rectum and rosaries with male sex organs, among other offensive imagery, according to the Catholic League.
Crosswalk.com |
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Harding Auction Preview
There was the last walk through, the last graduating class, and the last day. At Warren Harding High School Thursday evening, they're now preparing to sell off the last items.
WYTV Youngstown |
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Check out a new -- or old -- flick in Seattle International Film Festival's week three
The 2008 Seattle International Film Festival enters its last full week.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Wright State artists leave classroom for real world exhibit
A humorous perspective and some adult themes are included in "Colossus," a collaborative exhibit presented by a dozen Wright State University students.
Dayton Daily News |
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Realistic art
Art is said to transcend all boundaries, geographical and social. The eleven acrylic painting ensemble by rural artist Ravi V Naik from Bijapur took the concept of realism to a whole new level.
Deccan Herald |
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