Gwinnett artist colony is inspiration central - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Morning light seeped through whitewashed windows of Buford s old tannery Tuesday as Dennis Primm bent over the leg of a bathtub stand. Sparks spewed through the air like fireworks from a water hose as he ground the steel to perfection. Primm, a
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The artist abroad - Global Nation
New York The violent flare-up in southwestern Mindanao between the Philippine military and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front is a grim reminder, if any were needed, of the seemingly intractable nature of this centuries-old dilemma: how exactly to
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Brazilian police find Picasso print stolen from Sao Paulo museum - Xinhua News Agency
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — The Estacao Pinacoteca museum’s stolen print “Minotaur, Drinker and Women,” by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, was recovered Monday, Brazilian police announced. The piece, which was stolen from the Sao Paulo museum
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Artist leaves her mark on Games with winning medal design - Prince Edward Island Guardian
Laura O Brien of Charlottetown stands in front of her winning design that will adorn the 2009 Canada Games medals. Guardian photo by Jim Day Laura O Brien will make her mark on the 2009 Canada Games through art, rather than athleticism. O Brien
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NY hosts 9 bicycle racks designed by David Byrne - International Herald Tribune
NEW YORK : Musician, artist and bicycling enthusiast David Byrne has designed nine unusual bike racks that have been installed around New York City. The Department of Transportation says the artistic installations by the Talking Heads singer are
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Art: What motivates big collectors to do what they do? - Philadelphia Inquirer
The Cone sisters of Baltimore, Claribel and Etta, might have seemed eccentric to some of their contemporaries, not only because they continued to dress like staid and proper Victorians well into the 20th century but also because they collected avant
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Judge dismisses 1 charge in Mass. art theft trial - Boston Globe
BOSTON A federal judge has dismissed one of two charges against a retired Massachusetts lawyer accused of trying to sell seven paintings he knew were stolen. A trial began last week for Robert Mardirosian (mar-di-ROZ’-ee-an) of Falmouth on charges
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The Art Of Cocktails - National Business Review
Next week Bombay Sapphire will be showcasing the latest evolution of its affiliation with art and design when it opens the Bombay Sapphire Botanical Bar in Christchurch. This has been a collaborative project between some of New Zealand s
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Development, art topics of GV meetings - Union
The Grass Valley City Council is hosting two town hall meetings and a separate arts meeting in the near future. The first public forum for city residents will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building, 255 South
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New program will recruit kids to fight violence with art, music, and - Boston Globe
City youth armed with digital cameras and audio recorders will capture images and words that they hope will persuade their peers to shun violence, under a new city program being announced this afternoon in Dorchester. The youth will work on
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Alcon Entertainment picks up Cryptozoo Crew - Monsters and Critics
Alcon Entertainment will be bringing Jerry Carr and Allan Gross’ graphic novel series “Cryptozoo Crew” to the screen with writer Joe Gazzam penning the adaptation. Cover art to Cryptozoo Crew No. 1 Variety reports Alcon s Andrew Kosove and
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Art or graffiti? Appleton, Wis., hunts for source of colorful dots - Chicago Sun-Times
APPLETON, Wis. The mysterious stickers might be a prank or an advertisement for art, but Appleton police and some residents say the colorful dots are unwanted graffiti. Hundreds of orange and white dots have appeared on light poles, fire hydrants
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Meow Meow presents her new show Vamp - News.com.au
A femme fatale called Meow Meow draws on an array of past seductresses for her stunning act, guaranteed to bring out the vamp in her, all ten of them. MIRROR mirror on the wall, who’s the greatest vamp of all? Meow Meow, Melbourne-born global goddess
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South African newspaper praises Beijing’s preparation for Olympics - Xinhua News Agency
JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — South Africa, host of the 2010 Soccer World Cup, should draw on the experience of Beijing which is presenting the world an incredible Olympic event, said South Africa’s newspaper Herald on Saturday. Similar to South
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R.K. Laxman’s sharp cartoons take aim at India’s foibles - Los Angeles Times
R.K. Laxman, 84, is India’s premier newspaper cartoonist, a political satirist whose drawings have chronicled India’s history since independence in 1947. His most famous creation is the Common Man, a constantly bemused figure who represents “the mute
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Will Teachers Rap The 3 R’s? - Tampa Bay Online
TAMPA - When Hillsborough County middle and high school students return to classes Monday, many of their teachers will be struggling along with them. With just two to four days of training this summer, more than 3,000 language arts and math teachers
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Wis police, residents, say stickers are graffiti - Chicago Tribune
APPLETON, Wis. - The mysterious stickers might be a prank or an advertisement for art, but Appleton police and some residents say the colorful dots are unwanted graffiti. Hundreds of orange and white dots have appeared on light poles, fire hydrants
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REDONDO BEACH Reward offered in stolen bust case - Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Body Glove founder Bob Meistrell is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the return of a bronze bust of surfing pioneer George Freeth that was stolen from the Redondo Beach pier this week. The sculpture was taken on Wednesday from the
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Graham Fellows to convert Orkney church - Times Online
When he first set eyes on the famous Bobby’s Bus Shelter on Unst - the most northerly in Britain and best equipped, with armchair, television and microwave - Graham Fellows quickly realised that there was nowhere on Earth quite like the Shetland
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P&O Cruises carves up a sculpture - e-Travel Blackboard
P&O Cruises latest online promotion brings the magic of cruising to life with entries flooding in for the virtual ice sculpting contest. With a week to go, nearly 1500 people have already entered Sculpt & Win where participants are presented
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In Bristol, public art is in the eye of the beholder - Inrich.com
Ask the artists who created the 10 new works placed around both sides of downtown Bristol and you’ll likely get a philosophic slant. But ask passers-by — those who are getting their first glimpse — and you’re apt to watch heads tilt from side to
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Sculpture in the Park - Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald
What: A juried sculpture show that brings thousands of people and artists from all over the country to Loveland and raises money to add more sculptures to Benson Sculpture Garden and maintain the park. This is the show s 25th year. When: 9:30 a.m
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Power of the drum - News.com.au
BAM! Thud! Kaboom! Japanese manga-comic words can mimic the sound of a taiko drum, but to really feel the pile-driving power of this traditional instrument, you need to be in a theatre hearing it played by a member of Drum Tao. Seven of their
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Art in the city this weekend - New York Daily News
It’s time to get modern. In the mood for something fresh? Then head to the International Center of Photography to check out how young Japanese photographers view their homeland. At the MoMA , you can see the strange and the curious at “Wunderkammer
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Art with a purpose - Detroit News
Art with a purpose Michael H. Hodges / The Detroit News In a world of computer-assisted design and mass-produced everything, handicrafts have come to be seen as a little quaint — fodder for summer art fairs perhaps, but little more.
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Cool off and get creative with AMOA’s ice cube art - News 8 Austin
Cool off and get creative with AMOA’s ice cube art 8/9/2008 5:32 PM By: News 8 Austin Staff Summer keeps heating up, but some families used ice cubes to cool off at the Austin Museum’s Chill Out Art exhibition Saturday.
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Opening ceremony: the meaning behind the spectacle - The Independent
Behind the dazzling performances and spectacular visuals there was an underlying theme at the opening ceremony that told the story of the Chinese civilisation and its greatest achievements, including drums that turned into writing desks The opening
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Karmanos, civic leaders press prosecutor for deal on mayor - Detroit Free Press
Compuware Chief Executive Peter Karmanos Jr. assembled a coalition of prominent business and community leaders to meet this week with Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy to broker a deal that would lead Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to resign, plead
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Opening ceremony: the meaning behind the spectacle - The Independent
Giant scrolls? Human kites? An army of drummers? Clifford Coonan decodes the symbols of the ceremony China used to tell its story to the world The opening ceremony was beautiful and breathtaking, intricate and pyrotechnically the last word, but what
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Ukrainian oligarch becomes international mover and shaker - International Herald Tribune
KIEV, Ukraine : There comes a time in the life of an oligarch when spending money becomes more important than making it. And for Victor Pinchuk, who became a billionaire and the second- richest man in Ukraine by cornering the market for steel pipes
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Should Art Pay For Flood Damage? - KCRG.com
Story Updated: Aug 8, 2008 at 6:13 PM CDT IOWA CITY - How much are you willing to sacrifice to come back from the floods? That’s the question the State Board of Regents is asking in order to repair the University of Iowa campus. The University of
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Art Latin American Art at LACMA Gets an Installation Makeover - Wall Street Journal
To step off the elevator on the fourth floor of the Art of the Americas building at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art is to be greeted by a dramatic juxtaposition. A large oil painting by Diego Rivera depicts a businessman posed in a chair, with a
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Senior art exhibit at Campbell House gallery - Batavia Sun
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County presents “Timeless IX,” a senior citizen exhibit, in the Campbell House Art Gallery running through Sept. 28. This is the ninth year the Kane County Forest Preserve and the Friends of the Campbell House are
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The ‘Tiki FREAKout’ Art Show at the Light Gallery in Costa Mesa Proves - Orange County Weekly
After decades of being dismissed as pure kitsch, the tiki aesthetic has enjoyed a revival in the past 10 years or so, with cute little cartoon hula girls turning up all over while big, carved Jack Palance tiki-god heads sit scowling in the background
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Three Friends Start a Gallery (With a Little Help) - New York Sun
Most college students looking for a summer job in New York and interested in learning about the art market might try to get an internship at a gallery. But Genevieve Hudson-Price, Sabrina Blaichman, and Caroline Copley had a better idea: Instead of
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Fashion designer to open art gallery - Saudi Gazette
WELL-KNOWN Saudi fashion designer, Zaki Ben Oboud is planning to launch an art gallery for paintings and art collections that would be the first of its kind in the Gulf region. The collection focuses on showcasing the abilities of Saudi women in
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Calendar - Aug. 7-15 - Allentown Morning Call
Artist Reception: Jennifer Adams, Saucon Valley classically trained artist, paints in oils. Show runs through Sept. 28. 7-9 p.m. Heller Homestead Art Gallery, 1890-92 Friedensville Road, Lower Saucon Township. 610-216-0566. www
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Lights up on Brisbane - News.com.au
On fire Brisbane River and the city skyline lights up during the River Festival celebrations at the start of spring / Tourism Queensland IT SAYS something about the significance of the city that Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art was chosen as
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Edgy home is a work of art - Chicago Tribune
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. During the mid-1970s, Harold Gregor and his friends were consumed with the notion of moving to New York City and becoming part of the art scene there, but when talk turned to action, the friends moved and Gregor stayed. The
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The Hammer Museum’s James Elaine builds a bridge to China’s art scene - Los Angeles Times
LET OTHERS talk about the lure of art from China. James Elaine did something about it. He moved there. “China is here to stay,” says Elaine, an artist and curator who has organized edgy exhibitions and introduced emerging figures at the UCLA Hammer
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All about art: Mandarin Oriental, Munich offers bespoke art tours with - e-Travel Blackboard
Specially created for travellers with a passion for art, Mandarin Oriental, Munich is delighted to offer an exclusive new service to its guests; bespoke personal art tours with Munich s very own art expert Dr Eva Karcher. Appealing both to serious
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Fort George’s great chalkboard art — and upcoming events - Oregonian
My pal Lisa Morrison found this link for your enjoyment, a gallery of the great chalkboard art at the Fort George Brewery pub. Good stuff! Watch the Astoria Regatta Parade with a pint of Fort George beer at the latest in their Parking Lot Music
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Summer Gallery Shows Attract a Different Crowd - New York Sun
Byron Browne’s ‘Stars at Night’ (1955) is now on view at David Findlay Jr. Fine Art, where, as in many galleries around the city, a group show of rare work is being used to lure viewers during the traditionally slow summer months. David Findlay Jr
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Collaboration/Taking Sides - Guardian Unlimited
How does the artist survive in an authoritarian society? The question haunts these engrossing, subtly linked plays by Ronald Harwood. If I prefer the new Collaboration, dealing with Richard Strauss, to the revived Taking Sides, exploring the case of
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Sony to Pay Louis Vuitton for Past Britney, Da Brat Videos - Nymag.com
The offending dashboard from the “Do Somethin’” video and offending artist Britney Spears. Photo: Getty Images If we ever trademark a special pattern made from our initials, we would hire the Louis Vuitton legal team to help protect it in a heartbeat
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About Artist Services - Amplifier
Amplifier gives you more control than ever before over the distribution of your music. Amplifier makes independent release viable and adds more tools to the artist’s promotional arsenal. Your own page, sample songs, artist profile and tour news are
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Brazilian artist Athos Bulcao dies at 90; abstract works adorn - MSN UK News
Brazilian abstract artist Athos Bulcao, whose colorful panels and paintings decorate many government and private buildings in the capital, has died. He was 90. The Athos Bulcao Foundation said in a statement the artist died early Thursday morning in
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