Alberta Oil Painters Art Show - Edmonton Examiner

Alberta Oil Painters Art Show - Edmonton Examiner
Alberta Oil Painters going 'SKY HIGH' Where: Johnson Art Gallery Frame/Craft 7711 7711 - 85 Street Edmonton When: Thursday, October 02, 2008 In addition to more than 80 fine art pieces at their up coming show in October, the Alberta Oil Painters will
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'Culture is oxygen. We have to protect it' - Globe and Mail
Patrick F from Canada writes: The problem with supporting the arts is that the payoff in terms of getting something into the public domain is somewhere on the order of 140 years now (Life 70 years copyright). And they want to strengthen copyright
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Vancouver gallery to use new fund to purchase works by emerging - CBC News
The Vancouver Art Gallery has received a $2-million endowment that will allow it to purchase the works of emerging artists. The VAG announced the gift from the Vancouver-based Audain Foundation on Thursday. The first work to be bought by the Audain
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What makes the perfect art gallery? - Guardian Unlimited
Building types are not what they used to be. I've noticed a trend for building-society premises to become high-concept Cornish pasty shops and have lost count of banks translated into pubs. And galleries are shape-shifting too. Rarely are Eastbourne
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Get your art gallery fix this week with these shows - Asheville Citizen-Times
Charlotte may have the Andy Warhol exhibit, but we have these art shows, opening nearby. ANDY WARHOL: “Andy Warhol Portfolios: Life & Legends,” Mint Museum of Art, 2730 Randolph Road, Charlotte, Saturday through Feb. 15. APPALACHIAN PASTEL
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The Oligarts: How Russia's very rich are buying up the World's very - The Independent
Fabergé's Coronation Egg: It seems to be Russia's fate to be a latecomer to global trends and then make up for it its tardiness with sheer intensity In an art storage depot in south London, James Butterwick, an old Etonian art dealer in motorcycle
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Times Art School: Leading artists reveal how they got started - Times Online
I drew boy stuff when I was a kid - I had notebooks full of plans for my imaginary world, maps and designs for aeroplanes and cars and houses. I think that making work is very much connected to how you are as a child. I didn't see art as a career
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Bruges: A genuine work of art - The Independent
Café society: indulge yourself in beer, art and chocolate, with a host of bars, galleries and museums to explore "There's something going on in Bruges," confides Alain Swimberghe of the Absolute Art Gallery. "The arts are growing fast – new
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John George: founder of the Marketing Society - Times Online
John George was a man of considerable energy, imagination and charm, with a wide range of interests. He had an early background in marketing with Beechams and de la Rue and, in 1959 he founded The Marketing Society, at a time when the discipline of
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Open door - Guardian Unlimited
This week we return to the subject of front pages and what should be on them. More clothing might please the reader who complained about nudity on the homepage of the Guardian's website a couple of weeks ago when visitors were presented with a man's
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