Visual Arts
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Elmhurst College displaying high school artJan 08, 2015 10:00 pm - Elmhurst College is celebrating young artists and public school art programs from across the region this month during the 16th annual High School Art Exhibition. Hundre...
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Hammerstein museum plan hits sour note for someJan 06, 2015 5:01 am - PHILADELPHIA - A plan to convert Broadway lyricist Oscar Hammerstein's former home into a tourist attraction appears to be falling on deaf ears, but his grandson hopes p...
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Constable: Hoffman Estates photographer beautifies patients' windowsDec 28, 2014 6:30 am - How Hoffman Estates woman changed patients' view
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Cooper Hewitt design museum reopens, revampedDec 24, 2014 6:01 am - NEW YORK - The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, revamped, restored and expanded after a three-year closure, reopened at last, all decked out for the 21st century...
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Now that Detroit museum has been saved, go see itDec 24, 2014 6:01 am - DETROIT - In the end, what saved Detroit's art museum from being sold off painting by painting was a legal pad covered in doodles. The Detroit Institute of Arts has been...
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He carves Dala horses; his daughter paints themDec 23, 2014 5:01 am - Centuries ago, during the long cold evenings in central Sweden, men would take the wood scraps from the local furniture making trade and carve toys for children. The to...
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Bartlett art group opens in new downtown storefrontDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - Art heals. That's how Linda Kay explains her painting, a mix of acrylic and molding paste she's calling "Oh, my heart" in Portuguese. The Bartlett artist is clear it's ...
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Weird museums: Travel off the beaten pathDec 17, 2014 5:01 am - SEATTLE - Travelers looking for something beyond top attractions like the Space Needle in Seattle might consider adding a weird museum or two to their itineraries. Here...
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World Trade Center tower boasts large-scale artDec 14, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - The new 1 World Trade Center opened to great fanfare last month as the first tenants moved into the 1,776-foot tower through a vast lobby dominated by a monum...
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Vintage prints in Koehnline Museum exhibitDec 14, 2014 12:01 am - The latest show at the Koehnline Museum of Art in Des Plaines, Gems from the Koehnline: New Acquisitions, highlights 19th- and early 20th-century vintage prints as well ...