Visual Arts
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Pennsylvania museum tells blind visitors: Please touch!Dec 13, 2013 4:45 am - PHILADELPHIA — Angel Ayala has never been a big fan of museums. Blind since birth, the high school student says the exhibits are so sight-dependent that he can't enjoy t...
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Charity to raffle a Picasso for 100 euros ($138)Dec 12, 2013 9:00 am - PARIS — For aspiring art collectors everywhere, there is hope. Sotheby's Paris is giving away a $1 million masterpiece by Pablo Picasso for just 100 euros ($138) in an u...
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Public art project elicits the profound, profaneDec 07, 2013 4:00 am - SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It is public art made of private wishes. In a phenomenon spreading across the globe, oversized blackboards, painted on buildings and freestanding displa...
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Barrington Early Learning Center unveils muralDec 06, 2013 3:05 pm - In Barrington Unit District 220, children’s lasting first impression of school has been transformed from a long blank wall to a vibrant, changing scene designed to open ...
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Chicago artists on exhibit at Koehnline MuseumDec 05, 2013 10:35 am - Enjoy a fascinating side-by-side look at works by contemporary Chicago artists Sandra Holubow and Judith Roth, each of whom brings a unique perspective to capturing the ...
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Elvis items featured at Rock and Roll Hall of FameDec 03, 2013 4:45 am - CLEVELAND — Old-time Elvis Presley fans and lots of newer, younger ones flocked to a new exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Friday to see his stylish I...
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Works of Robert Klunk featured at Adler seriesNov 26, 2013 8:08 am - The David Adler Music and Arts Center exhibition series presents Kaleidoscope, works by Robert Klunk from Dec. 5 to 21. Guests can meet the artist at a free public open...
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College of DuPage's renovated McAninch center almost readyNov 25, 2013 4:30 am - The finishing touches are being put on a 14-month, $35 million renovation at the College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center that marks the biggest improvement project in t...
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Celebrating Elgin’s arts scene and planning for fringe festNov 20, 2013 6:11 am - The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission in cooperation with Janus Theater Company and Side Street Studio Arts will host Whatever Happens ... Happens: a Celebration of Arts in...
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London exhibit features fashionista Isabella BlowNov 20, 2013 4:45 am - LONDON — She wore everything from a crystal-studded lobster to a tall ship made of feathers on her head, and chose a purple medieval robe for her wedding dress. Long bef...