Visual Arts
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Exhibition by Jewish museum shows pre-WWII lifeApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - WARSAW, Poland - A new exhibition at Warsaw's Jewish history museum shows how the Jewish community and the city interacted with and influenced each other for centuries u...
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Congressional art contest accepting entriesApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - Submissions are now being accepted for the 2014 Congressional Art Competition, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's office announced Tuesday. High school students who reside or a...
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'You can be an explorer' at MSI's new exhibitMar 30, 2014 5:00 am - MSI's National Geographic exhibit highlights remote regions, aiming to show visitors
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Coltrane's sax joins Smithsonian jazz collectionMar 29, 2014 5:45 am - WASHINGTON - One of John Coltrane's tenor saxophones is joining the jazz collection at the Smithsonian. Coltrane's son, musician Ravi Coltrane, donated one of his father...
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Vintage photos mystery: Are these your relatives?Mar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Dale Moorhouse of Elgin has hundreds of wedding pictures he'd like to identify. The only trouble is, he's not sure who to ask. "My father, Ferris Moorhouse, took photos ...
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Grower, artist exhibits works with gourds at Elgin museumMar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - The Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology will host the traveling exhibit, "Gourds: The Creations and Collections of Virginia Umberger." The 104-year-...
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Libertyville fifth-grader wins state poster contestMar 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Liv Bertaud, a 10-year-old fifth-grader at Copeland Manor School in Libertyville, took first place in a statewide arts education poster contest. The winners recently wer...
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MHS hosts student art showMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - The works of Mundelein High School art students will be on display during a two-day art show Tuesday, April 8, and Wednesday, April 9. All art students are eligible to d...
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National Juried Art Exhibition opens at Harper for 37th yearMar 24, 2014 1:00 am - A juried art show opened this week at Harper College, that not only drew nearly 500 entries from around the country, but claims its roots in one of the most influential ...
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NYC museum dedicated to 9/11 victims opens May 21Mar 23, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A New York City museum dedicated to the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks will open to the public May 21. The opening will follow a May 15 ceremony and a...