Visual Arts
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Weekend picks: Carlos Mencia, quilts and an early 'Nutcracker'Nov 06, 2013 5:00 am - Mind of Mencia If you loved seeing comedian Carlos Mencia on TV, then don't miss his live standup set starting Thursday at the The Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfie...
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iPad art gains recognition in new Hockney exhibitNov 05, 2013 5:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Happily hunched over his iPad, Britain’s most celebrated living artist David Hockney is pioneering in the art world again, turning his index finger into ...
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Jerk or genius? Debate over Banksy's month of artNov 03, 2013 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The secretive street artist Banksy ended his self-announced monthlong residency in New York City with a final piece of graffiti, a $615,000 painting donated t...
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Field exhibit takes visitors back to 1893 World's FairNov 03, 2013 6:00 am - “Sell the cookstove if necessary and come. You must see the Fair.” — Author Hamlin Garland in a letter to his parents Whether sparked by tales of ancestors who traveled ...
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Northwestern to unveil writer’s ‘Death Collection’Nov 02, 2013 6:26 am - EVANSTON, Ill. — Acclaimed horror writer Michael McDowell couldn’t get enough of death. He collected photographs of people after their demise, whether from natural cause...
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Expert to speak on ‘Why Art Matters’Oct 30, 2013 6:53 am - The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission, in cooperation with the Gail Borden Public Library, will host a town hall discussion on “Why Art Matters” with Randy Cohen at 2 p.m. ...
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Dabble in the arts as Elgin’s FallBack Arts Festival returns, expandsOct 30, 2013 6:53 am - Fighting onstage at the Hemmens. Building a dragon sculpture from clay. Improving your writing, photography or art techniques. These are among the skills you can learn ...
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Teaching, sculpting and creating with clayOct 28, 2013 2:37 pm - Years of holding, kneading, centering and guiding clay into desired shapes have molded Jodi Younglove into more than a talented artist; she is also a phenomenal teacher....
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Sandy storm survivors’ photos make up NYC exhibitOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — With her home on Long Island’s Long Beach swamped by Superstorm Sandy’s unyielding surge, Christina Tisi-Kramer pointed her camera outside and captured an ima...
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Showcase of Arts in Barrington Nov. 2Oct 24, 2013 12:41 pm - On Saturday, Nov. 2 and Sunday, Nov. 3, the 12th annual Showcase of Arts event that exhibits artists from the Midwest, will be held at the Barrington Park District. The ...