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Winners of Abstracts Art Exhibition Announced by Art Gallery

Jupiter, Florida, July 01, 2011 -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that its July 2011 art exhibition is now posted on their website and ready to view. The theme for the Light Space & Time art exhibition is “Abstracts”. The gallery received submissions from 16 different countries from around the world and they also received entries from 30 different states. Overall, there were 590

American Family Besieged by Outside Forces? Godges Espouses Contrary View

Going head to head with Michael Ray Dresser, host of the “Dresser After Dark” talk radio show, author John Paul Godges shared contrary opinions about the state of the American family in an age of global communications, multicultural relations, and anti-immigrant legislations. “The biggest problem we have is outside intervention in the family,” Dresser began. Godges, the author of Oh, Beautiful: An American Family in the 20th Century, acknowledged that

Bonin Architects Hires Summer Architectural Intern

NEW LONDON, NH – The architectural firm of Bonin Architects & Associates, PLLC, New London announces the hiring of Christopher Presutti, of Webster, New Hampshire as an Intern Architect for the summer. Presutti, an architectural student at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, will start his third year in the Bachelor of Science degree program in Architecture this fall. He is an honorary brother and co-head of the alumni committee

Michel Montecrossa's Single 'Secrets Of The Green World' points to the answers o …

'Secrets Of The Green World‘, released by Mira Sound Germany as Audio Single and DVD, is Michel Montecrossa’s New-Topical-Song pointing to the answers of nature and love to our many questions. The song and video 'Secrets Of The Green World‘ are available on the Michel Montecrossa Newsletter. Michel Montecrossa says about ‘Secrets Of The Green World’: “In a world of increasing climate change and natural disasters it is foolish and self-destructive to
07-01-2011 | Arts & Culture
Photokore

Photokore opens the ‘My Country’ Photo Contest to all photographers

Asia-based microstock photo company, Photokore, launched a country-specific photo competition today, inviting image submissions that profile each contestant’s country of choice. The contest, ‘My Country’, is open to all photographers around the world, and is accepting single or multiple image submissions that illustrate the photographer’s country of choice. Subject matter is left to the contestant’s imagination – people, landscapes, objects, etc. The objective is to submit a photo that evokes the

Southwest-Gallery.com opens photography exhibit, Battle of Earth and Sky

Thunderstorms gather over mountain peaks of the American Southwest in the afternoon. Although lightening is always a concern, the collision between jagged peaks and threatening clouds makes for turbulent and romantic images. The photographs in the new exhibit at Southwest-Gallery.com suggest massive sets for a production of Faust or Götterdämmerung. There are no human references -- people are irrelevant in the face of such a vast conflict. The following photographs are

Live Jazz by Eric DiVito at Caribbean Soul

Jazz guitarist Eric DiVito will play live at Caribbean Soul restaurant in Brooklyn on Friday, July 8th from 8 – 11pm. Eric began playing the guitar at the age of 11 and was gigging professionally by the time he was in high school. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Guitar Performance and Music Education from the Crane School of Music where he studied with Doug Rubio and Bret Zvacek

MIKE CHURCH'S "ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE" HITS #2 AT AMAZON

MIKE CHURCH'S "ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE" HITS #2 AT AMAZON Historical Thriller Tops The History Channel’s Take On America’s Story NEW ORLEANS, La – Mike Church’s newest film, “Road to Independence: The Movie,” continues to fly up the charts. While the film debuted at #7 on Amazon.com in the Movie/Documentary/History category, it has now topped the History Channel’s “America: The Story of Us” in both the Documentary/History category as well as overall rank at

Excellent half-year figures - Bidding running high in the auction room

Munich, 29 June, 2011 (kk) - A remarkable result of more than EUR 12 million* have been achieved in the spring auctions at Ketterer Kunst. ”If the quality is right collectors are willing to invest large sums. This is proven by an average increase of up to 71 percent for sold objects (ratio between limit and hammer price) per auction, as well as a maximum of 25 percent new customers

“Pack Your Bags!” at International Poster Gallery

BOSTON, MA - International Poster Gallery (IPG) proudly presents their 18th annual summer poster show “Pack Your Bags!”, an exhibition of original travel and transportation posters from around the world. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public and runs July 4 – Labor Day, September 5, 2011, features over 50 original vintage posters advertising exotic vacation destinations, luxurious rail and air travel packages and modes of

“Over the Top & Back Again” by Brandon Wilson Receives 2010 Book of the Year Bro …

"Over the Top & Back Again: Hiking X the Alps," the latest travel adventure book by Brandon Wilson, has been named 2010 Book of the Year Bronze Award winner (travel essay division) by ForeWord Reviews. The announcement was made on June 25, 2011 at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans. Wilson’s book was selected by librarians and reviewers from 1400 entries in 56 genres, representing more than
06-24-2011 | Arts & Culture
Maybach

Maybach is sponsor of the retrospective “Permanently Becoming and the Architectu …

June 21th 2011 – What have in common Venice, the decadent city of the lagoon, and Maybach, the luxury cars brand of the Daimler AG group? Not much, you’d may think, since in Venice it is not possible to drive wheeled vehicles, especially of the imposing size of the giants from Sindelfingen. But the city and the luxury cars brand share similar traits d’union and, you may say, they have

Stewart, Campbell, Lloyd, Baccarin Headline Wizard World Chicago Comic Con Aug. …

North America’s largest pop-culture tour continues as Wizard World Chicago Comic Con returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, August 11-14, with superstar guests Patrick Stewart, Bruce Campbell, Christopher Lloyd, Morena Baccarin, Felicia Day, Academy Award Winner® Lou Gossett Jr. and James Marsters headlining the list of celebrity attendees. The event will bring together thousands of fans of all ages and dozens of celebrities and industry professionals to

Southwest-Gallery.com mounts Water Flight exhibit, images of remote locations of …

Water is scarce in the American Southwest, but elevation changes are abundant. The widely-separated rivers and streams invariably contain innumerable waterfalls and rapids. The new "Water Flight" exhibit at Southwest-Gallery.com features photographs by Stan Humphries on the theme of descending water. The southwest offers a remarkable diversity of examples, from rivulets in the desert to full cascades in snow-covered mountains. The photographs capture off-trail locations. In the absence of any

Happiness Begins With Forgiveness: Dr. Laurie Pappas Offers Powerful Resources I …

Many people feel that forgiving others is often not possible or perhaps simply not deserved. Dr. Laurie Pappas, author of ‘The Loving Heart: Navigating The Journey From Conflict To Peace,’ teaches that forgiveness is a necessary and significant step on the road to happiness. She offers Elizabeth Smart's ordeal as an extreme example of the transformational power of forgiveness Everyone knows the story of Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped and raped

Open Art Competition Announced by Online Art Gallery - Deadline July 29, 2011

Jupiter, Florida, June 21, 2011 -- Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a Juried Competition with an "Open" theme in which 2D artists (Including Photography & Excluding Video) from around the world are called upon to make online submissions for inclusion into the Gallery’s August 2011 online group exhibition. Light Space & Time encourages entries from all 2D artists regardless of where they reside and regardless of their

Live Nude Improv - As Love From Lies, Or Truth From Art

Continuing the Hideout Theatre's tradition of daring, experimental improvisation, this summer's prime time show is Live Nude Improv. Saturdays at 8pm in July and August is an unscripted exploration of modern theater in all its glory, commitment and ridiculousness. Using games, scenes and radical storytelling techniques, eight of Austin's most accomplished improvisers will create a never-before-seen-and-never-to-be-seen-again play. Each night is a different audience-suggested title, guaranteeing a completely different show each week

Interior Designers India, Designers and Architects India, Interior Design Consul …

Synergy Corporate Interiors Pvt. Ltd. are offer Designers and Architects India Our architects, designers are working an national and international client base. The final design output is then integrated with the various technical and engineering aspects and taken into production. The expression is also individualistic, based on the communication of the correct corporate identity. Our designers, engineers and architects perform any plan successfully combine handy knowledge with creative ideas into
06-21-2011 | Arts & Culture
Cultera

Hearts on t-shirts that even guys wear

A selection from Thomas Fuchs's Love & Hate, a series of heart-based images, is now available on Cultera t-shirts. Along with several other very talented artists from around the world, this addition represents a significant milestone for Cultera, a recently launched open-artist t-shirt project. Their major focus since launching in April 2011 has been to build up the variety of different designs in their catalog. Adding an acclaimed designer like

COMPANY ANNOUNCES ITS 1ST “30 UNDER 40 EMERGING ART MAVENS” LIST

New York-based COMPANY announced their inaugural publication of “30 UNDER 40 EMERGING ART MAVENS.” The feature includes profiles of talented artists, curators, writers, art advisors and collectors who are significantly impacting the future direction of the art world. COMPANY called upon their extensive network of art collectors and creative professionals to recommend talented candidates under forty years old for this notable feature. Efforts started months ago with the consideration

Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con 2012 Dates And First Guests Announced

Following a record-setting weekend at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Wizard World Inc. (symbol: WIZD) today set the dates for the next Philadelphia Comic Con at June 1-3, 2012, and announced the early commitments of several superstar artists to attend next year's event. Greg Hildebrandt, Greg Capullo, Michael Golden and Mark Texeira will be joined by a bevy of famous international creators at next year's convention, with many more guests

inside Out featuring works by Jim and Tina Darling

Inside Out Featuring works by: Jim and Tina Darling Opening Reception: Friday, June 24th, 2011 from 7-10pm On View: June 24th - July 23rd 2011 If home truly is where the heart is, then this June, Jim and Tina Darling will be pouring their hearts into the WWA gallery as it becomes the home of their new exhibition Inside Out. The Darlings' new series of works celebrates what makes a home while
06-20-2011 | Arts & Culture
Caledisi

Zach Ashton to release new album in September 2011.

(June 17, 2011, Los Angeles, California) International recording artist Zach Ashton announced today that he will release a new album entitled The Distance Between Us in September of 2011. The album, consisting of nine new songs, was recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during the months of March and April, 2011. Ashton, no stranger to Brazil, enlisted Grammy winning engineer and producer Alan Sanderson to engineer and produce the project. “It’s

LondonTheatreStore.com Offers Over Fifty London Theatre Deals

London, United Kingdom (26 May, 2011) – LondonTheatreStore.com, a leading one stop shop of London theatre tickets, offer over fifty theatre deals on many of the top West End shows, including Mamma Mia, Wicked, Jersey Boys and Phantom of the Opera. LondonTheatreStore.com is a leading online ticket agency which provides a wide selection of the best London theatre tickets for an incredibly affordable price. LondonTheatreStore.com can also provide their customers with

RECORD-BREAKING ‘I AM EQUAL’ PHOTO DOCUMENTARY VISITS KANSAS

Fashion photographer Matt Spencer brings the 'I AM EQUAL' project to Salina. 16 June, 2011 - Salina, KS – In an announcement today, organizers for the ‘I AM EQUAL’ Photo Documentary said that international fashion photographer Matt Spencer will bring the record-breaking project through Salina, Kansas on June 28th, 2011 as part of the 175 city world tour to collect over 100,000 individual photos of people from all walks of life

More Than 270 Superstar Creators Making Philadelphia Comic Con Their Canvas This …

More than 270 comics creators from around the world – and across the City of Brotherly Love – will be taking their talents to Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con, part of North America’s largest pop-culture tour, Friday through Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. From Will Eisner Industry Award winners like Kevin Maguire (“Justice League,” “Batman Confidential”) and Bill Sienkiewicz (“Elektra”) to popular creators Greg Horn ("Spider-Man: Turn off

The Amalgamation of MishMash

An exhibition of recent paintings by artists Emel Michael & Emrah Kaleli Private View: Friday 17th of June 2011 – 6.00 pm to 11.00 pm Exhibition runs from: Friday 17th of June – Thursday 23rd of June 2011 Gallery Opening Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri: 11.00 am to 6.30 pm - Sat: 12.30pm - 5.00 pm Last day of Exhibition: Thursday 23rd of June: 10.00am to 5.00pm Emel Michael and Emrah Kaleli, two
06-16-2011 | Arts & Culture
CAAGRI

William & Ellen Craft Descendants Retrace Ancestors Footsteps At Juneteenth-Aqui …

The Center for African American Genealogical Research, Inc. (CAAGRI) has announced that the descendants of legendry escaped slaves, William and Ellen Craft, will retrace their ancestors footsteps at Aquia Landing on Saturday, June 25, 2011 during the Rappahannock Regional Juneteenth Celebration. On December 18, 1848, husband and wife William and Ellen Craft fled their Georgia captors disguised as a infirmed white male planter (Ellen) with her husband playing the role

Southwest-Gallery.com releases art photographs of remote locations in the Americ …

The recently-opened Southwest-Gallery features a unique collection of digital photographs and digitized monochrome images of off-trail locations in the Four Corner states. Topics range from sweeping views of mountains and canyons to abstract natural compositions. An outstanding feature is a collection of luminous compositions recorded on monochrome film that have been digitized and carefully restored. Full resolution images are available on request for commercial and non-commercial uses. They are suitable

Three-Time Grammy Award Winner Bruce Hornsby Joins the 2011-2012 Guest Artist Se …

William Prenevost, executive director of the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center (AU PAC) announced today the addition of recording artist, singer/songwriter and pianist Bruce Hornsby to its 2011-12 Guest Artist Season. The solo performance will take place on Friday, February 10, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in the AU PAC Concert Hall, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY. Tickets are available now, by subscription, to the AU PAC 2011-12 Guest Artist

The History of the Lithographic Propaganda Poster

World War I was the first conflict in which the illustrated color lithographic poster was used as propaganda. Already well established in the world of commerce, travel, and entertainment before the war, illustrated posters had proven the most effective means of advertising yet invented. During the war, the poster’s accessibility and impact made it the single most important means of mass communication. All sides in World War

HISTORIC PHOTO DOCUMENTARY PROJECT STOPS IN SANTA FE

Fashion photographer Matt Spencer brings the 'I AM EQUAL' project to New Mexico. 8 June, 2011 - Santa Fe, NM - As the record breaking 'I AM EQUAL' Photo Documentary makes its way around the globe, project creators Jason Beckett and Matt Spencer announced today that they will bring the historic campaign through Santa Fe, New Mexico on June 22nd, 2011 and stop at the Santa Fe Place Mall to capture

Galatta Supports People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

The movie business is considered to be all about glamour and larger than life personalities. Galatta Media, being part of this business considered it important to showcase the other side; the humane side of the celebrities in the cine world. And a step in this effort was our June 2011 issue of Galatta Cinema. Trisha has a bubbly and sweet image on screen and she exudes the same in real life

Perrodin honored as culinary educator of the year

HOUSTON – The Foodservice Educators Network International (FENI) recently named San Jacinto College (SJC) culinary arts instructor Sean Perrodin as its 2011 Educator of the Year. The award recognizes Perrodin’s accomplishments and leadership in the foodservice-educator community, as well as his impact on the field of culinary education. Perrodin serves as lead culinary arts instructor at the SJC North campus, and as the faculty advisor for the campus’ student-operated Culinary Arts

Colorful Motion of Life Displayed in Tsipi Shaish's Art at Agora Gallery

For Immediate Release NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Israeli artist, Tsipi Shaish, in Elements of Abstraction. The exhibition is scheduled to run from June 30, 2011 through July 21, 2011 (opening reception: Thursday, July 07, 2011). About the Artist Tsipi Shaish’s large-scale paintings are made through an intuitive process incorporating acrylic, pastel, charcoal, as well as the occasional adoption of emulsion or collage techniques. Wielding a bold artillery of

Bulgarian Pottery Now Available in Shops in the United States.

June 7, 2011 – DALTON, PA - Bulgarian Pottery and Gifts marked the launch of their business at The New York International Gift Fair in Feb. 2011 . While Bulgarian Pottery and Gifts has been fulfilling on line retail and wholesale orders since February, their first orders from The New York International Gift Fair have just arrived in the US and will be shipped to shops in Pennsylvania,

“Free As A Butterfly” - Laure Bury - The Fairway Village Wimbledon

Following her successful exhibition at the Canvas Gallery in Wimbledon Village, West Country artist Laure Bury is exhibiting a new collection of Butterfly paintings in Sportsworld’s official hospitality suite ‘The Fairway Village’ during this year’s Wimbledon Tournament. Laure’s unique style and laboured technique captures the essence of femininity, naivety and fragility. Her textured butterfly paintings are an explosion of colour and joy with a gentle ethereal quality. “I create joyous and powerful

Big Media USA Sponsors 16th Annual Calabasas Wine Tasting and Silent Auction

Los Angeles, CA, June 3, 2011—Big Media USA, an Internet radio broadcasting company, will sponsor the 16th Annual Calabasas Wine Tasting and Silent Auction on June 10th at the Calabasas Civic Center Plaza. Internationally renowned restaurateur, author, and philanthropist Barbara Lazaroff will serve as the Honorary Chairman of the event. “There are several reasons why Big Media USA is sponsoring the 16th Annual Calabasas Wine Tasting and Silent Auction,”

Celebrate, Beautify and Unify Tucson - Barrio Centro Community Mural Unveiling

The Barrio Centro Association and Tucson Arts Brigade invite the entire community to celebrate the unveiling of the Barrio Centro Community Mural on Saturday, June 18th from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at Lucky Wishbone, 2712 E. 22nd Street. Join us for this free, fun-filled family event with food, music, speakers and performances. Trio Centrál will be playing Latin Jazz and Serenata will be playing Ranchera and Bolleros. The

Salzburg: International Summer Ballet Workshop, celebrating its 7th successful y …

European Dance Art Salzburg (EDAS) 7th International Summer Ballet Workshop in Salzburg, the city of Mozart. We welcome young talented dancers ages 14 – 26, who would like to perfect their skills and technique. Our specialty is to enable the young dancers to experience the life of a professional dancer in a company for the duration of 4 weeks, in which they learn everything about rehearsals, stage, lights, makeup, dress rehearsals

Johansson Projects presents Katy Stone + Allison Gildersleeve

Johansson Projects presents new work by Allison Gildersleeve and Katy Stone in Bramblur an exhibition that examines the material of nature and the nature of materials. Known internationally for her large scale public projects, Katy Stone's constructions in metal and Duralar act as both microscope and kaleidoscope, zooming in on the radical strangeness of plants’ physiques while enhancing the effect with hyperactive colors. Occupying the space between the organic and

ADC To Host New York Showing of “Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International …

NEW YORK - The Art Directors Club, the premier organization for creative people in integrated media and the first global collective of its kind, is honored to host the New York showing of Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Awareness Posters 1985-2010”, June 6 - July 29, 2011 at the ADC Gallery in New York. For additional information, please visit www.adcglobal.org. Graphic Intervention is drawn largely from the collection

Montezuma’s Treasure is Focus of New Mystery/Adventure Novel

Mysterious events, the search for Montezuma’s treasure, a good-looking rogue, and family secrets! How important is it to learn about our parentage? Will it make a difference in one’s life and the choices we make? To April, it makes a big difference. With a blend of mystery, adventure, humor, and sweet romance, Linda Weaver Clarke creates a story based upon the adventures of a married couple and their three daughters in

crystals, klunker, dimestore diamonds - modern interpretations of classical jewe …

Place: Gallery Schmuckfrage (Berlin, Germany) 03-06-2011 - 30-06-2011 Artists: Gabriele Hinze, Polly Wales, Stephanie Hensle For a long time jewellery provided precise information about the position of the wearer in society. The game with inclusion and exclusion lead to a specific language and form, wherein jewels took a central role. The number of those who wanted access to this form of language grew and surmounted the production of jewels - for some as well

Lampedo to sell Italian vintage design through Auctionata.com in October 2011

The specialized dealer in 20th Century furniture Lampedo will be organizing a first time online auction with Italian vintage design by important architects and designers such as Gio Ponti, Gino Sarfatti, Ettore Sottsass, Angelo Lelli and Ico Parisi. For sale will be furniture, lighting and objets d'art in glass and ceramic. Platform for this auction will be Auctionata.com the first real time online auction that holds a patent for its

Clean Energy and Public Art Design Competition to be held for Freshkills Park, S …

(New York City/May 24, 2011) The Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) announced today that, in partnership with New York City's Department of Parks & Recreation, the 2012 LAGI design competition will be held for a site within Freshkills Park (the former Fresh Kills landfill) in Staten Island. LAGINYC 2012 is an ideas competition to design a site-specific public artwork for Freshkills that, in addition to its conceptual beauty, has the

Best Friend Books Supports Local and National Charities

29th May 2011 For Immediate Release Contact: Richard Egan Best Friend Books 0161 969 7085 r.egan6rf@btinternet.com http://bestfriendbooks.tumblr.com/ Best Friend Books Supports Local and National Charities Best Friend Books is an Independent Sales Representative of Barefoot Books, an award winning children’s publishers based in the UK and in the United States, operating in the Trafford area of Greater Manchester. The retailer has been operating for almost a year, trading mainly at local events such as school fairs and charity fetes.

Firm Prepares to market the Children’s Picture Book, Nathan Saves Summer.

Pacific Palisades, Calif. (MAY 5, 2010) – Kid’s wall art, nursery art specialist and web seller Whimsical-Art.com whimsical-art.com will launch a line of wall art from the award-winning picture book NATHAN SAVES SUMMER. The title tells the story of the hippo Nathan who dreams of becoming the lifeguard for a small pond in Africa where the local animals vacation each summer. Concerned Nathan may be too big for

New Inspirational Fiction Transports Readers to A Time to Heal

A Time to Heal (2011) is an inspirational novel set in Historical Africa of the early 60’s. The story borders on the tale of two young lovers, Tori and Chidi, bond by the covenant of marriage but separated by the realities of ethnic differences. A Time to Heal is a bold story written by Seye Oke that sets out to show the healing power of forgiveness and love. Embracing the

Michel Montecrossa's New-Topical-Song-Concert for the Michel & Bob Dylan Fest 20 …

Mira Sound Germany releases ‘Something That Counts’, Michel Montecrossa's New-Topical-Song Concert for the Michel Montecrossa’s Michel & Bob Dylan Fest 2011 as double Audio-CD and DVD. The ‘Something That Counts’ Climate Change Concert, released by Mira Sound Germany as double Audio-CD and DVD is Michel Montecrossa’s New-Topical-Song concert for the Michel Montecrossa’s Michel & Bob Dylan Fest 2011. Performed in the Omnidiet Music-Hall on 21st May 2011, the concert presents

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