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Union Pacific to Be Exclusive Sponsor of Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition at Library of Congress
OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-November 20, 2008 -
Christina Aguilera Added to the Lineup for "The GRAMMY® Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night®"
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-November 20, 2008 -
Candia Author Publishes Contemporary Book of Poetry
CANDIA, N.H.-(Business Wire)-November 19, 2008 -
ASMP Grants $85,000 to PLUS Coalition
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-November 19, 2008 -
Art.com Inc. Announces New Chief Financial Officer
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-November 19, 2008 -
MyToons Launches Premier Digital Portfolio System
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-November 17, 2008 -
The California Museum and Maria Shriver Unveil “A Museum without Walls” at Adobe Max 2008 Event
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-November 17, 2008 -
Recent Works by The Barn Studio of Art Founder Pat Witt in November 21 RRCA Exhibit
MILLVILLE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-November 14, 2008 - Inspired by her love of the Maurice River, The Barn Studio of Art founder Pat Witt will exhibit "The Four Seasons," a collection of her most recent works, at the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts' (RRCA) "This Land is Our Land" show. The...
Carlton Hobbs to Exhibit at American International Fine Art Fair, Palm Beach, February 4-8 2009
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-November 14, 2008 - Carlton Hobbs LLC, the long established international antiques dealer today announced that the firm is to exhibit at the American International Fine Art Fair in Palm Beach, February 4-8 2009. "We are delighted to have been invited to exhibit at this...
20th Century Fox's The Day the Earth Stood Still Lets the World Decide Who/What Will Be Saved When the Earth Stands Still
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-November 13, 2008 - Twentieth Century Fox has teamed with Moxie Interactive 234-0345. About 20th Century Fox One of the world's largest producers and distributors of motion pictures, Fox Filmed Entertainment produces, acquires and distributes motion pictures throughout the...
Picture That, LLC of Stamford, CT Wins National Supplier of the Year Award
STAMFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-November 13, 2008 - Valerie A. Cooper, President of Picture That, LLC—a fine art consulting firm—has won the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) 2008 Supplier of the Year Award. Ms. Cooper, winner for the Council's Northeast Region...
Museum of American Finance to Open "Trading on the Street" Exhibit
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-November 12, 2008 - On Thursday, November 20, the Museum of American Finance will open "Trading on the Street," an exhibit tracing the history of trading on Wall Street from the signing of the Buttonwood Agreement in 1792 to the increasing computerization of trading today...
SparkOC.com Ignites Orange County Arts Scene
SANTA ANA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-November 11, 2008 - It takes just one spark to ignite the creativity that can change peoples' lives. Experiencing the arts can provide just that kind of spark. That's the idea behind SparkOC.com (www.sparkoc.com), the new online source for everything creative in...
Bold New Dell (PRODUCT)RED(TM) Artwork for Studio Laptops Express Passion for Art, Desire to Make a Difference
ROUND ROCK, Texas-(Business Wire)-November 11, 2008 - Dell continues to celebrate a season of design and discovery with the unveiling of the (PRODUCT)RED artwork for the Dell Studio(TM) laptops. This artwork exemplifies the unique visions of artists passionate about fighting AIDS in Africa...
Leon Levy Foundation Names Philippe de Montebello Special Advisor for Culture and the Arts
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-November 11, 2008 - The Leon Levy Foundation today named Philippe de Montebello, outgoing director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as special advisor for culture and the arts. Mr. de Montebello will join the Foundation in January 2009. Mr. de Montebello said, "This is a...
Downtown Los Angeles: Winter Wonderland of Shopping, Entertainment, Dining for Californians This Holiday Season
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-November 10, 2008 - The Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) today announced its Holiday Vacation Campaign, "L.A. Holiday Stay-and-Play," offering a wide range of hotel, dining and entertainment packages aimed at making winter holiday vacations easy...
Essential Reference Tool Delivers an Exclusive Directory of American Art
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-November 10, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "American Art Directory" directory to their offering. American Art Directory 63rd Edition 2009 Since 1898, the American Art Directory has been identifying key characteristics for thousands of...
Shen Wei Dance Arts to Present Connect Transfer II at Historic Judson Memorial Church December 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-November 10, 2008 - Shen Wei Dance Arts will offer New York audiences a first look at Connect Transfer II - a new version of the landmark dance that inspired Shen Wei's contribution as lead choreographer to the '08 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremonies - which will tour...
The Official Museum Directory - Now Available
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-November 7, 2008 - Research and Markets is known industry-wide as the authority for reliable data covering the museum community. The Official Museum Directory gives you all the details you need on more than 11,000 institutions, operating in 87 fields. Contact...
Marani Vodka Partners with the Arts Community
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-November 7, 2008 - Marani Brands Inc. (OTCBB: MRIB) has begun implementing a multi-phase event strategy that positions the brand as the ultra-premium vodka of choice to tastemakers in the worlds of art, fashion and entertainment. The initial phase, which is teasing the...
Get this Who's Who in American Art report and Quickly Locate Anyone in the Visual Arts Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-November 6, 2008 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Who's Who in American Art" directory to their offering. Who's Who in American Art 29th Edition 2009 Profiling everyone who's anyone in the visual arts industry in the U.S. Quickly locate...
"Enchanted" Art Auction Raises $250,000 for Hollygrove
HOLLYWOOD-(Business Wire)-November 5, 2008 - A charity art auction held at Paramount Studios October 2 brought in $250,000 to fund art enrichment programs for children in crisis at Hollygrove http://www.hollygrove.org. The 24 large-scale paintings, which were auctioned by Guy Bennett, head of...
Phi Beta Kappa Association of Chicago to Honor James Cuno, President and Director, the Art Institute of Chicago at Annual Dinner and Scholarship Benefit
-(Business Wire)-November 3, 2008 - Phi Beta Kappa Association of Chicago: -0- *T WHAT: The Phi Beta Kappa Association of the Chicago area will honor James Cuno, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago, at the Annual Dinner and Scholarship Benefit on Friday...
Placido Domingo and LA Opera Announce Ring Festival LA Celebrating the Arts LA Style
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-November 3, 2008 - More than a century ago, composer Richard Wagner conceived his epic four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen as a festival event that completely engaged the city of Bayreuth, Germany. In 2010, LA Opera will join forces with more than 50 cultural and...
New Disney Fine Art: Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas Limited Edition by Artist Jim Salvati
OGDEN, Utah-(Business Wire)-October 31, 2008 - Sanders Art Studio.com in Ogden, Utah is pleased to announce a New Disney Fine Art limited edition featuring Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas characters by Artist Jim Salvati. This exciting new giclee features Jack Skellington and Sally in...
New Photography Exhibit Elicits Unique Perspectives: Montecito Fine Arts College of Design & MFA Gallery Presents "Blurred Edge"
MONROVIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 30, 2008 - The Montecito Fine Arts Gallery presents an exhibition of Los Angeles-based photographers who explore, exploit and excite photography's edge. The exhibit is a group show made up of 14 diverse up-and-coming photographers shedding new light and...
Historical Museum's 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society Hosts 2nd Annual Legal Legends Awards Dinner
-(Business Wire)-October 30, 2008 - The 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society: -0- *T EVENT: The 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society, a membership affinity group of the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, will honor 12 members of Miami-Dade County's legal community for their outstanding...
Hampton Hotels Cleans Out the Cobwebs of the Poe Museum
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 30, 2008 - Known as the father of detective and mystery fiction, Edgar Allan Poe has been appreciated by children and adults alike for his macabre genius throughout the past 150 years. Today in honor of the internationally renowned author, Hampton(R...
Santa Clara University Explores the Concept of Multiracial Identity with Student Photos and a Visit from Nationally Known Artist, Slam Poet, Author, and Filmmaker Kip Fulbeck, Creator of the Hapa Project
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 29, 2008 - "They no longer know who I am.'' That's how Presidential candidate Barack Obama described reactions from some acquaintances after they learned he is half-black and half-white. With the topic of multiracial and other "identity" at the forefront...
Vivendi CEO Jean-Bernard Levy and Metropolitan Museum Director Philippe De Montebello Honored at the 2008 Trophee Des Arts Gala
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 29, 2008 - Regulatory News: FIAF (French Institute Alliance Francaise) is celebrating its annual Trophee des Arts Gala on October 29, 2008 in New York's historic and newly renovated Plaza Ballroom, honoring Jean-Bernard Levy, CEO of Vivendi and Philippe de...
Dell Foundation Awards 2008 'Literate Community' Grants
ROUND ROCK, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 28, 2008 - Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL): The News: — The Dell Foundation announced its 2008 "Literate Community" grant awards for 27 organizations in Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma and North Carolina, where significant numbers of Dell employees live and...
Occasions By Design Welcomes Australian Jeweler Riley Burnett
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-October 28, 2008 - Old Town Scottsdale's Occasions By Design (www.occasionsofscottsdale.com) is excited to host Jennie Riley and Jason Burnett, the heads of Australian jewelry design house Riley Burnett, at the second annual Wearable ArtWalk on Thursday, November 6...
Montecito Fine Arts School Hosts 1st Annual Anime Art Expo
ARCADIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 27, 2008 - Influenced by the latest craze in the animation entertainment industry—Japanese anime and manga—Montecito Fine Arts School is kicking off its first annual Anime Art Expo and will feature professional artist demonstrations and seminars...
Media Mayhem Corporation and Artist Nassiri Celebrate Love Sees No Color Campaign Success
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-October 27, 2008 - Media Mayhem Corporation announces Thursday the stunning results of their mutual global campaign with musician/artist/philanthropist Fred Nassiri and The BallPark Advertising Agency that celebrates the vision of peace, love, and healing through the...
Renowned Artist, Jan Janas, Now Teaching Art in San Diego
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-October 27, 2008 - The artist, Jan Janas, who is well-known as a textile artist, is teaching silk painting art classes at the San Diego Art Department on Ray St in North Park, San Diego. An introductory art class was held Sunday, October 19, 2008 and classes begin on...
Farmers Insurance to Open Business Development Center in Riverside, California, October 28
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-October 24, 2008 - While the economy has taken a downturn, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies(R) announces that its newest Business Development Center will open in Riverside, California, on October 28, 2008. According to Center Manager Mike Ponce, the center will employ...
Chicago Baseball Museum Documentary Celebrates Early Days of Black Baseball
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-October 24, 2008 - Baseball fans will get a unique look at the early days of African-American baseball in Chicago in November, when the Chicago Baseball Museum documentary "Buck O'Neil and Black Baseball in Chicago" makes its television debut. The film will premiere at 8:30...
University of Pennsylvania Libraries Presents LIFE IN BOXES: COMIC ART & ARTIFACTS
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-October 23, 2008 - While most ten-year-old boys were buying candy and baseball cards, Havertown native and University of Pennsylvania alumnus Steven Rothman was using his allowance to buy comic books. This early investment led to a life-long interest in comics, resulting...
The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces Winners of the UCanTu Virtual Exhibit Creation Contest
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 23, 2008 - The Tech Museum of Innovation (The Tech), one of the nation's premiere science and technology museums, announced the winners of its UCanTu virtual exhibit design competition in The Tech in Second Life(R), also known as The Tech Virtual. The...
Getty Images Photographer Brent Stirton Named International Photographer of the Year
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 22, 2008 - Getty Images is proud to announce that photojournalist Brent Stirton was named the International Photographer of the Year by the Lucie Foundation at the Sixth Annual Lucie Awards Gala, Monday evening, October 20, 2008 at The Lincoln Center in New York...
The Gift of Creativity is Always in Season, Crayola Offers Affordable Innovations
EASTON, Pa.-(Business Wire)-October 22, 2008 - This holiday season, parents will be tickled pink and maybe a little magenta, mulberry and mauvelous, too, with the many ways they can affordably give their children the gift of Crayola creativity this holiday season and stretch their holiday shopping...
Saint John's Health Center to Unveil One-of-a-Kind Digital Media Artwall Featuring Local Artists
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 20, 2008 - Saint John's Health Center fuses art and healing in a completely unique way with a new Media Artwall planned for the new state-of-the-art Howard Keck Diagnostic and Treatment Center that is scheduled to open next year. The interactive feature...
Museum of American Finance Hosts Panel Discussion on "How Well Is the Media Covering the Economic Issues of the Presidential Campaign?"
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 20, 2008 - On Wednesday, October 29, the Museum of American Finance will host a lively panel discussion on how well the media is covering the economic issues of the Presidential campaign. The program will be held from 5:30 - 7:00 pm in the Museum's education...
The Paley Center for Media and SnagFilms Announce Alliance To Offer New Outlets for Documentary Filmmakers and Enthusiasts
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 16, 2008 - The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) and SnagFilms announced today a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a leading cultural media institution and an Internet start-up to help documentary producers break down the...
Following the Last Presidential Debate, Carol Lombard Clark Shares Obama's Vision of "A World Without Terror"
PALM BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 16, 2008 - In light of this election's last presidential debate, Carol Lombard Clark shares Obama's view of a unified nation making a stand for "a world without terror." Well-traveled anti-war advocate Clark is dedicated to getting her message of peace across...
Richard Kessler, Executive Director, the Center for Arts Education, Issues Statement on the Release of the New York City Department of Education Annual Arts in Schools Report 2007 - 2008
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 16, 2008 - The Center for Arts Education (CAE) commends the New York City Department of Education (DOE) for issuing the second annual Arts in Schools Report, which provides the public with helpful information about arts education offerings in public schools. However...
Mayor Coleman Announces, "The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is Changing Its Name"
COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-October 15, 2008 - Big changes are nothing new for the world-famous Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. First came the creation of a brand new water park, Zoombezi Bay. Then a new ride area, Jungle Jack's landing. And most recently, the groundbreaking for Polar Frontier, a...
International Art Ability Exhibition and Sale at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital Features 400 Extraordinary Works by Artists with Disabilities
MALVERN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-October 15, 2008 - The 13th Annual Art Ability Exhibition, hosted by Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital in Malvern, Pa., will open to the public on November 9, 2008 for a ten-week run. The international, juried Exhibition is a showcase for artists with physical, cognitive, hearing...
Legendary Afro-Cuban Musician Larry Harlow to Appear in Concert at the 7th Annual WSF World Salsa Championships in Miami
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-October 15, 2008 - On behalf of the Board of Directors of the World Salsa Federation, Inc., we would like to welcome everyone to the 7th Annual WSF World Professional Salsa Championships and the All-Star Dancesport Championships to be held in Miami at the Miccosukee Resort...
The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles Hosts Food Network as the Search Begins for The Next Food Network Star on October 15th
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 14, 2008 - The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles is hosting one of Food Network's national castings for the new season of The Next Food Network Star. The network is currently conducting a nation-wide talent search for its popular reality show...
Sessions Online (SM) Announces Fall Winners of $1 Million Scholarship Program for Injured Armed Services Veterans
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 14, 2008 - Sessions Online Schools of Art and Design, ("Sessions"), the quality leader in online education for creative professionals around the world, today announced the Fall winners of the Louis H. Schilt Memorial Scholarship program. Twenty students have been...
Exelon and The Field Museum Partner to Protect South American Forest, Measure Prevented Carbon Emissions
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-October 13, 2008 - Exelon Corporation has partnered with Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History to protect tropical forests in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador and improve the measurement of prevented carbon emissions, or offsets. The effort is funded by a $1.5 million donation...
Globally Recognized Interior Architect and Designer Launches Houston-Based Firm
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-October 13, 2008 - Award-winning architect Lauren Rottet, FAIA, recently launched a new, privately held, international architecture and design firm, Rottet Studio. Based in Houston, the firm has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Francisco, Scottsdale and...
John Robert Powers Acting Class Student Pays Her Way to iPop Selling Lemonade
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-October 13, 2008 - As President of iPOP! (International Presentation of Performers), Joseph Beauchamp has seen many clever ways for children, teenagers, and their parents to come up with ways to attend iPOP! After all, what young actor, model, dancer or singer wouldn't...
City Treehouse Introduces SPLASH!
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 8, 2008 - City Treehouse brings the wonder of water play to New York with the opening of its interactive water experience—SPLASH! Designed with a focus on exploration and learning, SPLASH! offers an engaging environment for children to play in the water with...
Carmike Cinemas is Bringing the Royal Opera House to a Theater Near You
COLUMBUS, Ga.-(Business Wire)-October 8, 2008 - Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC) announced today that The Royal Opera House in HD "Series of Five Masterworks" will be featured on 42 digital High-Definition screens through DigiScreen, at local Carmike theatres in 26 states (a complete listing...
Museum of American Finance Hosts Talk and Book Signing with James Grant
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 8, 2008 - On Wednesday, October 15, the Museum of American Finance will continue its 2008 Henry Kaufman Financial History and Practices Lecture/Symposia Series with a talk by James Grant, a guest editor of the 75th anniversary edition of Security Analysis. The...
Odyssey's "SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure" Exhibit Sets Sail for Science Museum Oklahoma
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-October 8, 2008 - Odyssey Marine Exploration (Nasdaq:OMEX), the world leader in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, announced today that following a successful engagement at the Detroit Science Center, its "SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure" exhibit will next...
Arts Alive Receives Award from American Society of Interior Designers
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-October 7, 2008 - Arts Alive, located in the Scottsdale Design Center off Hayden Road and 83rd Place just south of Costco, received the "Industry Partner of the Year" award from the Arizona North Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Arts...
National Museum of the Marine Corps Unveils Commemorative Exhibit
TRIANGLE, Va.-(Business Wire)-October 7, 2008 - The National Museum of the Marine Corps will unveil its newest exhibit, "Where Do We Get Such Men," on October 15, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., commemorating the 25th anniversary of the attack on the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon. Attendees...
Cohn & Wolfe Celebrates Merger and Teams with Renowned Artist George Rodrigue to Design New Creative Symbol for Agency
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-October 7, 2008 - Tonight Cohn & Wolfe Read-Poland will officially celebrate the merger of Cohn & Wolfe and GCI Group at a special event with famous New Orleanian and Blue Dog artist, George Rodrigue. The highlight of this celebration, to take place at the...
Museum of American Finance Walking Tour Commemorates Anniversaries of 1929 and 1987 Crashes
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-October 7, 2008 - Help relive the Great Crash of 1929 on the 20th annual guided walking tour of Lower Manhattan sponsored by the Museum of American Finance on Saturday, October 25th at 1:00 pm. This unique tour, which is the only regularly scheduled event that commemorates...
BRC Imagination Arts' Bob Rogers to Receive The Order of Lincoln, Illinois' Highest Honor
BURBANK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 6, 2008 - Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced that Bob Rogers, founder and chief creative officer of BRC Imagination Arts, one of the world's leading creators of educational experiences that engage, teach, and inspire, is among the 30 people...
Thomas Kinkade Selects Orchid Hill Vineyard
PASO ROBLES, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 4, 2008 - Thomas Kinkade has designated Orchid Hill to exhibit his renowned artwork in Paso Robles. Visit Orchid Hill Tasting Gallery to enjoy award-winning varietals and experience the glow from Kinkade's enchantingly illuminated paintings. Orchid Hill...
News from Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts (MECA)
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - MECA: Mariachi MECA named to 2009 American Masterpieces Touring Artist MECA is pleased to announce that Mariachi MECA has been selected as a 2009 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) America Masterpieces touring artist. Mariachi MECA is a youth ensemble...
Examine the U.S. Agents & Managers for Artists & Athletes Industry with this Comprehensive 2009 Report
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Research and Markets 2010 U.S. Metropolitan Areas - Estimated Number of Employees Definitions and Terms For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7a9844/2009_u_s_agents
Auction Preview for Fifty Sets of Armor to Be Held by Kogire-kai at Kyoto's Kohdai Temple
KYOTO, Japan-(Business Wire)-October 3, 2008 - Kogire-kai (headquartered at 265 Hanatate-machi, Koromonotana-dori Takeya-machi Kudaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi; Chair: Mizue Kakimoto) will hold a special auction preview, Aesthetics in the Samurai Family, for three days from Friday, October 17, 2008...
Breathing Color Passes Archival Testing with International Fine Art Trade Guild
ORANGE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-October 2, 2008 - Following testing and approval by the International Fine Art Trade Guild, Breathing Color, Inc. has issued Archival Quality Certificates for three award-winning products it designs for the fine art and photography markets. The certificates, which...
The Art Institute of Chicago Using Axis Network Cameras to Monitor Museum for Safety of Visitors, Art Holdings
CHELMSFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - Axis Communications, the global leader in the network video market, today announced that the Art Institute of Chicago is using Axis network cameras to monitor the museum's approximately 1 million square feet for the safety of its visitors and art...
MEIFF Brings to Abu Dhabi the Best Films from Festivals Around the World
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-(Business Wire)-October 1, 2008 - The second edition of the Middle East International Film Festival (MEIFF), organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) announced today the selection of films to be shown in the "Festival of Festivals" and the...
From Ballasts to Ballads: Fishermen Take to the Stage
-(Business Wire)-September 30, 2008 - Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce: -0- *T WHAT: Telling tales of the deep, fishermen and women will reel in audiences during the 12th annual Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria, Ore., the former canning capital of the world. Weathered and wise or fresh...
Andre Kostelanetz Papers Donated to Library of Congress
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - The papers of legendary conductor, arranger and broadcaster Andre Kostelanetz have been donated to the Library of Congress by his estate. Kostelanetz died in 1980. The gift is a veritable treasure trove for students of 20th century music and...
Hitler's Desk Set Used in Munich Pact to Be Auctioned September 30
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - This Tuesday bidders worldwide will have an unprecedented opportunity to obtain a piece of history previously held by only two owners: a U.S. Army WWII veteran, and before him, Adolf Hitler. Hitler's personal cast-bronze desk set, complete with the...
The 22nd Annual Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival Features Three Weekends of Smooth Jazz on the Island Retreat of Santa Catalina
AVALON, CATALINA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2008 - The 22nd Annual Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival kicks off the weekend of Friday October 3rd and runs three days each over three consecutive weekends, October 3, 4, 5, October 10, 11, 12, and October 17, 18, 19. The JazzTrax line-up...
San Francisco Academy of Sciences Going Platinum-Green with Help of SWA Group Landscape Architecture
SAUSALITO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 27, 2008 - The new San Francisco Academy of Sciences, opening Sept. 27, is expected to be awarded a Platinum-LEED rating for its sustainability characteristics, due in large part to the multiple benefits of the building's complex "living laboratory...
International Herald Tribune to Celebrate Suzy Menkes's Anniversary with a Museum Retrospective in Paris
PARIS-(Business Wire)-September 26, 2008 - The International Herald Tribune (IHT) will hold an exhibition to celebrate a milestone in the career of its world renowned fashion editor, Suzy Menkes. The exhibition entitled "Suzy at 20" will be held at the Galliera, Musee de la Mode de la Ville de Paris...
Celebrity Dogs Unleashed!
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 26, 2008 - Thirty life-size, fiberglass dogs painted by a pack of charitable and artistic celebrities, will hit the streets of New York City starting this month at the Jumeirah Essex House. The striking dogs — painted by celebrities like Richard Gere, Katie...
IndexAtlas Group Launches ''Stock Watch: Art Stocks'' Newsletter
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - IndexAtlas Group has launched "Stock Watch: Art Stocks," a biweekly publication analyzing the performance of 11 public equity mostly small cap art industry companies listed in seven countries with a combined market cap of $2.2bn. "Stock Watch: Art...
Free Giveaways This Weekend for International Visitors as Part of World Tourism Day
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau: WHAT: International visitors to Philadelphia will receive a special welcome this weekend (September 26-28), when the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PCVB), Independence Visitor Center...
Open Energy Corporation's SolarSave(R) Architectural PV Glass Manufactured by Suntech to Help Power New California Academy of Sciences Building, Largest "Green" Museum Ever Constructed
SOLANA BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Open Energy Corporation (OTC BB: OEGY), a renewable energy company focused on delivering building integrated photovoltaic solutions, today announced that it has completed its largest solar electric installation for the new California...
No Clowning Around: The Barnum Museum Gets a Face Paint
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2008 - Today in honor of the iconic American showman Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum, Hampton(R) Hotels' Save-A-Landmark(R) program (www.hamptonlandmarks.com) kicked off a major initiative to restore The Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, Conn. The event...
Exhibition "85 Year History Of Russian Aviation Shown In Aeroflot Poster Advertisements" Has Arrived To The Chelsea Art Museum In New York City Starting September 22, 2008
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - A unique exhibition entitled 'History in the Aeroflot Posters' enjoyed great success in Moscow earlier this year and has now opened at the Chelsea Art Museum. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Yakovenko and U.S. Aeroflot General Director...
Get Started on your Costume, It's Time for the 22nd Annual Sundowner Event at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - The renowned 22nd annual Halloween Sundowner fundraiser is set to once again provide guests with a night they will not soon forget. All proceeds from this fundraiser benefit Miami's historic Vizcaya Museum & Gardens located at 3251 South Miami Avenue...
Westell's Home Monitoring Application Selected for Display at The Cable Center
AURORA, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2008 - Westell Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of broadband products, gateways and conferencing services, has been selected to feature their new home monitoring and control solution at The Cable Center's 2008-2009 Cable Today and Tomorrow exhibit...
Original Milk Farm Sign Offered For Sale
DAVIS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - The Milk Farm was a famous stopping point for travelers using US Highway 40 between San Francisco, Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. For many years it offered all the milk one could drink for 5 cents and the best milk shakes in Northern California...
Heritage Picks Inlet to Stream Live Auction House Excitement
RALEIGH, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2008 - Inlet Technologies today announced that Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries, the world's largest collectibles auctioneer has chosen the Spinnaker Professional Streaming Appliance to stream interactive auctions live over the Web. Heritage...
World's First Triceratops Sold at Auction Will Be Unveiled in Boston
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2008 - The Museum of Science, Boston today announced that it will unveil an extremely rare dinosaur fossil for the first time to the public this fall - a skeleton of Triceratops horridus that was auctioned at Christie's in Paris earlier this spring. According...
Keri Bowers: Maverick Author, World Renowned Speaker and Acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker Sheds Light on the Crucial Issue of Special Needs Children, Offering Creative, Hopeful Strategies for Coping Parents
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - It's hard to fathom that a rock star could literally motivate anyone to change the world and become the country's premiere advocate for an issue as crucial as special needs children. Yet maverick author, globally renowned speaker and critically...
Smithsonian Latin Center Pays Tribute to Puerto Rican Culture
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - Puerto Rico takes center stage at the Smithsonian Latin Center in Washington, D.C. beginning this week. "Puerto Rico at the Smithsonian" has partnered with the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico (MAPR) to create a series of programs highlighting Latin...
Denver Film Society Announces New Executive Director
DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - Following a six-month national search, the Denver Film Society (DFS) has named Burleigh "Bo" Smith as its executive director. The 30-year arts and film industry veteran will officially take the reigns on Oct. 14, 2008. Smith, 59, has served the last 21...
Remarks by the First Lady at the Nasher Sculpture Center
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2008 - THE WHITE HOUSE/Office of the First Lady: 9:35 A.M. CDT MRS. BUSH: Good morning, everybody. I'm getting a sneak preview of the show that will open tonight at the Nasher Sculpture Garden, and I want to encourage everyone in the area to come out and see...
Kalima Invites Americans to Nominate US Literature for Translation into Arabic
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Kalima—an innovative United Arab Emirates-based cultural initiative whose mission is to translate more than 100 works of classic and contemporary titles each year into Arabic—today launched a program inviting Americans to nominate...
Hallowe'en at The Henry Ford Returns with More Spooky Fun for Boys and Ghouls of All Ages
DEARBORN, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - This annual autumn event is back again with even more frightful fun for the entire family. Join us October 10-12, 17-19 and 24-26 as The Henry Ford presents a turn-of-the-20th-century Hallowe'en celebration in Greenfield Village unlike any...
Three Detroit Real Estate Developments Win 2008 CREW Detroit Impact Awards
BIRMINGHAM, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - Three Detroit real estate developments have won 2008 Impact Awards from the Detroit chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW Detroit): the Detroit East Riverfront, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) master plan expansion and renovation and...
"Aniboom Awards 3," the International Motion Animation Competition, is announced by Aniboom
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - aniBoom, the world's first virtual studios, today announced its Third Annual aniBoom Awards for submissions from independent animators of all types around the globe. Submissions are welcome from today through December 1, 2008, during which time...
The GRAMMY Museum(SM) at L.A. LIVE Premieres First Exhibition to Explore History of Music and Politics in the U.S.
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2008 - The GRAMMY Museum(SM) will open to the public on Saturday, Dec. 6 with the debut of Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom — the first major museum exhibition to explore the 200-year history of music and politics in America, and music's role...
Terrific Treehouse Exhibit Opens at the San Antonio Botanical Garden
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - We all have our own visions or memories of treehouses from our childhood days when we gathered materials from the neighborhood to build the "coolest treehouse ever." Now through December 7, visitors can see nine original treehouses displayed at the...
Hearts on Fire(R) Unveils Spectacular Diamond Chandelier Inside the Architectural Digest Greenroom at the 60th Primetime Emmy(R) Awards
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - Hearts On Fire, the pre-eminent consumer brand in the fine diamond jewelry business, was selected by Architectural Digest, the world's leading design magazine, to be part of their exclusive Architectural Digest Greenroom at this year's...
News Advisory: Press Conference and Media Preview of "LEONARDO: 500 Years into the Future" at The Tech Museum in San Jose
-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - The Tech Museum of Innovation: -0- *T What: The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose invites the news media to a press conference and media preview of "Leonardo: 500 Years into the Future," the world premiere and only U.S. showing of the largest, most...
Visitors Flock to Fertility Statues on Display at Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - Thousands of people have seen the famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! fertility statues during their first several weeks on exhibit at the Ripley's Odditorium in Times Square. Some are serious about touching the statues, believing in their powers to...
Jim Beam(R) Bourbon Invests Millions in Kentucky Tourism with New Visitors' Experience
CLERMONT, Ky.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2008 - Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. (Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO)), a global leader in premium spirits, and Jim Beam(R) Bourbon, the world's number one selling bourbon, today announced the ground-breaking of its Visitors' Experience project at...
Silver Starr Art Studios LLC (SSAS) Features Captivating Works by DC High School Student and 5 Nationally Renowned Artists
-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - Silver Starr Art Studios LLC: -0- *T WHAT: Silver Starr Art Studios LLC (SSAS) Features Captivating Works by DC High School Student and 5 Nationally Renowned Artists WHERE: Lisa Jones and the Collective's 2nd Annual Washington DC International Arts Expo at...
Michael Nash, Ph.D., Named Provost at The University of the Arts
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - Following a national search, The University of the Arts has named Michael Nash, Ph.D., its new provost. Nash had served as dean and chief academic officer of the Boston Conservatory since 1999. He began in his new position on September 15, 2008...
The New Philharmonic of New Jersey Opens 2008 - 2009 Season in New Location
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2008 - The New Philharmonic of New Jersey, under the direction of Conductor Leon Hyman, will open its 2008 - 2009 season in a new, state-of-the-art facility - Dolan Performance Hall - located in the Annunciation Center on the campus of the College...
Hasbro Unveils "The My Little Pony Project: 25 Ponies for 25 Years" Collection
-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS): -0- *T WHO/WHAT: Join Hasbro, Inc. as its iconic MY LITTLE PONY brand culminates its year-long global 25th birthday celebration with "The MY LITTLE PONY Project: 25 Ponies for 25 Years" gallery exhibition. Held at New York City's...
Qwest Foundation Partners with National Hispanic Cultural Center and "Arte Los Martes" Program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - Children in underserved schools throughout Albuquerque will benefit from a $10,000 grant announced today by the Qwest Foundation. Arte los Martes, an outreach initiative of the National Hispanic Cultural Center, will use the grant to provide art...
Claremont Rug Company Assembles Rare Collection of Tribal, 19th Century Rugs
BERKELEY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2008 - An exceptional collection of more than 60 antique Oriental rugs created in the 19th century by tribal weavers will go on display, Friday, October 3, at the Claremont II Rug Gallery as part of an exhibition entitled, "The Art of Timeless...
Museum of American Finance Hosts Talk and Book Signing with Author Ken Winans
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 12, 2008 - On Thursday, September 18, the Museum of American Finance will host a talk, exhibit tour and book signing with Ken Winans, author of Investment Atlas. The program will be held from 5:30 - 7:00 pm at the Museum, located at 48 Wall Street in Lower...
MyToons Partners with QD3 Entertainment for Art Contest
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2008 - MyToons.com, the world's premiere online animation and art community, today announced the launch of its latest art competition, The Concrete Jungle. MyToons has teamed up with Grammy award winner and platinum music and film producer Quincy Jones III...
Museum of American Finance Hosts "Banking on Art" Panel Discussion
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - On Wednesday, September 24, the Museum of American Finance will host a lively panel discussion on money and the art world entitled "Banking on Art: Diverse Perspectives on Financing the Art Market" to explore how collectors, dealers, auction houses and...
The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Announces Significant Partnership with Scottrade
ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) announced today that St. Louis-based online investment firm Scottrade (www.scottrade.com) has partnered with the Symphony in the largest single contribution to a non-profit in Scottrade's history. This is the...
Two Exhibits at de Saisset Museum Address Issues in Contemporary Society, Showcasing Santa Clara University's Commitment to Social Justice
SANTA CLARA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Two powerful exhibitions at the de Saisset Museum this fall provide artistic perspectives on a wide variety of contemporary topics: war, racism, consumerism, intolerance, and violence. On view from September 27 to December 13, Evri Kwong: Just...
Turbohorse Announces Development of First of Its Kind Social Networking Entertainment Destination for Urbanworld Film Festival
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - Turbohorse, an emerging mobile marketing applications creator delivering unique enterprise and consumer, mobile and web-based solutions announced today that it has launched the new social networking site, Urbanworld.org, for the Urbanworld Film...
The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces ''ScholarShare Free Second Sundays''
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2008 - The Tech Museum of Innovation, one of the nation's premier science and technology museums, today announced "ScholarShare Free Second Sundays," offering free admission to The Tech's regular museum galleries on the second Sunday of each month...
ArtSelect's New Eco-Conscious Art Line: Easy on the Eyes, Easier on the Planet
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - In the wake of increasing worldwide concern about global warming and other ecological issues, ArtSelect.com (OTCBB:ATWO), the leading online custom frame shop and art gallery, has launched Eco-Conscious Art, a new line of imagery geared...
National Museum of the Marine Corps Thrives
TRIANGLE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - Amidst celebrations for the millionth visitor and continuing rave reviews from visitors, the National Museum of the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Heritage Foundation announce expansion plans. The announcement comes after the release of results from a...
The Tech Museum of Innovation Announces 2008 Tech Awards Laureates
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2008 - The Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials (Nasdaq:AMAT), and a signature program of The Tech Museum of Innovation, today announced the 2008 Tech Awards Laureates, 25 global innovators who are applying technology to benefit humanity and spark...
Provocative 'Uncovered' Statues Spotlight the Uninsured as Olympian Janet Evans and Blue Shield of California CEO Bruce Bodaken Encourage Californians to Take Action
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 5, 2008 - "Uncovered" — an exhibit featuring dozens of statues symbolizing the millions of Californians who live without health insurance, will be unveiled today in Los Angeles. This arresting display, sponsored by Blue Shield of California, draws...
VisionArt Galleries Unveils VisionArt(R) Audio Solutions by Triad Speakers at CEDIA Expo 2008
DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2008 - Today VisionArt Galleries announces a new integrated audio/video concealment system to CEDIA Expo attendees: VisionArt(R) Audio Solutions by Triad Speakers. VisionArt Audio Solutions by Triad Speakers offers dynamic, high-fidelity sound and can eliminate...
Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary Sponsors 4th Biennial International Exhibition of New Funerary Art
LOS ANGELES & GRATON, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary, the most prestigious Jewish cemetery and mortuary in Southern California, announced its premier sponsorship of the Ashes to Art(R) / scattered 4th international exhibition of funerary art...
Amigos Library Services Delivers Digitization Solutions Through a Partnership with Olive Software
DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - Amigos Library Services signs a partnership agreement with Olive Software. Now, the not-for-profit organization will be able to bring its members leading newspaper preservation and archiving solutions. In light of increasing interest in historical materials...
Colorado Groups Enrich Latino Life
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2008 - In Colorado, high quality of life is a core value for residents. For Latinos, who comprise 20 percent of the state's population, life-enriching opportunities abound. A number of organizations dedicate their mission to celebrating the...
artnet(R) and abc art berlin contemporary Announce Three Year Collaboration Beginning With This Year's Exhibition September 5-7
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - artnet and abc art berlin contemporary are pleased to announce a three-year joint collaboration beginning with this year's art berlin contemporary exhibition September 5-7, 2008. artnet is the leading online resource for the international art market...
GEICO to sponsor a celebration of the arts at The Kreeger Museum on Sept. 7
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2008 - GEICO is sponsoring The Kreeger Museum's 2008 open house on Sunday, Sept. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Kreeger Museum, located at 2401 Foxhall Road NW, Washington, D.C., showcases art from the 1850s to the 1970s and is comprised of the works from the...
Chambers' Art Overflows onto Streets for the RNC
-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2008 - Chambers: WHAT: Chambers, the award-winning luxury art hotel, will literally overflow with art as artists from Juxtaposition Arts use chalk and watercolors to transform the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Juxtaposition Arts student, Cateisha Pierson, will...
Chambers' Art Overflows onto Streets for the RNC
-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Chambers: WHAT: Chambers, the award-winning luxury art hotel, will literally overflow with art as artists from Juxtaposition Arts use chalk and watercolors to transform the sidewalk in front of the hotel. Juxtaposition Arts student, Cateisha Pierson, will create...
Fold, Fold, Tuck and Roll: Del Taco Makes Macho Debut at Arts, Beats & Eats
PONTIAC, Mich.-(Business Wire)-August 29, 2008 - Five years ago, when Del Taco opened its first Michigan restaurant, fast food fans in the Detroit area made their way to Del Taco in droves. Now Del Taco is meeting fans more than halfway when the company debuts at the Chrysler Arts, Beats &...
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Invites Man Stripped of 'World's Tallest' Crown to Reclaim His Throne at the New Ripley's London Attraction on Sept. 3
LONDON-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - With the recent news that Guinness World Records has stripped the "world's tallest man" of his title, London's Ripley's Believe It or Not! is offering Ukrainian Leonid Stadnyk the chance to reclaim his crown. Ripley's Believe It or Not!, which recently opened...
Artist and Former Pro Skateboarder Andy Howell Launches ARTSPROJEKT, an Interactive and Culturally Relevant Online Community for the Arts, Pop Culture and Action Sports
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2008 - ARTSPROJEKT, www.artsprojekt.com, an interactive and culturally relevant online community for the arts, pop culture and action sports announced its launch today. ARTSPROJEKT will feature original art, illustrations, and designs by artists...
Classic Cars Cruise in to The Henry Ford for Old Car Festival
DEARBORN, Mich.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - Join us in celebrating an important year at The Henry Ford as its 58th annual Old Car Festival cruises into the streets of Greenfield Village, September 6-7, in honor of the centennial of the groundbreaking Model T. Old Car Festival features over 750...
21st Century Best-Selling Authors Unite to Save 19th Century Treasure
HARTFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2008 - It's the house where Huck, Tom, Jim and dozens of the most beloved characters in American literature were born. And it's in trouble. To save the historic house where Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The...
The US Schools Of Art, Dance, Drama And Music Are Far From Fine
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2008 - Research and Markets Real Growth Table Ratio Table Graphs Statistics Available: Revenue, Industry Gross Product, Enterprises, Establishments, Employment, Imports, Exports, Assets, Total Wages, Domestic Demand SEGMENTATION Products and Service...
Stadium Entertainment Corporation and T-Pain's Nappy Boy Digital Label Ink New Licensing Deal for the First Single Beam Me Up Which Will Appear on the Upcoming Stadium Entertainment Debut Release, "TRUE TO THE GAME"
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2008 - Stadium Entertainment Corporation, the full-service entertainment company founded in 2006 by longtime music industry veterans Camille Barbone, Jerome Mas and Gary Katz has formally announced that they have inked a licensing agreement with the...
The 10th Annual Pageant of the Masters Gala Benefit at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Returns for a Festive Celebration of "All the World's a Stage"
-(Business Wire)-August 16, 2008 - Festival of Arts: -0- *T WHO & WHAT: The Festival of Arts - California's Premier Fine Art Exhibition presents the 10th Annual Pageant of the Masters Gala Benefit. This exclusive, highly anticipated, one-night event, will offer guests a private viewing of the...
Stage Nine Entertainment Store Presents Signature "GOING HOLLYWOOD" Exhibit at the California State Fair
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 15, 2008 - Celebrating the grand days of Tinsel Town all the way through to today's latest blockbuster releases, Stage Nine Entertainment, Inc.'s GOING HOLLYWOOD exhibit will be an exciting attraction highlighting the history of the silver screen. GOING...
Adobe Design Achievement Award Winners Announced
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 15, 2008 - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the winners of the eighth annual Adobe Design Achievement Awards, recognized as one of the world's premier student design and film competitions. The awards honor the most talented and...
NCsoft Auctions Ability to Send Human DNA Into Space
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - NCsoft(R) announced today that it will auction an opportunity for one person to send their digitized DNA into space on a special Operation Immortality sale on the popular Internet auction site, eBay. The news comes just days after the company announced...
Promega Art Showcase Features Works of Pedro E. Guerrero and Family
MADISON, Wis.-(Business Wire)-August 14, 2008 - The Promega Fall Art Showcase presents "Pedro E. Guerrero, Beyond Frank Lloyd Right". Guerrero, best known for his photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright, will also showcase work from his long time association with artists Alexander Calder and Louise...
King Features to Syndicate ''Shoe'' Comic Strip
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2008 - King Features Syndicate will begin distribution of the daily and Sunday "Shoe" comic strip effective with the first release dates of September 1, 2008 for the dailies and September 7, 2008 for the Sundays. The comic has been syndicated internationally since...
Arts & Entertainment III 2008 Feature Releases
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-August 11, 2008 - The following releases focuses on the topic Arts & Entertainment III: ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME, UNLESS NOTED STORIES MOVED AT 4:35 AM ET ON AUGUST 11, 2008. JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Kathy Mattea to Participate in the 66th Annual Santa...
Blues, Brews, and Slow Food BBQ Heats Up Greenfield Village
DEARBORN, Mich.-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2008 - This year, summer in Greenfield Village never tasted better! A new, mouthwatering experience, Blues, Brews and Slow Food BBQ hits the Village Thursday, August 14 with a large assortment of high-quality, and locally-sourced foods and locally-brewed...
Yountville Portrait Project Unveiled at Monday, August 11 Block Party
YOUNTVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2008 - On Monday a 72' long, 10' high wall constructed by the Bardessono, an environmentally sustainable inn and spa slated for completion this winter, becomes home to portrait of this community of 2,900. Former urban planner and committed community...
Public Artwork to Commemorate East Bay's Key System Transit Legacy
-(Business Wire)-August 8, 2008 - SKS Investments: -0- *T WHAT: Renowned Oakland artist Rocky Rische-Baird will present his design for a new mural at the Key System Building. The artwork will celebrate the former transit system that once served communities throughout the Bay Area. The mural will...
"Your Eye Health" Interactive Display Launched at the Minnesota State Fair
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2008 - How do the major eye conditions of cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration affect your eye health and vision? Minnesota State Fairgoers will experience what sight may be like with these conditions when the Minnesota Optometric...
Infiniti and Hearst Magazines Present 'The Infiniti House of Inspiration' at the 58th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - Hearst Magazines' Esquire; Harper's Bazaar; O, The Oprah Magazine; SmartMoney; Town&Country; and Town&Country TRAVEL are joining forces with Infiniti at this year's Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance to kick off the world's premier celebration of the...
Art Venture "Colors" Children's Learning Skills with Qwest Foundation Grant
BISMARCK, N.D.-(Business Wire)-August 6, 2008 - The Qwest Foundation today helped paint a picture for educational success with a $7,500 grant to the Dakota West Art Council's (DWAC) Art Venture program. Art Venture illustrates a new world of creativity and expression to pre-kindergarten through...
Artist Uses Chocolate in a Whole New Way at the Henry Ford
DEARBORN, Mich.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2008 - Come indulge yourself at The Henry Ford's "Chocolate: The Exhibition" on August 9 at 1 p.m. and watch world famous artist Jean Zaun paint a chocolate portrait of the Dymaxion House. The event is free with membership or admission to Henry Ford...
Art.com Inc. to Expand West Coast Framing Facility
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2008 - Art.com Inc., a leading authority in wall decor and the world's largest online retailer of posters, prints and framed art, today announced that the company will move its West Coast framing operations headquarters from Oakland, CA, to an expanded, 48,000...
National Geographic Books Creates New Imprint Dedicated to Fine Photography
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2008 - National Geographic Books' Focal Point imprint, the Society's newest venture, will draw on National Geographic's legendary photographic archive — encompassing 16 name collections and more than 10 million images — as well as the work of...
InterContinental Chicago O'Hare Names Editions Limited Curator of Its Exclusive "Museo" Art Gallery
ROSEMONT, Ill.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2008 - The 560-room luxury InterContinental Chicago O'Hare opening September 8, recently named Editions Limited Gallery, an international purveyor of original art and sculptures, as the curator of its on-site art gallery, "Museo". The art gallery, a rare...
North Carolina Museum of Art Streamlines Email Communications through Contactology
DURHAM, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 5, 2008 - Contactology, a provider of email marketing and online survey technologies, announced that the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) has transitioned from an in-house system to its web-based application to effectively target members and other interested...
Qwest Foundation Awards Northwest African American Museum $20,000 Grant
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-August 4, 2008 - The Qwest Foundation today announced its support of the Northwest African American Museum (NAAM) with a $20,000 contribution. The grant will be used to support NAAM's mission of connecting students with the traditions and innovations in art, education...
Museo Alameda Opens Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-August 1, 2008 - More than 1,300 people descended on the Museo Alameda, the nation's largest Latino museum and first formal affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, for the opening of "Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art From Mexico City" - the second phase of...
U.S. Army Deploys Actua Positioning System to Support ''Operation Iraqi Freedom''
OWATONNA, Minn.-(Business Wire)-August 1, 2008 - The U.S. Army recently deployed several Portable Sensor Platforms (PSPs) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Designed by STS International to meet the Army's critical need for portable surveillance and assessment technology, an essential...
Louis Vuitton Reaches Global Settlement With Sony BMG Regarding Infringement Cases
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2008 - Louis Vuitton Malletier today announced that the company has concluded a worldwide settlement agreement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment ("Sony BMG") under which Sony BMG has agreed to refrain from future activity involving Louis Vuitton's intellectual...
Platinum Studios Announces Global Relaunch of WOWIO
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-July 31, 2008 - Platinum Studios, Inc. (OTCBB:PDOS), an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,600 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, announced today the global relaunch of WOWIO, an...
i.d.e.a.s. Upgrades Edit Systems, Lowers Prices
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - In an unusual coincidence, i.d.e.a.s. announced the installation of two new edit systems and a media network while at the same time announcing new lower prices. An Avid Symphony Nitris DX, an Avid Media Composer Nitris DX, and a 16 TB Avid Unity...
Addison Gallery of American Art to Officially Commence First Renovation and Expansion in Its History
ANDOVER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-July 30, 2008 - On July 31 at 10:00 a.m., the Addison Gallery of American Art, the academic art museum of Phillips Academy, will turn its keys over to Shawmut Design and Construction, thus beginning the first major building project in the museum's 77-year history...
Spacetaker Announces Call for Entries to Artists for Annual Winter Holiday Art Market
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - Spacetaker, a Houston-based, non-profit cultural arts organization dedicated to providing unique artwork to the Houston community, with the Winter Holiday Art Market (WHAM), recently announced a call for entry to Houston area artists, giving local artists...
Book a Holiday Party at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center and Take the Elevator Home for Only $99 Per Night
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 29, 2008 - Book a 2008 holiday party at The Florida Hotel and Conference Center, a member of WORLDHOTELS, First Class Collection of hotels and resorts, and then take the elevator home to luxurious accommodations for only $99 per-room, per night through December 31...
IMAX(R) Theater Film Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag Surpasses 150 Million Viewers Worldwide
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - According to Smithsonian V.P. of IMAX(R) Theater Operations, Toby Mensforth, the dynamic Giant Screen film "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag" has pushed the ticket sales envelope to new record heights. "Sometime in June we sold the one-millionth...
Legends of the Sky to Premiere at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum's Lockheed Martin IMAX(R) Theater in March 2009
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - Building upon the success of more than 150 million global views of the critically acclaimed IMAX(R) production "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag," Executive Producer and distributor K2 Communications announced today the anticipated release date for...
American Airlines Teams Up With The All-New Sports Museum of America
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - The Sports Museum of America (SmA) (www.sportsmuseum.com) today announced that American Airlines has been selected as the official airline for the nation's first-ever all-sports experience, which opened last month in New York City. More than 50 single-sport...
First-Ever Worldwide Photo Walk Hosted by Scott Kelby and the National Associaton of Photoshop Professionals
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 28, 2008 - Scott Kelby, president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and the #1 bestselling computer and technology book author, is pleased to announce the first-ever worldwide Photo Walk - 100 cities around the globe - on Saturday...
Vitamin Guides House Of Ruth to Successful Exhibit Launch
BALTIMORE, July 28 PRNewswire — Design-marketing boutique Vitamin(R) recently completed the press launch for "A Line In the Sand," House Of Ruth Maryland's traveling photography exhibit focusing on some of the state's most prominent domestic violence activists. Vitamin's role centered...
Public Invited on Trip to Barbados Exploring Ties to South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C., July 27 PRNewswire — The South Carolina National Heritage Corridor (SCNHC) has announced plans to invite the public to join them on a trip to Barbados October 22-26, 2008, to explore the long-standing historical and cultural connections between them...
Vintage Base Ball Clubs Duke It Out in Sixth Annual World Tournament of Historic Base Ball, August 2-3 in Greenfield Village
DEARBORN, Mich.-(Business Wire)-July 25, 2008 - Get in on the action and excitement as The Henry Ford presents America's favorite pastime the old-fashioned way, at the Sixth Annual World Tournament of Historic Base Ball, August 2-3 in Greenfield Village. This unique event is free with membership...
Late Artist Ed Paschke Named 2008 'Creator of the Year'
CHICAGO, July 25 PRNewswire — The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) recently named the late artist, Ed Paschke, as its 2008 "Creator of the Year" at the organization's Annual Meeting which was held at the University Club, Chicago. Marc Paschke, Mr. Paschke's...
Thirteen/WNET and BLOOMBERG TV Team Up on Arts Programming
NEW YORK, July 25 PRNewswire — Beginning this week, SundayArts, the weekly arts and cultural program produced by Thirteen/WNET New York, will feature segments of the award-winning BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) program Bloomberg Muse. "This is a great, natural alliance," said Neal Shapiro...
Salem 'Bump' Kicks Off Creative North Shore's Ten-City Initiative
SALEM, Mass., July 25 PRNewswire-USNewswire — -It's called the creative economy, and it's playing an increasingly vital role in local business growth, as evidenced by a ten-city initiative to promote economic growth in this sector. Creative businesses of the North Shore generate more...
Video: Interested in a Career in the Fashion Industry?
PITTSBURGH, July 25 PRNewswire — Do you love fashion and want to turn your love of the industry into a career? The Art Institutes Passion for Fashion Competition gives high school students interested in the highly competitive fashion industry an opportunity to earn a full tuition...
Erik DeSando, CEO of BE. Productions to Judge 12th Annual World Championship of Performing Arts
LOS ANGELES, July 25 PRNewswire — Erik DeSando, Former President of Identity Talent Agency, and current CEO of youth production company and talent incubator, BE. Productions, will be one of the lead judges of the 12th Annual World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA). The 12th...
The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936 Exhibition Extended
WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM UNTIL AUGUST 24 WASHINGTON, July 24 PRNewswire-USNewswire — The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today announced the extension of the run of its special exhibition, The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936, until August 24...
EMP|SFM, First Venue for American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print
SEATTLE, July 24 PRNewswire — Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (EMP|SFM) is proud to be the first venue to host American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print, a new exhibition organized by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES...
Crocodiles not Waterlilies Entertainment's CrocPond Transmedia Brand Joins Kristi Yamaguchi's Annual Friends and Family Ice Show
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 PRNewswire — Crocodiles not Waterlilies Entertainment, LLC, a San Francisco based entertainment company with meaningful content, announced that its CrocPond (TM) brand is locally supporting the Kristi Yamaguchi's Friends and Family ice show slated for October 12...
Innovative Tattoo Design Contest at Tattoolizator.com Invites Entrants to Make Their Mark on a Millionaire
DORAL, Fla.-(Business Wire)-July 24, 2008 - Tattoolizator.com (www.tattoolizator.com) offers a novel new tattoo design contest in which the top prize is space on the right arm of a Russian millionaire. Egor Lavrov is running the online contest, which will culminate next year with him filming himself...
For the Anniversary of Warhol's 80th Birthday, Bond No. 9 Returns to his Origins and Celebrates the Sensual Link Between Shoes and Perfume
NEW YORK, July 24 PRNewswire — If you want to find the earliest signs of the artist Andy Warhol would become, look no further than a pair of shoes. Before the soup cans, before Marilyn Monroe, Warhol was a prolific shoe illustrator, which helped provide the foundation for his...
RedBubble - The World is Your Art Gallery, Start-Up Your Creative Genius
PALO ALTO, Calif., July 23 PRNewswire — RedBubble, which is at the forefront of the open art movement — art made accessible to creators and purchasers by the web, will be presenting its global rollout at AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford, CA [July 22 — 24, 2008...
A New Day for Ballet Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 23 PRNewswire — The Board of Trustees of Ballet Oklahoma announced its decision to remain independent from Tulsa Ballet and its plans for the future. "This truly is a new day for Ballet Oklahoma," said board member Phil Clayton. "We believe that Oklahoma City wants...
SANRIO(R), Inc. Announces a New Collaboration to Go MAD For!
LOS ANGELES, July 23 PRNewswire — Sanrio Global Consumer Products, a division of SANRIO, Inc. the international product company best known for Hello Kitty(R), announces Hello Kitty x Mad Barbarians, an inventive and contemporary collaboration with Japanese design sensations Mad...
Award-Winning Chelsea Modern Draws International Crowd
NEW YORK, July 23 PRNewswire — In the heart of Chelsea, at 447 West 18th Street, Chelsea Modern, is ready to welcome its new residents. In a neighborhood where prominent contemporary art galleries meet an emerging residential hotspot, Chelsea Modern has become one of the area's most...
Courage Cards Announces National Art Search
MINNEAPOLIS, July 23 PRNewswire — Courage Cards, part of nonprofit Minneapolis-based Courage Center, announces a nationwide art search to find artwork for its 2009 original fine art holiday greeting card collection. Courage Cards is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a holiday card...
Indie Folk-Rock Singer/Songwriter Katie Reider Dies at Age 30
LOS ANGELES, July 23 PRNewswire — Cincinnati-born singer-songwriter Katie Reider (pronounced RIDER), 30, died Monday July 14, 2008 in New Jersey after a two-year battle with a rare facial tumor that robbed her of her voice and ability to perform, but not her will to survive. Since 1998...
Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation Selects Winners of the 6th Kid's Automotive Art Contest
GARDENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2008 - The Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation has announced that Jake Rosenberg Lane and Thomas Belhacene are the Grand Prize winners of the 6th Kid's Automotive Art Contest. Automotive icon Carroll Shelby and his wife Cleo were joined by Road & Track...
New England's Leading Innovators to Speak at IDEAS Boston 2008 Conference
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2008 - IDEAS Boston is proud to announce the speakers for its 2008 conference to be held on Thursday, October 30th from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. This day-long conference celebrates the depth and breadth of innovation in this region...
Qwest Foundation Donates $49,000 to Spanish Colonial Arts Society for Education Programs
SANTA FE, N.M.-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2008 - The Qwest Foundation today announced a $49,000 grant to the Museum of Spanish Colonial Art to support education outreach programs that serve New Mexico students. The Qwest Foundation will be recognized as presenting sponsor of the 57th annual...
MyToons Secures Venture Funding
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-July 22, 2008 - MyToons.com, the world's premier online animation community, today announced the completion of its second round of funding led by Syncom Venture Partners and Barshop Ventures. The capital will be used to support MyToons' continued technology infrastructure...
Detroit Metro CVB and Partners Announce Return of '3 Days in The D' Labor Day Weekend in Metro Detroit
DETROIT, July 22 PRNewswire — Green initiatives, the world's largest live festival blog, a new racing series and rich jazz traditions from Detroit and Philadelphia are among the new features offered at "3 Days in The D" this Labor Day weekend, the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors...
Photos: New Version of solidThinking Industrial Design/Styling Software Launches Globally
TROY, Mich., July 22 PRNewswire — Leading industrial design/styling software company solidThinking (www.solidthinking.com) — which has quietly grown its market share as the dominant tool of choice for Italian design firms and industrial designers for everything from jewelry and...
Project ETHOS, Sundance Film Festival of Fashion, Music and Art Closes the Gap Between Mainstream and Indie
LOS ANGELES, July 22 PRNewswire — Project ETHOS, known as the "Sundance Film Festival of Gen Y fashion, music and art," is a bi-annual, red carpet event in Los Angeles that showcases all emerging Millennial Generation forms of creativity in one house on one night . "Pop Universe...
Leading Southwestern Artists Featured at 15th Annual Santa Fe Art Auction
SANTA FE, N.M., July 21 PRNewswire — Some of the leading lights of the Taos Society of Artists and the Santa Fe Art Colony will be featured this November 8, 2008 at the 15th annual Santa Fe Art Auction. The auction — the largest of its kind in the Southwest — will feature...
Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment's THE SPIRIT Sponsors the 2008 Eisner Awards
SAN DIEGO, July 21 PRNewswire-USNewswire — Comic-Con International, the largest comic book and popular arts event in the United States, is delighted to announce that the title sponsor for the 2008 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards (or The Eisner's as the event is affectionately...
First National Summit on the Arts and Environment Concludes, Tapping the Potential of the Arts to Fast-Forward the Environmental Movement
Twenty-nine leading thinkers publish plans for action and commit to new arts/environment alliance for the "green century" VIENNA, Va., July 21 PRNewswire-USNewswire — On July 14, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, Americans for the Arts, and The Aspen Institute gathered...
World-Class Museum Coming to Georgia!
CARTERSVILLE, Ga., July 21 PRNewswire-USNewswire — Explore the Earth and search the stars when the Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum opens in Cartersville, Ga. later this year. The 120,000 square foot museum is being constructed on the site of the former Weinman Mineral Museum...
Footage of Bregenz Festival and James Bond Available by Satellite
BREGENZ, Austria, July 21 PRNewswire — Satellite broadcast directly after the opening of the festival on 23 July 2008, from 1:30 - 1:50 p.m. (British Summer Time BST (= London Time) / 8:30 - 8:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time EDT (= New York City Time) Pre-Cut TV Material by Satellite...
Diane Tanios Gallery Highlights 'Lowbrow' Artists in New Gallery Exhibit, SUPERDOGunderdog: 'Knuckle-Opera for the Socially Challenged'
CHICAGO, July 21 PRNewswire — Move over Iron Man, Batman, Hancock and Hellboy, Chicago gallerist Diane Tanios, owner of the Diane Tanios Gallery, has assembled her own team of superhumans (AKA comic artists) for what can only be described as a thrill ride of a new show at her Lakeview...
New York Sculptor Mark Parsons Teaches Free Workshop at the Arlington Arts Center
WASHINGTON, July 21 PRNewswire-USNewswire — VSA arts is bringing New York sculptor Mark C. Parsons to Arlington Arts Center on August 9-10 to hold a free sculpture workshop. Parsons will spend two days with participating children, discussing science as inspiration for art and teaching...
Rio Ferdinand Attended Reception at Home of KC Grupp Owner
TALLINN, Estonia-(Business Wire)-July 18, 2008 - Margus Reinsalu, an Estonian entrepreneur and owner of real estate development company KC Grupp, is one of the partners in the development of Le Jardin de Fleur - an area, which is to be transformed from the unknown coastline into a major holiday...
Company Profile for Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District
-(Business Wire)-July 18, 2008 - Lincoln Park Coast Cultural District (LPCCD) is a community development corporation with a mission to plan, design and develop a comprehensive arts and cultural district in Lincoln Park in Newark, New Jersey. The LPCCD project is one of the nation's best practices in...
Casa Manana Presents DAMN YANKEES Starring RICHARD KIND at Casa Manana Theatre, August 12 - 17, 2008
FORT WORTH, Texas, July 18 PRNewswire — Casa Manana's President and Executive Producer Denton Yockey announced today that Richard Kind will replace Lou Diamond Phillips in the upcoming production of Damn Yankees, August 12 - 17, 2008 at Casa Manana Theatre. "Due to his busy professional...
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