Jun 25

The Steve Penley Coke Pop Art Gallery lived on the walls of the World of Coca-Cola from May 2008-May 2009. Though this exhibit may be gone, Steve Penley is not! View his latest edition to the Pop Culture gallery in the Celebrating an Icon exhibit, which arrived at the World of Coca-Cola in May 2009!

A special thanks to Coca-Cola archives for providing us with this video! For more information about Coca-Cola Archives, visit http://www.coca-colaconversations.com/.

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Jun 24

How Do You Make These Things?

Throughout the ages vessels have been made not only for functional purposes, but also for creative expression. We see priceless examples of these vessels in museums, all made from natural substances. In modern times, this type of artistry has largely been replaced with disposable vessels made from synthetic materials. Tucson artist Edwin K. Hill has dedicated thirty years of his life to changing this. He has helped bring the Southwest into the artistic world by creating unique vessels inspired by and made from the natural surroundings of Southern Arizona. With this colorful, step-by-step guide, you too can create amazing vessels from nature. About the Author Dr. Hill lived his early childhood on a dry land ranch, assembling complicated contraptions from the boneyard of retired farming equipment and constructing carpentry projects that utilized scraps of wood and rusty nails. School opened up new vistas for him as he learned to work with power tools and a variety of new materials and developed his artistic awareness. Entering college at Eastern Washington University with a basketball scholarship in his pocket and a dream of engineering in mind, he soon found his way to the industrial arts department. There was little doubt in the direction of his future when it became clear that he could continue his love affair with hands-on creations and enjoy the benefits of the education profession. Throughout his career he taught industrial arts and education at all levels, from elementary grades through university graduate study. His masters and doctorate degrees, both from Washington State University, are in education. His unique vessels have been shown in numerous galleries across the country.

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Jun 23

Welcome to the Popped on Canvas Pop Art Gallery. All portraits have been digitally hand illustrated from photos. Look out for future Pop Art Galleries or alternatively visit us at www.poppedoncanvas.com

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Jun 21

Ira Spanierman talks about the history of Spanierman Gallery, LLC, its specialization in American Art of the 19th and 20th century, and its expansion into Modern & Contemporary art, as well as Long Island’s East End artists (Moran, Chase, Childe Hassam, Jackson Pollock, de Kooning). Mr. Spanierman also expresses what he personally likes about American Art and comments on the future of the art market. Interview conducted by www.ArtFinding.com.

http://www.spanierman.com

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Jun 18

Part 4 of a Pursuit Art Gallery Series. Introductions to One Circle B-boy group in Calgary. They will be performing live at A Tale of 3 Cities this Friday October 19th, 2007 at the future location of the Pursuit Art Gallery in Inglewood. Check them out!

Starring: One Circle with Vincent T. Joachim
Music by: Round Midnight
Filmed & Edited by: Jeff Cruz

A madbang.com Production

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Jun 17

CELEBRITY TALK in ociation with Half Light: portraits from Black Australia.
Stephen Page, artistic director, Bangarra Dance Theatre in conversation with Rhianna Patrick, presenter, Speaking Out, 702 ABC local radio
Bangarra celebrates their 20 year anniversary, Stephen Page reflects on the history of this highly acclaimed dance company and shares his visions for the future.

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Jun 17

Artist: Thomas Blackshear Title: Hope Edition Size : Artist Proof size of 75/Limited Edition size of 750 Medium: Fine Art Sculpture About the Art: A snapshot in time, this little girl finds butterflies surrounding her as a sign of hope for the future.

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Jun 15

This stunning exhibition of fashion design by Paris-trained, Ottawa-based Richard Robinson, Fashion Designer, Couturier and leader of the Richard Robinson Academy of Fashion Design puts a Canadian designer in the cultural spotlight. The Art Gallery of Hamilton will display Robinson’s more dramatic garb, including clothes inspired by fantasy and the future that challenge the imagination and blur the line between fashion and art. The exhibition will showcase Robinson’s famous breast-plate bejewelled cat suit and a dress accented with silk flowers, as well as a number of sketches that examine the design process from concept to reality. On September 20th, the AGH hosted a fashion show of Robinson’s designs to launch the exhibition.

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Jun 13

Graffiti artists Bubblez+Phade work on piece for Portuguese Community Centre. The father of a young graffiti artist - ALFA or ALPHA - killed by a passing freight train in Toronto, inspired graffiti art opportunities for youth led by Toronto Police Service School Crime Stoppers officer Scott Mills.

Casa do Alentejo is a Community Centre which has been open to all Canadians for twenty-four years. It is located at 1130 Dupont Street, Toronto, in the heart of the Portuguese Community. This organization provides unique opportunities for all Canadians to gain an appreciation of the different cultural values and norms which contribute to the social Canadian landscape. All members and those who are connected to the centre are proud not only of its accomplishments during the last twenty-four years, but also for the significant role it plays in the life of the Portuguese Community in Toronto.
The organization, Casa do Alentejo Community Centre, has contributed immensely to all Canadians of diverse age groups. Students have always been a welcome group. The Centre provides a recreation room for student organizations, such as YUPA and UTPA of both universities in Toronto. This room is primarily used for Halloween and Christmas parties. Students attend the Centre on regular basis not only for pleasure but for conference meetings as well.
The Centre celebrates annually a Cultural Week which occurs throughout the second week of October. This week enables artists to present their best work, therefore, enriching the knowledge to all communities in Ontario. As a result of this successful event, Casa do Alentejo was honoured by prestigious awards from all three governmental levels.
The Centre has established a vast number of . These groups were formed by enthusiastic volunteers who are honoured to represent Casa do Alentejo on cultural and recreational activities and events. An advanced group is the Male Singing Choir who have attended numerous events with great success. As a result, other groups were formed: Female Singing Choir, the Adult Folk Dance Group, Youth Folk Dance Group, the Table Tennis Youth and Adult teams, the Rhythmic Gymnastic and Tae Kwon Do classes. All these groups are composed of 120 members.
Our future endeavour is to create music classes for the youth, an Art Gallery so we can have Arts & Crafts classes, and a Fitness Centre which could be open during the day for the seniors.

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Jun 12

With the popular CSI series on tv I'd always thought crime to be a complete no starter career wise, however I awoke this morning to the crimewatch roadshow,
A woman walked into an art gallery and stole an exhibit, the police said they were looking for a woman who maybe liked a bit of art.
In these days of recession and police general dim wittedness, is the time ripe for a future in crime
Sod it, From what Hybrid says, I'll need a diploma
The truth is Penfold is an Image consultant to Gordon Brown, a career move his 'special' friend Peter Mandelson organised as a joke after he buggered up the economy.- It's a lot of stress & I forgive him
You're embarassing me no.2

Only if you come from the Norfolk travelling community where the gene pool is so shallow you could make a life long series of CSIN (Norfolk). They would be buggered by the local weirdo before they found the culprit of the crime, even if they tracked their stolen vehicle straight to their caravan site.
Anyway, it just so happens if you are a criminal in this country they reward you by allowing you to roam the country in an untaxed transit van, with fake bank notes. Or run the country of course, and punish the victims by charging them extra to police the street picking on minor offenders for say,…… riding your bicycle on a tow path and breathing and stuff.

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