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Betty Bowen Award for Pacific Northwest Artists

• June 30, 2011 • Comments (0)
Work by 2010 Betty Bowen Award winner Ellen Lesperance

Applications are being taken for the Betty Bowen Award for Pacific Northwest artists, sponsored by the Seattle Art Museum

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Street Art on the Reservation

• June 28, 2011 • Comments (0)
Street Art on the Reservation

Wheat paste art by Chip Thomas, an Arizona artist and physician working on the Navajo Reservation

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Discovering Writers No One Reads

• June 26, 2011 • Comments (0)
Discovering Writers No One Reads

Neglected and forgotten authors are resurrected on the tumblr blog Writers No One Reads

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Floating Pool Would Filter NY River Water for Swimmers

• June 17, 2011 • Comments (0)
Floating Pool Would Filter NY River Water for Swimmers

A proposal for a floating pool design for New York City, that filters and purifies the river water it floats in.

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Seven Finalists in “Time to Care” Sustainable Design Contest

• June 17, 2011 • Comments (1)
Seven Finalists in “Time to Care” Sustainable Design Contest

Seven finalists have been selected for the Time to Care sustainable design contest. Voting runs through October, the top three entries receive project funding.

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The Streets Have Eyes – Los Ojos de Barcelona

• June 10, 2011 • Comments (0)
The Streets Have Eyes – Los Ojos de Barcelona

Glowing eyes – street art from Barcelona

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Surfing Madonna Was a Vision and a Gift

• June 9, 2011 • Comments (4)
Surfing Madonna Was a Vision and a Gift

A 58-year-old software engineer has stepped forward as the creator of the celebrated and controversial Surfing Madonna of Encinitas

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Art of Non-Action: A Call from the Agency of Unrealized Projects

• May 11, 2011 • Comments (0)
Art of Non-Action: A Call from the Agency of Unrealized Projects

The Agency of Unrealized Projects seeks submissions of art projects that never were and never will be.

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The West Prize Seeks Exciting New Artists

• July 2, 2009 • Comments (0)
The West Prize Seeks Exciting New Artists

The West Prize for emerging contemporary artists is again accepting applications.

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Classic Nude Art Competition

• April 21, 2008 • Comments (2)
Classic Nude Art Competition

Kevin Richards, President & CEO of Christiania Spirits, announced today the launch of the NEW CLASSIC NUDE 2e. Art Competition, the second installment in a series of art competitions sponsored by the Christiania Art Foundation (CAF). As a brand, Christiania Vodka is committed to the world of art, and CAF was created to promote the [...]

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