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NASA to send art to asteroid Bennu -- and you're invited to submit your work
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You may not ever get to go to space, but if you have a knack for art, you could send your paintings, poems or songs to an asteroid.
NASA is inviting the public to send art to an asteroid on its new spacecraft: the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer, orOSIRIS-REx for short. The probe will be the first to collect a sample of asteroid and bring it back to Earth.
Helping Homeless Artists Turn Around Their Fortunes
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In September 2014, Scott Benner, a former heavy equipment operator, was homeless, unemployed and staying at Father Bill’s Place & MainSpring, a shelter in Quincy, Mass.
This House Is A Work Of Art, So The Owner Is Donating It To A Museum
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One of the most dramatic homes in Los Angeles has just been donated to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Designed in 1961 by John Lautner — an influential Southern California architect — the glass and concrete house clings to the side of a canyon. Its present owner, James Goldstein, has been revising and perfecting it for 35 years.
What Art History Would Look Like If Men And Women Had More Tattoos
Artist Nicolas Amiard is reimagining the pristine bodies of famous paintings.
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The figure of the mad artistic genius is compelling, but unhelpful
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ARTISTS are mad geniuses, or so we like to think. They are seers, and mystics unfettered by the quotidian, connecting with the divine and reporting back. We connect madness and artistic talent so strongly that we use it as a proxy for determining the quality—and selling price—of an artwork. Shrewd artists have long known that the economic benefits of unkempt hair and erratic statements far outweigh those achieved with an extra year of painting lessons.
Osceola Arts has Strong Participation Once Again
Artists Receive International Exposure at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport
Area seniors getting special Valentine's Day cards from crafty youth
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Seniors across Shawnee and Jefferson Counties will receive something extra special with their meal this week.
Meals on Wheels of Shawnee and Jefferson Counties, Inc. will be handing out homemade Valentine’s Day cards created by youth volunteers from across the country. DoSomething.org has teamed up with Meals on wheel America for the third annual Love Letters campaign.
Ventura County Opens Eligibility to Retirees
Treasures of modern art to be seen outside Russia for first time
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One of the world’s greatest private collections of modern art is to go on show for the first time outside Russia, museum curators have said.
The collection of more than 250 paintings put together by Sergei Shchukin before the Russian revolution will be displayed in its entirety in October at theFondation Louis Vuitton in Paris – a major coup for the newly opened gallery.
Art Institute Offers $10 a Night Stays in Replica of Van Gogh's Most Famous Bedroom Painting
The Art Institute of Chicago is offering $10 per night stays through Airbnb in a room painted to look like the most famous of Vincent Van Gogh's bedroom paintings to coincide with their new exhibit.16th Annual National Arts Program Exhibition Featured Artist - Philadelphia Police Officer Edward Fidler, Crime Scene Unit
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Some Art Students Designed a Jacket That Turns Into a Shelter for Europe's Refugees
Calling REI: The waterproof garment easily morphs into a sleeping bag or a tent.
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They’re thousands of miles from home, braving cold temperatures many have never before experienced, often wearing clothing better suited to a summer day.
Yelp for the Art World…What Could Go Wrong?
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Art enthusiasts, collectors, artists and advisors, behold: the Yelp for art services. The first public database of art companies in the U.S. officially launched today. This can’t be bad, right? I mean…
Two former Christie’s executives, Jessica Paindiris and Gaia Banovich, created The Clarion List, which gives art collectors access to reviews of a range of services.