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Jacqueline Roch paced through the hallways of Holtz Children’s Hospital as her son, Lucca, underwent an eight-hour heart surgery.

Lucca was born with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a heart condition in which there is an abnormal extra electrical pathway, which can lead to a rapid heart rate. Doctors discovered it when he was 11. Now 16, he has gone through three surgeries.

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Dr. Peter J. Bosak, superintendent, Cape May County Department of Mosquito Control won Best of Show in the 2014 National Arts Program (NAP) for Cape May County. Bosak’s sculpture, “Too Close to the Sun,” also won first place in the Intermediate Division.

The Cape May County Culture and Heritage Commission presented awards during the opening of an exhibit Nov. 12 at Middle Township Performing Arts Center (PAC).

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Since 1984, Raleigh has maintained a two-floor gallery space inside City Hall that showcases original art by artists in our region. The Block Gallery was dedicated in 2006 to honor Miriam Preston Block, a former Raleigh City Council member and community leader.

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The City of Raleigh Arts Commission and the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County have announced the winners of the 12th annual National Arts Program Exhibition. The exhibition features artwork by City of Raleigh and Wake County employees and their families.

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Nine works of art that were stolen six years ago in one of the largest art heists in L.A. history have been recovered by investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI, according to court documents obtained by The Times.

After an undercover operation at a West Los Angeles hotel in October, federal authorities detained Raul Espinoza, 45, who tried to sell the paintings -- which are valued at $10 million -- for $700,000 cash.

Your Name on a Plaque Is Nice, but It Might Cost You More Than You Think

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For investors thinking about donating art, the most important thing to know is this: It isn’t as simple as…donating art.

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Art's sweet relationship with the brain and body makes a trip to the museum worth it.

There's no doubt that art has helped shape society. We build galleries that host priceless creations from the world's best talent. People all over the world are familiar with famous paintings such as the "Mona Lisa," and everything from architecture to fashion falls within the realm of art. But beyond simply appreciating the craft and enriching our lives, can science measure the effect art has on us?

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“Art is a nation’s most precious heritage," Lyndon B. Johnson famously proclaimed, while signing into existence the National Endowment for the Arts. "For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves and to others the inner vision which guides us as a nation."

There were 192 artworks professionally displayed in the University of Maryland Medical Center’s magnificent Weinberg Building Atrium. UMMC truly understands the purpose and meaning behind an employee show such as this and both officials and staff came out in full force to celebrate at their Thursday, October 2^nd reception.  The reception included live music from Guitarist, Matt Peroutka and Jazz Pianist, Lt. Israel Cross.

Lubbock, Texas celebrated their 25^th National Arts Program® Anniversary this year. This longstanding NAP show is run by our terrific coordinator, Paula Griffith, who is the Director for the Lubbock Municipal Garden & Arts Center. The Center is the location of the show which included 166 works this year by the City of Lubbock employees and their immediate family members.

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Something in our brain responds when we look at a painting.

That experience refreshes and changes us. Afterwards we are more creative and open to learning. We are less mentally fatigued.

Our brains are primed for enjoying art.

For longer than we've had the written word, humans have created and stared at images drawn onto walls in the hopes of invoking something — story, awe, remembrance.

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If you grew up between the nineteen sixties and nineties, the chances are you had at least a passing acquaintance with the Polaroid camera. From the early monochrome incarnations through later color models, the “Polaroid” was there at weddings, parties and family events. Famously it was positioned not so much as a camera but as a social lubricant.

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A light, music and performance installation will transform a New York City armory into a reflective pool.

The piece in the Park Avenue Armory is a collaboration between classical pianist Helene Grimaud (eh-LEHN' GREE'-moh) and Turner Prize-winning conceptual artist Douglas Gordon.

It includes 122,000 gallons of water slowly seeping through a false floor.

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