Jerry Hall's art collection on auction block (AP)

AP - Model Jerry Hall plans to auction some of her art collection next month, including a famous portrait by Lucian Freud that shows her nude when she was eight months pregnant, Sotheby's said Monday.

Art, like its fans, comes in all sizes in Sausalito

Michael Gard's woven wire structures, above, hang over artists' tents at the 58th annual Sausalito Art Festival on Sunday. At right, Emma Chipare, 2, of Sausalito examines a kinetic steel sculpture of a pig by artist Frederick Prescott. The festival continues... Sausalito California - Sculpture - Arts - Steel - Visual Arts

Jerry Hall to auction art collection

Model Jerry Hall plans to auction off 14 of her artworks, including a nude portrait by Lucian Freud that shows her when she was eight months pregnant.

Clothesline Art Sale

The 16th annual Art Ambience Clothesline Art Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Macomb Commons. The event will feature original art by Downriver artists, represented here by Beverly Dornbusch (left), Kathy Ogden, Gail White, Shirley Ciungan, Mary Kocsis, Karen Pettry, Elizabeth McNelly and Judy Nelms.

Jerry Hall's art collection on auction block

Model Jerry Hall plans to auction off 14 of her artworks next month, including a famous portrait by Lucian Freud that shows her nude when she was eight months pregnant.

Capital's boutique art trail abuzz ahead of Games

The art trail in and around Delhi is buzzing with exhibitions, live installations and face-to-face with artists to woo visitors to next month's Commonwealth Games. Like its counterparts in Madrid, Rome and Paris, the circuit is home to nearly 250 art studios that come alive especially in autumn and winter.

Capital's boutique art trail abuzz ahead of Games

The art trail in and around Delhi is buzzing with exhibitions, live installations and face-to-face with artists to woo visitors to next month's Commonwealth Games. Like its counterparts in Madrid, Rome and Paris, the circuit is home to nearly 250 art studios that come alive especially in autumn and winter.

Art lovers drawn to festival

The third annual Walk on Art Street expanded on past events with 65 booths and beautiful weather for shoppers and artists Saturday in downtown Ottumwa.

Art lovers drawn to festival

The third annual Walk on Art Street expanded on past events with 65 booths and beautiful weather for shoppers and artists Saturday in downtown Ottumwa.

Farmers join freshies in art show

CAMBODIAN artists Nov Cheanick and Ouk Sochivy are showing their paintings at an exhibition titled Farmers and Freshies, opening tonight at Sa Sa Art Gallery in Phnom Penh.

Art performance celebrates Vietnam’s Day of Music

Nhan Dan – An art performance programme was held last nigh in Hue city, Thua Thien – Hue central province to celebrate the Vietnam’s Day of Music (September 3).

Silent auction to raise funds for deputy

Twenty-seven year old detention officer Alexander Matlaga is currently hospitalized in the last stages of terminal cancer. Fellow Sheriff’s Office personnel plan to auction several pieces of art online to help pay Matlaga’s medical expenses.

Danbury Group to show film on early art today

The subject is "Early Art," a look at artwork in Europe from cave paintings to the Gothic era, narrated by art critic Wendy Beckett. Refreshments and a discussion will follow. Admission is free.

Hopper's last screen appearance in arthouse movie

A Belgian film-maker has paid tribute to Dennis Hopper after capturing the late actor's last screen appearance in his short movie Stardust.

Art center seeks artists for foliage festival

Art in the Park is seeking fall festival entries. ...

Art sale to benefit children's services

Sierra Nevada Children's Services has collected works of art from children throughout the county and will display them for the public at an evening of local wine, cheese, and art for sale.

Art at San Anton Palace

President George Abela with artist Jude Zammit explaining one of his exhibited paintings. Photo: Martin Attard/DOI Twelve competition winners are exhibiting art works at San Anton Palace in the Honours List Collective Exhibition.

Big 5 networks roll out 22 new series

Let's all marvel at the bumper crop of new shows about cops and courtrooms! Let's welcome back favorite stars from the past like Tom Selleck, Jimmy Smits and Dana Delany! Let's get ready to laugh at the half-dozen new comedies (at least, some of them). But let's dedicate this fall broadcast season to Jay Leno.

Nickelodeon’s "Storytime Live!" tickets on sale

Nickelodeon and Broadway Across America bring “Storytime Live!” to Casper at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28. "Storytime Live!" is the first-ever live family theatrical tour featuring characters from four of the current top-rated preschool shows on television today: Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans, The Wonder Pets! and Ni Hao, Kai-lan.

Broadway shows preview

NEW YORK - There was a time when Hollywood turned to Broadway for movie ideas, transforming such shows as ``Chicago,'' ``The Sound of Music'' and ``Amadeus'' into box-office gold and Oscar winners.

FALL 2010 BROADWAY SEASON PREVIEW: Shows on the Verge

Say all you like about shattering dramas, rollicking comedies and the cultural frisson imparted by a ballyhooed British import — a big, bright, shining new musical is still usually the center of excitement of any new Broadway season.

Superb choreography stars in Broadway shows

"Come and meet those dancing feet," warbled the cast of "42nd Street." But dance fans have been doing that for decades, experiencing the high-bounding energy that drove Broadway musicals in production numbers, ballets and featured solos.

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De Colores Art Show, Festival held in S.P.

A free festival on Sunday in Santa Paula draws many to the opening of the new exhibit at the Santa Paula Museum of Art.

Art show helps celebrate Jacksonville's birthday

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. -- Potters, painters and other skilled craftsman showcasing their work at Jacksonville's 14th annual Celebration of Arts Festival. This year, Jacksonville is bridging the gap over 150 years of art to help them celebrate the city's...

Isaac Julien's art seeks to 'allegorise' news tragedy (AFP)

AFP - British artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien says his art film "Better Life" offers an allegory of the 2004 tragedy in which 23 Chinese cockle pickers drowned at Morecambe Bay, northern England.

Art students show a flair for the fair

When the 36 students in Tom Garrett's illustration class went to the State Fair last week, they had a different mission from those of us making a beeline for the Pronto Pup stand.

Four month search ends sadly at woman's home

A four-month search for a missing Las Vegas woman came to a ghastly end this week when her husband found her corpse in their home amid a labyrinth of squalor that had been impassable even to search dogs.

Worcester auction has historians and collectors abuzz

An extraordinary collection of items belonging to Worcester native Andrew Haswell Green — a visionary who helped remake New York City in the 19th century — will be sold this week in an unprecedented four-day auction at the DCU Center in Worcester. Among the thousands of documents, artworks, china, clothing, and toys being sold are handwritten correspondence to and from ... DCU Center ...

FX's manly man shows hold outsider appeal

I've never laid eyes on the FX corporate offices, but I'm picturing an abandoned muffler shop full of bruisers with tattooed skulls, frequent stabbings over parking places and a mandatory fight club out back. And those are just the secretaries.

Art & Apples Festival and more

323 East Gallery: "Cluster ****," art by Ron Zakrin. Opening reception 6-11 p.m. Fri. Exhibit runs through Oct. 7. Noon-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri., noon-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. and by appointment. 323 E. Fourth St., Royal Oak. 248-246-9544. www.323east.com.

Art & Apples Festival and more

323 East Gallery: "Cluster ****," art by Ron Zakrin. Opening reception 6-11 p.m. Fri. Exhibit runs through Oct. 7. Noon-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri., noon-7 p.m. Sat.-Sun. and by appointment. 323 E. Fourth St., Royal Oak. 248-246-9544. www.323east.com.

Art show by Rotary Club in Gozo

Gozo’s fourth annual Art Show, presented by Rotary Club Gozo, opens on 12th September. It will present the widest range of art that the island can offer. Works by some of Malta and Gozo’s foremost names will be featured alongside international talents and those from developing artists. It is a breathtaking display of paintings, photography and [...]

Art show by Rotary Club in Gozo

Gozo’s fourth annual Art Show, presented by Rotary Club Gozo, opens on 12th September. It will present the widest range of art that the island can offer. Works by some of Malta and Gozo’s foremost names will be featured alongside international talents and those from developing artists. It is a breathtaking display of paintings, photography and [...]

New actors put a fresh spin on Broadway's top shows

How new stars make old shows different (or not).

From classics to comics: PG ShowPlane sets sail for Broadway

The Post-Gazette's 92nd ShowPlane, "A Season of Stars," heads to Broadway in just over two months, Nov. 17-21. It features three musicals and one comedy -- two all-new, one classic revival and one in-between. Stars include Mark Rylance (who played Shakespeare three times at the Public Theater), David Hyde Pierce, Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch.

ON THE RECORD: The 1959 Jones Beach Revival of Song of Norway and London's Most Happy Fella

SONG OF NORWAY [Masterworks Broadway/Arkivmusic] It is interesting to note how an indifferent or otherwise unsatisfying original cast album can knock a musical off your list of shows worth listening to.

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The broadcast networks' 23 new shows at a glance

Pedestrian writing has turned this into a fall with almost no buzz-worthy new shows.

Rotary Club of Paris to host art auction

An art exhibition and auction is a new addition to the Rotary Club of Paris’ annual wine tasting fundraiser designed to benefit Rotary International’s world-wide program to eradicate polio.

Lauded Broadway actor Daniel Breaker joins Intiman cast of 'A Doctor in Spite of Himself'

Seattle, meet Daniel Breaker, the celebrated actor who makes his debut in Molière's "A Doctor in Spite of Himself" at Intiman Theatre — a stage outfit that happens to be run by Breaker's wife, Kate Whoriskey.

Consultant warns that baccarat cheating is rising

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a darkened conference room at the Tuscany casino off the Las Vegas Strip, a group of casino surveillance managers lean forward in their chairs for a closer look at video footage of a man strapping a metal device to his left wrist and concealing it in his jacket sleeve.

Celine Dion shows her healthy Baby bump

September 4, 2010 : Celine Dion, the superstar singer from Canada is very healthy and carrying twin sons. Recently released photos of her growing baby bump on the cover of the Canadian magazine 7 Jours shows her posing with her husband and son.

Valley art old and new will go on the block in Woodstock - From the Poughkeepsie Journal

The eighth annual Woodstock Fine Art Auction on Sunday will offer experienced auction-goers, new collectors and the simply curious a variety of regional works as well as contemporary and historic pieces by internationally recognized artists.

Santana extends Vegas residency, visits Europe behind "Guitar Heaven"

Nearly two months after asking his drummer, Cindy Blackman, to marry him during a Chicago concert, Santana [ tickets ] has decided to follow up a forthcoming European run with another round of Las Vegas performances that extend into 2011. The legendary guitarist and his backing band will continue their in-progress residency at Las Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, adding another seven dates to ...

Art history graduates organize show for Southport Galleries

On Sunday, while seven Fairfield University seniors are celebrating graduation day festivities with friends and family, the public can share in their achievement by touring an art show in Fairfield that represents the commencement of their professional careers.

Ephrata senior hopes he's Broadway bound

The bright lights of Broadway are calling Devin Michael Lewis. The singer and actor already has several musical theater performances under his belt. And he's spent some time on Broadway. In the summer of 2009, the Ephrata High School senior spent two weeks as part of the Broadway Artist Alliance p...

Vegas Vice: Ready for Some Football?

Vegas Vice returns before the start of the 2010 NFL season, offering picks against the spread.

Is Damien Hirst a Serial Plagiarist? (ARTINFO)

ARTINFO - Damien Hirst has been accused of a lot of things in his day — from peeing in the sinks of posh Soho clubs in his early years to, of late, making "ugly, ugly, ugly" paintings — and one of the more persistent allegations has been that the bad-boy YBA is a little too quick to steal other artists' ideas. Now this complaint has been vociferously resurrected by Charles Thomson, co-founder of the Stuckist movement, who is accusing Hirst of plagiarizing at least 15 of his most famous works, including his medicine cabinets, spin paintings, diamond-encrusted skull, and pickled shark.

In Financial Jeopardy, the Seattle Art Museum Seeks a $10 Million Loan (ARTINFO)

ARTINFO - Though corporate America appears to have weathered the worst of the housing-market collapse, the nonprofit sector is continuing to suffer from the weak economy. The latest organization to face considerable danger is the Seattle Art Museum, which has filed a motion in county court asking for approval of a plan to borrow $10 million from its $96 million endowment in order to avoid having to default on a loan that financed its 2007 downtown expansion.