I'm thinking of leaving my heart in Quebec

"It’s a bit predictable and nothing new, but some of the best things about Quebec have been about the food (cheese, wine and poutine), the architecture and the arts."

Israel Seen by America

For those of you that would like to hear a brief history of Israel by a US Senator D-NJ Bob Menendez on the Senate floor this video is a good start. "United States Senator Menendez (D-NJ) on the floor of the Senate...

What are our children learning?

One major focus in schools from elementary to post secondary, is what kids are being taught in their classes. Well, the issue that I propose is what is not being taught. The bread and butter of any post secondary enrollment are mathematics and English. Articulation and...

Sculptures by the Sea

sculptures by the sea it's an initiative run by the cottesloe city council in western australia involving  more than 100 artists who show their work ,it is run until the 24 of march here on cottesloe beach...

Gordon Campbell government decimates BC arts

The BC Government clearly has the same level of sophistication as the Federal Government when it comes to understanding the value of the arts.  Last year the Feds systematically tried to stifle the arts...

Kennedy Center: 'Crisis' Counselor for the arts

The Kennedy Center has launched an initiative to help struggling arts groups. The program, Arts in Crisis: A Kennedy Center Initiative, is an online support service through which arts administrators can have...

Boring City Makes Comeback With Monthly Art & Music Fest

Eclectic, stylish and sometimes "down-right outrageous," describes what you'll find when you hit Mesa, AZ's "Music On Main" Arts Festival every second Friday of the month. According to festival organizers, the...

'Kali' The beautiful and deadly Filipino Martial Arts

'Kali' The beautiful and deadly Filipino Martial Arts" In the Philippines, one need not become a brown or blackbelt to study the classical weapons... On the contrary, the weapons take precedence over the unarmed...

The Price and Value of Contemporary Art

The problem with the market for contemporary art is that the perceived value of the work by a contemporary artist (especially emerging artists) is often reliant on someone taking the risk of backing that artist which then adds credibility to their work thus prompting other...

Paris Photo Auction Bucks Trend

Baron Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gros (1793-1870), Vue du salon du Baron Gros, vers 1850-1857 As one of the most important private collections of 19th century photography to have ever been assembled, the sale of the...

Defining Art Market Movements

Regardless of whether you hear that the art market is just undergoing a correction or is experiencing a full blown crash you can take comfort in the fact that the terminology used to describe the current state of the art market really makes no difference. For starters, there...

Mark Leckey Wins 2008 Turner Prize

Instead of being lauded and applauded with congratulations on his win, artist Mark Leckey is being derided for winning the UK's 2008 Turner Prize.Critics of the controversial art prize, which has previously...

_UGLY_ Author Wins Court Case Against Cruel Mother

CONSTANCE Briscoe, 51, who made a fortune from her "misery" genre novel Ugly, in which she claims she was called "Miss Piss A Bed" by her cruel mother and had a sexual pass made at her by her stepfather, has today...

Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time

"Top Twenty Five (25) Best Selling Video Games Of All Time Video Gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry where over two (2) billion video game titles have been sold. Below, we examine the top twenty five best selling video games of all...

Art Market Review October 2008 Video

Art Market Review October 2008 VideoThis video is a review of the art market since the beginning of the financial crisis with analysis of the current state of the art market and predictions on the future of the...

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