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Klimt inspires Arts and Crafts trail of England's Northwest

Gustav Klimt, Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna 1900 is a highlight of the Liverpool 08 programme and is expected to attract many visitors to the region before it ends on 31st August. The leaflet is available to visitors at Tate Liverpool.

Sky to double its arts output

The broadcaster Sky is doubling its arts output with the launch of Sky Arts 2 on October 20. While Sky Arts, the existing arts channel will refocus to embrace more contemporary and “cult” programming, Sky Arts 2 will feature dance and the visual arts alongside classical music. The High-Definition Arts channel will draw its programming from both Sky Arts and Sky Arts 2.

Arts Council plans further three-year initiative for Traditional Arts

The Arts Council announced today its intention to develop a further three-year initiative for the Traditional Arts. The move comes after the successful completion of the Traditional Arts Initiative 2005-2008, which introduced the Deis scheme and increased support for the traditional arts through the Arts Council’s mainstream grants and awards.

Brooklyn Arts Groups Spread Out

BROOKLYN—Two Brooklyn arts organizations, BRIC Arts Media Brooklyn and Urban Glass, will expand within the building they already share, thanks to a $17.3 million makeover paid for by the mayor's office, city council, and office of the Brooklyn borough president, reports the New York Times. The renovation of the Strand Theater on Fulton Street in Fort Greene's BAM Cultural District will provide BRIC Arts, which presents visual and performing arts programs, with a 20,000-square-foot gallery and performance space; Urban Glass, a glassmaking studio and school, will get gallery and retail space and a walk-in workshop. “It’s the first project that is really advancing the goals of indigenous arts groups that are already in the BAM Cultural District,� said Leslie Schultz, executive director of BRIC Arts.

The International Arts and Crafts Fair, 11-23 AUGUST 2008

Among the many special events taking place in Jerusalem this summer, the largest and most popular attraction for tourists of all ages is the International Arts and Crafts Fair, a tradition of more than thirty years' standing, which will take place from 11-23 August. The colorful fair, known as Khutsot Hayotser in Hebrew and named after the small arts and crafts lane at the foot of the Old City Walls, features 150 Israeli artists and artisans, an international art exhibit from 30 countries, attractions for children, creative workshops, theater, dance and musical performances. Produced by the Ariel Municipal Company (a subsidiary of the Jerusalem Municipality) at a cost of $1.5 million, the fair is expected to attract over 150,000 visitors.

Arts Council publishes Arts and Education Report

The Arts Council today published Points of Alignment the Report of the Special Committee on the Arts and Education. The Report was presented to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Martin Cullen, T.D., and the Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe, T.D

Rapidly Growing eCommerce Arts & Crafts Retailer Selects DediPower for Managed Hosting Services

READING, England, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- DediPower, one of the UK's fastest growing managed hosting providers, has been selected by Crafty Arts to deliver managed hosting services. As part of the contract DediPower will host the Crafty Arts eCommerce website.

Rapidly Growing eCommerce Arts & Crafts Retailer Selects DediPower for Managed Hosting Services

READING, England, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- DediPower, one of the UK's fastest growing managed hosting providers, has been selected by Crafty Arts to deliver managed hosting services. As part of the contract DediPower will host the Crafty Arts eCommerce website.

New Zealand 266-5 England 215: Miserable England in need of Flintoff lift

The highlight of a miserable week for the England cricket team, a week that has seen the morality and ability of the one-day side questioned, took place in Brighton yesterday morning. It was the sight of a fit Andrew Flintoff (right) running up the hill at Hove and bowling for Lancashire in the LV Championship First Division match against Sussex. Flintoff has had his moments off the field but very few modern cricketers encapsulate what is meant by the "Spirit of Cricket" better than him. Flintoff plays hard but fair and it is difficult to believe England's appeal for the run out of New Zealand's Grant Elliott would have been carried out at The Oval on Wednesday had he been playing. England need Flintoff back, not just to bowl hostile overs, give the ball an almighty smack and take breathtaking catches at slip but to provide the dressing r

Sky to launch second arts channel

Sky Arts will be renamed Sky Arts 1 and concentrate on showing "cutting-edge documentaries, cult films, classic concerts and ground-breaking drama". Classical music, opera, dance and fine arts programming will shift to Sky Arts 2.

Arts Council England is seeking to appoint consultancies from across the UK for a new £1.5m national design roster, with a view to boosting its creativity....

Arts Council England is seeking to appoint consultancies from across the UK for a new £1.5m national design roster, with a view to boosting its creativity.

Nov 9-12: National Arts Marketing Project Conference; Houston, TX

The 2008 National Arts Marketing Project Conference, sponsored by Americans for the Arts, is geared to both arts marketers and fundraisers so that they can learn and network together. The theme, "Priming the Pump: Fueling Integrated Arts Marketing, Fundraising, and Sponsorships to Optimize Revenue," will help organizations learn to grapple with earned revenue issues in what potentially looks like another "new economy." In addition to the popular preconference Sponsorship Boot Camp, new to this year's conference is a second pre-conference: The Pricing Institute.

England Academy take on England women

England have given a hint to their first-team line-up this summer in announcing their eleven to take on the England Academy this Sunday, June 22. The occasion is another attempt to hold a women's Twenty20 following a men's domestic match after last year's day was washed out. This game will be played immediately after Somerset's tie with Worcestershire.

Harmison inspires England in final Test

LONDON, England (AP) -- England paceman Steve Harmison triggered a South African collapse at The Oval on Thursday, with the hosts in full control after the first day of the fourth and final Test.

Pietersen inspires England win

INSPIRING ... England's Kevin Pietersen reacts towards the crowd as he practices his reverse batting swing while fielding during their NatWest one day international cricket match against New Zealand, Riverside Cricket Ground, Chester-le-street, County Durham, England.

New England Foundation for the Arts Receives Major Funding to Support Contemporary Dance Performance Throughout the United States

New England Foundation for the Arts Receives Major Funding to Support Contemporary Dance Performance Throughout the United States

Ethiopian Millennium Arts & Crafts Exhibition Opens in Los Angeles

The Ethiopian Millennium Arts & Crafts Exhibition was opened in Crenshaw Mall in Baldwin Hills. The Exhibition was sponsored by the Ethiopian Historic Conservation Council (EHCC) in cooperation with the Museum of African American Museum of Art, which is located at Macy’s in the top floor of Baldwin Hills Mall.

New England Foundation for the Arts Receives Major Funding to Support Contemporary Dance Performance Throughout the United States

BOSTON, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) announced today that it has received a $250,000 award from MetLife Foundation to support the MetLife Community Connections component of NEFA's National Dance Project (NDP). During the 2008-09 season, MetLife Community Connections (http://www.nefa.org/grantprog/ndp/metlife.html) will support 43 engagements that feature six NDP projects (up from 39 engagements and five projects last year) with community engagement activities, including workshops, master classes, and collaborations with local schools throughout the United States.

Regina police investigating arts and crafts gallery break-in

REGINA -- The Regina Police Service is investigating a break-in at the North Central Arts and Crafts Gallery.

EP Society of Arts and Crafts is 90 - and flourishing

WHEN the bubbly bottles pop this evening at the opening of the Eastern Province Society of Arts and Crafts exhibition at their gallery in Bird Street, members will celebrate, exactly, the 90th anniversary of the society‘s founding.

Rapidly growing eCommerce Arts & Crafts retailer selects DediPower for managed hosting services

READING, UK - 8th July 2008 - Reading, UK – 8 July 2008: DediPower, one of the UK`s fastest growing managed hosting providers, has been selected by Crafty Arts to deliver managed hosting services. As part of the contract DediPower will host the Crafty Arts eCommerce website.

Felicity Ashbee: Memoirist of the Arts and Crafts era

Felicity Ashbee, daughter of the designer and artist C.R. Ashbee, was probably the last close link with the inner circle of extraordinary creative talents fostered or inspired by William Morris. Though long studied by academics and biographers, the Arts and Crafts movement is now as remote intellectually as it is distant in time. Felicity Ashbee's death, in her 96th year, marks its formal, and final, passing.

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