006 New Orleans after the Flood: Photographs by Robert Polidori
The photographer Robert Polidori describes his experience depicting the loss and pathos of a civilization in chaos in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Asian showcases 'Power and Glory' of Ming era
As all eyes turn toward Beijing with the 2008 Olympic Games approaching, the Asian Art Museum led a chain of China-related events in Bay Area institutions with the opening Friday of "Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty." This grand show...

Diane Romanello
Sunset Beach - to check out a larger size thumbnail and get expanded research regarding this Diane Romanello art giclee print, click through on the artist label on top of the small size depiction at your left side of this text. Also visit for buying, conservation framing and measurement info for this artists picture. Diane Romanello is one of the top 50 best selling artists and has a multitude of other wall giclee prints similar in style to "Sunset Beach", glance at this artists framed and unframed gallery poster prints.

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Chicago-Area Teenager Wins National Art Contest Sponsored by National Geographic Kids and Xeko
Winfield, Illinois, resident Ulises Lopez is the Grand Prize winner of a national drawing contest sponsored by National Geographic Kids magazine and Xeko for an eco-expedition for four to Costa Rica. Ulises and three of his family members will set sail on the National Geographic Expeditions ship Sea Voyager this month.

Ed Arno, Cartoonist of New Yorker Whimsy, Is Dead at 92
Mr. Arno created sketchy, casually rendered cartoons on topics domestic and cosmic that appeared regularly in The New Yorker for more than 30 years.

Hot Like Fire (Wed, Jul 9)
7:00 PM-11:00 PM, Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 554 Main St., Worcester, MA
A sexy chick playin' a mean horn, keyboards and singin' too? That's Kelley B.! Her band, Hot Like Fire has emerged as the most sought after authentic reggae party band on the East Coast music scene for the past nineteen years. They perform current, popular reggae and soca music as well as classic favorites by Bob Marley and of course that "Hot Hot Hot" song! New England Performer magazine says Hot Like Fire is "energetic, upbeat and highly addictive". People are always dancin' when Hot Like Fire is jammin'. Their latest CD "Reggae Around the World" has been mashing up the airwaves all over the world on XM Satellite radio. Their single Hot Like Fire Tonight was #1 on WERS 88.9fm in Boston for ten consecutive weeks. Nominated for a 2007 Urban Music Award and three-time nominee for Outstanding World Music Act, Boston Music Awards. Kelley B. received a Lifetime Achievement Award in April 2008 at the Boston Garrison Music Awards. Hot Like Fire is a hot, exciting and fun reggae band that always leaves its audience calling for more. Just wait 'till you see her blow dat horn. Cost: Ticket prices: $15 in advance; $20 at the door Through Sunday, Jan 1.

Bacon Triptych Sells for $34.4 Million in London
Works by Francis Bacon have been big sellers at auction recently, and Christie?s sale of postwar and contemporary art here on Monday was no different.

From Trash to Auction, Faster Than a Speeding ...Well, You Know
Original comic-book art once wiped up ink spills. Now it pulls in big bucks.

Turn the Beat Around: Interactive Disco Art
So, a video artist and an electro-mechanical sculptor walk into a bar ... in Poland, in 2005, have a beer and come up with the single most fun audience-participation...