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Nearly 8 billion people on planet Earth, yet as the recent death of comedian Robin Williams points out, people still feel separated and alone. Is this 21st Century aloneness a phenomenon that is more an illusion than reality? A Theatre team based in Atlanta, Georgia has launched an Indiegogo campaign to produce a play discussing the central question of “How To Survive Being Human.”

Ranking 13th out of 77 communities, Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood had a calculated total of 1.7 violent crimes per 1,000 people in just the past 30 days. In neighboring 5th ranked Englewood, residents suffered 2.9 violent crimes per 1,000 people in the same period. One hopeful Arts organization and one community group have partnered together with the support of 20th Ward Alderman William B.Cochran and Metra to create and install a permanent mural or mosaic at the gateway between the Englewood and Woodlawn neighborhoods, at 63rd Street and Wallace Avenue. These two groups, EarthHeart Foundation and the Green Star Movement have launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring dreams of peace into reality through art.

The new website IDO-Online.org recently announced its launch and informed that their site is aimed at sharing additional details and activities of the growing International Dance Organization (IDO) and further promote dancing amongst individuals of all ages around the world.

The "International Surrealism Now" began in 2010 in Coimbra, when Santiago Ribeiro conceived a major exhibition organized by Bissaya Barreto Foundation. This event has been in Conímbriga celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Monographic Museum (second most visited museum in Portugal). The show has also been in Paris with the support of GAPP - Art Gallery Portugal Presente and Liba WS, organized once again by the Bissaya Barreto Foundation and Santiago Ribeiro, and in Madrid with the support of Yamal Din. After that it went to Dallas with the support of the american surrealist artist Shahla Rosa.

The exhibition Portuguese Surrealism of the 21st Century to be inaugurated on September 7, at the House of Culture Jaime Lobo e Silva, in Ericeira, follows on from the International Surrealism Now shows organized by artist Santiago Ribeiro. Portuguese Surrealism of the 21st Century is dedicated to contemporary Portuguese surrealism and it is organized by Victor Lages, being the exhibition space obtained through the influence of artist Francisco Urbano.

This project is about building an institute called The Sun's Harvest in the South of Ghana, near the coast. The Sun's Harvest is based on permaculture principles, offering accommodations, programs and workshops for the local community and international guests.

As time goes on, there are some things that can stay constant, one of which being a timeless mural painted on a bedroom, living room, or commercial building wall. This fall 2014 season, Colkett Painting is announcing their availability to paint wall murals for their valued clientele. The decorative painters will transform the walls of their clients, implementing a design that brings the property holder to a faraway, memorable, or favorite destination.

Art Supply Central has launched a quality handcrafted artist brush set on Amazon, which has become popular with artist lovers. The Quality artist brush set that has liquid holding capacity and detailed, sharp finish, has become one of the biggest artist brush set sellers on Amazon.

This How to Draw Graffiti Review is developed to help customers to decide whether investing or not their money to get How to Draw Graffiti new revolutionary program. Customers who are looking to purchase this new system called How to Draw Graffiti are on this page because they are looking for more information and description that the product has. How to Draw Graffiti Review is designed with the main goal of helping people to find more information, description, features and customer reviews.

To help ease the stress, e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, which is known as China's "everything store", rolled out on Monday a service dedicated to bringing together qualified wedding photographers and love birds pining for that perfect wedding.

Topstampers has successfully brought life to your dreams of easy work execution without exhausting you through physical labour. With its specifically designed press machine equipment, now it would be fairly easy for you to make the best of your time in industrial work platform or residential setups. This device is recognized as a mechanical tool that can easily change the shape of a work piece by focusing pressure on it. The pressuring technology has changed throughout eh time. Now it can be hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic in design, but their purpose always remains the same, which is to form new shape in products with pressure.

Topstampers proudly introduces punching die machines to reduce the stress of industrial work. Die machine mechanisms are divided in different ways in order to serve various purposes. Punching mechanism is one of the many types of products that are available in the market. Die cuts have already found their path to the market, but due to the changing requirements of people, the shapes and sizes of these products have been modified over time. So, now users would be able to get the best possible benefits of die equipments without compromising on their requirements. Punching mechanism is based on pressure generation on the targeted equipment.

68puzzlemachine has brought gifts for scrapbook lovers in the form of scrapbooking die cutters. Individuals who enjoy spending their time scrapbooking, always look for new ideas and options to decorate their owned items. Die cuts of different shapes and sizes have already found its way to the market and the recent sale records vouch for their increasing fame in the world. The company has presented a collection of specially designed and developed die cuts for dissimilar scrapbook layouts. These products are better than the rest offered in the market because of their design. This company has also pointed out the compatibility requirement of scrapbooking die; therefore they made sure that each of their products is compatible with Sizzix and Accucut machines.

It is every photographer’s dream to run gallery exhibits, along with left and right calls from art collectors trying to deal business with them, and having their works published. So what makes a stellar photographer? Fine art printing is the key, combined with good marketing techniques.

Has digital photography taken the ‘real skills’ out of photography? No. This is a misleading mindset, but it has made it more difficult for many people to know why they are taking photos and what they want to achieve. Having a camera phone or a digital camera handy and editing tools that can be installed basically on any gadgets or can be accessed online, does this made photography available for everybody? Partly yes, though photographs have a different kind of vibe when taken and processed by a professional.

RR Auction is proud to announce, as part of a joint venture with Animation Art specialist Harry Kleiman, owner of Collector's Paradise Galleries, an eclectic collection of items for its first sale, later this month devoted entirely to Animation Art.

Ken Hart has painted all over the world in amusement parks, haunted houses, and dark rides. People kept asking him to make copies of his 3D blacklight paintings that he created. Ken’s goal was not to be a famous artist, but to have his work in many houses.

The Museum Center at 5ive Points announces their 2015 Stitches in Time Quilt Show. This year’s show will be a three-day quilting event, featuring both traditional and art quilts of every shape and size. In addition to quilts, the Museum will also be offering a variety of lectures and classes throughout the event.

Illiteracy cost so much – in dollars ($20 billion per year per United Way) and in lost potential. Reading can be fun, is achievable, opens doors, provides a foundation for other learning, should start in early childhood, can thwart poverty, and can be an engaging experience that children look forward to. With team R.E.A.D. (Revolutionize Education and Drama), students become better readers through their engagement with the arts. Drama engages the child, and Trina Bledsoe has found an effective way to intersect drama with literacy for optimum results.

Pretty in Paint Parties is now hiring for an artist position in Phoenix, AZ. After many a successful paint party in the Philadelphia area and several locations throughout the country, the company is looking forward to expanding once again to incorporate the southwest. This position is ideal for art teachers, art students, and anyone with a gift for the arts who is looking for fun extra work.

Hurricane Sandy landed in the Tri-State area on October 29, 2012, and the rest is history. As a result of Hurricane Sandy and its impact on the families in the Tri-State area, Bow Tie Portraits created The Rebuilding Memories Project (TRMP). Many families lost precious photos or their photos were damaged in the storm. The Rebuilding Memories Project is partnering with local organizations, groups, houses of worship, volunteers and other photographers to help families continue to rebuild their lives by restoring damaged photographs or allowing families to take new photographs.

Golden Globe-nominated Producer Edward Bass knows talent. Not only that but he knows just what it takes to succeed in the industry. Regarding his new Master Class sharing his unique approach to training actors and assisting them with passing auditions, Bass shares, “My approach to acting is that every person is born with the innate ability to act and be vulnerable and believable. Some of Hollywood’s brightest, Oscar winning stars have shared with me their secrets and learned from some of mine throughout my years in the business.”

Oddmall: Emporium of the Weird is an enormous art fair and craft show, featuring the works of dozens of local, national, and international artists. It's also a really happening comic, geek, music, game, and entertainment convention with all the awesome stuff such a thing entails. Finally, the best part is that it offers absolutely free admission to all.

A TV channel devoted to art and art instruction with daily live broadcasts, reports, shows and interviews related to painting, sculpture and other genres of art is slated to go live on television. Operating under the name Tokkun Academy, this venture will expand upon the existing online art school for professionals and its current extensive DVD platform.

The Museum Center at 5ive Points is working with Google to help expand the Museum’s collections to the public. Google’s new cultural platform, Google Open Gallery, allows cultural institutions to share collection objects and online exhibitions. The Museum Center at 5ive Points is part of a group of museums that is working with Google to help test and refine the software before it is made available to all museums.