LONDON (AP).- Call it inspiration, call it opportunism — as long as you call it art. Like business bosses and tourism chiefs hoping for a royal-wedding boost, artists are using the upcoming marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton as fodder …
Artists Take Inspiration from Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding
LONDON (AP).- Call it inspiration, call it opportunism — as long as you call it art. Like business bosses and tourism chiefs hoping for a royal-wedding boost, artists are using the upcoming marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton as fodder …
Stonehenge Gets Multimillion-Pound Grant for Major Makeover to Help Restore Dignity
LONDON (AP).- Stonehenge is getting a multimillion-pound grant that conservators say will help restore some dignity to a World Heritage site blighted by busy roads and cramped facilities. English Heritage said Friday that it now has about two-thirds of…
Oval Office Makeover to Debut in President Obama’s Iraq Speech
WASHINGTON (AP).- When President Barack Obama addresses the nation on Iraq Tuesday night, his Oval Office setting will be sporting a new look — and one that pays homage to Martin Luther King Jr. and four previous presidents. While the president an…
Citizens of Turkey See Ottoman Empire Legacy in New Light
ISTANBUL (AP).- This month, a troupe of 100 musicians, dancers, acrobats and robed actors is performing an Ottoman-style spectacle near Topkapi Palace, once home to the sultans. An exhibition of Ottoman poetry is on display at Istanbul’s international…
Renowned Artist Philip Brooker Gives Miami’s Saucy Image a Makeover
MIAMI BEACH, FL.- ArtCenter/South Florida presents Miami Poster Project, a community initiative founded by veteran artist and illustrator Phillip Brooker with the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. In celebration of Miami Poster P…
Artists Design Sheep Wagon for the 21st Century
By: Ivan Moreno, Associated Press Writer
DENVER (AP).- Colorado artists want to give a futuristic makeover to the rustic sheep wagons used by immigrant workers across the West. Immigrants from Peru, Chile, Mexico and Nepal who come to the U.S. sometime…
Architect Adam Reed Tucker Trades in Bricks and Mortar for Plastic
WASHINGTON, DC.- Using the LEGO® brick as his medium, architectural artist Adam Reed Tucker has given some of the world’s most iconic landmarks an unexpected makeover. His towering interpretations, which soar up to 18 feet high, will be the cente…