People running. Is it art? [ Reuters UK ] Jul 1, 2008  The 'Is It Art' debate is up and running again in the UK. Unsurprisingly, it involves Martin Creed, a conceptual artist who most famously won the Turner ... Read More ...

Convergence 2008 brings a textural symph [ Tampabay.com ] Jun 18, 2008  Fiber art, from utilitarian baskets to high fashion, will come to the Tampa Convention Center on Sunday and will stay through June 28. ... Read More ...

Purported ACTA Wishlist Would Put DMCA T [ Slashdot ] Jul 1, 2008  Hint: All fiber used for telco/datacomms infrastructure is made from glass. by Anonymous Coward They are talking about plastic for making CDs, not glass for ... Read More ...

Bemidji's Gallery North is a labor of lo [ Bemidji Pioneer ] Jun 30, 2008  'We've had fiber artists, basketry, jewelry, sculpture,' Brooks said. Grace Garland's paintings on feathers are sought-after items, said Marion Reil, ... Read More ...

Art briefs [ Bradenton Herald ] Jun 26, 2008  'Sideshow,' on display in the Searle and Reid-Hodges galleries, is a circus-themed fiber arts exhibit by the fiber guild Designing Weavers. ... Read More ...

1822 Works By Deaf Artist On Display For [ Hartford Courant ] Jul 1, 2008  Harvey Loomis of Torrington was painted by renowned artist John Brewster in 1822. The portraits discovered in 2005 are being publicly displayed by the ... Read More ...

Looking for tasty art in the noodle soup [ Sydney Morning Herald ] Jul 1, 2008  The Sydney Biennale is a comparable kettle of fish: not art, but some substance that looks and smells like it might once have had something to do with art, ... Read More ...

DAC to showcase Nada Fuqua, Betty Liles [ Clarksville Online ] Jul 1, 2008  ... cash for Best of Show and then 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the following categories: painting and works on paper; 3D/fiber arts; photography; and mixed media. ... Read More ...

Francis Bacon's portrait of his lover se [ International Herald Tribune ] Jul 1, 2008  Sotheby's and the rival auction house Christie's both say the market for contemporary art remains strong, despite global economic problems. Read More ...

Salem's Art Fair and Festival coming in [ WilliametteLive.com ] Jul 1, 2008  The large portion of the artistic spectrum is represented at the fair, including painting, ceramics, wood, wearable art, jewelry and fiber arts. ... Read More ...

SFR targets fibre coverage for 40% of Fr [ Telecom Paper  ] Jun 30, 2008  French operator SFR targets coverage of 40 percent of households or 10 million homes for its fibre-to-the-home service within 5-8 years. ... Read More ...

Israeli museum announces restitution for [ The Associated Press ] Jul 1, 2008  The family spent years scouring Germany and Austria for its lost art after the war, then largely stopped looking, Zamoyski said. The search, he said, ... Read More ...

U2 Basquiat artwork could fetch £6m [ The Press Association ] Jul 1, 2008  The artwork, entitled Pecho/Oreja by the late American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, is going under the hammer at Sotheby's Contemporary Art sale in London. ... Read More ...

First apartments in Dallas Arts District [ Dallas Morning News ] Jul 1, 2008  The Arts District apartment project will be its first effort to redevelop an area that was formerly used mostly for parking lots and auto repair. ... Read More ...

Belgian artist's endeavours to promote a [ The Post ] Jul 1, 2008  ISLAMABAD: An Argentinean born Belgian artist Mariano Ackerman has been striving to bridge the gap of culture and customs among people. ... Read More ...

Moores masters the art of waffle as Engl [ guardian.co.uk ] Jul 1, 2008  There was a moment after England's defeat at Lord's on Saturday when Kevin Pietersen was asked why his side's batting had struggled in the series after they ... Read More ...

BBned connects Port of Rotterdam compani [ Telecom Paper  ] Jul 1, 2008  Dutch broadband provider BBned has started connecting companies in the Port of Rotterdam to its fibre-optic network. The Rotterdam harbour area now has a ... Read More ...

QLogic Achieves Near-Native Fibre Channe [ SYS-CON Media ] Jul 1, 2008  By combining Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V with QLogic 2500 Series 8Gb Fibre Channel adapters, customers can deploy performance-intensive, enterprise-class ... Read More ...