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Art found in NY garage…

BELLPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Works by an obscure Armenian-American abstract impressionist discovered in a New York cottage have been appraised at $30 million.

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    Kennedy Center to host hip-hop festival in 2014

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Hip-hop artists including rappers Nas and Somalia-born K'naan will take center stage in an unexpected place next year, highlighting their generation and art form

    NY artists' retreat is National Historic Landmark

    SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — An artists' retreat in upstate New York has won recognition as a National Historic Landmark.

    Washington museum shows rare portrait of queen

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For decades, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I hung in a small garden gift shop on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Legend had it that the piece was rare — it

    Indianapolis Museum of Art eliminates 29 jobs

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Museum of Art has eliminated 29 jobs as part of a cost-cutting move designed to reduce the museum's reliance on its endowment for financial

    San Francisco's 'other' bridge prepares to shine

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After more than 75 years in the shadow of its glamorous cousin, San Francisco's "other" bridge is getting a chance to shine.

    Costumed horses coming to NYC's Grand Central

    NEW YORK (AP) — Next month more than the stampede of rushing commuters will be heard at Grand Central Terminal.

    Seward supporters irked by plan to sell NY artwork

    AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — Descendants of 19th-century American statesman William H. Seward are angered by plans to sell a valuable painting that had hung in his central New York home

    Michigan Fine Arts Competition expands scope

    BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (AP) — The annual Michigan Fine Arts Competition is expanding its scope to seek entries from artists in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin as well as its home

    Kennedy Center opens Nordic Cool cultural festival

    WASHINGTON (AP) — For the next month, the Kennedy Center will glow each night with blue light and shimmers of green, depicting the northern lights and signaling what has taken

    Nasher to place 10 sculptures throughout Dallas

    DALLAS (AP) — The Nasher Sculpture Center is marking its 10th anniversary this year by commissioning 10 sculptures to be placed throughout Dallas.

    Artist's obsession with Twinkies spans 4 decades

    Long before Hostess Brands' plan to shut down made Twinkies the rage, Nancy Peppin found something special about the cream-filled snack cakes.

    Must-see entertainment photos of 2012

    A look back at some memorable images of 2012.

    Kids play Mozart with violins made from garbage

    The sounds of a classical guitar come from two big jelly cans. Used X-rays serve as the skins of a thumping drum set. A battered aluminum salad bowl and

    $9K artwork bought for $12 at Goodwill

    "Red Nose" just meant a reindeer named Rudolph to Karen Mallet until she bought a print by that name for $12.34 at a Goodwill store in Milwaukee. It turned out

    Photos: 2012 Kennedy Center Honors

    David Letterman receives Kennedy Center honors, along with rockers Led Zeppelin, actor Dustin Hoffman, bluesman Buddy Guy and ballerina Natalia Makarova.

    Camera sold for $2.19 million in Austria

    An Austrian photo gallery says a camera used by a photographer who documented the life of artist Pablo Picasso has sold for a world record price of €1.68

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