Oklahoma news briefs for May 27, 2016

Edit The Oklahoman 27 May 2016
SULPHUR. Arts festival is planned. American Indian art and artists will be spotlighted during the Artesian Arts Festival on Saturday. The festival is from 10 a.m ... The festival includes music, food, paintings, basketry, jewelry, sculpture, metalworking, beadwork, textiles and pottery ... Dr....

Truth and reconciliation initiatives underway (University of Lethbridge)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(Source. University of Lethbridge) ... In addition to two discussion forums, one with Dr ... Dr. Martha Many Grey Horses ... Many Grey Horses, along with Rod Mcleod, Métis elder, U of L employee Tara Froehlich (who demonstrated Métis beadwork) and City of Lethbridge inclusion co-ordinator Roy Pogorzelski (who performed a traditional jig), conducted a workshop to commemorate Louis Riel and the role he played in the history of Western Canada ... (noodl....

Legacy 140 project harnesses open access (University of South Africa)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(Source. University of South Africa). In 2013, Unisa reached a milestone in its history when it celebrated its 140 anniversary. As part of the Unisa 140 years heritage celebrations, Unisa Press initiated the Unisa Press Heritage Collection to digitise 140 of its oldest books and journal items, covering seven subject collections ... P. J.; Coetzee, P. H ... H ... beadwork and It's cultural significance among the Xhosa speaking peoples by Costello, D....

MEDIA ADVISORY: Leaders in Retail, Fashion, and Manufacturing Join Clinton Foundation in Upcoming Visit to Haiti to Explore Sourcing Opportunities and Business Partnerships with Haitian Artisans, Entrepreneurs, and Small Business Owners (The Clinton Foundation)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. The Clinton Foundation) ... The trip will highlight the unique arts, fashions, and traditions that are part of the rich Haitian culture and are some of the main sectors supporting Haiti's economic growth ... TRANSPORTATION NOTE ... Availability is very limited ... Wednesday, May 4, 2016 ... Pascale Théard's original creations use the finest and highest quality materials, combining sequins, beadwork, and embroidery on various types of leather....

Minds that see art in waste

Edit The Hindu 22 May 2016
On Monday, one side of the mini hall at Priyadarshini Hall was lined with craft work in bright colours. These were the result of hours of painstaking effort by 60-odd special children undergoing vocational training at Sredha Charitable Society at West Fort ... Pinwheels, mussels cleaned and painted in different colours, hand-stitched bags and pouches, beadworks, craft work using paper cups, and artwork in oil colours were also there ... ....

2016 Rocket Grants program awards $60K to 11 grant recipients (KU - The University of Kansas)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
(Source. KU - The University of Kansas) ... Areas of special strength include medieval panel painting and religious sculpture; the Kress Study Collection of early modern Italian painting; 19-century American art and material culture; old master prints; photography; European, East Asian, and Indian textiles; American Indian pottery, beadwork, and jewelry; African sculpture; Japanese Edo-period prints; and 20-century Chinese painting ... Photo....

MIX Santa Fe Announces 2016 bixMIX Finalists (City of Santa Fe, NM)

Edit Public Technologies 12 May 2016
(Source. City of Santa Fe, NM). May 11, 2016. MIX Santa Fe Announces 2016 bixMIX Finalists. Mayor to Launch Annual Startup Competition at Brainstorming Session Monday ... Gonzales ... SuccessStyle ... Kiksuyapi Collections is a collective of young Native American artists and entrepreneurs, dedicated to keeping true to Indigenous lifeways and teachings and will produce fine jewelry, leatherwork, beadwork, quillwork, pottery and many other art forms....

Beadwork takes on the world

Edit Independent online (SA) 11 May 2016
Laduma Ngxokolo's Xhosa beadwork-inspired knitwear recently caught Beyonce's attention. Helen Grange spoke to him ... ....

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Edit Independent online (SA) 11 May 2016
Laduma Ngxokolo’s Xhosa beadwork-inspired knitwear caught Beyoncé’s attention; now he’s taking on the US, Japan and London. Helen Grange spoke to him ... ....

Favorite looks from Crescent City Christian prom in Metairie, video

Edit The Times Picayune 09 May 2016
The Loyola Student News Service picked our favorite looks of the night. We singled out some radiant red bow ties, sweet smiles and lovely beadwork.  ... ....

Lilly Dubowitz obituary

Edit The Guardian 08 May 2016
Paediatrician, neurologist and author whose work revolutionised the assessment of newborn babies. In the early 1970s, a husband and wife team developed two novel clinical tests that revolutionised the way newborn infants are assessed in clinical and research practice around the world ... Lilly’s leisure pursuits included cooking, silk painting, pottery, photography, beadwork and collecting and restoring Persian rugs ... ....

Love without borders: Couple weds at refugee camp

Edit CNN 07 May 2016
(CNN)Singing and dancing to traditional Syrian wedding songs by the light of plastic lanterns, a small group of friends, fellow refugees and American volunteers helped celebrate a couple's new life together this week ... Their families remain in Syria ... Friends, volunteers and fellow refugees celebrate ... Video shows the bride wearing a white dress adorned with silk ruffles and flowers on the sleeves and delicate pearl beadwork on the bodice....

The Art Bank acquires seven works of contemporary Indigenous art (Canada Council for the Arts)

Edit Public Technologies 05 May 2016
(Source. Canada Council for the Arts). Ottawa, ‪May 5th, 2016 - The Canada Council for the Arts Art Bank has acquired seven works by leading Indigenous artists in Canada. This is the first major acquisition by the Art Bank in over two years, and features emerging and established Indigenous artists ... Marie, Ont ... Amy Malbeuf's The Mealy Mountains and Three Artists Fly North (2013) harness beadwork as a central means of exploring identity....
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