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NYC design museum gets tribal jewelry collection (Journal Inquirer)
NEW YORK — The Museum of Arts and Design has received a donation of 800 pieces of silver jewelry designed by tribal and ethnic artisans from around the world during the 20th century.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:22:57 GMT

Rear—Admiral Lui Tuck Yew on visit to four leading European design cities (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SINGAPORE: Four leading design cities are on the itinerary of Rear—Admiral Lui Tuck Yew, Senior Minister of State for Education, as well as Information, Communication and the Arts.

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:10:29 GMT

Arts centre to get $128.5m facelift (The Australian)
MELBOURNE'S Arts Centre is to have a $128.5 million facelift, including a bold, new geometric glass wing attached to the western side of its Hamer Hall building.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Business Card and Invitation Design Competition Sponsored by Optimalprint (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
UK Online printing company Optimalprint, is hosting its first annual Print Design Competition. The competition will be divided into two different groups, students/amateurs and professional designers.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:05:00 GMT

GDRA AWARDS SEARS $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH SHE WILL USE FOR THE COLLIN COLLEGE CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM (The Allen American)
The Greater Dallas Restaurant Association recently awarded former Allen High School student Ashley Sears with a $5,000 scholarship, which she’ll use to attend the Collin College Culinary Arts program.

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:56:25 GMT