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July 1, 2006

Volume 2 Issue 7

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FEATURE PRODUCT
A great summer read!

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain ($4.95 )
Classic Literature

Scribble important stuff - lyrics, deepest thoughts, addresses, and more. Our Wire-O bound, 160 page journal is unlined and measures 5" x 8", a handy on-the-go size to fit in your backpack. Go creative and let the muse flow.
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ArtsEd

Teachers, this summer catch up on what's happening at theArtsweb.com.

New for 2006, teachers receive an automatic ArtSale upgrade to Intermediate Level when joining at the Entry Level. That's a 50% savings! You must currently be teaching within the State of Florida to receive the upgrade. The upgrade will be activated once your teaching status is verified.

Teachers we want your feedback!

Teachers, let us know how we can better serve you. By participating in theArtsweb.com's brief survey, you will help improve the quality of your visit to our website. We look forward to hearing your comments and suggestions!

Teachers use our great resources.

Looking for online resources? Check out our Helpful Links to such websites as A&E Classroom and PBS TeacherSource.

Submit your project ideas and share with your fellow educators. We have a variety of activities for all grade levels.

theArtsweb.com offers teachers a forum to discuss their concerns on life as a teacher. Become a contributor or an avid reader of TeachersBlog.

Have a question? Post it on the Teachers' Message Board. Discuss and share with your fellow colleagues. Now password protected!

Looking for a fun and educational book about the arts for your students? Check out our book suggestions.

Are you a new teacher wondering what supplies you need to stock a classroom for the arts? We've got a list for you. We even give you online shopping options.

ArtsBlog

Read theArtsweb.com reviews and stories
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Love theater, music and art? Want to attend events for free? Have a story you need to tell?

Bloggers we want you! theArtsweb.com is looking for contributors to ArtsBlog and TeachersBlog all across Florida. ArtsBlog contributors needed are performing, visual, literary and multimedia artists and educators; student artists; art therapists; arts administrators; curators; and lovers of the arts. Share your vision and knowledge, your disappointments, challenges and triumphs. Give sage advice or rant at injustices.

Also needed, art and theater critics to review plays, concerts and art exhibits. Comp tickets provided to performances. Send writing samples.

To contribute, contact theArtsweb.com at blog@theartsweb.com.

ArtScene

ArtScene has changed to better serve you...
Events are easier to find than ever! Our Florida cultural events are now divided into sections of the State. Looking for an event in Jacksonville? You'll want to take a look at the Northeast calendar. Want something to do in Sarasota? Check out the Southwest calendar.

Central
Peter Rabbit
Location: Lowndes Shakespeare Center in Loch Haven Park

East Coast
Taken for Looks
Location: Southeast Museum of Photography

Gulf Coast
A Celebration of Geometric Art
Location: Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art

North Central
Florida Uncovered
Location: Santa Fe Community College

Northeast
New Narrative: Marden, Fitzpatrick, Stella, Warhol
Location: Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens

Northwest
Seussical the Musical
Location: Tallahassee Little Theatre

Panhandle
Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA
Location: The Arts Center at Okaloosa-Walton College

Southeast & Keys
55th Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition
Location: Boca Raton Museum of Art

Southwest
Bad Dates
Location: Florida Studio Theatre’s Keating Theatre

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ArtBits

Klimt Paintings May Be Sold for $140 Million, Art Sellers Say
Four Gustav Klimt paintings, including three landscapes and a portrait, ``Adele Bloch-Bauer II,'' may be sold this year for $140 million or more, said art dealers -- and auctioneers who have been competing for the job. The four paintings, owned by Bloch-Bauer heirs, may be auctioned or sold privately, according to their lawyer. The value can be gauged from Austria's statement in February that it wouldn't pay the $300 million asking price for the family's five Klimt works. The cosmetics magnate Ronald S. Lauder bought the fifth, known as ``Golden Adele,'' for $135 million this month.

Rare painting unveiled
ENGLAND - An historic wall painting nicknamed the ‘Mona Lisa of the West’ is to be put on display in the Bishop’s Palace in Wells this September. Delegates attending a two-day conference on September 11 and 12 will be given a rare glimpse of the lady in the Virgin’s tower as part of the 800th anniversary celebrations of the building.

Lloyd Webber May Get $60 Million for Picasso's `Angel' Portrait
Andrew Lloyd Webber, the impresario and composer best known for "The Phantom of the Opera'' musical, will sell a Pablo Picasso painting for as much as $60 million in November, Christie's International said. The 1903 portrait from Picasso's so-called blue period, ``Angel Fernandez de Soto,'' is owned by Lloyd Webber's charitable foundation and he won't personally make any gains from the Nov. 8 sale at Christie's in New York, the auction house said in a statement. The painting shows Picasso's friend seated at a Barcelona cafe table shrouded in tobacco smoke.

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ArtSpotlight

This month's featured artists is Poet, Playwright, and Performer - Carl Hancock Rux. Carl Hancock Rux is a multi-disciplinary writer selected by the New York Times Magazine as “One of Thirty Artists Under The Age of Thirty Most Likely To Influence Culture Over The Next Thirty Years” (New York Times, 1994) and featured on the cover of The Village Voice as one of “Eight Writers on The Verge Of (Impacting) The Literary Landscape...” (Village Voice, June, 1998)…
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This month's Lifetime Achievement Spotlight honoree is sadly missing. We did not receive a nomination for this distinction for the month of July. If you know someone who deserves this honor, contact us ASAP!

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ArtSpotlight Junior
Know a talented young person worthy of a spotlight? Nominees must be school age - preferably K-12, but college students welcome. Send your recommendations for ArtSpotlight Junior Spotlights to artspotlight@theartsweb.com.

Do you have a literary, performing or visual artist to recommend for a future ArtSpotlight or Lifetime Achievement Spotlight? If you do, contact theArtsweb.com.
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