News Radio 710 KEEL » Art http://710keel.com Depend On It! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:21:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 There's No Telling What You'll Find At Tomorrow's Texas Avenue Makers Fair http://710keel.com/theres-no-telling-what-youll-find-at-tomorrows-texas-avenue-makers-fair/ http://710keel.com/theres-no-telling-what-youll-find-at-tomorrows-texas-avenue-makers-fair/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:17:23 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=156736 Lots of unusual crafts and entertainers to be found at Texas Avenue Makers Fair.

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]]> http://710keel.com/theres-no-telling-what-youll-find-at-tomorrows-texas-avenue-makers-fair/feed/ 0 Chris Jay/SBCTB Open House Will Showcase Improvements Made In Downtown Shreveport http://710keel.com/a-lot-of-improvements-are-being-made-in-downtown-shreveport/ http://710keel.com/a-lot-of-improvements-are-being-made-in-downtown-shreveport/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:37:27 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=148501 A huge Open House is going on tomorrow, so residents can see all the improvements being made in downtown Shreveport.

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]]> http://710keel.com/a-lot-of-improvements-are-being-made-in-downtown-shreveport/feed/ 0 Amanda Currier/TSM Yarn Bombing Spreads Christmas Cheer in Natchitoches http://710keel.com/yarn-bombing-spreads-christmas-cheer-in-natchitoches/ http://710keel.com/yarn-bombing-spreads-christmas-cheer-in-natchitoches/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:55:12 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=128118 Intro to Fibers students yarn-bomb Natchitoches park to spread Christmas cheer and bring attention to knitting and crochet.

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]]> http://710keel.com/yarn-bombing-spreads-christmas-cheer-in-natchitoches/feed/ 0 Intro to Fiber students are, from left, Daniel Tanielu, Ethan McManus, Anne Baham, Lauren Clemons, Casey Harris. Not shown are Aaron Nelms, Ellie Spain and Nicholas Myers and upper level fiber students Hannah Koslosky and Rachel Pair. New Orleans Museum of Art Opens Exhibit for Jim Richard http://710keel.com/jim-richard-exhibit/ http://710keel.com/jim-richard-exhibit/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:34:15 +0000 Associated Press http://710keel.com/?p=112278 An exhibit of paintings by New Orleans artist Jim Richard titled "Make Yourself At Home" has opened at the New Orleans Museum of Art Great Hall and will be on display through Feb. 24, 2013.

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]]> http://710keel.com/jim-richard-exhibit/feed/ 0 Jim Richards First Painting With a Twist Experience – How'd I Do? http://710keel.com/first-painting-with-a-twist-experience-howd-i-do/ http://710keel.com/first-painting-with-a-twist-experience-howd-i-do/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:32:17 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=107445 People kept telling me what a great time it was...and I've seen lots of great art come out of it. But I didn't have a chance to have my own Painting with a Twist experience...until this past weekend.

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]]> http://710keel.com/first-painting-with-a-twist-experience-howd-i-do/feed/ 0 Wysteria Gate...it looks much better "in person" SRAC to Hold Casting Call for Volunteer Costumed Characters http://710keel.com/srac-to-hold-casting-call-for-volunteer-costumed-characters/ http://710keel.com/srac-to-hold-casting-call-for-volunteer-costumed-characters/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:40:21 +0000 John Lee http://710keel.com/?p=106978 Do you like to dress in costume? Would you like to be a part of this year's Christmas in the Sky fundraiser? If you answered "yes" to both questions, you'll want to drop by Artspace sometime between two and five Saturday afternoon.

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]]> http://710keel.com/srac-to-hold-casting-call-for-volunteer-costumed-characters/feed/ 0 SRAC photo New Film Festival Headed to Shreveport-Bossier Showcases Independent Films http://710keel.com/new-film-festival-headed-to-shreveport-bossier-showcases-independent-films/ http://710keel.com/new-film-festival-headed-to-shreveport-bossier-showcases-independent-films/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:58:18 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=102989 There's a new festival coming to town that runs in conjunction with DigiFest South. It's called the Phenom Film Fest, being held September 6th through 9th in several locations in town. Co-producer, and former local, Wade McDougal says it kicks off on the 6th with opening night films at the East Bank Theater

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]]> http://710keel.com/new-film-festival-headed-to-shreveport-bossier-showcases-independent-films/feed/ 0 Photo by Ryan Somma/Flickr 'Paint Your Heart Out Shreveport' Taking Applications http://710keel.com/paint-your-heart-out-shreveport-taking-applications/ http://710keel.com/paint-your-heart-out-shreveport-taking-applications/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:37:52 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=100424 Applications are being accepted for the next Paint Your Heart Out Shreveport.

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]]> http://710keel.com/paint-your-heart-out-shreveport-taking-applications/feed/ 0 Spotlight on Local Shreveport-Bossier Artist, Darrell Chitty http://710keel.com/artist-photographer-darrell-chitty-studio/ http://710keel.com/artist-photographer-darrell-chitty-studio/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:00:43 +0000 Amanda Currier http://965kvki.com/?p=91095 Master Photographer and Painter, Darrell Chitty, has a portfolio and resume most artists envy. Now, he is adding another impressive and exciting event to his timeline. On Tuesday, August 7, 2012, he will open his very own, Darrell Chitty Art & Design Fine Art Gallery and Studio. 

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]]> http://710keel.com/artist-photographer-darrell-chitty-studio/feed/ 0 Darrell Chitty, Darrell Chitty Art and Design Yankowski to participate in Art Melt http://710keel.com/yankowski-to-participate-in-art-melt/ http://710keel.com/yankowski-to-participate-in-art-melt/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:09:02 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=93504 A wooden sculpture by Michael Yankowski, professor of art at Northwestern Sate University, was accepted into the ninth annual Art Melt juried competition, the largest multi-media juried exhibit in Louisiana. 

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]]> http://710keel.com/yankowski-to-participate-in-art-melt/feed/ 0 “Spiritus” by Michael Yankowski is shown open and closed Shreveport is a "Model" City: Check Out Downtown http://710keel.com/shreveport-is-a-model-city-check-out-downtown/ http://710keel.com/shreveport-is-a-model-city-check-out-downtown/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:48:06 +0000 Elaine Etheridge http://710keel.com/?p=88865 Russian model maker Ilia Shvetsov has never been to downtown Shreveport, but you wouldn't know it. The 27-year-old, who lives in a small town outside St. Petersburg, Russia, has just completed a 1-2,000 scale model of Shreveport's downtown.

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]]> http://710keel.com/shreveport-is-a-model-city-check-out-downtown/feed/ 0 Downtown Shreveport photo by panoramio.com Move Over SXSW…Here Comes DigiFest South! http://710keel.com/move-over-sxsw-here-comes-digifest-south/ http://710keel.com/move-over-sxsw-here-comes-digifest-south/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:20:19 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=86749 So...what's it all about?  You can find out here!  I talked with Chris Jay at the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau about it:

]]> http://710keel.com/move-over-sxsw-here-comes-digifest-south/feed/ 0 Alice in Wonderland to open Friday http://710keel.com/alice-in-wonderland-to-open-friday/ http://710keel.com/alice-in-wonderland-to-open-friday/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:22:42 +0000 amykeller http://710keel.com/?p=72036 Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will present an original ballet based on the classic Alice in Wonderland April 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. and April 22 at 2 p.m. in the A.A. Fredericks Auditorium

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]]> http://710keel.com/alice-in-wonderland-to-open-friday/feed/ 0 Northwestern State University Photographer's Forum Finalists http://710keel.com/northwestern-state-university-photographers-forum-finalists/ http://710keel.com/northwestern-state-university-photographers-forum-finalists/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:31:42 +0000 amykeller http://710keel.com/?p=69923 NATCHITOCHES – Three Northwestern State University students, Michael Herren, Joey Vercher and Ana Garcia Pascual, have been named finalists in the 32nd annual Photographer’s Forum magazine photography competition for high school and college students

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]]> http://710keel.com/northwestern-state-university-photographers-forum-finalists/feed/ 0 New Public Art Sculpture Unveiling Set for Next Week http://710keel.com/new-public-art-sculpture-unveiling-set-for-next-week/ http://710keel.com/new-public-art-sculpture-unveiling-set-for-next-week/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:41:19 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=67717 A new piece of art is headed to the Shreveport riverfront. And the City of Shreveport and Shreveport Regional Arts Council will unveil it next week. The public art sculpture, created by Deedee Morrison, is called "Safe Harbor

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]]> http://710keel.com/new-public-art-sculpture-unveiling-set-for-next-week/feed/ 0 NSU Jazz Musicians Performing At Benefit http://710keel.com/nsu-jazz-musicians-performing-at-benefit/ http://710keel.com/nsu-jazz-musicians-performing-at-benefit/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:04:50 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=62369 Northwestern State University’s Department of Fine and Graphic Art will host a fund raising event to benefit a fine arts summer session in New Mexico. Community officials paired with Northwestern State artists to create pieces that will be auctioned at the event, set to begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 24 at the Natchitoches Arts Center, 716 Second St.

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]]> http://710keel.com/nsu-jazz-musicians-performing-at-benefit/feed/ 0 Exhibit Featuring NSU, LSMSA Students Opens This Week http://710keel.com/exhibit-featuring-nsu-lsmsa-students-opens-this-week/ http://710keel.com/exhibit-featuring-nsu-lsmsa-students-opens-this-week/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:41:12 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=59268 A pre-apocalypse themed art exhibition featuring artwork by undergraduate students from Northwestern State University and high school students from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches opens Wednesday, March 7, at GALLERY ONE EIIIEVEN in the Main Street District of Leesville.

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]]> http://710keel.com/exhibit-featuring-nsu-lsmsa-students-opens-this-week/feed/ 0 Work by Jeremy Jones, NSU photo Qurebes Park PAC Group Offers Hula Hoop And Jewelry Classes http://710keel.com/qurebes-park-pac-group-offers-hula-hoop-and-jewelry-classes/ http://710keel.com/qurebes-park-pac-group-offers-hula-hoop-and-jewelry-classes/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:12:25 +0000 James Stanley http://710keel.com/?p=58166 Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation (SPAR) Querbes Community Center’s Park Advisory Council (PAC), in celebration of Women’s History Month, will offer Moving to the Beat: Making Your Own Hula Hoop & Jewelry on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, from 9:00am to 1:00pm.

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]]> http://710keel.com/qurebes-park-pac-group-offers-hula-hoop-and-jewelry-classes/feed/ 0 So…Who "Yarn-Bombed" NSU? http://710keel.com/so-who-yarn-bombed-nsu/ http://710keel.com/so-who-yarn-bombed-nsu/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:44:33 +0000 Angela Thomas http://710keel.com/?p=56542 The "culprits" behind last week's yarn bomb at Northwestern State University have been identified. But nobody's in TROUBLE for the whole thing. Prior to the Mardi Gras break, several crape myrtle trees near Nesom Natatorium were seen covered with crochet, an example of an international trend in which guerilla knitters install their handicraft in public spaces

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]]> http://710keel.com/so-who-yarn-bombed-nsu/feed/ 0 Here's what it's like to be "yarn-bombed" SRAC Named Finalist in Grant Competition http://710keel.com/srac-named-finalist-in-grant-competition/ http://710keel.com/srac-named-finalist-in-grant-competition/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:59:31 +0000 John Lee http://710keel.com/?p=50782 A banner day for the Shreveport Regional Arts Council.

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