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Art Exhibition – Katerina Sklaveniti & Mark Tristram in Paleochora

2023-07-20 by Phil Butler

Art Flow Gallery

July 22 at the Art Flow Studio Gallery in Paleochora, the studio will open exhibitions by artists Katerina Sklaveniti and Mark Tristram.

Tags: Art Flow Gallery, Art Flow Gallery Paleochora, Art Flow Studio & Gallery, artists, Chania events, Crete events, Katerina Sklaveniti, Mark Tristram, Paleochora

French Artist Anne Bronner’s Love of Crete Inspires Beautiful Travel Books

2021-09-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Arkadi

An interview and profile of French artist Anne Bronner, and her love for Crete Island as an inspiration for her work.

Tags: Achlada, Achlada - Mourtzanakis Residence, Anne Bronner, artist retreat, artists, Crete agrotourism, Crete art, Crete landscapes, Crete people, Crete watercolors, nature retreat

Possible Forgotten El Greco Masterpiece Discovered In a Church on Crete

2019-12-08 by Phil Butler

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A religious icon in a small church outside Chania is believed to be an early work of master painter El Greco.

Tags: artists, Crete artist, El Greco, El Greco painting, El Greco works, Fodele, religious icons, Tsivaras

Eurovision 2013 Final Set: An Inferno of Talent

2013-05-17 by Phil Butler

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The second semi-final of Eurovision 2013 took place last night in Malmo. Ten winners move forward to this weekend’s Grand Final that will reveal Europe’s best performer and song of the year. This year’s contest is loaded with more talent than any previous contest in memory, but a lot more by way of political and artistic expressiveness too.

Tags: art, artists, Broadway, Cezar, Denmark, Europe artists, Eurovision, Eurovision final, Moldove, romania, song contest

Tallinn, Estonia Hosts Graphic Arts Exhibition

2011-01-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tallinn museum

Tallinn, Estonia hosts the 15th Annual Talinn Graphics Triennial, a celebration and discovery of various art genres. Held at the Kumu Art Museum, the exhibition is slated to showcase some extraordinary art from the Baltics, as well as last year’s artist of the moment Óscar Muñoz. For art lovers headed toward Estonia or the other Baltic states, this is a unique opportunity to grab hold of fine emerging artistic wonder.

Tags: art exhibition, artists, Arts Exhibition, Baltic art, Baltic artists, Estonia exhibition, For Love, Graphics Triennial, Kumu Art Museum, Not Money, scar Muñoz, Tallinn artists

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