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<title>Sheila Fein and the PEACE PROJECT</title>
<link>http://thousandoaksartassoc.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=656</link>
<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thousandoaksartassoc.com/ppl3.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sheila Fein's &quot;Full Cup&quot; will be part of the show The Peace Project. &lt;br&gt; 
Proceeds will go to helping families in Sierra Leone. &lt;br&gt;
Please click on the link http://www.thewhole9.com/thepeaceproject &lt;br&gt;    
to learn about the project and the show. &lt;br&gt;
Please scroll down to view &quot;Full Cup&quot; and to see some amazing work&lt;br&gt; from some amazing artists all in the name of Peace.....&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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<title>Sugarloaf Craft Festivals Accepting Applications for Spring 2011</title>
<link>http://thousandoaksartassoc.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=655</link>
<description>&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thousandoaksartassoc.com/front_photo_squares.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;


&lt;b&gt;Sugarloaf Craft Festivals, one of the nation’s most popular juried shows of contemporary crafts and fine art,&lt;br&gt; is now accepting applications from artists in all media for its Spring 2011 shows.&lt;br&gt; Jurying for the Spring 2011 season begins August 27, 2010.&lt;br&gt; Sugarloaf shows are consistently ranked by craft industry publications as some of the top fine arts and crafts festivals in the nation.&lt;br&gt; Artists whose work is exhibited at Sugarloaf shows are represented in the nation’s finest galleries, private collections, and museums.&lt;br&gt; Sugarloaf Craft Festivals attract more than 180,000 people each year and generate annual sales of $16 million for participating artisans.....&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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<title>Dorothea Heger UNIVERSAL WHISPERS</title>
<link>http://thousandoaksartassoc.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=654</link>
<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thousandoaksartassoc.com/Universal%20Being.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dorothea Heger will have a solo show “Universal Whispers” at  Harbor Village Gallery, 1591 Spinnaker Dr., Ste 117 C in Ventura from Oct. 13 – Nov. 21, 2010.&lt;br&gt;
This is the first exhibit in collaboration with poet Louisa Angeli
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<title>Founder of the FBI's Art Crime Team Publishes New Book</title>
<link>http://thousandoaksartassoc.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=653</link>
<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thousandoaksartassoc.com/Wittman.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;b&gt;The Wall Street Journal called him “a living legend.”&lt;br&gt; The London Times dubbed him “the most famous art detective in the world.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

In Priceless, Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team,&lt;br&gt; pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first time,&lt;br&gt; offering a real-life international thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair..... &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; </description>
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<title>GREEN/VERT/VERDE - Environmentally Inspired</title>
<link>http://thousandoaksartassoc.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=652</link>
<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thousandoaksartassoc.com/225_featured.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&quot;GREEN/VERT/VERDE - Environmentally Inspired&quot; is an invitational art exhibit about renewal and recycling.&lt;br&gt;
 Each of the twelve artists in this group show has the freedom to interpret the title through their art, &lt;br&gt; 
 telling the viewer what is environmentally inspiring. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
 Recycled metal, endangered species, and repurposed materials are all themes incorporated in this exhibit. &lt;br&gt; 
 Green as the color found in landscapes and nature is also depicted by some artists. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  
This exhibit is presented by the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, &quot;The Voice of the Arts&quot;,&lt;br&gt; in The Galleria at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts.....&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt; 
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<title>Elements Art &amp; Fashion Show - Charity Event</title>
<link>http://thousandoaksartassoc.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=651</link>
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&lt;b&gt;You are cordially invited to ELEMENTS Art &amp; Fashion Show, hosted by Natural Born Beauties.&lt;br&gt; The event is inspired by the 5 elements and will feature local and LA performance artists, painters, photographers &amp; a lingerie fashion show.&lt;br&gt; The event will give proceeds to “The Sultan Project”, a charity for Dobie’s &amp; Little Paws animal sanctuary in Fillmore CA.&lt;br&gt; The event will be held at The Ventura Theater  Sunday, September 26th 2010 at 5:30pm..... &lt;/b&gt;

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<title>Terese Pancak Schwartz at Bergamot Station</title>
<link>http://thousandoaksartassoc.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=650</link>
<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thousandoaksartassoc.com/Neda%20on%20FB.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&quot;Neda 1982 - 2009&quot;, Terese Pencak Schwartz' photo mosaic, was juried into &lt;br&gt; the 2010 California Open Exhibition at the TAG Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
 
August 17 - September 3 &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; 
 
Reception is on Saturday, August 21st from 5-8:pm..... &lt;/b&gt;
 
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<title>Plans go forward on a Regional Art Museum </title>
<link>http://thousandoaksartassoc.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=649</link>
<description>Thousand Oaks Acorn&lt;br&gt;
July 15, 2010&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thousandoaksartassoc.com/Front%20and%20center%20RAM.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;A regional art museum to serve the cities of Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills and Calabasas&lt;br&gt; is moving forward with planning, development and membership invitations.....&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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<title>Tesi Sanchez-Halpert: Gallery Los Olivos </title>
<link>http://thousandoaksartassoc.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=648</link>
<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thousandoaksartassoc.com/5x7_postcard_FRONT.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mark your calenders. September, Saturday 4th for a reception from 1-4pm. &lt;br&gt;
 
Tesi is having a show  along with Mandy Weathers (also a Gallery Los Olivos member) the whole month of September.&lt;br&gt;
She invites you to come to Los Olivos as a day trip or a fun week-end trip.....&lt;/b&gt;

 
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<title>Ran Elson: Whimsy and Delight Show</title>
<link>http://thousandoaksartassoc.org/modules.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=647</link>
<description>&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thousandoaksartassoc.com/02%20Total%20Immersion.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fran Elson has a piece in the lobby of the Hall of Administration in Ventura, that is part of “Whimsy and Delight”,&lt;br&gt; the current show by the Ventura County Council of the Arts.&lt;br&gt;   It’s a free standing piece, and quite large and heavy, so thank you, Ed, for your help with it.&lt;br&gt;  It’s quite an interesting show and runs until September 25th,&lt;br&gt; with an artist reception on Thursday, July 29th from 5:30 to 7:00 pm.&lt;br&gt;  If you have a chance, do drop by.&lt;br&gt;  I’d love to see you and talk to you about this piece.&lt;/b&gt;</description>
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