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Diane Dodd

Super Bowl 2014: Rutherford's 'Footballs for Food' pairs Art with Outreach

Amy Kuperinsky, N.J.News The auction, “Footballs for Food,” at Rutherford’s Elks Lodge, was the culmination of a months-long community art project tied to the Super Bowl. Twenty-three fiberglass footballs, each 24 inches tall, were designed by local students and artists. The footballs were then displayed in Rutherford storefronts this month

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Da Bao: Take Out Food as Cross Cultural Exchange

Kevin Griffin, The Vancouver Sun Art made from hundreds of ceramic Chinese soup spoons is one of the works in an exhibition that uses the idea of take out food as a stand in for recent cultural changes in China and among the Chinese diaspora in Canada and around the

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Creative Juices to Flow at New Christiansburg Art Studio

Travis Williams, The Roanoke Times Nikki Sprecher is hoping to create a buzz in the New River Valley when she opens her Wine and Design art studio next month in the Food Lion Plaza shopping center on North Franklin Street in Christiansburg. The studio will be one of 36 locations

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

It's Fun to Look at and Fun to Eat

Jennifer Gish, Timesunion Anne Manzella, from Guilderland, is an art teacher, and we can see why after she submitted this sushi platter cake for our Cute Food Art Contest. About two dozen amateur food artists entered our contest, and the entries were both cute and creative. But the winner is Manzella … READ

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Cities and Culture
Diane Dodd

Charlie Stocker and the art of food foraging…at Firstsite

Daily Gazette Edible art was on the menu at Colchester’s Firstsite gallery when chef Charlie Stocker gave visitors a taste of food foraging. Charlie, who recently opened a pop-up restaurant in the waiting room of Colchester bus station, was the guest at the gallery’s Free Family Saturday … READ MORE

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Art, Food, Justice

Jacob Miller, SouthCoast Today The Food Research and Action foundation found that, one in six Americans struggle with hunger leading anti-hunger initiatives to grow increasingly. Through art, SouthCoast Serves is raising awareness and funds for local food pantries with the opening of the Art, Food, Justice Exhibit … READ MORE

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Food for Thought in Designer's Conference

John Gibb, Otago Daily Times Dunedin’s rapidly rising status in food design circles will be reflected in a international conference being hosted by the Otago Polytechnic later this year, organisers say. High-profile culinary artists and designers from throughout the world will converge on the city for the International Food Design Conference

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Edible Art Gala at new Maker House downtown

Carolyn Classen, Tucson Citizen This event is being held at the Maker House (former historic Bates mansion, now an art event venue & coffee shop) at 283 N. Stone Avenue (SW corner of Franklin St. and Stone Ave., just south of the Stone Avenue underpass). Maker House describes themselves as

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Folk art classes offer edible lesson in pies and Mennonite traditions

Rochelle A. Shenk, Lancaster Online The phrase “American as apple pie” took on a new meaning Friday night as the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society kicked off its folk art series with an event that was as much about learning as it was about tasting. “Pies in the Mennonite Tradition” offered a

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Eat Your Art Out!

City of Geneva, Illinois After wrapping up a 5th season of the lauded Dancing with the Geneva Stars in 2013, the GCAC is excited to introduce its new annual gala event, Eat Your Art Out! For the first time in Geneva, art will be paired with food and wine as

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World Summit on Arts and Culture, Santiago de Chile, January 2014

ART-idea’s Director, Diane Dodd participated in the World Summit on Arts and Culture that took place in Santiago de Chile, 13th-16th January 2014. The theme of the summit is Creative Times – new models for cultural development. Nearly 500 participants from diverse countries and cultures from around the world are

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Food is Art at Miami’s Newest Art Museum

Liz Balmaseda, Palm Beach Post Downtown Miami’s splashy new Perez Art Museum (PAMM) has wowed art lovers with works of a diverse range of palettes. Meanwhile, its onsite bistro has pleased an ample range of palates. The museum’s restaurant and bar, Verde, is the domain of Stephen Starr Events … READ

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Diane Dodd

IGCAT presented at the World Summit on Arts and Culture in Chile

IGCAT participated in the World Summit on Arts and Culture that took place in Santiago de Chile, 13th-16th January 2014. The theme of the summit was Creative Times – new models for cultural development. Nearly 500 participants from diverse countries and cultures from around the world debated the role of

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Regions and Gastronomy
Diane Dodd

Art, food in ample supply at annual Cape Coral festival

Thomas Himes, News Press Fried food and painted toilet seats caught people’s eyes Saturday at Cape Coral’s Festival of the Arts. After eating a generous-sized Gyro, Cape Coral resident Tommy Holohan lamented stumbling across the festival on his way to buy vegetables at the nearby farmer’s market … READ MORE

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