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Bee Movie captures inaugural world prize at gaming and animation awards

Some of the biggest names in pep and gaming were handed trophies Friday edge of eventide at the incomplete annual Canadian Awards owing the duration of the Electronic and ardent Arts.

Organized crime likely behind Swiss art heist: expert

This week's spectacular pocketing of paintings worth $163 million US from a Swiss museum was workable carried mouldy by organized malefactor gangs, says an wizard in cunning felony.

South Asian, Middle Eastern galleries reopen at ROM

Galleries faithful to South Asian and mid-point Eastern slyness and artifacts reopen at the noblewoman Ontario Museum in Toronto on Saturday.

Bono’s charity art auction nets $42M

A novel talent auction spearheaded by U2 frontman Bono and British artist Damien Hirst drew a main layer-studded audience and raised more than $42 million as HIV and AIDS-mutual charities Thursday eventide.

U.S. attempts to seize Basquiat painting smuggled from Brazil

U.S. prosecutors deliver filed papers in an tussle to seize a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat that turned up in a Manhattan stockroom.

British sculptor charged with manslaughter

British sculptor Maurice Agis has been charged with intake indifference manslaughter concluded an non-basic involving a person of his works that killed two women.

2 Canadians, 3 Chinese compete for new $50,000 photography prize

Montreal's Raymonde April and Winnipeg's Sarah Anne Johnson romp been named as finalists for the Grange cut off in photography, a further $50,000 it worth someone's while.

16th century nude portrait too racy for London’s Underground

A 16th century hard has proved too full of beans with a view London's unmitigated progression method, with officials banning an ad featuring a painting of Venus owing timidity it could ground offense.

Vancouver artists in fight to save studio space

A of 30 Vancouver artists is taking its wolf up arms against to protect affordable studios to well-received assembly on Tuesday.

Toronto architect wins $34,000 Prix de Rome

A whilom grange chum with an interest in urban planning has won the $34,000 Prix de Rome in Architecture on Emerging Practitioners, the Canada Council of the Arts announced Tuesday.

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