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Sandy's wrath wreaked havoc on art and collectors

Artwork damaged by Hurricane Sandy is removed from CRG Gallery in New York earlier this month. Many art collectors have had to become experts in the world of insurers, adjusters, appraisers and conservators, whose jobs are to restore art, or pay claims when restoration is impossible.

Last fall, after Hurricane Sandy sent water sloshing through her storage container in New Jersey, Ulla Pitha began to worry whether any of her 27 artworks had been damaged. But she worried in particular about one piece: a Mary Cassatt etching.

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Idaho Shakespeare Festival

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Trey McIntyre Project co-founder Schert is moving on

After a nine-year run, Trey McIntyre Project Co-Founder John Michael Schert ended his tenure as founding executive director and board member on May 3, TMP announced Wednesday.
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Boise Philharmonic season finale

The Boise Philharmonic will wrap up its 51st season this weekend with Rachmaninoff's epic Symphony No. 2 and a performance by young violin sensation Jennifer Frautschi.
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Boise Music Week marks 95 years

Boise Music Week will fill the city's theaters, halls and parks with song, dance and more for the 95th consecutive year - and it's all free.
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Domingo Zapata's best known work may be himself

Some artists shun the spotlight, letting galleries promote their work while they keep to their studios. Others are savvier, stoking just enough buzz to get the art cognoscenti's attention.
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Morrison Center sets schedule for Broadway Series

The Morrison Center will produce its biggest series to date next season, filling the center with 40 performances and three Idaho premieres.
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Call to artists: Art Source Gallery's annual National Juried Art Show

If you want to enter, time is running out.
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First Thursday: Modern artists find fitting union with Modern Hotel

OK, so May's First Thursday might seem like it's all about modern art - and it just might be.
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Expect the unexpected at Modern Art 6 in Boise

You never know what's going to happen at Modern Art. "It's hard to predict," says Modern Art co-curator Amy O'Brien.
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Boise's Christopher Brand is living his dream

'Beauty and the Beast' will open with a familiar face on stage.
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First Thursday highlights for May 2

Æ Learn more about William Morris' and Alexis Rockman's glass and painting exhibit "The Art of Nature" with a discussion by artists, ecologists, musicians and geologists about the intersection of art and the environment. It's at 5:30 p.m. at the Boise Art Museum, 610 Julia Davis Drive. The ...