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July 1, 2010
New Orleans Film Society and the Contemporary Arts Center present ART OF THE STEAL

An un-missable look at one of the art world's most fascinating controversies and a celebrated selection of the Toronto, New York and AFI Film Festivals, Don Argott's gripping documentary THE ART OF THE STEAL chronicles the long and dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes Foundation, a private collection of art valued at more than $25 billion.
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July 31- August 1, 2010
New Orleans Film Society and the Contemporary Arts Center present The 3rd ANNUAL NEW ORLEANS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL

The festival will feature more than 90 animated, live-action and documentary short films from around the world, made for children and teens.(Click for more info.)

August 13-15, 2010
Crescent City Choreographers presents LASTING IMAGES

Crescent City Choreographers has returned with new inspiration and new works choreographed by Kesha McKey and Giselle Nakhid. Lasting Images is a collection of works inspired by the kinship, desire, commitment, self image, truth, and body language we have all encountered through our life experiences.
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August 13, 8pm
August 14, 8pm
August 15, 3pm
August 19, 2010
New Orleans Film Society and the Contemporary Arts Center present THE GIANT WOMAN AND THE LIGHTNING MAN & MONEY MAN

A double feature with THE GIANT WOMAN AND THE LIGHTNING MAN, Philip Haas's eye-popping film on Australian Aboriginal art, takes us through the steps of preparing three ground paintings made by a group of desert tribesman and MONEY MAN about J.S.G. Boggs, an artist whose medium is money. Boggs' "dollars" have been confiscated as counterfeit by the U.S. Treasury Department.
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September 2, 2010
New Orleans Film Society and the Contemporary Arts Center present STRONGMAN

One of the most poignant and hauntingly original American documentaries in years, Strongman tells the up-close-and-personal story of Stanley "Stanless Steel" Pleskun, who can lift dump trucks and bend pennies with his bare hands, but who struggles to transcend his chaotic New Jersey home life and the toll of his slowly-but-surely advancing age.
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Saturday August 7, 2010
Whitney White Linen Night

Art Openings & Outdoor Celebration (6-9pm), Entertainment on Julia Street (6-9pm), CAC Celebration & After Party (9-11pm)

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March 31-June 30, 2010
Joan Mitchell in New Orleans: Prints

The Collaborative Process: From Joan Mitchell to Contemporary Artists is an afternoon of discussions that will explore artistic collaborations: first in relationship to Joan Mitchell's work, then by expanding the conversation to the experiences of artists who are currently collaborating as part of their artistic process.

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June 26, 2010

The Collaborative Process: From Joan Mitchell to Contemporary Artists

The Collaborative Process: From Joan Mitchell to Contemporary Artists is an afternoon of discussions that will explore artistic collaborations: first in relationship to Joan Mitchell's work, then by expanding the conversation to the experiences of artists who are currently collaborating as part of their artistic process.

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On View through June 6, 2010

INTERPLAY

This exhibition presents recent work by four photographers based in the U.S. all of whom deal, to some degree, with conventions of portraiture. One, Phyllis Galembo, is a New York-based artist who has numerous museum exhibitions and publications to her credit. The other three -- Kevin Kline, Herman Mhire, and Sonja Rieger -- are based in New Orleans, Lafayette, and Birmingham, respectively, and their works are known primarily to a regional audience.

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