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  AKASCA - Art Bank Gallery
The Alaska Contemporary Art Bank (ACAB) was founded in 1975 by the Alaska State Council on the Arts.
Artworks are loaned through the Alaska State Council on the Arts to state offices throughout Alaska,including the Alaska Congressional delegation offices in Washington DC.
If you have borrowed art from us before and are interested in returning, exchanging, or renewing your loans, please get in touch with us at your earliest convenience.
www.eed.state.ak.us /aksca/gallery_3.htm   (352 words)

  
  Art Bank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Art Bank is a division of the Canada Council for the Arts that rents works of art to public and private sector offices.
The vast majority of its art is rented by the Federal government, with less than ten percent being rented by the private sector.
The Art Bank is located in Ottawa, Ontario, but it ships its work across the country.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Art_Bank   (175 words)

  
 Proposal for a National Art Bank
The concept of an art bank is one that will be unfamiliar to most New Zealanders, though several countries (notably Canada) have schemes operating along similar lines.
Having purchased or commissioned them, the Art Bank would be in a position to hire them out, nation-wide, to metropolitan and regional art galleries and museums, government departments, local bodies, schools, overseas stations, and so on.
You could say that art now is in an ephemeral situation; and this being the case, most galleries being built in this country now are actually untruthful exercises, in the sense that they're not taking into account the changes that have taken place over the past two decades.
www.art-newzealand.com /Issues1to40/artbank.htm   (1677 words)

  
 4Reference || Art Bank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Art Bank is a divsion of the Canada Council for the Arts that rents wroks of art to public and private sector offices.
The Bank continues to expand its collection, buying 52 works for 160 000 dollars in 2002.
Works of art a rented out for two year periods, and the price is gerneally 20% of the piece's value for the rental.
www.4reference.net /encyclopedias/wikipedia/Art_Bank.html   (191 words)

  
 National Bank of Belgium
The Bank shall establish branches or agencies in the places in the territory of the Belgian-Luxembourg Economic Union where they are considered necessary in agreement with the Government concerned.
Upon expiration of the Bank's right of issue, the State shall have a priority claim to one fifth of the reserve fund The remaining four fifths shall be distributed among all the shareholders.
The Bank shall be entrusted, to the exclusion of all other Belgian or foreign bodies, with the conversion into francs of foreign currencies borrowed by the Government.
www.law.nyu.edu /centralbankscenter/texts/Belgium-Organic%20Law.html   (10168 words)

  
 Art Bank - Citizen Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Henry has, after all, taken the Art Bank in just a few years from drowning, almost fatally, in red ink to a state of self-sufficiency and even profitability by applying some common sense business principles to a perpetually money-losing federal cultural agency.
Actually, Henry was in South Africa, Nigeria and Senegal last Nov. 15-26, as a representative of the Art Bank's owner, the Canada Council for the Arts, scouting out possibilities for Canadian artists to serve residencies abroad or to become involved in exchanges with African countries.
She had actually begun singing the praises of the Art Bank to Ngubame three years earlier when the two had met at a reception in Ottawa.
www.banquedart.ca /News+and+Events/Media/Citizen+Article.htm   (926 words)

  
 Art Bank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Art Bank is a division of the Canada Council for the Arts that rents works of art to and private sector offices.
The vast majority of its art rented by the Federal government with less than ten percent being by the private sector.
The Art Bank is in Ottawa Ontario but it ships its work across country.
www.freeglossary.com /Art_Bank   (496 words)

  
 The Canada Council for the Arts - Canada Council Art Bank celebrates 30th anniversary
The Art Bank was created in 1972 with a mandate to develop a collection of Canadian artworks for use in federal offices and public buildings; in recent years, the Art Bank's services have also been extended to private sector clients.
The Art Bank's 30th anniversary coincides with the 45th anniversary of the Canada Council for the Arts, which was created by an Act of Parliament in 1957.
After a period of uncertainty in the mid-1990s, the Art Bank streamlined its operations, increased its revenue base to the break-even point and resumed purchasing art in 2000.
www.canadacouncil.ca /news/releases/2002/bv127240285411875000.htm   (506 words)

  
 DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities: Art in Public Places - Art Bank
Art Bank is the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities' movable collection of works purchased from local artists.
A segment of the Art Bank is devoted to works that visually document life in contemporary Washington, with a specific focus on local culture rather than federal aspects of the city.
Art Bank works are acquired through an annual call for entries.
dcarts.dc.gov /dcarts/cwp/view,a,3,q,527950,dcartsNav,|31591|.asp   (195 words)

  
 BANK - The Fuck Off Thing
BANK at it's most interesting was one of the most provocative and intelligent developments of post-modern art.
Bank were painfully aware of the problems this position would give them, the narrowing of readings that this politicisation would entail.
BANK are bringing to our attention the assumed position of the artist in society, the values that inform how an artist is positioned and therefore how an artist positions their work.
www.btinternet.com /~brain.love/bank.html   (1664 words)

  
 Government of New Brunswick - Culture and Sport Secreteriat
The NB Art Bank is a permanent collection of contemporary visual arts by New Brunswick artists that was created in 1968.
The Art Bank is accessible to the public through an acquisitions program, a loans program, and through exhibitions.
Since the Art Bank was established, there have been numerous exhibitions of the works of art in the Bank.
www.gnb.ca /0131/art_bank-e.asp   (428 words)

  
 About Artbank
Established in 1980 by the Australian Government as an arts support program, Artbank is the largest buyer of contemporary Australian art in the country.
Now part of the Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts, Artbank promotes Australian culture and the enjoyment of living with Australian art by making the Collection available for rent and reinvesting its revenues back in to the collection.
Contact your local art consultant for more information or make an appointment to visit a showroom.
www.artbank.gov.au   (224 words)

  
 InfoPEI: Provincial Art Bank
The art bank was established in the early 1980's as an initiative of the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs.
With the art enhancing the surroundings of public areas of government buildings, it also made the art accessible to a broad range of the general public.
It is not the purpose of the art bank to furnish private offices.
www.gov.pe.ca /infopei/index.php3?number=1011226&lang=f   (594 words)

  
 NORVAISAS & CO. ART BANK
Dedicated to both artists and art enthusiasts alike, Erotic Signature has put together a distinguished panel of judges consisting of museum curators, academics, collectors, editors and established masters in the field of erotic art to narrow down all submitted entries to a mere 200 winners.
In 2008 the Foundation Nature Art Drenthe is organizing the 4th edition of the international annual (2005, 2006, 2007) event about art in nature.
Indian Artists Network is inviting entries from professional Indian artists around the world for participation in the Art Singapore 2007 exhibition (From 4th August till 8th August 2007) where we shall have a highly selective exhibition of Indian art.
www.culture.lt /ArtDB   (1304 words)

  
 Art Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The World Bank's art collection has grown informally and organically since the early 1970s, when its original purpose was decorative.
In the early 1980s when the Bank completed construction of the building that was to house its Africa operations, a group of enthusiastic staff members worked together to develop an important collection of traditional African art.
The World Bank's art collection is not just an investment in art but rather an investment in the artists who create it.
web.worldbank.org /WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/ORGANIZATION/GSDARTPROGRAM/0,,contentMDK:20084024~hlPK:254855~menuPK:177513~pagePK:176665~piPK:250660~theSitePK:254046,00.html   (711 words)

  
 Frederick County Art Association - Home Page
The Frederick County Art Association, Inc. (FCAA), is a non-profit organization committed to encouraging artistic growth within its membership, and to promoting interest and participation in the visual arts in the Frederick, MD area.
Artists will be chosen from the Fine Art Bank to exhibit in Sliver Spring businesses for 6-8 week periods and to be highlighted in the bimonthly "Art Walks" publication.
Art announcements at http://www.artannouncements.com is a trilingual art portal that provides visual artists with art deadlines, as well as complementary information such as slide list registry and ongoing portfolio review programs, all on an international scale.
www.fred.net /hummer/fcaa   (682 words)

  
 Kiosk
The art buildings alone are an architectural and engineering triumph (see sidebar), but their location near so many other University fine arts disciplines will also facilitate the mingling of art, theater, dance, and music in the creation of new artistic expressions and arts education at the University.
The collective is planning a festival of arts for the art buildings’ public opening the weekend of October 10–13.
The Arts Quarter is expected to become a destination for community arts enthusiasts, who will be able to engage in and sample everything from top quality performances and guest lectures to innovative, cutting-edge exhibitions and performances.
www1.umn.edu /urelate/kiosk/0703kiosk/arts.html   (723 words)

  
 Art in America: Banking on Art - artists exhibit in former bank during Art Miami   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Miamians have grown accustomed to Art Miami, the international fair that materializes each January at the Convention Center in Miami Beach.
The nine-story, 250,000-square-foot, glass-walled structure was uninhabited, damaged by a broken water main in April 1999 and slated for demolition to make room on the prime property for a bigger and better 36-story, 1.2-million-square-foot tower by Kohn Pederson Fox.
Paula Harper is a professor of modern art at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1248/is_5_88/ai_62111779   (1033 words)

  
 Open Directory - Arts: Art History: Periods and Movements   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Art Bank - Data-bank on ancient art from the 10th to the 18th century.
Art Images for College Teaching - AICT is a royalty-free image exchange resource for the educational community.
Modern Art Periods - Short description of the art movements of the 19th and 20th century.
dmoz.org /Arts/Art_History/Periods_and_Movements   (335 words)

  
 Global Art Project - GAP Art Bank
The GAP Art Bank is a collection of images of artwork created for the Global Art Project, and the people who created it.
Everyone is invited to submit work to the GAP Art Bank.
Also, the GAP Art Bank has been used as source material for the creation of slide presentations and promotional literature.
www.global-art.org /galleries/gapartbank.html   (165 words)

  
 art bank checks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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My policy on accepting "official checks" (another term of art) for any significant amount of money is that I must accompany the buyer to his bank to witness...
to pick up their art, ferreting out payment from those whose checks bounced, running the credit card slips and double-checking the bank statement against them...
www.ukrainian-art.com /art-bank-checks.shtml   (1755 words)

  
 Bank 5 Adfunk Internet Solutions Article
For example, if someone wants to buy a computer, the bank will buy the computer and then sell it on to the customer at a fixed price, leasing it to them or charging a rental fee until the item is fully paid for.
HSBC banking group has become the fist high street bank in Britain to offer mortgages and current accounts in accordance with Shari `ah.
Under Shari `ah, the interest on bank accounts is unlawful or haram because such interest is an increase of money made without effort or trade.
www.geocities.com /wirepartner3/Bank5.htm   (562 words)

  
 World Bank Art Program Home Page
Art and Culture are integral forces of development.
Recognizing the contribution of art and culture to social cohesion and economic development, the World Bank's Art Program is formally charged with managing the institution's art collection and promoting contemporary art from its member nations.
The Art Program makes particular effort to draw awareness to artists from developing countries.
web.worldbank.org /WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTABOUTUS/ORGANIZATION/GSDARTPROGRAM/0,,menuPK:180191~pagePK:176673~piPK:180188~theSitePK:254046,00.html   (111 words)

  
 Data Bank for Art: Painting, Drawing, Engraving from X to XVII Century - Art Bank - Absolutearts.com
ArtBank, a data bank on art, has already been operating for more than nine years in this field, with remarkable success.
Art Bank can boast a set of 34,000-plus files on different artists (painters, drawing-makers, engravers, from 10th to 18th century) and more than 1,000,000 acknowledged works recorded, auction quotations included.
ArtBank (an exclusive Italian product) can be an extremely useful service for all those in the world who, as regular visitors of the art environment, may be interested in swift, exhaustive, reliable information on the life and the production of whatever artist.
www.absolutearts.com /artsnews/2000/03/25/26744.html   (460 words)

  
 NSCAD University: News and events
Added Victoria Henry, Director of the Art Bank: "We are delighted that NSCAD University has so enthusiastically accepted the Art Bank collection of film and video, and that it has created a new resource centre for its use.
The Art Bank was created in 1972 with a mandate to develop a collection of Canadian artworks for lease to federal offices and public buildings; in recent years, the Art Bank's services have also been extended to private sector clients.
Today, the Art Bank has the world's largest collection of contemporary Canadian art - some 18,000 works, one-third of which are leased at any given time.
www.nscad.ns.ca /news/news.php?linked=1&newsID=15   (502 words)

  
 Art Bank - About   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
“The concept of the Art Bank is as valid today as it was 30 years ago.
There have been changes over the years, but our mandate is still the same: to support and promote Canadian artists by making their works accessible in offices and public spaces across Canada
With some 18,000 paintings, prints, photographs and sculptures by over 2500 artists, The Canada Council Art Bank is home to the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art.
www.banquedart.ca /About/default   (119 words)

  
 THE NAPLES BANK NOTE COMPANY - WHAT IS BANK NOTE ART™?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Banknotables™ are meticulously designed art pieces for collectors resembling real currency and commemorating international currencies, historical events, notable institutions or organizations and personalities from around the world, and featuring the detailed beauty of old world engraving.
The One Million Euro Banknotables™, for example, were created to commemorate issuance of the Euro as official currency within the 15 nation European Union, effective January, 2002.
These elegant works of art are created exclusively for the Naples Bank Note Company by Christopher McCauley and Richard Baratz, world famous bank note designers.
www.banknotables.com /banknotables.asp   (126 words)

  
 Pnc Art Bank Center
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A multi-million dollar performing arts center specially designed for live concerts, the PNC Bank Arts Center is one of the finest and most beautifully designed facilities of its kind in the United States.
Despite global efforts to eradicate grinding poverty, the poorest countries are on course to grow poorer still as their natural resources dwindle, the World Bank said ahead of the UN summit.
www.ebank.name /bank/pnc-art-bank-center.html   (679 words)

  
 art bank checks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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that connects south areas of the west bank to the...
ukrainian-art.com /art-bank-checks.shtml   (1755 words)

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