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<description>Phuket Art - Phuket's English newspaper, with daily phuket news, phuket events, phuket classifieds, phuket business directory hotels, phuket resorts, phuket restaurants, phuket golf, phuket diving</description> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Finding soul in Surin]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Phuket: If you’re ever in Surin or in the vicinity of the upmarket Surin Plaza, art enthusiasts are recommended to drop by the fabulous Soul of Asia art gallery.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/finding-soul-in-surin-35600.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-12-21 15:35:19</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket’s Peranakans put jewels on display]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: More than 100 members of the Thai Peranakan Association of Phuket gathered at the Chalermraj Centre, formerly known as the Standard Chartered Bank building, in Phuket Town on Saturday (December 15) for the first official event at the venue.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket’s-peranakans-put-jewels-on-display-35441.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-12-17 13:47:43</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket people are what they eat]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: My foreign friends love to ask me about Thai culture, probably because they know that I am a local Phuketian. I was born here and my family has lived here for four generations. My great grandfather migrated from China 150 years ago.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-people-are-what-they-eat-35397.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-12-15 09:29:43</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Hans Christian Andersen's first fairy tale found]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[DENMARK: A Danish researcher has stumbled across the first fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen in Denmarks national archives.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/hans-christian-andersens-first-fairy-tale-found-35354.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-12-13 13:56:24</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[A taste of Tokyo in the Phuket old town]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A new bar/restaurant on Phang Nga Road in Phuket Town is already making waves for its impressive comic book designs on the roof and walls of the venue.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/a-taste-of-tokyo-in-the-phuket-old-town-35265.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-12-10 11:19:28</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Finding the truth in Dharma]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET:   Famed for his Buddhist oil paintings, a selection of Aree Kongpol’s finest artworks can be seen in an ongoing exhibition at Gallery 111 on Phang Nga Rd.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/finding-the-truth-in-dharma-35187.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-12-06 09:14:29</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Uncovering the hidden world of poverty in Phuket]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Behind Phuket’s palm trees, white beaches and smiles, is another world, unseen by most eyes.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/uncovering-the-hidden-world-of-poverty-in-phuket-34679.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-11-18 13:00:37</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[A Phuket hotel embraces art]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: B Lay Tong in Patong celebrated its one year anniversary under Accor management with drinks, dining and entertainment last Friday (Nov 2).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/a-phuket-hotel-embraces-art-34522.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-11-11 17:08:21</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Creating new memories at On On]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket’s oldest hotel, the On On Hotel on Phang Nga Road, has delayed plans to open until February of next year owing to unforeseen and unexpectedly high renovation costs.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/creating-new-memories-at-on-on-34244.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-11-02 11:04:25</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[What Underwood has under wraps]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Things are going quite well for famed Phuket fabricator John Underwood.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/what-underwood-has-under-wraps-34142.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-10-29 09:56:55</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Life's snapshots: Two friends take on the world armed with their cameras]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket teachers Amber and Jenna share their love for pictures and people.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/lifes-snapshots-two-friends-take-on-the-world-armed-with-their-cameras-34008.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-10-22 13:21:54</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Art, music and all that jazz]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Phuket: Artist and singer-for-hire Mari Okawa, a Japanese-Parisian who has been on the island for more than 20 years, wipes a trademark tuft of blonde-black hair from her eyes and ponders the question of which art form she took to first.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/art-music-and-all-that-jazz-33995.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-10-22 09:17:05</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Hope and fear for Phuket's art scene]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: For many of the 10 members of the Chino Art Group, the opening night of the Abstract Art exhibition held at Jungceylon on September 29 was a night full of emotions – pride, recognition, trepidation and in particular for its one foreign member, anxiety.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/hope-and-fear-for-phukets-art-scene-33684.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-10-05 16:27:41</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Abstracting the meaning of art]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Jayda Ponlid is a lady who is hard to define, and not only by occupation, which she currently lists as artist, model, jewellery designer, and artistic food creator.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/abstracting-the-meaning-of-art-33408.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-09-24 09:26:25</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[A touch of China]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Looking to redecorate your house? There is no room that couldn’t benefit from a touch of ‘Chinese styling’ according to Marc de Champeaux, owner of The Gallery Phuket in Thalang.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/a-touch-of-china-33238.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-09-17 12:16:13</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Crossing the cultural divide]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Claire Connell speaks to well known Phuket singer and writer Karen Beresford about her new book project, which tackles the thorny subject of Thai man-Western woman relationships.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/crossing-the-cultural-divide-33218.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-09-15 14:18:11</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[The way home: Modern Thai House]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[A new book covering contemporary Thai dwellings shines a spotlight on an architecture that is at once modern in appearance, yet traditional in attitude.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/the-way-home-modern-thai-house-33178.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-09-13 16:26:00</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Hanging with the kids]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: As well as being a rather groovy place for adults to listen to some great music, enjoy some awesome pieces of art and generally hang out in a relaxed and chilled out atmosphere, the Phuket Art Village Monthly Fair is quickly turning into a really fun place for kids too.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/hanging-with-the-kids-33071.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-09-10 10:04:31</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Gaining clarity through abstraction]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Surat Thani native Watcharin ‘Nui’ Rodnit has a dream – that is probably technicolour and abstract in visuals – to make Phuket Town the artistic hub of the island.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/gaining-clarity-through-abstraction-32925.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-31 18:03:48</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Elephants on parade]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Trisara welcomed hundreds of brightly painted and even jewel-encrusted elephants to its five-star resort on Friday (August 10). Thankfully, the elephant statues, which ranged in size from 5 – 75cms, were part of an ‘Elephants on Parade’ exhibition.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/elephants-on-parade-32672.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-17 17:40:12</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Making a village for all]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The Phuket Art Village, a sort of Nai Harn-based artistic commune inhabited by five Thai artists, has welcomed its first ever foreign artist, Tony Andrews.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/making-a-village-for-all-32575.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-14 13:04:10</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Fast times for Phuket Muslims]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: While many of you might be reading this over a coffee or sandwich in your favourite cafe or restaurant, spare a thought for the fasting Muslim Phuketians who are currently observing Ramadan.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/fast-times-for-phuket-muslims-32422.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-08-06 08:53:18</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Planting the seed]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The new Novotel Phuket Vintage Park in Patong hosted the opening of the inaugural art exhibition at The 9 Gallery last Friday (July 20).]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/planting-the-seed-32273.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-27 16:35:59</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Fields of love]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Fields in Phuket have become ‘Land Art for the King’ as part of a project to honour His Majesty King Bhumibol.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/fields-of-love-32272.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-27 16:30:58</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Water difference]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: VR Gallery’s latest art exhibition, Oceans Apart, features painted work by two artists divided by an ocean: Phuket-based artist Robin Gillow and South African artist Libby Harrison.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/water-difference-32200.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-23 17:39:06</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Pianists score a perfect night]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Guests at the Re Ká Ta Beachfront restaurant were treated to a exquisite evening of musical entertainment on Friday (July 6), courtesy of seven of the nation’s most talented young pianists.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/pianists-score-a-perfect-night-32044.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-16 10:44:58</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Quick on the draw]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[As a kid at school in the UK, there were few things more fun than doodling.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/quick-on-the-draw-31909.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-09 08:57:36</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Teaching the island to dance]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Katherine’s Dance Studio delighted legions of beaming parents with ‘An Evening of the Arts for Children’ on Sunday, June 24.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/teaching-the-island-to-dance-31750.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-07-02 08:46:51</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Painting a night to remember]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Suthirak Chantragun started his artistic career much like many other Phuket-born artists, creating reproduction art. But as time passed and he gained experience, Suthirak began to develop his very own unique style.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/painting-a-night-to-remember-31599.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-25 09:15:39</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Modern soul in old town]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Phuket artists Zen, Jek and Ids came together last Saturday (June 9) to showcase their unique, zany and at-times literally off the wall art pieces in a combined exhibition at the Drawing Room in Phuket Town.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/modern-soul-in-old-town-31389.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-15 14:26:51</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[A life lived in abstract]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Mom Tri’s VR Gallery’s artist in residence Chris De Meo will be showcasing his first solo exhibition My Abstract Life from June 11 – July 11.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/a-life-lived-in-abstract-31262.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-11 11:14:34</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Airbrushing identities onto T-shirts]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[Jack Acharya has been airbrushing ‘customised’ images onto T-shirts for more than ten years. The half Nepalese/Thai young man explains that its popularity has increased tenfold recently and that he has two main markets; Australians and Kuwaitis.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/airbrushing-identities-onto-t-shirts-31117.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-06-04 09:55:39</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Emotional photo a hit with judges]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: A stunning shot of an elderly lady bonding with a young child whilst preparing food has taken top prize in a Phuket photo competition.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/emotional-photo-a-hit-with-judges-30903.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-05-25 15:37:27</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Phuket pics 'n' pals]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: The acronym PNP stands for both Phuket Neo Photo and, informally, Pics n’ Pals. It is a group of like-minded friends who all live in Phuket and who are all incredibly passionate about taking photos.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-pics-n-pals-30731.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-05-19 14:11:25</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Daydream drawing in Phuket]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Bangkok-born Isara ‘Ids’ Thaotong believes that art is everywhere and in everything, including in much of the interior design work he is responsible for around the island.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/daydream-drawing-in-phuket-30568.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-05-14 11:40:00</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Great work from a cool mind]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Painter Somrak Maneemai’s nickname is ‘Yen’, which means ‘cool’ in Thai.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/great-work-from-a-cool-mind-30340.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-05-04 12:00:03</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Master of puppets]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Artist Apinan Sarochwong sits in his studio in the front of his small suburban house located off busy Chao Fa East Road, just south of Phuket Town.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/master-of-puppets-30252.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-04-30 15:39:59</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Fire in his heart]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Painter Virat ‘Plerng’ Uttakut comes to meet me at the door to his P. Fire Studio, through which one glimpses a hammock strung up  between tree trunks.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/fire-in-his-heart-29991.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-04-20 16:30:31</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Catching the tropical flow]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Another art dinner held by Think Design magazine is in progress at Brush. The waterfront at Kalim beach on Friday night (April 6) is brightly lit and busy with people sitting on the esplanade,]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/catching-the-tropical-flow-29915.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-04-18 17:59:40</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Waxing lyrical]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Helping her lapidary mother as a child in the French Pacific territory of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Patricia Boullion learned early the love of creating something using her bare hands.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/waxing-lyrical-29606.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-04-05 15:42:10</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[A star comes out]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET: Tina Hall, director of the Phuket Has Been Good To Us Foundation, looks very pleased.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/a-star-comes-out-28950.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2012-02-24 15:27:17</pubDate> 
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	<title><![CDATA[Nurturing Phuket's creative side]]></title> 
	<description><![CDATA[PHUKET VILLAGE OF THE WEEK: People may think that artists live in their own world and work a different way from others, but the artists at the Phuket Art Village want to open up their world to the rest of us.]]></description> 
	<link>http://www.thephuketnews.com/nurturing-phukets-creative-side-26664.php</link> 
	<pubDate>2011-09-03 08:46:07</pubDate> 
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