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Artis Auriferae
Artis may refer to: People Surname * Dominic Artis (born 1993), American basketball player * Jamareo Artis (born 1989), American bass guitarist * Jamel Artis (born 1993), American basketball player * Orsten Artis (1943–2017), American basketball player * Rebecca Artis (born 1988), Australian professional golfer * William Artis (1914–1977), American sculptor Given name * Artis Ābols (born 1973), Latvian ice hockey player and coach * Artis Ate (born 1989), Latvian basketball player * Artis Gilmore (born 1949), American basketball player * Artis Ivey Jr. or Coolio (1963–2022), American rapper, actor, chef, and record producer * Artis Kampars (born 1967), Latvian politician and businessman * Artis Lazdiņš (born 1986), Latvian footballer * Artis Lane (born 1927), Canadian sculptor and painter * Artis Pabriks (born 1966), Latvian politician * Artis Rasmanis (born 1971), Latvian sidecarcross passenger Stage name * Artis the Spoonman (born 1948), American street perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Artis
Dominic Jordan Artis (born July 7, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A. College career Artis played NCAA Division I college basketball at the University of Oregon, with the Oregon Ducks, from 2012 to 2014. After his sophomore season, he and teammates Damyean Dotson and Brandon Austin were dismissed due to sexual assault allegations. The Lane County District Attorney did not charge them with a crime due to lack of evidence and conflicting statements made by the alleged victim He then played college basketball at the University of Texas at El Paso, with the UTEP Miners, from 2015 to 2017. As a senior, he averaged 15.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game and was named to the Second-team All-Conference USA. Professional career On August 10, 2017, Artis signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League. On January 10, 2018, he parted ways with Czarni Słupsk after averaging 15.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game. Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artis Pabriks
Artis Pabriks (born 22 March 1966) is a Latvian politician. Since January 2019 he has been the Minister for Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Latvia. From 2014 to 2018, he was a Member of the European Parliament. Early life and career After completing his mandatory two-year stint in the Soviet Army, Pabriks obtained a degree in history from the University of Latvia in 1992 and, on a Danish-financed grant,Gary Peach (October 23, 2013)Artis Pabriks – Tolerant fighter''European Voice''. completed his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Aarhus in 1996. After finishing his Ph.D. on minorities in Europe, he became the rector of the Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, a newly founded regional college located in Valmiera. He has co-authored one book: ''Latvia: Challenge of Change'' (2001), which was subsequently re-published together with volumes on Lithuania and Estonia under the title ''The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania'' (2002). Both were published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arti (other)
Arti may refer to: Companies and organizations * Arti et Amicitiae, a Dutch artist's society in Amsterdam * Arti Sacrum, a Dutch artists' society located in Rotterdam, Netherlands * ''Arti'', an alternative name for the Guilds of Florence * ARTİ (Azərbaycan Respublikasının Təhsil İnstitutu), the Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Entertainment * ''Aarti'' (film), a 1962 Indian Bollywood film * Aarti Bajaj, Indian film editor * Aarti Chhabria (born 1982), Indian actress and a former model * Aarti Mann (born 1978), American actress in ''The Big Bang Theory'' * Aarti Puri (born 8 January), also known as ''Arthi Puri'', an Indian film and television actress * Aarti Singh, Indian television actress Places * Arti, Russia, an urban locality in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia * Arți, a village in Șugag Commune, Alba County, Romania * Arti, a village in Aurangabad district, Bihar, India Other uses * Arti (Hinduism), a Hindu ritual of worship ** Arthi (Balmiki), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art For Art's Sake
Art for art's sake—the usual English rendering of ''l'art pour l'art'' (), a French slogan from the latter part of the 19th century—is a phrase that expresses the philosophy that the intrinsic value of art, and the only 'true' art, is divorced from any didactic, moral, political, or utilitarian function.Art for art's sake (revised ed.). ''''. 2015. Such works are sometimes described as '''' (from Greek: ''autoteles'', 'complete in i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natura Artis Magistra
Natura Artis Magistra (Latin for "Nature is the teacher of the arts"), commonly known just as Artis (), is a zoo and botanical garden in the centre of Amsterdam. It is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands and fifth oldest zoo in the world. In addition to the zoo, Artis also contains an aquarium, a planetarium, an arboretum, Micropia, and the Groote Museum. A part of the art collection is on display in the aquarium building of the zoo. Artis contains 27 historically significant (listed) buildings, bridges, and ponds, most of which are still used as animal enclosures. The zoo is a member of the Dutch Zoo Federation (NVD), the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), Species360, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and the (NVBT). History The zoo was founded in 1838 by Gerard Westerman, J.W.H. Werlemann and J.J. Wijsmuller (also known as the three Ws). It was initially open only to members. Starting in 1851 it was opened to the public during the month of Sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artis Library
Artis Bibliotheek (English: Artis Library) is a nineteenth-century library located at Plantage Middenlaan 45 in Amsterdam. Since 2005, the Artis Bibliotheek has been part of the Special Collections at the University of Amsterdam. History In 1838, Zoological Society Natura Artis Magistra was founded by a number of Amsterdam notables, including bookseller and bird lover (1807-1890). The aim was "to promote the knowledge of natural history." This was done by founding the Artis Zoo and a zoological museum and a library. The society immediately received donations (including one from Westerman) for the library. With these donations, the library was able to stock its shelves. In 1881, librarian Gilles Janse compiled a catalogue of the Artis Bibliotheek’s collection holding 4,381 items. The Artis Bibliotheek grew to include more than 16,000 titles. From 1848 to 1995, the Zoological Society Natura Artis Magistra published the journal ''Contributions to Zoology''. All issues of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artis Award
The Artis Award is based on popular vote and is presented for achievements in French-Canadian ( Québécois) television; called in French the Prix Artis. Many notable Québécois performing artists have been honored with this award, like Rémy Girard (2006). The Artis Award is the successor of the MetroStar Award. The sponsorship of this award and its name were changed in 2006. From the current Artis Gala website: ". . . This gala enables the public to honor its favorite artists from Québécois television." (". . . ce gala permet au public de rendre hommage à ses artistes favoris de la télévision québécoise.") At the first Gala Artis, held in Montreal on Sunday, April 30, 2006, Céline Dion performed "Tout près du bonheur" (in French only) with Marc Dupré. See also * Canadian television awards Canadian Television Awards are given by several organizations for contributions in various fields of television in Canada. They include national and regional award shows. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artis, LLC
Artis is a research and development company located in Herndon, Virginia. Founded in 1999, the company provides services and creates products for defense and commercial markets using extremely high-speed sensing and parallel processing. The name of the company stems from an acronym, short for "advanced real-time information systems." Products One of the company's products is Iron Curtain, an active protection system designed to defeat attacks from rocket-propelled grenades, tandem RPGs and other recoilless rifle systems. In April 2013, it was reported the company achieved a perfect score during U.S. government testing. The company also features SmartMat, which is designed to monitor pedestrian traffic such as counting humans walking in and out of buildings or to and from events. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Smartmat system connects to the Internet for ease of tracking and can run off battery or AC. Services Artis provides software design, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artis (non-profit Company)
Artis ( he, ארטיס) is an independent nonprofit organization in New York City that supports contemporary artists from Israel whose work addresses aesthetic, social and political questions to inspire reflection and debate. History Rivka Saker, Chairman of Sotheby's Israel, founded Artis in 2004 to create a network of resources for contemporary artists from Israel. Artis hired its first Executive Director, Yael Reinharz, in 2008 and has since hosted art professionals in Israel, awarded grants to artists and exhibitions, presented public programs and commissions with organizations such as the New Museum, Performa, Swiss Institute, Tate Modern, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; mentored artists in career development, and produced video interviews with artists and other resources available on its website. In 2007, Artis organized its first research trip to Israel for curators and writers, leading to solo exhibitions of work by artists Yael Bartana at MoMA PS1 and Sigalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artis The Spoonman
Artis, known professionally as Artis the Spoonman (born October 3, 1948), is an American street performer and musician from Seattle, Washington, who uses spoons as a musical instrument. He frequents the Pike Place Market accompanying singer/songwriter and guitarist Jim Page with his collection of spoons of different shapes and sizes and materials spread out on a blanket. In addition to spoons, he plays the flute and recorder. To the larger public, he is probably best known for his collaborations with Soundgarden and Frank Zappa. He has also performed internationally (Australia, Canada, Japan, USA) with multi-instrumentalist and tap dancing sax player Shoehorn, also known as MC Shoehorn, starting at Expo 88 in Australia. Career, performances 1970s and 1980s Artis had been active since 1972 as a street artist when he had his first collaboration with a major artist, appearing on stage with Frank Zappa in Eugene, Oregon, and at New York's Palladium, in 1981. 1990s and later—co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artis Rasmanis
Artis Rasmanis (born 1971) is a retired Latvian sidecarcross passenger and five times World Champion. Rasmanis was part of the most successful partnership in sidecarcross world championship history, winning five titles with his driver Kristers Serģis. He retired from international sidecar competition after their fifth title in 2002. He is however still active in the motor sport, racing quad bikes now, finishing 12th in the FIM European championship in 2007. He now works as a manager at SIA "Rasmanis & Dankers". He originally graduated as an agricultural machinery mechanic from ''Priekuļi agricultural technical school'' in Cēsis District in 1990. In 2014, Rasmanis was elected as a deputy of the Saeima from the Union of Greens and Farmers. Sidecarcross world championship results Artis Rasmanis entered the sidecarcross world championship in 1992, with Kristers Serģis as his driver. After two seasons with limited success and starts, Serģis switched to Normunds Bērziņš as his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artis Lane
Artis Lane (born Artis Shreve) is a Black Canadian sculptor and painter. Her bronze bust of Sojourner Truth is on display in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. It was unveiled in 2009, and was the first statue in the Capitol to represent an African-American woman. Lane's sculpture of Rosa Parks is on display in the Oval Office of President Biden. Personal life Artis Lane was born in North Buxton, a small town near Chatham in Ontario, Canada, in a community largely populated by the descendants of slaves who emigrated to Canada on the Underground Railroad. At two years old her family moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she started developing her interests in drawing and painting. Upon graduating high school, she received a scholarship to attend the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, Ontario. After receiving her degree, she moved to Detroit, Michigan, newly married to her husband, journalist Bill Lane. While there, she continued her education a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
