{"id":7552,"date":"2018-10-02T09:26:15","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T13:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/?p=7552"},"modified":"2019-05-27T10:33:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-27T14:33:49","slug":"myths-monsters-machines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/myths-monsters-machines\/","title":{"rendered":"Myths, Monsters &#038; Machines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To highlight his recently published young reader novel, <em>Theo Paxstone and the Dragon of Adyron<\/em>, James Turner has curated a steampunk art show at the Northern Contemporary Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>The show features work by an host of international artists including Reactor&#8217;s Friederike Ablang, Deshi Deng, Blair Drawson, Jeff Jackson, Al\u00c3\u00abna Skarina, James Turner, Rene Zamic and Emily McCourt<\/p>\n<p>The opening reception is September 28, 2018 from 7:00 PM. 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