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• President Trump Is Trying to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts—Again—in His Just-Released 2021 Budget Proposal - artnet News

  10-02-2020 23:45 via news.artnet.com
  
  President Trump Is Trying to Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts—Again—in His Just-Released 2021 Budget Proposal  artnet News
  
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• What They Left Behind: ‘Hairspray,’ Posters and a City of Sketches

  10-02-2020 23:15 via nytimes.com
  
  Some gems from the life’s work of people remembered in recent obituaries in The New York Times.
  
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• ARTnews in Brief: Museum of Modern Art Adds Gordon Parks Photos to Collection—and More from February 11, 2020

  10-02-2020 23:01 via artnews.com
  
  Tuesday, February 11
  Museum of Modern Art Adds Gordon Parks Photos to CollectionThe Museum of Modern Art in New York has acquired 56 photos—including 55 color prints and one gelatin silver print—from Gordon Parks’s 1957 series “The Atmosphere of Crime.” The series accompanied articles in Life magazine about crime in the United States, and the images will go on view at MoMA in May 2020. The works, which were captured in police precincts, hospitals, prisons, and other
  
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• ARTnews in Brief: Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Sets Opening Date—and More from February 10, 2020

  10-02-2020 23:01 via artnews.com
  
  Monday, February 10
  Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Sets Opening DateAt last night’s Academy Awards, Tom Hanks announced that the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles will open its doors on December 14, 2020. The institution, which is dedicated to the history and future of filmmaking, will occupy a Renzo Piano-designed building on the city’s Miracle Mile.
  Rothko Chapel to Reopen June 2020The Rothko Chapel, a non-denominational spiritual site in Houston erected in 1971 b
  
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• How Dorothea Lange Defined the Role of the Modern Photojournalist

  10-02-2020 22:33 via nytimes.com
  
  She created one of the most enduring images of the 20th century, but she also created a new model for her discipline.
  
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• For Fourth Year in a Row, Trump Proposes Significant Cuts to NEA, NEH Budgets

  10-02-2020 22:28 via artnews.com
  
  Earlier on Monday, the White House released its annual budget for the next fiscal year, charting a path for the Trump administration’s potential second term. The $4.8 trillion proposal includes steep cuts to social welfare, foreign aid, and housing. Also on the chopping block are federal arts programs, including the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). This year marks the fourth time that Trump has threatened to significantly cut both o
  
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• What the ‘Parasite’ Landslide Says About the Oscars: Our Critics Weigh In

  10-02-2020 22:21 via nytimes.com
  
  “Parasite” seemed like a surprise, but look at it from another angle and it just may be the ideal movie for the academy.
  
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• 2020 Oscars Broadcast Hits a New Ratings Low

  10-02-2020 22:21 via nytimes.com
  
  Many television viewers tuned out the 92nd Academy Awards show. Was it the 40 minutes of commercials? A crowded TV season? The lack of a host?
  
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• Montford Music and Arts Festival returns May 30 - Mountain Xpress

  10-02-2020 22:00 via mountainx.com
  
  Montford Music and Arts Festival returns May 30  Mountain Xpress
  
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• EIU announces deans of liberal arts, education colleges - Journal Gazette and Times-Courier

  10-02-2020 22:00 via jg-tc.com
  EIU announces deans of liberal arts, education colleges  Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
  
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• Clay event Cultural Arts Center - Daily Union

  10-02-2020 21:55 via dailyunion.com
  Clay event Cultural Arts Center  Daily Union
  
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• Andrea Bowers Portrays the Future of Activism

  10-02-2020 21:41 via artnews.com
  
  Andrea Bowers’s interest in social movements and political activism, such as workers’ rights rallies and protests around the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline, is central to her artwork. This can lead to some dissonance in commercial gallery settings. A 2011–12 exhibition of her work at Andrew Kreps took as a departure point The New Woman’s Survival Catalog, a 1973 compendium of practical information for women in the United States, including details about women-run bookstor
  
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• Oscar Triumph for ‘Parasite’ Reflects Academy’s Evolving Identity

  10-02-2020 21:32 via nytimes.com
  
  The film academy vowed to diversify in the wake of #OscarsSoWhite. That has meant a growing number of members from around the world.
  
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• Fairfax County theater arts advocate named Administrator of the Year - WJLA

  10-02-2020 21:27 via wjla.com
  Fairfax County theater arts advocate named Administrator of the Year  WJLA
  
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• New York University's Institute of Fine Arts to present Fanny Sanín's "New York: The Critical Decade, 1971-1981" - NYU News

  10-02-2020 21:20 via nyu.edu
  New York University's Institute of Fine Arts to present Fanny Sanín's "New York: The Critical Decade, 1971-1981"  NYU News
  
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• Erie County arts funding process to be simplified - WBFO

  10-02-2020 21:11 via news.wbfo.org
  
  Erie County arts funding process to be simplified  WBFO
  
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• Shreveport students among finalists in George Rodrigue art contest - Shreveport Times

  10-02-2020 21:03 via shreveporttimes.com
  Shreveport students among finalists in George Rodrigue art contest  Shreveport Times
  
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• What the Bongslide Says About the Academy. Our Critics on the Oscars.

  10-02-2020 21:02 via nytimes.com
  
  “Parasite” seemed like a surprise, but look at it from another angle and it just may be the ideal movie for the academy.
  
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• Tickets available for Celebrate the Arts Luncheon - Shelby County Reporter - Shelby County Reporter

  10-02-2020 20:59 via shelbycountyreporter.com
  Tickets available for Celebrate the Arts Luncheon - Shelby County Reporter  Shelby County Reporter
  
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• Can Puppets Save the World From Extinction?

  10-02-2020 20:54 via nytimes.com
  
  Two new productions use everyday materials and artistic ingenuity to gently warn young audiences of the perils of climate change.
  
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• ‘More Energy Than Anyone I Have Ever Known’: A Critic Remembers Beverly Pepper, Sculptor Extraordinaire

  10-02-2020 20:53 via artnews.com
  
  Last Wednesday, artist Beverly Pepper died at 97 years old in her home in Todi, Italy. Best known for arcing sculptures made of Cor-Ten steel, Pepper was a dynamic presence and an outstanding artist revered by colleagues and peers. Below, critic Phyllis Tuchman shares some personal remembrances of her time spent with Pepper.
  Beverly Pepper was a force of nature. She had more energy than anyone I have ever known. I often wondered what Bev ate for breakfast. Was there a cereal called Moxie? She ha
  
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• 'Joy' Works Of Art By No Limits To Open At TC Arts – Transylvania County, NC - The Transylvania Times

  10-02-2020 20:37 via transylvaniatimes.com
  
  'Joy' Works Of Art By No Limits To Open At TC Arts – Transylvania County, NC  The Transylvania Times
  
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• Review: A Jailhouse Lawyer (With a Law Degree) in ABC’s ‘For Life’

  10-02-2020 20:33 via nytimes.com
  
  Inspired by a real-life story, the new series is a more nuanced than usual take on the legal-prison-mystery-family drama.
  
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• Arts beat - Skagwaynews

  10-02-2020 20:31 via skagwaynews.com
  Arts beat  Skagwaynews
  
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• Interlochen Hosts Winterlochen for Littles Interested in Fine Arts - 9&10 News

  10-02-2020 20:29 via 9and10news.com
  
  Interlochen Hosts Winterlochen for Littles Interested in Fine Arts  9&10 News
  
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• Theater group marks 20 years at Westford arts center - Wicked Local Chelmsford

  10-02-2020 20:24 via chelmsford.wickedlocal.com
  Theater group marks 20 years at Westford arts center  Wicked Local Chelmsford
  
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• Theater group marks 20 years at Westford arts center - Wicked Local

  10-02-2020 20:24 via chelmsford.wickedlocal.com
  Theater group marks 20 years at Westford arts center  Wicked Local
  
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• Review: An Opera of Suffrage Gets Lost in the Museum

  10-02-2020 20:21 via nytimes.com
  
  “The Mother of Us All,” as much an Americana collection as an opera, was staged in the American sculpture court at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  
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• Tony-nominee Sally Mayes to perform cabaret show at Milford Arts Council - CTPost

  10-02-2020 20:16 via ctpost.com
  
  Tony-nominee Sally Mayes to perform cabaret show at Milford Arts Council  CTPost
  
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• In ‘Amnesty,’ an Immigrant’s View Conveyed With Authority and Wit

  10-02-2020 20:16 via nytimes.com
  
  Aravind Adiga’s new novel is about a Sri Lankan man trying to find his place in Australia who might have useful information about a murder.
  
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• Lil Wayne Scores His Fifth No. 1 Album With ‘Funeral’

  10-02-2020 20:09 via nytimes.com
  
  Bundles and 135 million streams returned the rapper to the top of the Billboard 200.
  
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• Ducey budget provides $2M allocation toward Arizona arts - Your Valley

  10-02-2020 20:06 via yourvalley.net
  
  Ducey budget provides $2M allocation toward Arizona arts  Your Valley
  
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• Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center Rises in Taylorsville, Utah - Engineering News-Record

  10-02-2020 19:54 via enr.com
  
  Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center Rises in Taylorsville, Utah  Engineering News-Record
  
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• Irwin Kremen, Duke Professor Who Found Mid-Career Acclaim for Abstract Collages, Has Died

  10-02-2020 19:45 via artnews.com
  
  Irwin Kremen, an esteemed professor of psychology at Duke University whose mid-career pivot to art brought international acclaim, died on February 5, according to a statement from Klaus Von Nichtssgend Gallery in New York. A self-taught sculptor, painter, and collagist, Kremen was best known for abstract collages of painted fabric and found materials such as bits of steel, weathered paper, or wasps’ nests.
  Born in 1925 in Chicago, Kremen attended Northwestern University. After graduation,
  
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• Waterway Arts Festival Named Third Best Western Art Fair in America - hellowoodlands.com

  10-02-2020 19:37 via hellowoodlands.com
  
  Waterway Arts Festival Named Third Best Western Art Fair in America  hellowoodlands.com
  
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• Online exclusive: Givens Performing Arts Center presents the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra - Up & Coming Weekly

  10-02-2020 19:33 via upandcomingweekly.com
  Online exclusive: Givens Performing Arts Center presents the Siberian State Symphony Orchestra  Up & Coming Weekly
  
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• Romance Week: Show your love for the arts at Northampton Arts Night Out - WWLP.com

  10-02-2020 19:28 via wwlp.com
  Romance Week: Show your love for the arts at Northampton Arts Night Out  WWLP.com
  
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• Estimated cost of proposed Fargo Performing Arts Center up significantly from original 2015 estimate - KFGO News

  10-02-2020 19:27 via kfgo.com
  
  Estimated cost of proposed Fargo Performing Arts Center up significantly from original 2015 estimate  KFGO News
  
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• Arts Center Considered At McLeans Clemyjontri Park - McLean, VA Patch

  10-02-2020 19:25 via patch.com
  
  Arts Center Considered At McLeans Clemyjontri Park  McLean, VA Patch
  
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• Heritage Art Center seeks to bring together the Columbus arts community - WRBL

  10-02-2020 19:23 via wrbl.com
  Heritage Art Center seeks to bring together the Columbus arts community  WRBL
  
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• Where to Stream ‘Parasite’ and Other Big Oscar Winners

  10-02-2020 19:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Nearly all of the night’s winners are available online to stream, rent or buy. Here’s at look at what they are and where to find them.
  
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• Malibu Cultural Arts Commission Seeking Submissions for Spring Exhibit - Malibu Times

  10-02-2020 19:00 via malibutimes.com
  Malibu Cultural Arts Commission Seeking Submissions for Spring Exhibit  Malibu Times
  
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• 50 States of Love

  10-02-2020 18:52 via nytimes.com
  
  From sea to shining sea, here’s a tour of unforgettable fiction that explores matters of the heart.
  
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• Carrie Mae Weems, Spike Lee, Among Mentors Chosen for Rolex's Visual Arts Initiative - Artforum

  10-02-2020 18:47 via artforum.com
  
  Carrie Mae Weems, Spike Lee, Among Mentors Chosen for Rolex's Visual Arts Initiative  Artforum
  
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• Movies playing in Southeast Michigan Feb.14 | Arts & Entertainment - The Oakland Press

  10-02-2020 18:30 via theoaklandpress.com
  Movies playing in Southeast Michigan Feb.14 | Arts & Entertainment  The Oakland Press
  
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• Winners announced for George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts 2020 contest - KATC Lafayette News

  10-02-2020 18:26 via katc.com
  
  Winners announced for George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts 2020 contest  KATC Lafayette News
  
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• Covering Louisiana Winners announced for George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts 2020 contest KATC NEWS 11 - KATC Lafayette News

  10-02-2020 18:26 via katc.com
  
  Covering Louisiana Winners announced for George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts 2020 contest KATC NEWS 11  KATC Lafayette News
  
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• British Museum Workers and Former Trustee Issue Statement in Support of BP or Not BP Protest

  10-02-2020 18:22 via artnews.com
  
  After the climate activist group BP or Not BP staged a weekend-long protest at the British Museum in London, calling on the institution to end its relationship with the oil company, museum workers and former trustee Ahdaf Soueif released a joint statement in support of the demonstration. BP or Not BP’s latest intervention at the museum brought together some 1,500 people and featured a 13-foot tall Trojan horse, a reference to the institution’s ongoing “Troy: Myth or Reality&rdq
  
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• Metropolitan Museum of Art Will Investigate Painting That Belonged to Art Dealer Persecuted by Nazis

  10-02-2020 18:21 via artnews.com
  
  New research suggests that a 17th-century painting held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York was likely owned by Jewish art dealer Siegfried Aram, who left the work in Germany when he fled the country in 1933. According to a report by the New York Times, the museum is launching an investigation into the work’s history.
  The painting, which depicts the Old Testament narrative of the rape of Tamar, is attributed to the French artist Eustache Le Sueur, and was purcha
  
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• Exhibit highlights work of Center for Arts and Crafts students and instructors - Penn State News

  10-02-2020 18:20 via news.psu.edu
  
  Exhibit highlights work of Center for Arts and Crafts students and instructors  Penn State News
  
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