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• 6ix9ine Returns With New Song and Defiant Livestream: ‘I Ratted’

  08-05-2020 23:57 via nytimes.com
  
  The rapper was released from prison early because he was vulnerable to the coronavirus. He released his first new track, “Gooba,” then spoke candidly to an audience of two million.
  
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• Satish Gujral, Versatile Indian Artist, Is Dead at 94

  08-05-2020 23:45 via nytimes.com
  
  After losing his hearing as a child, he became one of his country’s best-known painters, sculptors and architects.
  
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• Four Arts pays $9.4M for property north of its campus in Palm Beach - Palm Beach Post

  08-05-2020 23:40 via palmbeachpost.com
  Four Arts pays $9.4M for property north of its campus in Palm Beach  Palm Beach Post
  
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• Millie Small, ‘My Boy Lollipop’ Singer, Is Dead at 73

  08-05-2020 23:29 via nytimes.com
  
  Her 1964 smash hit was a breakthrough for Jamaican music. But she later became “one of the most elusive performers in pop history.”
  
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• 10 Eclectic Homes to Get Lost in

  08-05-2020 23:25 via nytimes.com
  
  Rooms that are not just different than those you’re self-isolating in but unlike most others, too.
  
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• These Are the Best White Canvas Boards for Your Next Painting or Sketch

  08-05-2020 23:13 via artnews.com
  
  For those unwilling or unable to splurge on traditional stretched linen, canvas boards are a good alternative. Canvas boards are made of cotton canvas, primed to absorb paint, then stretched over and glued on a cardboard backing. Boards are ideal for beginners looking to practice the basics, or professionals interested in quick studies. They’re lightweight too, and pretty easy to transport. Remember, though, canvas panels do not offer the same quality as standard stretched canvas, which wi
  
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• Local performing arts nonprofits' plans for the season affected by COVID-19 - The Park Record

  08-05-2020 22:55 via parkrecord.com
  
  Local performing arts nonprofits' plans for the season affected by COVID-19  The Park Record
  
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• The Best Dry Erase Lap Boards Make Teaching and On-the-Go Drawing Easy

  08-05-2020 22:44 via artnews.com
  
  As large dry erase boards and markers have become ubiquitous in classrooms and workplaces, people have discovered the versatility of smaller dry erase lap boards that are easy to carry and use. These lap boards allow people to write, draw, brainstorm, and dream on their own, and then bring their work back to the group. Ideas can be quickly outlined and weak ones erased as better ones come to mind, and for more fluid thinking, dry erase boards can help expand ideas by adding color or artistic flo
  
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• What Is the Best Book a Teacher Ever Recommended to You?

  08-05-2020 22:38 via nytimes.com
  
  To commemorate Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked writers this question , and we’d love to hear from you, too.
  
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• The Best Watercolor Sets for Trying Your Hand at a Long-Celebrated Style

  08-05-2020 22:09 via artnews.com
  
  Dip your toe in the rewarding and versatile medium of watercolor. With a history as rich as its pigment, it is one of the oldest mediums; watercolor’s origins date back to the Stone Age and the ancient Egyptians. In China, artists began using watercolor around 4000 BCE and developed watercolor landscape painting in the 4th century CE. Watercolors were used in the Middle Ages to illuminate manuscripts and to color wash maps, and old master Albrecht Dürer popularized the medium during t
  
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• Arts & cultural organizations project huge losses - Addison County Independent

  08-05-2020 22:06 via addisonindependent.com
  
  Arts & cultural organizations project huge losses  Addison County Independent
  
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• The Best Watercolor Brushes for Kids Offer Boundless Creative Possibilities for Young Artists

  08-05-2020 21:49 via artnews.com
  
  As one of the most accessible and safest painting mediums available, watercolor is suitable for any age or skill set. Painting is an ideal outlet for self-expression, and helps develop fine motor skills. When choosing a brush set for young artists, pick an option designed for hard wear and ease of use. Next, consider the age of the artist; smaller hands will need wider, easy-to-grip brushes, while older kids will want to experiment with a variety of brush sizes and shapes. Our selection of brush
  
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• Will Coronavirus Forever Change the Chemical Compositions of Artworks?

  08-05-2020 21:38 via artnews.com
  
  Francesca Casadio is executive director of conservation and science at the Art Institute of Chicago.
  Coronavirus-related closures currently facing museums may be temporary, but the virus’s impacts on artworks are sure to be permanent. While museums are determining the best ways to disinfect galleries, art conservators are looking for safe methods to keep masterpieces clean of the virus and of sanitizing chemicals alike, leaving many to wonder (and worry) about the possible impact of disinf
  
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• Inside a House in Queens, a Dark Side of the Immigrant Story

  08-05-2020 21:10 via nytimes.com
  
  Francesca Momplaisir’s debut novel, “My Mother’s House,” examines the depths of depravity from three perspectives, including a home’s.
  
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• Spaulding arts students eye $50,000 Vans shoes prize - Foster's Daily Democrat

  08-05-2020 20:47 via fosters.com
  
  Spaulding arts students eye $50,000 Vans shoes prize  Foster's Daily Democrat
  
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• How Big Sky's performing arts center responds to new barriers - Explore Big Sky

  08-05-2020 20:46 via explorebigsky.com
  
  How Big Sky's performing arts center responds to new barriers  Explore Big Sky
  
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• Plan to Remove a Million-Pound Granite Sculpture Draws Fire

  08-05-2020 20:30 via nytimes.com
  
  Museum leaders and others are asking the National Geographic Societyto find a way to expand its Washington headquarters without dismantling the art work.
  
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• With ‘Four More Shots Please!,’ India Gets Its Own ‘Sex and the City’

  08-05-2020 20:16 via nytimes.com
  
  The Amazon series has become a hit in India for its frank depictions of modern Mumbai women and sex, in a country where even kissing has been rare onscreen.
  
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• Reopening a Museum After Quarantine: See Photos of Temperature Checks, Face Masks and New Systems

  08-05-2020 20:04 via artnews.com
  
  At long last, after closures that have stretched on for months, several museums around the world are beginning to reopen. Some institutions in China, South Korea, Switzerland, Japan, and Germany are already opened, and soon, select ones in Italy, Austria, France, and Denmark are expected to join them. (No major museum in the United States, however, has announced a reopening date yet, even though some states are beginning to ease social distancing restrictions.)
  Because of the closures, many inst
  
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• Mark Arts’ return to programming mixes online and in person - Wichita Eagle

  08-05-2020 20:04 via kansas.com
  
  Mark Arts’ return to programming mixes online and in person  Wichita Eagle
  
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• Tableaux Vivants Are Giving Us Life During the Pandemic

  08-05-2020 20:02 via artnews.com
  
  In Ben Shahn’s grisly painting The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti (1931–32), a trio of stone-faced Massachusetts bureaucrats stands over the corpses of two Italian-American anarchists recently executed on dubious murder charges. For a friend of mine, the deathly history painting suggested the opportunity for some lively quarantine family fun. She restaged the composition as a tableau vivant. In an image of the result she posted online, she and her young daughter (joined by their cat i
  
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• Akron Officials Urge Museum Employees to File Discrimination Complaints As New Claims Surface

  08-05-2020 19:44 via artnews.com
  
  Akron’s deputy mayor and chief of staff, Annie McFadden, has called allegations of sexism and racism inside her city’s art museum “serious.” In an email to ARTnews, she encouraged anyone with such claims to file with the Akron Civil Rights Commission, an independent body that investigates complaints of discrimination based on background, beliefs, or identity.
  Her comments follow last week’s ARTnews report on nearly a half-dozen such allegations against top managers
  
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• Upstate Will Be First to Test New York’s Arts Appetite

  08-05-2020 18:51 via nytimes.com
  
  Under the governor’s reopening plan, theaters, museums and community art centers upstate will open well before city venues. Will visitors come?
  
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• English museums are seeking $308.6 million in aid from Arts Council England. - Artsy

  08-05-2020 18:08 via artsy.net
  
  English museums are seeking $308.6 million in aid from Arts Council England.  Artsy
  
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• Ian Whitcomb, Rocker Turned Pop Music Historian, Dies at 78

  08-05-2020 18:03 via nytimes.com
  
  After his 1965 single “You Turn Me On” became a Top 10 hit, he renounced rock stardom for older musical idioms like ragtime.
  
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• Arts Notes for May 8, 2020 | Community | currypilot.com - Curry Coastal Pilot

  08-05-2020 17:21 via currypilot.com
  Arts Notes for May 8, 2020 | Community | currypilot.com  Curry Coastal Pilot
  
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• Agnes Denes on the Pyramid’s Emblematic Power

  08-05-2020 16:54 via artnews.com
  
  The influential ecofeminist reflects on the relationship between form and philosophy at the foundation of her art:
  Most of my work is about helping humanity with one problem at a time, by offering benign solutions. And I need hundreds of hours of research for each particular problem. Then I put my research into a visual form—it’s much easier for humanity to understand itself through visual means than through mathematical or logical concepts. Each pyramid deals with a different situat
  
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• Cy-Fair Music & Arts continues offering fine arts education virtually - Community Impact Newspaper

  08-05-2020 16:37 via communityimpact.com
  
  Cy-Fair Music & Arts continues offering fine arts education virtually  Community Impact Newspaper
  
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• Young BFFs, Looking for Likes in All the Wrong Places

  08-05-2020 16:35 via nytimes.com
  
  In Abby Sher’s “Miss You Love You Hate You Bye,” two best friends prove to be their own worst enemies.
  
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• Working for Social Change, High School Students Find a Social Life

  08-05-2020 16:33 via nytimes.com
  
  In “Yes No Maybe So,” by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed, two teenagers from different backgrounds feel a spark while canvassing for a local politician.
  
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• 5 New Comedy Specials to Remind You of the Old Normal

  08-05-2020 16:29 via nytimes.com
  
  The featured comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld, developed much of their material before the quarantine. Their bits can lighten your mood in unexpected ways.
  
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• Skip the Cleanup with the Best Watercolor Brush Pens

  08-05-2020 16:21 via artnews.com
  
  Love the look of watercolor but not the mess? Achieve the same painterly effect without the hassle with watercolor brush pens. Versatile, portable, and beginner-friendly, watercolor brush pens are an easy alternative to a full watercolor set and are a beautiful medium in their own right. Watercolor brush pens allow a full range of styles. It’s up to you whether or not to dip the pen in water before use to achieve a watercolor-like wash, or leave the tip dry to simulate dry-brush technique.
  
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• Organizers cancel 2020 Interlochen Arts Festival due to COVID-19 - UpNorthLive.com

  08-05-2020 16:15 via upnorthlive.com
  Organizers cancel 2020 Interlochen Arts Festival due to COVID-19  UpNorthLive.com
  
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• $10 Million Gift to Give Rise to Guarini Performing Arts Center and Institute for International Studies at NJCU - TAPinto.net

  08-05-2020 16:15 via tapinto.net
  
  $10 Million Gift to Give Rise to Guarini Performing Arts Center and Institute for International Studies at NJCU  TAPinto.net
  
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• Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s Slow Dance, and 10 More New Songs

  08-05-2020 16:09 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by Bob Dylan, Rhiannon Giddens, Jamie xx and others.
  
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• Was the Scorpians' Song “Wind of Change" Written by the C.I.A.?

  08-05-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A new show hosted by Patrick Radden Keefe explores the possibility that the West German metal band’s hit “Wind of Change” was actually a bit of Cold War espionage.
  
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• Happy Mother’s Day to These Oddballs and Malcontents

  08-05-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In strange times, the unorthodox matriarchs of these movies may be may be just what we need (well, maybe not the killer mom).
  
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• 'American Idol' and 'The Voice' Are Test Cases for TV Under Lockdown

  08-05-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “American Idol” and “The Voice,” usually oversized spectacles, have become test cases for TV under lockdown.
  
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• Alone With Their Muses, Artists in Retreat Wonder if It’s Too Much

  08-05-2020 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  For artists, writers and composers, a prestigious residency was coveted. But the extra isolation during the pandemic can inspire — or wear.
  
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• Art Workers Band Together to Fight Racism, Collective Design Reappears at Frieze New York, and More: Morning Links from May 8, 2020

  08-05-2020 15:55 via artnews.com
  
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  Art workers are banding together to fight racism through StopDiscriminAsian, an online project that compiles stories of the challenges Asians are facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [ARTnews]
  A petition is calling on the New York Academy of Art to “immediately remove” Eileen Guggenheim from her post as chair of the school’s board o
  
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• Ashley for the Arts canceled - WXOW.com

  08-05-2020 15:50 via wxow.com
  
  Ashley for the Arts canceled  WXOW.com
  
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• For Keeping Your Hand In, Here are the Best Sketching Sets

  08-05-2020 15:47 via artnews.com
  
  Sketching is the most basic of any artist’s skill set. A good sketching set is essential for any artist, designer, or architect looking to maintain a drawing practice. Pencil sets are a portable, versatile must-have for the pro on the go. Whether you’re sketching en plein air, drafting a formal canvas, or brushing up on basics, a complete sketching set is necessary to everyone from the burgeoning artist to the expert draftsman. While we can’t promise that you’ll soon be c
  
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• The Best Washable Tempera Paints for Learning the Ropes of the Medium

  08-05-2020 15:26 via artnews.com
  
  Permanence, the quality of paint to reasonably withstand the ravages of time, is not always compatible with modern needs. For example, it’s not ideal to have to wash paint off the face of a child who decided to finger paint with materials from mom’s studio. Fortunately, there are alternatives to conventional acrylic and oil paints, one of them being tempera, a thick, nontoxic, non-settling paint that can be cleaned off almost any surface. They’re a great option for older childr
  
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• Sotheby’s to Auction Iconic Nike Shoes Worn by Michael Jordan for $100,000

  08-05-2020 14:43 via artnews.com
  
  With the market for sneakers on the rise, Sotheby’s has revealed plans to sell a signed pair of 1985 Nike Air Jordans created for basketball legend Michael Jordan at the start of his tenure with the Chicago Bulls. The single-lot sale will take place on the house’s website, and the piece of sports history comes with an estimate of $100,000–$150,000, with bidding open to prospective buyers starting on May 8. Bidding will run through May 15, to coincide with the airing of the last
  
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• Hayley Williams Lays Down New Roots on Her First Solo Album

  08-05-2020 14:38 via nytimes.com
  
  The Paramore singer and songwriter’s new LP, “Petals for Armor,” is an exploration of past traumas and future hopes in tracks that veer from pop to R&B and beyond.
  
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• NH Task Force Hears Reopening Challenges From Performing Arts, Massage Industry - Patch.com

  08-05-2020 14:25 via patch.com
  
  NH Task Force Hears Reopening Challenges From Performing Arts, Massage Industry  Patch.com
  
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• Inside a Newly Refreshed 1904 Arts and Crafts Gem - Architectural Digest

  08-05-2020 14:11 via architecturaldigest.com
  
  Inside a Newly Refreshed 1904 Arts and Crafts Gem  Architectural Digest
  
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• Dozens of Sarasota-Manatee arts events to keep you entertained online May 7-13 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  08-05-2020 14:09 via heraldtribune.com
  
  Dozens of Sarasota-Manatee arts events to keep you entertained online May 7-13  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  
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• This Is Not History’s Catherine the Great

  08-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “The Great,” a new Hulu comedy starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, takes a farcical and fictionalized approach to the life of the famed Russian empress.
  
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• The Diary Project: ‘Emotional Register’

  08-05-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  An assignment for all of us to help capture an extraordinary time.
  
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