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• After two-month shutdown, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is reopening this weekend - Art Newspaper

  18-05-2020 23:54 via theartnewspaper.com
  
  After two-month shutdown, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is reopening this weekend  Art Newspaper
  
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• Arts briefs: Call for artists, free art supplies and dance classes, perennial plant sale - Township Journal

  18-05-2020 23:43 via townshipjournal.com
  
  Arts briefs: Call for artists, free art supplies and dance classes, perennial plant sale  Township Journal
  
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• Ken Osmond, Troublemaker Eddie Haskell on ‘Beaver,’ Dies at 76

  18-05-2020 23:39 via nytimes.com
  
  He was the memorably two-faced friend of Wally Cleaver, a perfect young gentleman in front of parents, a perfect devil when the adults weren’t around.
  
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• Nickel Plate Arts offers 300 emergency art kits - WISHTV.com

  18-05-2020 23:18 via wishtv.com
  
  Nickel Plate Arts offers 300 emergency art kits  WISHTV.com
  
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• Arts Center will use "sacrifices, tough decisions" to end year with balanced budget - Arkansas Times

  18-05-2020 23:16 via arktimes.com
  
  Arts Center will use "sacrifices, tough decisions" to end year with balanced budget  Arkansas Times
  
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• Before Yayoi Kusama Made ‘Infinity Rooms,’ She Created Standout Political Works

  18-05-2020 22:59 via artnews.com
  
  Has there ever been a more unlikely artist sensation than Yayoi Kusama? Today, she’s known best for her “Infinity Rooms”—large-scale enclosed environments that have become Instagram fodder, with their endless reflections of reflections, polka-dotted surfaces, and glittering lights luring in droves of people in search of selfies, transcendence, and more.
  But the recent Kusama craze has obscured what landed her in art history in first place—namely, her boundary-pushin
  
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• MSU's College of Arts and Sciences recognizes faculty award winners - Mississippi State Newsroom

  18-05-2020 22:45 via msstate.edu
  
  MSU's College of Arts and Sciences recognizes faculty award winners  Mississippi State Newsroom
  
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• Munch’s ‘Scream’ Is Fading Because of Viewers’ Breath, New Study Finds

  18-05-2020 22:33 via artnews.com
  
  What has been causing the colors of Edvard Munch’s word-famous 1910 painting The Scream to fade? The conservation department at the Munch Museum in Oslo had long been wondering this, and now, scientists have their answer.
  An international consortium of scientists, working in collaboration with the museum and led by Italy’s National Research Council, has published a paper in the journal Science Advances that claims that the main cause of fading is the low-quality cadmium-sul
  
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• Richland Academy of the Arts opening June 1 | Education - Richland Source

  18-05-2020 22:30 via richlandsource.com
  Richland Academy of the Arts opening June 1 | Education  Richland Source
  
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• Theater Performances to Stream This Week

  18-05-2020 22:10 via nytimes.com
  
  Dolly Parton, Meryl Streep and Jon Bon Jovi in a star-studded benefit concert; a play written specially for Zoom; Shakespeare on YouTube; and more.
  
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• ARTnews in Brief: Sharjah Art Foundation Awards Grants to 10 Artists—and More from May 18, 2020

  18-05-2020 22:07 via artnews.com
  
  Monday, May 18
  Sharjah Art Foundation Awards Grants to 10 ArtistsThe Sharjah Art Foundation has given its biannual Production Programme grants to 10 artists, distributing a total of $200,000 to fund the creation of new works. The 2020 grantees are Jumana Emil Abboud, Mohamed Abdelkarim, Noor Abuarafeh, Basma al-Sharif, Abdessamad El Montassir, Köken Ergun, Pak Khawateen Painting Club, Moad Musbahi, Philip Rizk, and Subversive Film.
  
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• Brunswick virtual arts and music night rescheduled for May 20 - cleveland.com

  18-05-2020 22:06 via cleveland.com
  
  Brunswick virtual arts and music night rescheduled for May 20  cleveland.com
  
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• Police investigating break-in at Arts Center | Crime | indexjournal.com - Index-Journal

  18-05-2020 22:00 via indexjournal.com
  Police investigating break-in at Arts Center | Crime | indexjournal.com  Index-Journal
  
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• Arts funding plea as Globe warns it may not survive Covid-19 crisis - The Guardian

  18-05-2020 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Arts funding plea as Globe warns it may not survive Covid-19 crisis  The Guardian
  
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• HINDMAN DENVER TO HOST ARTS OF THE AMERICAN WEST AUCTIONS JUNE 4th-5th - ArtfixDaily

  18-05-2020 21:55 via artfixdaily.com
  
  HINDMAN DENVER TO HOST ARTS OF THE AMERICAN WEST AUCTIONS JUNE 4th-5th  ArtfixDaily
  
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• Gaming Arts Attacks the COVID-19 Crisis Head-On for the Good - AiThority

  18-05-2020 21:43 via aithority.com
  
  Gaming Arts Attacks the COVID-19 Crisis Head-On for the Good  AiThority
  
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• Musical Events of 2020 Lower East SIde Festival of the Arts | New York City | reviews, cast and info - TheaterMania.com

  18-05-2020 21:29 via theatermania.com
  Musical Events of 2020 Lower East SIde Festival of the Arts | New York City | reviews, cast and info  TheaterMania.com
  
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• Letters: A salute to the Mitchell Gallery’s retiring arts ambassador; more from readers - Capital Gazette

  18-05-2020 21:17 via capitalgazette.com
  Letters: A salute to the Mitchell Gallery’s retiring arts ambassador; more from readers  Capital Gazette
  
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• Riverside Arts Market set to reopen this Saturday as 'essentials market' - Jacksonville Business Journal

  18-05-2020 21:02 via bizjournals.com
  Riverside Arts Market set to reopen this Saturday as 'essentials market'  Jacksonville Business Journal
  
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• Theater performances of 2020 Lower East Side Festival of the Arts ONLINE tickets | Off-Off-Broadway | reviews, cast and info - TheaterMania.com

  18-05-2020 20:59 via theatermania.com
  Theater performances of 2020 Lower East Side Festival of the Arts ONLINE tickets | Off-Off-Broadway | reviews, cast and info  TheaterMania.com
  
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• Venice Biennale Postpones Next Two Editions

  18-05-2020 20:45 via nytimes.com
  
  This year’s international architecture show moves to 2021, and the next art exhibition will also be delayed a year, to 2022.
  
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• Rosanne Cash wins prestigious MacDowell arts medal - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

  18-05-2020 20:42 via centralmaine.com
  
  Rosanne Cash wins prestigious MacDowell arts medal  Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
  
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• Middle Georgia artists to see relief through Macon Arts Alliance Creative Relief Fund - wgxa.tv

  18-05-2020 20:38 via wgxa.tv
  Middle Georgia artists to see relief through Macon Arts Alliance Creative Relief Fund  wgxa.tv
  
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• Finally, a Stage for Female Composers From Iran

  18-05-2020 20:38 via nytimes.com
  
  The founders of the Iranian Female Composers Association focus on programming, commissioning and mentorship.
  
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• Executive Director of the Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture receives Texas Association of Museums President’s award - KFDX - Texomashomepage.com

  18-05-2020 20:16 via texomashomepage.com
  Executive Director of the Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture receives Texas Association of Museums President’s award  KFDX - Texomashomepage.com
  
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• Willard Arts Center, Colonial Theater announce plans to reopen - East Idaho News

  18-05-2020 20:12 via eastidahonews.com
  
  Willard Arts Center, Colonial Theater announce plans to reopen  East Idaho News
  
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• Live Arts Scene - Charleston Post Courier

  18-05-2020 20:01 via postandcourier.com
  Live Arts Scene  Charleston Post Courier
  
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• BWW Interview: Barbara Bear on Having To Live Life Without the Arts During a Pandemic from the Perspective of an Audience Member - Broadway World

  18-05-2020 19:57 via broadwayworld.com
  
  BWW Interview: Barbara Bear on Having To Live Life Without the Arts During a Pandemic from the Perspective of an Audience Member  Broadway World
  
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• Idaho Falls Arts Council announces reopenings - Local News 8 - LocalNews8.com

  18-05-2020 19:50 via localnews8.com
  
  Idaho Falls Arts Council announces reopenings - Local News 8  LocalNews8.com
  
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• Keeping kids busy & learning; local mom demonstrates arts & crafts activities - cbs4local.com

  18-05-2020 19:43 via cbs4local.com
  Keeping kids busy & learning; local mom demonstrates arts & crafts activities  cbs4local.com
  
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• May 21 | ndiLIVE! Arts Encounter class for Early Childhood | Harlem, NY Patch - Patch.com

  18-05-2020 19:24 via patch.com
  
  May 21 | ndiLIVE! Arts Encounter class for Early Childhood | Harlem, NY Patch  Patch.com
  
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• Virtual arts competition helped students channel their creativity during the COVID-19 school closures - KESQ

  18-05-2020 19:15 via kesq.com
  
  Virtual arts competition helped students channel their creativity during the COVID-19 school closures  KESQ
  
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• MOT expands online content with educational programming - The Macomb Daily

  18-05-2020 19:00 via macombdaily.com
  MOT expands online content with educational programming  The Macomb Daily
  
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• Performing Arts Center Announces Cancellation of Its 2020 Classical Season - Saratoga.com

  18-05-2020 18:57 via saratoga.com
  
  Performing Arts Center Announces Cancellation of Its 2020 Classical Season  Saratoga.com
  
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• After the war, the arts came back stronger. They can do so again now - The Guardian

  18-05-2020 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  After the war, the arts came back stronger. They can do so again now  The Guardian
  
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• After the war, the arts came back stronger. They can do so again now | Charlotte Higgins - The Guardian

  18-05-2020 18:54 via theguardian.com
  
  After the war, the arts came back stronger. They can do so again now | Charlotte Higgins  The Guardian
  
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• Philadelphia mayor proposes gutting city's arts and culture office - The Architect's Newspaper

  18-05-2020 18:53 via archpaper.com
  
  Philadelphia mayor proposes gutting city's arts and culture office  The Architect's Newspaper
  
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• Michel Piccoli, Star of French Stage and Screen, Dies at 94

  18-05-2020 18:50 via nytimes.com
  
  A storied actor, he starred opposite Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve, and worked with many of the giants of European filmmaking.
  
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• With Help From 100 Bundles, Nav Lands Another No. 1 Album

  18-05-2020 18:47 via nytimes.com
  
  The Canadian rapper’s “Good Intentions” reached the top of the Billboard 200 with the equivalent of 135,000 album sales.
  
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• Best in Show: Watch Fred Willard’s Most Memorable Roles

  18-05-2020 18:43 via nytimes.com
  
  The actor and his trademark cheerful obliviousness enlivened sitcoms, mockumentaries and talk shows, real and fictional, over a five-decade career.
  
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• Tech support for College of Arts and Sciences shifts - AroundtheO

  18-05-2020 18:33 via around.uoregon.edu
  
  Tech support for College of Arts and Sciences shifts  AroundtheO
  
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• Stuart's Offers Virtual Performing Arts Camp This Summer - WOUB Public Media - WOUB

  18-05-2020 18:06 via woub.org
  
  Stuart's Offers Virtual Performing Arts Camp This Summer - WOUB Public Media  WOUB
  
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• After Months-Long Lockdown, Italian Museums Being to Reopen

  18-05-2020 18:01 via artnews.com
  
  As lockdown measures ease in some countries, art institutions are starting to announce their plans for reopening. Now, following temporary closures that lasted over two months, museums in one of the countries that has weathered the worst of the pandemic are beginning to open their doors once again.
  Among the first museums to reopen in Italy is the Castello di Rivoli museum outside of Turin, which revealed that it will welcome visitors starting May 19. The institution will be open from Thursday t
  
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• After Months-Long Lockdown, Italian Museums Begin to Reopen

  18-05-2020 18:01 via artnews.com
  
  As lockdown measures ease in some countries, art institutions are starting to announce their plans for reopening. Now, following temporary closures that lasted over two months, museums in one of the countries that has weathered the worst of the pandemic are beginning to open their doors once again.
  Among the first museums to reopen in Italy is the Castello di Rivoli museum outside of Turin, which revealed that it will welcome visitors starting May 19. The institution will be open from Thursday t
  
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• ‘Stargirl’: A Hopeful Hero Born of Real-Life Tragedy

  18-05-2020 17:55 via nytimes.com
  
  The inspiration for the CW’s new DC Comics series is personal for the writer who created the character.
  
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• In Unusual Move, Top Collector Julia Stoschek Makes Essential Video Art Available for Free Online

  18-05-2020 17:54 via artnews.com
  
  Few collectors have placed as great an emphasis on moving-image art as Julia Stoschek, who, since opening her private museum in 2002 in Dusseldorf, Germany, has amassed more than 850 works that include many of the most important films, videos, and digital works of the past half-century. With most of the art world moving online because of coronavirus closures, the German collector has taken some of her holdings digital, too.
  Sixty works from Stoschek’s collection have now been made availabl
  
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• The Many Lives of Doja Cat

  18-05-2020 17:51 via nytimes.com
  
  The pop star took an extremely nonlinear path to No. 1, and continues to push the boundaries of online behavior.
  
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• Venice Biennale Postponed to 2022 as Pandemic Continues Shaking Up Art World Calendar

  18-05-2020 17:47 via artnews.com
  
  In a sign that the coronavirus will continue to have long-lasting impacts beyond the end of this year, the 2021 edition of the Venice Biennale, arguably the most important art event in the world, has been postponed. It will now happen one year later than expected, in 2022 instead. The postponement announcement came alongside news that this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale would also be pushed back.
  The new dates for the Venice Biennale, which has Cecilia Alemani at the helm of the main
  
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• New Lenox Martial Arts Studio Trains Students Virtually - Patch.com

  18-05-2020 17:29 via patch.com
  
  New Lenox Martial Arts Studio Trains Students Virtually  Patch.com
  
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• Call for Artists for Fine Arts Festival | Features | thepilot.com - Southern Pines Pilot

  18-05-2020 17:11 via thepilot.com
  Call for Artists for Fine Arts Festival | Features | thepilot.com  Southern Pines Pilot
  
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