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• WCASD English Language Arts Department Collaborates on Article - MyChesCo

  25-06-2020 23:10 via mychesco.com
  
  WCASD English Language Arts Department Collaborates on Article  MyChesCo
  
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• Wingfield installed as Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor in Arts & Sciences - Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom

  25-06-2020 23:00 via source.wustl.edu
  
  Wingfield installed as Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor in Arts & Sciences  Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom
  
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• The Yadkin Arts Councils to present a virtual awards ceremony for their annual Juried Art Show competition - Mountain Xpress

  25-06-2020 23:00 via mountainx.com
  
  The Yadkin Arts Councils to present a virtual awards ceremony for their annual Juried Art Show competition  Mountain Xpress
  
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• Disney’s Splash Mountain to Drop ‘Song of the South’ Depictions

  25-06-2020 22:46 via nytimes.com
  
  The popular log flume ride will be remade around “The Princess and the Frog,” the 2009 musical that introduced Disney’s first black princess.
  
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• The Best Hand Sewing Needles for Designers, Artists, and Crafters

  25-06-2020 22:34 via artnews.com
  
  Whether you’re a beginning or accomplished quilter, fashion designer, fiber artist, or seamstress, it’s vital to have a good set of needles for hand sewing. High-quality needles make clothing repairs a breeze and ensure that fabric won’t be damaged or snagged in the process. Hand-stitching isn’t only for fabric; it is a fabulous embellishment technique for artists working in paper and plastics and a nice alternative to adhesives. A set of premium needles is also essential
  
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• The Best Card-Making Kits for Personalizing Messages to Friends and Loved Ones

  25-06-2020 22:34 via artnews.com
  
  Card giving is an age-old custom that dates back to the ancient Chinese and Egyptians. Europeans were exchanging valentines by the mid 1400s. Londoner Henry Cole created the first Christmas card in 1843 when he hired artist John Callcott Horsley to design a holiday greeting to send to his friends. In 1923 in America, Joyce C. Hall founded Hall Brothers, the predecessor to the Hallmark company, and the modern-day greeting card industry was born. Insert yourself into the long tradition of card mak
  
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• The Best Composition Notebooks for Sketching and Drawing

  25-06-2020 22:33 via artnews.com
  
  There is no better invitation for invention or industry than an empty composition notebook. A trusted choice in which to take class notes, make architectural drawings, or write poems, reports, and outlines, a composition notebook will keep your ideas organized and safe. Unlike taking notes on a computer, with a composition notebook there’s no threat of a technological glitch that’ll make all your recorded ideas disappear into cyberspace, or be sent somewhere they shouldn’t go.
  
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• RACVB to support five arts projects with grant funding - Rockford Register Star

  25-06-2020 22:33 via rrstar.com
  RACVB to support five arts projects with grant funding  Rockford Register Star
  
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• The Best Acrylic Rulers for Sewers and Quilters

  25-06-2020 22:32 via artnews.com
  
  Rulers have been around for millennia. Early civilizations made them out of ivory, wood, and copper, but today acrylic is the way to go, especially if you’re a recreational or professional sewer or quilter. Rulers help you to gauge straight lines, mark precise angles, and take accurate measurements. Acrylic ones are useful for their transparency, allowing you to read markings and see your fabric as you measure. Acrylic rulers come in many forms, so make sure you choose the right product by
  
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• Slow Down Drying Time with the Best Retarders for Acrylic Paint

  25-06-2020 22:32 via artnews.com
  
  Dabble in painter’s alchemy by using a retarder medium in conjunction with your acrylic paint. A retarding medium slows the drying of acrylic paint so you can paint in better detail, attend to unfinished areas, and easily blend colors on the canvas without the threat of your paint drying up. Browse our selection of the best retarders below so you can achieve maximum canvas flexibility with your acrylic compositions.
  
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• Improve Texture and Prolong Drying Time with the Best Acrylic Paint Extenders

  25-06-2020 22:31 via artnews.com
  
  Achieve the blending ability of oils and the ease of acrylics by adding paint extender to your repertoire. Paint extender is a must-have medium for painters of every level. It prolongs the drying time of acrylic paint so you get the most out of your material. It also smooths out paint texture so you can salvage clotted or dried paint. Painter’s alchemy is just within reach: browse our picks of the best paint extenders below.
  
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• Center for Arts Groundbreaking Video - Valley City State University

  25-06-2020 22:12 via vcsu.edu
  Center for Arts Groundbreaking Video  Valley City State University
  
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• Arts This Week: 'In Memoriam: Napi Van Dereck,' 'Conversations With Keith' And 'Irresistible' - wgbh.org

  25-06-2020 21:59 via wgbh.org
  
  Arts This Week: 'In Memoriam: Napi Van Dereck,' 'Conversations With Keith' And 'Irresistible'  wgbh.org
  
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• Arkansas Arts Center project boosts Little Rock economy - KLRT - FOX16.com

  25-06-2020 21:57 via fox16.com
  Arkansas Arts Center project boosts Little Rock economy  KLRT - FOX16.com
  
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• SF obelisk to become temporary arts installation - Albuquerque Journal

  25-06-2020 21:54 via abqjournal.com
  
  SF obelisk to become temporary arts installation  Albuquerque Journal
  
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• Sustainability Farm at Interlochen Center for the Arts Continues to 'Grow' - 9&10 News

  25-06-2020 21:47 via 9and10news.com
  
  Sustainability Farm at Interlochen Center for the Arts Continues to 'Grow'  9&10 News
  
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• James Brown’s Will: Is It Inching Toward Closure After 14 Years?

  25-06-2020 21:37 via nytimes.com
  
  A decision by the Supreme Court of South Carolina has raised expectations that the many legal fights over the singer’s estate may soon be drawing to a close.
  
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• Michael Hawley, former professor of media arts and sciences, dies at 58 - MIT News

  25-06-2020 21:22 via news.mit.edu
  
  Michael Hawley, former professor of media arts and sciences, dies at 58  MIT News
  
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• A new chapter: Getting to know the new owner of Reddi-Arts - New York Business Journal

  25-06-2020 21:12 via bizjournals.com
  A new chapter: Getting to know the new owner of Reddi-Arts  New York Business Journal
  
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• $1 million in grants awarded to Long Beach arts groups • the Hi-lo - Long Beach Post

  25-06-2020 21:11 via lbpost.com
  
  $1 million in grants awarded to Long Beach arts groups • the Hi-lo  Long Beach Post
  
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• 8th Annual Arts and Craft Fair Still a 'Go' for June 26 - 9 & 10 News - 9&10 News

  25-06-2020 21:10 via 9and10news.com
  
  8th Annual Arts and Craft Fair Still a 'Go' for June 26 - 9 & 10 News  9&10 News
  
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• Elsa Joubert, 97, Dies; Afrikaans Writer Explored Black Reality

  25-06-2020 21:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Her novel “The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena” was compared to Alan Paton’s “Cry, the Beloved Country” in arousing white opinion against apartheid. She had Covid-19.
  
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• PSUSD Celebrates the Arts & Art Education - KESQ

  25-06-2020 21:00 via kesq.com
  
  PSUSD Celebrates the Arts & Art Education  KESQ
  
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• Kingston launches Master Arts and Cultural Plan - Hudson Valley One

  25-06-2020 21:00 via hudsonvalleyone.com
  
  Kingston launches Master Arts and Cultural Plan  Hudson Valley One
  
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• Five Nonbinary Comics on This Moment: ‘I’m Not Some New Buzzword’

  25-06-2020 20:54 via nytimes.com
  
  These comedians talk about their experiences in the industry, and wanting audiences to look beyond their gender identity.
  
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• Theater Streams Make Room for Molière (and Imelda Marcos)

  25-06-2020 20:51 via nytimes.com
  
  The online bounty also includes a rare Lorraine Hansberry play, two Lincoln Center stagings and black British responses to the killing of George Floyd.
  
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• Annex Arts announces public arts programming - Castine Patriot

  25-06-2020 20:47 via castinepatriot.com
  Annex Arts announces public arts programming  Castine Patriot
  
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• Does Cinéma Vérité Exist? Watch These 2 Movies to Find Out.

  25-06-2020 20:44 via nytimes.com
  
  The documentary style is eye-opening even as it tests the boundaries of nonfiction filmmaking. Try “Crisis” and “Salesman” to start.
  
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• Virtual Arts Café showcases artists from 27 Contra Costa County High Schools | - Concord Clayton Pioneer

  25-06-2020 20:43 via pioneerpublishers.com
  Virtual Arts Café showcases artists from 27 Contra Costa County High Schools |  Concord Clayton Pioneer
  
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• Faces of Arts & Culture: Council Bluffs native David Yost also known as the original Blue Power Ranger - The Daily Nonpareil

  25-06-2020 20:35 via nonpareilonline.com
  Faces of Arts & Culture: Council Bluffs native David Yost also known as the original Blue Power Ranger  The Daily Nonpareil
  
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• Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell Leave Voice Roles as Black Characters

  25-06-2020 20:16 via nytimes.com
  
  The actresses say the parts on “Big Mouth” and “Central Park” should have gone to people of color, and creators of the animated shows have apologized.
  
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• Penn Hills artist wins People's Choice Award at virtual Three Rivers Arts Festival - TribLIVE

  25-06-2020 20:15 via triblive.com
  
  Penn Hills artist wins People's Choice Award at virtual Three Rivers Arts Festival  TribLIVE
  
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• Midland Center for the Arts hosts outdoor summer concert - nbc25news.com

  25-06-2020 20:03 via nbc25news.com
  Midland Center for the Arts hosts outdoor summer concert  nbc25news.com
  
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• Berkeley Art Museum Names a New Director

  25-06-2020 20:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Julie Rodrigues Widholm will start in the post at the University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive on Aug. 1.
  
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• Review: A Killer, a Writer, and the Questions Both Left Behind

  25-06-2020 19:44 via nytimes.com
  
  HBO’s “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” tells the intertwined stories of the Golden State Killer and Michelle McNamara, the true-crime writer who felt she was born to unmask him.
  
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• The ARTnews Accord: Gonzalo Casals and Caroline Woolard Talk About Rebuilding Through Mutual Aid, Community Action, and Alternative Education

  25-06-2020 19:35 via artnews.com
  
  Gonzalo Casals is the newly appointed commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs for New York City. Prior to his hiring earlier this year, Casals, who was born in Argentina, spent three years as executive director of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, which is devoted to the work of queer artists. There, he oversaw acclaimed exhibitions, created a fellowship and residency program, formed an educational plan about queerness for New York City schools, and started a project to commission arti
  
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• ‘Irresistible’ Review: The Voters Are Red, the Message Is Blue

  25-06-2020 19:34 via nytimes.com
  
  Jon Stewart’s new political satire, which presents a homespun cliché of Middle America, is a lecture on old news.
  
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• ‘A Regular Woman’ Review: A Family Murder, as Told by the Victim

  25-06-2020 19:33 via nytimes.com
  
  Sherry Hormann’s new film dramatizes a 2005 “honor killing” in Berlin, using a fictionalized version of the woman who died as narrator.
  
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• Midland Center for the Arts announces first concert of the summer - WNEM Saginaw

  25-06-2020 19:32 via wnem.com
  Midland Center for the Arts announces first concert of the summer  WNEM Saginaw
  
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• Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival canceled for 2020 - WSMV Nashville

  25-06-2020 19:19 via wsmv.com
  
  Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival canceled for 2020  WSMV Nashville
  
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• Detroit Institute of Arts to reopen in July after coronavirus shutdown - Detroit Free Press

  25-06-2020 19:09 via freep.com
  
  Detroit Institute of Arts to reopen in July after coronavirus shutdown  Detroit Free Press
  
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• Viewing Party! Let’s all Watch ‘Jurassic Park’

  25-06-2020 19:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Does Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster, with its ravenous dinosaurs and scientist heroes, still satisfy our hunger for action?
  
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• COVID-19 impact on the arts - 1011now

  25-06-2020 18:40 via 1011now.com
  
  COVID-19 impact on the arts  1011now
  
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• Summit County Arts Council hosts first event since pandemic Friday - Summit Daily News

  25-06-2020 18:30 via summitdaily.com
  
  Summit County Arts Council hosts first event since pandemic Friday  Summit Daily News
  
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• How We Got Here: Writers on Race and Racism in America

  25-06-2020 18:26 via nytimes.com
  
  Amid the most profound social upheaval since the 1960s, these novelists, historians, poets, comedians and activists take a moment to look back to the literature.
  
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• Arthur Jafa’s Essential Video ‘Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death’ to Be Streamed for 48 Hours

  25-06-2020 18:17 via artnews.com
  
  For the first time ever, Arthur Jafa’s acclaimed 2016 video work Love Is the Message, The Message Is Death will be available outside a museum or gallery. The piece will be streamed online for 48 hours this weekend, from June 26 to June 28, by 13 international art institutions, which will simultaneously show the seven-and-a-half-minute artwork on their respective websites.
  Participating presenters include the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
  
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• The Dixie Chicks Drop the 'Dixie' and Become the Chicks

  25-06-2020 18:08 via nytimes.com
  
  The platinum-selling country trio will be known as the Chicks, the latest example of sweeping cultural changes brought on by nationwide protests spotlighting racial inequality.
  
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• The Dixie Chicks Change Their Name, Dropping the ‘Dixie’

  25-06-2020 18:08 via nytimes.com
  
  The platinum-selling country trio will be known as the Chicks, the latest example of sweeping cultural changes brought on by nationwide protests spotlighting racial inequality.
  
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• Pocono Arts Council to host Drive-By-Art Exhibition - Pocono Record

  25-06-2020 18:07 via poconorecord.com
  Pocono Arts Council to host Drive-By-Art Exhibition  Pocono Record
  
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• Opera House Arts celebrates 'Twenty + Twenty' in first virtual gala - Lewiston Sun Journal

  25-06-2020 18:06 via sunjournal.com
  
  Opera House Arts celebrates 'Twenty + Twenty' in first virtual gala  Lewiston Sun Journal
  
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