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• University of Minnesota scales back liberal arts Ph.D. programs amid pandemic - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  15-01-2021 23:55 via startribune.com
  
  University of Minnesota scales back liberal arts Ph.D. programs amid pandemic  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  
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• Kim Tschang-Yeul, 91, Dies; Painted Water Drops Swollen With Meaning

  15-01-2021 23:05 via nytimes.com
  
  Hailing from South Korea, he became an international art star with luminous images informed by Eastern philosophy and the trauma of war.
  
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• Lorain Arts Council to host exhibit for Black History Month - The Morning Journal

  15-01-2021 23:00 via morningjournal.com
  Lorain Arts Council to host exhibit for Black History Month  The Morning Journal
  
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• New Relief Grants Awarded Local Arts Organizations To Keep Them Afloat - WBUR

  15-01-2021 22:26 via wbur.org
  
  New Relief Grants Awarded Local Arts Organizations To Keep Them Afloat  WBUR
  
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• ArtPlay presents new virtual arts classes for March and April - UAB News

  15-01-2021 22:16 via uab.edu
  
  ArtPlay presents new virtual arts classes for March and April  UAB News
  
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• Fairgrounds, St. Petersburg's immersive arts experience, announces massive list of participating artists - Creative Loafing Tampa

  15-01-2021 21:42 via cltampa.com
  Fairgrounds, St. Petersburg's immersive arts experience, announces massive list of participating artists  Creative Loafing Tampa
  
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• In a New Novel, Critic Yxta Maya Murray Stakes a Claim for Women Artists of Color Who Get Erased From Art History

  15-01-2021 21:32 via artnews.com
  
  Art Is Everything, a new novel by art critic and law professor Yxta Maya Murray, follows the life of Amanda Ruiz, a queer Chicana performance artist who writes essays about her life and art, over the course of about a decade. When the novel opens, Amanda is on the cusp of fame, at work on a mobile opera named Texit and an NEA-funded autocritical documentary she plans to film in Mexico, after having stretched a $10,000 Franklin Furnace grant over two years. All the while, Amanda writes her essays
  
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• Celebrating King the Activist (Not Just the Dreamer) in Art

  15-01-2021 21:27 via nytimes.com
  
  A digital tribute to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. draws seven Brooklyn artists, and BAM support.
  
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• Will Averno Become a 'Marvel Universe' for Musicals?

  15-01-2021 21:10 via nytimes.com
  
  The shows have not been staged, but three concept albums are at the center of a sprawling fictional world created largely by teenagers.
  
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• A ‘Marvel Universe’ for Musicals? Meet the Makers of Averno

  15-01-2021 21:10 via nytimes.com
  
  The shows have not been staged, but three concept albums are at the center of a sprawling fictional world created largely by teenagers.
  
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• First Look At Mortal Kombat Reboot Is Packed With Martial Arts Action And Cool Powers - CinemaBlend

  15-01-2021 20:52 via cinemablend.com
  
  First Look At Mortal Kombat Reboot Is Packed With Martial Arts Action And Cool Powers  CinemaBlend
  
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• Philip J. Smith, a Power on Broadway, Is Dead at 89

  15-01-2021 20:08 via nytimes.com
  
  As head of the Shubert Organization, he was one of New York City’s most influential real estate and cultural entrepreneurs.
  
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• Sam Pollard and ‘MLK/FBI’: The Filmmaker as Historian

  15-01-2021 19:58 via nytimes.com
  
  Whether working on his own projects or others like “Eyes on the Prize II” and “4 Little Girls,” the multihyphenate artist has built a monumental career examining America.
  
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• D.I.Why?

  15-01-2021 19:18 via nytimes.com
  
  We’ve come a long, exhausted way from trying to make the best of it. Here are some new “Do It Yourself” books that more accurately reflect the moment.
  
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• Post-pandemic, will we see triage for the arts? - Chicago Reader

  15-01-2021 19:14 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Post-pandemic, will we see triage for the arts?  Chicago Reader
  
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• Vermont Arts Council releases films for Vermont Art Awards - vtdigger.org

  15-01-2021 18:53 via vtdigger.org
  
  Vermont Arts Council releases films for Vermont Art Awards  vtdigger.org
  
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• Sincere, Outdoorsy, Trippy, a Music Festival Breathes Los Angeles

  15-01-2021 18:49 via nytimes.com
  
  Darkness Sounding, a solstice-inspired embrace “of the body and for the body,” is coming from the group Wild Up.
  
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• The Most Expensive Old Masters Artworks Ever Sold at Auction

  15-01-2021 18:24 via artnews.com
  
  These days, Pablo Picasso, Gerhard Richter, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, and a host of other familiar names dominate at auction. But it wasn’t always. Before the last couple decades, the Old Masters category—featuring artists who were active between the 14th and 18th centuries—was all anyone could talk about. Although its prominence has waned, the category has still led to a number of auction records. Both public auctions and high-profile private museum sales of works by
  
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• From mummies to mosques—new Google Arts & Culture initiative brings Egypt’s archaeological treasures to the masses - Art Newspaper

  15-01-2021 18:24 via theartnewspaper.com
  
  From mummies to mosques—new Google Arts & Culture initiative brings Egypt’s archaeological treasures to the masses  Art Newspaper
  
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• Thrillers Spiked With Malice and Dread

  15-01-2021 18:22 via nytimes.com
  
  Looking for a nerve-fraying whodunit? These three novels — including one from Jane Harper — will keep you up at night.
  
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• Biden Inauguration: Bruce Springsteen and John Legend to Perform

  15-01-2021 18:22 via nytimes.com
  
  Foo Fighters, Eva Longoria and Kerry Washington will also take part in the prime-time television special.
  
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• Javicia Leslie on Becoming TV’s First Black Batwoman

  15-01-2021 18:10 via nytimes.com
  
  “I’m coming in with my elbows out and making way,” the 33-year-old actor said about her starring role in Season 2 of the CW superhero series “Batwoman.”
  
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• Smithson Speaks

  15-01-2021 17:43 via artnews.com
  
  “There’s this kind of trying to make things out of senseless situations.” Isn’t that what we’re all trying to do right now, to grasp our bewildering political/social/public health circumstances, and then maybe make things—art, texts, snapshots, journal jottings—that capture our moment? Robert Smithson’s statement leaps the decades to speak to our own era about the function of art and its “dialectical”—one of his favorite words&mda
  
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• The Blockbuster ‘Drivers License,’ a Possible Reply and 7 More New Songs

  15-01-2021 17:16 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks from Lana Del Rey, Aly & AJ, Drive-By Truckers and others.
  
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• ‘Outside the Wire’ Review: At War With the Robots

  15-01-2021 17:12 via nytimes.com
  
  This Netflix film starring Anthony Mackie is neither curious nor bold in the ways it depicts a sentient robotic revolt.
  
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• The Best Reflective Glass Beads for Shimmering Surfaces

  15-01-2021 17:09 via artnews.com
  
  Shine on! Useful for everything from lending your paintings a textured, reflective surface to creating striking signs, reflective glass beads are an unconventional and useful crafting tool. Most traditionally used on highway lines and street signs, reflective glass beads can either be mixed into your paint or sprinkled on top of it, to achieve eye-catching effects. Available in myriad forms, you can choose packs of glass beads in a variety of sizes or go for a medium premixed with reflective pel
  
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• The Best DSLR Cameras for High-Quality Images

  15-01-2021 16:42 via artnews.com
  
  Searching for the best digital single-lens reflex camera is an intimidating task. A smart shopper should take into account not only image quality but also usability—are the controls and features a good fit for your needs and skill level? Depending on the brands, whether Nikon or Canon, camera bodies have different interfaces, sensor performances, and ergonomics, which is why choosing your next camera can be a highly subjective decision. To help ease your search, we’ve found five of t
  
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• Comic Art Record Set in Paris, Longtime Curator Opens a Gallery, and More: Morning Links from January 15, 2021

  15-01-2021 16:19 via artnews.com
  
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  COMICS HAVE PUT UP HUGE NUMBERS AT RECENT AUCTIONS. A Tintin drawing sold for a cool $3.89 million at Artcurial in Paris on Thursday, a new record for a comic-book artwork, the Guardian reports. The piece in question never actually made it into print, though. Georges Remi created the work, which depicts a giant drag
  
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• These Are the Best External Hard Drives For Computers and Tablets

  15-01-2021 16:13 via artnews.com
  
  It’s never too early to purchase an external hard drive. Data recovery, when possible, can be incredibly costly, and the process is never 100 percent guaranteed. To assist with your backup process, make sure you have a reliable hard drive that has a low failure rate—no hard drive has a truly infinite lifespan—and appropriate speeds for your needs. Of course, you should also consider capacity—your drive should provide enough room to handle your current files but also give
  
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• Prairie Village's annual arts competition got 450 submissions this year — here are the winners - Shawnee Mission Post

  15-01-2021 16:11 via shawneemissionpost.com
  
  Prairie Village's annual arts competition got 450 submissions this year — here are the winners  Shawnee Mission Post
  
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• Upcoming Museum Exhibitions

  15-01-2021 16:10 via artnews.com
  
  Exhibition calendars have been in flux due to the ongoing pandemic, but museums around the US and beyond are continuing to bring in audiences with new programming. Here’s a guide to some of the most exciting shows opening in the coming months—from historical surveys to solo exhibitions of dynamic young artists. They were selected for the print edition of the Art in America Guide, our annual directory of US galleries, museums, art schools, and art services. This digital version of the
  
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• Premier Martial Arts coming soon to Southlake - Community Impact Newspaper

  15-01-2021 16:10 via communityimpact.com
  
  Premier Martial Arts coming soon to Southlake  Community Impact Newspaper
  
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• A Guide to Essential Upcoming Museum Exhibitions

  15-01-2021 16:10 via artnews.com
  
  Exhibition calendars have been in flux due to the ongoing pandemic, but museums around the US and beyond are continuing to bring in audiences with new programming. Here’s a guide to some of the most exciting shows opening in the coming months—from historical surveys to solo exhibitions of dynamic young artists. They were selected for the print edition of the Art in America Guide, our annual directory of US galleries, museums, art schools, and art services. This digital version of the
  
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• Trump Tried to End Federal Arts Funding. Instead, It Grew. - The New York Times

  15-01-2021 16:07 via nytimes.com
  
  Trump Tried to End Federal Arts Funding. Instead, It Grew.  The New York Times
  
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• Trump Tried to End Federal Arts Funding. Instead, It Grew.

  15-01-2021 16:07 via nytimes.com
  
  Each year, President Trump’s proposed federal budget eliminated funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. But the agency survived, largely by relying on bipartisan support in Congress.
  
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• ‘Tiny Pretty Things’ Falls for Big Ugly Ballet Stereotypes

  15-01-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Why is it so hard to show the dance world as it is? This Netflix series about students at a ballet school is yet another cartoonish depiction.
  
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• Regina King: Speaking Truth to Power Through Her Art

  15-01-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The actress-turned-director of “One Night in Miami” explains why she sees the fact-based drama about a meeting of four icons as a companion piece to “Watchmen.”
  
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• Regina King on 'One Night in Miami' and Her Art

  15-01-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The actress-turned-director of “One Night in Miami” explains why she sees the fact-based drama about a meeting of four icons as a companion piece to “Watchmen.”
  
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• Create Sharp Videos and VR Works With the Best 360-Degree Cameras

  15-01-2021 15:54 via artnews.com
  
  With the entrance of virtual reality to the art world, 360-degree cameras can be useful and creative tools for artists looking to experiment with the form. They’re also great for videographers who want a full 360 degrees of footage to choose from for standard widescreen framing. Even artists who post video on YouTube and Facebook may embrace consumer-grade 360-degree cameras to provide viewers with an immersive experience. Whatever your aim, we offer a primer in good 360-degree cameras, be
  
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• The Best Books On Photography Techniques Will Enrich Your Practice

  15-01-2021 15:43 via artnews.com
  
  No matter how fancy your camera is, your image output will always depend on your technique. Like any other art, photography is one of constant learning, with endless opportunities to adopt, push, and break trusted methods as you like. Whether you have just picked up your first camera, want to explore a new process, or need to troubleshoot a difficult lighting condition, guidance is just a book away. Find one that suits your skill level and curiosity among our picks below.
  
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• The Best Air Purifiers for Artist Studios and Workspaces

  15-01-2021 15:28 via artnews.com
  
  For artists who use fume-emitting paints or solvents, an air purifier is a must. It can also be a game changer for those working in wood, plaster, or plastic who might release fine particles of material while crafting their projects. And no matter what media you use, if you’re an artist with allergies or sensitivity to airborne pollutants, focusing on your work can be hard if you can’t breathe. Whether you want a purifier that can move around with you or stay put and treat a whole ro
  
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• Performing Arts Center to add creative stages at RIT | National Technical Institute for the Deaf | RIT - RIT News

  15-01-2021 15:28 via rit.edu
  Performing Arts Center to add creative stages at RIT | National Technical Institute for the Deaf | RIT  RIT News
  
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• The Best Friendship Bracelet Kits for Communal Crafting

  15-01-2021 15:15 via artnews.com
  
  Friendship bracelets, those classic mementos of summer camp, are timeless adornments that anyone of any age can both wear and make. The crafting supplies are accessible: at its simplest, it requires colorful string and a pair of scissors. To make more intricate accessories, whether in terms of technique or material, pick up a bracelet-making kit. Many options cater to specific methods and styles, featuring instructions as well as related supplies. Start your friendship bracelet journey or take y
  
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• Lewisburg Arts Council reimagines annual Celebration of the Arts - NorthcentralPa.com

  15-01-2021 15:00 via northcentralpa.com
  Lewisburg Arts Council reimagines annual Celebration of the Arts  NorthcentralPa.com
  
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• What’s Happening With Electronic Arts Stock? - Forbes

  15-01-2021 14:30 via forbes.com
  
  What’s Happening With Electronic Arts Stock?  Forbes
  
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• Springfield-based Youth Arts Ambassadors participate in virtual theater festival - Springfield News Sun

  15-01-2021 14:07 via springfieldnewssun.com
  Springfield-based Youth Arts Ambassadors participate in virtual theater festival  Springfield News Sun
  
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• Watch Gal Gadot Fight Crime at the Mall in ‘Wonder Woman 1984’

  15-01-2021 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Patty Jenkins narrates a sequence from her movie, streaming on HBO Max.
  
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• Taiwan’s stunning new arts centre springs back to life - Financial Times

  15-01-2021 13:00 via ft.com
  Taiwan’s stunning new arts centre springs back to life  Financial Times
  
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• ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ | Anatomy of a Scene

  15-01-2021 12:50 via nytimes.com
  
  Patty Jenkins narrates a sequence from her film.
  
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• Fayetteville Arts Council employee resigns, alleges racism - The Fayetteville Observer

  15-01-2021 12:30 via fayobserver.com
  Fayetteville Arts Council employee resigns, alleges racism  The Fayetteville Observer
  
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