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• Urban Arts Gallery unveils special Black History Month collection - KJZZ

  05-02-2021 23:37 via kjzz.com
  Urban Arts Gallery unveils special Black History Month collection  KJZZ
  
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• Facing Deficit, Met Considers Selling Art to Help Pay the Bills

  05-02-2021 23:26 via nytimes.com
  
  Like many museums, the Met is looking to take advantage of a relaxation of the rules governing art sales to care for collections.
  
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• The MyPillow Guy’s Fever Dream

  05-02-2021 23:25 via nytimes.com
  
  In a bizarre, two-hour-plus disinfomercial on OANN, an election conspiracist sells a myth of a victory stolen.
  
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• Mount Dora Arts Festival brings hope to struggling artists - WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

  05-02-2021 23:25 via clickorlando.com
  
  Mount Dora Arts Festival brings hope to struggling artists  WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
  
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• The folksy, hand-drawn cards by Gummy Arts - MLB.com

  05-02-2021 23:17 via mlb.com
  
  The folksy, hand-drawn cards by Gummy Arts  MLB.com
  
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• Iranian cultural identity explored on winning 2021 School of the Arts sticker design - Nevada Today

  05-02-2021 23:11 via unr.edu
  
  Iranian cultural identity explored on winning 2021 School of the Arts sticker design  Nevada Today
  
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• Report Shows Cleveland Arts Sector Hit Hard By Pandemic - ideastream

  05-02-2021 23:06 via ideastream.org
  
  Report Shows Cleveland Arts Sector Hit Hard By Pandemic  ideastream
  
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• Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival 2021 | Arts | khq.com - KHQ Right Now

  05-02-2021 22:58 via khq.com
  Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival 2021 | Arts | khq.com  KHQ Right Now
  
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• Cucalorus selected for $25K grant from National Endowment for the Arts - WECT

  05-02-2021 22:58 via wect.com
  
  Cucalorus selected for $25K grant from National Endowment for the Arts  WECT
  
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• Ohio art organizations, poets awarded $650,000 in federal grants for future projects - The Columbus Dispatch

  05-02-2021 22:46 via dispatch.com
  Ohio art organizations, poets awarded $650,000 in federal grants for future projects  The Columbus Dispatch
  
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• BWW Previews: ARTS LEGACY REMIX SHOWCASES BLACK CLASSICAL ARTISTS at Straz Center - Broadway World

  05-02-2021 22:23 via broadwayworld.com
  
  BWW Previews: ARTS LEGACY REMIX SHOWCASES BLACK CLASSICAL ARTISTS at Straz Center  Broadway World
  
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• A Photo That Captures a Busier Bygone Era in New York

  05-02-2021 22:11 via nytimes.com
  
  The photographer Andre D. Wagner is based in Brooklyn — but always finds himself coming back to Times Square.
  
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• It’s an Obscure Special, Charlie Brown

  05-02-2021 22:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Everyone knows the Great Pumpkin, but there actually have been more than 50 “Peanuts” TV specials. With “The Snoopy Show” arriving Friday on Apple TV+, here are some you might not remember.
  
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• Stream These Great Christopher Plummer Movies

  05-02-2021 21:59 via nytimes.com
  
  The oldest actor ever to win an Academy Award, Plummer only needed a few minutes to leave a lasting impression.
  
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• Cambridge Arts plans Feb. 25 resources forum, inviting questions from creative community - Cambridge Day

  05-02-2021 21:47 via cambridgeday.com
  
  Cambridge Arts plans Feb. 25 resources forum, inviting questions from creative community  Cambridge Day
  
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• Buellton Arts and Culture Committee offering grants to local artists - Santa Ynez Valley News

  05-02-2021 21:40 via syvnews.com
  Buellton Arts and Culture Committee offering grants to local artists  Santa Ynez Valley News
  
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• [Rendering] Midtown's Arts District Plaza Renovation To Begin Next Month - What Now Atlanta

  05-02-2021 21:25 via whatnowatlanta.com
  [Rendering] Midtown's Arts District Plaza Renovation To Begin Next Month  What Now Atlanta
  
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• Harlin Museum announces winners of 2021 Fiber & Textile Arts Competition Show - Ozark Radio News

  05-02-2021 21:25 via ozarkradionews.com
  
  Harlin Museum announces winners of 2021 Fiber & Textile Arts Competition Show  Ozark Radio News
  
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• The People and Things You Might Meet in a Book

  05-02-2021 21:20 via nytimes.com
  
  An offensive stereotype or a hero on a journey or a remarkably one-dimensional elf queen — you just never know what you’ll find.
  
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• How Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Took 19th-Century Paris by Storm—and Went Down in History

  05-02-2021 20:46 via artnews.com
  
  The image of a late 19th-century white male French painter often conjures a penniless genius, a tortured recluse, or some combination of the two. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec different from his contemporaries in that he was neither of these things. He became massively successful during his lifetime, unlike Vincent van Gogh, who sold only a fraction of his numerous paintings while he was alive. Toulouse-Lautrec was at the center of Paris’s vibrant arts scene, unlike Paul Gauguin, who fled the
  
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• Oregon Arts Commission Gives Grants To Arts Organizations - KBND

  05-02-2021 20:39 via kbnd.com
  
  Oregon Arts Commission Gives Grants To Arts Organizations  KBND
  
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• The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 2

  05-02-2021 20:35 via nytimes.com
  
  Remembering Fred the Godson, Adam Schlesinger and Cristina.
  
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• A Natural Work of Art May Be Hiding Among Indian Cave Masterpieces

  05-02-2021 20:28 via nytimes.com
  
  What may be an overlooked fossil in a well-known cultural site could offer clues to the age of its underlying rocks.
  
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• Behind the Scenes at the Super Bowl Halftime Show

  05-02-2021 20:19 via nytimes.com
  
  Putting on a Super Bowl halftime show is always a mammoth undertaking. The pandemic introduces many more logistical puzzles.
  
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• All-County High School Artwork at the Adams County Arts Council - Gettysburg Connection

  05-02-2021 20:19 via gettysburgconnection.org
  
  All-County High School Artwork at the Adams County Arts Council  Gettysburg Connection
  
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• Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91

  05-02-2021 20:12 via nytimes.com
  
  His performance as Captain von Trapp in one of the most popular movies of all time propelled a steady half-century parade of television and film roles.
  
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• Community announcements Feb. 5: NWCT Virtual Arts Night Out and other virtual community events - The Winsted Phoenix

  05-02-2021 20:10 via winstedphoenix.org
  
  Community announcements Feb. 5: NWCT Virtual Arts Night Out and other virtual community events  The Winsted Phoenix
  
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• Behind the Weeknd’s Halftime Show: Nasal Swabs and Backup Plans

  05-02-2021 20:05 via nytimes.com
  
  Putting on a Super Bowl halftime show is always a mammoth undertaking. The pandemic introduces many more logistical puzzles.
  
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• Support the arts while tasting a new cocktail recipe - WDIV ClickOnDetroit

  05-02-2021 20:00 via clickondetroit.com
  
  Support the arts while tasting a new cocktail recipe  WDIV ClickOnDetroit
  
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• Dallas arts organizations lost nearly $100 million in first nine months of pandemic, study says - WFAA.com

  05-02-2021 19:59 via wfaa.com
  
  Dallas arts organizations lost nearly $100 million in first nine months of pandemic, study says  WFAA.com
  
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• ‘Mastery and Transgression’ in Music That Bridges Genres

  05-02-2021 19:45 via nytimes.com
  
  A new box set showcases Julius Hemphill’s work as a composer, saxophonist and flutist on the boundary between jazz and classical styles.
  
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• Night Terrors

  05-02-2021 19:39 via artnews.com
  
  In their exhibition “Bijeg u noć,” at Martos, the Croatian-born, New York–based duo TARWUK (Bruno Pogačnik Tremow and Ivana Vukšić) presented a dystopian sci-fi vision featuring crumbling bionic forms, black, pitched mountains, and ominous specters. Comprising paintings, sculptures, and drawings, the show drew on the artists’ childhood memories of the devastating Croatian War of 1991–95, in which the country fought for independence from Yugosla
  
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• Valérie Knoll on Curating Remotely

  05-02-2021 19:37 via artnews.com
  
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  When the pandemic hit Europe and the United States in March, Kunsthalle Bern director Valérie Knoll was in the midst of organizing a solo exhibition with Park McArthur. The American conceptual artist had been working on a site-specific project, but found herself unable to travel to the Swiss institution. The Kunsthalle Bern was previously directed by famed curator Harald Szeemann, who cooperated with artists Christo and Jeanne- Claude to make it the first build
  
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• Christopher Plummer, Whose Résumé Spanned Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91

  05-02-2021 19:22 via nytimes.com
  
  He was a pre-eminent Shakespearean actor, but it was his performance as Captain von Trapp in the beloved musical that propelled a steady half-century parade television and film roles.
  
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• Bellevue Arts Museum Reopens Saturday - Patch.com

  05-02-2021 19:17 via patch.com
  
  Bellevue Arts Museum Reopens Saturday  Patch.com
  
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• Arts Playlist: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris get the comic book treatment - Delaware First Media

  05-02-2021 18:56 via delawarepublic.org
  
  Arts Playlist: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris get the comic book treatment  Delaware First Media
  
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• Colby Becomes First Liberal Arts College to Establish Major Academic Program in Artificial Intelligence - Business Wire

  05-02-2021 18:30 via businesswire.com
  Colby Becomes First Liberal Arts College to Establish Major Academic Program in Artificial Intelligence  Business Wire
  
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• Poetry Competition Grounded in Earth Day | Arts & Entertainment - Noozhawk

  05-02-2021 18:28 via noozhawk.com
  
  Poetry Competition Grounded in Earth Day | Arts & Entertainment  Noozhawk
  
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• Community/Arts Calendar: Feb. 10-20 - Portland Press Herald - pressherald.com

  05-02-2021 18:28 via pressherald.com
  
  Community/Arts Calendar: Feb. 10-20 - Portland Press Herald  pressherald.com
  
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• Filmmakers Look at Woody Allen Abuse Allegations in Four-Part Series

  05-02-2021 18:03 via nytimes.com
  
  Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering are known for films exposing sexual abuse in institutions. Why did they delve into a thorny family tale? “We realized the full story had never gotten out.”
  
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• It’s Not Every Day We Get a New Blue

  05-02-2021 18:01 via nytimes.com
  
  In 2009, a professor discovered a novel hue by accident in his university lab. Now, you can paint with it.
  
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• Registration open for vacation camps at MoCo Arts in Keene - The Keene Sentinel

  05-02-2021 18:00 via sentinelsource.com
  Registration open for vacation camps at MoCo Arts in Keene  The Keene Sentinel
  
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• From Zoom University to Zoom Productions: performing arts in a pandemic - Miami Student

  05-02-2021 18:00 via miamistudent.net
  
  From Zoom University to Zoom Productions: performing arts in a pandemic  Miami Student
  
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• Danish Windmill Awarded Iowa Arts Council Grant | Lifestyle | swiowanewssource.com - The Audubon County Advocate Journal

  05-02-2021 18:00 via swiowanewssource.com
  
  Danish Windmill Awarded Iowa Arts Council Grant | Lifestyle | swiowanewssource.com  The Audubon County Advocate Journal
  
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• Cardi B’s Gleefully Relentless ‘Up,’ and 12 More New Songs

  05-02-2021 17:48 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by Bomba Estéreo, SG Lewis, Flock of Dimes and others.
  
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• After the First Virtual Sundance, Four Writers Compare Notes

  05-02-2021 17:42 via nytimes.com
  
  What worked online? What didn’t? And which films stood out? When you’re watching from home, feel-good movies don’t always have the same effect.
  
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• Brevard Cultural Alliance, weVENTURE WBC to Host Virtual Event for Arts Sector Small Businesses - Florida Tech News - Florida Tech Now

  05-02-2021 17:37 via news.fit.edu
  
  Brevard Cultural Alliance, weVENTURE WBC to Host Virtual Event for Arts Sector Small Businesses - Florida Tech News  Florida Tech Now
  
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• Gordon Parks Was the Godfather of Cool

  05-02-2021 17:23 via nytimes.com
  
  His gifts propelled him to a pioneering career as a photographer and filmmaker. His taste made him an enduring avatar of style.
  
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• Changes coming to this year's Mount Dora Arts Festival - FOX 35 Orlando

  05-02-2021 17:12 via fox35orlando.com
  
  Changes coming to this year's Mount Dora Arts Festival  FOX 35 Orlando
  
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• 'Hamilton' returns to kick off 2021-22 Broadway season at Marcus Performing Arts Center - Milwaukee Business Journal

  05-02-2021 16:57 via bizjournals.com
  'Hamilton' returns to kick off 2021-22 Broadway season at Marcus Performing Arts Center  Milwaukee Business Journal
  
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