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• San Diego Festival of the Arts Returns September 11 - 12, 2021 - San Diego Magazine

  23-07-2021 23:49 via sandiegomagazine.com
  
  San Diego Festival of the Arts Returns September 11 - 12, 2021  San Diego Magazine
  
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• Garde Arts Center receives $830,000 federal boost - News from southeastern Connecticut - theday.com

  23-07-2021 23:40 via theday.com
  
  Garde Arts Center receives $830,000 federal boost - News from southeastern Connecticut  theday.com
  
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• Devise and Conquer Improv takes the stage at Durango Arts Center - The Durango Herald

  23-07-2021 23:29 via durangoherald.com
  Devise and Conquer Improv takes the stage at Durango Arts Center  The Durango Herald
  
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• FAVA: Revitalizing the Arts in Oberlin – The Oberlin Review - The Oberlin Review

  23-07-2021 23:03 via oberlinreview.org
  
  FAVA: Revitalizing the Arts in Oberlin – The Oberlin Review  The Oberlin Review
  
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• Lee Kun-hee’s Masterpieces: Inside the Late Samsung Chairman’s Storied Collection

  23-07-2021 23:02 via artnews.com
  
  Over the course of his life, Lee Kun-hee, the former chairman of Samsung Electronics who died in 2020, collected more than 20,000 artworks. The collection is reported to be worth billions of dollars. In the months after the collector’s death, many speculated about what would happen to his holdings. His heirs began considering selling the cache to avoid a huge estate bill, causing many to fear that it would leave South Korea.
  In order to prevent many of these masterpieces from heading to sa
  
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• Auction Sales Rebound to Pre-Pandemic Levels with Boost from Asia: Report

  23-07-2021 23:02 via artnews.com
  
  According to a report published by London-based art market analytics firm Pi-eX, auction sales are once again at pre-pandemic levels after a tumultuous year of financial strain.
  Despite an abrupt shutdown that forced the industry to adapt overnight, data from the second quarter of this year suggests the auction market is back in full force. According to the report, the top three public auction houses—Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and Phillips—saw a 405 percent year-over-year inc
  
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• Lackawanna County awards $153,500 in arts and culture grants - Scranton Times-Tribune

  23-07-2021 22:48 via thetimes-tribune.com
  
  Lackawanna County awards $153,500 in arts and culture grants  Scranton Times-Tribune
  
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• Alice Clark Brown, Black Star in a White Circus, Dies at 68

  23-07-2021 22:36 via nytimes.com
  
  At a time when Ringling Brothers had few Black performers, she dazzled with aerial ballet and balanced on galloping elephants.
  
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• Hamilton Hill Arts Center secures funding for renovations - Spectrum News

  23-07-2021 22:25 via spectrumlocalnews.com
  
  Hamilton Hill Arts Center secures funding for renovations  Spectrum News
  
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• How Alma Thomas’s Radiant Paintings Plotted a New Course for Abstraction

  23-07-2021 21:59 via artnews.com
  
  In 1963, Alma Thomas set out to turn Henri Matisse on his head. Two years before, in 1961, she attended a show of Henri Matisse’s late-career gouaches at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. There, she saw The Snail (1952–53), in which cut-and-pasted squares of colorful paper are arranged in a spiral-like shape, abstractly alluding to a gastropod without ever outright showing it.
  Thomas got to work, effectively recreating the iconic Matisse gouache with a twist. Her version, titled
  
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• Comfort Viewing: 3 Reasons I Love ‘Community’

  23-07-2021 21:43 via nytimes.com
  
  This cult favorite comedy had a simple premise, but its mission was more complex: to deconstruct the modern sitcom.
  
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• Inside the Arts: One Grade. One Venue. Guaranteed. - Atlanta Intown

  23-07-2021 21:40 via atlantaintownpaper.com
  
  Inside the Arts: One Grade. One Venue. Guaranteed.  Atlanta Intown
  
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• Motlow offers new fine arts degrees | Local News | tullahomanews.com - Tullahoma News and Guardian

  23-07-2021 21:30 via tullahomanews.com
  
  Motlow offers new fine arts degrees | Local News | tullahomanews.com  Tullahoma News and Guardian
  
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• CMOA gives decorative arts their due with new Extraordinary Ordinary Things exhibit - PGH City Paper

  23-07-2021 20:58 via pghcitypaper.com
  
  CMOA gives decorative arts their due with new Extraordinary Ordinary Things exhibit  PGH City Paper
  
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• Bringing it home: Photographer creates BIPOC arts center - Newsday

  23-07-2021 20:56 via newsday.com
  Bringing it home: Photographer creates BIPOC arts center  Newsday
  
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• Wicker Park Fest is back this weekend with live music, arts, fashion - WGN TV Chicago

  23-07-2021 20:50 via wgntv.com
  Wicker Park Fest is back this weekend with live music, arts, fashion  WGN TV Chicago
  
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• Putney School Summer Arts camp returns - WCAX

  23-07-2021 20:49 via wcax.com
  
  Putney School Summer Arts camp returns  WCAX
  
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• Black Arts Organizations in Atlanta receive less funding due to lack of equity from philanthropic organizations - The Atlanta Voice

  23-07-2021 20:32 via theatlantavoice.com
  
  Black Arts Organizations in Atlanta receive less funding due to lack of equity from philanthropic organizations  The Atlanta Voice
  
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• Courant arts picks for July 25-31: Black Crowes, ‘Into the Woods’, Shakespeare, Blues fest and more - Hartford Courant

  23-07-2021 20:13 via courant.com
  Courant arts picks for July 25-31: Black Crowes, ‘Into the Woods’, Shakespeare, Blues fest and more  Hartford Courant
  
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• Emporia Arts Center is getting ready for its new Performing Arts Season - KVOE

  23-07-2021 20:05 via kvoe.com
  
  Emporia Arts Center is getting ready for its new Performing Arts Season  KVOE
  
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• The Return of the Cannes Film Festival

  23-07-2021 19:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Remember going to the movies? Here’s what it was like inside the world’s most glamorous celebration of cinema.
  
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• The Olympics Begin on NBC With Abstract Imagery, Drones and Dancing

  23-07-2021 19:39 via nytimes.com
  
  The pandemic-era Tokyo Olympics began on NBC, with an uneasy balance of news and sports, along with reminders that this is big business
  
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• New in Paperback: ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ and ‘Agent Sonya’

  23-07-2021 19:34 via nytimes.com
  
  Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
  
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• Arts Alliance developing strategic plan - Daily Mountain Eagle

  23-07-2021 19:34 via mountaineagle.com
  
  Arts Alliance developing strategic plan  Daily Mountain Eagle
  
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• What Makes Elon Musk Different

  23-07-2021 19:32 via nytimes.com
  
  Two new books, Eric Berger’s “Liftoff” and Tim Higgins’s “Power Play,” explore Musk’s terrestrial and extraterrestrial pursuits — and what has made him so successful.
  
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• Venice Avoids UNESCO’s ‘In Danger’ Designation After Cruise Ship Ban

  23-07-2021 19:30 via artnews.com
  
  After banning large cruise ships from traveling through its lagoon, Venice has avoided being designed an “in danger” UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO made the announcement on Thursday, a week after the Italian cabinet declared the city’s waterways a national monument. The historic move aimed to preserve the embattled ecosystem from damage by the ships, which had begun to return to Venice following a break necessitated by the pandemic.
  The World Heritage Committee, the governi
  
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• Asian Composers Reflect on Careers in Western Classical Music

  23-07-2021 19:08 via nytimes.com
  
  For all their shared experiences, each of these five artists has a unique story of struggles and triumphs.
  
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• France Acquires Two Fragonard Paintings Thought to Be Missing for Centuries

  23-07-2021 18:33 via artnews.com
  
  France has added to its national collections two paintings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard that were thought to be missing until 2017. Both will now be displayed at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier.
  Titled Le Jeu de la Palette (The Paddle Game) and La Bascule (The Rocker), both ca. 1760-65, they feature landscapes overflowing with greenery, with small figures playing beneath grand Neoclassical structures.
  Four years ago, the paintings re-emerged when a family discovered them while inventory
  
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• A message from John Henry, the Flint Institute of Arts' executive director - Fenton Tri County Times

  23-07-2021 18:32 via tctimes.com
  
  A message from John Henry, the Flint Institute of Arts' executive director  Fenton Tri County Times
  
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• The Best Tabletop Magnifiers Keep You Focused on Your Work

  23-07-2021 18:30 via artnews.com
  
  Reduce eyestrain and increase your ability to execute precise, detailed work with a tabletop magnifier. Perfect for needlepoint, embroidery, illustration, beading, soldering, scrapbooking, and much more, a tabletop magnifier is a valuable tool for crafters of all ages and abilities—especially those who find themselves with a headache after sustained periods of work. Most magnifiers are equipped with LED lights and an adjustable arm, but beyond that the variations are many. Browse our selec
  
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• Arturo Schwarz, Refugee Who Became a Surrealism Tycoon, Dies at 97

  23-07-2021 18:29 via nytimes.com
  
  After expulsion from Egypt left him penniless, he befriended André Breton and Marcel Duchamp and amassed an enormous collection of priceless art.
  
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• Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow’s Prison Break, and 13 More New Songs

  23-07-2021 18:02 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by Remi Wolf, Camila Cabello, the War on Drugs and others.
  
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• ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: A New Foil for Ted

  23-07-2021 18:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The Season 2 premiere finds Lasso and friends demoted from the Premier League. And yet, not much has changed.
  
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• Cold Light: Deborah Remington at Bortolami and Craig F. Starr

  23-07-2021 17:48 via artnews.com
  
  A pair of exhibitions at the New York galleries Bortolami and Craig F. Starr, organized independently but serendipitously, showcased the enigmatic paintings and drawings of the late American artist Deborah Remington (1930–2010), best known for asymmetric, high-contrast compositions populated by luminous floating forms. Born in Haddonfield, New Jersey, Remington earned a BFA in 1955 from the California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute), where she studied alongside ar
  
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• A skilled workforce needs arts graduates - The Guardian

  23-07-2021 17:46 via theguardian.com
  
  A skilled workforce needs arts graduates  The Guardian
  
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• Vladimir Menshov, Surprise Russian Oscar Winner, Dies at 81

  23-07-2021 17:35 via nytimes.com
  
  His “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” was named best foreign-language film in 1980, beating Truffaut and Kurosawa. U.S. critics demurred.
  
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• Briefs: Ohio Arts Council awards Marion County grants - Marion Star

  23-07-2021 17:13 via marionstar.com
  Briefs: Ohio Arts Council awards Marion County grants  Marion Star
  
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• Boulder Arts Outdoors moves from drive-in setup to Boulder Bandshell for six-week series - Boulder Daily Camera

  23-07-2021 17:02 via dailycamera.com
  
  Boulder Arts Outdoors moves from drive-in setup to Boulder Bandshell for six-week series  Boulder Daily Camera
  
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• IN BRIEF: Van Wezel welcomes 3 new board members; Black Arts Collaborative names CEO - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  23-07-2021 16:59 via heraldtribune.com
  IN BRIEF: Van Wezel welcomes 3 new board members; Black Arts Collaborative names CEO  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  
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• Kanye West Unveils ‘Donda’ Album, With a Verse From Jay-Z

  23-07-2021 16:44 via nytimes.com
  
  As fans packed the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to get a first listen, West danced in a spotlight but chose not to say a word.
  
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• Gay appointed dean of College of Arts and Sciences at UNCP - Laurinburg Exchange

  23-07-2021 16:44 via laurinburgexchange.com
  
  Gay appointed dean of College of Arts and Sciences at UNCP  Laurinburg Exchange
  
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• Topeka Performing Arts Center holds second annual Tee-Pac Golf Tournament - KSNT News

  23-07-2021 16:32 via ksnt.com
  Topeka Performing Arts Center holds second annual Tee-Pac Golf Tournament  KSNT News
  
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• Advisor Lisa Schiff Maps the Arts' Return to Nature - Cultured Magazine

  23-07-2021 16:24 via culturedmag.com
  
  Advisor Lisa Schiff Maps the Arts' Return to Nature  Cultured Magazine
  
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• Tig Notaro’s ‘Drawn’ Explores Strange New Worlds: Animated Ones

  23-07-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The stand-up special is built around audio recorded in live performances. Then artists went to work. Sometimes they took her bits far beyond what she expected.
  
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• In ‘The Pursuit of Love,’ Looking for Liberation, Too

  23-07-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Nancy Mitford’s novel, set in 1930s England, has been adapted by Emily Mortimer into a mini-series that explores expectations for women then and now.
  
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• Cultivating the arts: What events do you want to see at Exeter's Town Hall? - Seacoastonline.com

  23-07-2021 15:56 via seacoastonline.com
  Cultivating the arts: What events do you want to see at Exeter's Town Hall?  Seacoastonline.com
  
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• Lil Nas X in the Pop Stratosphere

  23-07-2021 15:50 via nytimes.com
  
  A conversation about his unconventional path to success, his unconventional methods of maintaining it and his possible futures beyond it.
  
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• Maroon Arts Group purchasing historic Pythian Temple in King-Lincoln/Bronzeville - The Columbus Dispatch

  23-07-2021 15:45 via dispatch.com
  Maroon Arts Group purchasing historic Pythian Temple in King-Lincoln/Bronzeville  The Columbus Dispatch
  
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• Take a free interactive soundwalk through Lower Manhattan with Arts Brookfield's ‘Current' | - AMNY

  23-07-2021 15:35 via amny.com
  Take a free interactive soundwalk through Lower Manhattan with Arts Brookfield's ‘Current' |  AMNY
  
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• A Vogue Legend, Still Enlarging Circles of Pleasure

  23-07-2021 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Archie Burnett, dancer, teacher and a father of the House of Ninja, has a show at Jacob’s Pillow. With his cast, “it’s like a family love affair.”
  
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