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• CNY Arts works to fund programs, revive struggling artists - Spectrum News

  12-08-2021 23:45 via spectrumlocalnews.com
  
  CNY Arts works to fund programs, revive struggling artists  Spectrum News
  
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• Ashley for the Arts begins Thursday - WEAU

  12-08-2021 23:45 via weau.com
  
  Ashley for the Arts begins Thursday  WEAU
  
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• Britney Spears’s Father Says He Will Step Aside in Conservatorship Battle

  12-08-2021 23:39 via nytimes.com
  
  Lawyers for James P. Spears said he intended to work with the court to assure “an orderly transition to a new conservator,” while arguing that he should not be immediately removed.
  
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• Una Stubbs, Veteran Actress Known for ‘Sherlock,’ Dies at 84

  12-08-2021 23:32 via nytimes.com
  
  Ms. Stubbs, a fixture on British television for more than half a century, was best known to American audiences as Sherlock Holmes’s cheerful landlady in the popular BBC series.
  
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• From Blockchain to Browser: Exhibiting NFTs, Part One

  12-08-2021 23:24 via artnews.com
  
  This past winter, the NFT hype cycle touted the emergence of an art market without gatekeepers, where value was determined by creators and collectors—often the same people—rather than dealers, curators, and advisers who maintain authority by limiting access. But as the market grows it seems like stakeholders in the community have realized that well-kept gates have a wayfinding function. They help audiences navigate a complex field. Artists, galleries, and other interested parties are
  
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• Arts calendar published Aug. 11, 2021 - West Central Tribune

  12-08-2021 23:12 via wctrib.com
  
  Arts calendar published Aug. 11, 2021  West Central Tribune
  
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• Riverside Arts Academy students present first in-person performances in more than a year - Press-Enterprise

  12-08-2021 23:10 via pe.com
  
  Riverside Arts Academy students present first in-person performances in more than a year  Press-Enterprise
  
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• Penn State Altoona announces auditions for performing arts groups | Penn State University - Penn State News

  12-08-2021 22:46 via news.psu.edu
  
  Penn State Altoona announces auditions for performing arts groups | Penn State University  Penn State News
  
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• Michel Laclotte, Former Louvre Director Who Fiercely Defended I. M. Pei’s Iconic Pyramid Installation, Is Dead at 92

  12-08-2021 22:33 via artnews.com
  
  Michel Laclotte, a former director of the Louvre Museum in Paris who oversaw a period of change in the establishment and culture of the storied institution, has died at 92.
  In a statement, the French Ministry of Culture described Laclotte as “an essential figure in the world of museums and art history” and praised his “unwavering commitment” to the recognition and development of the collections of French museums.
  Named the museum’s director in in 1987, Laclotte was
  
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• Zach Theatre's esteemed artistic director shares his optimism on the state of the arts in Austin - CultureMap Austin

  12-08-2021 22:20 via austin.culturemap.com
  
  Zach Theatre's esteemed artistic director shares his optimism on the state of the arts in Austin  CultureMap Austin
  
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• Heritage 365 and Triad Cultural Arts to Host Community Conversations on “Black Culture Pop Up Museum” - Yes! Weekly

  12-08-2021 22:06 via yesweekly.com
  Heritage 365 and Triad Cultural Arts to Host Community Conversations on “Black Culture Pop Up Museum”  Yes! Weekly
  
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• Do the Oompa Loompa: Big Country Performing Arts is sweet on 'Willy Wonka' - Abilene Reporter-News

  12-08-2021 21:55 via reporternews.com
  Do the Oompa Loompa: Big Country Performing Arts is sweet on 'Willy Wonka'  Abilene Reporter-News
  
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• Arts Briefs: A busy weekend of theater and music - GazetteNET

  12-08-2021 21:50 via gazettenet.com
  
  Arts Briefs: A busy weekend of theater and music  GazetteNET
  
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• 13 New Books We Recommend This Week

  12-08-2021 21:44 via nytimes.com
  
  Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
  
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• Black Arts Festival hits milestone | Columbia County | hudsonvalley360.com - Hudson Valley 360

  12-08-2021 21:11 via hudsonvalley360.com
  Black Arts Festival hits milestone | Columbia County | hudsonvalley360.com  Hudson Valley 360
  
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• SPAC School of Arts set to open in September - The Saratogian

  12-08-2021 21:10 via saratogian.com
  
  SPAC School of Arts set to open in September  The Saratogian
  
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• Arts Wrap: Humanities Washington grants, J.T. Greathouse and Tom Quinn - The Spokesman-Review

  12-08-2021 21:07 via spokesman.com
  
  Arts Wrap: Humanities Washington grants, J.T. Greathouse and Tom Quinn  The Spokesman-Review
  
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• The Most Expensive Yoshitomo Nara Works Ever to Sell at Auction

  12-08-2021 20:45 via artnews.com
  
  Considered one of Japan’s most important artists alive today, Yoshitomo Nara has had a slow burn of a career. He is known for his images of menacing wide-eyed Manga-style children that tap into universal angst. The inspiration for these works, which he first began in the ’90s, ranges vastly, drawing disparate sources from rock music to children’s fables to Japanese cartoons and more. New York Times critic Roberta Smith once described his works as bridging “high, low and k
  
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• New Books That Look at the Pandemic and Its Consequences

  12-08-2021 20:16 via nytimes.com
  
  From the account of a new doctor to an insider’s look at the government response to Covid, four new titles that capture our reality.
  
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• Santa Barbara County Arts Commission now taking grant applications - Santa Ynez Valley News

  12-08-2021 20:00 via syvnews.com
  Santa Barbara County Arts Commission now taking grant applications  Santa Ynez Valley News
  
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• At MoMA, Love of Cars Can Be Exhausting

  12-08-2021 19:44 via nytimes.com
  
  “Automania” airlifts nine cars into the sculpture garden and galleries. But it’s harder now to think of cars as objects of beauty.
  
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• SPAC Launches School Of The Arts - Saratoga TODAY Newspaper

  12-08-2021 19:41 via saratogatodaynewspaper.com
  
  SPAC Launches School Of The Arts  Saratoga TODAY Newspaper
  
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• Can We Ever Look at Titian’s Paintings the Same Way Again?

  12-08-2021 19:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Great is what this art is, yet it raises doubts about whether any art, however “great,” can be considered exempt from moral scrutiny.
  
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• Teaching a New Inclusiveness at The School

  12-08-2021 19:39 via nytimes.com
  
  In ‘Feedback,’ a 21-artist knockout of a show, Helen Molesworth curates a nuanced and complicated conversation about race — the kind of talk we desperately need.
  
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• Woodlands Arts Council Announces Call for Artists for 2022 Waterway Arts Festival - hellowoodlands.com

  12-08-2021 19:37 via hellowoodlands.com
  
  Woodlands Arts Council Announces Call for Artists for 2022 Waterway Arts Festival  hellowoodlands.com
  
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• ‘Don’t Breathe 2’ Review: Don’t Be a Woman, Either

  12-08-2021 19:16 via nytimes.com
  
  In the long-awaited sequel to the 2016 chiller “Don’t Breathe,” a blind veteran battles more home invaders.
  
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• A New Must-Have for TV and Movie Shoots: Therapists

  12-08-2021 19:13 via nytimes.com
  
  Working on set can be challenging. In Britain, many productions are hiring trained counselors to help casts and crew cope.
  
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• Velvet, Organza and Vipers: Stage Costumes Dazzle

  12-08-2021 19:10 via nytimes.com
  
  An exhibition offers a close-up look at “Hamilton,” “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” and more. Here are 10 highlights.
  
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• Seamless Portraits: Barbara Bloom at David Lewis

  12-08-2021 19:00 via artnews.com
  
  Barbara Bloom’s art might be regarded as an archaeological study of recent civilization. Through sculpture, photography, and text, she explores unexpected visual and thematic connections among art, artifacts, literature, mass media, film, and other cultural forms. She presents her findings in elaborate museological displays framed in scholarly language—all of which suggest kinship with Conceptualists from Joseph Kosuth to Fred Wilson. Ultimately, however, the works, such as those in
  
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• ‘Respect’ Review: Giving Aretha Franklin Her Propers

  12-08-2021 18:59 via nytimes.com
  
  Jennifer Hudson plays Aretha Franklin in a movie that follows many of the usual biographical beats but finds its own groove.
  
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• Arts Glances: Seaside Cinema, Books and Blueberries, bee buzz - Mount Desert Islander

  12-08-2021 18:40 via mdislander.com
  
  Arts Glances: Seaside Cinema, Books and Blueberries, bee buzz  Mount Desert Islander
  
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• Center for the Arts showcases new exhibits for the month of August - WMBB - mypanhandle.com

  12-08-2021 18:30 via mypanhandle.com
  Center for the Arts showcases new exhibits for the month of August  WMBB - mypanhandle.com
  
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• SPAC launches School of the Arts - NEWS10 ABC

  12-08-2021 18:28 via news10.com
  SPAC launches School of the Arts  NEWS10 ABC
  
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• ‘MFA at Muzeo’ showcases the creativity of CSUF’s fine arts grad students - OCRegister

  12-08-2021 18:12 via ocregister.com
  
  ‘MFA at Muzeo’ showcases the creativity of CSUF’s fine arts grad students  OCRegister
  
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• New Work by Suzan-Lori Parks to Be Part of Public Theater Season

  12-08-2021 18:02 via nytimes.com
  
  “The Visitor” and “cullud wattah,” two shows postponed by the pandemic, will get their premieres alongside works by James Ijames, Shaina Taub and Lloyd Suh.
  
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• New World Festival of the Arts award winners announced - OBXToday.com

  12-08-2021 17:19 via obxtoday.com
  
  New World Festival of the Arts award winners announced  OBXToday.com
  
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• The arts foster a welcoming school environment, are essential to overcoming pandemic - Lansing State Journal

  12-08-2021 17:18 via lansingstatejournal.com
  The arts foster a welcoming school environment, are essential to overcoming pandemic  Lansing State Journal
  
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• ‘CODA’ Review: A Voice of Her Own

  12-08-2021 17:14 via nytimes.com
  
  An openhearted embrace of deaf culture elevates this otherwise conventional tale of a talented teenager caught between ambition and loyalty.
  
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• ‘White as Snow’ Review: The Fairest of Them All

  12-08-2021 17:13 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Anne Fontaine spins the Snow White fairy tale into a thriller, with Isabelle Huppert as the jealous stepmother.
  
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• Amarillo Museum of Art to host ‘Get Connected: ARTs Social Mixer’ tonight - KAMR - MyHighPlains.com

  12-08-2021 17:13 via myhighplains.com
  Amarillo Museum of Art to host ‘Get Connected: ARTs Social Mixer’ tonight  KAMR - MyHighPlains.com
  
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• When Dance Shut Down, These Directors Banded Together

  12-08-2021 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Since last summer, leaders of New York’s pre-eminent dance companies have been meeting weekly to share ideas and problems.
  
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• Storied Art School Leader Dies, Leaks at the British Museum, and More: Morning Links for August 12, 2021

  12-08-2021 15:45 via artnews.com
  
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  LAS VEGAS’S PICASSO RESTAURANT IS LOSING SOME OF ITS PICASSOS. ARTnews reports that MGM Resorts, which runs the tony eatery in the Bellagio hotel and casino, will sell 11 works by the artist. They could draw north of $100 million via Sotheby’s, which will handle the auction on-site on October 23. T
  
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• Arts & Culture Newsletter: Ani DiFranco shares the 'Love' - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  12-08-2021 15:45 via sandiegouniontribune.com
  
  Arts & Culture Newsletter: Ani DiFranco shares the 'Love'  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  
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• Art Fair Veterans Bring Flexible Gallery Art House to New York in November

  12-08-2021 15:30 via artnews.com
  
  Art House, a new hybrid art exhibition space that aims to bring a flexible solution to gallery space, is set to open in New York this November. The new venture will be located in the former Barneys flagship store on Madison Avenue. Designed by wHY architecture’s creative director Kulapat Yantrasast, Art House will offer an exhibition space in New York city for galleries based in other cities and countries around the world.
  The venture, a twist on the art fair model, is founded by the team
  
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• Your weekend arts forecast: A cinematic salute to Alvin Ailey - St Pete Catalyst

  12-08-2021 15:10 via stpetecatalyst.com
  
  Your weekend arts forecast: A cinematic salute to Alvin Ailey  St Pete Catalyst
  
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• Fine Arts Center's Anne Tromsness is Greenville County Schools' 2021-2022 teacher of the year - Greenville Journal

  12-08-2021 14:30 via greenvillejournal.com
  
  Fine Arts Center's Anne Tromsness is Greenville County Schools' 2021-2022 teacher of the year  Greenville Journal
  
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• Watch Ryan Reynolds Power Up in ‘Free Guy’

  12-08-2021 14:10 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Shawn Levy narrates a sequence where the character Guy discovers something new about the world he’s been living in.
  
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• ‘Free Guy’ | Anatomy of a Scene

  12-08-2021 14:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The director Shawn Levy narrates a sequence from the film, starring Ryan Reynolds.
  
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• Detroit Arts, Culture, and Entrepreneurship (ACE) OFFICE and ArtOps Announce Start of 2021-22 Artist Professional Development Workshops - Detroit Police Department

  12-08-2021 14:00 via detroitmi.gov
  Detroit Arts, Culture, and Entrepreneurship (ACE) OFFICE and ArtOps Announce Start of 2021-22 Artist Professional Development Workshops  Detroit Police Department
  
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• ‘Usedom: A Clear View of the Sea’ Review: Come In, the Water’s Fine

  12-08-2021 13:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Heinz Brinkmann’s idiosyncratic documentary gives us a guided tour of a Baltic island with a fractured history.
  
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