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• Mural Arts Philadelphia has 'Color Me Back' program spotlighted on Kelly Clarkson Show - PhillyVoice.com

  05-01-2022 23:33 via phillyvoice.com
  
  Mural Arts Philadelphia has 'Color Me Back' program spotlighted on Kelly Clarkson Show  PhillyVoice.com
  
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• F.B.I. Arrests Man Accused of Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts

  05-01-2022 23:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Filippo Bernardini, an Italian citizen who worked in publishing, was charged with wire fraud and identity theft for a scheme that prosecutors said affected hundreds of people over five or more years.
  
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• Luciano Perna, Conceptual Artist Who Evoked the Magic of the Everyday, Dead at 63

  05-01-2022 23:11 via artnews.com
  
  Luciano Perna, a conceptual photographer and sculptor known for his use of everyday objects, has died at 63 in Los Angeles on December 28. The cause of death was a heart attack, the Los Angeles Times reported.
  Perna was born in Naples, Italy, in 1958, and went on to spend much of his adolescence and early adulthood in Caracas, Venezuela, where he lived with his half-brother after the death of his parents. In 1979, he was accepted to CalArts, where he was taught by the likes of Barbara Kruger, Ju
  
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• Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation names new board officers - My Edmonds News

  05-01-2022 22:32 via myedmondsnews.com
  
  Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation names new board officers  My Edmonds News
  
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• Art That Stirs Creativity: Ian Frazier, Nite Jewel, Ivy Mix, and More on Work That Inspires Them

  05-01-2022 22:31 via artnews.com
  
  For “Touchstones,” ARTnews asks creative figures from different disciplines—writers, musicians, filmmakers, chefs, and so on—about one artwork that has inspired them.
  
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• Of Masks and Men: James Ensor at Gladstone Gallery

  05-01-2022 22:30 via artnews.com
  
  “James Ensor: An Intimate Portrait” is a welcome, if somewhat misconceived exhibition of works by fin de siècle Belgium’s most beloved oddball. Save the appealingly modest scale of the works included in the show, the portrait of Ensor presented at Gladstone Gallery in New York is familiar, not intimate.
  By familiar, I mean first that the show and its accompanying catalogue deliver few surprises. This is not a criticism. Curator Sabine Taevernier has hung a representative
  
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• WT’s Spring Arts Season to feature Shakespeare, Russian Music, Spongebob - KAMR - MyHighPlains.com

  05-01-2022 22:19 via myhighplains.com
  WT’s Spring Arts Season to feature Shakespeare, Russian Music, Spongebob  KAMR - MyHighPlains.com
  
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• Arts Garage Announces AUTHORS SPEAK SERIES on Race and American Society - Broadway World

  05-01-2022 22:16 via broadwayworld.com
  
  Arts Garage Announces AUTHORS SPEAK SERIES on Race and American Society  Broadway World
  
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• The New Year Begins

  05-01-2022 22:15 via nytimes.com
  
  Let’s hear it for achievable goals.
  
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• After Pandemic-Related Postponements, Kathmandu Triennale Now Set to Open in February

  05-01-2022 22:01 via artnews.com
  
  After a series of pandemic-related postponements pushed it back from its originally planned opening in 2020, the Kathmandu Triennale announced new dates for its fourth edition—now scheduled to open February 11 and run for a month into March. Organized by the Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation and the Siddhartha Arts Foundation, the event is billed in a press release as “the largest and most ambitious artistic project staged in the country to date” an
  
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• 2022 Grammy Awards Postponed Amid Covid-19 Surge

  05-01-2022 21:48 via nytimes.com
  
  The Recording Academy has not announced a new date for its 64th annual show, originally scheduled for Jan. 31 in Los Angeles.
  
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• College of Arts and Sciences Visiting Artist and Scholar Program Welcomes Historian Kristofer Ray - UNCW News

  05-01-2022 21:28 via uncw.edu
  
  College of Arts and Sciences Visiting Artist and Scholar Program Welcomes Historian Kristofer Ray  UNCW News
  
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• HEATHERS to Open at Metropolitan Performing Arts Community Theatre - Broadway World

  05-01-2022 21:07 via broadwayworld.com
  
  HEATHERS to Open at Metropolitan Performing Arts Community Theatre  Broadway World
  
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• 8 members appointed to revived Arts Task Force | News | hastingsstargazette.com - Hastings Star Gazette

  05-01-2022 21:00 via hastingsstargazette.com
  8 members appointed to revived Arts Task Force | News | hastingsstargazette.com  Hastings Star Gazette
  
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• Endicott Performing Arts Center kick off Winter/Spring Kids Theater Workshop Jan. 15 - WBNG-TV

  05-01-2022 20:58 via wbng.com
  
  Endicott Performing Arts Center kick off Winter/Spring Kids Theater Workshop Jan. 15  WBNG-TV
  
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• Grammy Awards Postponed Amid Covid-19 Surge

  05-01-2022 20:57 via nytimes.com
  
  The Recording Academy has not announced a new date for its 64th annual show, originally scheduled for Jan. 31 in Los Angeles.
  
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• Gowns, Puppets and Sharks: 8 Cultural Sights to See This Winter

  05-01-2022 20:54 via nytimes.com
  
  Cold, dreary weekends are upon us. So what to do with the kids (or yourself, for that matter)? Here are some suggestions, including museums, historic homes and gardens.
  
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• Keller Public Arts hosts Winter Film Series | Keller News - cityofkeller.com

  05-01-2022 20:41 via cityofkeller.com
  Keller Public Arts hosts Winter Film Series | Keller News  cityofkeller.com
  
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• Christ in the Arts presents 'Unseen: the Story Behind the Story' - KCBD

  05-01-2022 20:39 via kcbd.com
  
  Christ in the Arts presents 'Unseen: the Story Behind the Story'  KCBD
  
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• Arts and Entertainment Calendar - The Atlanta Voice

  05-01-2022 20:31 via theatlantavoice.com
  
  Arts and Entertainment Calendar  The Atlanta Voice
  
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• YIVO Institute Makes Archives of Yiddish Life Available Online

  05-01-2022 20:21 via nytimes.com
  
  After a lengthy effort, artifacts from collections in Lithuania and New York that document Yiddish culture in Eastern Europe before World War II will be accessible to scholars and others.
  
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• As Omicron Surges, Art Fairs Slated for the Winter Weigh Postponing In-Person Editions

  05-01-2022 20:10 via artnews.com
  
  Since its detection in November, the highly transmissible Omicron variant has caused a surge in coronavirus cases worldwide. In response, several museums in America and Europe have introduced new health safety measures—including temporary closures and limited capacity—while several art fairs have been forced reconsider their in-person editions this winter.
  On Monday, the Outsider Art Fair, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, announced that its upcoming event, slated for
  
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• Orange County Museum Hires Courtenay Finn as Chief Curator

  05-01-2022 20:02 via artnews.com
  
  Ahead of its reopening in October following an expansion, the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) in Santa Ana, California, has made two significant hires. Courtenay Finn, chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland in Ohio, has been hired to fill that same position at the OCMA, and Meagan Burger, formerly the manager of adult learning at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, was brought on in October as director of learning and engagement.
  Finn had joined MoCA Cleveland in 2018,
  
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• Duncan Area Arts Hall of Fame upcoming at end of month - Duncan Banner

  05-01-2022 20:00 via duncanbanner.com
  Duncan Area Arts Hall of Fame upcoming at end of month  Duncan Banner
  
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• The Oscars Want Crowd-Pleasers, but Where Are the Crowds?

  05-01-2022 19:50 via nytimes.com
  
  As contenders like “West Side Story” and “Belfast” struggle for audiences, can a blockbuster like “Spider-Man: No Way Home” swing into the Oscar race?
  
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• Arts briefs: Poetry reading, live music, Chelan art show – Methow Valley News - Methow Valley News

  05-01-2022 19:46 via methowvalleynews.com
  Arts briefs: Poetry reading, live music, Chelan art show – Methow Valley News  Methow Valley News
  
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• NOMA Awarded Curatorial Intern Grant from Decorative Arts Trust - My New Orleans

  05-01-2022 19:45 via myneworleans.com
  
  NOMA Awarded Curatorial Intern Grant from Decorative Arts Trust  My New Orleans
  
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• Halcyon ends arts programming, returns Fillmore School building to S&R Foundation - Washington Business Journal - Washington Business Journal

  05-01-2022 19:42 via bizjournals.com
  Halcyon ends arts programming, returns Fillmore School building to S&R Foundation - Washington Business Journal  Washington Business Journal
  
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• How I Made This: Roberto Benavidez’s Fanciful Piñatas

  05-01-2022 19:34 via artnews.com
  
  Piñatas—hollow sculptures of paper or clay meant to be broken open—are known to contain surprises; Roberto Benavidez’s hold layers of cultural and personal associations. The Los Angeles–based artist repurposes this Mexican folk craft to explore his multifaceted identity as a gay Mexican-American man raised Catholic in rural Texas.
  Versions of the piñata, believed to have originated in China, exist around the globe. They may depict animals, gods, political fi
  
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• Art Notes: Coming up in January | Arts & Theatre | napavalleyregister.com - Napa Valley Register

  05-01-2022 19:30 via napavalleyregister.com
  
  Art Notes: Coming up in January | Arts & Theatre | napavalleyregister.com  Napa Valley Register
  
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• Building on a big year for arts and culture in Boston - boston.gov

  05-01-2022 19:28 via boston.gov
  
  Building on a big year for arts and culture in Boston  boston.gov
  
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• Briefs: Terradise Nature Center offering arts residencies - Marion Star

  05-01-2022 19:13 via marionstar.com
  Briefs: Terradise Nature Center offering arts residencies  Marion Star
  
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• Things to do in Salt Lake City: Utah Museum of Fine Arts exhibition and events for 2022 - Deseret News

  05-01-2022 19:01 via deseret.com
  
  Things to do in Salt Lake City: Utah Museum of Fine Arts exhibition and events for 2022  Deseret News
  
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• New Bedford Art Museum director takes new position with Fall River Arts & Culture Coalition - Fall River Herald News

  05-01-2022 19:00 via heraldnews.com
  New Bedford Art Museum director takes new position with Fall River Arts & Culture Coalition  Fall River Herald News
  
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• 2021 top stories: The arts expand in Hastings | News | hastingsstargazette.com - Hastings Star Gazette

  05-01-2022 19:00 via hastingsstargazette.com
  2021 top stories: The arts expand in Hastings | News | hastingsstargazette.com  Hastings Star Gazette
  
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• Performing Arts - Jan. 5 - Brainerd Dispatch

  05-01-2022 18:30 via brainerddispatch.com
  
  Performing Arts - Jan. 5  Brainerd Dispatch
  
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• British Protestors Who Toppled Edward Colston Statue Cleared of Criminal Damage Charges

  05-01-2022 18:09 via artnews.com
  
  A court in Bristol, England, found four protestors not guilty of criminal damage after they took part in the toppling of a monument to a slave trader during a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. Photographs of the action, which involved tossing the statue into a nearby harbor, became some of the most iconic images of the protests spurred by the murder of George Floyd in June of that year, and the case had been closely watched in the U.K.
  The four protestors—Rhian Graham, Jake Skuse, Sage W
  
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• Arrowhead Regional Arts Council executive director announces departure - Duluth News Tribune

  05-01-2022 18:01 via duluthnewstribune.com
  
  Arrowhead Regional Arts Council executive director announces departure  Duluth News Tribune
  
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• MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN TO PRESENT FIRST MAJOR GLOBAL SURVEY OF THE PHENOMENON OF GARMENTING - PRNewswire

  05-01-2022 18:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN TO PRESENT FIRST MAJOR GLOBAL SURVEY OF THE PHENOMENON OF GARMENTING  PRNewswire
  
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• MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN TO PRESENT FIRST MAJOR GLOBAL SURVEY OF THE PHENOMENON GARMENTING - Yahoo Finance

  05-01-2022 18:00 via finance.yahoo.com
  
  MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN TO PRESENT FIRST MAJOR GLOBAL SURVEY OF THE PHENOMENON GARMENTING  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Guggenheim Museum Promotes Conservator Francesca Esmay, Establishes Conservation Mentoring Program

  05-01-2022 18:00 via artnews.com
  
  In an effort to raise awareness of museum conservation practices, the Guggenheim Museum in New York has promoted one of its longtime conservators and established a new mentoring program. Francesca Esmay is now the museum’s director of engagement, conservation, and collections care, a role that will include overseeing a newly established initiative called Mentoring Emerging Professionals in Art Conservation (MEPAC).
  The MEPAC initiative will administer a 10-week, paid opportunity for three
  
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• Photography workshops planned at Center for the Arts - New Philadelphia Times Reporter

  05-01-2022 17:51 via timesreporter.com
  Photography workshops planned at Center for the Arts  New Philadelphia Times Reporter
  
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• Visual Arts Center to Require Vaccination for Spring Classes - rvahub.com

  05-01-2022 17:23 via rvahub.com
  
  Visual Arts Center to Require Vaccination for Spring Classes  rvahub.com
  
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• Craig Ruddy, Painter of Aboriginal Australians, Dies at 53 of Covid-19

  05-01-2022 17:16 via artnews.com
  
  Craig Ruddy, an Australian artist known for his portraits of Aboriginal people, died January 5 from complications related to Covid-19. Ruddy’s death was announced on his social media page.
  “It is with the heaviest of tender hearts we let you know that last night Craig left his body peacefully at home in Robertos arms,” the post said, referring to Ruddy’s partner, Roberto Meza Mont. They lived together in their home in Byron Bay, near Brisbane. Ruddy also had a home in Bue
  
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• Future Arts Foundation aims to replace instruments lost in the Marshall Fire with donation drive - Boulder Daily Camera

  05-01-2022 17:00 via dailycamera.com
  
  Future Arts Foundation aims to replace instruments lost in the Marshall Fire with donation drive  Boulder Daily Camera
  
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• For Karla Knight, Paranormal is Normal

  05-01-2022 17:00 via nytimes.com
  
  An interview with the mystically inclined artist, who shares the interests of Hilma af Klint and Agnes Pelton.
  
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• Journey Martial Arts: New workout that will teach self-defense - FOX 6 Milwaukee

  05-01-2022 16:58 via fox6now.com
  
  Journey Martial Arts: New workout that will teach self-defense  FOX 6 Milwaukee
  
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• Mayor Lightfoot, DCASE and Local Arts Community Announce New “Chicago Arts and Culture: Funding and Futures” Series - chicago.gov

  05-01-2022 16:54 via chicago.gov
  
  Mayor Lightfoot, DCASE and Local Arts Community Announce New “Chicago Arts and Culture: Funding and Futures” Series  chicago.gov
  
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• $15,000 grant funds 10 antiracism short plays at Bishop Arts Theatre Center - Advocate Media

  05-01-2022 16:54 via oakcliff.advocatemag.com
  
  $15,000 grant funds 10 antiracism short plays at Bishop Arts Theatre Center  Advocate Media
  
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• The inspiration of the arts - The Saratoga Sun - The Saratoga Sun Homepage

  05-01-2022 16:49 via saratogasun.com
  The inspiration of the arts - The Saratoga Sun  The Saratoga Sun Homepage
  
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