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• Odessa martial arts instructor to host free three-day fitness camp for teens and adults - KOSA

  04-03-2022 23:52 via cbs7.com
  
  Odessa martial arts instructor to host free three-day fitness camp for teens and adults  KOSA
  
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• College of Fine Arts to host 31st annual 'ARTS! ARTS! ARTS! Gala' featuring tribute to honorary chairs, alumni award - The Oklahoma Daily

  04-03-2022 23:45 via oudaily.com
  College of Fine Arts to host 31st annual 'ARTS! ARTS! ARTS! Gala' featuring tribute to honorary chairs, alumni award  The Oklahoma Daily
  
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• Arts In The Schools Month Celebrates Arts Education In New Jersey - Broadway World

  04-03-2022 23:40 via broadwayworld.com
  
  Arts In The Schools Month Celebrates Arts Education In New Jersey  Broadway World
  
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• New in Paperback: ‘Klara and the Sun’ and ‘The Committed’

  04-03-2022 23:01 via nytimes.com
  
  Six new paperbacks to check out this week.
  
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• The 9 Best Booths at New York’s Outsider Art Fair

  04-03-2022 22:53 via artnews.com
  
  At the Outsider Art Fair, which returned to New York this week after a two-year hiatus, there is no scene-stealing piece—and that attests to the strength of its presentations. Art—painted, woven, wired—can seen be seen in just about every corner of this fair, spilling out of a booth, crawls across the wall toward the ceiling, descending from above by strings, and sitting pretty on a tabletop. There’s a joyfully chaotic feeling to some sections, as if the dealers, visibly
  
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• Review: Raphael Xavier, Breaking Out of Boxes, Barely

  04-03-2022 22:40 via nytimes.com
  
  “The Musician & the Mover,” a new work from the respected B-boy, had its New York premiere at New York Live Arts on Thursday.
  
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• Overlooked No More: Barbara Shermund, Flapper-Era Cartoonist

  04-03-2022 22:35 via nytimes.com
  
  For two decades, she drew almost 600 cartoons for The New Yorker with female characters that commented on life with wit, intelligence and irony.
  
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• UNESCO Says It Is ‘Gravely Concerned’ for Cultural Heritage Sites in Ukraine

  04-03-2022 22:19 via artnews.com
  
  On Thursday, UNESCO announced that it was “gravely concerned” about threats to cultural heritage sites across Ukraine amid escalating violence by Russian forces. The organization said it was now trying to meet with Ukrainian museum officials to discuss safeguarding cultural property at risk amid the ongoing conflict, and that it plans to hold a session on March 15 to examine the impact of damage sustained across the country so far.
  Concerns over destruction to arts institutions
  
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• Tell Us About the Books That Shaped You

  04-03-2022 22:14 via nytimes.com
  
  We want to hear about the books that have most affected our readers’ lives.
  
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• Charles Csuri, ‘Father of Computer Art,’ Dies at 99

  04-03-2022 22:09 via artnews.com
  
  Charles Csuri, whose experiments with computers during the 1960s made him an essential figure in the history of digital art, has died at 99. An announcement by the Ohio State University in Columbus, where Csuri had long been a professor of art education and computer science, said he passed away on Sunday, but did not state a cause of death.
  Csuri’s work has been regarded as unclassifiable—neither artistic enough for some to be classed as art nor digitally oriented enough for others t
  
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• OpenSea Deplatforms Iranian Users in Compliance with U.S. Sanctions: ‘I’ve Been Crying All Day’

  04-03-2022 22:04 via artnews.com
  
  The crypto has long been touted as a way to make business transactions outside the interference of international governments, but it became clear this week that the space has its limits this week. Over the past couple days, OpenSea, one of the main NFT marketplaces, has been deleting the accounts of users and collectors from Iran, a country that is currently under sanctions from the U.S., with no prior warning or explanation.
  Iranian artist Arefeh Norouzii noticed her account had been deplatform
  
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• Israeli Museum Leader Called for U.S. to Spare Abramovich from Sanctions Before Invasion

  04-03-2022 21:56 via artnews.com
  
  In a letter reportedly sent to a U.S. official in Israel, Dani Dayan, the chairman of Israel’s Holocaust memorial museum, Yad Vashem, called for Roman Abramovich to be spared from U.S. sanctions ahead of Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. Dayan argued that economic sanctions would be detrimental to the institution, which relies on funding from Abramovich, its second-largest private donor.
  Signed by Dayan and other heads of Israeli organizations on February 6, the joint letter was reported
  
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• Obituary: Kathleen Ann Schneider, longtime staff in Arts & Sciences, 73 - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis - Washington University in St. Louis

  04-03-2022 21:42 via source.wustl.edu
  
  Obituary: Kathleen Ann Schneider, longtime staff in Arts & Sciences, 73 - The Source - Washington University in St. Louis  Washington University in St. Louis
  
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• Arts center receives $92000 grant from county - The Union

  04-03-2022 21:39 via theunion.com
  
  Arts center receives $92000 grant from county  The Union
  
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• Dan Graham, Mind-Bending Conceptual Artist, Dies at 79

  04-03-2022 21:09 via nytimes.com
  
  Best known for his large mirrored installations, he played with ideas about spectacle and perception in a vast array of genres.
  
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• Governor Newsom Appoints New California Arts Council Members - California Arts Council - California Arts Council

  04-03-2022 21:03 via arts.ca.gov
  
  Governor Newsom Appoints New California Arts Council Members - California Arts Council  California Arts Council
  
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• Akaash Singh and His Case for Bringing Back Apu

  04-03-2022 20:31 via nytimes.com
  
  The stand-up comic, whose special has gone viral, takes issue with how some South Asians like Hari Kondabolu portray their experience in the United States.
  
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• With 'After Yang,' Kogonada Explores What It Means to Be Alive

  04-03-2022 20:20 via nytimes.com
  
  Kogonada, whose new film is the futuristic A.I. drama “After Yang,” reflects on the nature of his work, and of existence.
  
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• Jimmy Fallon and Art World Elite Head to the Opening of Beeple’s New York Show

  04-03-2022 20:01 via artnews.com
  
  Last month, Jimmy Fallon spoke at length about NFTs on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and even showed off his Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT, so it’s no surprise that when Beeple debuted his first art world gallery show last night, the iconic host showed up in support. But perhaps more interesting than Fallon’s presence was that of other art world elite who seemed—until now—to have little to do with Beeple.
  Beeple became the third-most expensive living artist after his NFT
  
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• Penn State Fayette offers bachelor of arts degree in humanities - Pennsylvania State University

  04-03-2022 19:55 via psu.edu
  
  Penn State Fayette offers bachelor of arts degree in humanities  Pennsylvania State University
  
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• AMERICAN THEATRE | Indiana Arts Orgs Announce 3-Way Merger - American Theatre

  04-03-2022 19:40 via americantheatre.org
  
  AMERICAN THEATRE | Indiana Arts Orgs Announce 3-Way Merger  American Theatre
  
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• A Natural (and Political and Cultural) History of America’s Bird

  04-03-2022 19:39 via nytimes.com
  
  In “The Bald Eagle,” Jack E. Davis takes a wide-angle view on the decline and recent resurgence of his title subject.
  
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• Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival 2022: 200 artists, 3 days of fun - WKRG News 5

  04-03-2022 19:38 via wkrg.com
  Fairhope Arts and Crafts Festival 2022: 200 artists, 3 days of fun  WKRG News 5
  
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• A Musician’s Turn to Improvisation Bears Fruit

  04-03-2022 19:37 via nytimes.com
  
  The pianist and composer Eric Wubbels’s work has achieved new heights in an album of collaborations with two younger artists.
  
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• Beeple Is Trying His Hand at Artwork for Walls

  04-03-2022 19:31 via nytimes.com
  
  The digital artist known for NFTs is showing paintings and prints IRL at a Manhattan gallery. Will the art establishment finally take notice?
  
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• Andrei Belgrader, Director Who Influenced Future Stars, Dies at 75

  04-03-2022 19:26 via nytimes.com
  
  His Yale Rep and American Repertory Theater productions included early work by Cherry Jones, Mark Linn-Baker and more, and he directed starry Off Broadway shows.
  
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• Nevada County Arts Council announces new artist directory - YubaNet

  04-03-2022 19:16 via yubanet.com
  
  Nevada County Arts Council announces new artist directory  YubaNet
  
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• ‘Winning Time’: When the N.B.A. Went Pop

  04-03-2022 19:14 via nytimes.com
  
  A new HBO drama chronicles the 1980s Lakers, whose fluid style and Hollywood flair changed the game and the culture. An N.B.A. writer takes account.
  
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• Daniel Weinberg, Dealer Who Brought New York Artists to His Influential West Coast Gallery, Dies at 88

  04-03-2022 19:00 via artnews.com
  
  Daniel Weinberg, a dealer who ran an influential gallery with spaces in Los Angeles and San Francisco, has died at 88. His children, Nick and Kate Weinberg, said that he had died on February 25 of natural causes.
  Long before many other dealers opened galleries in California, Weinberg made a point of offering rising talents some of their earliest exposure on the West Coast during the 1970s and ’80s. Among those to have their first West Coast gallery show through him were Jeff Koons, Robert
  
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• Netflix’s ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ Series Offers Intimate View of an Artist Known for Obfuscation

  04-03-2022 18:56 via artnews.com
  
  “Oh, I don’t know. Life is interesting, I guess.” So intones Andy Warhol, in his famously opaque way of saying everything and nothing at once, many hours into The Andy Warhol Diaries, a new six-part documentary series premiering on Netflix on March 9. Directed by Andrew Rossi (known for acclaimed documentaries like Page One: Inside the New York Times and The First Monday in May) and produced by Ryan Murphy (the manic mind behind Glee, Nip/Tuck, Halston, and American Crime Story
  
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• Joni James, Heartfelt Chanteuse of the 1950s, Dies at 91

  04-03-2022 18:27 via nytimes.com
  
  A top-selling artist known as the “Queen of Hearts,” she had a voice tinged with longing and melancholy and was an early influence on Barbra Streisand.
  
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• Review: At the Philharmonic, a Conductor Is the Star

  04-03-2022 18:24 via nytimes.com
  
  In a program without soloist vehicles, the focus was on Herbert Blomstedt, a 94-year-old elder statesman of classical music.
  
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• Wexner Center for the Arts employees announce their intent to unionize - Columbus Alive

  04-03-2022 18:11 via columbusalive.com
  Wexner Center for the Arts employees announce their intent to unionize  Columbus Alive
  
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• The Buzzy Band Wet Leg Trips Out at a Party, and 13 More New Songs

  04-03-2022 18:11 via nytimes.com
  
  Hear tracks by Bartees Strange, La Marimba, Sharon Van Etten and others.
  
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• Electronic Arts stops sales of games and virtual currency in Russia - Polygon

  04-03-2022 17:50 via polygon.com
  
  Electronic Arts stops sales of games and virtual currency in Russia  Polygon
  
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• 'Great Freedom': Film Traces Long Shadow of Anti-Gay Law in Germany

  04-03-2022 17:47 via nytimes.com
  
  A new film traces the many decades it took to abolish Paragraph 175, a measure criminalizing sex between men that was strengthened by the Nazis.
  
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• Amsterdam’s Hermitage Museum Outpost Severs Ties with St. Petersburg Flagship Institution

  04-03-2022 17:37 via artnews.com
  
  The Amsterdam Hermitage Art Museum, an outpost of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, announced on Thursday it was officially “severing ties” with the Russian institution in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
  “Due to our carefully built relationship … we had access to one of the world’s most famous art collections that we could use to complement our exhibitions,” the Dutch museum said in a statement.
  The museum continued that manag
  
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• Liberal Arts student pursues passion for writing and international politics - Pennsylvania State University

  04-03-2022 16:25 via psu.edu
  
  Liberal Arts student pursues passion for writing and international politics  Pennsylvania State University
  
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• Arts Center in US Capital Helps Children Pursue Their Dreams - Voice of America - VOA News

  04-03-2022 16:05 via voanews.com
  
  Arts Center in US Capital Helps Children Pursue Their Dreams  Voice of America - VOA News
  
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• Searching for My Inner Wuxia Badass Through Martial Arts - Harper's BAZAAR

  04-03-2022 16:01 via harpersbazaar.com
  
  Searching for My Inner Wuxia Badass Through Martial Arts  Harper's BAZAAR
  
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• In These Women’s Hands, Dating Is Truly the Stuff of Horror

  04-03-2022 16:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The filmmakers behind “Fresh” worked to avoid being exploitative as they injected comedy into their commentary on the exploitation of women.
  
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• Call For Nominations For 2022 Ruth Holmberg Arts Leadership Award - The Chattanoogan

  04-03-2022 16:00 via chattanoogan.com
  Call For Nominations For 2022 Ruth Holmberg Arts Leadership Award  The Chattanoogan
  
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• Russian Filmmakers and Other Artists Face Boycotts Over Ukraine

  04-03-2022 15:32 via nytimes.com
  
  A Russian moviemaker with Ukrainian roots and relatives in Kyiv denounced the war. The Glasgow Film Festival dropped his film anyway.
  
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• Arts Playlist: Hara Wright-Smith's 'African Americans of Wilmington's East Side' - Delaware First Media

  04-03-2022 15:30 via delawarepublic.org
  
  Arts Playlist: Hara Wright-Smith's 'African Americans of Wilmington's East Side'  Delaware First Media
  
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• Surrounded by Big Tech, Small Podcast Shops Swim With Sharks

  04-03-2022 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Independent companies like Prologue Projects, Campside Media and Rococo Punch try different strategies in a market roiled by Silicon Valley and Hollywood.
  
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• SFMOMA Gets Large Gift from Stone Estate, Florence Readies Grand Donatello Show, and More: Morning Links for March 4, 2022

  04-03-2022 14:27 via artnews.com
  
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  THE WAR IN UKRAINE. Amid the fighting, UNESCO called for “protection of Ukrainian cultural heritage,” the Associated Press reports. Members of the Ukrainian art world have taken up arms, Vanity Fair writes. In the country’s west, the Lviv Art Palace has become a staging ground&
  
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• Muriel Miguel and the Native American Bohemia in Brownstone Brooklyn

  04-03-2022 14:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Indigenous rodeo riders and Wild West actors all gathered at an unassuming townhouse in Boerum Hill. Listening to the grown-ups under the kitchen table, a future experimental theater director.
  
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• Miranda Miguel and the Native American Bohemia in Brownstone Brooklyn

  04-03-2022 14:18 via nytimes.com
  
  Indigenous rodeo riders and Wild West actors all gathered at an unassuming townhouse in Boerum Hill. Listening to the grown-ups under the kitchen table, a future experimental theater director.
  
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• Austin Area Arts to host Betty White fundraiser Friday - KTTC

  04-03-2022 13:42 via kttc.com
  
  Austin Area Arts to host Betty White fundraiser Friday  KTTC
  
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• Tyler Want earns this week's Pierre TF Riggs Fine Arts Performer of the Week honor - Drgnews

  04-03-2022 13:02 via drgnews.com
  
  Tyler Want earns this week's Pierre TF Riggs Fine Arts Performer of the Week honor  Drgnews
  
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