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Artists decry ‘irresponsible’ plans to demolish brutalist Midlands tower
Artists and conservation groups have decried the “irresponsible” plan to tear down a brutalist arts tower at a Midlands university, saying the proposed redevelopment is overlooking the “massive historical significance” of the structure. The University of Wolverhampton has earmarked the nine-storey School of Art, which is also known as the George Wallis building, for demolition…
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New Community Mural Kicks Off Public Art Along the Rail Trail
Today, the newest mural in Albuquerque’s Public Art Program’s collection, La Puesta del Sol by local artist Roberto Lara, was dedicated by Chief Administrative Officer Samantha Sengel, leaders from the City’s Department of Arts & Culture and Arts Board, and community members. The mural, located on the Rail Yards Pattern House in downtown Albuquerque, came…
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Iroquois cultural artist and storyteller to present at CCC
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Survivors of 2023 earthquake in Turkey’s Antioch turn to art to heal
At first glance, it is a happy image – hundreds of smiling faces torn from newspapers and pasted into a frame. But these are ghosts, victims of the 2023 earthquake in Turkey that claimed more than 53,000 lives. Advertisement The montage was put together by an artist from the city of Antakya, the site of…
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Des Moines community celebrates African American arts and culture at festival
More Videos The celebration at the Horizon Events Center featured vendors, food and live performances. Author: weareiowa.com Published: 10:20 PM CST February 8, 2025 Updated: 10:20 PM CST February 8, 2025
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Trump targets Kennedy Center in culture war
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden acknowledge applause as they attend the 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in December. File Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI Feb. 8 (UPI) — President Donald Trump has fired several members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the…
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Trump plans to become chair of the Kennedy Center. Here are 3 things to know
President Trump plans to fire several Board members at Washington D.C.’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. And to the surprise of many in the arts world, on Friday, he said he would name himself chairman. Here’s why any of that matters. 1. He wants to chair a board. Is that important? Admittedly,…
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Academy Art Museum adds trustees
The Academy Art Museum in Easton has elected four new trustees to serve on its board — Ron Flohr, Denise Grant, Victoria Gomez-Lozano and Holly Townsend.
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Pres. Trump announces plans to gut the Kennedy Center board, appoint himself chairman
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced an aggressive plan Friday evening to gut the existing board of trustees at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and oust its chairman, billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein, a remarkable move aimed at remaking the nation’s cultural center. Trump said he would be appointing himself as chairman of the…
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Trump takes culture war to the Kennedy Center
Feb. 8 (UPI) — President Donald Trump has fired several members of the board of trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and made himself the center’s chairman. “At my direction, we are going to make the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., GREAT AGAIN [sic],” Trump said in a Truth Social…
