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Why I’ve dedicated my life to preserving my Palestinian grandmother’s artistic legacy
Talia Bishara is the granddaughter of late Palestinian artist Nahil Bishara. Photo: The Bishara familyTalia Bishara is the granddaughter of late Palestinian artist Nahil Bishara. Photo: The Bishara family In the past year, my grandmother Nahil Bishara’s art has become my way to reclaim Palestine’s narrative Talia Bishara October 07, 2024 The Arts Edit A…
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Vienna – Culture, Music, Art
Vienna, city and Bundesland (federal state), the capital of Austria. Of the country’s nine states, Vienna is the smallest in area but the largest in population. Modern Vienna has undergone several historical incarnations. From 1558 to 1918 it was an imperial city—until 1806 the seat of the Holy Roman Empire and then the capital of…
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City’s Indigenous Public Art Collection is Focus of New Exhibition
A new exhibition featuring 23 legendary Indigenous artists will open at City Hall’s Gallery One on Thursday, October 10 with a soft opening from 3 to 5 p.m. NA(RRA)TIVE is the first exhibit that examines the city’s Indigenous public art collection and challenges it from a moral and artistic perspective. Both the opening and exhibition…
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Brooklyn Museum celebrates 200 years of arts and culture for the borough
This weekend marks 200 years since the opening of the Brooklyn Museum, with crowds filling the iconic building for the free music, art displays and interactive exhibits inside. Event organizers of the museum’s birthday party tell News 12 that over 10,000 people pre-registered to attend the event. The celebration features a live band, pop-up exhibits…
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Naomi Campbell Honoured at French Ministry of Culture Following Charity Scandal
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Commentary: Breakaway Festival was electric
The concertgoers enjoy a set during day two of the festival. Dan Rice/Niner Times Breakaway Music Festival, a traveling EDM festival held Sept. 27-28 at zMAX Dragway, was a dynamic event with energetic concert attendees. The two-day festival featured three stages, including a silent disco with over 23 artists performing. On day one, the festival…
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Who Loses When Arts Funding is Cut?
The last decade or so has seen substantial growth in many Texas cities, and with that has come growth in city funding of the arts. However, over the last few months we’ve seen arts organizations in Houston, Lubbock, and Fort Worth affected by city government decisions (or in one case, indecisions). All of which have…
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It’s all Greek to me: A review of Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh
There’s a new Mediterranean restaurant in Ames. As a chain founded in Colorado, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh has opened locations throughout the U.S. The restaurant has food for all lovers of South European cuisine. Since opening its Ames location in January, Garbanzo’s goal has been to support adventurous lifestyles with its fresh food. The service you…
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Queennak Hosts Cultural Extravaganza Uniting Hollywood and Africa
In a significant cultural milestone, artist Queennak orchestrated a series of events dubbed the Queennak Experience, which united Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and African delegations in a celebration of art, music, and cross-cultural exchange. The three-day extravaganza, which took place from September 27 to 29, 2024, not only marked the launch of Queennak’s second album, ‘TO…
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Grant increases museum access for Alaska Native artists and culture bearers
Sarah Knudsen has been beading for long enough that she says she can recognize where the artist is from in Alaska just by looking at their beadwork. “Gwich’in Athabascan beadwork is mostly flowers and stems. In the Southeast, the motif of their culture is that they have more Eagles and their clans. We don’t have…