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Middle and high schoolers find success in new private arts school
Before the Iowa Conservatory opened its doors in Iowa City for its first-ever day of school in August, the performing arts boarding school was built for a capacity of 325 eighth through 12th graders. In 2022, its founders anticipated a class size of 150. When only a little over a dozen students applied, some panic…
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Cleveland-Cliffs makes donation to youth arts education
Cleveland-Cliffs, one of the Region’s largest steelmakers, recently made a donation to fund youth arts education in the Region. The Cleveland-Cliffs Foundation, the charitable wing of the Ohio-based steelmaker, the largest flat-rolled steel producer in the country, donated $18,000 to the Chesterton Arts Center to expand its Youth Arts Outreach program, a partnership with the…
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Bard College Professor Dina Ramadan Receives 2023 Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant
Dina A. Ramadan, continuing associate professor of Human Rights and Middle Eastern Studies at Bard College. Photo by Mariam Mekiwi Dina A. Ramadan, continuing associate professor of Human Rights and Middle Eastern Studies at Bard College, has received a 2023 Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant in the category of Short-Form Writing. One of 27…
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Abilene ISD named as a Texas Art Education Association District of Distinction
ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Independent School District has been named a District of Distinction by the Texas Art Education Association for a third consecutive year, placing AISD’s visual arts education program in the top 5.5 percent of all districts statewide since 2021. According to the TAEA, AISD received the honor for continuing to provide…
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The Spirit of the Holiday Season is Merry and Bright at ArtsQuest
St. Nick is Pleased with Record-Setting Attendance Numbers at Chriskindlmarkt and Delivers Early Christmas Present for Skaters at the Ice Rink at SteelStacks Bethlehem, PA, Dec. 4, 2023 – ArtsQuest has just learned that St. Nick is extremely pleased with the holiday festivities taking place all throughout the SteelStacks campus, especially with the high number of attendees…
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Dominic Asmall Willsdon Joins International Documentary Association (IDA) as Executive Director
Los Angeles, CA –– International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced that Dominic Asmall Willsdon has been appointed as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective January 8, 2024. Willsdon will take over the position from Ken Ikeda, who has served as Interim Executive Director since January 2023. [Click here for images and DAW long biography.] An…
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New gallery opens up possibilities for visual and performing artists
Visual Arts New gallery opens up possibilities for visual and performing artists Tuesday December 05 2023 Emmanuel Idowu’s family with dog at Ardhi Gallery in Nairobi on December 25, 2023. PHOTO | POOL Ardhi Gallery is turning out to be one of the most vibrant and versatile art spaces in Nairobi. They have only been…
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VizArts Monthly: Farewell 2023
Well dear readers, we are rapidly approaching the end of the calendar year here. While the holidays and celebrations around this time mean many different things to different people, I always find myself waxing nostalgic for the previous year. Looking back on the VizArts Monthly articles of this year, we’ve witnessed an impressive range of…
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EBONY FWD Artist Tracy Guiteau: Infusing Uplifting Hidden Words in Her Work
Born to traditional Haitian parents in New York, artist Tracy Guiteau knew that art was her calling, one she had to reconcile with her parents’ expectations of pursuing a career in nursing. Along with her studies at the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Westminster in London, Guiteau’s art is influenced by…
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The Center for Art Law Report on Anti Money Laundering and Art Review
The “Center for Art Law Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Art” [1]is an enlightening and comprehensive guide that explores the practices of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) in the art sector across EU member states and the UK, following the enforcement of the EU’s 5th AML Directive in 2018. This Directive brought the art world under closer…
