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Michigan Art Educator of the Year doesn’t really ‘teach art:’ ‘I teach people how to be artists.’
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Nathan Kukla doesn’t teach art. He teaches students how to be artists, and how to think like artists. Kukla, who is in his 25th year as an art instructor, knows how hard it can be for students to put themselves out there and showcase their creativity through art. He also knows…
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Netflix restores Hollywood’s iconic Egyptian Theatre
As an arts correspondent based at NPR West, Mandalit del Barco reports and produces stories about film, television, music, visual arts, dance and other topics. Over the years, she has also covered everything from street gangs to Hollywood, police and prisons, marijuana, immigration, race relations, natural disasters, Latino arts and urban street culture (including hip…
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Arts’ Watch: Write. Read. Submit.
Arts’ Watch: Write. Read. Submit. Published 8:00 am Saturday, November 11, 2023 Bill McCann By Bill McCann Columnist NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month— runs the entire month of November. If you are up to the challenge of writing a 50,000-word novel in a month, roughly 1,667 words daily—go for it! Everyone who aspires to write a…
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New plays, music and art are coming to Dallas, thanks to TACA New Works Fund
Four Dallas arts organizations producing new works got a funding boost so they can turn imagination and innovation into artistic reality. On Tuesday night, TACA (The Arts Community Alliance) announced the 2023 recipients of its New Works Fund. Cara Mía Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Nasher Sculpture and Verdigris Ensemble will share the $125,000 distribution to…
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Women in Revolt! review — politics and art fail to fuse at Tate Britain
“I don’t know whether to hug or punch you: you’re from Tate!” So declared Bobby Baker, 73, on opening her door to Linsey Young, curator of Tate Britain’s new show Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990. Young interviewed scores of women in their 60s, 70s and 80s to unearth work made…
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Ballet Hispánico opens a whole new world of dance for NYC high school students
UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan — Some say dance is the key to happiness. Through bachata and afrobeats, students at the High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice are breathing new life into the school’s dance studio. Its been music-less for years, until now – thanks in part to Ballet Hispánico, one of the country’s…
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TACA Announces Diverse Group of Four 2023 New Works Recipients
TACA, The Arts Community Alliance, has announced four 2023 recipients of its re-envisioned New Works Fund that supports new works of performing, literary, and visual art in varying stages of development by BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and female artists. The organization said that a diverse group of four arts organizations representing multidisciplinary new works will share the…
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Ossipee Public Library featuring the art of Rob Marx
OSSIPEE — Ossipee Public Library is featuring the work of area artist Rob Marx for the month of November. Marx is a watercolor painter, illustrator and printmaker. He earned a degree in printmaking and drawing with masters work in illuminated manuscripts. With a portfolio spanning three decades, he specializes in producing artistic designs and logos…
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An education in the arts is necessary at the university level
We can’t get far into our day without coming into contact with the arts. A pump-up song awakens us as our alarm goes off in the mornings. We like photos as we scroll through social media. As we wind down for the night, we watch an episode of our favorite show. We consume products of…