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NC artist raising money to help stop soldier suicide
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — It’s a fight most veterans have that you may not even know about. Suicide. Ellen Brabo is a local artist and Army veteran who is making it her mission to put a stop to this problem. She spent time in the military capturing images of our brave soldiers, and now she…
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Petaluma Profile: ‘My art is always a little sideways’
For children of the ‘80’ and ‘90s, Sarah the Triceratops (from the animated The Land Before Time“ films) is an icon. Artist Nick Robles took that concept literally when he founded Technicolor Dino, his functional art brand based on a series of travel photographs he took with a large inflatable triceratops named Sarah. Trained in…
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ArtsGoggle: Ogle-worthy artwork returns to 21 blocks of Fort Worth’s Near Southside
More than 1,000 artists will soon set up shop across 21 blocks of Magnolia Avenue in Fort Worth’s Near Southside. ArtsGoggle, a family- and pet-friendly festival celebrating local art, is Oct. 21. The one-day festival started 20 years ago, and typically sees more than 60,000 visitors strolling through the stalls and taking in the live…
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Largest recent hire of faculty in the arts brings 10 gifted scholars to Berkeley
The recent hire of 10 faculty members in UC Berkeley’s Division of Arts and Humanities is “the largest arts hire in recent years, and it shines a light on the important role that artists play at a public research university,” said Sara Guyer, dean of the division. These new scholars, welcomed to campus to continue…
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Upcoming Brooklyn museum exhibit spotlights `Zines’ created by artists
Photo by Bud Lee of artists A.A. Bronson, John Jack Baylin, John Dowd, Felix Partz and Zeke Smolinsky during Decca-Dance. Photo: Bud Lee Picture Maker, courtesy of Brooklyn Museum Nowadays, people who have a burning desire to express their opinions or to present their artistic creations but who have no other outlet turn to the…
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Hyperlocal MKE #28 – Weathered Beauty – Peck School of the Arts
October 22 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Join the Peck School of the Arts Department of Dance and Hyperlocal MKE for an afternoon of improvisation performance and interdisciplinary collaboration! We bring visual artists, dancers, and musicians together for spontaneous performance and collaborative experiments. This performance features collaborations by dance faculty, students, alumni, and Milwaukee arts…
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Hancock County 4-H members recognized at achievement program
Hancock County 4-H members were recognized for their yearlong project achievements at the annual Hancock County 4-H Achievement Program on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the Hancock County Extension Office in Carthage. For 4-H members, the annual achievement program brings to a close a full year of work in a project area. Records are typically completed…
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Artist Maria Oliver Exhibition at SAAC
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Young talent set to shine as creativity celebrated
Bi-An 5.0, a piano recital that combines new media presentation, has been specially commissioned by the China Shanghai International Arts Festival. It will be presented at the Shanghai Grand Theater on Nov 10 to 11. CHINA DAILY From hyper-media concerts that combine live music with digital visual-audio experiences to theater productions that highlight physical performance,…
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‘Human Powered’ explores how access to art, literature and storytelling impact people in prison
Conversations about incarcerated people often focus on statistics, how people in prison are treated and the many deficits they face. But poet Dasha Kelly Hamilton says these conversations often miss an essential part of the story: the humanity of those impacted. Kelly Hamilton is the co-host of a podcast from Wisconsin Humanities, called Humanity Unlocked.…
