Arts
December 21, 2009
- New Arts and Photography Books In The Media List:Costume and Fashion by James Laver The Sartorialist by Scott Schuman Brush with Acrylics by Terry HarrisonKevin McCloud's Grand Tour of Europe by Kevin McCloud Turner and the Masters by David H. SolkinOcean Hardback by Philip Plisson Drawing for Beginners by Philip PatenallFundamentals of Drawing by Barrington Barber Wildlife Photographer ...
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November 10, 2009
- Little did I know I was in for an epiphany right there in the old town square in Prague. I was on a Franz Kafka walking tour with a few other tourists from England. The tour guide was telling us that Kafka only left Prague once in his life to go to Berlin with his wife. He returned to Prague shortly after and never left the city again. He was a tortured soul – working for his father in ...
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November 4, 2009
- President Obama has appointed 25 new members to the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, a Reagan-era creation that combines representatives of federal cultural agencies (i.e., National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the U. S. Department of Education, the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, the National Gallery ...
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November 1, 2009
- I've begun to see our perceptual capacities as a kind of funhouse (only not always so much fun). Our paths to clear sight are blocked here by obstacles, there by distorting mirrors. It's easiest to spot the places a fellow-traveler has been tricked into thinking a mirror is a window; and hardest when we find ourselves walking smack into a wall, serenely confident until the last second that we ...
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October 6, 2009
- Dear , My name is Laurianne Macdonald. I am the president of the Coral Springs Artist Guild, work with the Broward Cultural Division, and am a committee chair member for the Coral Springs Festival of the Arts. I am writing today in hopes to raise awareness and appreciation for something you may never have imagined being so fundamentally important to the well being and prosperity of you, ...
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August 26, 2009
- Each year at the Advising Workshop for faculty, the Dean of Admission presents facts about our incoming class: their ethnography, academic records, community service and place of origin. We have watched the diversity of the College grow every year; more students speak more than one language, more perform community service. Then the Dean pointed out, this class, the traditionally aged students, ...
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February 9, 2009
- This week’s “Business Question of The Week” comes from Naila Chauncey,Columbus, OH:Question - Why do you think that those with careers in the arts are not given credibility as business people? Omar Tyree Answers:To make a long story short here, people who have careers in the arts have a blessing and a curse dilemma. Even though the business salesman, marketers, company men, and investment ...
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February 8, 2009
- Republicans With Support Of Feinstein & Feingold Eliminate Funding To Aquariums, zoos, golf courses, swimming pools, community parks, museums, theater, art centers and highway buautificationfrom Americans for the ArtsFebruary 6, 2009Breaking NewsThis afternoon the U.S. Senate, during their consideration of the economic recovery bill, approved an egregious amendment offered by Sen. Tom Coburn ...
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February 1, 2009
- Warning: rant ahead. In the first time of the history of this site (okay, so it's not European length history, but still, it's the first time) I've cross-posted this entry to both sections of my blog, because I think it applies to both academic and non-academic audiences. If you're not a Brandeis University alum or don't regularly read the New York Times, you might not have heard about my ...
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October 29, 2008
- Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts is a nonprofit health, education and creative arts organization that serves individuals, families and communities affected by cancer and other serious illness. Smith Farm is located on U Street in Washington, DC. It was established by artist Barbara Smith Coleman in 1996, Right now, Smith Farm's artist-in-residence program serves three hospitals: Howard ...
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