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Is Art The Lie That Tells The Truth? Culture Lab In Detroit Poses The Question
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Every year, in Detroit, a non-profit organization called Culture Lab holds a series of panel discussions with notable international artists, architects and designers that is free and open to the public. This year’s discussions, which will be held on Thursday, October 5, and Friday, October 6, center around the theme of “post-truth.” Although the term “post-truth” conjures up images of Donald Trump, Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway, Russian hackers and the Twitter icon, Culture Lab’s founder, Jane Schulak, insists that the platform is apolitical.
What to Know About the Controversy Surrounding the Chinese Art Exhibit Coming to the Guggenheim
As questions of animal cruelty, artistic freedom swirl, three major works were pulled from “Art and China after 1989: Theater of the World”
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How to Be Mindful When Making Art
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“Art is a natural way to practice mindfulness. The colors, textures and sounds of creating pull us into the moment. You don’t need any previous training to meditate through art, just a willingness to draw like a child, with freedom and a sense of curiosity.” — Amy Maricle, an artist, art therapist and founder of Mindful Art Studio
No matter how skilled or unskilled you consider yourself, approach your art with a beginner’s mind: Focus on the process of creating rather than the outcome on the page.
Adolescents enjoy healing benefits of art at mental health facility
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On any given day, up to 200 adolescents might be receiving care at Carrier Clinic, a nonprofit mental health care facility in Belle Mead.
Now, thanks to Carrier Clinic’s Healing Arts Initiative, adolescents will enjoy the therapeutic benefits of art each time they enter the adolescent dining area for a meal.
Museum Devoted to Street Art Opens in Berlin
The façade of the five-story building is covered in large murals
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Thanks to its vibrant tradition of street art, Berlin is known as “the graffiti Mecca of the urban art world." So it seems only fitting that the city is now home to the largest-ever museum devoted to all manner of street art: from graffiti to paste-ups to outdoor installations.
Graffiti Camp For Girls is empowering girls and women through street art
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When you think of graffiti, you probably think of teenage boys in hoodies.
When you take graffiti up a few levels and get into street art, you’ll probably think of Banksy.
Notice anything missing from those pictures?
Oh, right. It’s women.
If you haven’t noticed, the world of graffiti is dominated by boys and men, with hardly any girls getting to try the art form out for themselves.
Here Are 10 Art Doppelgängers That Will Make You Think You’re Seeing Double
Have you found your art-historical twin yet?
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Imagine yourself wandering the halls of your favorite museum when suddenly you see it—a portrait of someone who looks exactly like you, immortalized in an ornate gold frame. If you’ve been lucky enough to spot your art-history doppelgänger hanging on the walls of a hallowed institution, you’re not alone—just ask the finalists in the recent Vincent van Goghlookalike contest.
Dozens of rare John Lennon prints discovered during police art theft investigation
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When Detective Constable Steve Crilley received a call from a member of the public claiming a painting stolen from him had now been put up for auction he knew he was on to something.
What he can’t have imagined is that his inquiries would lead him to uncover a haul of rare prints, including several by John Lennon.
It has now emerged that the prints were part of a valuable collection acquired by the crooked art dealer Jonathan Poole, who was jailed last week for the theft of dozens of paintings from his celebrity clients.
Who mounts those ceramic plates or small glass sculptures at the National Gallery of Art?
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San Francisco's 'Treasure Island' a Blank Canvas for Artists' Imaginations
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At first, there was nothing but open water. Then silt, dredged from the Sacramento River, was dumped into San Francisco Bay and flattened to create a 400-acre island for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition. Because the Sacramento River, which flows into the bay, begins in the heart of gold country, some thought the new island might be made of gold. So they wishfully named it Treasure Island.
Banksy's new artwork takes aim at arms trade
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A new piece of art by Banksy was unveiled in London on Monday in a protest targeting one of the world's largest arms fairs. The work will be displayed for a week at Art the Arms Fair, an exhibition set up to oppose the Defence Systems & Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition being held in the British capital this week.
The artist's new work, "Civilian Drone Strike," is created with childlike strokes -- but its intention is anything but playful.
Art without borders: 'French Banksy' produces touching portrait over US-Mexico border
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A French street artist has produced a poignant piece of art on the US-Mexico border.
The image depicts a little boy on the Mexican side of the border, where President Trump vowed to build a wall to stop illegal immigrants crossing into the US.
In supersized photograph the little boy appears to be peering over the border wall into the US.
Artistic Talent Abounds at Reno-Tahoe International Airport
Westminster Employees Embrace NAP Exhibit
On May 30th, the very first NAP Exhibit in Westminster, Colorado entitled ‘Art in the Family’ opened and included 165 artworks from the cities employees and their family members. We are thankful for Rich Newman, Marketing Supervisor for Parks, Recreation and Libraries, whose appreciation of the arts follows him wherever he goes. Rich made it his mission to introduce the NAP Exhibit to Westminster after having experienced the benefits of the program first hand.