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• “And the Bead Goes On”: fashion as art

  
  
  

  “Evening Gown,” Charles Armour circa 1940.

  Is fashion art? The answer may depend entirely on how one defines art. A modern perspective on art might emphasize its purpose of expression or its ability to communicate something about the world. However, this view has not always been widely [...]

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• Theater of the people, by the people, for the people

  
  
  

  By Teatro del Pueblo staff

  Teatro del Pueblo is once again partnering with the West Side Theater Project to bring a community-based musical to the West Side neighborhood of St. Paul. Throughout the year, Teatro del Pueblo’s Executive Director, Alberto Justiniano gathered stories through story circles and created [...]

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• Organ recital celebrates London Olympics

  
  
  

  Monica Bonvicini’s ‘Run’ sculpture, in London’s Olympic Park. (Photo from the official site)

  Here at my little house on the Rio Blog, I always enjoy hearing from familiar Miami musical voices. And this weekend, because everyone’s attention will be focused the opening Friday of the London [...]

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• Enter the Community Arts Journalism Challenge – deadline is August 9

  
  
  

  Good news. The Community Arts Journalism Challenge has been extended nationwide through the Local Arts Agency (LAA) portfolio at the NEA. Locals may apply for support for “innovative collaborations and partnerships to strengthen arts journalism and arts criticism” under the August 9th deadline. Click here for [...]

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• A Twin Cities writer’s critique of Richard Florida’s “creative class” theories goes viral

  
  
  

  Cover image courtesy of Thirty Two magazine

  Did you happen to catch the flurry of articles in the past few weeks revisiting Richard Florida’s “creative class” theories? You may remember: Florida made his name in the early 2000s with a string of bestsellers (including “The [...]

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• Summit Artspace hosts outdoor urban landscape painting contest

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  Summit Artspace will make it “plein” as day when it hosts the second urban outdoor landscape painting contest. On July 27-29, artists will plant their easels, pull out their paints and participate (some for the second time) in a plein air competition as they congregate at designated [...]

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• Cultural Passport Biodiversity: We are all in this together

  
  
  

  By Laura Tellez, Discovery Program Coordinator, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

  This year, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden partnered with the Foundation for New Education Initiatives, Inc. to participate in the Cultural Passport program. Each grade level focuses on a specific topic, and seventh grade’s topic is ecology, which is [...]

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• Artists show their patriotism in myriad ways

  
  
  

  This photo of the veterans in attendance at the opening was featured on MGAA’s Facebook page. Photo by Glenn Grossman

  “Patriotic,” the current exhibit at the Middle Georgia Art Association’s gallery in Ingleside Village, features work by 19 central Georgia artists. The exhibit opened Friday, [...]

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• Celebrate in Little Havana at Viernes Cultural/Cultural Friday July 27

  
  
  

  By Viernes Culturales staff

  Join us on July 27 at Domino Plaza starting at 7:00 PM in celebrating another Viernes Cultural/Cultural Friday. Little Havana’s popular art and culture festival is a great event for the whole family. Enjoy music and discover works by local artists and [...]

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• Some views of “The Afterlife”

  
  
  

  “Sweet Jesus” from Alex Heria.

  Even on a busy afternoon on Lincoln Road, the sound art emanating from under the eaves of the ArtCenter/South Florida (a Knight Arts grantee) is clearly audible, and a seductive invitation to visit more inside. The music is from [...]

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