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Ukrainian performers discover Chinese art
The China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater is the oldest state-level theater that operates on the largest scale in China with the broadest number of artistic categories,
Art Jameel announces opening date for new Jeddah site Hayy Jameel
Art Jameel’s slogan for its latest initiative is From Jeddah to Jeddah: a laconic tagline in a region of firsts and bests. But with the long-awaited announcement of the opening date for Hayy Jameel – winter 2021 – the Art Jameel family foundation is
Paintings by Oncology Pediatric Patients Will Decorate Future Russian Space Rocket Amur
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Paintings by
Maritime museum to include ship tour with basic admission on July 1
The National Museum of the Great Lakes will
Singaporean designers showcased in Asian Civilisations Museum's new #SGFashionnow exhibit
SINGAPORE - Andrew Gn, Lai Chan and Priscilla Shunmugam are the first contemporary fashion designers to be collected by the Asian
'Our hearts are full': Art and Matilda Green welcome their second child
Reality stars Art and Matilda Green have welcomed their second child. Photo: @art_green Bachelor stars Art and Matilda Green have welcomed their second child, a baby girl named Autumn. ...
'Our hearts are full': Art and Matilda Green welcome their second child Autumn
Reality stars Art and Matilda Green have welcomed their second child. Photo: @art_green Bachelor stars Art and Matilda Green have welcomed their second child, a baby girl named Autumn. ...
A $100 Million, Student-Focused Performing Arts Center is Coming to Frisco
After almost 15 years of discussion, a performing arts center designed with a "students first focus" will be built in Frisco at the Hall Park Business Center as part of a public-private partnership. ...
After Covid-19, could next big killer be heatwaves? Draft UN report paints grim picture for world
Searing, unrelenting heat scorches large swathes of the Earth, killing
Myanmar’s Artists Captured the Spirit of the Resistance. Now They’re Continuing the Fight from Abroad
Chuu Wai Nyein felt an overwhelming sense of guilt when she first arrived in Paris from Myanmar at the end of April. “I was pushed to leave the country, but it was not how I wanted to leave,” says the 28-year old. As an artist working for the last
Diplomats amazed by glamour of Palace Museum
A group of foreign diplomats were invited by the State Council Information Office to visit the Palace Museum in Beijing on June 21, while also seeking further cultural cooperation between their countries and this key Chinese cultural venue. The Palace Museum,
Ojibwe artist creates homage to Kamloops residential school victims
Ojibwe artist Mike Cywink has created an homage to the 215 First Nation children buried in unmarked graves near a former Kamloops, B.C, residential school. ...
Chris Cornell Interview: Live At The Artists Den
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Artists spread safety messages amid pandemic
On the streets, artworks have brought more fun to quiet street corners. ...
Myanmar's Artists Captured the Spirit of the Resistance. Now They're Continuing the Fight from Abroad
Chuu Wai Nyein felt an overwhelming sense of guilt when she first arrived in Paris from Myanmar at the end of April. “I was pushed to leave the country, but it was not how I wanted to leave,” says the 28-year old. As an artist working for the last
INWED21: Submarines and the art of engineering
Art is as much a part of science as physics or chemistry, says Caroline Brown, Senior Manufacturing Engineer at BAE Systems. It may be surprising to some, but my passion for engineering is based in the arts. At school I loved technical drawing and product
A playful interior design makeover sees a family home go from bland to bold
As their young family grew, the owners of this 1,600 sq ft, three-bedroom flat
Ukranian performers discover Chinese art
The China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater is the oldest state-level theater that operates on the largest scale in China with the broadest number of artistic categories,
Local artist ZLA creates a sweet illustration for Feed SoCal
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Local artist ZLA has donated his time and talent to create wearable works of art for Feed SoCal! "I first got started in art very early on. I was
3 Chattanooga artists who see food as art share their favorite recipes
It's often been said that we first eat with our eyes. How many dishes have you photographed because they are so beautiful that you want to go back and see them time and again? (Hello, Instagram.) We like to think of food as the ultimate storyteller and
Things to know about CPC museum, Beijing's new landmark
Photo taken on June 22, 2021 shows an exterior view of the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong) Ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Museum of the CPC has opened in
UK art project highlights people-wildlife coexistence
An exhibition of 125 life-size elephant sculptures has gone on display in London as part of a campaign to highlight the need for coexistence between people and wildlife. Organized by conservation groups Elephant Family and The Real Elephant Collective, the
Foreign apprentices help promote intangible cultural heritage
In Banan District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, foreigners from Benin, Bangladesh, Ukraine and Russia presented "apprenticeship application letters" and served tea to their masters. It was a traditional apprenticeship acceptance
Britain's spy agency honours codebreaker Turing in giant artwork
LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Britain's GCHQ spy agency has installed a giant multicoloured artwork to celebrate codebreaker and mathemetician Alan Turing, who helped turn the tide of World War Two against Nazi Germany but was persecuted for being gay. The
Gilbert Sister Cities looking for youth artist for garden wall mural
Gilbert Sister Cities is holding a competition to choose a young artist to design and help paint a wall mural at the organization’s Friendship Garden under development at Gilbert Regional Park. The competition is for students
In pics: exhibition of 2021 Winter Stations int'l design competition in Toronto
An art installation is seen
Now science, arts students can enrol for BCom at VNSGU
+Text Size SmallMediumLarge ARTICLES Surat: In an important decision on interdisciplinary flexibility in academics, the Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) approved admission of Class 12 students from science and arts streams to Bachelor of Commerce
LGBT-inspired artwork installed at heart of GCHQ in honour of Alan Turing
Mr Turing cracked the Enigma code at GCHQ’s base during the Second World War. ...
Frisco City Council OKs refined agreement for performing arts center
Frisco City Council followed the Frisco ISD board of trustees June 22 and unanimously approved a refined agreement for a performing arts center. The agreement approved in a special meeting is
Penn State Health seeks proposals from local artists for commission work
Penn State Health is seeking applications and samples from a variety of artists who work in various media to be considered for future commissions or purchase of artwork. The artwork will be installed permanently in the Penn State Health Lancaster Medical
Palo Alto: Historic downtown Roth Building gets council’s OK to house city museum
PALO ALTO — For nearly two decades, elected leaders have passed on renovating the vacant and dilapidated Roth Building, a piece of Palo Alto’s past that historical preservationists have pushed for years to become the new home for a city museum. The
Britain's spy agency honors codebreaker Turing in giant artwork
LONDON — Britain’s GCHQ spy agency has installed a giant multicolored artwork to celebrate codebreaker and
Museum on history of Party opens in Beijing
Ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, the Museum of the CPC has opened in Beijing, capturing the attention of the country. The museum, a site devoted to permanent and comprehensive exhibitions of the Party's history, was inaugurated
McNay Art Museum hosting virtual conversation Wednesday about Selena's continued influence
Twenty-six years ago, at nine years old, journalist Maria Garcia came home to her mom in tears over the news that Selena Quintanilla was murdered by Yolanda Saldivar, the president
Penang ferries to be turned into museum, restaurants, tourist rides
REGION - NORTHERN Penang ferries to be turned into museum, restaurants, tourist rides " data-media=""> 22/06/2021 02:38 PM GEORGE TOWN, June 22 -- Five of Penang's old ferries will be transformed into a
Wolf Art Coloring Book Artistic Whimsical Modern Fun and more
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Paralysed hip-hop artiste makes music with his eyes
PARIS • Being left paralysed by the same motor-neurone disease that incapacitated English physicist Stephen Hawking has not kept one French hip-hop artiste from making music - with nothing but his eyes. Guilhem "Pone" Gallart, a founding member of French rap
Washington high school yearbooks feature ‘ACAB’ sign, art of police assault
More On: high schools High school students marked with Sharpie based on vaccine status for prom Columbia prof calls on ‘truly antiracist parents’ to pull kids from NJ prep school over critical race theory High school halts yearbook distribution
The Specials' Terry Hall on celebrating Coventry and why City of Culture should be reserved for the North
Play video ITV News Arts Editor Nina Nannar sat down with Terry Hall to hear about how he's celebrating Coventry In 1981, The Specials sang of a 'Ghost Town' - lamenting the social and economics
Those promising restoration of Art 370 playing ’emotional politics’: Raina
Jammu: In a veiled attack on the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina Tuesday said those promising to bring back Article 370 are playing emotive politics. He said that Article 370, which gave
Make Room Los Angeles’ Group Exhibition “Desire Encapsulated” Heats Up Hollywood
Across the art world, you’d be hard pressed to find a piece of art that doesn’t capture or explore some element of love or desire. The feeling has fueled culture, an innate part of the human experience, from Greek myths to historical paintings. So much so that
Hunter Biden art sales slammed by Obama-era ethics chief
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Lafayette artist installs mural celebrating Spanish heritage of community members
Under the boiling sun in 90 to 100 degree weather, Lafayette artist Jessica Manzanares dips her brush into a bucket of paste while preparing to install prints onto the wall. With each brushstroke and bead of sweat, community members passing by begin to tear up
VIDEO: Colorado Bear Cubs Learning The Art Of Climbing Trees
New video from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife features two Colorado bear cubs taking their shots at climbing a tree as their mother sniffed
Timeline of European Art and Music - The 1600s - Part 1/3
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‘Friend’ of slain teen who was dumped at Harrisburg’s Civil War Museum says he won’t ...
A slain teen whose body was dumped at Harrisburg’s Civil War Museum was forced at gunpoint into the trunk of his car, where he was fatally shot in the face, one of the men accused of the killing told city police. A Dauphin County jury on Tuesday afternoon
GOP senators paint elections bill as 'power grab'
Senate Republicans showed no sign of yielding on the Democrats' expansive elections and voting bill, which appears headed for all but certain rejection Tuesday in a key Senate test vote. (June 22) ...
State-of-the-art lab for processing PCR tests opened at Dubai International Airport
(UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 23rd Jun, 2021) DUBAI, 22nd June 2021 (WAM) - Dubai took a major step in its efforts to further enhance safe international travel while accelerating the recovery of the travel sector on Tuesday (June 22) with the
UN rights chief urges Iran to ensure rights of lawyers, journalists, writers, artists
The UN human rights chief urged Iran on Tuesday to ensure that human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists, writers, labor rights activists, artists, and environmentalists can engage in their activities safely and freely, without fear of reprisal. At the 47th
Lamps and Sculptures That Evoke New York City Skyscrapers
The designer Umberto Bellardi Ricci’s metal lighting and cement objects feel of a kind with the buildings outside his window. ...
Martial arts offer self-defence, confidence and healing for Indigenous women, instructor says
A desire to help protect Indigenous women in her community has led Melissa Moses to open her own martial arts studio where she teaches self-defence and self-advocacy. ...
Who’s Who: Dr. Suzan Mohammed Al-Yahya, director general of Saudi Arabia’s Royal Institute of Traditional Arts
Dr. Suzan Mohammed Al-Yahya has been appointed director general of Saudi Arabia’s Royal Institute of Traditional Arts. Al-Yahya will be responsible for managing the institute, implementing its strategic directions and developing traditional
A Decade In, Designer Todd Snyder Has Perfected the Art of a Brand Mashup
There are few practitioners of collaborations more
Startup CXIP Labs Sets Sights on Verifying NFTs to Protect Artists
As non-fungible tokens (NFTs) continue
[WATCH] Sabrina Peterson Alleges T.I. Paid Grand Hustle Artist $25K To Kill Her
In an exclusive interview with Hollywood Unlocked with Jason Lee, T.I. and Tiny former friend and alleged sexual assault victim Sabrina Peterson is now alleging that she was
‘Won’t settle for statehood, Art 370 must be restored’: Mehbooba Mufti
"The Gupkar alliance was set up to fight for the restoration of Article 370. We will continue this fight," PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said. PUBLISHED ON JUN 23, 2021 01:15 AM IST Mehbooba Mufti, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and the last serving
Soldiers and Log Cabin Weekend at the Waterloo Farm Museum
Celebrate Blacksmiths, Soldiers and Log Cabin Weekend at the Waterloo Farm Museum. Working blacksmiths will
The St. Petersburg Museum of History is expanding
ST. PETERSBURG — The St. Petersburg Museum of History announced its plans for expansion at a press conference on Tuesday, as well as the museum’s collaboration with St. Petersburg-based artist Ya La’ford. Ya La'ford pictured at the St. Petersburg Museum of
Apple to add art, music, video and other career programs to its Apple Store education ...
The tech giant is beginning its new Creative Studios initiative at its new Tower Theater store in Los Angeles, opening Thursday. ...
PMC to set-up ₹17.47 crore state-of-the-art library on Ghole road
PUNE The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has taken a decision to set up a modern digital library in on Ghole road, demolishing its old printing press PUBLISHED ON JUN 22, 2021 11:59 PM IST PUNE The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has taken a decision to set
Wings Across Westmoreland art project lands in Smithton
Smithton is spreading its wings, so it’s appropriate the town will be the next site for a Wings Across Westmoreland community art installation. Framed in the shape of a pair of wings, the art piece incorporating images of the town’s present and
Public invited to participate in interactive Juneteenth art display at Aspinwall park
A public art display this week at Aspinwall Riverfront Park will honor and raise awareness of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, that was recently signed into law as a federal holiday by President Biden. Entitled
Flint native, musician granted national Young Artist Award by NPR radio show
FLINT, MI -- Najee Greenlee originally had no intention to attend Interlochen Center for the Arts, one of the nation’s premier boarding arts schools in northern Michigan, when he ventured there for summer camp after his sophomore year. However, it was during a
ART REVIEW: Discovering Valhalla in Tel Aviv
An idealistic group of European new-comers arrive in a sunny land to attain their goal of a new life. They bring technological progress and Western norms, including movie-going and Viennese-style coffee. Only these people are not Zionists or Jewish, these were
Artist can create silhouette pet portraits in 10 minutes
Charles Burns has created portraits for a whole host of famous faces - including the royals ...
Crawford County Historical Museum to open on July 1
Tue, 06/22/2021 - 12:58pm caleb Officials looking to recruit volunteers to help with the historical preservation effort By: Caleb Casey | Managing Editor The Crawford County Historical Museum plans to open for the 2021 season on Thursday, July 1, offering new
Art Collector Returns in Kelly's Landing at Churchill
Bruce Lunsford's 2020 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) winner�Art Collector�makes his 4-year-old debut against eight rivals in the $110,000 Kelly's Landing Overnight Stakes at Churchill Downs June 25. ...
Centre for National Culture holds Traditional Talent Festival
The Traditional Talents Festival (TRATALFEST) 2021, held in collaboration with the Ningo-Prampram District Assembly (NiPDA), was on the theme: “Identifying Students’ Talents through Arts and Culture. It was to help school children to develop the necessary
Children behind viral school art project come face to face with ministers
On Tuesday, under brilliant sunshine in Belfast, the pupils visited the Mo Mowlam
with apologies to Ryan Young, Paul joseph Watson there is beautiful new art
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National Library to upload books on Indian culture on web
Read full article 22 June 2021, 6:29 pm·4-min read Kolkata, Jun 22 (PTI) As part of its outreach drive for young generation readers, the National Library plans to upload on the web a select part of its voluminous collection, including books on Indian
Electric Power Research Institute calls for submissions to art contest
PITTSBURGH — Ready to put your artistic skills to the test? The Electric Power Research Institute is hosting their annual Pollinator Power Party Calendar Contest. 🦇🦋🐝 In celebration of
Edinburg Chamber Celebrate the Museum of South Texas History 50th Year Anniversary
Texas Border Business The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce announced in early June 2021 the Museum of South Texas History as its June Member of the Month. The chamber celebrated this achievement and the
Con Edison to give $800,000 in funding for NYC artists as part of Art El ...
Artists, cut off from the stages on which they earn their living, were one of the group’s hardest hit by COVID-19’s economic impact; now, as part of their Art El Fresco program, Con Edison is promising $800,000 to artists across the City, sponsoring public
LA's Barnsdall Art Park revives historic olive grove
The restoration project is in line with Los Angeles' climate strategy to plant more trees. ...
Kate Middleton Brought a Special Gift From Home on a Natural History Museum Visit
On Tuesday, Kate Middleton made a surprise visit to London’s Natural History Museum, and while she was there, she revealed a bit about what life is like at Anmer Hall, the Norfolk country home where she spent the coronavirus lockdowns with her Prince William
Con Edison to give $800,000 in funding for NYC artists as part of Art El Fresco program
Sign up for our PoliticsNY newsletter for the latest coverage and to stay informed about the 2021 elections in your district and across NYC Artists, cut off from the stages on which they earn their living, were one of the group’s hardest hit by COVID-19’s
Regenerative Farming In Cannabis/Hemp: The New Art Of A Lost Science
For centuries, human beings grew food and fiber crops without any chemical fertilizers or pesticides. ...
These phone boxes have been turned into an art gallery
ET phone home and stroke his chin at the same time
Artists’ demonstration temporarily suspended as talks with government continue
A demonstration by artists that was planned for Thursday
Nuns preserve art of making bishop mitres in North Macedonia
Debar, North Macedonia, Jun 22 (EFE).- Just over two hours away from Skopje, the Rajcica Monastery emerges as one of the rustic treasures of North Macedonia. Not only is this place of worship devoted to prayer but also famous for its traditional crafting of
Cube Art Fair’s Next NFT-Centric Iteration Is Coming to New York City
After its latest, successful iteration during Frieze Art Week, the Cube Art Fair is returning for a new project: a New York City, NFT-centric art fair that will launch in Times Square on June 25th. Bolstered by the success of its recent billboards in New�York
Fans speculate on Ghost of Tsushima PC release after box art changes
Image: Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment via Polygon Could we be seeing a PS5 or PC release? Ghost of Tsushima fans with keen eyes noticed a change to the
Quadric Hybrid Architecture Takes On AI, Computer Vision
Quadric, a Silicon Valley startup, has built an accelerator designed to speed both AI and standard computer vision algorithm workloads for edge devices such as robots, factory automation and medical imaging. The company’s hardware architecture is a novel
New Brunswick Museum launches project to encourage sharing life stories
“Reviving Our Memories” is a new online activity which that uses art and music to encourage families and friends to share their own life stories with each other. ...
Art Exhibit in Australia Portrays Stories of Refugees
The portraits of 10 refugees are on display at an exhibit in Australia, many of whom have tried to gain asylum in Australia but have so far failed to do so, even after many years. The exhibit, organized by an
Cranbrook Art explores its own past with new book, exhibition
Advertisement BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Most people know about the prestigious museums that have existed for generations on the campus of the Cranbrook Educational Community. But not all can comprehend the vast influence those institutions have had on culture
Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa launches financial assistance for artists as part of Covid-19 second ...
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday launched the Rs 6.23 crore financial assistance scheme to artists who are under distress due to Covid-19 induced lockdown, under the government's package announced for the second wave. The financial
Anirban Mitra - The Face Of Excellence In Artistic World
(MENAFN - Thepssaini) Here is a young teen from The City Of Joy � Kolkata, who has not just achieved a lot in the Creative art world but has also gained great knowledge about current trends. We have ... ...
Madame Tussauds to open museum in Dubai
DUBAI - London's renowned wax-work museum Madame Tussauds will open its first outpost in the Arab world in Dubai later this year, the group's owner Merlin Entertainments said Tuesday. The brand, which began life
The artist collective that's transforming Dublin's vacant buildings
A new artist collective, The First
'It Ain’t Where You From': Director from Dubai captures the soul of Arab street art community in new film
The UK's largest festival of contemporary Arab culture, Shubbak Festival, returns to London this week, with a solid hybrid programme of in-person and digital exhibitions, gigs and film screenings. Debuting today is filmmaker and dancer Philip Rachid's
Art gallery removes film that rated 5,000 women from "prettiest to ugliest"
Did Mark Zuckerberg fund this movie? It's called Uglier and Uglier.�The seven-hour-long
This Year’s Crypto and Digital Art Fair is Highlighting the Work of Women Curators
Every year since 2017, Digital Art Month has served as a citywide access point for innovative artworks, showcases of emerging technologies and unique contemporary creations. This year, Digital Art Month is coinciding with the second edition of CADAF (Crypto
Cold Hollow Sculpture Park's Outsize Artworks Turn Enosburg Falls Hayfields Into a Gallery
Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, just an hour's drive north of Burlington in Enosburg Falls, is an alluring destination for a stroll or a picnic on a summer's day. Visitors can explore three miles of grassy paths mown through hayfields against a background of
Four Summer Must-Dos in Vermont, From Art Adventures to Zip-Lining
Waterbury Adventure Challenge Through October 11 at various Waterbury locations. $75; free for kids 14 and under. Philosopher John Dewey theorized that learners must interact with their environments in order to acquire new knowledge. In other words, to learn,
