Friday’s Art Notes

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Models at the Isaac Mizrahi Fall 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Exit Art on February 17, 2011 in New York City. Photo by Andy Kropa/ Getty Images

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Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians, on strike since September, vote today on whether to accept a final offer from the management, via The Wall Street Journal. If the union rejects the offer, the rest of the season may be canceled.

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The Atlanta Opera received a $9 million bequest from one of its former board members, via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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The Friends of the Barnes Foundation have asked a judge to reopen the case that would move that world-renowned collection of post-impressionist and modern art into Philadelphia, via The Associated Press.

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A new budget proposal from the New York Mayor’s office would cut the city’s culture budget by $40 million, via WNYC. On Tuesday, Mayor Bloomberg announced a major arts funding initiative made by his private family foundation.

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