Jun 05 One Photographer’s Experience Documenting Mentally Ill Inmates By Victoria Fleischer Minneapolis photographer Jenn Ackerman spent months in the Correctional Psychiatric Treatment Unit (CPTU) of the Kentucky State Reformatory to learn about the experiences of prisoners with mental illness. Continue reading
Jun 05 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro A Turkish art group performs in support of protestors Wednesday at Taksim Square in Istanbul. Protests, which initially began over the fate of Taksim Gezi Park, one of the last significant green spaces in the center of the city, have… Continue reading
Jun 04 The Tuesday Cutline…a Winner! By News Desk It was "ruff" choosing a winner this week. Continue reading
Jun 04 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Models pose in a tableaux vivant, or 'living picture," of Frederic S. Remington's "A Dash for the Timber" during the 81st annual festival Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, Calif. The event features works of art recreated by real… Continue reading
Jun 03 Billy Bragg, the Sherpa of Heartbreak By News Desk For a guy from England, musician Billy Bragg keeps a close and informed eye on America. He follows its politics, its music and, for better or worse, its eating habits, namely its obsession with bacon. Continue reading
Jun 03 Weekly Poem: Charles Hood Reads ‘FSA’ By Arts Desk Charles Hood is the author of "South x South" (Ohio University Press), winner of the 2012 Hollis Summers Poetry Prize. His previous books include "Bombing Ploesti" and "Rio de Dios" (Red Hen Press). He has been the recipient of a… Continue reading
Jun 03 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro A folk artist breathes fire Sunday at Margalla Festival 2013 in Islamabad, Pakistan, a celebration of national heritage and culture. Continue reading
May 29 Looking to the Past in Caring for Aging Americans in the Future President Lyndon Johnson hands a pen from the signing of the Older Americans Act to an unknown woman on July 14, 1965. Photo by Yoichi Okamoto and courtesy of the LBJ Library. It's been nearly 50 years since President Lyndon… Continue reading
May 29 Around the Nation By Tom LeGro Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading
May 29 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Chinese artist Li Wei performs as part of the Venice Biennial in Venice, Italy, which runs through Nov. 24. Continue reading