Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/thursdays-art-notes-81 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Thursday’s Art Notes Arts Aug 4, 2011 12:11 PM EST A Nepalese artist paints a thanka near Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur. A thanka is a Tibetan silk painting with embroidery. Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images. * Comedian Jerry Lewis is no longer serving as national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and won’t be appearing on this year’s Labor Day telethon, via the Associated Press. * A duet between jazz legend Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse, who died July 23, will be released as a charity single, via the BBC. * As record-company profits have fallen, multi-member acts have given way to solo stars, via the Atlantic. * The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has axed its arts programming, via the Australian. * A search is under way for a giant inflatable “floating island” that went missing from a music festival in England, via the Telegraph. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
A Nepalese artist paints a thanka near Patan Durbar Square in Lalitpur. A thanka is a Tibetan silk painting with embroidery. Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images. * Comedian Jerry Lewis is no longer serving as national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and won’t be appearing on this year’s Labor Day telethon, via the Associated Press. * A duet between jazz legend Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse, who died July 23, will be released as a charity single, via the BBC. * As record-company profits have fallen, multi-member acts have given way to solo stars, via the Atlantic. * The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has axed its arts programming, via the Australian. * A search is under way for a giant inflatable “floating island” that went missing from a music festival in England, via the Telegraph. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now