Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/tuesdays-art-notes-33 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tuesday’s Art Notes Arts Jul 27, 2010 11:16 AM EDT A folk artist paints a Chinese New Year picture at a workshop on July 27, 2010 in Mianzhu of Sichuan Province, China. Mianzhu New Year pictures are listed as an intangible cultural heritage, a traditional festive artwork well-known for its exquisite painting and brilliant color. After the Sichuan earthquake in 2008, the government has taken measures to salvage and protect the folk art, which is now developed as an industry of craftwork. Photo by China Photos/ Getty Images * President Obama will make an appearance on the daytime talk show “The View” the week, via NPR. * Officials investigate whether anyone is to blame for a stampede at a techno festival in Berlin that killed six people and injured more than 500, via the New York Times. * The painting that was last week dubbed a newly-discovered Caravaggio by the Vatican (but now they say is likely not) went on display in Rome today, via the Associated Press. * The British Royal Family has a Flickr page, via the Guardian. * Prepare to get meta: New York Magazine profiles (the actor? the artist?) James Franco. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
A folk artist paints a Chinese New Year picture at a workshop on July 27, 2010 in Mianzhu of Sichuan Province, China. Mianzhu New Year pictures are listed as an intangible cultural heritage, a traditional festive artwork well-known for its exquisite painting and brilliant color. After the Sichuan earthquake in 2008, the government has taken measures to salvage and protect the folk art, which is now developed as an industry of craftwork. Photo by China Photos/ Getty Images * President Obama will make an appearance on the daytime talk show “The View” the week, via NPR. * Officials investigate whether anyone is to blame for a stampede at a techno festival in Berlin that killed six people and injured more than 500, via the New York Times. * The painting that was last week dubbed a newly-discovered Caravaggio by the Vatican (but now they say is likely not) went on display in Rome today, via the Associated Press. * The British Royal Family has a Flickr page, via the Guardian. * Prepare to get meta: New York Magazine profiles (the actor? the artist?) James Franco. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now