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The Harlem Renaissance’s cultural explosion, in photographs
At the turn of the last century, African Americans from across the country flooded New York City’s Harlem, leading to an explosion of books, poetry and music that is now collectively known as the Harlem Renaissance. A photography exhibit currently…
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How this Palestinian music festival is breaking down cultural barriers
Typically, the Palestinian West Bank is referenced in the context of Middle East peace talks. But for the past three years, the organizers of the three-day Palestine Music Expo, or PMX, have sought to encourage people to open their minds,…
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Arizona artist honors migrants who died in desert crossings
Despite efforts to curb illegal immigration to the U.S., the number of migrants risking their lives crossing remote and treacherous terrain continues, often at a deadly cost. In Arizona, more than 3,000 human remains have been found over the past…
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How Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum is telling a new ‘story of art’
Over the past three years, the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College has undergone a major renovation -- and not just to the building itself. Director John Stomberg and Deputy Director Juliette Bianco reimagined everything about the museum, including…
In San Francisco, art enthusiasts recently gathered for an exhibition of unusual pieces, in which every material used came from the nearby city dump. The works represented the culmination of an artist residency at Recology, San Francisco’s waste and recycling…
With his series of crayon works, Ohio artist Christian Faur is not only creating photorealistic portraits out of art supplies traditionally relegated to children, but he’s also making the crayons from scratch. Jackie Shafer of WOSU in Columbus has this…
Despite increasingly dire assessments about the outlook for climate change, it can be difficult to remain mindful of our environment’s health on a daily basis. Jeffrey Brown traveled to the Bay Area to meet Rosten Woo, a Los Angeles-based artist…
The late Dutch artist M.C. Escher is perhaps best known for his tessellations that fool the eye, like “Sky and Water I,” where birds in the air trade off negative space with fish underwater. But there are 200 lithographs, woodcuts…
Seven formerly incarcerated artists received $20,000 each last year through "Right of Return," a fellowship allowing them to create original artwork exploring ideas around criminal justice reform. The fellows are a diverse group of artists and work in mediums including…
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