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Monday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, a federal program that grants military families free museum admission has grown to more than 1,300 museums nationwide.

Conversation: Geena Davis Hopes to Shift Gender Balance in Film

Geena Davis has some experience with strong and complex female characters. She's played a meek-housewife-turned-bold-woman-on-the-run, a baseball star, a secret agent and an American president. She says it was her experience playing Thelma in "Thelma and Louise" that first piqued…

Friday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, Arnold Schwarzenegger will delay his return to acting in order to deal with a personal scandal.

Now on View, the View From Jane Freilicher’s Window

Jane Freilicher has been well known in the art world for decades, but unlike many of her friends and contemporaries, she's never quite become familiar outside of that circle.

Thursday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, director Lars von Trier is expelled from the Cannes Film Festival.

From the Movies to the Museum, Michael McMillen Fabricates Artistic Tableaus

Micheal McMillen uses just about anything he can find or that he's collected over the years to shape his art work -- work that ranges from small objects like a moth pulling a brick to giant installations that viewers can…

Around the Nation

Antiquities trafficking, a Mexican footwear fad and Betty White are some of the recent culture stories from other public broadcasters around the nation.

Wednesday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, the viability of artist Christo's Colorado project is partially dependent on the welfare of the state's sheep.

As Photographer, Moby Captures His Unique Vision of Normal Life

For most people in the world, the experience of standing on a stage surrounded by thousands of cheering fans would make for a fairly extraordinary day. For Moby, a musician and DJ who has sold more than 20 million records…

Tuesday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, a painting goes on sale that marked another major Mississippi flood.