Art Beat

Friday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, the GOP releases a proposal for cutting the national budget that would eliminate the NEA, the NEH and the CPB.

Around the Nation

Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation.

Thursday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, the Washington National Opera will merge with the Kennedy Center.

Onion News Network Takes On TV

"The Onion News Network," a 30-minute, weekly television program, will debut on IFC on Friday. The show comes on the heels of "SportsDome," which premiered on Comedy Central and satirizes the round-the-clock coverage of sports channels like ESPN.

Wednesday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough speaks out about the "A Fire In My Belly" controversy.

Slide Show: A 20th Century Salon That Paired Painters and Poets

"Tibor de Nagy Gallery Painters and Poets" is currently on show through March 5, 2011.

Tuesday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, a university creates the first graduate program in curating performance art.

Weekly Poem: From ‘Fugue’

By Tom LeGro

Elizabeth Alexander was born in Harlem, raised in Washington, D.C., and attended Yale University, where she now teaches African American Studies. She is the author of six books of poems, including most recently, "Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems 1990-2010."…

Monday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, a Vermont sculptor sent mini bronzes of Martin Luther King Jr. to the President and others to celebrate the holiday.

Conversation: Haitian Literature Is a Living Art

By Molly Finnegan

American readers may be familiar with the work of Haiti ex-pat Edwidge Danticat, but who are the voices we miss? And what is the role of literature and poetry in the life of the average Haitian citizen?…