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Climbing Poetree is Positively Pure Genius: Creative Artists Alixa and Naima Are on a Mission for Social Change

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Rasham Nassar

Flash Mobs: New Movement Celebrates Spontaneity and Life

In: Outsider Art

By: Mary Beth Miller

Passionate About Purple: A Brief History of the Color Purple

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Kristin Hanneman

Caricaturist Dean Minton Lives Exaggerated Life: Artist Searches for Underlying Truth by Accentuating the Obvious

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Tony Simmons

Proper Theater Etiquette: At a Live Theater Performance, One Should Have a Manner of Decorum

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Maddison Newburg

Best Art DVDs as Christmas Presents: Holiday Gift Ideas for the Visual Arts Lover

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By: Shona Black

Street Art Significance: The Graffiti Movement in Contemporary Society

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By: Shona Black

New Zealand Fringe Arts Festival: Wellington’s Showpiece for New New Zealand Arts

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By: Debra DeLorenzo

Round One of Lehman Brothers' Art Auction: The Bankrupt Investment Bank's Collection is Going, Going, Gone

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Vanessa Cross

Kala Ghoda Festival, Mumbai - India: A Magnet for Creative Talent at Mumbai's Cultural Hub

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Shanti Mahadevan

Art Criticism 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Constructing an Art Critique

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Roxanne Llamzon

Three Levels of Art Analysis: The Semiotic, Iconic, and Thematic Planes Defined

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Roxanne Llamzon

The Sexy Art Of Hajime Sorayama: Robots And Pin-Ups From Japan

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Maya Trimner

Evaluating and Buying Art for Absolute Beginners: The Very Basic Guidelines for Viewing and Purchasing Art

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Joni Chng

Collecting Art for Absolute Beginners: How to Get Started on Becoming an Art Appreciator

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Joni Chng

Economic Viability of Arts for Public Funding: Government Cutbacks to BC Arts Groups not Sound Economics

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Simone Keiran

Pin-Up Art: The Love of Painting And Drawing Beautiful Women

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Maya Trimner

Brandywine in Literature, History, and Art: Lord of the Rings, Lion in Winter, Battlefield, and School of Art

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Teresa Knudsen

Artprize in Grand Rapids: West Michigan Hosts Largest Art Contest in the World

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By: Jason O'Hare

Canadian Culture Under Attack: Conservatives Express Disdain for Arts and Literature

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By: Feature Writer Rupert Taylor

Jackson Pollock's Drip Paintings In Context: Social Political Forces that Shaped Pollock’s Attitude to Art

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Kathleen Duffy

Navratri, Celebration of Nine Nights: The Indian Festival of Dolls and Dances

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Kalpana Rangan

Day of the Dead Masks, Latin American Art: Human Skull is Symbol of Dia de los Muertos, Colorful Fall Festival

In: Folk Art

By: Linda Ashar

How to Look at and Enjoy Art: A quick guide to enhance your experience while looking at art.

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Veronica Franklin

Kate Mior - Portrait of a Young Street Performer: Bringing Joy to the People One Street at a Time

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Michael Falcone

Antony Gormley's Empty Plinth Project Interview: Trafalgar Square's Unused Plinth Becomes Focus of London's Art World

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Christine Fadhley

Worcester Center for Crafts Re-opened: Glassblowing Courses Offered at the New Street Glassworks Studio

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Andrea Lettic

Georges Seurat: His Life and Work

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By: Allison Isom

National Black Herstory Conference: Keeping African American History Through Authentic Storytelling

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By: Rhonda Campbell

Charles Marion Russell the Cowboy Artist: C M Russell Painted Life of Montana Cowboys and Great Plains Indians

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By: Kathleen Duffy

Ottawa Lumière Festival 2009: Residents Make Lanterns and Display Them at Annual Festival

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By: Michael Falcone

J M W Turner Rain Steam and Speed Train Painting: Turner Painting Pays Homage to Brunel's Great Western Railway

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By: Kathleen Duffy

Camille Pissarro French Impressionist in London: Pissarro paints Londons Suburbs and New Victorian Railways

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Kathleen Duffy

The Final Days of Antoni Gaudi: A Look At The Tragic End Of A Beautiful Artist

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Cathy Beasley

Gaudi's Start in Creating Beautiful Barcelona: A look at how an artists used his love of nature to create a city

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Cathy Beasley

Kapa Haka Takes Indigenous Culture to the World: Tradition and Innovation in Maori Performing Arts

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

William Kingsland's Stolen Art Stash: New York Collector Hoarded Art of Dubious Provenance

In: Art Theft

By: Jenny Ashford

Brief Life Atkinson Grimshaw Victorian Artist: Grimshaw Leeds Artist of Civic Architecture Docks and Landscape

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Kathleen Duffy

The Greatest Unsolved Art Thefts: Many Valuable Artworks Still Missing After Daring Heists

In: Art Theft

By: Jenny Ashford

Spain's Art and Cuisine in Washington, DC Museum: National Gallery of Art Honors, Meléndez, Armor and Chef José Andrés

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Judith Glynn

Ross Bleckner - Welcome to Gulu: New York Artist’s Exhibition Highlights UN Mission in Uganda

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By: Shona Black

John Martin Victorian Painter and Printmaker: Martin was Victorian Artist of Sublime, Radical Thinker and Engineer

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Kathleen Duffy

David Sedaris Announces Fall Tour Dates: Listen To NPR's Star 'Talk Pretty' In A City Near You

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Feature Writer Alex Sharp

Florida Highwaymen, Vintage Art: "Outsider Art." The Original African American Landscape Painters

In: Outsider Art

By: Feature Writer Amy Andersen

Absinthe and the Arts: Green Spirit Has Been Associated With Artists and Decadence

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Jenny Ashford

Performing a Poetry Reading: Connecting to an Audience through the Written Word

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Catherine Owen

Little Haiti: Voodoo & Culture: Haitian Relgion Reflected in the Art of Little Haiti

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Dindy Yokel

Painters and Poets - Creative Union: The Language of New Zealand Artist Ralph Hotere

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

An Art-Lover's Trip to Ann Arbor: Fairy Doors, Galleries, Handmade Papers and Fine Crafts

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Judith Wylie

Spoken Word: A Platform to Performance Poetry

In: Art & Society (general)

By: My Nguyen

Understanding Post-Modernism: Art, Literature, and Popular Culture

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Edurne Scott

Toronto Storytelling Festival: Storytelling as a Performance Art.

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Y F Chin

Graffiti Artists Debate the Vandal Squad: Cope 2, Ket, and Ellis G. Disapprove Graffiti Book Written by Cops

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Travis Delingua

Weird Facts About Andy Warhol: American Pop Artist Stranger Than Fiction

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Feature Writer Shelley Aylesworth-Spink

Obama "Hope" Poster Artist In Copyright Lawsuit: Shepard Fairey Battles News Agency AP Over Image Rights

In: Art & Society (general)

By: D. Yvette Wohn

Investment In Art – Focus On Indian Artists: If You Are Planning To Invest Then Think South Asian Indian Art

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Paulomi Patel

Cultural Legacy of Spiritual Tradition: Life of Body, Soul and Spirit

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Anna Lobsanova

The Ascent of Joe Btfsplk: A Minor Comic Strip Character Finds a Place in the English Lexicon

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Janeen Keelan

Functional Environmental Design: Building for an Integrated Society

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Anna Lobsanova

Train Graffiti in Canada: The Railway Offers Urban Art in its Purest, Most Accessible Form

In: Outsider Art

By: Janeen Keelan

2009 Tour Dates for David Sedaris: The Star of This American Life Returns to America

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Feature Writer Alex Sharp

Esoteric Art: Inspiration and Visionary Art

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Anna Lobsanova

Preference for Art Predicted by Personality: Research Links Traits to Preferences for Artistic Styles

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Justin Schamotta

A New Realism: David Hockney: British Pop Artist formed a unique realistic style of painting

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Christine Deakers

International Shows for Kiwi Visionary Art: New Zealand Outsider Artists To Exhibit in New York and Paris

In: Outsider Art

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Pin-Up Goddess Bettie Page Dies at 85: Notorious 1950s Model Felled By Heart Attack in L.A. Hospital

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Cheron Taylor

Economic Recession Affects Performing Arts: Theaters, Centers, and Dramatic Arts Groups Face Funding Issues

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Feature Writer Alex Sharp

Rose Valland: Art Spy of the French Resistance: How a Louvre Curator Secretly Tracked Nazi Art Plunder

In: Art Theft

By: Shannon Leigh O'Neil

Cartooning and World Peace: Satirical Drawing's Bid to Increase Global Understanding

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Bridget Fairbanks' "It Ain't Easy" Radio Show: A 20-Something Guide to Crafts in Canada Tackles Survival

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Simone Keiran

Understanding African Art: A Brief History of Art in Africa

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Feature Writer Uni Blake

Can Your Tattoo Help Save the Earth? Body Art as Spiritual Practice for Eco-Warriors

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Censoring the Art Nude Today: Conflict and Controversy in Displaying Nude Art

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Marc Zeale

Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month: Art Galleries and Museums Promote Art for the Visually Impaired

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Feature Writer Martha R. Gore

Shepard Fairey's "E Pluribus Venom": A Provocative Coffee Table Book From the Popular Street Artist

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Norman Kolpas

Guernica: An Ideal Depiction of Human Suffering: Picasso's Masterpiece Visualizes the Tragedies of War and Violence

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Lisa Rufle

Master Forger Han Van Meegeren: How to Fake a Vermeer

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Jenny Ashford

Grafitti Artist Banksy: Is the Elusive Street Artist Becoming the Next Andy Warhol?

In: Outsider Art

By: Catherine Solmes

Sound Poetry and the Migrant Story: Polynesian Artists Combine in Spoken Word and Music

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

How Art Communicates: Creativity as Environmental Activism

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Banksy, Much More Than Just a Graffiti Artist: Political Satire & Wit – Banksy's Grafitti and Other Art Reviewed

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Christine Fadhley

Spoken Word as Revolution: Performance Poetry: The Art of the People

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Politics and Performance Poetry: The Roots of Hip Hop and Slam

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

The Goddess and Rita Angus: New Zealand Landscape Artist Precursor of Gaia Movement

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

John Berger's Ways of Seeing: BBC TV Series Turned Art Theory Book

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Kiki Anderson

The Folkestone Triennial Art Show: A UK Towns Homage to Art and Life by the Sea

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Tony Butcher

Words from William Hazlitt the Romantic: Writer Who Mentored Keats Speaks to Modern Readers

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

MAM Festival of Arts Milwaukee WI: Milwaukee Art Museum Celebration of the Arts on the Lake Front

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Christine Nyholm

The Artist as Critic of Society: Blake, Ginsberg, McCahon: Critics and Mystics

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Prophetic Art: The Shared Vision of William Blake, Allen Ginsberg and Colin McCahon

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Exploring Spirit and Experience: Memory, Meditation and Creative Imagination

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Seeking Innovation From Tradition: Where Do Your Creative Instincts Come From?

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Searching for Inspiration: A Quest for the Creative Mind and Spirit

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Ginsberg and Dylan, Seekers: The Friendship of the Legendary Beat Poet and Timeless Music Man

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

KamIshibai, Japan's Street Stories: A Pre-TV Street Art is Surviving and Thriving in the Modern World

In: Folk Art

By: Helen McCarthy

The Word and Religious Art: Why Modern Artists Use Text to Explore Faith

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

The "Why" of Modern Religious Art: Painting Spiritual Faith and Doubt in the Global Village

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

The Art and Mystery of "Banksy": A Profile of the International Graffiti Artist

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Kelley Wadson

New Zealand Visionary Art Grows: Exhibition to Feature Self-Taught Artists with Mental Health Issues

In: Outsider Art

By: Brenda Ann Burke

Kiwi Samoan Art Comes of Age: International Recognition Growing for Pacific Islands Urban Blend

In: Art & Society (general)

By: Brenda Ann Burke

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