It was the biggest art theft in American history, with the whereabouts of a Vermeer painting, three Rembrandts (including his only known seascape) and a Manet still unknown.

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As organizations move from small to large, their CEO’s tend to possess less direct arts experience. Immediate reflection on this datum elicits an obvious response: of course, the demands of the job …

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Leadership in Arts — ? – State of the Art

Why should February get all the credit as THE month to commemorate Black History? Philly 360°® celebrates the extraordinary talent,

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When most people walk into a museum, they see only the work on display rather than the labor and preparation behind exhibits. In accordance with the current theme semester, “Meaningful Objects: Museums in the Academy,” the “A Day at the …

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On the Ides of March, the museum showed a gold coin given to one of Julius Caesar’s assassins, which may have been worn as a memento by the boastful killer.

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The Guardian called it “an 84-mile variation on Antony Gormley’s invitation to the people of the UK to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square – a brief but spectacular moment of public art.” That quote was published …

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Public Art: The Scots Illuminate Hadrian's Wall – Real Clear Arts

St. Louis News. Artgasm: This Weekend’s Art Openings, March 12 – 14, 2010. Riverfront Times news, blogs, music, movies, restaurants and the arts.

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Take, for example, the paintings featured in “The Art of Consciousness” an upcoming show with work by Andrea Kowch, Laurel Swab and Jeff Aeling. A quick tour of the gallery reveals that each artist offers a vision of another world, …

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This competition aims to give artists (fine art, media, architecture, design, music, theatre, visual communication etc.) and scientists the impetus and opportunity to work between the priorities of the arts or between the arts and …

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Foobooz reports that this Sunday, March 14th, the 6th annual Brewer’s Plate event will be taking place at the Penn Museum. With 25 breweries, and over 20.

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