Breaking down the 'wall': Indigenous art masters inspired to rebel against gatekeepers
Yanktonai Dakota artist Oscar Howe started a rebellion against “gatekeepers” wanting to keep Native art in a slim “cultural” ...
Smithsonian removed American Art Museum director after staff complaints
Former director Stephanie Stebich is now a senior adviser at the Smithsonian after employees described a tumultuous tenure at ...
How Music and Art Have Helped Black Americans Weather Troubling Times
In 1975, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes laid down a melodic mandate that applies to our times: “Wake up, everybody / No more ...
With COVID funds gone, what can artists bank on?
Arts leaders say the money they got from the American Rescue Plan Act helped even out the fundraising landscape, but wonder ...
Hyperallergic5d
How Bob Thompson Created an Art Community
Fearless, prolific, and protean from the start of his career, Thompson was able to absorb influences from both contemporary ...
Beyoncé isn't the first artist CMAs, Grammys have disagreed about. Here's a look back
Beyoncé got more Grammy nominations in country categories than anyone else after getting shut out by the CMA Awards.
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Two new Native American sculptures flank the MFA's entrance
Two new sculptures by internationally renowned artist Alan Michelson, a Mohawk member of Six Nations of the Grand River, ...
Charleston City Paper5d
Gibbes takes a retrospective look at its 1858 Prize
The Gibbes Museum of Art is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art with a major new ...
Music Industry Moves: HarbourView Equity Partners Acquires George Benson’s Master Royalty Income
HarbourView Equity Partners acquires jazz guitarist and singer-songwriter George Benson's master royalty income.
The Problem With Boycotting Israel
Iran bans its citizens from visiting Israel, but numerous Iranian writers and artists in exile have traveled to the country ...
Princeton University5d
Expanding Native American and Indigenous studies and initiatives
The recent arrival at Princeton of J. Kēhaulani Kauanui as the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Professor of Indigenous Studies and ...