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A Virtual Artist Talk With Sadie Barnette on March 30

(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) — Artist Sadie Barnette delivers a free virtual lecture and Q&A on March 30, beginning at 6:00pm. Sponsored by the Zimmerli Art Museum and Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, this program is open to the public. This lecture is part of an ongoing series of programs related to…

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‘Dare to Speak’ translates social justice into art

The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte’s editorial board.  Ball State’s 41st annual Unity Week Celebration was held the week of Feb. 1. Unity Week only comes around once a year, but it aims to encourage a long-lasting understanding of diversity…

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Collaboration the Key to Success of Pandemic-Themed Art Exhibit

For the first time in the history of the Museum Administration Master of Arts (M.A.) degree program, St. John’s students curated an exhibit outside of the Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery in a virtual gallery, custom-designed by students to display more than 30 pieces.  The new exhibit, “UNPRECEDENTED: Posters from a World on Pause,” showcases posters, gifs,…

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Celebrating Black history: Trojans create art inspired by social justice

“Black History in the Making,” a unique online event during which Trojans and others each painted an art piece inspired by the social justice movements of summer 2020, drew more than 100 participants. Local artist Amani Holbert guided the participants, many of them novices with little to no artistic experience. The paint night last week was…

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Artist displays social justice work in new exhibit

Stephen L. Hayes Jr. is an artist who takes on everything he can explore. He sculpts, blacksmiths, welds, makes prints and drawings, carves and even weaves. The Durham-based artist known for a focus on social justice and incorporating historical context said he tries “just about anything I get my hands on.” “I love trying to…

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Calling all (digital) bookworms: virtual art book fair gives publishers a lifeline during the pandemic

Prompting by the global pandemic, galleries and art fairs have migrated online in the past year to provide new commercial and curatorial digital platforms to view and sell art. Now art books are getting their place in the virtual sun with the launch of Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book Fair (25-28 February), an online event comprising more…

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Keep your distance, former culture ministers warn UK government

Two former UK culture ministers have spoken out to The Art Newspaper in defence of the country’s cherished “arm’s length principle”, which ensures national museums and organisations such as Arts Council England can operate independently, without government interference. Ed Vaizey and Chris Smith say that the rule is under threat because of the “anti-woke” campaign…

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Governments are ‘weaponising’ Covid-19 to silence dissident artist voices, report says

Seventeen artists were killed, 82 were imprisoned and 133 detained over the past year in 26 countries, according to Freemuse in its latest State of Artistic Freedom report. The survey, published last week by the the Copenhagen-based human rights organisation, is based on the analyses of 978 incidents regarding “violations to the right to freedom of artistic expression”…

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The ‘quintessential’ Art Deco smoking (or vaping) room—yours for £2m

It could be straight from an episode of Poirot. This smoking room, Les Palmiers (1930-36), designed by Jean Dunand for the Parisian apartment of Mademoiselle Collette Aboucaya on rue de Monceau, is the height of Art Deco decadence. And, though we are now in the age of vaping not smoking, it is now coming up for sale at…

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‘Lamborghini’ of ancient Roman chariots unearthed near Pompeii

Archaeologists have discovered a four-wheeled ceremonial chariot near the ancient city of Pompeii, which has been hailed as a “unique find”. The vehicle was unearthed in near-perfect condition from the ruins of the Civita Giuliana, a suburban Roman villa northwest of Pompeii, which was buried by volcanic ash in 79AD spewing from Mount Vesuvius. Last…

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