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Thursday, September 20, 2012
The Picture Show
Photographing Literature's Famous Food Scenes
September 20, 2012 What are scuppernongs? Scout's meal in To Kill a Mockingbird is just one of many re-created and captured by Dinah Fried.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Fine Art
For Museum, Long-Lost Picasso Is Too Costly To Keep
September 10, 2012 WFIUFor more than 40 years, Pablo Picasso's Seated Woman with Red Hat went unnoticed in the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science's storage area. Now that it's resurfaced, the Indiana museum says it can't afford to insure the multimillion-dollar artwork.
Sunday, September 09, 2012
Fine Art
Are All Young Artists 'Post-9/11' Artists?
September 9, 2012 In the 40 Under 40 exhibit at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, young artists bring modern-day technology together with old-fashioned craft techniques. Curator Nicholas Bell says it is a worldview and artistic approach "defined by the angst, the unease, the trepidation, the difficulties of the 21st century."
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
The Picture Show
100 Words: Photographer Meike Nixdorf On Perspective
September 5, 2012 By moving your perspective slightly, you might find a whole new story.
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
NPR Cities: Urban Life In The 21st Century
Bridging The Gap Between Two Neighborhoods
September 4, 2012 In the nation's capital, park planners have drawn up an ambitious plan to transform an old bridge into an active recreation space. If realized, the park would offer a physical and symbolic link between two very different communities.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Destination Art
Hannibal, Mo.: Art Abounds In Twain's Hometown
August 30, 2012 Mark Twain found the inspiration for his classic works while growing up in the river town of Hannibal, Mo. Today, there's a new set of artistic characters in Twain's boyhood home; the town of 18,000 boasts a vibrant arts community.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Monkey See
Entirely Real Photos: Model Or Headless Disney Mascot?
August 29, 2012 We stop to ponder an interesting piece of Stockholm fashion.
The Picture Show
Portraits Of Holocaust Survivors
August 29, 2012 Not many survivors of a concentration camp near Prague remain living, and Dennis Darling hopes to photograph them.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Salt
Grow Your Own Locust Kit Could Someday Help Feed African Refugees
August 28, 2012 Insects, such as locust and grasshoppers, are a cheap source of protein that requires minimum resources to farm. Taking advantage of these properties, two design students have built an emergency food kit that allows families in a Kenyan refugee camp to grow their own source of protein—locust.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Author Interviews
'A Contest Of Wits': A Former Forger Recalls His Art
August 26, 2012 Ken Perenyi made millions painting and selling more than 1,000 forgeries over 30 years. He's imitated the likes of Charles Bird King and James Buttersworth — and confesses it all in his new book, Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Participation Nation
Art Of Mentoring In Minneapolis, Minn.
August 25, 2012 Mentoring Peace Through Art paints local businesses with murals.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Participation Nation
Painting The Town In Arkadelphia, Ark.
August 21, 2012 The Mid-America Murals Project travels around the country helping communities create visual poems on downtown buildings.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Destination Art
North Adams, Mass.: A Manufacturing Town For Art
August 20, 2012 In a valley at the foot of the Berkshire Mountains, a struggling industrial town is making an artistic comeback. North Adams is now home to MASS MoCA, one of the largest museums of contemporary art in the world — housed in 26 former factory buildings.
