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    European artist Ragnar Kjartansson arrives at MOCA

    Published May 15, 2012 by

    By Valerie Ricordi, MOCA The latest installment of Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA’s) Knight Exhibition Series will open with the first solo American museum exhibition of Ragnar Kjartansson, one of Europe’s most exciting and influential young artists. Kjartansson’s enthralling performances and videos combine the extremes of emotion with...
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    Museums stay on top of the seasons

    Published May 15, 2012 by

    Ragnar Kjartansson at MOCA. This is great. Although May has arrived, a time of the year when the arts season traditionally winds down — our museums seem to be saying, "No way." Over the next week, some significant and interesting shows will be opening up, from MOCA and MAM to...
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    Art Star Craft Bazaar at Penn’s Landing

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    Over the weekend at Penn’s Landing – and just in time for Mother’s Day – was the Art Star Craft Bazaar. The beautiful weather drew out a crowd to the waterfront to see more than 140 local and national vendors. Consisting of...
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    Arts & Scraps makes good work of bad trash

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    Anyone with a background in community service can attest that simple ideas are often the most powerful. It is the rare organization that can resist the allure of overdevelopment and stick to basic principles. Arts & Scraps, a nonprofit based out of Detroit, was founded in 1989 on the simple...
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    A reconciliatory Mahler’s Ninth ends NWS season

    Published May 14, 2012 by

    By Sebastian Spreng, Visual Artist and Classical Music Writer Once again, Mahler ‘s prophetic statement, “My time will come,” proved true. To verify, you had only to look on the full house at the Miami Beach’s New World Center and the almost 2,000 people who watched the outdoor Wallcast on...
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    Experience Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Charlotte

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    Powerful, graceful and ethnic; visual, sensual and rhythmic are words that only begin to describe the amazing work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. You will have multiple opportunities to experience this work in Charlotte, through six days of performances from Tuesday, May 15 through Sunday, May 20 —...
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    How the arts can build community in Macon

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    By Beverly Blake, Knight Foundation Program Director/Macon Recently at the annual meeting of the Georgia Arts Network in Macon, a Random Act of Culture™ surprised the National Endowment for the Arts' Chairman Rocco Landesman and the 200 people gathered to hear his remarks. Above, Chuck Leavell, the musical director and...
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    Blake: How the arts can build community in Macon

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    Recently at the annual meeting of the Georgia Arts Network in Macon, a Random Act of Culture™ surprised the National Endowment for the Arts' Chairman Rocco Landesman and the 200 people gathered to hear his remarks. Above,  Chuck Leavell, the musical director and keyboard player for the Rolling Stones (and a tree farmer and environmentalist to those who know him best in Macon), performed "Georgia on my Mind" for the crowd. Beverly Blake, program director/Macon at Knight Foundation wrote a piece published yesterday in The Telegraph about the day and the chairman's visit titled "Hidden in Plain Sight." Blake focused on the unique history of Macon, its vibrant arts scene and what she hopes the chairman’s visit will inspire the community to accomplish:
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    Bruce Mack creative music workshops for kids

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    Spark a child's musical creativity and that child may become the next Mozart, DJ Maus or even Lady Gaga. Bruce Mack, a creative arts educator based in New York, has developed music programs for public schools and youth organizations for more than 15 years. This summer he will conduct music...
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    Blue Logan visits ArtLab

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    By ArtLab staff Saturday, April 21 proved to be an exceptional experience for all involved when Blue Logan, a fashion illustrator living in New York City, came to the ArtLab for a special one-day workshop. Teens were heard talking in excitement throughout the weeks leading up to the workshop, and...