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    “Fresh & Springy”

    Published February 24, 2012 by

    Joan Colbert isn’t hoping for familiar paintings of flowers for the upcoming "Fresh & Springy" juried show at the Summit Artspace gallery — just the opposite. For the eighth year of the annual show, the artist/gallery coordinator has thrown down the gauntlet...
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    Dance, Charlotte, dance

    Published February 23, 2012 by

    On Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25 the CLT Dance Weekend will be taking over Spirit Square in uptown Charlotte. Master classes, a variety of dance performances and even a free panel discussion about the future of dance are all part of this weekend celebration. All of this will...
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    Second State Press printmaking collective

    Published February 23, 2012 by

    In Gallery 102 of the Crane Arts building in Fishtown, Second State Press is currently displaying prints by 16 of its members. Located in the basement of the building, Second State is a communal printmaking studio that offers members an affordable and supportive network of like minds and equipment to...
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    Two art leaders join Knight’s national arts advisory committee

    Published February 23, 2012 by

    Today, Knight Foundation welcomes two new art leaders from Miami and San Jose to its national arts advisory committee. Silvia Karman Cubiñá, executive director and chief curator of the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, and Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez, executive director of MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana, in San Jose join the committee, which is made up of recognized artists and art advocates. The committee guides Knight on the best ways to promote artistic excellence that engages, inspires and brings communities together. Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation’s vice president/arts said: “Both Silvia and Anjee are extraordinary arts advocates committed both to culture and their communities. They each bring extensive knowledge of the arts, and have the experience and dedication to help identify the most engaging ways to bring art to communities.”
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    From Miami to off-Broadway

    Published February 23, 2012 by

    By Casey Craig, National Jewish Theater Foundation/Holocaust Theater Archive National Jewish Theater/Holocaust Theater Archive, Producing Artistic Director Arnold Mittelman, is proud to present a limited Off-Broadway run of The Soap Myth, by Jeff Cohen, from March 23 – April 22 at the Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam...
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    Art leaders in Miami and San Jose join Knight Foundation’s National Arts Advisory Committee  

    Published February 23, 2012 by

    Miami’s Silvia Karman Cubiñá and San Jose’s Anjee Helstrup-Alvarez have been named to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s National Arts Advisory Committee. The committee of recognized artists and art advocates guides Knight Foundation on the best ways to promote artistic excellence that engages, inspires and brings communities...
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    A PHILADANCO First

    Published February 23, 2012 by

    By Kate Durnan, The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) After a dance company has celebrated its 42nd birthday, there aren’t that many “firsts” left to encounter. But Philadelphia’s legendary The Philadelphia Dance Company (more affectionately known worldwide as PHILADANCO) enjoyed one more milestone last month: the company had two different performances—in...
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    A Staged Reading and a Community Meeting

    Published February 22, 2012 by

    By Matthew Stiffler, Arab American National Museum On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, the Arab American National Museum hosted blogger, playwright, and researcher Wajahat Ali for a staged reading of his Off-Broadway hit, Domestic Crusaders. The play focuses on a day in the life of a modern multi-generational Muslim Pakistani American...
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    FUZE! concert mesmerizes

    Published February 22, 2012 by

      It takes tremendous imagination to conceive a program like the one that the Calder Quartet and singer/violinist Iva Bittová presented in such satisfying style on the FUZE! series at the Akron Art Museum on Feb. 17. The warmth of Hungarian/Czech/Moravian folk-infused writing miraculously...
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    Random Acts of Culture™ arrives at IKEA

    Published February 22, 2012 by

    Hello IKEA! Opera Carolina took the Charlotte IKEA by storm Sunday, Feb 19 as part of Knight Foundation's Random Acts of Culture™ program. Shoppers were surprised by five performances from La Boheme and La Traviata throughout the day - and the Charlotte Observer caught all the action. Video coming soon,...
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    An art night to remember

    Published February 21, 2012 by

    Word had clearly gotten out about the opening of the latest addition to the alt art scene, Mercenary Square, in Little Havana. The art complex at Sixth Street and 12th Avenue was packed with art lovers...