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October is An Opportunity to Celebrate National Arts & Humanities

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Join Americans For The Artists @Americans4Arts by submitting your photographs on Instagram during the month of October.

October is an opportunity to celebrate National Arts & Humanities Month (NAHM), a coast-to-coast collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. This event comes when we need it most. Let's shift our awareness to the healing and powerful gifts that the Arts provide. An Invitation to Show Your Art Americans For The Arts is leading an online celebration … [Read more...]

“Embedded Messages” Exhibition Examines The Current Polarized Political Climate

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Justyne Fischer, The Sunshine State, Ink, Voile, stretcher bars, floater frame, 50" x 50".

"Embedded Messages" is a multi-media, multi-medium installation of artwork by eight women artists: Sally Edelstein; Justyne Fischer; Karen Gutfreund; Penny Mateer; Sinan Revell; Debra Thompson; Linda Vallejo; and Margi Weir. Collectively, they ask the viewer what is happening with America, can we still identify the American dream and if so, who does the dream apply to?  An … [Read more...]

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