‘Younger than Moses: Idle Worship’ is an art exhibit featuring 22 artists in New York. Running from August 12 until September 11, it attempts to tackle the issues currently shared by today’s youth. Using art in a variety of mediums, from painting, sculpture, photography, film and even performance art, the exhibit vividly narrates the story [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Community, News on September 12th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
The Roosevelt Union Free School District has been making changes by bringing the fun back into learning for its students. Led by Robert-Wayne Harris, the district superintendent, the district has been promoting a return of interest in school.
Mr. Harris does this by making a point: “When you do the right thing, you get rewarded, and [...]
This summer, the Israel Museum has unveiled the fruits of its $100 million facelift. After two years of work to renew the structure, the country’s largest museum and most comprehensive collection of art in the Middle East now sports a new design. For the first time in history, the building has been made fully handicap-accessible. [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, News, Philanthropy on August 21st, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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An induction into UNESCO’s World Heritage List can mean the golden touch for a cultural site’s tourism and environmental protection. Last week, as the organization’s World Heritage Committee convened in Brasilia for deliberations, 21 new sites were added into the prestigious list.
It’s been a long time coming for some of the new additions. Amsterdam’s canal [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Community, News on August 14th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
When the earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, earlier this year, it shook more than just the ground and buildings. It shook entire lives, changing them forever. For this reason, some are taking their frustrations, stress and anxiety to the blank canvas.
Thanks to the media, we have heard countless stories of what happened during those [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Community, News, Philanthropy on August 6th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Ever since the Academy Award-winning song “Jai Ho” made it to hit charts, the music world has been wondering if other South Asian talents can go global as well. Written by the Indian composer A.R. Rahman for “Slumdog Millionaire” back in 2008, the song features a mix of a catchy dance beat with a distinctive [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Business, News on July 31st, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Citizens of Rome got the surprise of their lives when they opened the morning paper on July 18. Sprawled across the front page of the Vatican newspaper was a picture of a painting many are saying is the work of renowned baroque maestro, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
The news couldn’t have been timelier as, over the [...]
Hong Kong’s art auctions now reach revenues that are third only to London and New York. Its galleries are known for their skill in organizing grandiose events, showcasing international pieces and attracting international buyers. Yet, local artists remain largely unrecognized by the rest of the world. With this, Hong Kong’s own art scene is quietly [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, News on July 22nd, 2010 @ 7:00 am
The SEA Games (South East Asian Games) is an international multi-sport event with athletes participating from the 11 countries of Southeast Asia. Much like the Olympic Games, the SEA Games have also come to be known as a cultural event for the region. The host country gets to showcase their cultural heritage and the other [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Community, News on July 13th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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While some philanthropists auction off a painting or two for the benefit of their favorite nonprofit organization, advertising tycoon and prominent contemporary art collector Charles Saatchi has seen fit to donate an entire gallery, complete with 200 artworks, to the British public. The Saatchi Gallery, a 70,000-square foot (6,500-square meter) located in Duke of York’s [...]
Filed under: Arts & Culture, Community, News on July 9th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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‘Younger than Moses: Idle Worship’ is an art exhibit featuring 22 artists in New York.
As part of the European Project FP7 research called “Integrated System for Transport Infastructures Surveillance and Monitoring by Electromagnetic Sensing,” a team of researchers had been gathered from the countries of Israel, Italy, France, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and Romania.
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