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  • The Art of Fair Pay

    June 27, 2018 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia’s Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) is one of 56 art organizations to be certified by Working Artists and the Greater Economy for committing to standards around artist compensation. ICA is also making other organizations that host traveling exhibitions developed by ICA commit to the same standards.

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  • Sonic youth: the UK school turning teenagers' lives around

    June 21, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: England, Swanley

    SupaJam, a music school in England, targets kids aged 16-18 who are not in school or employed for a range of reasons. By the time students graduate, 97 percent leave with a nationally recognized business diploma. “These kids are too young to abandon," one of the cofounders says. “This is our society and we have to fight for them."

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  • Why Have There Been No Great Black Art Dealers?

    June 20, 2018 |

    The New York Times Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    As artists of color are routinely marginalized or erased from art history, black gallerists have served a critical role to support and champion black artists. Gallerists provide an entry point for artists as well as promoting work to collectors and institutions and protecting the context in which the work is displayed.

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  • What India's first trans women-led dance troupe wants people to know

    June 19, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Grassroots efforts can create dialogue and foster acceptance for the trans community. In Mumbai, the Dancing Queens, led by trans women, not only perform for audiences, they also work to facilitate discussions and promote awareness of LGBT rights in India. The dance group’s members consist of activists who have been working to change social attitudes in India.

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  • A Massachusetts Museum Is Taking a New Approach to Wall Text: Revealing Early American Portrait Sitters With Ties to Slavery

    June 19, 2018 |

    Artnet |

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    Response Location: United States, Worcester, Massachusetts

    In order to call attention to the role of northerners in the history of American chattel slavery and the source of portrait sitters’ wealth, the Worcester Art Museum has begun to add information about a sitters’ slave holdings and participation in the slave trade to wall labels.

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  • Dancing Parkinson's disease away

    June 16, 2018 |

    AzerNews |

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    Response Location: Italy, Corriere Della Sera

    Research has found that physical movement, such as dance, can be an affective treatment and rehabilitation for people with Parkinson’s Disease. The Dance Well Initiative brings people with Parkinson’s, as well as community members, together to stage dance performances in gallery spaces as treatment and a creative response to the surrounding art.

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  • Art for kids: the workshops changing the lives of Bogota's poorest

    June 15, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    Participation in art and music improves cognitive development and fosters social skills in young children. In Bogotá, Columbia, a program developed by Nidos: Art in Early Childhood provides tens of thousands of children access to creative art workshops. The organization employs artists, musicians, and other creative professionals, working in partnership with government departments to identify and serve the poorest populations in the city.

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  • A Very Queer Street Art Movement Is Spreading Across the US

    June 15, 2018 |

    Hyperallergic |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    A loosely connected movement of LGBTQ street artists are creating work with explicitly queer themes across the country. This work puts images of pride in public spaces as well as challenging perceptions about who creates street art.

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  • In Morocco, women find a recipe for success and gainful employment

    June 14, 2018 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: Morocco, Marrakesh

    The Marrakesh-based Amal for the Culinary Arts offers Moroccan women from disadvantaged backgrounds free training in order to become culinary chefs. Through the program they get hands on experience. They also help them find a job. Already, around 200 women have gone through the program, and six have created their own businesses.

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  • How a University and a Tribe Are Teaming Up to Revive a Lost Language

    June 09, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Oxford, Ohio

    The Myaamia Center, a language initiative led by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Miami University, has led to the preservation of the Myaamia language and culture. The center, which has become a model for other universities, is the result of a relationship between the university and the tribe that dates back to 1972. Together, they have helped move predominantly white institutions like Miami University towards racial equity.

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