Showing results for "Artworks" in Politics & Social Sciences

The mission of ArtWorks Alliance is simple: better participatory arts encompassing all art forms, ways of working, settings and purposes. We’re a network, not an organisation. We get together at (virtual) Forums to discuss and action what needs doing to make a difference in participatory arts. ArtWorks Alliance work doesn’t get in the way of the day job: it IS the day job. Being a member helps you be better connected, not busier. As one of our longer standing members said:

How do we find fulfilment as we pay the bills? In this podcast, which grew out of her previous podcast Work Interrupted, Christina Patterson talks to inspirational guests – writers, entrepreneurs, artists, doctors, comedians, scientists – about how they have managed to build a work life that brings some meaning, fun and even joy.

""Hip, entertaining...imaginative.""—Kirkus, starred review *""Essential."" —Min Jin Lee * ""A Herculean effort.""—Lisa Ling * ""A must-read.""—Ijeoma Oluo * ""Get two copies.""—Shea Serrano * ""A book we've needed for ages."" —Celeste Ng * ""Accessible, informative, and fun.""...

In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most famous paintings, Edvard Munch's Scream. It was a brazen crime committed while the whole world was watching the opening ceremonies of the Winter...

An artist’s mural of George Floyd becomes an emblem of a renewed movement for racial equality. A documentary film injects fuel into a popular mobilization to oust a Central American dictator. Freedom songs course through the American civil rights movement. When artists and organizers combine forces, new forms of political mobilization follow—which shape lasting social change. And yet few people appreciate how much deliberate strategy often propels this vital social change work.

In the spirit of works by Jia Tolentino and Anne Helen Peterson, a smart and incisive essay collection centered on the fashion industry—its history, its importance, why we wear what we wear, and why it matters—from Elle Magazine’s fashion features director. Why does fashion hold so much...

"Louvre Moves Artworks as Seine Rises to Highest Level since 1982" is from the June 03, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Lilia Blaise and Benoît Morenne and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

What does it take to make art work? In this podcast, I'm exploring the fine line between passion and production with creative people of all different types. Talks range from process, to life mantras, to mental health and overall personal exploration to tap into the energy that it takes for one to make their art financially viable and personally satisfying.

A lively, inside look at how Bollywood, Turkish soap operas, and K-Pop are challenging America's cultural dominance around the world. There is a vast cultural movement emerging from beyond the Western world. Truly global in its range and allure, it is the biggest challenge yet to Hollywood...

Performing artists and arts workers are essential, and more than ever, it's important that the world understand what it's like to work in the performing arts. Hear the bold, untold personal stories on workplace and work culture from behind the scenes. Produced by APAP and made possible with support from the Wallace Foundation.

Host Sylvia Byron talks with community members in Vanderhoof about their experiences with racism in order to inform this small, northern BC community how to be a good neighbour and challenge their biases using first-hand stories and interviews.

Es ist eine Radtour jenseits der Vorstellungskraft: Jonas Deichmann, Extremsportler aus München und Rekordhalter auf der Panamericana, ist unterwegs zum nächsten Weltrekord. Vom Nordkap in Norwegen bis zum Kap der Guten Hoffnung in Südafrika radelt er gegen die Zeit, Wind und andere Widerstände. 18.000 Kilometer will er in 75 Tagen schaffen, das wäre Weltrekord für die Strecke. Deichmann ist Profi für solche Abenteuer – doch diesmal hat er einen Debütanten dabei. Der Düsseldorfer Fotograf Philipp Hympendahl ist zwar geübter Rennradler und schon auf der Langstrecke erfahren. Aber ...

Meet the musicians, filmmakers, writers, theater makers, and artists of all stripes that make their home in what we affectionately call “Upstate Manhattan”.