Visual Arts
State of the Copyfight: Intellectual property in the digital age
Organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Creative Commons claim that Big Brother isn’t just watching you, he’s colonized…
SHACK (endangered species)
Over the last two years in conjunction with small-town Landcare groups and inspired by the fugitive qualities of nature, landscapes,…
An Actor's Business: Location Matters
On January 8, 2007, Canadian actors went on strike in a dispute over how they should be paid for performances…
The Collectors: Museums and the ethics of acquisition
A former curator at the Getty Museum is on trial in Italy for receiving stolen antiquities; governments of Italy and…
Taking Off
The concept behind Sky Orchestra was inspired by a research trip to Tunisia in 2002. I was staying in a…
Travelers voices
We know that one way an ethnic group holds onto its heritage is to preserve its art, even as it…
Guilding Arts Ed
As public schools across the nation discontinue art, music, theatre, and dance programs due to budgetary constrictions, a glimmer of…
Landmark of the ages
The gathering place for New Year’s Eve in New York City is a place that forms an “X” where Broadway…
Cultural Diplomacy? Too little too late?
Many pundits have argued that the Bush administration squandered the global goodwill expressed toward the U.S. in the months following…
No young artist left behind?
Should parents have to choose between math and music for their kids? Should we be asking families to study science…