The arts assessment measured students’ knowledge based on their ability to understand and interpret historical pieces of art and music. One question, for example, asked eighth graders to identify the instrument at the beginning of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” (It’s a clarinet.) The report also looked at their creative abilities. In one exercise, students were asked to draw a self-portrait, which was then scored for attention to detail, composition and use of materials.
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Lindsay Pollock Steps Down As Editor Of “Art In America”
Under Pollock’s leadership, Art in America instituted regular features such as artist-designed covers and mini-profiles of up-and-coming artists. She also expanded the magazine’s international coverage, publishing regular reports from far-flung parts of the world in the “Atlas” column.
Gustavo Dudamel Makes Rare Statement On Venezuela And Gets Criticized From All Sides
“Opponents of the Maduro regime, which is trying to starve the country into submission, have accused Dudamel of targeting the opposition by failing to name the government as the cause of present miseries. Supporters of the Government are calling him a turncoat. Debate is raging across social media.”
Youth Shelter In Oregon In Oregon Refuses Donation By Portland Gay Men’s Chorus
“What’s more shameful is that Hearts With A Mission is so fearful of being perceived as endorsing — what?” the Medford Mail Tribune wrote in an editorial. “The existence of gay men? The performance of choral music by gay men in a church sanctuary to benefit a charitable organization?”
Once A Decade: Granta Picks The 21 Young American Writers To Watch
The literary magazine has a stellar track record picking writers. Rather than make a yearly list, Granta picks looks over the course of a decade to choose writers it thinks will make an impact.
Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘Between The World And Me’ To Be Made Into Theater Piece
“Mr. Coates’s fiery work – which made him the National Book Award winner and a Pulitzer Prize finalist [and, arguably, earned him a MacArthur ‘genius award’] – will be adapted into a multimedia performance, with excerpted monologues, video projections, and a score by the jazz musician Jason Moran. Portions of Mr. Coates’s letters to his son would be read aloud, while narratives of his experiences at Howard University and in New York City could be performed by actors.”
Ah, Where Are The Avant-Garde Art Movements Of Yesteryear? (A Trip Down Memory Lane)
With Jerry Saltz just having ruminated on “The Avant-Garde That Lost By Winning,” what about the ones that simply lost? Alex Greenberger and Andrew Russeth offer “an unabashedly opinionated deep dive into the terms, artists, and movements that may once have seemed destined for the canon but that now chart as footnotes, as well as many that have returned to the forefront.”
How Playwrights Have Been Putting A Spotlight On Gun Violence In America
“Cite the numbers, and the problem instantly becomes too vast to grasp: More than 33,000 people killed and upward of 78,000 wounded by firearms each year in the United States … This is where the stealthy power of theater has an advantage, at least theoretically. … News reports arrive after the fact, but theater can meddle with time and dimension, showing us the before, the during, the yet to come.” Laura Collins-Hughes surveys the plays that have been exploring the issue.
The Star Ballerina Who’s Making A Real Career As An Actress
Irina Dvorovenko retired from ABT in 2013, and since then she’s had roles in two major dramatic television series. She tells Gia Kourlas how it happened.
What Other States Can Learn From Rhode Island’s Arts Incentives
“While Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the country, [it] has become a powerhouse when it comes to attracting artists and art lovers to its shores. And the method by which state leaders have leveraged Rhode Island’s tax code to benefit the creative community could serve as a model for other states looking to cultivate a stronger arts economy.”