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See Florida's New Underwater Sculpture Park, Which Is Delighting Scuba Divers and Oysters Alike

Sarah Cascone

July 11, 2018 |

Artnet |

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Response Location: United States, Florida

In support of artistic creation, marine life, and tourism an underwater sculpture park has opened in Florida. The sculptures have been placed underwater in the Gulf of Mexico in the hopes of creating an artificial reef environment for study.

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How to design your department like a behavioural scientist

Jennifer Guay

July 10, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia

Organizational design makes a big difference for public servants. Let workers personalize their desks and sit near teammates. Let them speak in reverse-hierarchical order during meetings, contribute ideas anonymously, and openly discuss the possibility of failure. Even small changes like these can dramatically improve productivity and happiness.

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Chicano Artists Challenge How We Remember the Alamo

Josh Feola

July 09, 2018 |

Artsy |

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Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

A San Antonio art exhibition challenges the prevalent myth that the Alamo was a selfless Anglo sacrifice for independence by using historical records, past Chicano art, and contemporary art to show the battle was to protect slavery in Texas. The artwork celebrates Chicago justice and connects racism and xenophobia of the past with modern political narratives. The exhibit also elevates overlooked historical facts and underrepresented voices while confronting America’s history of racial and colonial oppression, a battle that is far from complete.

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How philanthropy breathed new life into a forgotten Salford suburb

Helen Pidd

July 04, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, Salford

A multi-millionaire has poured money into his home suburb of Irlam, buying up empty stores, funding public art projects, and supporting the town center, sports center, health clinic, and train station. Employment is up, but this model of urban renewal raises ethical questions and may not be easily replicable.

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The Art of Fair Pay

Sarah Jordan

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

Emma John

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?

Janelle Zara

June 20, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

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

Sarah Cascone

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

Priti Salian

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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Dancing Parkinson's disease away

Adriana Bazzi

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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