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The Famous Museum That's Redefining Aging

Linda Bernstein

April 20, 2016 |

Next Avenue |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Prime Time is a series of programs put on by the Museum of Modern Art for older adults to foster social interaction and the joy of creation. Programming includes lectures, film screenings, and hands on studio classes.

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One Foot in the Levant

Jed Oelbaum

March 08, 2016 |

GOOD Magazine |

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Response Location: Syria

In the face of terror and war, art and history needed protection. A group of professors, activists, archeologists, and historians created a network to preserve and protect art and history in Syria.

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The Group of Artists That's Winning Fair Pay By Targeting Nonprofits

Tom Ladendorf

January 26, 2016 |

In These Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In response to the low percentage of artists who are paid—even by large, prestigious museums—for exhibiting their work, the organization Working Artists and the Greater Economy (WAGE) advocates for fair pay for artists. This is done primarily by a “certification” program that calculates fair compensation for an artist based on the exhibiting institution’s operating budget and the type of labor executed by the artist.

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Black Artists and the March Into the Museum

Randy Kennedy

November 28, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Through academic study and scholarship, the work of pioneering curators and new hires at prestigious organizations, and focused collecting by museums, the work of 20th century African American artists is becoming increasingly recognized resulting in a rewriting of the story of American art.

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From the Deep South, an Overlooked Chapter in Art History

Edward M. Gomez

January 24, 2015 |

Hyperallergic |

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Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

In the absence of attention from the art world, Bill Arnett took it upon himself to collect, document, and build scholarship around the work of self-taught African American artists living in the South. The organization he developed for this purpose, the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, has now negotiated a donation of 57 works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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What Big-City Museums Could Learn From This “Company Town” for Art

Gregory Scruggs

December 18, 2014 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, North Adams, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) uses an innovative business model to stay afloat, relying on both internal and external projects and revenue streams to make a change in the North Adams community. The museum displays contemporary art but also has invested in property around the city, renting to local businesses and encouraging visitors to take notice in their creative projects inside and outside the museum walls.

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Art Program in Harlem Strives to Improve Quality of Life for Those Affected by Alzheimer's and Dementia

Contessa Gayles

October 24, 2013 |

NewsDoc Voices |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Arts & Minds is a program run by the Studio Museum in Harlem that provides opportunities for people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers to be creative and express themselves in a way that does not require language. While similiar to the programs of other museums, the Studio Museum’s program is unique in that by its location it is accessible to people of a lower socioeconomic status compared to museums located in wealthier Manhattan neighborhoods.

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As Detroit Flounders, Its Art Scene Flourishes

Courtney Balestier

August 06, 2013 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

In 2013, Detroit filed for bankruptcy because of a poor economy. While the city’s industrial businesses have floundered, the art scene has thrived, bringing in new sources of income through art galleries and investments in contemporary art. This new art scene is one factor to measure Detroit’s recovery and prospects of growth for the future.

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