America.gov-The Arts: Introduction

Lillian Pitt: An Artist Whose Modern Creations Have Ancient Roots

Lauren Monsen — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:15:22 -0400

Native American artist Lillian Pitt creates sculpture, carvings, masks, jewelry, ceramics and paper-based works that reflect the tribal culture of the Pacific Northwest. Her works also strive to protect the ecosystem of the Colombia River Gorge area, where her ancestors settled 10,000 years ago.

Artist Athena Tacha Explores the Mysteries and Rhythms of Nature

Lauren Monsen — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:20:12 -0400

Athena Tacha, a Washington-based sculptor and conceptual artist, is one of the most accomplished and prolific creators of site-specific environmental sculpture in the United States. Her work, largely inspired by nature, also appears in the permanent collections of many major museums.

Artist Jackie Brookner Unites Sculpture with Eco-Friendly Design

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:23:03 -0400

Artist Jackie Brookner combines her interest in art and nature by creating colossal sculptures that join steel and concrete with such organic elements as plants and water. Uniting beauty and functionality, Brookner’s works aim to restore the health of ecosystems while also delighting the eye.

Arabesque Festival Dazzles U.S. Audiences

Michael Bandler — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:54:27 -0400

Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World, a four-week cultural festival at Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is attracting capacity crowds with its generous offerings of theater, dance, music and poetry from all over the Middle East and North Africa.

Singer/Composer Stevie Wonder Honored at White House Ceremony

Michael Bandler — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:11:50 -0400

In accepting the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the White House, music legend Stevie Wonder becomes only the second recipient of the rare, prestigious award. Wonder also joins other artists to perform for President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and their guests.

Writers as Changemakers

Keith Ellison — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:52:33 -0400

The first Muslim to be elected to the U.S. Congress says writers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Toni Morrison are among those who shaped his world view.

Iranian Filmmakers Grab Attention at American Film Festival

Steve Holgate — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:33:28 -0400

Documentaries by two Iranian filmmakers attract favorable attention at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The films provide a window into a world unfamiliar to most Americans, and now the filmmakers are hoping for a wider audience throughout the United States.

Legendary Indian Chiefs: Leaders Who Advocated for Their Tribes

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:21:28 -0400

When Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of the United States, invited six American Indian chiefs to appear in his 1905 inaugural parade, he expected them to provide “a good show.” They did, but the chiefs came to Washington with a more serious purpose in mind: to advocate on behalf of their people.

Young Belarusian Poets Impress at First English Language Slam

Meghan Loftus — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:27:02 -0400

The written word came alive as young poets from across Belarus participated in the first English Language Youth Poetry Slam on December 10, 2008. The poetry slam is seen as a symbol of free expression, and was held at the American Embassy in Minsk in honor of International Human Rights Day.

U.S. Vice Presidency: An Understudy’s Appointment with History

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:51:38 -0400

The U.S. vice presidency, despite being a frequent target of ridicule, has played a significant role in the history of the United States. Presidents in Waiting, a new exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery, examines the office and its occupants.

Baltimore Orchestra Performs Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

Michael Bandler — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:05:43 -0400

Marin Alsop, artistic director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, is the first woman to lead a major orchestra in the United States. She joins America.gov to discuss a recent musical tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and the emergence of new African-American composers of classical music.

On Penning a Verse for the President-elect

Elizabeth Kelleher — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:23:19 -0400

There are a lot of people ready to give poet Elizabeth Alexander advice about the poem she is writing to mark the inauguration of President-elect Barrack Obama. But she says she has created some silence around her and is looking to earlier American poets — Walt Whitman, Gwendolyn Brooks, W.H. Auden and Robert Hayden – as inspiration.

Kennedy Center Awards Recognize Excellence in Performing Arts

Michael Bandler — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:13:54 -0400

The annual Kennedy Center Honors recognize top contributors to the performing arts. In 2008, honorees include two founding members of a U.K. rock band, a groundbreaking dancer, a country singer, a stage-film actor and a singer-actress-film director.

The Mask of Lincoln: Images of an Enduring Mystery

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:31:32 -0400

Abraham Lincoln’s elusive nature — and the qualities that enabled him to steer his nation through the Civil War are the central focus of a new exhibit in Washington. The exhibit offers rare photos and other objects that bring visitors tantalizingly close to a figure who seems always to hover just out of reach.

United States Committed to Worldwide Cultural Preservation

Yvette Ridenour — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:02:45 -0400

Every year, a U.S. program known as the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation helps preserve and restore priceless artifacts in countries around the world, ensuring that ancient treasures will not be lost to future generations. Since 2001, the fund has supported cultural heritage projects in 120 countries.

Decking the Halls of America’s Most Famous Residence

Meghan Loftus — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:02:43 -0400

The holidays have arrived at the White House. First Lady Laura Bush officially announces the decorative scheme for her eighth and final holiday season in the famous residence on December 3. The theme is “A Red, White, and Blue Christmas,” reflecting the colors of the American flag.

White House Ceremony Honors Cultural Award Recipients

Michael Bandler — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:09:33 -0400

President Bush and first lady Laura Bush salute the recipients of the 2008 National Medals of Arts and 2008 National Humanities Medals, the most prestigious cultural honors in the United States. Legendary actress Olivia de Havilland, 92, is among the honorees.

Artist Fritz Scholder Redefined Native American Art

Lauren Monsen — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:22:18 -0400

Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian, a new exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, examines the career and legacy of a groundbreaking artist whose work mirrored the complexities and contradictions of Native American identity.

Artist Finds Unexpected Opportunity at the U.S. Mint

Meghan Loftus — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:53:38 -0400

Joseph Menna, a medallic sculptor at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, is a classically trained artist. His drawing of George Washington was the model for one of the first presidential $1 coins. He talks with America.gov about his career path, his artistic endeavors and the coin production process.

U.S. State Department Launches Iraq Cultural Heritage Project

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:24:37 -0400

First lady Laura Bush announces the Iraq Cultural Heritage Project, an effort by the U.S. Department of State to help Iraqis conserve and protect their country’s priceless historic artifacts. In her remarks, Mrs. Bush emphasizes the antiquity of Iraqi civilization, whose roots can be traced to the Bronze Age.

New Exhibition Celebrates Women Who Challenged and Changed U.S.

Meghan Loftus — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:57:50 -0400

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery unveils its newest exhibition, Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs, on October 10. It features 90 photographs of women activists, artists, and athletes, and many others, who have made significant contributions to American life.

Ukrainian Famine Exhibit Re-examines Harrowing Loss of 1932–1933

Leah Dow — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:24:39 -0400

An exhibit at the State Department commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor, the 1932-33 famine in Soviet Ukraine precipitated by policies of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. “The Holodomor is an extraordinarily sad chapter in human history, all the more tragic because it was man-made,” says a State Department official.

Thousands Flock to the National Mall to Celebrate Reading

Meghan Loftus — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:20:46 -0400

The National Book Festival is held on the National Mall each year. The 2008 festival featured more than 70 authors and illustrators from many different literary genres. James Billington, the 13th librarian of Congress, welcomed participants to “celebrate our shared love of reading” on America’s front lawn.

U.S. Embassy in Beijing Honors American and Chinese Art

Yvette Ridenour — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:57:52 -0400

A new, permanent art collection at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing highlights the work of American and Chinese artists who find their inspiration in nature -- and in the fusion of Asian and Western cultural traditions. Their work transcends time, place, culture and philosophy, says the collection’s curator.

Political Cartoonist Herblock Skewered the Powerful

Lauren Monsen — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:19:37 -0400

As U.S. voters prepare to elect their nation’s 44th president, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery is exhibiting a selection of political cartoons by Herb Block (better known as Herblock), a famous cartoonist who poked fun at U.S. presidents for nearly seven decades.

Muslim Filmmaker Looks at Social Issues with Humor, Warmth

Serena Kim — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:00:37 -0400

Although she defies expectations of what a Los Angeles filmmaker should look like -- she is young, female, devoutly Muslim and Indian American -- 24-year-old Lena Khan writes and directs music videos, commercials and award-winning short films. She addresses social issues with humor and youthful sensibility.

New York City Museum Exhibits Drawings by Iranian Satirist

Carrie Loewenthal — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:17:07 -0400

An exhibition at the Asia Society Museum in New York City explores the work of Ardeshir Mohassess, an Iranian-born artist whose drawings and collages provide satirical commentary on the regimes that have ruled Iran from 1833 to the present.

U.S. Musicians Put Their Own Twist on Popular Persian Songs

Esther Agbaje — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:44:31 -0400

The music may be foreign, but the musicians are not. “We try to bring the music to non-Persians. We’re Americans and we put our own spin on it, but we still respect the music,” said Megan Weeder, a member of NoorSaaz, an American band that plays Persian music.

Asian-Pacific Americans Honored in Community-Backed Museum

Susan Krause — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:52:32 -0400

Seattle residents worked together to expand a museum celebrating Asian-Pacific culture. The new facility challenges visitors to explore the rich and varied history of Asian-Pacific Americans in the United States, and aims to become a leader in community-based museum exhibitions.

Arab-American Writers Reveal Life’s Richness and Frustrations

Burton Bollag — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:41:25 -0400

More and more works by Arab-American writers are being published, read and reviewed, according to a panel of writers. Arab-American literature, like that of other immigrant and ethnic communities, reveals a struggle to fit in and overcome prejudice and ignorance.

Fourth of July Music Reflects U.S. History, Diversity

Lauren Monsen — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:18:27 -0400

The patriotic songs that are staples of U.S. Independence Day celebrations reflect the nation’s history and the contributions of immigrants to the country’s culture. Perhaps the piece that captures the 4th of July spirit best is “Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Philip Sousa, the son of immigrants.

More International Films Shown at U.S. Documentary Film Fest

David Minckler — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:56:45 -0400

The Silverdocs documentary festival in suburban Washington has steadily grown into the premier U.S. showcase for nonfiction filmmakers from around the world. This year’s festival was the biggest and most international yet, with 108 films from 63 countries. More than 22,000 people attended.

Afghan Art Treasures Begin U.S. Tour at National Gallery

Ralph Dannheisser — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:35:35 -0400

A traveling exhibition of Afghan art treasures, now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, displays priceless antiquities that reveal Afghanistan’s historical position at the crossroads of many civilizations. Virtually all of the 228 objects on display date back some two millennia or more.

Artists with Disabilities Shine at Washington’s Kennedy Center

Lauren Monsen — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:01:51 -0400

The 2008 VSA arts International Young Soloists competition, which recognizes outstanding musicians and vocalists with physical disabilities, awarded top honors to an oud player from Jordan and a Senegalese hip-hop group, among others.

John Updike Explores How Art Mirrors America’s Soul

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 30 May 2008 16:13:21 -0400

Author John Updike, delivering the 2008 Jefferson Lecture on the Humanities, cites several works by major U.S. artists that explore the question “What is American about American art?” Meanwhile, a new program brings reproductions of these works to students all across the United States.

U.S. Publishers Work to Correct Literary “Trade Imbalance”

Jaroslaw Anders — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:10:09 -0400

An alliance of U.S. publishers, booksellers and literature promoters is trying to raise the general U.S. reading public’s awareness of foreign literature. Despite common perceptions to the contrary, U.S. readers “do want to read literature in translation and they aren’t afraid of it,” says one publisher.

Steichen: A Legend Who Reimagined Portrait Photography

Lauren Monsen — Wed, 14 May 2008 16:11:30 -0400

A new exhibition, Edward Steichen: Portraits, at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington explores how Steichen created iconic images of famous people -- and, in the process, helped transform popular culture in the United States.

New Exhibition Resurrects Legacy of Groundbreaking Photographer

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:02:11 -0400

A new exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington resurrects the nearly forgotten legacy of Zaida Ben-Yusuf, a pioneering photographer whose striking portraits of illustrious Americans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries helped elevate photography to the status of a fine art.

Kansas City Celebrates Its Legacy of Jazz

Kathryn McConnell — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:01:56 -0400

"While New Orleans was the birthplace of jazz, America's music grew up in Kansas City," brags a Kansas City Web site. The American Jazz Museum in the city’s historic 18th and Vine district draws visitors from around the world who want to explore America's rich culture of jazz or hear live music.

Poetic Theater Ensemble Enthralls Audiences on Six-Nation Tour

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:02:45 -0400

A New York-based poetic theater ensemble called Universes -- which fuses elements of hip-hop, blues, jazz, gospel and Spanish bolero -- discusses a recent overseas tour to Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Romania, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom that has broadened the group’s fan base and musical horizons.

Sports Films Celebrate American Brand of Perseverance

Yvette Ridenour — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:52:24 -0400

For more than 60 years, U.S. sports movies have celebrated the never-say-die spirit that emerges in the heat of athletic competition. The best of these films have illuminated the American tradition of finding a way to overcome overwhelming obstacles, sometimes even using the obstacles themselves as a path to victory.

Martin Luther King Jr.: A Life Remembered in Words and Song

Lauren Monsen — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:02:19 -0400

A new book and CD, issued in tribute to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., are helping to teach U.S. schoolchildren about the history of their nation’s civil rights movement from its earliest days in the 1950s to the present, emphasizing the movement’s ongoing commitment to equality, justice and racial reconciliation.

Merchandise Mart Sets “Green” Standard for Existing Buildings

Howard Cincotta — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:30:44 -0400

“Green architecture" is a term usually associated with new buildings. But new construction represents only a fraction of the commercial structures in the United States. So when one of the world's largest buildings -- the Merchandise Mart in Chicago -- won a coveted environmental certification, many people took notice.

African-American Architect Paul Williams Dazzled Hollywood

Lauren Monsen — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:49:09 -0400

Much of the distinctive cityscape of Los Angeles was shaped by a visionary whose career was as cinematic as those of many of his film-star clients: architect Paul Revere Williams (1894-1980), an African American who surmounted racial prejudice to achieve extraordinary success in a white-dominated profession.

Kennedy Center to Showcase Artistic Traditions of Arab World

Michael Bandler — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:32:11 -0400

“The best way to learn about other people,” says Michael Kaiser, president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, “is through their culture.” Kaiser has spent the past four years shaping a three-week festival on the arts and culture of the Arab world. The festival will take place at Washington’s Kennedy Center early in 2009.

Egyptian-American Exchange Is Theme of TV Reality Show

Ralph Dannheisser — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:47:30 -0400

After an exchange of visits arranged for a pioneering television program, the participants -- two Americans and two Egyptians -- sharply revised their views of each other’s culture. During the reciprocal two-week visits in the United States and Egypt, camera crews followed the four as they immersed themselves in the other country’s culture.

“Trailblazers” Honored by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Melody Merin — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:14:31 -0400

Artists honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 represent many of the genres that have shaped the vibrant American musical landscape. Pop icon Madonna, singer-songwriters John Mellencamp and Leonard Cohen, British rockers the Dave Clark Five and soul music producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff are among the most recent inductees.

Architects Look to Nature and Each Other

Bruce Odessey — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:06:57 -0400

The basic look and shape of American houses and business places haven't changed much for a long time. Now, however, energy and environmental challenges are encouraging new building materials, new ways to design buildings and new respect for nature.

Historic Lincoln Cottage Sheds Light on Civil War Presidency

Lauren Monsen — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:31:06 -0400

A Victorian-era house that served as a refuge from the bustle of White House life for President Abraham Lincoln and his family now offers an intimate look at the presidency of a man whose leadership during the U.S. Civil War helped keep his nation intact. President Lincoln’s Cottage, situated on the 112-hectare compound of the federally owned Soldiers’ Home in Washington, opens to the public February 19 following an eight-year restoration project.

Hip-Hop Exerts Influence on Contemporary Portraiture

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:40:39 -0400

Hip-hop music has been a potent vehicle for creative expression, but its role in contemporary portraiture has received little attention -- until now. A new exhibition in Washington -- RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture -- shows how artists in a variety of media create portraits filtered through the prism of hip-hop culture.

U.S.-Mali Cultural Ties Enriched by Musicians, Filmmakers

Lauren Monsen — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:44:24 -0400

Mali and the United States enjoy a long-standing cultural partnership nurtured through exchanges, projects and tours, say U.S. diplomats. One diplomat predicts that the two nations’ friendship, reinforced by the close contacts among their artists, will set the stage for a successful visit to Washington by Mali’s president, Amadou Touré.

Iraqi, American Poetry Reading Bridges Cultural Divides

Jim Fisher-Thompson — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:02:02 -0400

“One of the treasures of poetry is that it allows full equality to all artists and freedom of expression in what defines a truly democratic society,” said U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker at the first annual Iraqi/American Poetry Reading, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad in partnership with the Iraqi Tawasin Cultural Society.

Play About Persian Folk Tale Delights Young American Audiences

Phillip Kurata — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:18:56 -0400

The Shakespeare Theatre Company of Washington has staged a children's play based on a Persian folk tale. Playwright Norman Allen says that the inspiration for the play, On the Eve of Friday Morning, lay in his frustration with hearing Iran described in broad, sweeping and dismissive language by many U.S. political figures.

U.S. Embassies To Show Works of Five American Indian Artists

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:27:12 -0400

The works of five prominent American Indian artists soon will be on display at U.S. embassies worldwide, introducing foreign audiences to the richness and variety of contemporary American Indian art. Norman Akers (of the Osage tribe), Mario Martinez (Yaqui), Larry McNeil (Tlingit), Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Flathead Salish) and Marie Watt (Seneca) -- artists who often utilize traditional American Indians motifs in unexpected ways -- were selected by the U.S. State Department and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian to have their work showcased overseas. The embassy-bound artworks, which were commissioned for the State Department’s Artists Becoming Ambassadors [ART] in Embassies program, are unveiled at a Washington reception.

Artist Edward Hopper’s Enigmatic Images Seen in New Exhibition

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:10:59 -0400

Throughout his career, artist Edward Hopper (1882-1967) produced haunting vignettes of urban life that suggest loneliness and isolation, as well as spare but powerful images of rural New England farmhouses, barns and fishing boats. These paintings have made him “one of the best known, most admired, and best loved of American artists,” Franklin Kelly, one of the curators of a new exhibition on Hopper's work tells USINFO.

Indian Dancer Blends the Modern with the Traditional

Lea Terhune — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:54:57 -0400

The creative arts are prized avenues of cultural interaction at many American universities, and Maryland’s Towson University recently showcased India by exhibiting the paintings of modern Indian artists and hosting guest faculty member Astad Deboo, India’s premier modern dancer. “There is this conversation which has been happening … and continues to happen” among artists all over the world, Deboo says. “The world is getting smaller.”

Folk Artists Honored as Keepers of America’s Cultural Heritage

Louise Fenner — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:30:04 -0400

Twelve artists dedicated to preserving their cultural traditions -- including two who immigrated from Mexico and Guinea and two American Indians -- have received National Heritage Fellowships, America’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts. The fellowships recognize master artists who are the “keepers of our nation’s living cultural heritage,” says Dana Gioia, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which sponsors the award.

American Dance Festival Welcomes International Talent

Louise Fenner — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:52:56 -0400

Artists of different generations and nationalities come together at the American Dance Festival at Duke University in North Carolina for six weeks every year to learn, perform and share their love of modern dance and dance theater. USINFO talks with associate director Jodee Nimerichter about the opportunities the festival offers to artists and its international expansion. “We want to help and develop modern dance based on the traditions and cultures in each country, and we also want to be able to present the best modern dance from around the world,” she says.

Craft Artists Demonstrate Technical Virtuosity, Bold Vision

Lauren Monsen — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:41:43 -0400

The Smithsonian Institution’s Renwick Gallery -- America’s premier venue for viewing contemporary American craft -- is honoring the bold vision and technical virtuosity of four American women artists. The work of Paula Bartron, Beth Lipman, Beth Cavener Stichter and Jocelyn Chateauvert “represents the strength of artists working in crafts today, all across the United States,” says Jane Milosch, Renwick’s curator of contemporary craft and decorative arts. Milosch also says U.S. universities will attract gifted students from around the world through programs in glass-blowing, metalworking, ceramics and papermaking. U.S. schools already have vibrant glass studios, she says, that “bring in students from around the country, and from Asia, Europe and beyond.”

Art Exhibition Showcases Works by Students with Disabilities

Carolee Walker — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:45:53 -0400

Kids around the world -- including kids with disabilities -- can share their experiences and reflect their cultures through their writings and artwork. “The arts break barriers,” Abdulmohsen F. Alyas of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia tells USINFO at a reception on Capitol Hill, held in conjunction with the opening of the Culture Scope: Focusing in on My Life exhibition. The exhibit is sponsored by ArtLink, an international cultural exchange program that paired U.S. classrooms with classrooms in 51 other countries.

Muslim Women Artists in U.S. Express Their Heritage and Beliefs

Lauren Monsen — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:43:41 -0400

Muslim women artists prominent in the American art scene are exploring and preserving their cultural heritage through paintings, sculpture, jewelry and works on paper. USINFO talks to some of the artists showing works at an annual exhibit sponsored by the organization Muslim Women in the Arts about how their backgrounds and experiences shape their art.

National Museum of Women in the Arts Celebrates 20 Years

Lauren Monsen — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:34:24 -0400

The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) -- the world’s only museum dedicated solely to the women artists – exists in part because the obstacles that confronted women artists in the past have not disappeared entirely, officials say.

Hip-Hop Culture Crosses Social Barriers

Carol Walker — Sat, 13 May 2006 11:34:09 -0400

American Toni Blackman Takes Hip-Hop to Asia

Carol Walker — Sat, 13 May 2006 11:30:21 -0400

President Bush Honors Dance Theatre of Harlem

Michael Jay Friedman — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 15:21:22 -0400

National Museum of the American Indian Will Open September 21

Lauren Monsen — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 19:33:33 -0400