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Public Art Post-Katrina

A really ambitious archive of new public art projects in New Orleans is at http://artinaction-nola.blogspot.com/ a project by Jessica Blazer pictured here.

Clothes for US'again

Did you know that up to 80% of our clothing still ends up in the landfill? Take a look at the super Patriotic US'Again site for a donation alternative. (thanks Sofia)
http://usagain2.com

Carrier=Propaganda?

I recently attended a CUNY Grad Center symposium, Where the Truth Lies. A small group of lefty, activist, Marxist, media critics (no biases in that crowd!) was led through the day by David Branccacio and inspired by Milton Glazer on topics related to propaganda. The most controversial speaker was the producer of an upcoming 10-program PBS series, Carrier. This savvy Frontline/Charlie Rose veteran traced the lives of Navy personnel on a deployment to the Persian Gulf. The work was described by an audience member as having "high production value" meaning, the blast of cool rock and roll music and dynamic, monumental-scale cinematography seemed more like a "be all you can be" commercial. Despite criticisms, it might prove to be a valuable series. After all, who is fighting this war? what are their motivations, values, back stories?

Women's Art in NYC

This spring, the Queens Museum and PS1 are featuring women's exhibits. Take a look at the museums' sites
www.queensmuseum.org and http://www.ps1.org/ps1_site/content/view/29/63/ PS 1's show is WACK: Art and the Feminist Revolution. For details on the Queen's show, Making it Together, see below. 

Download making_it_together_march2.pdf

Free Arts Advocacy Toolkit

 Keep Arts in Schools.org sis a site where you can find a  new Toolkit, published in November by the Ford Foundation....it aims to help parents, teachers, and education advocates understand how the era of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) affects access to arts education.