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Tag: Arizona
Artists Defend Human Dignity in the Face of Institutional Dehumanization
70 miles north of the US–Mexico border, Other TARGET/s condemns migrant detention, mass incarceration, and the juvenile justice system, by reaffirming a sense of shared humanity.
The Herberger Institute Prioritizes Innovation for the Future of Art and Design
Graduate studies in Creative Enterprise and Cultural Leadership at Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts train students to become cultural changemakers.
Trump’s Border Wall Construction Is Threatening Ceremonial and Sacred Sites
Construction of the 30-foot steel fence threatens the cultural heritage of the Tohono O’odham people, including burial grounds and a biosphere reserve.
“Penis Man” Tagger Confronts the Penal System
Dustin Shomer, who is being charged with 17 counts of felony and eight counts of misdemeanor in Arizona, has crowdfunded over $3,000 in legal fees.
Questioning the Future of Architecture Education as Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin School Closes
With Taliesin closing after 88 years in operation, architects are considering other models for educating young people in the field, as well as more sustainable ways to honor Frank Lloyd Wright’s legacy.
A Long-Lost de Kooning Is Being Restored, But Will Always Bear the Scars of Its Theft
Willem de Kooning’s “Woman–Ochre” was missing for over 30 years. Now recovered, it shows signs of mishandling and amateur restoration that are difficult to fix.
A View From the Easel
This week, artist studios in Arizona, British Columbia, Indiana, and Maine.
A Small Town Reenacts the 1917 Deportation of a Thousand Striking Miners
The documentary Bisbee ’17 deconstructs how we perform our idea of the past as it resurrects an unsavory episode in labor history.
Visitors to the Grand Canyon Museum May Have Been Exposed to Dangerous Radiation
For 18 years, three buckets of uranium ore sat in a museum storage area close to the galleries.
City Says It’s Graffiti, Church Says It’s Ministry
A church in Yuma, Arizona, is getting in trouble with the local city government because of an innovative way to reach out to the local population, an art wall. [Yuma Sun]
Prescott School Says Mural Doesn’t Have to Be “Lightened”
After a burst of national outrage over the Prescott School District’s request to “lighten” a mural with a large Latino figure, the School District announced at a pro-mural protest last Saturday that they are ok with the current image and they want the artists to return to the original vision for the mural.