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THIS PROFESSOR BELIEVES FAIRIES ARE REAL

Always wanted to meet Tinker Bell? Then you may want to head over to Rossendale Valley in Lancashire, England, where you will encounter not one, but numerous versions of the fairy that first made her appearance in J.M. Barrie’s 1904…

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HOW CANADA’S CULTURAL POLICY HURTS THE ARTS

If every generation gets the culture it deserves, then Creative Canada is the cultural policy we deserve. With its panegyrics to innovation, digital solutions, and “creative hubs,” Heritage Minister Melanie Joly’s new strategy, released on September 28, is an unmistakable…

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DOES ART INFLUENCE THE ECONOMY?

It’s well know that culture and arts have been used to stimulate the economy. There are numerous creative industries and cultural industries that bring money in and move money around. They are both fields that have staying power, kind of…

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THE IMPORTANCE OF ART IN EDUCATION

Arts education has always been a contested area. Many arts educators have defended the arts in the school curriculum by emphasising their role in students’ moral and individual development. For example, EB Feldman, defending arts education in the US during…

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SKYSCRAPERS TODAY AND TOMORROW

Federico García Lorca said that “there is nothing poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers’ battle with the heavens that cover them”. In fact, this architectonical typology, in addition to its logical functionality -representing the maximum possible occupation of a surface-…

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CONTEMPORARY ART OR MODERN ART?

For Americans who love art by the likes of Hans Holbein, Édouard Manet, Georges Braque, and Paul Klee, dark times lie ahead. Each one is a brilliant artist, but none is a household name like Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso.…

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A SHORT HISTORY OF ART

Many times, it’s easy to stick with what you’re comfortable with. For example, I like theology, so I stick with reading about theology. However, sometimes classes force me to go outside of my comfort zone, and pursue other topics. For…

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