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  • As Palestinian #DignityStrike Passes One-Month Mark, New York Artists Illuminate the Struggle

    May 17, 2017 |

    Hyperallergic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    As a hunger strike was taking place among political prisoners in Palestine, the New York City-based project Visibility Sustains the Struggle created art in solidarity with strikers and raised awareness around the issues informing the strike.

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  • Mural Arts project demonstrates ‘hope' for Kensington

    May 04, 2017 |

    Temple University |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    In a Philadelphia neighborhood hit hard by the opioid crisis, a new space is creating public art that attempts to undo stigmas around substance abuse and create a comfortable space for those in recovery.

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  • This National Gallery of Art program helps people with memory loss ‘connect with who they were'

    May 04, 2017 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    The National Gallery of Art’s “Just Us” program brings seniors with memory loss symptoms to the museum for ‘meditation’ on paintings. Using the paintings as prompts, visitors are encouraged to react to and interpret what is before them mentally engaging them and providing an opportunity for socialization.

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  • How high-tech replicas can help save our cultural heritage

    April 28, 2017 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Spain, Madrid

    Factum Arte creates replicas of art and artifacts through cutting edge technology and careful detail. These replicas are used to create access, preserve fragile originals, and replace objects that have been destroyed.

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  • Should Artists Unionize?

    April 13, 2017 |

    Artsy |

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    Response Location: Poland, Warsaw

    In Poland, artists have used a traditional tool to advocate for and obtain fair compensation: unionizing. While the artists’ union is not officially recognized by the state, it has successfully obtained better pay for artists from galleries and grant funders and led a 2012 strike.

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  • The 'sun king' who built a solar city in China

    March 08, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Broadcast TV News |

    Under 3 Minutes

    Response Location: China, Dehzou, Shandong

    Shandong Province in China is burdened with heavy air pollution due to being a hub of coal mining. To create a cleaner energy system, one man created a "city" entirely powered by solar energy, complete with a "solar museum" and "solar hotel". The buildings are designed to adopt solar panels into its structure, making the "city" not only beneficial to the environmental, but a one-of-a-kind architectural masterpiece.

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  • Girls Knit Their Way to a Math Career

    March 08, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    A growing body of research suggests knitting and crocheting can be used to teach math. It could also be a way to bridge the gap between men and women in the STEM fields, and make the subject more approachable to young girls, who have higher levels of math anxiety. KnitLab project does that, and teaches middle school students, particularly girls, to knit and crochet in order to understand complicated math subjects. Already, more than 50 students have been taught.

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  • Harnessing art to spur entrepreneurship in Live6

    January 06, 2017 |

    Model D |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Live6 area is home to a robust cultural and creative community. And with an increase in development, there's opportunity for artists and institutions to tap into that energy to spur growth.

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  • A Norwegian renovation project is combating stress with a new approach to urban art and architecture

    November 02, 2016 |

    Quartz |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Norway, Oslo

    In response to the demographic movement to urban environments, Oslo is redesigning its public spaces in a more organic way. Its focus is to think over the long term at a slow pace and help people become part of the environment as they interact with the space around them.

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  • How a Throwback Model City in San Diego Could Help Alzheimer's Patients

    September 16, 2016 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    What can you do to enjoy time with Alzheimer’s patients? A suburb near San Diego has recently opened a new town square with architecture designed to look like it is from the 1950s. The space offers aging baby boomers with dementia or Alzheimer’s a place to enjoy and interact with nostalgia.

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